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1 | Ancient Technology, Gender, and Environment | Jonathan Mark Kenoyer | 9 | Anthropology | + Geography | + Environmental Studies | Anthropology + Geography + Environmental Studies | Social Science Biological Science | Honors Optional | Ancient Technology, Gender, and Environment | |||||
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2 | Art and Artists: Foundations of Contemporary Practice (Option 1) | 9 | Art Department | + Art Department | + Art Department | + Art Department | for students advised by the School of Education | Art Department + Art Department + Art Department + Art Department | Humanities | Art and Artists: Foundations of Contemporary Practice (Option 1) | |||||
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3 | Art and Artists: Foundations of Contemporary Practice (Option 2) | 9 | Art Department | + Art Department | + Art Department | + Art Department | for students advised by the School of Education | Art Department + Art Department + Art Department + Art Department | Humanities | Art and Artists: Foundations of Contemporary Practice (Option 2) | |||||
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4 | Autism in Society: Past, Present, and Future | Andrea Ruppar | 9 | Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education | + Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education | + Psychology | Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education + Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education + Psychology | Social Science | Autism in Society: Past, Present, and Future | ||||||
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5 | Becoming a Scientist: Doing Biology Research | Janet Batzli, Michelle Harris, and Seth McGee | 11 | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) | + Chemistry | + History of Science | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) + Chemistry + History of Science | Quantitative Reasoning Part B | Biological Science Physical Science Humanities | Honors Optional | Becoming a Scientist: Doing Biology Research | ||||
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6 | Beyond Good and Evil: Perspectives on Morality | Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen | 11 | History Department | + Philosophy | + Legal Studies | History Department + Philosophy + Legal Studies | Humanities or Social Science Humanities or Social Science Social Science | Honors Optional | Beyond Good and Evil: Perspectives on Morality | |||||
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7 | Biology of Vision | Bikash Pattnaik | 10 | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) | + Psychology | + Chemistry | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) + Psychology + Chemistry | Biological Science Social Science Physical Science | Biology of Vision | ||||||
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8 | Black Life Narratives | Laila Amine | 10 | English | + Afro-American Studies | + Sociology | English + Afro-American Studies + Sociology | Yes | Literature Social Science Social Science | Black Life Narratives | |||||
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9 | Capitalism and America | Paige Glotzer | 11 | History Department | + Economics | + Sociology | for “direct admit” students in the Wisconsin School of Business | History Department + Economics + Sociology | Yes | Quantitative Reasoning Part B | Humanities or Social Science Social Science Social Science | Honors Optional | Capitalism and America | ||
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10 | Children, Marriage, and Family | Harry Brighouse | 10 | Philosophy | + Sociology | + Educational Psychology | Philosophy + Sociology + Educational Psychology | Humanities or Social Science Social Science Social Science | Children, Marriage, and Family | ||||||
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11 | Classical Myth and Modern American Culture | Ron Harris | 10 | English | + Integrated Liberal Studies | + Latin (Classics) | English + Integrated Liberal Studies + Latin (Classics) | Literature Literature | Yes | Classical Myth and Modern American Culture | |||||
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12 | Democratic Ideas | John Zumbrunnen | 11 | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) | + International Studies | + Folklore Program | + Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) + International Studies + Folklore Program + Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) | Yes | Social Science Social Science Humanities | Democratic Ideas | ||||
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13 | Diversity in Special Education | Bonnie Doren | 10 | Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education | + Sociology | + Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education | Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education + Sociology + Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education | Yes | Social Science | Diversity in Special Education | |||||
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14 | The Emergence of Celebrity Culture: History, Performance, Fame | Margaret Butler | 9 | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) | + Gender and Women’s Studies | + Anthropology | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) + Gender and Women’s Studies + Anthropology | Yes | Humanities Social Science Social Science | Emergence of Celebrity Culture: History, Performance, Fame | |||||
