Interdisciplinary Studies

2026–2027

88 courses

INDS 500THE INTERDISCIPLINARY MIND: LIBERAL ARTS AND THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE
INDS 501THE SHAPING OF WESTERN THOUGHT
INDS 502THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE IN POETRY
INDS 505SHAKESPEARE AND FILM
INDS 506ISLAMIC ART IN HOUSTON AND THE WORLD
INDS 507A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: LIVES, STORIES, AND CREATIVE WORK
INDS 508UNDERSTANDING EARTH AND BEYOND
INDS 509THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN FLOURISHING: EVIDENCE-BASED INSIGHTS FOR LIFE, WORK, AND LEADERSHIP
INDS 513DNA: HUMAN IDENTITY AND ORIGINS
INDS 517MODERN DRAMA ON FILM AND IN PERFORMANCE
INDS 525PLAGUES AND POPULATIONS
INDS 534HUMAN RIGHTS IN WORLD AFFAIRS
INDS 536TRADITIONAL CHINESE CULTURE AND ITS MODERN LEGACY
INDS 537PROFILES FROM THE PAST: FAMOUS FIGURES IN WESTERN HISTORY
INDS 539IMMIGRATION AND THE STATE: EUROPE AND THE US IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
INDS 542THE EPIC JOURNEY
INDS 547PROFILES FROM THE PAST II: FAMOUS FIGURES IN WESTERN HISTORY
INDS 548HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY SET IN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTEXT
INDS 549COMPARATIVE IMPERIAL PLEASURE GARDENS: POWER AND LANDSCAPE
INDS 550MODERN ASTRONOMY AND OUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
INDS 551PROFILES FROM THE PAST III: FAMOUS FIGURES IN WESTERN HISTORY
INDS 552CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY
INDS 553SOLVING THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE
INDS 554MY FAVORITE NOVELS - AND GREAT FILMS MADE FROM THEM
INDS 555THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
INDS 556HEAVEN AND HELL: FROM DANTE TO MILTON AND BEYOND
INDS 557EARLY MODERN ISLAMIC WORLD: ART AND EMPIRE
INDS 558EVOLUTION AND SOCIETY
INDS 559ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE
INDS 560WOMEN IN SOUTHERN LITERATURE
INDS 561HISTORY OF SOUTH ASIA: THE ORIGINS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN
INDS 562MUSIC AND MEDIEVALISM
INDS 563A HISTORY OF TUDOR ENGLAND
INDS 564THE POLITICS OF WORLD WAR TWO IN EUROPE
INDS 565PAST AND FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE: NATURAL VERSUS HUMAN INFLUENCE
INDS 566MUSIC IN THE ERA OF THE REFORMATION
INDS 567THE HOUSE OF STUART
INDS 568PSYCHOLOGY OF AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE
INDS 569FORESIGHT IN SOCIAL JUSTICE
INDS 570CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS
INDS 571MORAL LEADERSHIP IN ECONOMICS
INDS 572BIBLICAL ETHICS
INDS 573WOMEN WRITERS AND HEROINES: FROM MYTH TO REALITY
INDS 574GREAT LITERATURE, GREAT MUSIC
INDS 575ALL ABOUT BIRDS - AND MORE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE COURSE
INDS 576THOMAS JEFFERSON AND HIS WORLD, 1740-1830
INDS 577LATINA/O/E STORIES FROM THE BORDERLANDS
INDS 578INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN LAW
INDS 579EXPLORATIONS IN THE FAIRY TALE TRADITION
INDS 580EAST ASIAN FOOD HISTORY
INDS 581EAST ASIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
INDS 600THE INTERDISCIPLINARY SCHOLAR: RESEARCH, WRITING, AND INTELLECTUAL PRACTICE
INDS 606THE HEBREW BIBLE AND ITS INTERPRETERS
INDS 612THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
INDS 613CHANGING VIEWS OF VICTORIAN ENGLAND
INDS 614PUBLIC SPEAKING
INDS 615TEN MASTERPEICES OF NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART
INDS 616OCEANWAYS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
INDS 617CREATIVE NONFICTION
INDS 618THE AWAKENING OF RUSSIA
INDS 620MASTERPIECES OF THE POETIC TRADITION
INDS 622THE SCEPTER'D ISLE: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL BRITAIN
INDS 624ADVANCED CREATIVE NONFICTION
INDS 625THE SHAPES OF POETRY: A WORKSHOP
INDS 626THE BROTHERHOOD: LIVES AND LOVES OF THE PRE-RAPHAELITES
INDS 627JOHN RUSKIN AND HIS WORLD
INDS 630POST-BOP: JAZZ'S GOLDEN AGE
INDS 631INTRODUCTION TO READING AND WRITING FICTION
INDS 632MUSIC MYTH AND MADNESS
INDS 633HOW TO READ A NOVEL
INDS 635THE ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
INDS 637THE LITERATURE OF THE SIXTIES
INDS 639EXPLORING THE ARTS
INDS 640AMERICA THROUGH FOREIGN EYES
INDS 641PHILOSOPHIES FROM INDIA AND TIBET: RELIGION, ART, HEALTH, SCIENCE & SPIRITUALITY
INDS 642ASIAN RELIGIOUS AND MEDICAL TRADITIONS: INDIA, CHINA AND TIBET
INDS 644DEATH, DYING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUALITY IN LIFE: GAINING INSIGHTS FROM EASTERN PERSPECTIVES
INDS 645THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMPLOYEE RESILIENCE
INDS 650HISTORY OF UNITED STATES PHILANTHROPY
INDS 677SPECIAL TOPICS