Cultural Studies

Fall 2022

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 2022 → CS → NW

General Education Category CS
COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 243 Pan Africanism NW
AFST 111 History of Africa to 1800 NW HP
AFST 213 African Muslim Societies NW HP
AFST 233 Context in International Interventions NW SS
AFST 243 Pan Africanism NW
ABE 232 Context in International Interventions NW SS
ACE 251 The World Food Economy 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
ANTH 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
ANTH 278 Climate Change & Civilization NW
ARAB 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
ARTH 212 East Asian Art History NW LA
ASST 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
BCS 115 South Slavic Cultures NW SS
CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm NW SS
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit NW LA
CWL 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia NW LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 311 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
CPSC 131 Agriculture in Mythology NW
ESE 106 Geographies of Globalization NW SS
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 212 East Asian Art History NW LA
EALC 220 Traditional China NW HP
EALC 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia NW LA
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 305 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
EALC 367 History of Korea NW HP
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Literature in English NW LA
GGIS 101 Global Development & Environment NW SS
GGIS 106 Geographies of Globalization NW SS
GLBL 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
HNDI 115 Language and Culture in India NW
HIST 100 Global History NW HP
HIST 111 History of Africa to 1800 NW HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
HIST 213 African Muslim Societies NW HP
HIST 220 Traditional China NW HP
HIST 325 History of Korea NW HP
HDFS 220 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
ARTJ 209 Chado (The Way of Tea) NW
ARTJ 301 Manga: The Art of Image and Word NW LA
LAST 170 Introduction to Latin America NW SS
LAST 210 Life in the Andes NW SS
LING 115 Language and Culture in India NW
LING 222 Language in Globalization NW
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
PHIL 110 World Religions NW HP
PS 152 The New Middle East NW SS
PS 243 Pan Africanism NW
REL 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
REL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 132 Zen NW HP
REL 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
REL 215 African Muslim Societies NW HP
REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
REL 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
SOC 160 Global Ineq and Social Change NW SS
SAME 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
SAME 152 The New Middle East NW SS
SAME 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
SAME 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
SAME 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
TURK 270 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
UP 185 Cities in a Global Perspective NW SS
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