A&S Integration: Integrated Inquiries

This page documents programs currently designed and approved to fill Arts & Sciences integration requirements.

Twentieth-Century Political Dynamics (HUM, LCD, SSC)

What were the major events, personalities, and struggles of 20th-century international history? How do we explain or interpret them? What was their significance, and what were their enduring legacies for world and regional politics? This IQ explores these issues though courses that examine central institutions, social movements, and regions in global affairs. Students will deepen their historical and/or theoretical understanding of current issues. They will also gain a greater appreciation of what happened in the past and how it continues to shape the present in important ways.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

African and African American Studies

AFAS 322CAfrican Civilization: 1800 to the Present (HUM, LCD)3
AFAS 3113Culture, Politics, and Society in Francophone Africa (SSC, LCD, SC)3

Anthropology

Anthro 204BAnthropology and the Modern World (SSC, LCD)3

East Asian Languages and Cultures

East Asia 312CJapan Since 1868 (HUM, LCD)3
East Asia 316CModern China 1890s to the Present (HUM, LCD)3
Chinese 3163Historical Landscape and National Identity in Modern China (HUM, LCD)3

History

History 164Introduction to World History: The Second World War in World History (HUM, LCD)3
History 3150The Middle East in the 20th Century (HUM, LCD)3
History 3192Modern South Asia (HUM, LCD)3
History 322CModern Latin America (HUM, LCD)3
History 356C20th-Century Russian History (HUM, LCD)3
History 3220Modern Mexico: Land, Politics and Development (HUM, LCD)3

Latin American Studies

LatAm 165DLatin America: Nation, Ethnicity and Social Conflict (HUM, LCD, SC)3

Political Science

Pol Sci 102BIntroduction to Comparative Politics (SSC, LCD)3
Pol Sci 103BInternational Politics (SSC)3
Pol Sci 3093Politics of the European Union (SSC, LCD)3
Pol Sci 326BLatin-American Politics (SSC, LCD)3
Pol Sci 3280Political Intolerance in World Politics (SSC, LCD)3
LatAm 322CModern Latin America (HUM, LCD)3

Religion and Politics

RelPol 302Religion and Politics in 20th-Century U.S. History (HUM)3

Religious Studies

Re St 3031Christianity in the Modern World (HUM)3
Re St 3670Gurus, Saints, and Scientists: Religion in Modern South Asia (HUM, LCD)3

Along the Silk Road (HUM, LCD, SSC)

How were civilizations connected throughout history? How did societies from East Asia, Central Asia, the Near East, and Europe shape each other's material and ideological worlds? The "Silk Routes" comprised one of the most extensive and diverse networks of trade and social interaction in history. The exchange and diffusion of material culture, technological innovations, ideology, food, and social institutions across this vast overland system resulted in the growth and development of societies from Japan to Europe and everywhere in between.  This IQ is designed to provide students with a multidisciplinary view of the history of Eurasia in light of major transformations in art and archaeology, religion, political organization, and literature that linked Eurasian societies within a wider world system.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Anthropology

Anthro 3053Nomadic Strategies and Extreme Ecologies (SSC)3
Anthro 3775Ancient Eurasia and the New Silk Roads (SSC, LCD)3

Art History

Art-Arch 111Introduction to Asian Art (HUM, LCD)3
Art-Arch 3422Art of the Islamic World (HUM, LCD)3

East Asian Languages and Cultures

East Asia 223CKorean Civiliation (HUM, LCD)3
East Asia 226CJapanese Civiliation (HUM, LCD)3
East Asia 227CChinese Civiliation (HUM, LCD)3

History

History 3149The Late Ottoman Middle East (HUM, LCD)3
History 3162Early Modern China (HUM, LCD)3

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

JIMES 210CIntroduction to Islamic Civilization (HUM, LCD)3

Literature

Japan 332CJapanese Literature: Beginnings to 19th Century (HUM, LCD)3
East Asia 3411Early and Imperial Chinese Literature (HUM, LCD)3
GS 3500The 19th-Century Russian Novel (WI) (HUM, LCD, WI)3

Religious Studies

Re St 3090Chinese Thought (HUM, LCD)3
Re St 311Buddhist Traditions (HUM, LCD)3
EALC 3340Topics in East Asian Religions (HUM, LCD)3

The Americas (HUM, LCD, SSC)

