Announcements
- Summer 2023 ISF Classes
- Dr. Quamruzzaman Publishes CA Wildfire Paper with Students
- Open Reader Position Spring 2023
- Spring 2023 ISF classes
- Amm Quamruzzaman Published in Top Journal
- ISF Students Presented at ASA Conference
- Video Profile: Amm Quamruzzaman
- Video Profile: Rakesh Bhandari
- Video Profile: Fang Xu
- Video Profile: Shreeharsh Kelkar
- ISF Student Featured in Berkeley News
- ISF Student Published in Berkeley Scientific Journal
- ISF Alum Shares Peace Corps Video Testimonial
- Current ISF advisor availability
- NEW! ISF Major Map
- ISF Student Published in CHI Proceedings
- Join the ISF Facebook Group!
- ISF Career Destination Survey
The Major
The ISF major houses a research-driven program of liberal education. It is a problem-based program, not a discipline. It offers motivated students the unique opportunity to develop an individualized cross-disciplinary Research Program that includes a Course of Study and a Senior Thesis. The Course of Study is made up of courses taken in the social sciences, the humanities, and/or the professional schools and colleges, alongside the required courses in ISF. The capstone experience is a scholarly, rigorously-researched 40-page required Senior Thesis, a sustained inquiry in the social sciences and humanities based on original, cross-disciplinary research. Go here for information on meeting with an ISF advisor.
Advising
See a Student Academic Advisor or Faculty Advisor
Patrick Civello
Student academic advisor
- Office Hours
- 263 Evans Hall
GO HERE FOR INFORMATION ON SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT
The Student Academic Advisor’s job is to guide students and faculty as they navigate University, College, and Major Program policies. With a lifetime commitment to education and a master’s degree in college student counseling and career counseling, Patrick enjoys supporting faculty, students, and staff. He especially enjoys helping students develop the skills they need in succeeding at the university and in life.
Faculty Advisors
ISF Graduates
Eviane Leidig - Postcolonialism and Modernity
Having graduated in Spring of 2014, Eviane then received her Master’s at the University of Bristol in the UK before joining the newly founded Center for Research on Extremism at the University of Oslo (http://www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/english/) as their first PhD fellow this autumn. Her research project, ‘The Paradox of Hindu Right-Wing Extremism: Populist Discourse, Elitist Support, is the first in-depth study …Read more »
Course Threads
The Interdisciplinary Studies Program is proud to host Berkeley Course Threads, developed by the Townsend Center for the Humanities, that give students the chance to connect their courses thematically to earn a certificate in interdisciplinary studies.
Additional Resources
The following destinations will give you more information as well as additional resources for the ISF Major
GSI Jobs
Graduate Student Instructors (GSI) and Reader Positions listed here.
Donate
Donate to ISF through the Give to Berkeley Website.
Graduation
Get the most recent information on ISF commencement and graduating.