Cultural Studies

Spring 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

spring 2022 → CS → NW

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFST 112 History of Africa from 1800 NW HP
AFST 254 Economic Systems in Africa NW SS
ABE 152 Water in the Global Environment NW PS
ACE 251 The World Food Economy NW SS
ACE 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
ANTH 221 Archaeology of South Asia NW SS
ANTH 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
ANTH 278 Climate Change & Civilization NW
ANTH 285 Intro to Korea Through Film NW
ARAB 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
ARCH 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
ARTH 214 Art in China ACP NW
ARTH 219 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
ASST 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm NW SS
CWL 189 Literatures of the Islamic World NW LA
CWL 190 Modern Asian and African Literatures NW LA
CWL 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
CWL 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
CWL 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CPSC 116 The Global Food Production Web 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 285 Intro to Korea Through Film NW
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EALC 365 Contemporary Korean Society NW SS BSC
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Literature in English NW LA
GEOG 101 Global Development&Environment NW SS
GLBL 250 Development NW
GLBL 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
HNDI 115 Language and Culture in India NW
HIST 100 Global History NW HP
HIST 112 History of Africa from 1800 NW HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
HIST 205 Lived Experience in Latin America NW HP
HIST 221 Modern China NW
HDFS 220 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
ARTJ 209 Chado (The Way of Tea) NW
ARTJ 302 Intro to Japanese Animation NW HP
LA 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
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
MACS 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
PHIL 110 World Religions NW HP
PS 152 The New Middle East 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 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
REL 223 The Qur'an (Koran) 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 152 The New Middle East NW SS
SAME 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
SAME 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
SAME 223 The Qur'an (Koran) 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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