Interdisciplinary Concentration
The goal of Hamilton's Interdisciplinary Concentration is to allow students the flexibility to craft a program of study that matches their interests and goals.
Hamilton's innovative liberal arts curriculum dispenses with core courses and encourages academic freedom of choice. That allows most students to pursue their interests in a traditional major or concentration, where they can focus on a particular topic while exploring many other fields. Occasionally, however, students have interests and needs that are different or highly specialized. In such instances, they may work with members of the faculty to create their own concentration.
If the Hamilton curriculum does not meet your specific academic needs or interests, you may design and declare an interdisciplinary concentration involving two or more departments. Imagine the possibilities: Hispanic studies, women's studies and computer science. Or philosophy, mathematics and dance. Unusual, yes; unrealistic, no. After all, the Hamilton curriculum is about forging creative connections.
Explore Hamilton Stories
The Levitt Justice Lab: A Program Built to Inspire
The Levitt (Center) Law & Justice Lab, a program designed for students interested in synthesizing perspectives on public policy issues, just concluded a semester focused on exploring policies affecting homelessness in Utica, N.Y. The experience was led by Professors Frank Anechiarico (government), Herman Lehman (biology), Philip Bean (history), and Gwendolyn Dordick (government).
From Architecture to Zoology, a Tailor-Made Major
They are three seniors who share a major, but you’d never know it from the courses they’ve taken. You might be able to tell it by their level of satisfaction with their academic agendas — as interdisciplinary concentrators they built their own majors to what interested them most.
Exploring the Morality of Cultural Appropriation
Nathalie Martinez ’23 is spending her summer working at an interdisciplinary research lab called Scientists, Technologists, and Artists Generating Exploration (STAGE) through a University of Chicago grant. Here, she describes the nature of her work and her academic background.
Careers After Hamilton
Hamilton graduates who pursued an interdisciplinary concentration are finding careers in a variety of fields, including:
- Community Development Director, Saratoga Springs N.Y.
- Project Associate, Innovations for Poverty Action, Nairobi
- Advisor, TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.
- Chief of Dermatology, Columbia University
- Principal & Managing Director, Studios Architecture
- Teacher, Teach for America
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Interdisciplinary Concentration Department
Clinton, NY 13323
