This page documents integrated inquiry (IQ) programs currently designed and approved to fill Arts & Sciences integration requirements.

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 Ecologies3
ANTHRO 3775Ancient Eurasia and the New Silk Roads3

Art History

ARTARCH 1510Introduction to Asian Art3
ARTARCH 3170Art of the Islamic World3

East Asian Languages and Cultures

CHINA 2270Chinese Civilization3
JAPAN 2260Japanese Civilization3
KOREA 2230Korean Civilization3

History

HISTORY 3047Early Modern China3
HISTORY 3284The Late Ottoman Middle East3

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

JIMES 2100Introduction to Islamic Civilization3

Literature

CHINA 3410Early and Imperial Chinese Literature3
JAPAN 3320Japanese Literature: Beginnings to 19th Century3
RUSS 3500The 19th-Century Russian Novel (WI)3

Religious Studies

EALC 3340Topics in East Asian Religions3

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 2270Topics in Native American Culture3
ANTHRO 3887American Indians and American Empire3

Anthropology

ANTHRO 3125Before Columbus: Indigenous Histories of North America Before 14923
ANTHRO 3351The Ancient Maya: Archaeology and History3

Art History & Archaeology

ARTARCH 2070Latinx Art3
LATAM 3120Mexican Visual Culture3

Economics

ECON 3640American Economic History3

History

HISTORY 3070Modern Latin America3
HISTORY 3313Modern Mexico3
HISTORY 3323Introduction to Colonial Latin America Until 18253

Latin American Studies

HISTORY 3070Modern Latin America3
HISTORY 3323Introduction to Colonial Latin America Until 18253
LATAM 1000Latin America: Nation, Ethnicity and Social Conflict3

Political Science

POLSCI 3283Latin-American Politics3

Religion and Politics

RELPOL 2010Religion and Politics in American History3
RELPOL 2070Puritans, Native Americans, and Revolutionaries: Empire and Encounter in Early America3

Spanish

SPAN 3020Cultures and Communication in the Spanish-Speaking World3
SPAN 3030Cultures and Communication in the Spanish-Speaking World II3

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 3040A History of African-American Theater3

Art History

ARTARCH 1510Introduction to Asian Art3
ARTARCH 1515History of Western Art, Architecture & Design3
ARTARCH 2020Introduction to Modern Art, Architecture and Design3

Dance

DANCE 3090Histories of Theatrical and Concert Dance3
DANCE 3130Movement and Meaning: Dance in a Global Context3

Drama

DRAMA 2300Theater Culture Studies I: Antiquity to Renaissance3
DRAMA 2301Theater Culture Studies II: From Renaissance to Romanticism3
DRAMA 3300Theater Culture Studies III: Melodrama to Modernism3

Film and Media Studies

FILM 2200Introduction to Film Studies3
FILM 3300History of American Cinema3
FILM 3400History of World Cinema3
FILM 3500History of Television3

Music

MUSIC 1130History of Jazz3
MUSIC 1040Musics of the World3
MUSIC 1050Popular Music in American Culture3
MUSIC 1200Exploring Music3
MUSIC 3070Jazz in American Culture3

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

ARTARCH 2020Introduction to Modern Art, Architecture and Design3
ARTARCH 3500The Modernist Project: Art in Europe and the United States, 1905-19803
ARTARCH 3520Rococo to Revolution: Art in Eighteenth-Century Europe3

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 2109Modern Political Thought: Text & Traditions3
COMPLITTHT 3050Literary Modernities in Europe and America: Text & Traditions3
COMPLITTHT 3120Introduction to Digital Humanities3

Drama

DRAMA 3300Theater Culture Studies III: Melodrama to Modernism3

English

ELIT 2152Literature in English: Modern Texts and Contexts3

German

GERMAN 3080German Literature and the Modern Era3

History

HISTORY 1020Introduction to Modern European History3
HISTORY 3111Modern Germany3
HISTORY 3148The First World War and the Making of Modern Europe3

Philosophy

PHIL 3260Descartes to Hume3
PHIL 3290Kant and 19th-Century Philosophy3
PHIL 3340Existentialism3

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 2140Juvenile Justice in the Black Experience3

English Literature

ELIT 3100The Great American Novel3

History

HISTORY 1145Freedom, Citizenship and the Making of American Life3
HISTORY 2190The Theory and Practice of Justice: The American Historical Experience3
HISTORY 3158The Birth Crisis of Democracy: The New United States of America, 1776-18503

Political Science

POLSCI 1000American Politics3
POLSCI 3076Politics and Policymaking in the American States3
POLSCI 3930History of Political Thought III: Liberty, Democracy, and Revolution3

Religion and Politics

RELPOL 2000Religion and American Society3
RELPOL 2010Religion and Politics in American History3

