PhD in Individual Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program

Washington State University

The Individual Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program (IIDP) at Washington State University is designed for those meritorious and visionary graduate students who wish to address exceptional research questions that transcend boundaries of traditional disciplines by leveraging and recombining insights from two or more disciplines for the benefit of humanity. With the help of WSU’s graduate faculty and the Graduate School, such exceptional students develop an individually tailored doctoral program designed to integrate disciplinary insights and produce new knowledge for a comprehensive understanding of disciplinary boundary-spanning complex problems. We aspire to develop exceptional researchers, engaging teachers, and leaders who serve the entire education sector through their innovative thinking and problem-solving skills for making a positive global impact.Generally, each student works with an advisor and three additional faculty members from at least two academic disciplines of WSU. This committee oversees the development of the individual doctoral degree and works closely with the student to ensure a high-quality doctoral education. The individual doctoral program must meet the following criteria: it will be of doctoral significance no single recognized graduate degree-granting unit will be able to meet the student’s needs and the academic resources to complete the proposed program will be available at WSU.

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