Cultural Studies

Fall 2009

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

fall 2009 → CS → NW

General Education Category CS
COURSE	TITLE	CS	HUM	SBS
AFST 209	Constr Afr and Carib Identity	NW
AFST 222	Introduction to Modern Africa	NW
AFST 266	African Film and Society	NW
ACE 251	The World Food Economy	NW		SS
ANTH 103	Anthro in a Changing World	WCC NW		SS
ANTH 130	History of South Asia	NW	HP
ANTH 185	The Global Pacific	NW		SS
ANTH 222	Introduction to Modern Africa	NW
ANTH 266	African Film and Society	NW
ARTD 209	Chado (The Way of Tea)	NW
ARTH 114	Introduction to East Asian Art	NW
ASST 104	Asian Mythology	NW	HP
ASST 218	S Asian Cultural Landscapes	NW	LA
CMN 232	Intro to Intercultural Comm	NW		SS
CWL 112	Literature of Global Culture	WCC NW	LA
CWL 189	Lit of Asia & Africa I	NW	LA
CWL 225	Constr Afr and Carib Identity	NW
CWL 275	Masterpieces of East Asian Lit	NW	LA
CWL 311	Japan Lit in Translation I	NW	LA
EALC 101	Introduction to East Asian Art	NW
EALC 120	East Asian Civilizations	NW	HP
EALC 132	Zen	NW	HP
EALC 220	Traditional China	NW	HP
EALC 227	Modern 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 305	Japan Lit in Translation I	NW	LA
ENGL 112	Literature of Global Culture	WCC NW	LA
ENGL 285	Postcolonial Lit in English	NW	LA
FR 240	Constr Afr and Carib Identity	NW
GEOG 101	Geog of Developing Countries	NW		SS
GEOG 106	Geographies of Globalization	WCC NW		SS
HIST 100	Global History	WCC NW	HP
HIST 105	Latin America to Independence	NW	HP
HIST 110	History of Africa	NW	HP
HIST 120	East Asian Civilizations	NW	HP
HIST 130	History of South Asia	NW	HP
HIST 211	History East & Southern Africa	NW	HP
HIST 220	Traditional China	NW	HP
HIST 227	Modern Japanese History	NW	HP
LA 218	S Asian Cultural Landscapes	NW	LA
LAST 170	Introduction to Latin America	NW		SS
LAST 240	Constr Afr and Carib Identity	NW
LING 111	Language in Globalization	WCC NW
MUS 133	Introduction to World Music	NW	LA
PHIL 110	World Religions	WCC NW	HP
PS 241	Comp Politics in Dev Nations	NW		SS
PS 242	Introduction to Modern Africa	NW
RLST 104	Asian Mythology	NW	HP
RLST 110	World Religions	WCC NW	HP
RLST 132	Zen	NW	HP
RLST 214	Introduction to Islam	NW	HP
RLST 287	Introduction to Buddhism	NW	HP
SOC 122	Africa in World Perspective	NW		SS
SOC 160	Global Ineq and Social Change	WCC NW		SS
SOC 222	Introduction to Modern Africa	NW
ESES 106	Geographies of Globalization	WCC NW		SS

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