Interdepartmental vs Interdisciplinary - What's the difference?
interdepartmental | interdisciplinary |
Between departments; to do with the connection of departments.
Involving multiple departments; multidepartmental.
Of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.
Of something linking multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study together.
As adjectives the difference between interdepartmental and interdisciplinary
is that interdepartmental is between departments; to do with the connection of departments while interdisciplinary is of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.interdepartmental
English
Adjective
(-)- I sent the memo to the accounting department via interdepartmental mail.
- The memo discussed a new interdepartmental project that would require resources from nearly every group.
interdisciplinary
English
(Interdisciplinarity)Adjective
(-)- This journal is interdisciplinary : it has articles on everything from biology to electrical engineering.
- The interdisciplinary co-operation at this university is very impressive.
