Sound Advice
Ask questions and solve problems beyond the usual compartments of knowledge.
Interdisciplinary Courses and Programs
Hope also offers several interdisciplinary majors and minors. Such programs pursue interdisciplinary strategies in focused areas of interest, preparing students to thrive in our complex world.
- While courses within academic departments encourage inquiry within traditional categories of expertise, interdisciplinary studies courses offer the exciting challenge of integrating knowledge using multiple disciplinary perspectives.
- Many courses within Hope College’s General Education curriculum are interdisciplinary. These courses help all students to pursue questions and engage in problem-solving beyond pre-fabricated compartments of knowledge. Semester-long interdisciplinary programs in urban areas such as Philadelphia and Chicago combine internships with acquiring knowledge that crosses disciplinary boundaries.
- Hope is an academic community committed to free, yet disciplined, inquiry anchored in the Christian tradition. The General Education curriculum plays a vital role, providing the foundation for building intellectual and personal maturity.