What shared histories of indigenous settlement, colonialism, and nation-building unite the Americas as the "New World" that sparked the imaginations of so many travelers, immigrants, and empire builders of the past and present? How do the Americas today reflect this shared history yet also reveal vast differences in cultural tradition, wealth and inequality, and visions of the future? This IQ will allow students to explore a range of historical roots: from pre-European empires and worlds of indigenous peoples to the revolutionary struggles of the 18th century and the rise of nation-states. Students may also delve into the political and cultural complexities that shape the Americas today. Across these histories, this IQ draws attention to struggles over identity and resources that lay the foundations for the Americas as we know them today and to the rise of ideas and institutions that shaped these places in very different ways over the centuries. By completing this IQ, students will gain a deeper understanding of their own place in the Americas and of the ways that scholars of different disciplines engage the social, historical, and political-economic complexities of world regions.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

American Culture Studies

AMCS 202The Immigrant Experience (SSC, LCD, SC)3
AMCS 227Topics in Native American Culture (SSC, LCD)3
AMCS 395American Indians and American Empire (SSC, LCD)3

Anthropology

Anthro 314BBefore Columbus: Indigenous Histories of North America before 1492 (SSC, LCD)3
Anthro 3351The Ancient Maya: Archaeology and History (SSC, LCD)3

Art History & Archaeology

Art-Arch 290Latinx Art (HUM, LCD, SC)3
Art-Arch 3810Mexican Visual Culture (HUM, LCD)3

Economics

Econ 326American Economic History (SSC)3

History

History 321CIntroduction to Colonial Latin America until 1825 (HUM, LCD, SC)3
History 322CModern Latin America (HUM, LCD)3
History 3220Modern Mexico: Land, Politics and Development (HUM, LCD, SC)3

Latin American Studies

LatAm 165DLatin America: Nation, Ethnicity and Social Conflict (HUM, LCD, SC)3
LatAm 321CIntroduction to Colonial Latin America Until 1825 (HUM, LCD)3
LatAm 322CModern Latin America3

Political Science

Pol Sci 326BLatin-American Politics (SSC, LCD)3

Religion and Politics

RelPol 225Religion and Politics in American History (HUM, SC)3
RelPol 235Puritans, Native Americans, and Revolutionaries: Empire and Encounter in Early America (HUM)3

Spanish

Span 302Cultures and Communication in the Spanish-Speaking World (LCD-LS)3
Span 303Cultures and Communication in the Spanish-Speaking World II (LCD-LS)3

Arts and Society (HUM, LCD)

How do the performed arts (dance, music, and theater), the visual arts, and the cinematic arts relate to the societies in which they are practiced? What roles do they play in the formation of individual or social consciousness? How is the practice and understanding of these arts influenced by what happens in the social context? Answers to these questions vary from art to art and society to society, so the courses in this IQ focus on the historical development of artistic practices within particular cultures and the ways in which such practices function in the development of particular societies. By completing this IQ, students will develop language with which to analyze acts and works of nonliterary art and gain a richer understanding of how these arts function in people's lives.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

African and African American Studies

AFAS 301A History of African-American Theater (HUM, SC)3

Art History

Art-Arch 111Introduction to Asian Art (HUM, LCD)3
Art-Arch 113History of Western Art, Architecture & Design (HUM)3
Art-Arch 215Introduction to Modern Art, Architecture and Design (HUM, LCD)3

Dance

Dance 331Movement and Meaning: Dance in a Global Context (HUM, LCD)3
Dance 316Histories of Theatrical and Concert Dance (HUM)3

Drama

Drama 228CTheater Culture Studies I: Antiquity to Renaissance (HUM)3
Drama 229CTheater Culture Studies II: From Renaissance to Romanticism (HUM)3
Drama 365CTheater Culture Studies III: Melodrama to Modernism (HUM)3

Film and Media Studies

Film 220Introduction to Film Studies (HUM)3
Film 330History of American Cinema (HUM)3
Film 340History of World Cinema (HUM, LCD)3
Film 350History of Electronic Media (HUM)3

Music

Music 1021Musics of the World (HUM, LCD)3
Music 1022Popular Music in American Culture (HUM)3
Music 105History of Jazz (HUM)3
Music 114EExploring Music: Music & Disability: Performing Disability on Stage and Screen (HUM)3
Music 3023Jazz in American Culture (HUM)3

The Culture of European Modernity (HUM, LCD)

How did artists and intellectuals respond to the social, political, and economic transformations that swept through 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century Europe? The courses in this IQ investigate some of the remarkable cultural and intellectual innovations of this tumultuous period and also attempt to situate them within their broader social and historical contexts. Students who complete this IQ will have a better understanding of what we mean when we talk about European modernity, modernization, and modernism and a better sense of how works of art, literature, and philosophy both reflect and help to shape the historical epochs out of which they emerge.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Art History

Art-Arch 215Introduction to Modern Art, Architecture and Design (HUM, LCD)3
Art-Arch 3783The Modernist Project: Art in Europe and the United States, 1905-1980 (HUM)3
Art-Arch 3815Rococo to Revolution: Art in Eighteenth-Century Europe (HUM)3

Comparative Literature and Thought

Comp Lit 3123Introduction to Digital Humanities (HUM, LCD)3

Drama

Drama 365CTheater Culture Studies III: Melodrama to Modernism (HUM)3

English

E Lit 2152Literature in English: Modern Texts and Contexts (HUM)3

German

German 340CGerman Literature and the Modern Era (HUM, LCD)3

History

History 102DIntroduction to Modern European History (HUM, LCD, SC)3
History 3450Modern Germany (HUM, LCD)3
History 3598The First World War and the Making of Modern Europe (HUM, LCD)3

Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities

IPH 207CModern Political Thought: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3
IPH 3050Literary Modernities in Europe and America: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3

Philosophy

Phil 357CKant and 19th-Century Philosophy (HUM)3
Phil 375Existentialism (HUM, LCD)3
Phil 349Descartes to Hume (HUM)3

The Development of U.S. Democracy (HUM, LCD, SSC)

What does it mean to live in a democracy? In what ways are the institutions of government bound by the wishes of American citizens, and in what ways does a broader culture inform how democracy takes shape? This IQ explores those questions through courses that consider the complex ways that Americans have conceived of the relationship between citizens and their government. While some courses examine the formal structures of that government, others consider how democracy takes shape through forms of culture that exist outside the familiar definitions of politics.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

African and African American Studies

AFAS 251Juvenile Justice in the Black Experience (SSC, SC)3

American Culture Studies

AMCS 202The Immigrant Experience (SSC, LCD, SC)3

English Literature

E Lit 302The Great American Novel (HUM)3

History

History 163Freedom, Citizenship and the Making of American Life (HUM, LCD)3
History 2152The Theory and Practice of Justice: The American Historical Experience (HUM, SC)3
History 365The Birth Crisis of Democracy: The New United States of America, 1776-1850 (HUM)3

Political Science

Pol Sci 101BAmerican Politics (SSC)3
Pol Sci 3070Politics and Policymaking in the American States (SSC)3
Pol Sci 3255Development of the American Constitution (SSC)3
Pol Sci 393History of Political Thought III: Liberty, Democracy, and Revolution (SSC)3

Religion and Politics

RelPol 225Religion and Politics in American History (HUM, SC)3
RelPol 201Religion and American Society (HUM, SC)3

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS 3561Law, Gender, and Justice (SSC, SC)3

Environmental Issues (HUM, LCD, NSM, SSC)

How do humans interact with the natural world?  The courses in this IQ investigate the dynamic and highly interdependent nature of the natural and social systems that shape the Earth's environment, as well as the profound impact of humans on the diversity and distribution of life on Earth.  Students who complete this cluster will better understand how environmental issues transcend traditional disciplinary and political boundaries.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Anthropology

Anthro 3182Ancient Africa: Social Mosaics and Environmental Challenges (SSC, LCD)3
Anthro 361Culture and Environment (SSC, LCD)3
Anthro 379Meltdown: The Archaeology of Climate Change (SSC)3

Biology

Biol 2950Introduction to Environmental Biology (NSM)3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 108AOceans and the Atmosphere (NSM)3
EEPS 109AQuantitative Reasoning in Environmental Science (NSM, AN)3
EEPS 111Introduction To Global Climate Change In the 21st Century (NSM)3
EEPS 202Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science (NSM, AN)3

Environmental Studies

EnSt 110Environmental Issues (NSM)3
EnSt 115Introduction to Conservation Biology (NSM)3
EnSt 250One Health: Linking the Health of Humans, Animals, and the Environment (SSC)3

