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There are many areas of research in contemporary scholarship which cut across or transcend disciplinary boundaries. Here at Concordia University we call these areas research currents to highlight their dynamic and emergent quality.

Below you will find a selected listing of these currents together with the names (and links to the personal websites) of some of the Concordia faculty members whose work has been influential in opening up and charting these fields. This listing will be revised and expanded periodically, so do keep an eye on this site for further developments.

If you would like to pursue research towards a master’s (M.A. or M.Sc.) degree in one of these currents, your program of study would come under the purview of the Special Individualized Programs (SIP). In addition to contacting the Concordia faculty members whose names are listed to explore the possibilities for collaboration (simply click on the link), you are encouraged to consult with the SIP Director, who will be pleased to provide you with the names of other Concordia faculty members whose areas of research interest potentially overlap with your own, as well as guide you through the application process.

If you would like to pursue research towards a doctoral degree in one of these currents, you have a choice:

The Humanities Doctoral Program (HUMA), which is attached to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture, should be your first option if your program of study integrates one or more of the disciplines of the Fine Arts, Humanities and/or Social Sciences. HUMA doctoral projects can be undertaken in many of the research currents listed below, with those marked by a star (*) being of particular relevance. HUMA offers students an opportunity to pursue innovative interdisciplinary research and art-based practice in areas that span the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Fine Arts, and provides students who enter the program with MFA degrees the possibility of including studio work as a component of their thesis project.

The other option is SIP. The SIP option would be appropriate in the event that a) your doctoral program of study has an applied dimension, or b) your doctoral program of study is multidisciplinary, combining two or more disciplines within or across three of the four faculties of the university: namely, the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, the John Molson School of Business, and/or the Faculty of Arts and Science – in particular, the Pure and Applied Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, etc.), Cognitive Sciences (Psychology, Linguistics), and/or Social Sciences (Economics, Geography, Sociology, etc.). Please note that the SIP option is also available to students who wish to pursue doctoral research in a particular discipline in one of the four faculties in the case of there being no doctoral program at Concordia in the department concerned. Visit this page for a list of Concordia’s graduate programs.

Whether you choose HUMA or SIP at the doctoral level, you are encouraged to consult with the HUMA Director or the SIP Director, as the case may be, who will be pleased to provide you with the names of other Concordia faculty members whose areas of research interest potentially overlap with your own, as well as advise you concerning the application process.

It bears underlining that the research currents listed below are illustrative, not prescriptive. There are many other potential avenues of research for you to explore at Concordia, and we welcome all manner of proposals.

• Classical Thought *
• Cognitive Science
• Consumption
• Development Studies
• Digital Culture *
• First Peoples Studies
• Food Studies *
• Game Studies and Design
• Global Engineering
• Globalization and Transnationalism *
• Iranian Studies *
• Irish Studies *
• Law and Society *
• Performance Studies *
• Sensory Studies
• Sexualities *
• Sound Studies
• Sustainability and Environmental Studies
• Trauma and Resilience *
• Urban/Rural Studies
• Women’s Studies
• Youth in Society