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.
- 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
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| AFRO 282 | Displaced Peoples of Latin Am | NW | SS | |||||
| AFST 209 | Constr Afr and Carib Identity | NW | ||||||
| AFST 210 | Intro to Mod African Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| AFST 222 | Introduction to Modern Africa | NW | ||||||
| AFST 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| AIS 165 | Lang & Culture Native North Am | NW | ||||||
| AIS 285 | Indigenous Thinkers | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 130 | History of South Asia | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 165 | Lang & Culture Native North Am | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 182 | Latin American Cultures | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 185 | The Global Pacific | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 222 | Introduction to Modern Africa | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 223 | Exploring African Cities | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 266 | African Film and Society | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 267 | Memoirs of Africa | ACP | NW | |||||
| ANTH 275 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 282 | Displaced Peoples of Latin Am | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 285 | Intro to Korea Through Film | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 289 | Contemporary Southeast Asia | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 290 | Jewish Cultures of the World | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 376 | Aztec Civilization | NW | ||||||
| ARCH 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | NW | HP | |||||
| ARTD 209 | Chado (The Way of Tea) | NW | ||||||
| ARTH 113 | Introduction to African Art | NW | ||||||
| ARTH 114 | Introduction to East Asian Art | NW | ||||||
| ARTH 115 | Art in a Global Context | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| AAS 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US NW | ||||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| ASST 218 | S Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| ASST 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| CINE 266 | Intro to East Asian Cinema | NW | ||||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CWL 112 | Literature of Global Culture | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 114 | Global Consciousness and Lit | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 189 | Lit of Asia & Africa I | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 190 | Lit of Asia & Africa II | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 210 | Intro to Mod African Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 223 | Qur'an Structure and Exegesis | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 225 | Constr Afr and Carib Identity | NW | ||||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 307 | Classical Chinese Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 308 | Chinese Popular Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 311 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 312 | Japan Lit in Translation II | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 319 | Women in Japanese Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 372 | Korean Lit in English | NW | LA | |||||
| CPSC 116 | The Global Food Production Web | NW | ||||||
| EALC 101 | Introduction to East Asian Art | NW | ||||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 122 | History East Asian Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 135 | Understanding EA Culture & Soc | NW | ||||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 221 | Modern China | NW | ||||||
| EALC 222 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 226 | Premodern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 227 | Modern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 240 | Chinese Civilization | NW | ||||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 266 | Intro to East Asian Cinema | NW | ||||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 285 | Intro to Korea Through Film | NW | ||||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 305 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 306 | Japan Lit in Translation II | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 307 | Classical Chinese Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 308 | Chinese Popular Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 319 | Women in Japanese Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 362 | Popular Culture China & Japan | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 367 | History of Korea | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 370 | Korean Lit in English | NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 112 | Literature of Global Culture | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 211 | Intro to Mod African Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 285 | Postcolonial Lit in English | NW | LA | |||||
| ENVS 161 | Global Environmental Change | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| FAA 130 | International Arts | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| FR 240 | Constr Afr and Carib Identity | NW | ||||||
| GWS 319 | Women in Japanese Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| GWS 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 101 | Geog of Developing Countries | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 101 | Global Environmental Change | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| HIST 105 | Latin America to Independence | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 106 | Modern Latin America | 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 133 | Intro to the World of Islam | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 135 | History of Islamic Middle East | NW | ||||||
| HIST 210 | History North & West Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 211 | History East & Southern Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 221 | Modern China | NW | ||||||
| HIST 222 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 225 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 226 | Premodern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 227 | Modern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 267 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 325 | History of Korea | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 218 | S Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| LA 220 | Exploring African Cities | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | NW | HP | |||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LAST 240 | Constr Afr and Carib Identity | NW | ||||||
| LING 111 | Language in Globalization | WCC NW | ||||||
| LING 115 | Language and Culture in India | NW | ||||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| NRES 161 | Global Environmental Change | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| PS 180 | IntroPolitics of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 242 | Introduction to Modern Africa | NW | ||||||
| PS 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| RLST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 115 | Language and Culture in India | NW | ||||||
| RLST 122 | History East Asian Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 213 | Intro to Islam - ACP | ACP | NW | HP | ||||
| RLST 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 223 | Qur'an Structure and Exegesis | NW | LA | |||||
| RLST 224 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 260 | Mystic and Saints in Islam | NW | LA | |||||
| RLST 275 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 286 | Introduction to Hinduism | 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 | ||||||
| SOC 267 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS | |||||
| SAME 133 | Intro to the World of Islam | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| THEA 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US NW | ||||||
| ESES 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS |