项目介绍

2022年4月28日

IHUM confers a joint doctoral degree, with applications accepted in the third year of study from students enrolled in the Ph.D. programs in the following departments and schools: Anthropology, Architecture, Art and Archaeology, Classics, Comparative Literature, East Asian Studies, English, French and Italian, German, History, Music, Near Eastern Studies, Philosophy, Political Philosophy in Politics, Religion, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Sociology, and Spanish and Portuguese.  Applicants from Anthropology and Sociology may apply in their second year of study.  Students who join the program become core members of a community of interdisciplinary research and exchange that convenes for seminars, workshops, and other events. They receive an additional year of fellowship support for research and exploration in areas beyond the boundaries of their fundamental disciplinary training and graduate with a joint degree from their home department and from the Council of the Humanities.

Students applying to IHUM must take the required course HUM583 before applying or once accepted into the program.

The deadline for the next round of applications to IHUM is March 1, 2022. Applications should include a description of plans for dissertation research and a brief letter of support from a departmental adviser.  For more details, see the program website.

Students cannot be admitted to Princeton University through the IHUM Program.

COURSES:

Applicants to the program are recommended to take an IHUM program seminar in their first two years of coursework, and should, at all events, be able to show a record of interdisciplinary exploration.  Prior to applying to IHUM, they should take the methods course HUM 583 “Disciplinarity and Anti-Disciplinarity,” offered each fall.  This course is required for the joint degree.  Students accepted into the program are expected to join in IHUM workshops, including a regular works-in-progress meeting for program members and faculty, a lunchtime series of talks, and other events – both as participants and organizers.DISSERTATION AND FPO:

Candidates for the joint degree must submit their dissertation for review by a member of the IHUM Executive and/or Program Committee.  Dissertations should be submitted at the same time they are submitted to the department granting the first degree.ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Students are required to present a detailed plan for their IHUM fellowship year to the director of the program in the spring of the third year. They must fulfill all the requirements for the degree in their home departments.