Interdisciplinary Studies

IDS is the place for fresh insights and independent thought, for crossing boundaries and creating novel solutions to challenging problems. IDS is the place for ideas.

The Interdisciplinary Studies department offers:

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Our unique interdisciplinary programs encourage you to blaze your own path and let your ideas take flight.

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IDS 325 Interdisciplinary Course in London

An interdisciplinary course taught in London by a Gettysburg College faculty member during the one-month presession to the Gettysburg in England program. Topics will vary. The topic during the fall of 2010 will be Global Cities.

CWES 320 Aftermath: The Experience of War and ‘Modern’ Memory

In this class students will engage with the cultural and military histories of two different conflicts and compare their lasting impact in our contemporary perception of war and society. As such, the ‘experience of war’ will be our broad topic of consideration. We will access this theme by examining memory sources that detail and represent these experiences over time.

IDS 1XX The Love of Wisdom and the Wisdom of Love.

This course will examine the nature of philosophy (‘the love of wisdom’) through a particular question: what is the meaning of love? In this course we shall examine the nature of this complex phenomenon through the lenses of religious thought, film, and philosophy.