Director: Professor Denham (German)
Professors: Putnam (Biology), Stell (Philosophy)
Batten Professor of Public Policy: Jinks
Adjunct Lecturers: Konen (Medical Humanities) (Fall), Veilleux (Medical Humanities) (Fall)
Advisory Faculty: Professor Ault (Psychology), Associate Professor: Bernd (Biology)
Assistant Professors M. Foley (Economics), Sachs (French), Wills (Religion)
The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (CIS), housed in the
Carolina Inn on Main Street, offers capable and highly motivated
students the opportunity to design their own interdisciplinary majors.
In addition, Davidson faculty members (occasionally in cooperation with
faculty members from other institutions) may, through the CIS, offer
courses not easily aligned with a single department or program.
Permission to develop a major through the CIS is available to those
in the first three years of study at Davidson; generally, students in
their fourth or fifth semester are best prepared to undertake this
task. A potential applicant should first discuss his or her plans with
the director. If these ideas seem appropriate, the student will be
invited to submit a proposal outlining the major, identifying potential
advisors, and detailing the area in which the senior thesis (a
requirement for all majors) will be done. Acceptance of the proposal
comes when the director, advisors, and members of the CIS faculty agree
that the proposal is meritorious. Students majoring through the CIS are
expected to satisfy all college graduation requirements. The director
certifies the satisfactory completion of each student’s major.
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