What is a BDP?
The Bridging Disciplines Programs (BDPs) at The University of Texas at Austin allow you to earn an interdisciplinary certificate in one of nine different concentration areas:
- Children and Society
- Cultural Studies
- Digital Arts and Media
- Environment
- Ethics and Leadership
- Film Studies
- International Studies
- Social Entrepreneurship and Non-profits
- Social Inequality, Health, and Policy
BDPs combine courses that fulfill core requirements, electives, and courses for your major with unique research and internships that connect your BDP topic with your major and career goals. With planning, the BDP should NOT add time to your UT career. Rather, the BDP helps you choose the courses you already have to take in an integrated way, giving you the opportunity to develop a secondary area of specialization.
One of the goals of the BDPs is to help you make your education fit your individual interests and goals. BDP advisors are here to help you find courses, research opportunities, and internship experiences that complement your major, while also supporting you in developing knowledge and experience you would not otherwise find within your degree plan.
To learn more about how you can earn a BDP certificate and what some of the benefits of the program are, check out Certificate Requirements and Eligibility and Benefits.
"The BDPs are a great way to get to learn in depth about a subject that interests you from more than one disciplinary perspective. My BDP has really enhanced my experience at the university by helping me meet new people and be exposed to new ideas that I could not have found by just taking the courses required for my degree."
- Alex Briceņo, Environment