Interdisciplinary Cluster Courses Cluster courses provide an opportunity to study a special theme or historical period from the perspective of several different disciplines at once. Each course is developed to integrate with one or more courses in other fields to show how different disciplines complement each other to form a more comprehensive understanding of a given topic. All courses within a given cluster meet at the same time, so they can all meet together periodically to explore the cluster theme. In some clusters, the classes meet together all the time so that the different disciplines are integrated throughout the course.
Clusters teach students to coordinate what they learn in other courses they take.
Students should also discuss with their advisers how cluster courses fit into their personal degree programs. The following is a partial list of cluster courses now available. There are no prerequisites for any of these courses. See entries under the relevant departments for a more detailed explanation of the contents of each course.