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS 3470Law, Gender, and Justice3

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 IQ 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 Challenges3
ANTHRO 3610Culture and Environment3
ANTHRO 3796Meltdown: The Archaeology of Climate Change3

Biology

BIOL 2150Introduction to Environmental Biology3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 1080Oceans and the Atmosphere3
EEPS 1090Quantitative Reasoning in Environmental Science3
EEPS 1110Introduction to Global Climate Change in the 21st Century3
EEPS 2020Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science3

Environmental Studies

ENST 1150Environmental Issues3
ENST 2220One Health: Linking the Health of Humans, Animals, and the Environment3
ENST 3610Urban Ecology3

Philosophy

PHIL 2080Introduction to Environmental Ethics3

Political Science

POLSCI 2000Introduction to Environmental Policy3
POLSCI 3760Globalization, Urbanization, and the Environment3

Writing

WRITING 3005Writing the Natural World3

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.

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 2108Early Political Thought: Text & Traditions3
COMPLITTHT 2109Modern Political Thought: Text & Traditions3

Philosophy

PHIL 1060Present Moral Problems3
PHIL 2060Biomedical Ethics3
PHIL 2080Introduction to Environmental Ethics3
PHIL 3160Classical Ethical Theories3

Political Science

POLSCI 3391History of Political Thought I: Justice, Virtue, and the Soul3
POLSCI 3392History of Political Thought II: Legitimacy, Equality, and the Social Contract3

Religion and Politics

RELPOL 2100The Good Life Between Religion and Politics3

Religious Studies

JIMES 3101The Problem of Evil: The Holocaust and Other Horrors3
REST 1501Thinking About Religion3

Sociology

SOC 1006Social Problems and Social Issues3

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 an override.

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 3030Introduction to Comparative Arts3

Dance

DANCE 1010Introduction to Dance as a Contemporary Art Form2
DANCE 2060Fundamentals of Jazz Dance2
DANCE 2210Fundamentals of Classical Ballet2

Drama

DRAMA 2100Introduction to Theater Production3
DRAMA 2200Fundamentals of Acting3
DRAMA 2203Black Theater Workshop3
DRAMA 2204The American Musical Theater Songbook3
DRAMA 3111Ideation: Idea Generation3

English Literature

ELIT 2151Literature in English: Early Texts and Contexts3
ELIT 2152Literature in English: Modern Texts and Contexts3
ELIT 3147The Art of Poetry3

Film and Media Studies

FILM 2200Introduction to Film Studies3
FILM 2250Making Movies3

Music

MUSIC 1240Classical Theory I3
MUSIC 1260Jazz Theory I3

Writing

WRITING 2100Creative Nonfiction Writing 13
WRITING 2200Fiction Writing 13
WRITING 2300Poetry Writing 13
WRITING 3400Introduction to Playwriting3

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 1520Introduction to Cultural Anthropology3
ANTHRO 3612Population and Society3

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 2108Early Political Thought: Text & Traditions3
COMPLITTHT 2109Modern Political Thought: Text & Traditions3

Education

EDUC 3010The American School3
EDUC 3050Education, Childhood, Adolescence, and Society3

Philosophy

PHIL 3200Social and Political Philosophy3

Political Science

POLSCI 1300Introduction to Political Theory3
POLSCI 3392History of Political Thought II: Legitimacy, Equality, and the Social Contract3
POLSCI 3930History of Political Thought III: Liberty, Democracy, and Revolution3

Psychology

PSYCH 3096Psychological Dynamics of Empathy3
PSYCH 3150Introduction to Social Psychology3

Religious Studies

REST 1501Thinking About Religion3

Religion and Politics

RELPOL 2000Religion and American Society3

Sociology

SOC 1006Social Problems and Social Issues3
SOC 2020Order and Change in Society3
SOC 2040Social Inequality in America3

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS 1500Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies3

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 Society3

Classics

CLASSICS 2250Latin and Greek in Current English3

English Literature

ELIT 4154History of the English Language3

Linguistics

LING 1600Introduction to Linguistics3

Philosophy

PHIL 3020Philosophy of Language3

Psychology

PSYCH 3580Language Acquisition3

Writing

WRITING 2000Rhetoric and Power3
WRITING 2002The Sentence in English3
WRITING 3000Argumentation3
WRITING 3001Exposition3

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 I4
BIOL 2970Principles of Biology II4

Chemistry

CHEM 1601Principles of General Chemistry I3
CHEM 1602Principles of General Chemistry II3
CHEM 1701General Chemistry I3
CHEM 1702General Chemistry II3
CHEM 2501Organic Chemistry I3
CHEM 2502Organic Chemistry II3
CHEM 2561Organic Chemistry I With Lab4
CHEM 2562Organic Chemistry II With Lab4

