You might have thought of something along these lines:
Multidisciplinarity is where two or more academic disciplines collaborate for a specific purpose, for instance, when computer scientists, psychologists and sociologists cooperate in the design of human/computer interfaces.
Interdisciplinarity differs from multidisciplinarity because the different disciplines work together to produce new knowledge and understanding.
Back to - Activity 1 Defining multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary learning
Here are some of the global issues that you may have listed in your answer. This list is not exhaustive and there are lots of other global issues that you may have considered that aren’t detailed here.
Issue | Subjects may include |
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Withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (Brexit) | Politics, history, economics, finance, geography, business, sociology, modern languages |
Nuclear armament | International relations, history, politics |
Natural disasters | Physical geography, physics, history, anthropology |
Over population | Human geography, healthcare, history of medicine, sociology |
Poverty | Psychology, childhood studies, sociology, economics, history |
Sustainable agriculture | Biology, chemistry, earth Sciences, technology, economics, politics, geography, business studies |
Future pandemics | Chemistry, Biology, medicine, politics, economics, logistics, business studies |
Refugee crises | Politics, economics, geography, history, business studies, logistics, law, education |
Back to - Activity 2 Applying interdisciplinary learning to different contexts
As is often the case when reflecting on our own situation, there isn’t a right or wrong answer but hopefully you have identified what is important to you in terms of the benefits of studying different subjects.
Back to - Activity 3 Identifying the benefits that are important to you
You may have included any of the following in your answer:
Even if you don’t define yourself as a multipotentialite, studying a variety of subjects can still help you to demonstrate an even wider range of transferable skills than you looked at earlier in this course.
Back to - Activity 5 How much of a multipotentialite are you?
Remember, there are no right or wrong answers here. Reflecting on the reasons you might like to study a subject or the reasons for having chosen a subject can help you to identify your motivation for studying particular subjects and/or may help if/when you might seek employment opportunities in the future.
Remember that these work models simply provide a starting place to help you make sense of your preferences, and to help you develop your personal and/or professional interests.
Back to - Activity 7 Which is your preferred work model and why?