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15 | Energy, Climate, and Environment | Justin Vandenbroucke | 9 | Physics | + La Follette School of Public Affairs | + Environmental Studies | Physics + La Follette School of Public Affairs + Environmental Studies | Quantitative Reasoning Part B | Physical Science Social Science Social Science | Energy, Climate, and Environment | |||||
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16 | Exploring Biology (Option 1) | Cara Theisen | 9 | Integrated Science | + English | + Gender and Women’s Studies | Integrated Science + English + Gender and Women’s Studies | Yes | Communication Part A | Biological Science Humanities or Social Science | Exploring Biology (Option 1) | ||||
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17 | Exploring Biology (Option 2) | Cara Theisen | 8 | Integrated Science | + History of Science | + Mathematics | Integrated Science + History of Science + Mathematics | Quantitative Reasoning Part A | Biological Science Humanities or Social Science | Honors Optional | Exploring Biology (Option 2) | ||||
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18 | Exploring Biology (Option 3) | Cara Theisen | 9 | Integrated Science | + Anthropology | + Chemistry | Integrated Science + Anthropology + Chemistry | Biological Science Biological Science Physical Science | Honors Optional | Exploring Biology (Option 3) | |||||
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19 | Exploring Biology (Option 4) | Cara Theisen | 9 | Integrated Science | + Interdisciplinary Courses (SOHE) | + Chemistry | Integrated Science + Interdisciplinary Courses (SOHE) + Chemistry | Biological Science Social Science Physical Science | Exploring Biology (Option 4) | ||||||
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20 | Exploring Biology (Option 5) | Cara Theisen | 9 | Integrated Science | + Gender and Women’s Studies | + Chemistry | Integrated Science + Gender and Women’s Studies + Chemistry | Biological Science Natural Science Physical Science | Exploring Biology (Option 5) | ||||||
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21 | First Wave | Natasha Oladokun | 10 | English | + Physics | + Afro-American Studies | + Integrated Arts | for students in the First Wave Learning Community | English + Physics + Afro-American Studies + Integrated Arts | Yes | Communication Part B Quantitative Reasoning Part B | Physical Science Humanities | Honors Optional | First Wave | |
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22 | Food Cultures of Italy | Grazia Menechella | 10 | Literature in Translation | + Horticulture | + Italian | Literature in Translation + Horticulture + Italian | Literature Biological Science | Honors Optional Honors Optional | Yes | Food Cultures of Italy | ||||
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23 | Freedom and Slavery in American Literary Imagination | Cherene Sherrard-Johnson | 9 | English | + Afro-American Studies | + Gender and Women’s Studies | English + Afro-American Studies + Gender and Women’s Studies | Yes | Literature Social Science Social Science | Honors Optional | Freedom and Slavery in American Literary Imagination | ||||
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24 | Game Design | Krista-Lee Malone | 10 | Curriculum and Instruction | + Sociology | + Communication Arts | Curriculum and Instruction + Sociology + Communication Arts | Yes | Social Science Humanities or Social Science | Game Design | |||||
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26 | Global Biodiversity and the Sixth Mass Extinction | Daniel Young | 9 | Entomology | + Environmental Studies | + Chemistry | Entomology + Environmental Studies + Chemistry | Biological Science Physical Science | Honors Optional | Global Biodiversity and the Sixth Mass Extinction | |||||
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27 | Global Food Security: The Real Hunger Games | Jeri Barak | 10 | Plant Pathology | + Botany | + Chemistry | Plant Pathology + Botany + Chemistry | Biological Science Biological Science Physical Science | Honors Optional | Global Food Security: The Real Hunger Games | |||||
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28 | Global Poverty: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | Matthew Turner | 9 | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) | + Anthropology | + Nutritional Sciences | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) + Anthropology + Nutritional Sciences | Yes | Social Science Social Science Social Science | Global Poverty: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | |||||
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29 | Globalization, World Regions, and Globalizing Education | Margaret Hawkins | 10 | Curriculum and Instruction | + International Studies | + Anthropology | Curriculum and Instruction + International Studies + Anthropology | Yes | Social Science Social Science | Globalization, World Regions, and Globalizing Education | |||||
