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INDS

40 courses with the subject INDS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

INDS 105Language and History: Renaissance Italy

An intensive, month-long introduction to the city of Florence during its "Golden Age" (the medieval and Ren

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 122Lumiere Noire: The African Diaspora in Paris

This course explores Paris as a center of cultural exchange for both African American expatriates and the broader African Diaspora,

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 124Introduction to Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

The objective of this course is to equip students with creative problem-solving ideas and strategies for innovation development that

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 126Italy from the margins

This course offers students critical understanding of Italy as a cultural, economic and political center across the ages, with a focus on the contributions and lives of its marginalized peoples. We will spend time in some o

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 128China: An Ancient Civilization and New Global Power

This interim course will familiarize students with China, an ancient and modern global power. In a journey of major Chinese c

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 140A History of Japanese Culture and Government, 400-1600 A.D

This interim course will immerse students in the aesthetic and political history of a nation which gave the world its first novel, Zen

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026.json
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INDS 141The Spirit of Water: Cultural and Environmental Perspectives in Japan

This interdisciplinary course examines the multifaceted role of water in Japanese society, exploring its cul

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 145India: Faces of Globalization-Impact and Challenges

This course examines globalization in India as it impacts different segments of society. Students will learn about India’s successes, opportuniti

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 170Modern Sub-Saharan Africa: Kenya and Tanzania

This course combines a firsthand look at the sociocultural environment and natural resources that shape development and change in Kenya and Tan

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 171Madagascar-Lafayette Initiative for Malagasy Education (LIME)

Students in this course will participate in a peer-to-peer mentoring program between Lafayette students and high sch

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 172Voices of South Africa: Cultural Diversity, Hegemony and Agency

South Africa, the "Rainbow Nation," is built on the diversity of its people practicing many cultures and religions, and speaking 11 officia

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 174Global Senegal: Alternative Modalities

This course provides an intensive learning experience in a French-speaking West African country. English is widely spoken by

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 184South Africa's Past and Present: History, Social Justice, and Post-Apartheid Futures

This interim course is designed to introduce students to the history, politics, and cultures of co

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 191The Cuban Revolution and its Social Impact: Focus on Social, Environmental and Agricultural Aspects

The Cuban economy has historically been largely based on agricultural production. By the end of the 18th century, Cuba was the largest exporter of sugar in the world and the quality of its celebrated cigars is still considered to be unrivaled. In t

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 201From Plate to Plate: Terroir and the Geology and Agriculture of Food in Italy

Terroir means “the taste of place,” suggesting how foods and drinks are geographically and culturally specific. This course

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 202A Journey through the German-Speaking World: Exploring its History, Society, and the Arts

This course explores the sociopolitical and cultural histories of the German-speaking people that have been shaped by the major intellectu

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 208Exploring Peru's Indigenous Populations in the Modern Day

This course in Peru will give students the opportunity to learn about Peruvian society and history. Specifically, students

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 211Interdisciplinary Seminars in Life Sciences: Symposia on Biomedicine, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, and Environmental Science1

Interdisciplinarity in sciences and engineering is no longer the exception as traditional divisions between disciplines erode. Some of the most exciting research in science and engineering is currently happening in the white space between disciplines. This course intends to introduce to students to high impact interdisciplinary topics through a combination of primary literature, discussions, and lectures from some of today's high impact academics. 1/2 course credit.

Subject: INDS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 214Journey to Rome: Approaching and Exploring the Eternal City

This course will be a double journey in time. We will not only explore the city of Rome (from antiquity to modernity) b

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 218The World Runs on Processes

A process can be defined as a series of actions taken in order to achieve a result. This result can be the production of a good in a manufacturing

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 222Engineers without Borders Practicum

This 0.5 credit course is available to students actively participating in either the management of or the development of technical or socio-c

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 223Social Entrepreneurship

Course topics include a range of business models: not-for-profit groups, organizations with revenue-generating products or ser

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 224The Cultures and Landscapes of Greece: Perspectives of Writer, Ancient and Modern

Traveling around Greece to visit museums and important historical and archeological sites, students will see firsthand the diversity of the country's topography and have t

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 226Constructing Madrid, Spain, and Iberian Worlds

What tools and information do you need to understand Madrid and the Iberian Peninsula in their global and multicultural contexts? We will

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 233Writing London’s Ecologies

London is a city pulsing with underground rivers, deep diversity, and a (more than) human

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 240From Generosity to Justice: Addressing Social Problems through Action and

This interdisciplinary seminar centers on questions that arise when students volunt

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 245Social, Economic and Ethical Issues in Health Care in the US and UK

This course in conjunction with INDS 371 examines selected social, economic and ethical aspects of the health care sy

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 246Biotechnology and Innovation

The objective of this multidisciplinary course is to provide an overview of the biotechnology commercialization process. Placing biotech innovations

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 253Being Human in STEM

This seminar will examine the lack of diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by exploring individual narr

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 256Green Europe: Cultures of Sustainability in Germany and Beyond

This course explores key topics of sustainability and environmentalism in four European countries: Germany, Switzerland, France, and the Czech Republic. Students learn

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 271Social Values and Technology in Historic Architecture

Study of Roman, Byzantine, and French Medieval architecture as expressions of pre-industr

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 279Conflict in Eastern Europe: Past and Present

This course will bring students to Eastern Europe for three weeks, with bases in Krakow, Warsaw, and Berlin (and day trips

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 280The Three Faces of Russia: Imperial, Soviet, and Modern

In this course students spend three weeks examining the history and culture of Russia and Latvia while traveling through these tw

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 281London and Dublin Theater

England's rich theatrical tradition is continually affirmed by the excellence of its London theater productions. Duri

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 321322 Technology Clinic

A small group of selected students work together with faculty mentors to solve a real-world pr

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026.json
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INDS 321-322Technology Clinic1

A small group of selected students work together with faculty mentors to solve a real-world problem proposed by an industrial or government sponsor, addressing the social, technological, and economic factors relevant to a solution. Students work on campus as a team and at times independently and on-site with the sponsors.

Subject: INDS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: lafayette.smartcatalogiq.com

INDS 322SS,W // none

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026.json
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INDS 330Grand Challenges Project

In this course a group of students from multiple disciplines will focus on one of the fourteen Grand Challenges. These have bee

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 361The Gothic Cathedral: Structural Rationalism

Gothic cathedrals are considered as representing the physical embodiment of the values of medieval society. The course explor

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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INDS 371Health Care Internship

The aspect of this course paired with INDS 245 is a placement in a health care, human services, governmental, or academic institution. The

Subject: INDS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: lafayette.smartcatalogiq.com

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