Philosophy

Phil 235FIntroduction to Environmental Ethics (HUM)3

Political Science

Pol Sci 2010Introduction to Environmental Policy (SSC)3
Pol Sci 3760Globalization, Urbanization, and the Environment (SSC)3

Writing

Writing 309Writing the Natural World (HUM, WI)3

Ethics and Morality (HUM, LCD, SSC)

What is a good life for a human being? What do we, individually and collectively, owe to other humans (and to non-human animals)? How can social institutions (such as government or religion) help us to lead good lives and meet our moral obligations? Courses in this IQ expose students to historical and contemporary debates about these fundamental questions from a variety of secular and religious perspectives.  Students will be introduced to rival accounts of virtue, arguments about the source and content of our rights and duties, and diverse understandings of the meaning and purpose of human lives.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities

IPH 203CEarly Political Thought: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3
IPH 207CModern Political Thought: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3

Philosophy

Phil 131FPresent Moral Problems (HUM)3
Phil 233FBiomedical Ethics (HUM)3
Phil 235FIntroduction to Environmental Ethics (HUM)3
Phil 331FClassical Ethical Theories (HUM)3

Political Science

Pol Sci 391History of Political Thought I: Justice, Virtue, and the Soul (SSC, LCD)3
Pol Sci 392History of Political Thought II: Legitimacy, Equality, and the Social Contract (SSC)3

Religion and Politics

RelPol 210The Good Life Between Religion and Politics (HUM)3

Religious Studies

Re St 102Thinking About Religion (HUM)3
Re St 3101The Problem of Evil: The Holocaust and Other Horrors (HUM, LCD)3

Sociology

SOC 106Social Problems and Social Issues (SSC,SC)3

Forms of Creative Expression: Theory and Practice (HUM, LCD)

How does a poem, sonata, pas de deux, or play mean? How does writing a play, making a film, choreographing a dance, or composing music help us to understand these forms from within? By theoretically and practically engaging dance, film, theater, music, or creative writing, one develops the body, the emotions, and the mind in new ways. The arts do not merely reflect culture and knowledge; they create new ways and forms of knowing and feeling, and they are therefore vital engines of cognition. They require imagination, cunning, the control of resistant materials, empathy, and the ability to both master and violate conventions. Students taking this IQ will appreciate the rich theoretical dimensions of art forms and, by making art, learn how to match the stuff of raw inspiration with material form.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major. Students who are placed by the Dance department into higher-level courses should speak with their advisor about obtaining a waiver.

Comparative Literature and Thought

Comp Lit 313EIntroduction to Comparative Arts (HUM, LCD)3

Dance

Dance 106EIntroduction to Dance as a Contemporary Art Form (HUM)2
Dance 221Fundamentals of Classical Ballet (HUM)2
Dance 297Fundamentals of Jazz Dance (HUM)2

Drama

Drama 201Black Theater Workshop (HUM, SC)3
Drama 212EIntroduction to Theater Production (HUM)3
Drama 2401Fundamentals of Acting (HUM)3
Drama 271The American Musical Theater Songbook (HUM)3

English Literature

E Lit 2151Literature in English: Early Texts and Contexts (HUM)3
E Lit 2152Literature in English: Modern Texts and Contexts (HUM)3
E Lit 357The Art of Poetry (HUM)3

Film and Media Studies

Film 220Introduction to Film Studies (HUM)3
Film 225Making Movies (HUM)3

Music

Music 121CClassical Theory I (HUM)3
Music 121JJazz Theory I (HUM)3

Writing

Writing 220Creative Nonfiction Writing 1 (HUM)3
Writing 221Fiction Writing 1 (HUM)3
Writing 222Poetry Writing 1 (HUM)3
Writing 351Introduction to Playwriting (HUM)3

The Individual and Society (HUM, LCD, SSC)

How do societies structure and shape the lives of their members? Courses in this IQ analyze the ways in which individuals are impacted by social institutions, including both formal institutions (such as government, the economy, and schools) and informal institutions (such as religious and cultural norms). Social institutions play a major role in determining our options, guiding our choices, and endowing our actions with meaning. Social institutions create differences between individuals (especially by producing and reproducing inequalities of status, power, opportunity, income, and wealth), but those same institutions also create similarities among a society's members (in their behavior, beliefs, values, identities, tastes, and habits). Students who complete this IQ should improve their understanding of how social institutions work, where they come from, and how they change; students should also improve their ability to reason about whether and how particular social institutions should be changed.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Anthropology