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30 | Healthcare and Engineering | Tracy Puccinelli | 10 | Interdisciplinary Courses (Engineering) | + Chemistry | + Religious Studies | for “direct admit” students in the College of Engineering | Interdisciplinary Courses (Engineering) + Chemistry + Religious Studies | Physical Science Humanities or Social Science | Healthcare and Engineering | |||||
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31 | Hispanic Literatures through the Perspective of Gender | Ksenija Bilbija | 9 | Spanish | + Gender and Women’s Studies | + Spanish | + Spanish | Spanish + Gender and Women’s Studies + Spanish + Spanish | Literature Social Science | Honors Optional Honors Optional | Yes | Hispanic Literatures through the Perspective of Gender | |||
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32 | The History of Yoga | Gudrun Buhnemann | 10 | Asian Languages and Cultures | + Anthropology | + Philosophy | Asian Languages and Cultures + Anthropology + Philosophy | Yes | Humanities Social Science Humanities or Social Science | Honors Optional | History of Yoga | ||||
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34 | How to Live? Art, Ethics, and the Everyday | Michael Peterson | 10 | Art Department | + Interdisciplinary Courses (SOHE) | + Geography | Art Department + Interdisciplinary Courses (SOHE) + Geography | Social Science Social Science | How to Live? Art, Ethics, and the Everyday | ||||||
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35 | Human Memory, Big Data, and The Digital Age | Mark Vareschi | 10 | English | + Philosophy | + Computer Sciences | English + Philosophy + Computer Sciences | Quantitative Reasoning Part B | Literature Humanities or Social Science Natural Science | Honors Optional | Human Memory, Big Data, and The Digital Age | ||||
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36 | Human Rights and Education | Diana Rodriguez-Gomez | 10 | Educational Policy Studies | + International Studies | + Gender and Women’s Studies | Educational Policy Studies + International Studies + Gender and Women’s Studies | Humanities or Social Science Social Science Social Science | Human Rights and Education | ||||||
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37 | Humanitarian-Centered Design and Innovation through Making | Lennon Rodgers and Rebecca Alcock | 11 | Interdisciplinary Courses (Engineering) | + Chemistry | + History Department | for “direct admit” students in the College of Engineering | Interdisciplinary Courses (Engineering) + Chemistry + History Department | Physical Science Humanities or Social Science | Humanitarian-Centered Design and Innovation through Making | |||||
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38 | Imagining Crime: Criminal Justice in Fact and Fiction | Ralph Grunewald | 10 | Comparative Literature | + Legal Studies | + Sociology | Comparative Literature + Legal Studies + Sociology | Yes | Literature Social Science Social Science | Honors Optional | Imagining Crime: Criminal Justice in Fact and Fiction | ||||
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39 | Internet and Society | Rebekah Willett | 10 | Library and Information Studies | + Communication Arts | + Library and Information Studies | Library and Information Studies + Communication Arts + Library and Information Studies | Communication Part B | Social Science Humanities Humanities or Social Science | Internet and Society | |||||
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40 | Jerusalem: Holy City of Conflict and Desire | Rachel Brenner | 10 | Jewish Studies | + English | + Political Science | Jewish Studies + English + Political Science | Communication Part A | Humanities Social Science | Jerusalem: Holy City of Conflict and Desire | |||||
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41 | Latinx Identity and Politics | Benjamin Marquez | 9 | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) | + Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies | + Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) + Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies + Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies | Yes | Social Science Humanities or Social Science Social Science | Latinx Identity and Politics | |||||
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42 | The Life of Primates | Richard McFarland | 9 | Anthropology | + Zoology | + Psychology | Anthropology + Zoology + Psychology | Biological Science Social Science | Honors Optional Honors Optional | Life of Primates | |||||
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43 | Living Digitally: A Cultural History of the Internet | Joseph Bowling | 9 | English | + Computer Sciences | + Sociology | English + Computer Sciences + Sociology | Yes | Quantitative Reasoning Part B | Literature Natural Science Social Science | Honors Optional | Living Digitally: A Cultural History of the Internet | |||
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44 | Major Transitions in Evolution | David Baum | 10 | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) | + Anthropology | + Chemistry | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) + Anthropology + Chemistry | Yes | Biological Science Social Science Physical Science | Major Transitions in Evolution | |||||
