Grinnell structures the curriculum departmentally. However, we also offer a number of interdisciplinary courses, many of which are open to first-year students. Below are some examples you can consider for Fall or Spring semester.

• AMS 130 - American Beliefs and Cultural Values
• ENV 125 - Introduction to Earth Systems Science
• ENV 195 - Environmental Challenge & Responsibilities
• ENV 145 - Nations and the Global Environment
• GDS 111 - Introduction to Global Development Studies
• GLS 248 - The Russian Novel
• HUM 101 - Ancient Greek World
• HUM 140 - Medieval and Renaissance Culture: 1100-1650
• LAS 111 - Introduction to Latin American Studies
• LIN 114 - Introduction to General Linguistics
• TEC 154 - Evolution of Technology

Interdisciplinary concentrations are offered at Grinnell as a way to pursue a breadth of study across several related disciplines. They are organized programs that a student may choose to complete in addition to a major. Each concentration includes work in several departments and culminates in an interdisciplinary seminar or project in the senior year. Completion of a concentration is entered on a student's permanent record and transcript. Students declare their intention to pursue a concentration by the start of their third year. See the bottom of this section of the Academic Catalog for detailed information about each Interdisciplinary Concentration offered at Grinnell

Concentrations are offered in the following areas:

• American Studies
• East Asian Studies
• Environmental Studies
• Global Development Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Linguistics
• Neuroscience
• Policy Studies
• Russian Central and Eastern European Studies
• Technology Studies
• Western European Studies

Interdisciplinary Study Themes identify groups of courses that address, in a significant way, a particular theme, issue or problem that students and faculty members wish to explore together. They are distinguished by the collaboration of participating faculty members and may have connections to college programming such as a symposium or an exhibition, internships, or to a significant outside event. Four Interdisciplinary Study Themes are available for the 2009/10 academic year: "African Studies," "Human Rights and Human Dignity," "Nature and Culture in the Prairie Region," and "Peace Studies."