The typical college major is discipline specific. A multidisciplinary perspective involves the combination of two or more disciplines. Within a multidisciplinary perspective the consideration of a problem is seen from the point of view of one particular discipline at a time. So a multidisciplinary perspective involving biology and psychology, for instance, might look at a situation first as a biologist would look at it and next as a psychologist would look at it. An attempt to integrate the two views would not be of utmost concern.
Some college students pursue multidisciplinary degrees by having a double major.
Another multidisciplinary option would be to have a major and a minor or two. An example might be someone who majors in mathematics and takes a minor in Spanish because she wants to travel to South America. An interdisciplinary perspective integrates the perspectives of two or more disciplines in a synthesis which leads to the integration of typical disciplinary views. It is this process of integrating multiple disciplines which creates the unique interdisciplinary experience. The interdisciplinary major provides students with the flexibility to select two disciplines and develop a list of courses to complete their bachelor's degree which integrates the two in a distinctive way.