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45 | Make It Count: Measuring Physical Activity Behavior | Morgan Shields | 10 | Kinesiology | + Mathematics | + English | + Kinesiology | Kinesiology + Mathematics + English + Kinesiology | Quantitative Reasoning Part A Communication Part A | Make It Count: Measuring Physical Activity Behavior | |||||
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46 | The Meaning of Life | Russ Shafer-Landau | 10 | Philosophy | + Geoscience | + Comparative Literature | for students in the College of Letters & Science Honors Program | Philosophy + Geoscience + Comparative Literature | Humanities Biological Science Literature | Honors Only Honors Optional | Meaning of Life | ||||
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47 | Migrations and Displacement: Histories of Immigration to the United States | Cindy I-Fen Cheng | 10 | History Department | + English | + Political Science | History Department + English + Political Science | Communication Part A | Humanities or Social Science Social Science | Honors Optional | Migrations and Displacement: Histories of Immigration to the United States | ||||
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48 | The Monstrous and the Supernatural in Japanese Visual Culture | Gene Phillips | 10 | Art History | + History Department | + Anthropology | Art History + History Department + Anthropology | Yes | Humanities Humanities or Social Science Social Science | Honors Optional | Monstrous and the Supernatural in Japanese Visual Culture | ||||
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49 | National Identity and the Global World: The Italian Case | Ernesto Livorni | 11 | Literature in Translation | + Political Science | + Economics | Literature in Translation + Political Science + Economics | Quantitative Reasoning Part B | Literature Social Science Social Science | Honors Optional | National Identity and the Global World: The Italian Case | ||||
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50 | Nursing: Child Development (Option 1) | 8 | Nursing | + Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education | + Educational Psychology | for students advised by the School of Nursing | Nursing + Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education + Educational Psychology | Social Science Social Science | Nursing: Child Development (Option 1) | ||||||
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51 | Nursing: Contemporary Healers (Option 2) | 9 | Nursing | + History of Science | + Sociology | for students advised by the School of Nursing | Nursing + History of Science + Sociology | Yes | Social Science Humanities Social Science | Nursing: Contemporary Healers (Option 2) | |||||
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52 | Nursing: Diversity and Women’s Studies (Option 3) | 9 | Nursing | + Sociology | + Gender and Women’s Studies | for students advised by the School of Nursing | Nursing + Sociology + Gender and Women’s Studies | Yes | Social Science Social Science Natural Science | Nursing: Diversity and Women’s Studies (Option 3) | |||||
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53 | Nursing: Equality in Healthcare (Option 4) | 9 | Nursing | + Sociology | + Religious Studies | for students advised by the School of Nursing | Nursing + Sociology + Religious Studies | Yes | Social Science Social Science Humanities or Social Science | Nursing: Equality in Healthcare (Option 4) | |||||
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54 | Nursing: Global Health (Option 5) | 8 | Nursing | + Nutritional Sciences | + Sociology | for students advised by the School of Nursing | Nursing + Nutritional Sciences + Sociology | Yes | Social Science Social Science Social Science | Nursing: Global Health (Option 5) | |||||
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55 | Observation and Discovery: How Astronomy Shapes our Worldview | James Lattis | 9 | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) | + History of Science | + Astronomy | Interdisciplinary Courses (L&S) + History of Science + Astronomy | Social Science or Natural Science Humanities Physical Science | Honors Optional Honors Optional | Observation and Discovery: How Astronomy Shapes our Worldview | |||||
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56 | Perspectives on Medicine and Healing | Jim McKeown | 11 | Classics | + Chemistry | + Religious Studies | for students in the College of Letters & Science Honors Program | Classics + Chemistry + Religious Studies | Quantitative Reasoning Part B | Humanities Physical Science Humanities or Social Science | Honors Only | Perspectives on Medicine and Healing | |||
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57 | Pharmacy and You (Option 1) | Michael Pitterle, Denise Walbrandt Pigerelli, Amy Zwaska | 8 | Pharmacy | + Chemistry | + Pharmacy Practice | Pharmacy + Chemistry + Pharmacy Practice | Physical Science | Pharmacy and You (Option 1) | ||||||
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58 | Pharmacy and You (Option 2) | Michael Pitterle, Denise Walbrandt Pigerelli, Amy Zwaska | 8 | Pharmacy | + Chemistry | + Pharmacy Practice | Pharmacy + Chemistry + Pharmacy Practice | Physical Science | Pharmacy and You (Option 2) | ||||||
