Department of Psychology

Interdisciplinary Studies

Chidinma Nwogu '04, Hughes Scholar, did a summer neuroscience research project on the biological basis of anxiety in rats with Assistant Professor of Psychology, Ruth Grahn

Connecticut College offers you an unusually wide range of opportunities to explore a topic, issue or problem using the conceptual framework and tools of more than one academic discipline.

You may choose an established interdisciplinary major or design one in consultation with faculty advisers and the Committee on Student-Designed Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors.

Established interdisciplinary majors include: Asian studies; comparative studies in culture: word, image, text; environmental studies; gender and women's studies; Latin American studies, medieval studies; neuroscience/psychobiology.

Whatever your major, you may also earn a certificate from one of the College's innovative interdisciplinary centers. Requirements for the certificate programs include a challenging combination of coursework, in-depth research and a funded summer internship in the U.S. or abroad. The four centers are:

- Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology
- Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies
- Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy
- Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts (CISLA)