Cultural Studies
Fall 2016
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 2016 → CS → WCC
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV 476 | Global Advertising | WCC | SS | |||||
| AFRO 221 | History of the Prison | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANSC 250 | Companion Animals in Society | WCC | ||||||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 161 | The Holocaust and Its Meanings | WCC | ||||||
| ANTH 180 | The Archaeology of Death | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 250 | The World Through Museums | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 268 | Images of the Other | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| ANTH 277 | Ancient Cities, Sacred Land | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 393 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| ARCH 314 | History of World Landscapes | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| ART 205 | Experience & Meaning in Design | WCC | BSC | |||||
| ART 280 | Exploring Visual Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ART 350 | Writing with Video | WCC | LA | |||||
| ARTH 115 | Art in a Global Context | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| ARTH 217 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| ARTH 260 | Graffiti and Murals | WCC | LA | |||||
| BCS 115 | South Slavic Cultures | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| CLCV 114 | Introduction to Greek Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 115 | Mythology of Greece and Rome | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 116 | The Roman Achievement | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 120 | The Classical Tradition | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 131 | Classical Archaeology, Greece | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 132 | Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 221 | The Heroic Tradition | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 222 | The Tragic Spirit | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 223 | Myth,History,Fiction,Tradition | WCC | ||||||
| CLCV 225 | Greco-Roman Demo, Econ, Cult | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 231 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 323 | The Comic Imagination | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CMN 210 | Public Comm in Everyday Life | WCC | HP | |||||
| CMN 260 | Intro to Health Communication | WCC | BSC | |||||
| CMN 275 | Media, Money and Power | WCC | HP | |||||
| CWL 114 | Global Consciousness and Lit | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 202 | Literature and Ideas | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 216 | Legends of King Arthur | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 221 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 241 | Lit Europe & the Americas I | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 242 | Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 250 | Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| CWL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 253 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 254 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 255 | Renaissance Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 257 | Enlightenment Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 262 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 263 | The Heroic Tradition | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 264 | The Tragic Spirit | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 271 | The Holocaust in Context - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 273 | The Holocaust in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 282 | Arctic Narratives | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 320 | Lit Responses to the Holocaust | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 322 | The Comic Imagination | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CPSC 113 | Environment, Agric, & Society | WCC | LS | |||||
| DANC 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | WCC | LA | |||||
| ESE 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ESE 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | HP | |||||
| ESE 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| EPS 403 | European Education to 1600 | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| EPS 404 | European Education since 1600 | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| ENGL 115 | Intro to British Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 116 | Intro to American Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 202 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 204 | Renaissance Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 206 | Enlightenment Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 207 | Romantic Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 208 | Victorian Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 209 | British Lit to 1800 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 210 | British Lit 1800 to Present | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 213 | Modernist Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 216 | Legends of King Arthur | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 223 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 241 | Beginnings of Modern Poetry | WCC | ||||||
| ENGL 247 | The British Novel | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 250 | The American Novel to 1914 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 251 | The American Novel Since 1914 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 255 | Survey of American Lit I | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 256 | Survey of American Lit II | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 266 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 267 | Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ENGL 268 | The Holocaust in Context - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ENGL 269 | The Holocaust in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 359 | Lit Responses to the Holocaust | WCC | LA | |||||
| EURO 240 | Arctic Narratives | WCC | LA | |||||
| FR 156 | Exploring Paris | WCC | LA | |||||
| FR 179 | Migration & Fr Nat ID | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 201 | Race, Gender & Power | WCC | ||||||
| GWS 202 | Sexualities | WCC | ||||||
