Cultural Studies

Spring 2014

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 2014 → CS → NW

General Education Category CS
COURSE	TITLE	CS	HUM	SBS
AFST 254	Economic Systems in Africa	NW		SS
ACE 251	The World Food Economy	NW		SS
ACE 254	Economic Systems in Africa	NW		SS
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 182	Latin American Cultures	NW		SS
ANTH 210	Families in Global Perspective	NW		SS
ANTH 275	The World of Jewish Sepharad	WCC NW	HP
ANTH 376	Aztec Civilization	NW
ARAB 150	Lang&Culture of Arab World	NW
ARTD 209	Chado (The Way of Tea)	NW
ASST 208	Lits & Cultures of South Asia	NW	LA
CMN 232	Intro to Intercultural Comm	NW		SS
CWL 114	Global Consciousness and Lit	WCC NW	LA
CWL 190	Lit of Asia & Africa II	NW	LA
CWL 208	Lits & Cultures of South Asia	NW	LA
CWL 275	Masterpieces of East Asian Lit	NW	LA
CWL 308	Chinese Popular Lit	NW	LA
CWL 312	Japan Lit in Translation II	NW	LA
CPSC 116	The Global Food Production Web	NW
CPSC 131	Agriculture in Mythology	NW
ESE 106	Geographies of Globalization	WCC NW		SS
EALC 120	East Asian Civilizations	NW	HP
EALC 132	Zen	NW	HP
EALC 221	Modern China	NW
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 306	Japan Lit in Translation II	NW	LA
EALC 308	Chinese Popular Lit	NW	LA
EALC 365	Contemporary Korean Society	NW		SS
GEOG 101	Global Development&Environment	NW		SS
GEOG 106	Geographies of Globalization	WCC NW		SS
HIST 100	Global History	WCC NW	HP
HIST 106	Modern Latin America	NW	HP
HIST 120	East Asian Civilizations	NW	HP
HIST 135	History of Islamic Middle East	NW
HIST 221	Modern China	NW
HIST 267	The World of Jewish Sepharad	WCC NW	HP
HDFS 220	Families in Global Perspective	NW		SS
LAST 170	Introduction to Latin America	NW		SS
LING 111	Language in Globalization	WCC NW
LING 115	Language and Culture in India	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
RLST 110	World Religions	WCC NW	HP
RLST 115	Language and Culture in India	NW
RLST 132	Zen	NW	HP
RLST 270	Religion, Ethics, Environment	WCC NW	HP
RLST 275	The World of Jewish Sepharad	WCC NW	HP
RLST 286	Introduction to Hinduism	NW	HP
RLST 287	Introduction to Buddhism	NW	HP
SCR 115	South Slavic Cultures	WCC NW		SS
SOC 122	Africa in World Perspective	NW		SS
SOC 365	Contemporary Korean Society	NW		SS
SAME 150	Lang&Culture of Arab World	NW
SAME 208	Lits & Cultures of South Asia	NW	LA

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