The following represent 'constellations' of courese that offer the student the opportunity to develop a coherent program of study.

The City: HUM 254. There are three versions of this course. Students may earn credit for only one of these courses.

• The first, typically taught in Fall Term, is built around the experience of Classical Athens, Renaissance Florence and 20th Century Berlin.
• The second version, usually offered in the Spring Term, is built around the experience three American Cities, New York, Chicago and Los Angelees.
• Their third variant, often taught in the winter term, is built around the experience of three modern European cities, Vienna, Paris and London, and also in reference to the urban experience of the Pacific Northwest.

Science and Civilization

• HUM 361 Ancient Science and Culture is often taught in the winter term
• HIST 361 Science and Culture in Early Modern Europe
• PHYS 361 Modern Science and Culture, spring term.

Food and Civilization

• HUM 399: Food and culture in the ancient world
• HIST 399: Food and culture in Chinese civilization
• ANTH 365: Food and Culture

Politics and Philosophy:

• PHIL 344 : Introduction to the philosophy of law
• PHIL 344: Philosophy of the Arts
• PS 208: Introduction to the Tradition of Political Theory
• PS 225: Introduction to Political Ideologies
• PS 301: Art and the State
• PS 430, 431,432: Political Theory from the ancients to the modern world.