Anthro 160BIntroduction to Cultural Anthropology (SSC, LCD, SC)3
Anthro 3612Population and Society (SSC, LCD, SC)3

Education

Educ 301CThe American School (HUM)3
Educ 313BEducation, Childhood, Adolescence, and Society (SSC)3

Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities

IPH 203CEarly Political Thought: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3
IPH 207CModern Political Thought: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3

Philosophy

Phil 340FSocial and Political Philosophy (HUM)3

Political Science

Pol Sci 106Introduction to Political Theory (SSC)3
Pol Sci 358Law, Politics and Society (SSC)3
Pol Sci 392History of Political Thought II: Legitimacy, Equality, and the Social Contract (SSC)3
Pol Sci 393History of Political Thought III: Liberty, Democracy, and Revolution (SSC)3

Psychology

Psych 315Introduction to Social Psychology (SSC)3
Psych 396Psychological Dynamics of Empathy (SSC)3

Religious Studies

Re St 204Thinking About Religion (HUM)3
Re St 3962Religion and American Society, 1890 to the Present (HUM)3
Re St 102Thinking About Religion3

Religion and Politics

RelPol 201Religion and American Society (HUM, SC)3

Sociology

SOC 106Social Problems and Social Issues (SSC, SC)3
SOC 2020Order and Change in Society (SSC, SC)3
SOC 2110Social Inequality in America (SSC, SC)3

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS 100BIntroduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (HUM, SC)3

Language: Theory and Practice (HUM, LCD, SSC)

How can people effectively use language to convey their thoughts, feelings, and beliefs? What properties of language allow it to be used so creatively? How do children acquire language in the first place? The courses in this IQ examine language from a variety of perspectives.  They examine the structures of language itself: the sounds, phrases, and sentences that convey meaning; they examine the role of language in effective communication; and they examine the properties of the mind responsible for language.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Anthropology

Anthro 3386Language, Culture and Society (SSC, LCD)3

Classics

Classics 225DLatin and Greek in Current English (HUM)3

English Literature

E Lit 472History of the English Language (HUM)3

Linguistics

Ling 170DIntroduction to Linguistics (SSC)3

Philosophy

Phil 306GPhilosophy of Language (HUM)3

Psychology

Psych 358Language Acquisition (SSC)3

Writing

Writing 203The Sentence in English (HUM)3
Writing 212Rhetoric and Power (HUM)3
Writing 311Exposition (HUM, WI)3
Writing 312Argumentation (HUM, WI)3

Life and Physical Sciences (NSM)

What are the fundamental principles upon which advanced scientific knowledge is based?  How are these principles, drawn from different academic fields, related to each other?  This IQ provides students with a rigorous introduction to the life and physical sciences, teaching both principles and applications of foundational scientific knowledge.  Moreover, the concepts taught in these courses reinforce each other, such that students pursuing this IQ will gain a better understanding of how one discipline complements and completes the others. Because advances in medical and biomedical science rests upon the introductory material explored in this IQ, it is an excellent inquiry for life sciences students not majoring in one of the natural sciences.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Biology

Biol 2960Principles of Biology I (NSM)4
Biol 2970Principles of Biology II (NSM)4

Chemistry

Chem 105Principles of General Chemistry I (NSM, AN)3
Chem 106Principles of General Chemistry II (NSM, AN)3
Chem 111AGeneral Chemistry I (NSM, AN)3
Chem 112AGeneral Chemistry II (NSM, AN)3
Chem 261Organic Chemistry I with Lab (NSM)4
Chem 262Organic Chemistry II with Lab (NSM)4

Math

Math 131Calculus I (NSM, AN)3
Math 131ECalculus I Extended (NSM, AN)4
Math 132Calculus II (NSM, AN)3
Math 203Honors Mathematics I (NSM, AN)4
Math 233Calculus III (NSM, AN)3
Math 2200Elementary Probability and Statistics (NSM, AN)3
Math 3200Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis3

Physics

Physics 191Physics I (NSM, AN)3
Physics 192Physics II (NSM, AN)3

Mind, Brain, Cognition (HUM, NSM, SSC)

How do we perceive, remember, and think? What is the relation of the mind to the brain? These questions are addressed in cognitive science, an interdisciplinary field that combines philosophy, psychology, neurobiology, and computer science. In this IQ, you will be exposed to recent empirical research and theory in which new avenues have been opened for understanding the nature of consciousness, our ability to use and understand language, varieties of memory, the functional organization of the brain, the nature of reasoning, and how perceptual experience may vary across individuals.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Education

