Cultural Studies

Spring 2017

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

spring 2017 → CS

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 100 Intro to African American St US SS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 103 Black Women in the Diaspora US
AFRO 105 Black Literature in America US LA
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
AFRO 224 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
AFRO 231 Lang Diff Dis: American Persp US
AFRO 260 Afro-American Literature II US
AFRO 275 Afro-American History to 1877 US HP
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AFRO 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AFST 103 Black Women in the Diaspora US
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 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
AIS 165 Lang & Culture Native North Am NW
AIS 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
AIS 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US 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 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
ANTH 165 Lang & Culture Native North Am NW
ANTH 210 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
ANTH 250 The World Through Museums WCC SS
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
ARCH 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
ARTH 113 Introduction to African Art NW
AAS 100 Intro Asian American Studies US SS
AAS 120 Intro to Asian Am Pop Culture US
AAS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 246 Asian American Youth in Film US SS
AAS 260 Intro Asian American Theatre US
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 283 Asian American History US HP
AAS 297 Asian Families in America US SS
AAS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
ASST 208 Cultures & Lits of South Asia NW LA
BCS 215 Yugoslavia and After WCC
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 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm NW SS
CMN 260 Intro to Health Communication WCC BSC
CWL 202 Literature and Ideas WCC LA
CWL 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
CWL 208 Cultures & Lits of South Asia NW LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
CWL 226 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
CWL 242 Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture WCC LA
CWL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
CWL 254 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
CWL 257 Enlightenment Lit and Culture WCC LA
CWL 260 Afro-American Literature II US
CWL 262 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CWL 271 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 276 Asian Film Genres 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
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture US HP
ESE 106 Geographies of Globalization WCC NW SS
ESE 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 130 The Chinese Language NW SS
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 221 Modern China NW
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 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EALC 306 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
EALC 365 Contemporary Korean Society NW SS
EPS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
EPSY 202 Exploring Cultural Diversity US
EPSY 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
ENGL 115 Intro to British Literature WCC LA
ENGL 116 Intro to American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 150 Black Literature in America US LA
ENGL 206 Enlightenment 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 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 260 Afro-American Literature II US
ENGL 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
ENGL 266 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
ENGL 268 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
ENGL 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
GWS 103 Black Women in the Diaspora US
GWS 202 Sexualities WCC
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
GEOG 101 Global Development&Environment NW SS
GEOG 106 Geographies of Globalization WCC NW SS
GEOG 204 Cities of the World WCC SS
GEOG 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GER 260 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
GLBL 100 Intro to Global Studies WCC SS
GLBL 250 Development NW
GCL 137 Documenting Inequality US LA
GCL 147 Social Justice in the Social Sciences US SS
HIST 100 Global History WCC NW HP
HIST 104 Black Music US NW HP
HIST 110 History of Africa NW HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
HIST 135 History of Islamic Middle East 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 172 US Hist Since 1877 WCC HP
HIST 173 US Hist Since 1877-ACP ACP WCC HP
HIST 174 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
HIST 213 African Muslim Cultures NW HP
HIST 219 History of the Prison WCC HP
HIST 221 Modern China NW
HIST 227 Modern Japanese History NW HP
HIST 258 20thC World to Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 259 20thC World from Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 265 Science in Western Civ WCC HP
HIST 275 Afro-American History to 1877 US HP
HIST 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
HIST 279 Mexican-American History US HP
HIST 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
HIST 282 Nature and American Culture WCC
HIST 283 Asian American History US HP
HIST 393 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
HDFS 220 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
HDFS 221 Asian Families in America US SS
HDFS 263 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
HDFS 322 US Latina and Latino Families US
KIN 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
LA 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
LA 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
LA 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
LA 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
LAST 170 Introduction to Latin America NW SS
LLS 100 Intro Latina/Latino Studies US SS
LLS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
LLS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LLS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
LLS 322 US Latina and Latino Families US
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
LAW 302 Transitional Justice US HP
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 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
MACS 264 Creative and Information Economies WCC HP
MACS 321 Film Culture WCC
MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
MUSE 250 The World Through Museums WCC SS
MUS 130 Introd to the Art of Music WCC LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
NRES 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
NRES 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
PHIL 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
PHIL 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
PS 152 The New Middle East NW SS
PS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
PS 241 Comp Politics in Dev Nations NW SS
PS 273 Environment and Society WCC SS
RST 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
RST 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
RST 330 Leisure and Consumer Culture WCC SS
RLST 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
RLST 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
RLST 132 Zen NW HP
RLST 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
RLST 208 Cultures & Lits of South Asia NW LA
RLST 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
RLST 286 Introduction to Hinduism NW HP
RLST 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
RLST 393 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
RUSS 115 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
REES 116 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
SOCW 297 Asian Families in America US SS
SOCW 300 Diversity: Identities & Issues ACP US
SOC 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
SOC 152 The New Middle East NW SS
SOC 160 Global Ineq and Social Change WCC NW SS
SOC 202 Sexualities WCC
SOC 287 Environment and Society WCC 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
SHS 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
SHS 231 Lang Diff Dis: American Persp US
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 260 Intro Asian American Theatre US
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
UP 185 Cities in a Global Perspective WCC SS
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