Add passion and perspective to your area of study. Discoveries provide depth in a scholarly area outside of a student’s primary major. Requiring at least 9 credit hours in an advanced subject area, discoveries bolster and broaden tools and methods across disciplines.

  •  Requirements

    All students enrolled in the 2021-2022 Courses of Study Bulletin or later must complete one Discovery at Trinity. Students who are enrolled in the 2020-2021 COSB or prior are required to complete an interdisciplinary cluster, not a discovery.

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A

  • American Literature

    Students will explore the history and diversity of American literature in English.
    Department or Program: English

  • American Politics

    Students will explore essential features of the American political system.
    Department or Program: Political Science

  • Ancient Greece and Rome

    In this Discovery you will learn about the worlds of Ancient Greece and Rome.
    Department or Program: Classical Studies

  • Ancient Greek Language, Literature, and Society

    In this Discovery you will build upon your knowledge of Ancient Greek and encounter some of the major works written in the Greek language.
    Department or Program: Classical Studies

B

  • British Literature

    Students will explore the history and diversity of British literature.
    Department or Program: English

  • Business and Personal Financial Literacy

    After tooling up with basic terminology and modeling techniques, students will learn how businesses and individuals plan, measure, and keep track of goals for financial soundness.
    Department or Program: Michael Neidorff School of Business

  • Business Information Systems

    This Discovery offers a thorough review of modern information systems used in most organizations, including spreadsheets, visualization tools, relational and other databases, and enterprise-wide information systems architecture and cybersecurity.
    Department or Program: Michael Neidorff School of Business

  • Business Your Way

    In this Discovery you are free to pursue your own business interests, and get the training you want.
    Department or Program: Michael Neidorff School of Business

C

  • Chinese Society and Culture

    “Chinese Society and Culture” is an interdisciplinary Discovery that combines approaches from the humanities, social science, the sciences, and business to study one of the most dynamic cultural areas of the world.
    Department or Program: Modern Languages and Literatures

  • Communication Studies

    In this Discovery, students will learn how the media industry creates contemporary texts and unique practices of knowing and then investigate those texts through the study of specific media forms (ex. comic books), the study of special topics (ex. "Environmental Communication in Asia" or "Children...
    Department or Program: Communication

  • Comparative Politics

    Students will explore essential features of political systems outside of the United States.
    Department or Program: Political Science

  • Computer Science

    Students completing the Discovery in Computer Science will finish with an introduction to the field and a knowledge of computational problem solving.
    Department or Program: Computer Science

D

  • Data Science

    After tooling up with basic mathematical and statistical ideas students will investigate the decision making process and necessary techniques needed to produce goods and services from the managerial perspective.
    Department or Program: Michael Neidorff School of Business

  • Directing and Theatre Design

    In the Directing and Theatre Design Discovery, students will learn the tools of directing and designing for the stage.
    Department or Program: Human Communication and Theatre

E

  • East Asia

    “East Asia” is an interdisciplinary Discovery that combines approaches from the humanities, social science, the sciences, and business to study one of the most dynamic areas of the world.
    Department or Program: East Asian Studies at Trinity

  • European History

    This discovery introduces students to the history of Europe from the medieval period to the present day.
    Department or Program: History

  • Exploring Human Resource Management

    The Exploring Human Resource Management Discovery allows students to first acquire a foundational understanding of the Management discipline in MGMT 2301 and later complement it with two upper division courses in the Human Resource Management area.
    Department or Program: Business Administration

  • Exploring International Business

    The Exploring International Business Discovery allows students to first acquire a foundational understanding of the International Business environment in INTB 2301 and later complement it with upper division courses in the areas of international business.
    Department or Program: Michael Neidorff School of Business

  • Exploring Marketing

    This Discovery helps students survey the area of Marketing in MKTG 2301 and choose upper division courses where they will refine their critical understanding of the discipline, allowing some latitude to explore different facets in the area.
    Department or Program: Michael Neidorff School of Business

F

  • Film Studies

    In this Discovery, you learn about the history and theory of cinema.
    Department or Program: Communication