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59 | The Physiology of Human Performance | Gary Diffee | 9 | Kinesiology | + Chemistry | + Kinesiology | Kinesiology + Chemistry + Kinesiology | Quantitative Reasoning Part B | Physical Science | Physiology of Human Performance | |||||
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60 | Plants and Human Well-being | Irwin Goldman | 10 | Horticulture | + Horticulture | + Chemistry | + Anthropology | Horticulture + Horticulture + Chemistry + Anthropology | Yes | Physical Science Social Science | Plants and Human Well-being | ||||
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61 | Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in American Education | Linn Posey-Maddox | 10 | Educational Policy Studies | + English | + Sociology | Educational Policy Studies + English + Sociology | Yes | Communication Part A | Social Science | Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in American Education | ||||
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62 | Rainforests and Coral Reefs | Catherine Woodward | 10 | Botany | + Chemistry | + Spanish | Botany + Chemistry + Spanish | Biological Science Physical Science | Yes | Rainforests and Coral Reefs | |||||
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63 | Religion and the News | Susan B. Ridgely | 10 | Religious Studies | + Anthropology | + Journalism and Mass Communication | Religious Studies + Anthropology + Journalism and Mass Communication | Yes | Communication Part B | Humanities Social Science Social Science | Honors Optional | Religion and the News | |||
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64 | Russia and the World | Francine Hirsch | 11 | History Department | + Political Science | + Slavic (Slavic Languages) | History Department + Political Science + Slavic (Slavic Languages) | Humanities or Social Science Social Science | Honors Optional | Yes | Russia and the World | ||||
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66 | Shakespeare Now and Then: The Plays on Stage and Film | Karen Britland | 10 | English | + Folklore Program | + History Department | English + Folklore Program + History Department | Yes | Literature Humanities Humanities or Social Science | Honors Optional | Shakespeare Now and Then: The Plays on Stage and Film | ||||
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67 | The Sociology and History of American Marketing and Consumer Society | Thomas O’Guinn | 10 | Marketing | + Psychology | + Sociology | for “direct admit” students in the Wisconsin School of Business | Marketing + Psychology + Sociology | Social Science Social Science | Sociology and History of American Marketing and Consumer Society | |||||
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68 | Sustainability and Engineering | Kathryn Kalscheur | 10 | Interdisciplinary Courses (Engineering) | + Chemistry | + Environmental Studies | for “direct admit” students in the College of Engineering | Interdisciplinary Courses (Engineering) + Chemistry + Environmental Studies | Physical Science Social Science | Sustainability and Engineering | |||||
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69 | Sustainability in the North: Culture, Environment, and the Economy | Marcus Cederstrom | 11 | German Nordic and Slavic | + Environmental Studies | + Economics | + General Business | for “direct admit” students in the Wisconsin School of Business | German Nordic and Slavic + Environmental Studies + Economics + General Business | Quantitative Reasoning Part B | Humanities Social Science Social Science | Sustainability in the North: Culture, Environment, and the Economy | |||
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70 | Weather Hazards and Society | Gregory Tripoli | 8 | Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | + Environmental Studies | + Geoscience | Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences + Environmental Studies + Geoscience | Physical Science Social Science Physical Science | Weather Hazards and Society | ||||||
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71 | Wolves, Dogs, and People | Adrian Treves | 9 | Environmental Studies | + Environmental Studies | + Geography | Environmental Studies + Environmental Studies + Geography | Biological Science Biological Science Social Science | Wolves, Dogs, and People | ||||||
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72 | World of the Vikings | Scott Mellor | 9 | Literature in Translation | + German Nordic and Slavic | + Environmental Studies | Literature in Translation + German Nordic and Slavic + Environmental Studies | Communication Part B | Literature Humanities Biological Science | Yes | World of the Vikings | ||||
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73 | Yoga in Poetry and Pose | Chris Livanos | 9 | Comparative Literature | + Religious Studies | + Nutritional Sciences | Comparative Literature + Religious Studies + Nutritional Sciences | Literature Humanities or Social Science Social Science | Honors Optional | Yoga in Poetry and Pose | |||||
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74 | Youth, Education, and Society | Bianca Baldridge | 9 | Educational Policy Studies | + Afro-American Studies | + English | Educational Policy Studies + Afro-American Studies + English | Yes | Communication Part A | Humanities | Youth, Education, and Society | ||||
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