Students, in consultation with their advisers, provide a written rationale for the set of courses they have designated as their Explorations courses. Students are encouraged to design their own Explorations around a theme of special interest to them. Students may also choose an Exploration from a cluster of courses with a common theme. Students should be aware that some courses in Explorations clusters may have prerequisites. Several departments list examples of clusters for non-majors at the end of their departmental offerings in this Catalog.
Clusters are often cross-disciplinary, drawing on courses in several departments.
Examples of cross-disciplinary clusters include. The Novel Students take at least three of the following courses. Eighteenth Century British Novel ENG 235. Nineteenth Century British Novel ENG 252. The American Novel RUS 115.