Mathematics

MATH 1510Calculus I3
MATH 1515Calculus I With Foundations4
MATH 1520Calculus II3
MATH 2130Calculus III3
MATH 2801Honors Mathematics I4

Physics

PHYSICS 1740Physics I3
PHYSICS 1742Physics II3

Statistics & Data Science

SDS 2020Elementary Probability and Statistics3
SDS 3020Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis3

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 3040Educational Psychology3

Dance

DANCE 3170The Neuroscience of Movement: You Think, So You Can Dance?3

Philosophy

PHIL 1030Problems in Philosophy3
PHIL 3100Philosophy of Mind3
PHIL 3320Art and the Mind-Brain3

Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology

PNP 2000Introduction Cognitive Science3
PNP 2010Inquiry in the Cognitive Sciences3

Psychology*

PSYCH 3250Psychology of Adolescence3
PSYCH 3300Sensation and Perception3
PSYCH 3401Biological Psychology3
PSYCH 3600Cognitive Psychology3
PSYCH 3604Cognitive Neuroscience3
PSYCH 3610Psychology of Learning3
*

PSYCH 1000 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 3595American Culture: Methods & Visions3

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 3120Introduction to Digital Humanities3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 1090Quantitative Reasoning in Environmental Science3

Economics

ECON 1501Introduction to Microeconomics3
ECON 1502Introduction to Macroeconomics3

English

ELIT 4126Literary Theory3

History

HISTORY 3006Historical Methods3
HISTORY 3008Historical Methods - Premodern Latin American History3
HISTORY 3370Historical Methods - Premodern African History3
HISTORY 3371Historical Methods – Modern African History3
HISTORY 3376Historical Methods – Premodern European History3
HISTORY 3377Historical Methods – Modern European History3
HISTORY 3380Historical Methods – Premodern Middle Eastern History3
HISTORY 3381Historical Methods- Modern Middle Eastern History3
HISTORY 3382Historical Methods – Premodern United States History3
HISTORY 3383Historical Methods- Modern United States History3
HISTORY 3384Historical Methods– Premodern Transregional History3
HISTORY 3385Historical Methods – Modern Transregional History3

Philosophy

PHIL 1000Logic and Critical Analysis3
PHIL 1010Introduction to Scientific Reasoning3

Political Science

POLSCI 2400Data Science for Politics3
POLSCI 3630Quantitative Political Methodology3

Psychology

PSYCH 3000Introduction to Psychological Statistics3

Sociology

SOC 3040Statistics for Sociology3

Statistics & Data Science

COMPLITTHT 4310Statistics for Humanities Scholars: Data Science for the Humanities3
SDS 1600Introduction to Statistics3
SDS 2020Elementary Probability and Statistics3
SDS 3020Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis3

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 Race3
AFAS 2140Juvenile Justice in the Black Experience3
AFAS 3120African Immigration to the United States of America3
AFAS 3330Beats, Rhymes & Life: A Cultural History of Hip-Hop3

American Culture Studies

AMCS 2270Topics in Native American Culture3

Dance

DANCE 3070Modern Dance and the African-American Legacy2

English

AFAS 3651Black Women Writers3
ELIT 3159African-American Literature: Early Writers to the Harlem Renaissance3
ELIT 3160African-American Literature: African-American Writers Since the Harlem Renaissance3

Global Studies

GLOBAL 3512Model Minority: The Asian American Experience3

History

HISTORY 1145Freedom, Citizenship and the Making of American Life3
HISTORY 2190The Theory and Practice of Justice: The American Historical Experience3
HISTORY 3159The Living American Civil War3

Psychology

PSYCH 3095Prejudice, Stereotyping, & Discrimination3

Sociology

SOC 2010The Roots of Ferguson: Understanding Racial Inequality in the Contemporary U.S.3
SOC 3100The Social Construction of Race3

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 2020Archaeological Fantasies and Hoaxes3
ANTHRO 3283Introduction to Global Health3
ANTHRO 3876Darwin and Doctors: Evolutionary Medicine and Health3
ANTHRO 3880Multispecies Worlds: Animals, Global Health, and Environment3

Biology

BIOL 2150Introduction to Environmental Biology3

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 2105Puzzles and Revolutions: Text & Traditions3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 1110Introduction to Global Climate Change in the 21st Century3
EEPS 1310Natural Disasters3
EEPS 2020Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science3
EEPS 2190Energy and the Environment3

Environmental Studies

ENST 2220One Health: Linking the Health of Humans, Animals, and the Environment3
ENST 3310Beyond the Evidence3

Philosophy

PHIL 2060Biomedical Ethics3
PHIL 2080Introduction to Environmental Ethics3
PHIL 3000Philosophy of Medicine3
PHIL 3130Philosophy of Science3

