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Interdisciplinary Studies

A Broad Background

A liberal arts education provides students with a broad background that will serve them well throughout their lives. Interdisciplinary programs, in particular, strive to combine knowledge from many academic departments into a unified whole.

Each program consists of core courses and a broad range of electives spread across numerous departments.

Programs
  • Classics includes Latin and Greek, along with the history and culture of ancient life. Classics combines courses in anthropology, art history, English, history, modern languages, philosophy, and theatre.
  • Leadership Studies focuses on public leadership skills with courses in business administration, political science, psychology, and sociology.
  • Religious Studies Minor requires a minimum of 18 semester hours of RELI courses such as Old Testament, New Testament; World Religions; Death, Grief, and Growth. Certain courses, such as the following, may also be used as part of the Religious Studies Minor:
    • CLHU 461 Classical Mythology
    • HIST 492 The Rise of Christianity
    • PHIL 470 Philosophy of Religion
    • AIS 460 American Indian Philosophy
  • Women's Studies offers courses in anthropology, biology, criminal justice, English, history, modern languages, philosophy, psychology, and speech.