Department of Interdisciplinary Studies

Creative and critical engagement with an ever-changing reality

About the Department
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We are excited to announce exciting new things that are happening this SY 2025-26. We are rolling out the revised curriculum of the AB-IS Program which has now expanded to 50 tracks! The expanded menu reflects an important shift from a generalist approach to more specialized tracks that allow students to pursue a deepening of their knowledge and skills in their chosen tracks. Our track designs follow a logical sequence of progression from basic to more advanced subjects. Students now have more specific track offerings to choose from so they can acquire niche training in a combination of fields that play to their unique strengths and interests. We believe that niche training can set our graduates apart!

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Students of the AB-Humanities Program have a unique opportunity to choose a combination of 2 or up to 3 tracks from the AB- Humanities menu which includes all courses offered by the School of Humanities as well as History, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese Studies offered by the School of Social Sciences, and Education offered by the Gokongwei Brothers School of Learning and Design.

Students of the AB-IS Program may choose 2 tracks from a menu of 50 options offered by various schools, with the guidance of an academic adviser. Students are encouraged to combine tracks that offer some disciplinal distance to create opportunities for fruitful interdisciplinary integration. Certain combinations of tracks with overlapping foundational courses are not allowed.  Students may consult with the department's academic advisers for guidance on allowable track combinations.

 

 

Department News

Events

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Pagsasalin Bilang Pagsasalinlahi: Isang Panayam ni Professor Emerita Soledad S. Reyes

Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Leong Hall Auditorium

Malugod na inaanyayahan ang lahat sa PAGSASALIN BILANG PAGSASALINLAHI Isang...

Live Event / Performance

Sisa: Panaghoy ng Pinakamiserableng Babaeng Katha ni Rizal

Wed, 28 Jan 2026

Old Communications Building Blackbox Theater, ADMU

The Office of the Dean of the School of Humanities...

Live Event / Performance

Allergo, a Piano Recital by Ryan Uy

Sat, 14 Jun 2025

Escaler Hall, Ateneo de Manila University

Ryan F Uy performs Beethoven's Piano Sonata no 12 and...

Meeting / Consultation / Town hall / Forum

Information Session for Incoming First Year AB-HUM and AB-IS Students

Sat, 17 May 2025

Online

Want to know more about the AB-IS and AB-Humanities Programs...

Academic Conference

5th Annual ISALIKSIK Student Research Conference

Wed, 14 May 2025

Online

The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies Association invite...

Launch / Opening

SOL 2025: Saludo Obra Lunsad

Fri, 07 Mar 2025

Natividad Galang Fajardo Room, Ateneo de Manila University

In celebration of International Women’s Month, the Ateneo Library of...

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies

Horacio dela Costa Hall
Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights campus
Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights
1108 Quezon City
Philippines

Telephone +63 2 8426 6001 local 5340, 5341
is.soh@ateneo.edu

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