Transdisciplinary Studies

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Globalization and the complex nature of community and world problems have heightened the need for students with an education that enables them to work collaboratively across multiple fields of study and to develop habits of life-long learning.

Transdisciplinarity refers to the interaction of three or more disciplines producing results not likely to be obtained by a single or isolated discipline alone. At CGU, this attitude is evident from a number of opportunities, initiatives, and events across the campus.

Transdisciplinary courses (T-courses), encouraging members of the community to incorporate this philosophy into personal research, professional career goals, and doctoral study
Transdisciplinary Dissertation Awards
Transdisciplinary Research Awards for CGU faculty
Reading and working groups

T-Courses

Transdisciplinary courses (T-courses) combine scholarship in multiple disciplines and fields of study. Intended to facilitate the integration of transdisciplinary perspectives with personal research, T-courses are open to all students.

T-courses are listed each semester in the CGU Schedule of Classes and identified by catalog numbers beginning TNDY.

Doctoral Requirement. With a few exceptions, enrollment in at least one T-course is required of all doctoral students. A course should be selected and taken within the student’s first two years in the program or by completion of 48 units in the program. Additional information is available in the Doctoral Degrees section of the Bulletin.