Interdisciplinary Studies

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Interdisciplinary minors allow students to supplement their major by grouping elective courses to focus on a particular topic from the perspective of different academic disciplines. In general, an interdisciplinary minor consists of four to six courses (16-24 credits) of related course work selected from no fewer than three departments. At least 12 of the required credits will be in courses beyond the introductory level. An interdisciplinary minor may be completed in addition to any major. Students must only meet the requirements of the minor of interest. Typically, courses may be completed at any time during a student’s program at Furman and in any order. Students may declare an interdisciplinary minor at any point throughout their pursuit of a bachelor’s degree.

Programs

• African American and Diaspora Cultures Minor
• Ancient Greek and Roman Studies Minor
• Environmental Studies Minor
• Film Studies Minor
• Humanities Minor
• Latin American Studies Minor
• Linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor
• Medicine, Health and Culture Minor
• Middle East and Islamic Studies Minor
• Poverty Studies Minor
• Science Education Minor
• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor

Courses

• ADC-475 African Diaspora Capstone

• EST-001 Biodiesel Production
• EST-1 Biodiesel Production
• EST-301 Environment and Society

• FST-202 Introduction to Reading Film

• HUM-201 History of Ideas in Context I
• HUM-202 History of Ideas in Context II
• HUM-301 Issues in the Humanities
• HUM-450 Humanities Capstone Symposium I
• HUM-451 Humanities Capstone Symposium II

• IDS-210 The Painted Word
• IDS-240 Human Sexuality
• IDS-259 E-Merging: Learning Technology
• IDS-301 Field Work in Medicine
• IDS-310 Pathophysiology
• IDS-371 Travel Study in the British Isles
• IDS-372 Survey of European Issues
• IDS-373 Survey of Scottish Issues
• IDS-374 Survey of Southern Africa Issues
• IDS-376 Religion, Music and Art in Russia
• IDS-377 White Nights in Russia: Religion, Music and the Arts

• LAS-101 Introduction to Latin America
• LAS-300 Travel Study in Latin America
• LAS-470 Issues in Latin America

• MXP-110 Building a Bicycle Friendly University
• MXP-120 Storytelling
• MXP-125 Reading Experience
• MXP-130 Virtual Identities
• MXP-135 The Rise of Professional Baseball in the United States
• MXP-140 Considering Sustainable Food Practices
• MXP-141 Nordic Energy and Energy Policy
• MXP-143 Yoga in America
• MXP-144 Tai Chi for Performers
• MXP-145 Electronic Arts and Crafts
• MXP-146 Remote Sensing using Arduinos
• MXP-150 Sociology of Harry Potter
• MXP-157 Sociology of the Simpsons
• MXP-160 Design for Social Change
• MXP-170 Catapulted through Time
• MXP-175 Why We Swim
• MXP-205 Math and the Mouse: Mathematics and Science of Walt Disney World
• MXP-208 Computers in Science Fiction
• MXP-212 Soccer and Society
• MXP-215 History and Botany of the Carolinas
• MXP-216 Medical Mysteries and Histories
• MXP-217 War and Remembrance
• MXP-220 Public Intellectual 3.0: Real World, Virtual World, Virtual World Myth
• MXP-223 Slow Food, Italian Style
• MXP-225 English Explorations: the New Woman Imperiled
• MXP-230 United States and Cuba: History and Politics
• MXP-235 Media and Culture in Ghana
• MXP-240 Travel Writing
• MXP-251 Applied Sports Analytics
• MXP-253 Discovering Greatness: On Being and Becoming Extra
• MXP-260 Botswana Paradox
• MXP-266 Environmental Issues in China
• MXP-300 Poverty, Medicine and the Law: Greenville’s Medical-Legal Partnership
• MXP-433 Communication, Culture and Identity in New Zealand

• MES-401 Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Capstone Seminar

• PVS-101 Introduction to Poverty Studies
• PVS-102 Living in Poverty

• SCI-150 Introduction to Undergraduate Research
• SCI-201 Microbes and Society
• SCI-220 Biochemistry: Macromolecules and Metabolism
• SCI-502 Interdisciplinary Research

• WGS-230 Issues in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• WGS-240 Women in Science
• WGS-250 Introduction to Queer Theory and Sexuality Stuides
• WGS-504 Directed Independent Study

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