A&S Integration: Integrated Inquiries

This page documents integrated inquiry (IQ) 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 3113Culture, Politics, and Society in Francophone Africa (SSC, LCD, SC)3
AFAS 3130African Civilization: 1800 to the Present (HUM, LCD)3

Anthropology

ANTHRO 2004Anthropology and the Modern World (SSC, LCD)3

East Asian Languages and Cultures

CHINA 3160Historical Landscape and National Identity in Modern China (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3322Japan Since 1868 (HUM, LCD)3

History

HISTORY 1146Introduction to World History: The Second World War in World History (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3070Modern Latin America (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 313820th-Century Russian History (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3295Modern South Asia (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3313Modern Mexico: Land, Politics and Development (HUM, LCD)3

Latin American Studies

LATAM 1000Latin America: Nation, Ethnicity and Social Conflict (HUM, LCD, SC)3

Political Science

HISTORY 3070Modern Latin America (HUM, LCD)3
POLSCI 1100Introduction to Comparative Politics (SSC, LCD)3
POLSCI 1200International Politics (SSC)3
POLSCI 3096Politics of the European Union (SSC, LCD)3
POLSCI 3283Latin-American Politics (SSC, LCD)3

Religion and Politics

RELPOL 3200Religion and Politics in 20th Century U.S. History (HUM)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

ARTARCH 1510Introduction to Asian Art (HUM, LCD)3
ARTARCH 3170Art of the Islamic World (HUM, LCD)3

East Asian Languages and Cultures

CHINA 2270Chinese Civilization (HUM, LCD)3
JAPAN 2260Japanese Civilization (HUM, LCD)3
KOREA 2230Korean Civilization (HUM, LCD)3

History

HISTORY 3047Early Modern China (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3284The Late Ottoman Middle East (HUM, LCD)3

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

JIMES 2100Introduction to Islamic Civilization (HUM, LCD)3

Literature

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

Religious Studies

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 2270Topics in Native American Culture (SSC, LCD)3
ANTHRO 3887American Indians and American Empire (SSC, LCD)3

Anthropology

ANTHRO 3125Before Columbus: Indigenous Histories of North America Before 1492 (SSC, LCD)3
ANTHRO 3351The Ancient Maya: Archaeology and History (SSC, LCD)3

Art History & Archaeology

LATAM 2070Latinx Art (HUM, LCD, SC)3
LATAM 3120Mexican Visual Culture (HUM, LCD)3

Economics

ECON 3640American Economic History (SSC)3

History

HISTORY 3070Modern Latin America (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3313Modern Mexico: Land, Politics and Development (HUM, LCD, SC)3
HISTORY 3323Introduction to Colonial Latin America Until 1825 (HUM, LCD, SC)3

Latin American Studies

HISTORY 3070Modern Latin America (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3323Introduction to Colonial Latin America Until 1825 (HUM, LCD)3
LATAM 1000Latin America: Nation, Ethnicity and Social Conflict (HUM, LCD, SC)3

Political Science

POLSCI 3283Latin-American Politics (SSC, LCD)3

Religion and Politics

RELPOL 2010Religion and Politics in American History (HUM, SC)3
RELPOL 2070Puritans, Native Americans, and Revolutionaries: Empire and Encounter in Early America (HUM)3

Spanish

SPAN 3020Cultures and Communication in the Spanish-Speaking World (LCD-LS)3
SPAN 3030Cultures 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 3040A History of African-American Theater (HUM, SC)3

Art History

ARTARCH 1510Introduction to Asian Art (HUM, LCD)3
ARTARCH 1515History of Western Art, Architecture & Design (HUM)3
ARTARCH 2020Introduction to Modern Art, Architecture and Design (HUM, LCD)3

Dance

DANCE 3090Histories of Theatrical and Concert Dance (HUM)3
DANCE 3130Movement and Meaning: Dance in a Global Context (HUM, LCD)3

Drama

DRAMA 2300Theater Culture Studies I: Antiquity to Renaissance (HUM)3
DRAMA 2301Theater Culture Studies II: From Renaissance to Romanticism (HUM)3
DRAMA 3300Theater Culture Studies III: Melodrama to Modernism (HUM)3

