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Interdisciplinary Seminars

A central component of the Gallatin curriculum is a commitment to the study of the history of ideas through significant world texts. Every year, Gallatin offers more than 100 different interdisciplinary seminars in the liberal arts that focus on major issues or themes in—and across—the humanities and arts, social sciences, and sciences. Through interdisciplinary seminars, students encounter a range of important historical periods and fields, and develop a global component to their studies. Gallatin’s expansive notion of the great books distinguishes it from other nontraditional programs as well as from most traditional programs. Interdisciplinary seminars are relatively small (20 to 22 students), emphasizing class discussion and thoughtful writing assignments.

Fall 2022

Course # Title Instructor Units
FIRST-UG100 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Slow Looking Eugenia Kisin 4
FIRST-UG104 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Literature and the Environment Anne DeWitt 4
FIRST-UG105 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Urban Music, Urban Spaces Kwami Coleman 4
FIRST-UG115 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Media, Democracy and the New Political Paula Chakravartty 4
FIRST-UG122 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: The Lives, Deaths and Rebirths of Public Space Gianpaolo Baiocchi 4
FIRST-UG127 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: The Use and Abuse of Story Karen Hornick 4
FIRST-UG128 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Data: A History Rachel Bunker 4
FIRST-UG129 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: American Road Narratives Amy Spellacy 4
FIRST-UG130 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Witch, Heroine, Saint: Joan of Arc and Her World Andrew Romig 4
FIRST-UG134 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Travel and Travel Writing: From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean Subah Dayal 4
FIRST-UG135 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Popular Dance and American Cultural Identity Julie Malnig 4
FIRST-UG137 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Walking New York Peder Anker 4
FIRST-UG24 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Migration and American Culture Michael Dinwiddie 4
FIRST-UG32 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: The Social Construction of Reality Stephen Duncombe 4
FIRST-UG71 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Political Theatre and Performance Valerie Forman 4
FIRST-UG77 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: The Game of Go and the Art of War in Early China Ethan Harkness 4
FIRST-UG89 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Double, Double Eugene Vydrin 4
FIRST-UG92 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar: Predicting the Future Matthew Stanley 4