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

Live Event / Performance

Born in Manila (A Tribute to Aute)

Tue, 07 Nov 2023

Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium at the RCBC Plaza in Makati

Catch our very own IS Faculty member TOMA CAYABYAB and...

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

BALIK-TANAW: Pagtuturo at Kritisismo Bilang Pagtaya at Pakikisangkot sa Lipunan at sa Kapwa

Wed, 18 Oct 2023

Faura AVR, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights campus

For this year’s Ateneo Talakayang Alay sa Bayan (TALAB), with...

Launch / Opening

Magmahal Nang Magmahal: To Love Another Day: The Memoirs of Cory Aquino" edited by Rapa Lopa and translated by Rofel G. Brion

Thu, 31 Aug 2023

Online

The Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation and the Ateneo Department...

Academic Conference

3rd Annual ISALIKSIK: An Interdisciplinary and Humanities Student Research Conference

Thu, 22 Jun 2023

Online

The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies invites you to the 3rd...

Academic Conference

2nd Annual ISALIKSIK: An Interdisciplinary and Humanities Student Research Conference

Tue, 28 Jun 2022

Online

The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary...

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Are We 21st-Century Culinary Influencers? A Conversation with Felice Prudente Sta Maria

Thu, 28 Apr 2022

Ateneo de Manila University

The School of Humanities through the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies...

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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