Film and Media Studies

FILM 2200Introduction to Film Studies (HUM)3
FILM 3300History of American Cinema (HUM)3
FILM 3400History of World Cinema (HUM, LCD)3
FILM 3500History of Electronic Media (HUM)3

Music

MUSIC 1040Musics of the World (HUM, LCD)3
MUSIC 1050Popular Music in American Culture (HUM)3
MUSIC 1130History of Jazz (HUM)3
MUSIC 1200Exploring Music (HUM)3
MUSIC 3070Jazz 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

ARTARCH 2020Introduction to Modern Art, Architecture and Design (HUM, LCD)3
ARTARCH 3500The Modernist Project: Art in Europe and the United States, 1905-1980 (HUM)3
ARTARCH 3520Rococo to Revolution: Art in Eighteenth-Century Europe (HUM)3

Comparative Literature and Thought

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

Drama

DRAMA 3300Theater Culture Studies III: Melodrama to Modernism (HUM)3

English

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

German

GERMAN 3080German Literature and the Modern Era (HUM, LCD)3

History

HISTORY 1020Introduction to Modern European History (HUM, LCD, SC)3
HISTORY 3111Modern Germany (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3148The First World War and the Making of Modern Europe (HUM, LCD)3

Philosophy

PHIL 3260Descartes to Hume (HUM)3
PHIL 3290Kant and 19th-Century Philosophy (HUM)3
PHIL 3340Existentialism (HUM, LCD)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 2140Juvenile Justice in the Black Experience (SSC, SC)3

English Literature

ELIT 3100The Great American Novel (HUM)3

History

HISTORY 1145Freedom, Citizenship and the Making of American Life (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 2190The Theory and Practice of Justice: The American Historical Experience (HUM, SC)3
HISTORY 3158The Birth Crisis of Democracy: The New United States of America, 1776-1850 (HUM)3

Political Science

POLSCI 1000American Politics (SSC)3
POLSCI 3076Politics and Policymaking in the American States (SSC)3
POLSCI 3930History of Political Thought III: Liberty, Democracy, and Revolution (SSC)3

Religion and Politics

RELPOL 2000Religion and American Society (HUM, SC)3
RELPOL 2010Religion and Politics in American History (HUM, SC)3

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS 3470Law, 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 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 Challenges (SSC, LCD)3
ANTHRO 3610Culture and Environment (SSC, LCD)3
ANTHRO 3796Meltdown: The Archaeology of Climate Change (SSC)3

Biology

BIOL 2150Introduction to Environmental Biology (NSM)3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 1080Oceans and the Atmosphere (NSM)3
EEPS 1090Quantitative Reasoning in Environmental Science (NSM, AN)3
EEPS 1110Introduction to Global Climate Change in the 21st Century (NSM)3
EEPS 2020Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science (NSM, AN)3

Environmental Studies

ENST 1150Environmental Issues (NSM)3
ENST 2220One Health: Linking the Health of Humans, Animals, and the Environment (SSC)3

Philosophy

PHIL 2080Introduction to Environmental Ethics (HUM)3

Political Science

POLSCI 2000Introduction to Environmental Policy (SSC)3
POLSCI 3760Globalization, Urbanization, and the Environment (SSC)3

Writing

WRITING 3005Writing 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.

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 2108Early Political Thought: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3
COMPLITTHT 2109Modern Political Thought: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3

Philosophy

PHIL 1060Present Moral Problems (HUM)3
PHIL 2060Biomedical Ethics (HUM)3
PHIL 2080Introduction to Environmental Ethics (HUM)3
PHIL 3160Classical Ethical Theories (HUM)3

Political Science

POLSCI 3391History of Political Thought I: Justice, Virtue, and the Soul (SSC, LCD)3
POLSCI 3392History of Political Thought II: Legitimacy, Equality, and the Social Contract (SSC, LCD)3

Religion and Politics

RELPOL 2100The Good Life Between Religion and Politics (HUM)3

Religious Studies

REST 1501Thinking About Religion (HUM)3
REST 3141The Problem of Evil: The Holocaust and Other Horrors (HUM, LCD)3

Sociology

SOC 1006Social 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 an override.

