Interdisciplinary Studies (Pre-Designed) - Cultural Studies Area of Concentration, B.A.
Students enrolled in this program study, research, and write about culture(s), cultural diversity, (everyday) cultural practices, and the complex ways in which culture shapes human life in contexts. Connecting course work from across different academic fields of inquiry, such as cultural anthropology, history, political science, and literature, students consider cultural diversity, local and global flows of culture, and the unfolding of cultural politics, through which powerful groups negotiate (un)belonging, while also learning about cultural resistance. Students complete the interdisciplinary major’s component of interconnected interdisciplinary courses and closely collaborate with their individual advisor on their focus area through a careful selection of lower and upper-level cultural studies related courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IDST 150 | Introduction to Cross-Cultural & Social Justice Studies | 3 |
| or IDST 150H | Honors: Introduction to Cross-Cultural and Social Justice | |
| Select one Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies course within the IDST 250-259 range 1 | 3 | |
| IDST 280 | Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Studies Major and Degree Plan | 1 |
| IDST 320 | Methods in Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 |
| Select two upper level electives within the IDST 350-369 range (relating to themes in Cultural Studies) 2, 3 | 6 | |
| IDST 401 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Lower level courses from at least two disciplines other than IDST relating to themes in Cultural Studies and approved by IDST advisor | 12 | |
| Upper level courses from at least two disciplines other than IDST relating to themes in Cultural Studies and approved by IDST advisor | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 49 | |
| 1 | Recommended: IDST 251 Introduction to Urban Studies. |
| 2 | Recommended: IDST 351 Race and Racism from a Global Perspective; IDST 360 Bolllywood: Popular Cinema in India and the Diaspora; IDST 361 Madness and Society; IDST 362 Chinese Urban Cultures. |
| 3 | Note: With the approval of the students’ IDST advisor, one of the upper level required courses (IDST 350-369) may be replaced by IDST 500 Directed Independent Study, IDST 540 Interdisciplinary Studies Internship, or an elective in the students’ area(s) of study provided the course is interdisciplinary in content/approach. |