The chicago manual of Style

Most academic disciplines have a certain set of rules and methods that their members use for writing. These rules, or styles, apply not only to students for class papers, theses, and dissertations, but also to established scholars who submit papers to conferences, symposia, or academic and professional journals.

The Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies program uses The Chicago Manual of Style in all of its courses. All of the specifications for this style are included in The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017. Students are not required to purchase a hard copy of this text, as it is freely available through Sherrod Library here.

However, students’ subject-field electives may require a different style manual, such as APA or MLA, for assignments related to those courses. Students must use the preferred style guidelines of their Graduate Advisory Committee chair when writing their theses or support papers for special projects. For resources on various styles, visit Sherrod Library online.

Handouts on Chicago Style, Citation, and Writing