You could develop a theme around an area of the world, such as Japan or East Asia, Latin America, Africa, Australia, etc. Choose courses about that area from history, comparative literature, religious studies, geography, foreign language, anthropology, political science, and more.
- If you did Japan, for example, you could choose from:
- ART H 120 (GA;IL): Asian Art and Architecture
- CMLIT 004 (GH;IL): Introduction to Asian Literatures
- HIST 172 (IL): Survey of Japanese Civilization
- Japanese (JAPNS) language
- MUSIC 009 (GA;IL): Introduction to World Musics
- PHIL 007 (GH;IL): Asian Philosophy
- RL ST 104 (GH;US;IL): Introduction to Buddhism
- RL ST 181 (IL): Introduction to the Religions of China and Japan
- THEA 406 (IL): Theatre in Asia
- For Latin America you could choose from:
- AAA S 132 (IL): Afro-Hispanic Civilization
- ANTH 008 (GS;IL): Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas
- CMLIT 005 (GH;US;IL): Introduction to Literatures of the Americas
- GEOG 123 (GS;IL): Geography of Developing World
- HIST 178 (GH;IL): Latin-American History to 1820
- HIST 179 (GH;IL): Latin-American History Since 1820
- INTAG 100 (GS;IL): Introduction to International Agriculture
- PL SC 003 (GS;IL): Introduction to Comparative Politics
- RL ST 125W (GH): Modern Christianity
- Spanish (SPAN) language
- SPAN 131 (GH;US;IL): Ibero-American Civilization
- THEA 208 (GA;US;IL): Workshop: Theatre in Diverse Cultures
- You could even do a Pennsylvania theme:
- AM ST 050 (GH): The Literature and Lore of Mining
- ANTH 011 (GS;IL): Introductory North American Archaeology
- GEOG 122 (GH;US): The American Scene
- GEOSC 002 (GN): Historical Geology
- GER 157 (GH;US): Pennsylvania Germans: The Culture of the Sectarians
- HIST 012 (GH;US): History of Pennsylvania
- R SOC 011 (GS;US): Introductory Rural Sociology
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You could create a theme based on an idea with implications in several directions.
- If you explored social and economic development you might take:
- AAA S 192 (GH;IL): Modern African History
- ARCH 316 (GA): Analysis of Human Settlements: Cities
- EGEE 101 (GN): Energy and the Environment
- ENNEC 100 (GS): Introduction to Energy and Earth Sciences Economics
- GEOG 123 (GS;IL): Geography of Developing World
- HIST 151 (GS;US): Technology and Society in American History
- INTAG 100 (GS;IL): Introduction to International Agriculture
- PHIL 107 (GH): Introduction to Philosophy of Technology
- PL SC 135 (GS): The Politics of the Ecological Crisis
- R SOC 011 (GS;US): Introductory Rural Sociology
- If you want to work on environmental issues, think about:
- BI SC 003 (GN): Environmental Science
- EARTH 002 (GN): The Earth System and Global Change
- ENGL 180 (GH): Literature and the Natural World
- ENNEC 100 (GS): Introduction to Energy and Earth Sciences Economics
- GEOSC 020 (GN): Planet Earth
- LARCH 003 (GA): The Natural and Historic Landscape
- R SOC 011 (GS;US): Introductory Rural Sociology
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You could study a period of time, with courses from different disciplines.
- Medieval courses would include:
- ART H 111 (GA;IL): Ancient to Medieval Art
- ART H 201 (GA;IL): Ancient to Medieval Architecture
- CMLIT 106 (GH;IL): The Arthurian Legend
- GER 245 (GH): The Vikings
- HIST 107 (GH;IL): Medieval Europe
- HIST 108 (GH;IL): The Crusades: Holy War in the Middle Ages
- MEDVL 108 (GH;IL): Medieval Civilization
- Ancient civilization would be reflected in:
- ANTH 009 (GS;IL): Rise of Civilization in the Old World
- ART H 111 (GA;IL): Ancient to Medieval Art
- ART H 201 (GA;IL): Ancient to Medieval Architecture
- CAMS 010 (GH;IL): Mesopotamian Civilization
- CAMS 020 (GH): Egyptian Civilization
- HEBR 010 (GH;IL): Jewish Civilization
- RL ST 102 (GH;IL): Canaan and Israel in Antiquity
- RL ST 110 (GH;US;IL): Hebrew Bible: Old Testament
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