Joint PhD Student in Three Departments?

[Fart_of_War]

A question: has any of you guys heard of individually tailored joint PhD programs where a student participates in more than two departments across the humanities and social sciences? It is common to have a degree jointly offered by two departments (philosophy+classics; anthropology+divinity, etc.), but what about three? Is it possible? Does it make practical sense in terms of finding employment?

A few hypothetical examples:

A student interested in comparing Ancient Greek and Mesopotamian literatures participating in the departments of Classics, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and Comparative Literature.

A student interested in Indo-Iranian historical linguistics participating in the departments of Linguistics, South Asian Languages and Civilizations, and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.

 

 

[frenchphd]

Yes. There are PhD programs in political philosophy and medieval literature, which draw from multiple departments.