Interdisciplinary Studies

(Designed to bring more than one disciplinary perspective to bear on a topic of study)

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 201—TOPIC: INTERDISICPLINARY PROBLEMS (HA)

TBA. Credit, three to four hours. IDS 201 examines the origins and development of distinct disciplines in contemporary universities through the lens of what counts as evidence in different fields of human knowledge. Topic varies at the discretion of the instructor. 

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 216—VISUAL CULTURE (HA)

TBA. Credit, three to four hours. History of the use of visual images in Western culture. Study of tools necessary to read images, including still and moving images, performance, and display. 

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 290R—INTERDISCIPLINARY SIDECAR

TBA. Credit, one hour, S/U only. A side-car course brings together a subset of students from two courses that overlap in methodologies, topics, etc., to create a short interdisciplinary course that runs simultaneously with its two sponsoring courses. Schedule and format, including any prerequisites or restrictions on enrollment, are arranged by sponsoring professors. 

INTERDISCIPINARY STUDIES 399R—DIRECTED STUDY

On demand. Credit, one to four hours. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Independent reading and research in Interdisciplinary studies under the direction of a faculty member. Interdisciplinary analysis through topics that are best understood through multiple methodologies and forms of evidence.