Educ 304Educational Psychology (SSC)3

Dance

Dance 363The Neuroscience of Movement: You Think, So You Can Dance? (NSM)3

Philosophy

Phil 120FProblems in Philosophy (HUM)3
Phil 315Philosophy of Mind (HUM)3
Phil 366Art and the Mind-Brain (HUM)3

Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology

PNP 200Introduction Cognitive Science (SSC)3
PNP 201Inquiry in the Cognitive Sciences (NSM, AN)3

Psychology*

Psych 330Sensation and Perception (NSM)3
Psych 325Psychology of Adolescence (SSC)3
Psych 3401Biological Psychology (NSM)3
Psych 360Cognitive Psychology (NSM)3
Psych 3604Cognitive Neuroscience (NSM)3
Psych 361Psychology of Learning (NSM)3
*

Psych 100B Introduction to Psychology is a prerequisite for the listed Psychology courses.

Modes of Inquiry and Analysis (NSM, SSC)

In a world in which we are bombarded by information, how can data best be evaluated and interpreted?  How can we determine the nature of relationships between variables?  Students who explore this IQ will be able to think critically when confronted with a wide variety of information.  In addition to learning to evaluate the claims of others, students will also learn to interpret, summarize, and effectively communicate information themselves.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

American Culture Studies

AMCS 375AAmerican Culture: Methods & Visions (HUM, WI)3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 109AQuantitative Reasoning in Environmental Science (NSM, AN)3

Economics

Econ 1011Introduction to Microeconomics (SSC, AN)3
Econ 1021Introduction to Macroeconomics (SSC, AN)3

English

E LitLiterary Theory (HUM)3

History

History 301AHistorical Methods (HUM)3
History 301FHistorical Methods-African History (HUM, LCD)3
History 301LHistorical Methods-Latin American History (HUM, LCD)3
History 301MHistorical Methods-Middle Eastern History (HUM, LCD)3
History 301RHistorical Methods-European History (HUM, LCD)3
History 301THistorical Methods-Transregional History (HUM, LCD)3
History 301UHistorical Methods-United States History (HUM)3

Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities

IPH 3123Introduction to Digital Humanities (HUM, WI)3

Mathematics

Math 1011Introduction to Statistics (NSM, AN)3
Math 2200Elementary Probability and Statistics (NSM, AN)3
Math 2211Statistics for Humanities Scholars: Data Science for the Humanities (NSM, AN)3
Math 3200Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis (NSM, AN)3

Philosophy

Phil 100GLogic and Critical Analysis (NSM, AN)3
Phil 102Introduction to Scientific Reasoning (NSM, AN)3

Political Science

Pol Sci 263Data Science for Politics (SSC, AN)3
Pol Sci 363Quantitative Political Methodology (SSC, AN)3

Psychology

Psych 300Introduction to Psychological Statistics (NSM, AN)3

Race and Ethnicity in America (HUM, SSC)

How have encounters among diverse peoples affected the historical, political, and artistic landscape in America? Is American "exceptionalism" a product of such encounters? How should we consider the ideal of "America" as a conceptual construct in light of the legacies of genocide, slavery, and discrimination? The courses in this IQ investigate the varied roles race has played in shaping history, politics, and arts in America. By completing it, students will have a deeper understanding of and a more nuanced appreciation for the roles and contributions of race to American culture and society.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

African and African American Studies

AFAS 1130Introduction to Race (HUM, SC)3
AFAS 251Juvenile Justice in the Black Experience (SSC,SC)3
AFAS 3120African Immigration to the United States of America (HUM, LCD,SC)3
AFAS 3456Beats, Rhymes & Life: A Cultural History of Hip-Hop (HUM, SC)3

American Culture Studies

AMCS 202The Immigrant Experience (SSC, LCD, SC)3
AMCS 2151Blacks in St. Louis Since the Civil War (HUM, SC)3
AMCS 227Topics in Native American Culture (SSC, LCD)3

Dance

AFAS 311Modern Dance and the African-American Legacy (HUM, SC)2

English

E Lit 387African-American Literature: Early Writers to the Harlem Renaissance (HUM, SC)3
E Lit 388African-American Literature: African-American Writers Since the Harlem Renaissance3
E Lit 3881Black Women Writers (HUM, SC)3

