The Global Health Studies Multidisciplinary Academic Program GHSS MAP) offers undergraduate students at Yale College the opportunity to engage critically and analytically in global health from multiple disciplinary approaches and perspectives.
She was drawn to the Global Health Program as an undergraduate because it provided a unique opportunity to learn about health from multiple disciplinary perspectives and learn about diverse cultures other than her own.
If you are interested in pursuing a concentration that draws on multiple disciplinary areas and can make a strong case for undertaking such a program, you may apply to undertake a special concentration.
The book provides rich illustrations from around the world of why such knowledge production needs to be transdisciplinary, drawing from multiple disciplinary perspectives and the knowledge that small-scale fisheries actors have, in order to identify problems and explore innovative solutions.
This day and a half conference will investigate from multiple disciplinary perspectives these and related questions about human rights with particular emphasis on theoretical approaches to rights.
At Gettysburg, we cultivate in our students strong critical thinking skills, the ability to solve complex problems using multiple disciplinary perspectives, the skills and confidence to communicate effectively, and an appreciation and understanding of all people and cultures.
Developing transdisciplinary knowledge requires crossing multiple disciplinary boundaries, engaging scientific and nonscientific sources or practices, and using methodological tools that encourage collective learning (Barrios et al. 2012) from different disciplines to generate holistic understanding of global phenomena (Parkes et al. 2005; Stock and Burton 2011).
The program's innovative gateway course, "America Then and Now," attracts between 100 and 200 students each spring to explore significant moments in America's development through a variety of media and multiple disciplinary lenses, including literature, history, the arts, political science, economics, law, religion, and cultural studies.
Our group embraces scholarship on these topics from multiple disciplinary perspectives (including economics, sociology, and engineering) and using a diverse set of research methodologies (including historical case studies, large-sample econometric analyses, and ethnography).