Political Science

POLSCI 2000Introduction to Environmental Policy3

Public Health and Society

PUBHLTHSOC 1000Foundations in Public Health3
PUBHLTHSOC 2000Introduction to Global Health3

Statistics and Data Science

SDS 1600Introduction to Statistics3
SDS 2020Elementary Probability and Statistics3
SDS 3020Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis3

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 3113Culture, Politics, and Society in Francophone Africa3
AFAS 3130African Civilization: 1800 to the Present3

Anthropology

ANTHRO 2004Anthropology and the Modern World3

East Asian Languages and Cultures

CHINA 3160Historical Landscape and National Identity in Modern China3
HISTORY 3322Japan Since 18683

History

HISTORY 1146Introduction to World History: The Second World War in World History3
HISTORY 3070Modern Latin America3
HISTORY 313820th-Century Russian History3
HISTORY 3295Modern South Asia3
HISTORY 3313Modern Mexico3

Latin American Studies

LATAM 1000Latin America: Nation, Ethnicity and Social Conflict3

Political Science

POLSCI 1100Introduction to Comparative Politics3
POLSCI 1200International Politics3
POLSCI 3096Politics of the European Union3
POLSCI 3283Latin-American Politics3
HISTORY 3070Modern Latin America3

Religion and Politics

RELPOL 3200Religion and Politics in 20th Century U.S. History3

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 1510Introduction to Human Evolution3

Biology

BIOL 2150Introduction to Environmental Biology3

Dance

DANCE 3270Experiential Anatomy and Kinesiology3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 1050Habitable Planets3
EEPS 1080Oceans and the Atmosphere3
EEPS 1110Introduction to Global Climate Change in the 21st Century3
EEPS 1180Geology of National Parks3
EEPS 1710The Solar System3
EEPS 2020Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science3

Environmental Studies

ENST 1150Environmental Issues3
ENST 3710Introduction in GIS3

Physics

PHYSICS 1625Solar System Astronomy3
PHYSICS 1626Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology3
PHYSICS 1673Physics of Sustainable Energy3

Statistics and Data Science

SDS 1600Introduction to Statistics3
SDS 2020Elementary Probability and Statistics3
SDS 3020Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis3

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 and, in the process, learn to interpret both textual and material primary sources.

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

Art History

ARTARCH 1515History of Western Art, Architecture & Design3
ARTARCH 3105Greek and Roman Painting3
ARTARCH 3115Roman Art and Archaeology (HUM)3
ARTARCH 3325Art of the Early Italian Renaissance3

Classical Greece

CLASSICS 3010Greek Mythology3
CLASSICS 3450Greek History: The Dawn of Democracy3
CLASSICS 3460Greek History: The Age of Alexander3

Classical Rome

CLASSICS 2360The Roman World3
CLASSICS 3410Ancient History: The Roman Republic3
CLASSICS 3420Ancient History: The Roman Empire3

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 2107Classical to Renaissance Literature: Text & Traditions3
COMPLITTHT 2108Early Political Thought: Text & Traditions3

English

ELIT 2151Literature in English: Early Texts and Contexts3
ELIT 3163Shakespeare3

History

HISTORY 1010Western Civilization3
HISTORY 3274The High Middle Ages: 1000-15003
HISTORY 3318The Early Medieval World: 200-10003
HISTORY 3615Renaissance Italy3

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

JIMES 2081Introduction to Jewish Civilization: History and Identity3
JIMES 3013Biblical Law and the Origins of Western Justice3

Philosophy

PHIL 1040Great Philosophers3
PHIL 3240Ancient Philosophy3

Religious Studies

CLASSICS 3095Historical Introduction to the New Testament3
JIMES 3101The Problem of Evil: The Holocaust and Other Horrors3
REST 3000Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament3

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 3009World Archaeology3

Art History

ARTARCH 1510Introduction to Asian Art3

Chinese

CHINA 3410Early and Imperial Chinese Literature3
CHINA 3420Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature3

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 2110World Literature3
COMPLITTHT 3060Modern Jewish Writers3
COMPLITTHT 3580Modern Near Eastern Literatures3

Dance

DANCE 3130Movement and Meaning: Dance in a Global Context3

English Literature

ELIT 3105Caribbean Literature in English3

Film and Media Studies

FILM 3250French Film Culture3
FILM 3400History of World Cinema3

Italian

ITAL 2910A Taste of Italy: Food and Culture3

Japanese

JAPAN 3320Japanese Literature: Beginnings to 19th Century3
JAPAN 3330The Modern Voice in Japanese Literature3

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

HBRW 3090Israeli Women Writers3

Music

MUSIC 1040Musics of the World3
MUSIC 3021Music of the African Diaspora3

Russian

GLOBAL 3866Interrogating Crime and Punishment3
RUSS 3500The 19th-Century Russian Novel (WI)3

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