Participating Courses

A key component of the program is the integration of the book into courses offered in departments across campus. Some courses will use the book on their required reading lists, while others will offer themes related to the book as optional topics for papers and presentations. All students who are enrolled in these courses will receive a free copy of the book.

Academic Year 2026-2027 committed courses: 

Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 courses continually updated as instructors register their classes

Participating Courses Summer 2026:

POLI SCI 390/NELSON INSTITUTE 440/LACIS 440Indigenous Culture, the Rights of Nature, and Community Resilience in Ecuador

Participating Courses Fall 2026:

CHEM 636Topics in Chemical Instrumentation: Introduction to NMR
CP 125The Wisconsin Experience Seminar
CURRIC 367Elementary Education Practicum II
ENG 100Introduction to College Composition
ENG 403Seminar on Tutoring Writing Across the Curriculum
FOLKLORE 100Introduction to Folklore
FOLKLORE 315Folk Art of the Upper Midwest
GNS 210Cultures of Sustainability: Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe
HISTORY 100Your Family's Story
HISTORY 130Introduction to World History
INTER HE 201Belonging, Purpose, and the Ecology of Human Happiness
INTER LS 158Spark Seminar
ITALIAN 230Modern Italian Culture
LANDARC 375Wellbeing and Forest Bathing
LAW 855Government and Legislative Clinic
LITTRANS 200Food Cultures in Italian Literature
MHR 632Introduction to Arts Entrepreneurship
MED SC-MFundamentals of Global Health Graduate Medical Education
MED SC-MEmergency Medicine Residency
MEDIEVAL/SCAN ST 235The World of Sagas
NEUROL 914Adult Neurological Disorders & Diet
NEUROL 915Pediatric Neurological Disorders & Diet
SOC WORK 742Clinical Work with Children and Adolescents

Fall 2026 Odyssey Participation:

  • Core Odyssey Courses
    • Coming soon.
  • Odyssey Alumni
    • Coming soon.
  • Odyssey Senior