Global Studies

GS 3512"Model Minority": The Asian American Experience (HUM, LCD, SC)3

History

History 163Freedom, Citizenship and the Making of American Life (HUM, LCD)3
History 2152The Theory and Practice of Justice: The American Historical Experience (HUM, SC)3
History 366The Living American Civil War (HUM, SC)3

Psychology

Psych 395Prejudice, Stereotyping, & Discrimination (SSC, SC)3

Sociology

SOC 2010The Roots of Ferguson: Understanding Racial Inequality in the Contemporary U.S. (SSC, SC)3
SOC 3212The Social Construction of Race (SSC, SC)3

Science and Society (HUM, NSM, SSC)

What does science teach us about the natural world, and how should we integrate that knowledge into our decision making? In the last century, systematic scientific investigation has given us great insight into the world around us and great power to influence it to our benefit. Students investigating this IQ will explore that knowledge and grapple with deeper questions that science raises, including our understanding of our place in the universe, how to evaluate our own impact on the world, and how to make responsible use of the scientific knowledge we are acquiring.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Anthropology

Anthro 212Archaeological Fantasies and Hoaxes (SSC, LCD)3
Anthro 3283Introduction to Global Health (SSC, LCD)3
Anthro 3876Darwin and Doctors: Evolutionary Medicine and Health (NSM)3
Anthro 3880Multispecies Worlds: Animals, Global Health, and Environment (SSC, LCD)3

Biology

Biol 2950Introduction to Environmental Biology (NSM)3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 111Introduction To Global Climate Change In the 21st Century (NSM)3
EEPS 131Natural Disasters (NSM)3
EEPS 202Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science (NSM, AN)3
EEPS 219Energy and the Environment (NSM)3

Environmental Studies

EnSt 115Introduction to Conservation Biology (NSM)3
EnSt 250One Health: Linking the Health of Humans, Animals, and the Environment (SSC)3
EnSt 316Beyond the Evidence (SSC)3

Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities

IPH 201APuzzles and Revolutions: Text & Traditions (NSM)3

Mathematics

Math 1011Introduction to Statistics (NSM, AN)3
Math 2200Elementary Probability and Statistics (NSM, AN)3
Math 3200Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis (NSM, AN)3

Philosophy

Phil 233FBiomedical Ethics (HUM)3
Phil 235FIntroduction to Environmental Ethics (HUM)3
Phil 3001Philosophy of Medicine (HUM)3
Phil 321GPhilosophy of Science (HUM)3

Political Science

Pol Sci 2010Introduction to Environmental Policy (SSC)3

Understanding the Natural World (NSM)

How did the Universe, Earth, and life come to be, and what are the fundamental principles that govern their structure and function? The courses in this IQ investigate the basic biological, chemical, physical, and geological aspects of the natural world. Students who complete this IQ will be able to engage in the process of scientific inquiry and have an informed and interdisciplinary understanding of the scientific approach to describing, classifying, and interpreting natural phenomena.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Anthropology

Anthro 150AIntroduction to Human Evolution (NSM)3

Biology

Biol 2950Introduction to Environmental Biology (NSM)3

Dance

Dance 3270Experiential Anatomy and Kinesiology (NSM)3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 105Habitable Planets (NSM)3
EEPS 108AOceans and the Atmosphere (NSM)3
EEPS 118AGeology of National Parks (NSM)3
EEPS 171AThe Solar System (NSM)3
EEPS 202Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science (NSM, AN)3

Environmental Studies

EnSt 110Environmental Issues (NSM)3
EnSt 115Introduction to Conservation Biology (NSM)3
EnSt 380Applications in GIS (NSM)3

Mathematics

Math 1011Introduction to Statistics (NSM, AN)3
Math 2200Elementary Probability and Statistics (NSM, AN)3
Math 3200Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis (NSM, AN)3

Physics

Physics 125ASolar System Astronomy (NSM, AN)3
Physics 126AStars, Galaxies, and Cosmology (NSM, AN)3
Physics 173Physics of Sustainable Energy (NSM, AN)3

Western Roots (HUM, LCD)

