Interdisciplinary Studies

TBA. Credit, three to four hours. An introduction to the interdisciplinary analysis of literature(s) and art(s) using multiple methodologies and forms of evidence to understand their interrelation. The course investigates how a group of literatures and related arts are produced, then "received" and dynamically interpreted by audiences in distinct cultural and historical contexts. Examples vary by section. The IDS program supports interdisciplinary inquiry across the undergraduate experience; this course may be cross-listed with other departments.

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

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

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