interdisciplinary
Across multiple disciplines
Interdisciplinary describes work that draws on multiple academic fields or areas of expertise: interdisciplinary research, an interdisciplinary approach to climate change.
The term acknowledges that some problems resist the boundaries of traditional disciplines—understanding them requires combining methods, perspectives, or knowledge from different specialties.
The program encourages interdisciplinary collaboration between engineers and biologists.
Combining parts into whole
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- fusionJoining into unity
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- mergingBlending into one
cross-pollination · interconnectivity · interplay · interweaving · coalescence · melding · bridging · intersection
Including all elements
- integratedCombined into a whole
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- interconnectedJoined in multiple ways
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
unified · contextual · big-picture · ecological · relational
Formal procedural framework
- inquiryRequest for information
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
fieldwork · mixed-methods · triangulation · publication · grant · lab · replication
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- cross-functionalSpanning multiple areas
- allianceFormal union of parties
coordination · consortium · coalition · networking · liaison · affiliation · confederation · co-authorship
Sudden important advance
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- discoveryAct of finding something
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
design-thinking · prototyping · iteration · novelty · transformation · cutting-edge · experimentation
Educational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- academiaHigher education community
- universityHigher education institution
seminar · coursework · major · minor · degree · faculty · department · electives
synthesis
Combining parts into whole
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- fusionJoining into unity
- blendingCombining into uniformity
merging · cross-pollination · interconnectivity · interplay · interweaving · coalescence · melding · bridging · intersection · hybridization
comprehensive
Including all elements
- integratedCombined into a whole
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- interconnectedJoined in multiple ways
multifaceted · unified · contextual · big-picture · ecological · relational
methodology
Formal procedural framework
- inquiryRequest for information
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- analysisMethodical study of parts
experimentation · fieldwork · mixed-methods · triangulation · publication · grant · lab · replication
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- cross-functionalSpanning multiple areas
alliance · coordination · consortium · coalition · networking · liaison · affiliation · confederation · co-authorship · task-force
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- discoveryAct of finding something
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
problem-solving · design-thinking · prototyping · iteration · novelty · transformation · cutting-edge · experimentation
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- academiaHigher education community
university · seminar · coursework · major · minor · degree · faculty · department · electives · co-teaching
- higher educationuniversity, college, degree, diploma, graduate school
- academicscholarly, academic, intellectual, erudite, learned
- long wordssupercalifragilisticexpialidocious, antidisestablishmentarianism, incomprehensibilities, counterrevolutionary, electroencephalograph
- pedagogyteaching methods, teaching, teaching strategies, teaching models, teaching techniques
- care teamscare team, care coordinator, care plan, team meeting, team lead
- progressive educationprogressive education, student-centered, child-centered, holistic education, self-directed learning
interdisciplinarydisciplinary
Related to enforcing rules
specialized · field-specific · domain-specific · intradisciplinary · subject-specific
interdisciplinarysiloed
Kept apart, uncommunicating
compartmentalized · insular · isolated · segregated · partitioned
- interdisciplinary teamCollaborative unit spanning fields
- interdisciplinary approachStudy spanning multiple fields
discipline, disciple, disciplinary, disciplinarian, indiscipline