Choosing a Focus of Study

With the Texas IP, students shape an interdisciplinary plan that's uniquely suited to their own interests. Students identify a topic they'd like to know more about and then study it from the vantage point of several different disciplines. Students work with a Texas IP adviser to identify courses that address that topic. This coursework constitutes their topic area.

Prior to enrolling in their topic area, students complete a two-course Critical Thinking and Critical Writing foundation. A senior Capstone Seminar completes their courses. In the Capstone, students expand on what they've learned in their studies by identifying and addressing an important gap in knowledge in their topic of interest. With the guidance of their Capstone professor, students research their topic and present their results at the Capstone symposium.

For more information on choosing a topic and developing a topic, see the topics page.