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLIT 3030Introduction to Comparative Arts (HUM, LCD)3

Dance

DANCE 1010Introduction to Dance as a Contemporary Art Form (HUM)2
DANCE 2060Fundamentals of Jazz Dance (HUM)2
DANCE 2210Fundamentals of Classical Ballet (HUM)2

Drama

DRAMA 2100Introduction to Theater Production (HUM)3
DRAMA 2200Fundamentals of Acting (HUM)3
DRAMA 2203Black Theater Workshop (HUM, SC)3
DRAMA 2204The American Musical Theater Songbook (HUM)3

English Literature

ELIT 2151Literature in English: Early Texts and Contexts (HUM)3
ELIT 2152Literature in English: Modern Texts and Contexts (HUM)3
ELIT 3147The Art of Poetry (HUM)3

Film and Media Studies

FILM 2200Introduction to Film Studies (HUM)3
FILM 2250Making Movies (HUM)3

Music

MUSIC 1240Classical Theory I (HUM)3
MUSIC 1260Jazz Theory I (HUM)3

Writing

WRITING 2100Creative Nonfiction Writing 1 (HUM)3
WRITING 2200Fiction Writing 1 (HUM)3
WRITING 2300Poetry Writing 1 (HUM)3
WRITING 3400Introduction 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 1520Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (SSC, LCD, SC)3
ANTHRO 3612Population and Society (SSC, LCD, SC)3

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 2108Early Political Thought: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3
COMPLITTHT 2109Modern Political Thought: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3

Education

EDUC 3010The American School (HUM)3
EDUC 3050Education, Childhood, Adolescence, and Society (SSC)3

Philosophy

PHIL 3200Social and Political Philosophy (HUM)3

Political Science

POLSCI 1300Introduction to Political Theory (HUM)3
POLSCI 3392History of Political Thought II: Legitimacy, Equality, and the Social Contract (SSC)3
POLSCI 3930History of Political Thought III: Liberty, Democracy, and Revolution (SSC)3

Psychology

PSYCH 3096Psychological Dynamics of Empathy (SSC)3
PSYCH 3150Introduction to Social Psychology (SSC)3

Religious Studies

REST 1501Thinking About Religion (HUM)3

Religion and Politics

RELPOL 2000Religion and American Society (HUM, SC)3

Sociology

SOC 1006Social Problems and Social Issues (SSC, SC)3
SOC 2020Order and Change in Society (SSC, SC)3
SOC 2040Social Inequality in America (SSC, SC)3

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS 1500Introduction 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 2250Latin and Greek in Current English (HUM)3

English Literature

ELIT 4154History of the English Language (HUM)3

Linguistics

LING 1600Introduction to Linguistics (SSC)3

Philosophy

PHIL 3020Philosophy of Language (HUM)3

Psychology

PSYCH 3580Language Acquisition (SSC)3

Writing

WRITING 2000Rhetoric and Power (HUM)3
WRITING 2002The Sentence in English (HUM)3
WRITING 3000Argumentation (HUM, WI)3
WRITING 3001Exposition (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 2160Principles of Biology I (NSM)4
BIOL 2170Principles of Biology II (NSM)4

Chemistry

CHEM 1601Principles of General Chemistry I (NSM, AN)3
CHEM 1602Principles of General Chemistry II (NSM, AN)3
CHEM 1701General Chemistry I (NSM, AN)3
CHEM 1702General Chemistry II (NSM, AN)3
CHEM 2561Organic Chemistry I With Lab (NSM)4
CHEM 2562Organic Chemistry II With Lab (NSM)4

Mathematics

MATH 1510Calculus I (NSM, AN)3
MATH 1515Calculus I With Foundations (NSM, AN)4
MATH 1520Calculus II (NSM, AN)3
MATH 2130Calculus III (NSM, AN)3
MATH 2801Honors Mathematics I (NSM, AN)4

Physics

PHYSICS 1740Physics I (NSM, AN)3
PHYSICS 1742Physics II (NSM, AN)3

Statistics & Data Science

SDS 2020Elementary Probability and Statistics (NSM, AN)3
SDS 3020Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis (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 3040Educational Psychology (SSC)3

Dance

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

Philosophy

PHIL 1030Problems in Philosophy (HUM)3
PHIL 3100Philosophy of Mind (HUM)3
PHIL 3320Art and the Mind-Brain (HUM)3

Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology

PNP 2000Introduction Cognitive Science (SSC)3
PNP 2010Inquiry in the Cognitive Sciences (NSM, AN)3

Psychology*

PSYCH 3250Psychology of Adolescence (SSC)3
PSYCH 3300Sensation and Perception (NSM)3
PSYCH 3401Biological Psychology (NSM)3
PSYCH 3600Cognitive Psychology (NSM)3
PSYCH 3604Cognitive Neuroscience (NSM)3
PSYCH 3610Psychology of Learning (NSM)3
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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 & Visions (HUM, WI)3

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 3120Introduction to Digital Humanities (HUM, WI)3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 1090Quantitative Reasoning in Environmental Science (NSM, AN)3

Economics

ECON 1501Introduction to Microeconomics (SSC, AN)3
ECON 1502Introduction to Macroeconomics (SSC, AN)3

English

ELIT 4126Literary Theory (HUM)3

History

HISTORY 3006Historical Methods (HUM)3
HISTORY 3007Historical Methods-African History (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3008Historical Methods-Latin American History (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3009Historical Methods-Middle Eastern History (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3314Historical Methods-European History (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3315Historical Methods-Transregional History (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3319Historical Methods-United States History (HUM)3

Philosophy

PHIL 1000Logic and Critical Analysis (NSM, AN)3
PHIL 1010Introduction to Scientific Reasoning (NSM, AN)3

Political Science

POLSCI 2400Data Science for Politics (SSC, AN)3
POLSCI 3630Quantitative Political Methodology (SSC, AN)3

Psychology

PSYCH 3000Introduction to Psychological Statistics (NSM, AN)3

Statistics & Data Science

SDS 1600Introduction to Statistics (NSM, AN)3
SDS 2020Elementary Probability and Statistics (NSM, AN)3
SDS 2211Statistics for Humanities Scholars: Data Science for the Humanities (NSM, AN)3
SDS 3020Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis (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 2140Juvenile Justice in the Black Experience (SSC, SC)3
AFAS 3120African Immigration to the United States of America (HUM, LCD, SC)3
AFAS 3330Beats, Rhymes & Life: A Cultural History of Hip-Hop (HUM, SC)3

American Culture Studies

AMCS 2270Topics in Native American Culture (SSC, LCD)3

Dance

DANCE 3070Modern Dance and the African-American Legacy (HUM, SC)2

English

AFAS 3651Black Women Writers (HUM, SC)3
ELIT 3159African-American Literature: Early Writers to the Harlem Renaissance (HUM, SC)3
ELIT 3160African-American Literature: African-American Writers Since the Harlem Renaissance (HUM, SC)3

Global Studies

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

History

HISTORY 1145Freedom, Citizenship and the Making of American Life (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 2190The Theory and Practice of Justice: The American Historical Experience (HUM, SC)3
HISTORY 2346:The Living American Civil War (HUM, SC)3

Psychology

PSYCH 3095Prejudice, Stereotyping, & Discrimination (SSC, SC)3

Sociology

SOC 2010The Roots of Ferguson: Understanding Racial Inequality in the Contemporary U.S. (SSC, SC)3
SOC 3100The 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 2020Archaeological 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 2150Introduction to Environmental Biology (NSM)3

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 2105Puzzles and Revolutions: Text & Traditions (NSM)3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 1110Introduction to Global Climate Change in the 21st Century (NSM)3
EEPS 1310Natural Disasters (NSM)3
EEPS 2020Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science (NSM, AN)3
EEPS 2190Energy and the Environment (NSM)3

Environmental Studies

ENST 2220One Health: Linking the Health of Humans, Animals, and the Environment (SSC)3
ENST 3310Beyond the Evidence (SSC)3

Philosophy

PHIL 2060Biomedical Ethics (HUM)3
PHIL 2080Introduction to Environmental Ethics (HUM)3
PHIL 3000Philosophy of Medicine (HUM)3
PHIL 3130Philosophy of Science (HUM)3

Political Science

POLSCI 2000Introduction to Environmental Policy (SSC)3

Public Health and Society

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

Statistics and Data Science

SDS 1600Introduction to Statistics (NSM, AN)3
SDS 2020Elementary Probability and Statistics (NSM, AN)3
SDS 3020Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis (NSM, AN)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 1510:Introduction to Human Evolution (NSM)3

