Disciplinary Breadth
In the university, we organize knowledge into disciplines that explore
particular areas of expertise. Although in our major requirements, we
focus our attention, we also believe that intellectual breadth fosters
creative work within the disciplines and fruitful collaboration beyond
them. This is a collective responsibility of those who teach and learn
in the Discovery Program. Each course in the Discovery Program fulfills
an obligation not only to its own field but also to the others that
make up the organization of modern knowledge. Courses in the proposed
categories introduce students to the primary questions, methods and
perspectives of the field or discipline; and they encourage students to
understand the connections among different disciplines and fields of
study.