Program Overview

Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies

The Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies offers a range of academic programs, including:

• American Cultural Studies - in moratorium
• Audio Technology, Music & Society
• Education & Social Justice
• Human Rights Minor
• Interdisciplinary Concentration
• Interdisciplinary Concentration, Law, Diversity & Justice
• Law, Diversity & Justice
• Other WWU Majors as a Fairhaven College Student
• Upside Down Degree

Experiential Learning

The college provides opportunities for experiential learning, including:

• Center for Law, Diversity & Justice
• Interdisciplinary Concentration Senior Project
• Outback Farm

Education Abroad

Fairhaven College offers education abroad programs, including:

• Adventure Learning Grant
• Exchanges/Study Abroad

Faculty and Research

The college has a faculty with diverse research areas, including:

• About the Dean
• Faculty & Staff
• Student Research

Admissions and Aid

Admissions and aid information is available, including:

• Apply
• Fairhaven Admissions
• Fairhaven Scholarships
• Fairhaven Student Grants
• Western Admissions
• Emergency Funding

Advising

Academic advising is available, including:

• Academic Advising
• Applying for Graduation
• Graduation Requirements
• Independent Study
• Narrative Evaluations
• Senior Project
• Student Resources

Life at Fairhaven

The college offers a range of student life activities, including:

• Student Life
• Community Engagement
• Housing at Fairhaven
• Outback Farm
• Student Research
• Student Senate

News and Events

The college hosts various events, including:

• World Issues Forum
• Social Media
• Western Today
• Fairhaven in the News

Advanced Seminar

The Advanced Seminar is a required course for all Fairhaven College students, with the following details:

Course Information

• CRN: 23491
• Course Number: 403A
• Credits: 4
• Description: A forum in which students reflect on, summarize, and evaluate their major or concentration programs and consider their education in relation to the world they are entering.
• Prerequisites: Senior status, override granted to students who have applied to graduate
• Materials Fee: $4.00
• Texts: None
• Credit/Evaluation: S/NX grading, narrative evaluation
• Core: Fairhaven Core Curriculum
• Term: Spring 2026
• Course Instructor: Yanara Friedland, Steven Sehman
• Course Subject: FAIR

Tribal Lands Statement

Western Washington University's main campus is situated on the ancestral homelands of the Coast Salish Peoples, who have lived in the Salish Sea basin, all throughout the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades watershed from time immemorial. The university expresses its deepest respect and gratitude to its Indigenous neighbors for their enduring care and protection of the shared lands and waterways.