Table 2. Academic structure of the University of Idaho (UI)-Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program (University of Idaho-CATIE 2001).
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Programmatic component |
Description |
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Mentorship |
Co-advisors (UI and CATIE) required for students conducting research in
Costa Rica; committee member on all student committees from both the UI College of Natural Resources and
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences |
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Team research project |
Students training in different disciplinary fields work together to jointly
define research problems and conduct interdisciplinary research. |
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Dissertation chapters |
Students must include at least one co-authored interdisciplinary chapter in
their dissertation in addition to departmental dissertation
requirements. |
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Interdisciplinary courses |
Interdisciplinary Research in Biodiversity Conservation and
Sustainability,a three-credit course used to develop team
proposals;
Current Issues in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability,a semi-annual seminar used to explore the literature across a variety of disciplines and promote interdisciplinary dialogue |
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Cross-disciplinary coursework |
Two required courses in each of four core areas: (1) social science and
ethics, (2) economics, (3) biophysical sciences, and (4) agriculture or
forestry |
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Preliminary exam |
Interdisciplinary component of each student’s qualifying exam
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Internship |
3- to 6-month research internship required for each student to develop breadth
of international and/or interdisciplinary experience |
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Annual program meeting |
Field visits to student research sites, student/faculty symposia focusing
on team research, and interdisciplinary training workshops |
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