Interdisciplinary Programs

The Department of Interdisciplinary Programs (IP) is the administrative home of innovative and exciting programs at King’s, including the new Minor in Migration and Border Studies.

Students registered in the King’s Promise may take the Internship courses offered by Interdisciplinary Programs.

These programs began in IP, but have grown into their own departments:

Recent News

  • Dr. Tee Malleson makes the case for Free Groceries for All Nov 21, 2025

    Dr. Tee Malleson makes the case for Free Groceries for All

     Free groceries may not be enough to remedy the titanic insecurity that currently exists, but it is a good first step, and it has a lot of potential. In Canada alone, a minimum-wage worker working full-time cannot afford a one-bedroom apartment in fifty-three of the country’s sixty-two urban regions. For Jacobin Magazine, Dr. Malleson argues that if free groceries were introduced as a universal policy, a substantial number of people would benefit— roughly 38 million Canadians, 330 million Americans, or 68 million British citizens. 
  • Spirit Bear finds home at King's Library after student trip to Ottawa Nov 19, 2025

    Spirit Bear finds home at King's Library after student trip to Ottawa

     After an advocacy-focused trip to Ottawa, King’s students brought Bruce the Spirit Bear to campus. With a home in the Cardinal Carter Library, Bruce symbolizes the struggle for Indigenous children’s rights and supports ongoing learning, dialogue, and action toward Truth and Reconciliation at King’s.
  • King's faculty join global summit on refugees and migrants Oct 22, 2025

    King's faculty join global summit on refugees and migrants

     Drs. Allyson Larkin and Benjamin Muller represented King’s at an international summit, attended by participants from over 40 countries, which focused on supporting refugees and migrants through research, policy, and education.
  • Dr. Preston joins podcast panel to discuss London topics Sep 29, 2025

    Dr. Preston joins podcast panel to discuss London topics

     Dr. Jeff Preston, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Disability Studies, joined a panel of experts on the Craig Needles Podcast to discuss topics of interest to Londoners, including the Whole of Community, the 10th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report, speed cameras and the end of door-to-door delivery by Canada Post.