What conditions and concerns shaped the history, literature, and art of the ancient Mediterranean world? Why did the cultures of Greece, Rome, and the Near East come to inspire key Western institutions and values? What do we gain by studying ancient cultures, not just as our monolithic "foundations" but also with an appreciation for the alien, the inconsistent, and the ambiguous? Our cultural ancestors prove most valuable when we recognize this range of qualities in them, and the courses in this IQ give students the critical tools to do so. Students who complete this IQ acquire a deeper knowledge of one or more of the "foundational" ancient Mediterranean cultures, in the process learning to interpret both textual and material primary sources.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Art History

Art-Arch 113History of Western Art, Architecture & Design (HUM)3
Art-Arch 361Art of the Early Italian Renaissance (HUM)3
Art-Arch 334Roman Art and Archaeology (HUM)3
Art-Arch 3330Greek and Roman Painting (HUM)3

Classical Greece

Classics 301CGreek Mythology (HUM, LCD)3
Classics 345CGreek History: The Dawn of Democracy (HUM, LCD)3
Classics 346CGreek History: The Age of Alexander (HUM, LCD)3

Classical Rome

Classics 236CThe Roman World (HUM, LCD)3
Classics 341CAncient History: The Roman Republic (HUM, LCD)3
Classics 342CAncient History: The Roman Empire (HUM, LCD)3

English

E Lit 2151Literature in English: Early Texts and Contexts (HUM)3
E Lit 395CShakespeare (HUM)3

History

History 101CWestern Civilization (HUM)3
History 3262The Early Medieval World: 200-1000 (HUM, LCD)3
History 3263The High Middle Ages: 1000-1500 (HUM, LCD)3
History 3603Renaissance Italy (HUM)3

Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities

IPH 201CClassical to Renaissance Literature: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3
IPH 203CEarly Political Thought: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

JIMES 208FIntroduction to Jewish Civilization: History and Identity (HUM)3
JIMES 3012Biblical Law and the Origins of Western Justice (HUM, LCD)3

Philosophy

Phil 125CGreat Philosophers (HUM, LCD)3
Phil 347CAncient Philosophy (HUM, LCD)3

Religious Studies

Re St 300Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (HUM, LCD)3
Re St 307FIntroduction to the New Testament (HUM, LCD)3
Re St 3101The Problem of Evil: The Holocaust and Other Horrors (HUM, LCD)3
Re St 393Medieval Christianity (HUM, LCD)3

World Arts and Letters (HUM, LCD)

What do we gain from an encounter with other cultures? Anthropologist Margaret Mead observed the following: "A knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our own ability to scrutinize more steadily, to appreciate more lovingly, our own." The courses in this IQ will help students broaden their horizons as global citizens, introducing them to the richness and diversity of other cultural traditions — some diametrically different from their own and others surprisingly similar. These courses address a wide range of forms of cultural production within these traditions, from literature, cinema, and music to the performing arts, architecture, and material culture. Students who complete this IQ will be challenged to grow as individuals with a greater appreciation of their own cultural heritages.

Note: Students complete two courses, each from a different department outside of their major.

Anthropology

Anthro 209CWorld Archaeology: Global Perspectives on the Past (HUM, LCD)3

Art History

Art-Arch 111Introduction to Asian Art (HUM, LCD)3

Chinese

Chinese 341Early and Imperial Chinese Literature (HUM, LCD)3
Chinese 342Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature (HUM, LCD)3

Comparative Literature and Thought

Comp Lit 211World Literature (HUM, LCD)3
Comp Lit 306Modern Jewish Writers (HUM, LCD)3
Comp Lit 358CModern Near Eastern Literatures (HUM, LCD)3

Dance

Dance 331Movement and Meaning: Dance in a Global Context (HUM, LCD)3

English Literature

E Lit 3071Caribbean Literature in English (HUM, LCD)3

Film and Media Studies

Film 325French Film Culture (HUM, LCD)3
Film 340History of World Cinema (HUM, LCD)3

Japanese

Japan 332CJapanese Literature: Beginnings to 19th Century (HUM, LCD)3
Japan 333CThe Modern Voice in Japanese Literature (HUM, LCD)3

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

JIMES 340Israeli Women Writers (HUM, LCD, SC, WI)3

Music

Music 1021Musics of the World (HUM, LCD)3
Music 3021Music of the African Diaspora (HUM, LCD)3

Russian

Russ 350CThe 19th-Century Russian Novel (WI) (HUM, LCD, WI)3
Russ 3866Interrogating "Crime and Punishment" (HUM, LCD)3

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