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 .
| : Introduction to African and African American Studies |
: Blackness in American Popular Culture |
| : ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵern African History |
: From Hip-Hop to Tik-Tok: The Evolution of Hip-Hop Culture and Politics |
| : Topics in American History: The Past Is Not Past: Recognizing & Reckoning with Contemporary Manifestations of Historical Traumas |
: Youth Cultures in Urban Africa |
| : Move on up a Little Higher: The History of Gospel Music |
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| : Special Topics: LatinX Experiences across the United States |
: Introduction to African and African American Studies |
| : Blackness in American Popular Culture |
: History of the United States I |
| : Introduction to Public History |
: Introduction to Public Policy |
| : Cult Controversies: Race, Gender, and Sex in America's 'Alternative' Religions |
: Voices of American Women |
| : Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies |
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| : Asian Art: Prehistory to Contemporary |
: A Tale of Three Cities: Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong |
| : C-Pop: Learning Chinese through Song Lyrics (by placement) |
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| : Introduction to Lens and Time-based Media |
: Cutting Time: Topics in Contemporary Video Production and the Moving Image |
| : Medical Anthropology |
: Art and Politics during the Hispanic Enlightenment |
| : A Tale of Three Cities: Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong |
: History of Britain and Ireland I |
| : Early Modern Cities |
: ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵern African History |
| : Latin American History to 1825 |
: The Haitian Revolution |
| : United States and Latin America since 1898 |
: Youth Cultures in Urban Africa |
| : Spanish Literature and Culture through 1700 |
: Latin American Literature and Culture, Pre-Colonial to Independence |
| : Blackness in American Popular Culture |
: Women in Literature |
: Medieval Women -- In Their Own Words (AP/IB)
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: European Celebrity and Fan Culture (AP/IB) |
| : Cult Controversies: Race, Gender, and Sex in America's 'Alternative' Religions |
: Voices of American Women |
| : Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies |
: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies |
