Major Courses

IDS 192
INTRODUCTION TO INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES
3 units
This course is a study of the significance of interdisciplinarity as a conceptual tool in analyzing issues and
problems. The course equips students with some knowledge of the different methods identified with the
various disciplines to prepare them for thesis writing.

IDS 199.1 / HUMAN 199.1
SENIOR SEMINAR I
3 units
Prerequisite: IDS 192
This is a course on the fundamentals of research, specifically the methods, tools, and techniques of research with an interdisciplinary orientation. Each student is required to submit a proposal and begin the integration paper under the guidance of a mentor.

IDS 199.2 / HUMAN 199.2
SENIOR SEMINAR II
3 units
Prerequisite: IDS 199.1
This is a course that helps the student complete, defend, and submit the final form of the senior seminar paper.

IDS 145 / HUMAN 145
GREAT BOOKS I: ANCIENT PERIOD
3 units
This is a course on the Epics (Homer, Virgil), the Scriptures (the Bible, the Koran), the Greek dramas (Sophocles, Aeschylus), the Philosophers (Aristotle, Plato), and other enduring masterpieces of the ancient world. The course discusses and explores the ideas embodied in these texts.

IDS 146 / HUMAN 146
GREAT BOOKS II: MIDDLE PERIOD
3 units
This course is a survey of the masterpieces of literature from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 19th
century. Readings include selections from the works of Dante, Cervantes, Shakespeare, Goethe, Augustine
and Machiavelli, among others.

IDS 147 / HUMAN 147
GREAT BOOKS III: MODERN PERIOD
3 units
This last course of the Great Books series explores the traditional concerns of modernity (alienation,
fragmentation) and debates on race, gender, class, and the existence of the canon of “great books.”
Selections from 20th century world literatures include works of Chekhov, Joyce, Garcia-Marquez, and
Achebe.