Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program
Ambitious graduate students may sometimes craft their own PhD degrees with the help of advisors in the School of Economics. The Graduate School houses the I-PhD degree, like all graduate programs:
The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program (individualized track) allows qualified individuals to pursue doctoral study in areas in which the University offers no formal degree program but has significant curricular resources and faculty expertise. Students pursue the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. under the direction of a five-member Academic Advisory Committee. Four committee members are members of the Graduate Faculty of the University representing at least two academic departments, while the fifth member is from an institution other than the University of Maine. The student may designate a particular field as the major field of study.
You may contact Associate Dean Scott Delcourt, (delcourt@maine.edu) the Graduate Coordinator for the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program for more information.