Biology

BIOL 2150Introduction to Environmental Biology (NSM)3

Dance

DANCE 3270Experiential Anatomy and Kinesiology (NSM)3

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

EEPS 1050Habitable Planets (NSM)3
EEPS 1080Oceans and the Atmosphere (NSM)3
EEPS 1180Geology of National Parks (NSM)3
EEPS 1710The Solar System (NSM)3
EEPS 2020Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science (NSM, AN)3

Environmental Studies

ENST 1150Environmental Issues (NSM)3
ENST 3710Applications in GIS (NSM)3

Physics

PHYSICS 1625Solar System Astronomy (NSM, AN)3
PHYSICS 1626Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology (NSM, AN)3
PHYSICS 1673Physics of Sustainable Energy (NSM, AN)3

Statistics and Data Science

SDS 1600Introduction to Statistics (NSM, AN)3
SDS 2020Elementary Probability and Statistics (NSM, AN)3
SDS 3020Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis (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 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 & Design (HUM)3
ARTARCH 3105Greek and Roman Painting (HUM)3
ARTARCH 3115Roman Art and Archaeology (HUM)3
ARTARCH 3325Art of the Early Italian Renaissance (HUM)3

Classical Greece

CLASSICS 3010Greek Mythology (HUM, LCD)3
CLASSICS 3450Greek History: The Dawn of Democracy (HUM, LCD)3
CLASSICS 3460Greek History: The Age of Alexander (HUM, LCD)3

Classical Rome

CLASSICS 2360The Roman World (HUM, LCD)3
CLASSICS 3410Ancient History: The Roman Republic (HUM, LCD)3
CLASSICS 3420Ancient History: The Roman Empire (HUM, LCD)3

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLITTHT 2107Classical to Renaissance Literature: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3
COMPLITTHT 2108Early Political Thought: Text & Traditions (HUM, LCD)3

English

ELIT 2151Literature in English: Early Texts and Contexts (HUM)3
ELIT 3163Shakespeare (HUM)3

History

HISTORY 1010Western Civilization (HUM)3
HISTORY 3274The High Middle Ages: 1000-1500 (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3318The Early Medieval World: 200-1000 (HUM, LCD)3
HISTORY 3615Renaissance Italy (HUM)3

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

JIMES 2081Introduction to Jewish Civilization: History and Identity (HUM)3
JIMES 3013Biblical Law and the Origins of Western Justice (HUM, LCD)3

Philosophy

PHIL 1040Great Philosophers (HUM, LCD)3
PHIL 3240Ancient Philosophy (HUM, LCD)3

Religious Studies

REST 3000Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (HUM, LCD)3
REST 3095Introduction to the New Testament (HUM, LCD)3
REST 3141The Problem of Evil: The Holocaust and Other Horrors (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

ARC 2000World Archaeology: Global Perspectives on the Past (HUM, LCD)3

Art History

ARTARCH 1510Introduction to Asian Art (HUM, LCD)3

Chinese

CHINA 3410Early and Imperial Chinese Literature (HUM, LCD)3
CHINA 3420Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature (HUM, LCD)3

Comparative Literature and Thought

COMPLIT 2110World Literature (HUM, LCD)3
COMPLIT 3060Modern Jewish Writers (HUM, LCD)3
COMPLIT 3580Modern Near Eastern Literatures (HUM, LCD)3

Dance

DANCE 3130Movement and Meaning: Dance in a Global Context (HUM, LCD)3

English Literature

ELIT 3105Caribbean Literature in English (HUM, LCD)3

Film and Media Studies

FILM 3250French Film Culture (HUM, LCD)3
FILM 3400History of World Cinema (HUM, LCD)3

Japanese

JAPAN 3320Japanese Literature: Beginnings to 19th Century (HUM, LCD)3
JAPAN 3330The Modern Voice in Japanese Literature (HUM, LCD)3

Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies

HBRW 3090Israeli Women Writers (HUM, LCD, SC, WI)3

Music

MUSIC 1040Musics of the World (HUM, LCD)3
MUSIC 3021Music of the African Diaspora (HUM, LCD)3

Russian

GLOBST 3866Interrogating Crime and Punishment (HUM, LCD)3
RUSS 3500The 19th-Century Russian Novel (HUM, LCD, WI)3

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