Cultural Studies
Winter 2015-2016
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
winter 2015-2016 → CS → NW
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG 101 | Global Development&Environment | NW | SS | |||||
| RLST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| 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 208 | Cultures & Lits of South Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| RLST 213 | Intro to Islam - ACP | ACP | NW | HP | ||||
| RLST 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 223 | The Qur'an (Koran) | NW | LA | |||||
| RLST 224 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 260 | Mystics and Saints in Islam | NW | LA | |||||
| RLST 270 | Religion, Ethics, Environment | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 286 | Introduction to Hinduism | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 393 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| AFRO 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| AFRO 380 | Black Women Hist & Cultures | NW | ||||||
| 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 210 | Families in Global Perspective | 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 285 | Intro to Korea Through Film | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 290 | Jewish Cultures of the World | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 376 | Aztec Civilization | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 393 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| ARAB 150 | Lang&Culture of Arab World | 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 | |||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| ASST 208 | Cultures & Lits of South Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| ASST 218 | S Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| ASST 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| BCS 115 | South Slavic Cultures | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| 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 207 | Indian Cinema in Context | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 208 | Cultures & Lits of South Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 210 | Intro to Mod African Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 223 | The Qur'an (Koran) | 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 | |||||
| CPSC 116 | The Global Food Production Web | NW | ||||||
| CPSC 131 | Agriculture in Mythology | NW | ||||||
| ESE 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 114 | Introduction to East Asian Art | NW | ||||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 122 | History East Asian Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 130 | The Chinese Language | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| 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 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 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 367 | History of Korea | NW | HP | |||||
| ENGL 211 | Intro to Mod African Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 285 | Postcolonial Lit in English | NW | LA | |||||
| FR 240 | Constr Afr and Carib Identity | NW | ||||||
| GWS 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | |||||
| GWS 380 | Black Women Hist & Cultures | NW | ||||||
| HNDI 115 | Language and Culture in India | NW | ||||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| 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 135 | History of Islamic Middle East | NW | ||||||
| HIST 205 | LatAm Hist: Primary Accounts | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 211 | History of Southern Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 212 | History of Eastern 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 325 | History of Korea | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 393 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HDFS 220 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| MACS 207 | Indian Cinema in Context | NW | LA | |||||
| MACS 266 | Inactive | NW | ||||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| PS 152 | The New Middle East | NW | SS | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| SOC 122 | Africa in World Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 152 | The New Middle East | 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 150 | Lang&Culture of Arab World | NW | ||||||
| SAME 152 | The New Middle East | NW | SS | |||||
| SAME 208 | Cultures & Lits of South Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| SAME 213 | Intro to Islam - ACP | ACP | NW | HP | ||||
| SAME 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| SAME 223 | The Qur'an (Koran) | NW | LA | |||||
| SAME 260 | Mystics and Saints in Islam | NW | LA |