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 also 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 both their home department and 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, 2023. 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.