Cultural Studies

Spring 2006

All courses on this list are approved for General Education credit on a campus-wide basis. However, individual Colleges or curricula may require specific courses or course categories. Students should consult their advisors about selecting the general education courses which best fit their programs of study.

Effective Summer/Fall 2018: Undergraduates newly admitted in Summer/Fall 2018 or later (note this includes both freshman as well as transfers matriculating in Summer/Fall 2018 and after) need to complete one course in Non-Western Cultures; one course in US Minority Cultures; and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.

Undergraduate students who matriculated Spring 2018 or prior need to complete one course in Non-Western or US Minority Cultures and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.

Courses are added as they are approved.

General Education Abbreviations

ACP - Advanced Composition

HUM - Humanities and the Arts
HP - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
LA - Literature and the Arts

SBS - Social and Behavioral Sciences
BSC - Behavioral Sciences
SS - Social Sciences

NAT - Natural Sciences and Technology
LS - Life Sciences
PS - Physical Sciences

CS - Cultural Studies
NW - Non-Western Culture(s)
US - US Minority Cultures
WCC - Western/Comparative Culture(s)

QR - Quantitative Reasoning
QR1 - Quantitative Reasoning I
QR2 - Quantitative Reasoning II

spring 2006 → CS → NW

General Education Category CS
COURSE	TITLE	ACP	CS	HUM	SBS
AFST 254	Economic Systems in Africa		NW		SS
AFST 266	African Film and Society		NW
AFST 267	Memoirs of Africa	ACP	NW
ACE 251	The World Food Economy		NW		SS
ACE 254	Economic Systems in Africa		NW		SS
ANTH 103	Anthro in a Changing World		WCC NW		SS
ANTH 185	The Global Pacific		NW		SS
ANTH 223	African Arch & Urbanism		NW	HP
ANTH 266	African Film and Society		NW
ANTH 267	Memoirs of Africa	ACP	NW
ANTH 286	Southeast Asian Civilizations		NW	HP
ANTH 289	Contemporary Southeast Asia		NW
ANTH 290	Jewish Cultures of the World		NW
ARTH 113	Introduction to African Art		NW
ASST 286	Southeast Asian Civilizations		NW	HP
CWL 112	Literature of Global Culture		WCC NW	LA
CWL 190	Classics Non-West Culture II		NW	LA
CWL 223	Qur'an Structure and Exegesis		NW	LA
CWL 275	Masterpieces of East Asian Lit		NW	LA
EALC 120	East Asian Civilizations		NW	HP
EALC 122	History East Asian Religions		NW	HP
EALC 135	Understanding EA Culture & Soc		NW
EALC 220	Traditional China		NW	HP
EALC 226	Premodern Japanese History		NW	HP
EALC 250	Intro to Japanese Culture		NW		SS
EALC 275	Masterpieces of East Asian Lit		NW	LA
EALC 287	Introduction to Buddhism		NW	HP
EALC 361	Women in East Asia		NW		SS
EALC 362	Popular Culture China & Japan		NW	LA
EALC 365	Contemporary Korean Society		NW		SS
ENGL 112	Literature of Global Culture		WCC NW	LA
ENVS 161	Global Environmental Change		WCC NW		SS
FAA 130	International Arts		WCC NW	LA
GWS 361	Women in East Asia		NW		SS
GEOG 101	Geog of Developing Countries		NW		SS
HIST 100	Global History		WCC NW	HP
HIST 101	Global Environmental Change		WCC NW		SS
HIST 106	Modern Latin America		NW	HP
HIST 110	History of Africa		NW	HP
HIST 120	East Asian Civilizations		NW	HP
HIST 133	Intro to the World of Islam		WCC NW	HP
HIST 220	Traditional China		NW	HP
HIST 225	Southeast Asian Civilizations		NW	HP
HIST 226	Premodern Japanese History		NW	HP
LA 220	African Arch & Urbanism		NW	HP
LA 222	Islamic Gardens & Architecture		NW	HP
LAST 170	Introduction to Latin America		NW		SS
MUS 133	Introduction to World Music		NW	LA
NRES 161	Global Environmental Change		WCC NW		SS
PHIL 110	World Religions		WCC NW	HP
PS 241	Comp Politics in Dev Nations		NW		SS
RLST 110	World Religions		WCC NW	HP
RLST 122	History East Asian Religions		NW	HP
RLST 223	Qur'an Structure and Exegesis		NW	LA
RLST 287	Introduction to Buddhism		NW	HP
SOC 365	Contemporary Korean Society		NW		SS
SAME 133	Intro to the World of Islam		WCC NW	HP

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