The interdisciplinary inquiry in the arts minor is a 21-hour minor that encourages critical thinking across traditional disciplines by integrating topics in the arts with a secondary discipline. Students take three designated art courses and select a complementary focus in history, literature, philosophy, or religion to investigate how great art reflects and embodies historical periods or events, written and oral culture, and philosophical or religious thought through time. Students will work closely with the advisor in the minor in the selection and coordination of courses. Open to all students.
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| Required Courses | 12 |
| IDS 201 | Introduction to Interdisciplinary Inquiry in the Art | (1) |
Prerequisites: FAS 101, ENG 121; An introduction to the integrated pursuit of knowledge, exploring connections between art and other disciplines. Development of critical thinking skills to converse across disciplines. A library component is included. |
| ART 322 | History of Art I | (3) |
General survey of the cultural development of mankind from earliest times through the French Revolution as reflected in painting, architecture, and sculpture. |
| ART 323 | History of Art II | (3) |
Studies in modern art as related to cultural development, beginning with the 19th century and continuing through the present, with emphasis on the contemporary scene. |
| ART 100-400 | Special Topics | (1-3) |
A variable-content course in art that is designed for a specific class level: freshman (100) through senior (400). Topic is announced in advance of registration. |
| IDS 420 | Interdisciplinary Inquiry in the Arts Project | (2) |
Prerequisites: IDS 201; Taken as the final course in the Interdisciplinary Inquiry in the Arts minor. The student works with two faculty members, one from the arts focus and the other from the second discipline, in the development of a final project. |
| *ART 400 should be taken for 3 credits. |
| and select one area from the following: | | 9 |
| History | 9 |
(choose three courses) |
| HTY 123 | Western Civilization to 1500 | (3) |
A survey of the principal movements, events, ideas, and personalities in the Western World from ancient times to 1500. Offered annually. |
| HTY 124 | Western Civilization Since 1500 | (3) |
A survey of the principal movements, events, ideas, and personalities in the Western World from 1500 to the present. Offered annually. |
| HTY 227/POL 227 | Latin America and the Caribbean | (3) |
A survey of the principal movements, events, ideas, and personalities in Latin America and the West Indies from the pre-Columbian societies to the present, with emphasis on 20th-century developments. Offered annually. |
| HTY 233/POL 233 | Modern Middle East | (3) |
A study of the social, political, religious, and economic forces present in the modern Middle East, with emphasis on the period since World War I, Arab-Israeli conflict, and oil. Offered annually. |
| HTY 335/SSC 335 | Women in American Society | (3) |
A comprehensive examination of the socio-historical position of women and of the changing roles of men and women in American society. Major emphasis is placed on socialization of women; cross-cultural comparison of women; women in United States socio-history; women in contemporary United States; women of color; women and economy; family life and motherhood; women and law. |
| or Philosophy | 9 |
(choose three courses) |
| PHI 224 | Ethics | (3) |
Concerns the human quest for happiness and the attainment of ultimate ends. Explores a range of value systems from that of Aristotelian-Thomism to existentialism and phenomenology. |
| PHI 345 | Contemporary Moral Issues | (3) |
Discussion of contemporary moral issues such as sexual equality, racism, censorship, economic justice, and population control. |
| PHI 346 | Environmental Ethics | (3) |
A study of the philosophical aspects of ethical issues involved in the relation of human beings to the environment, including religious perspectives. |
| PHI 364/REL 364 | Studies in Jewish Thought | (3) |
Selected topics in Jewish thought, with emphasis on problems, thinkers, and movements. |
| PHI 366 | Studies in Oriental Thought | (3) |
Selected topics in Oriental thought, with emphasis on problems, thinkers, and movements. |
| or Religion | 9 |
(choose three courses) |
| REL 223 | Religions of the World I: Western Religions | (3) |
Prerequisites: PHI 101; A study of Western religions, including religions of nonliterate societies and ancient religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Offered annually. |
| REL 224 | Religions of the World II: Eastern Religions | (3) |
A study of Eastern religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and the religions of Japan. Offered annually. |
| REL 335 | The Torah | (3) |
Prerequisites: REL 123, REL 124, REL 201, REL 223; Source, form, and redaction criticism of the first five books of the Jewish Scriptures and an investigation of the place of the Torah in Israel's life. |
| REL 337 | Prophetic Writings | (3) |
Prerequisites: REL 123, REL 124, REL 201, REL 223; A study of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the "Twelve" (Baruch I and II, Maccabees optional), and an investigation of the phenomenon of prophecy and its historical setting in Israel. |
| REL 338 | Poetry and Wisdom Literature | (3) |
Prerequisites: REL 123, REL 124, REL 201, REL 223; Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon (Wisdom of Solomon and Wisdom of Ben Sirach optional). A study of the literary qualities, individual experiences, and institutional settings that created these writings. |
| REL 424 | Death and the Meaning of Life | (3) |
Prerequisites: REL 123, REL 124, REL 201, REL 223; People's awareness of their mortality and how it affects their life and culture. Sources of courage in the face of death are considered. Offered annually. |
| or Literature | 9 |
(choose three courses) |
| ENG 225 | Survey of World Literature I | (3) |
Prerequisites: ENG 122; Designed to introduce non-English majors to world literature in translation, from ancient civilizations through the 17th century. Continued emphasis on literary devices writers use and on expository writing based on analytical study of the literature of the course. Offered annually. |
| ENG 226 | Survey of World Literature II | (3) |
Prerequisites: ENG 122; Designed to introduce non-English majors to world literature in translation, from the 18th century through the 20th century. Continued emphasis on literary devices writers use and on expository writing based on analytical study of the literature of the course. Offered annually. |
| ENG 311 | Survey of Major Writers of the 20th Century | (3) |
Prerequisites: ENG 122; A study for non-English majors of the most significant and influential movements of the 20th century as those movements have shaped the course of human experience. Provides an opportunity for students to discuss and analyze a broad range of writers from several countries, drawing on cultural and ethnic issues particularly relevant to those writers. Offered annually. |
| ENG 340 | Topics in Selected Literary Studies | (3) |
Prerequisites: ENG 122; Revolving course offerings focusing on literary communities and texts of diverse cultures such as African American literature, Native American literature, and Latin American literature. |
| ENG 327 | Mythology | (3) |
Prerequisites: ENG 122; An in-depth study of representative myths and the recurring figures, themes, and motifs found in these myths (such as creation myths, flood myths, visions of the underworld, and the figure of the hero). Emphasis on classical myths found in our Western tradition. Offered in alternate years. |
| *ENG 340 may be taken twice with different content: African American Literature, Native American Literature, Women Writers, Asian American Literature, Latin American Literature. |