Help me understand please?

<p>A liberal arts education at Union College includes: interdisciplinary study, faculty-guided student research, and leadership opportunities in Minerva Houses. Please choose one of these areas and explain in no more than 150 words why Union's approach works well for you. </p>

<p>What exactly is an interdisciplinary study? And what do they mean by Union's approach? Like... is their approach any different from than that of other schools?</p>