Cultural Studies

Spring 2019

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 2019 → CS → NW

General Education Category CS
COURSE	TITLE	CS	HUM	SBS
ACE 251	The World Food Economy	NW		SS
ACE 254	Economic Systems in Africa	NW		SS
AFST 254	Economic Systems in Africa	NW		SS
AIS 285	Indigenous Thinkers	NW	HP
ANTH 103	Anthro in a Changing World	NW		SS
ANTH 210	Families in Global Perspective	NW		SS
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
ASST 208	Cultures & Literatures of South Asia	NW	LA
BCS 115	South Slavic Cultures	NW		SS
CMN 232	Intro to Intercultural Comm	NW		SS
CPSC 116	The Global Food Production Web	NW
CPSC 131	Agriculture in Mythology	NW
CWL 190	Lit of Asia & Africa II	NW	LA
CWL 207	Indian Cinema in Context	NW	LA
CWL 208	Cultures & Literatures of South Asia	NW	LA
CWL 275	Masterpieces of East Asian Lit	NW	LA
EALC 114	Introduction to East Asian Art	NW
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 307	Classical Chinese Lit	NW	LA
EALC 367	History of Korea	NW	HP
ENGL 285	Postcolonial Lit in English	NW	LA
ESE 106	Geographies of Globalization	NW		SS
GEOG 101	Global Development&Environment	NW		SS
GEOG 106	Geographies of Globalization	NW		SS
GLBL 250	Development	NW
HDFS 220	Families in Global Perspective	NW		SS
HIST 100	Global History	NW	HP
HIST 105	Latin America to Independence	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 221	Modern China	NW
HIST 325	History of Korea	NW	HP
HNDI 115	Language and Culture in India	NW
LA 222	Islamic Gardens & Architecture	NW	HP
LAST 170	Introduction to Latin America	NW		SS
LING 111	Language in Globalization	NW
LING 115	Language and Culture in India	NW
MACS 207	Indian Cinema in Context	NW	LA
MUS 133	Introduction to World Music	NW	LA
PHIL 110	World Religions	NW	HP
PS 241	Comp Politics in Dev Nations	NW		SS
REL 110	World Religions	NW	HP
REL 115	Language and Culture in India	NW
REL 132	Zen	NW	HP
REL 208	Cultures & Literatures of South Asia	NW	LA
REL 286	Introduction to Hinduism	NW	HP
REL 287	Introduction to Buddhism	NW	HP
SAME 150	Lang&Culture of Arab World	NW
SAME 208	Cultures & Literatures of South Asia	NW	LA
SOC 160	Global Ineq and Social Change	NW		SS

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