Constellation: What Is the Cosmos?

Explore the vast expanse we call the cosmos, the shape of time and the nature of space, how worlds are and have been arranged, whether the cosmos can be adequality represented, and the place of the human in contemplating its purpose and harnessing its energies. Join us as we reflect critically upon what has been imagined about worlds, the world, and our connection to it all.

Students enroll in one fall course and one spring course for their matched Constellation. Students are assigned to the fall semester to enroll in one integrated W120 course.

Fall 2025

Energy 112CN Nuclear Energy and Society
Physics 134CN Intro to Astronomy  

Writing 120 Radical Magic
Writing 120 Language Difference and Writing                                                

Spring 2026

ARTHIST 106CN Conquering the Cosmos: The Art and Visual Culture of the Space Race
ARTHIST 105CN Mapping the Cosmos from the Neolithic to Now
REL 103CN The Songs of the Stars
REL 104CN Gods, Monsters, and Superheroes: The Beings of the Cosmos

Writing 120 Language Difference and Writing