Belmont University
AC-10: Support for Research

The Undergraduate Research Symposium provides undergraduates an opportunity to conduct independent research and present it to a community of peers. Each spring students at Belmont gather to present their findings, listen to eminent speakers, and enjoy the company of fellow researchers.

At Belmont University some programs of study are designed to approach particularly large areas of investigation. These require expertise within multiple fields of disciplinary study, as opposed to the more traditional approach of single disciplines engaging problems yielding to a narrower mode of exploration. Of these Interdisciplinary Programs (listed below), some are majors that cross the boundaries of two traditional disciplines, while others are much broader, interweaving courses from multiple Schools and Colleges within the University as a whole. Belmont's curriculum allows students to participate in various interdisciplinary experiences including: 1) the Institute for Computing Related Disciplines - a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to meeting the growing need for a coherent core of computer education combined with the core work of other disciplines; 2) interdisciplinary majors and/or minors within the areas of Asian Studies, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Classics, Environmental Science, European Studies, Interdisciplinary Ethics, International Economy, International Business, Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical Studies, Social Entrepreneurship, Second Language Acquisition (minor only) and; 3) an Engaged Scholars Program which promotes and recognizes our undergraduate students' participation in forms of academic development that extend beyond the classroom.