Offered by Royal Roads University in Victoria, Canada, Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Diploma is a postgraduate diploma in Liberal Arts programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Diploma
Field:Liberal Arts
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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Last checked September 2026 · Source: royalroads.ca ·
Program details
Overview
An 18-credit, six-course diploma for students who want to make connections between different areas of study and take an active role in designing their own education. The six courses are the three core courses of the MA in Interdisciplinary Studies plus three electives chosen from other Royal Roads graduate programs, drawing on subject areas such as leadership, humanitarian studies, communication, environment and sustainability, business, tourism and education. Students learn alongside faculty and classmates from a wide range of professional backgrounds. Delivery is flexible: the diploma can be completed entirely online or through a combination of online and on-campus courses. Learning outcomes are shaped by the student's own course choices, and up to 12 credits can be applied toward the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.33 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: Standard admission requires completion of a four-year (or comparable) undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a minimum GPA of 'B+' (3.33/4.33), normally with at least three years of professional experience. Flexible admission allows applicants to be assessed on skills, knowledge and background developed outside traditional learning structures. The programme page defers to Royal Roads University's institution-wide English language requirement for applicants whose first language is not English or who were not educated in English: for third-year-entry and graduate programs, IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with a minimum 6.5 in writing and speaking and 6.0 in listening and reading, or TOEFL iBT 88 overall with a minimum 24 in writing and 20 in listening, reading and speaking. Applicants also submit official transcripts, a two-page personal statement, a detailed résumé and two letters of reference.
Application Details
Start Date:January and September
Application Deadline:Royal Roads University sets no single university-wide deadline: domestic and international applicants apply directly to the university through the same process, and every programme page checked shows one identical deadline for both. RRU consistently closes a programme's application exactly three calendar months before that programme's own intake start date — a September 2027 intake typically closes 7 June 2027 — though a few programmes (the Master of Global Management, for example) use a six-month lead instead. Each programme lists its own upcoming intakes, running from 2026 into 2028 depending on the programme, and RRU says it may still accept a late application if space and processing time remain, but it publishes no separate international deadline and no institution-wide equal-consideration or rolling policy. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