| GWS 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 263 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 334 | Brazilian Women's Lit Trans | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| GER 201 | German Popular Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| GER 205 | Germany and Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| GER 250 | Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| GER 251 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| GER 260 | The Holocaust in Context - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| GER 261 | The Holocaust in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| GLBL 100 | Intro to Global Studies | WCC | SS | |||||
| GCL 210 | Frameworks for Sustainability, Energy, & the Environment | WCC | HP | |||||
| GCL 220 | Frameworks for Health & Wellness: Building Healthy Communities | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 140 | Western Civ to 1660-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 141 | Western Civ to 1660 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 142 | Western Civ Since 1660 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 143 | Western Civ Since 1660-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 164 | The Automobile | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 170 | US Hist to 1877-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 171 | US Hist to 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 172 | US Hist Since 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 173 | US Hist Since 1877-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 219 | History of the Prison | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 241 | History of Ancient Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 247 | Medieval Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 252 | The Holocaust | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 253 | Enlightenment to Existentialsm | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 254 | Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia | WCC | LA | |||||
| HIST 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 256 | Britain and World Since 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 258 | 20thC World to Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 260 | History of Russia | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 261 | Intro Russian-Jewish Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 263 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 264 | Technology in Western Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 265 | Science in Western Civ | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 270 | United States History to 1815 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 271 | Nineteenth Century America | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 272 | Twentieth Century America | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 274 | US & World Since 1917 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 282 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| HIST 290 | Religion, Violence & America | WCC | ||||||
| HIST 393 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 444 | European Education to 1600 | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 457 | European Education since 1600 | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| LA 212 | Water and Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| LA 221 | History of the Prison | WCC | HP | |||||
| LA 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| LA 314 | History of World Landscapes | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| LLS 260 | Graffiti and Murals | WCC | LA | |||||
| LING 111 | Language in Globalization | WCC NW | ||||||
| LING 270 | Language, Technology & Society | WCC | BSC | |||||
| SLCL 200 | Topics in Global Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| MACS 100 | Intro to Popular TV & Movies | WCC | LA | |||||
| MACS 264 | Creative and Information Economies | WCC | HP | |||||
| MACS 321 | Film Culture | WCC | ||||||
| MACS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 216 | Legends of King Arthur | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 247 | Medieval Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 403 | European Education to 1600 | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| MUSE 250 | The World Through Museums | WCC | SS | |||||
| MUS 130 | Introd to the Art of Music | WCC | LA | |||||
| NRES 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | HP | |||||
| NRES 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| NRES 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| PHIL 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| POL 115 | Intro to Polish Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| PS 180 | IntroPolitics of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| PS 273 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| PORT 334 | Brazilian Women's Lit Trans | WCC | LA | |||||
| RST 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| RST 330 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| RLST 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 116 | Faith & Self in Global Context | WCC | ||||||
| RLST 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 220 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| RLST 236 | Religion, Violence & America | WCC | ||||||
| RLST 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 270 | Religion, Ethics, Environment | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 320 | Lit Responses to the Holocaust | WCC | LA | |||||
| RLST 393 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RUSS 115 | Intro to Russian Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| RUSS 261 | Intro Russian-Jewish Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| REES 115 | Intro to Polish Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| REES 116 | Intro to Russian Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| SCAN 225 | Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia | WCC | LA | |||||
| SCAN 240 | Arctic Narratives | WCC | LA | |||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SCAN 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| SLAV 120 | Russian & E Euro Folktales | WCC | LA | |||||
| SOC 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 160 | Global Ineq and Social Change | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 162 | Intro to Intl Health Policy | WCC | SS | |||||
| SOC 201 | Race, Gender & Power | WCC | ||||||
| SOC 202 | Sexualities | WCC | ||||||
| SOC 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| SOC 366 | Postsocialism Eastern Europe | WCC | SS | |||||
| THEA 110 | Broadway Musicals | WCC | LA | |||||
| THEA 323 | The Comic Imagination | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| UKR 113 | Ukrainian Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| UP 185 | Cities in a Global Perspective | WCC | SS | |||||
| YDSH 220 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| YDSH 320 | Lit Responses to the Holocaust | WCC | LA |