International and Global Arts and Belief Systems is an interdisciplinary ''Functional Studies'' concentration at the major level (only) of the Special Program in Liberal Studies/International & Global Studies (SPLS/IGS). It is intended for undergraduate students who seek to understand and engage international issues and the differences and commonalities among world societies in terms of their multifaceted cultural elements, particularly as they relate to their philosophical perspectives on life, customs and traditions, scientific and religious views of the cosmos, and distinctive and shared art forms (plastic, literary, cinematic, and performance-based). Internationally and globally focused course work on modern-day philosophical and religious systems, cultural anthropology, intercultural communication, modern world literatures, and the analytical and historical studies of contemporary art, film, theatre, music, and dance is particularly suitable for this major.