Current Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Courses
The following table provides the course numbers and titles of IS courses that are currently listed in the
undergraduate catalog. Course descriptions for these courses can be accessed via BANNER or
CougarNet.
Course
Course Title
Number
IS 301
Mathematics & Politics
IS 302
African-American Music & the Struggle for Freedom
IS 303
The Greatest Motion Pictures
IS 305
Native American Studies
IS 322
Ethics, Biology & Society*
IS 324
Peoples & Cultures of the East
IS 326
Modern Latin America
IS 328
History & Science *
IS 331
Mind & Language
IS 332
The Political & Social Thought of Hegel & Marx*
IS 334
Natural Resources: Issues & Conflicts
IS 335
Early Illinois: Its Land & People*
IS 336
Global Problems & Human Survival
IS 340
The Problem of War & Peace
IS 341
The Immigrant in America
IS 342
Death & Dying
IS 343
Contemporary Health Care Issues
IS 345
Quilts as Cultural Heritage*
IS 350
Women in Social Institutions
IS 352
Women in the Ancient World
IS 353
Representing Women’s Bodies: 0300-1500
IS 360
Survival of the Fittest*
IS 361
Music: Art & Science
IS 363
Living Ecologically
IS 364
The Atomic Era: Hitler, the Holocaust & the Bomb
IS 375
Technology & Public Policy
IS 376
Information Technology & Society
IS 377
The Arts & the French Revolution*
IS 380
Song & Poetry
IS 385
Risk & Risk Tradeoffs
IS 386
Cyberarts: Exploring Fine Arts & Computer Technology
IS 387
Philosophy & Modern Physics*
IS 388
Art & Politics in 19th Century France*
IS 399
Special Topics
IS 400
History, Culture, &the Language of China (Travel Study)
IS 401
Business & Society
*These courses have not been offered since Fall 2007.