AFRICAN & AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIES, ASIAN STUDIES, FILM STUDIES, INTERNATIONAL & GLOBAL STUDIES, SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN STUDIES, WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS: Courses for Fall 2025
One of the benefits of a liberal arts education is discovering connections. At Sewanee, we value cross-disciplinary thinking, and certain programs are specifically shaped to highlight all the ways one might approach an intellectual construct. This page highlights the programs (and courses) that intentionally seek to promote connections.
Click the linked program name to read more details about the program's course offerings. Click the linked course number to review a description of an individual course. Some courses (noted AP/IB) are restricted to students who have earned either a 4 or 5 on the AP exam or a 5, 6, or 7 on the IB exam, as outlined on the Registrar's page.
| AFST 150: Introduction to African and African American Studies |
AFST 210: Blackness in American Popular Culture |
| HIST 215: Southern African History |
HIST 282: From Hip-Hop to Tik-Tok: The Evolution of Hip-Hop Culture and Politics |
| HIST 333: Topics in American History: The Past Is Not Past: Recognizing & Reckoning with Contemporary Manifestations of Historical Traumas |
INGS 201: Youth Cultures in Urban Africa |
| MUSC 143: Move on up a Little Higher: The History of Gospel Music |
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| AMST 221: Special Topics: LatinX Experiences across the United States |
AFST 150: Introduction to African and African American Studies |
| AFST 210: Blackness in American Popular Culture |
HIST 201: History of the United States I |
| HIST 235: Introduction to Public History |
POLS 223: Introduction to Public Policy |
| RELG 235: Cult Controversies: Race, Gender, and Sex in America's 'Alternative' Religions |
RHET 331: Voices of American Women |
| WMST 100: Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies |
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| ARTH 105: Asian Art: Prehistory to Contemporary |
ASIA 215: A Tale of Three Cities: Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong |
| CHIN 302: C-Pop: Learning Chinese through Song Lyrics (by placement) |
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| ART 103: Introduction to Lens and Time-based Media |
ART 243: Cutting Time: Topics in Contemporary Video Production and the Moving Image |
| ANTH 319: Medical Anthropology |
ARTH 352: Art and Politics during the Hispanic Enlightenment |
| ASIA 215: A Tale of Three Cities: Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong |
HIST 205: History of Britain and Ireland I |
| HIST 210: Early Modern Cities |
HIST 215: Southern African History |
| HIST 223: Latin American History to 1825 |
HIST 273: The Haitian Revolution |
| HIST 359: United States and Latin America since 1898 |
INGS 201: Youth Cultures in Urban Africa |
| SPAN 301: Spanish Literature and Culture through 1700 |
SPAN 303: Latin American Literature and Culture, Pre-Colonial to Independence |
| AFST 210: Blackness in American Popular Culture |
ENGL 207: Women in Literature |
HIST 305: Medieval Women -- In Their Own Words (AP/IB)
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HIST 306: European Celebrity and Fan Culture (AP/IB) |
| RELG 235: Cult Controversies: Race, Gender, and Sex in America's 'Alternative' Religions |
RHET 331: Voices of American Women |
| WMST 100: Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies |
WMST 111: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies |
