Cultural Studies

Spring 2025

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 2025 → CS

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
ADV 175 Introduction to Multicultural Advertising US
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 122 Russia and Black America US
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AFRO 212 Introduction to African American Theatre US
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
AFRO 228 Hip Hop Music: History and Culture US LA
AFRO 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
AFRO 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
AFRO 276 African American History Since 1877 US HP
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AFRO 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AFRO 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP US HP
AFST 210 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
AFST 222 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
ABE 152 Water in the Global Environment NW PS
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
AIS 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
AIS 278 Native American History US HP
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
ANSC 250 Companion Animals in Society WCC
ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology WCC SS
ANTH 103 Anthro in a Changing World NW SS
ANTH 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
ANTH 210 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
ANTH 221 Archaeology of South Asia NW SS
ANTH 222 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
ANTH 248 Introduction to Engaged and Public Anthropology NW SS
ANTH 250 The World Through Museums WCC SS
ANTH 259 Latina/o Anthropology US SS
ANTH 278 Climate Change & Civilization NW
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 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
ARTH 219 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
AAS 100 Intro Asian American Studies US SS
AAS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
AAS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 275 The Politics of Fashion US
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 283 Asian American History US HP
AAS 286 Asian American Literature US LA
AAS 287 Food and Asian Americans US SS
AAS 288 Global Islam and Feminisms NW
AAS 297 Asian Families in America US SS
AAS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
ASST 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
CLCV 115 Mythology of Greece and Rome WCC LA
CLCV 116 Introduction to Ancient Roman Culture WCC HP
CLCV 132 Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy WCC HP
CLCV 133 Archaeology of Israel WCC HP
CLCV 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
CLCV 220 Exploring the Greek and Roman World WCC LA
CLCV 221 Odysseus and Other Heroes WCC LA
CLCV 224 Greco-Roman Antiquity and US Minority Cultures US LA
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CLCV 240 Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity WCC LA
CLCV 250 Sports and Society in Greece and Rome WCC HP
CMN 210 Public Comm in Everyday Life WCC HP
CMN 214 Organizational Communication & Diversity US
CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm NW SS
CMN 250 Social Movement Communication US
CMN 260 Intro to Health Communication WCC BSC
CMN 277 Introduction to Mediated Communication US SS
CWL 122 Russia and Black America US
CWL 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
CWL 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
CWL 210 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
CWL 220 Exploring the Greek and Roman World WCC LA
CWL 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia NW LA
CWL 242 Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture ACP WCC LA
CWL 253 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
CWL 254 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
CWL 255 Renaissance Literature and Culture WCC LA
CWL 257 Enlightenment Literature and Culture WCC LA
CWL 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
CWL 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
CWL 262 Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity WCC LA
CWL 263 Odysseus and Other Heroes WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 312 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
CWL 320 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
CS 266 Community Innovation WCC SS
CPSC 113 Environment, Agriculture, and Society WCC LS
CPSC 116 The Global Food Production Web NW
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP US HP
ESE 106 Geographies of Globalization NW SS
ESE 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
ESE 254 People, Places, and Environments of the US US SS
ESE 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 207 Classical Chinese Lit 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 306 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
EDUC 201 Identity and Difference in Education US
EPOL 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
EPSY 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
ENGL 115 Intro to British Literature WCC LA
ENGL 116 Introduction to American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 202 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 204 Renaissance Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 206 Enlightenment Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 208 Victorian Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 209 Early British Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 211 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
ENGL 213 Modernist Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 224 Latina/o Popular Culture US
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
ENGL 247 The British Novel WCC LA
ENGL 250 Nineteenth-Century American Fiction WCC LA
ENGL 255 Early American Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
ENGL 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
ENGL 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
ENGL 266 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Literature in English NW LA
ENGL 286 Asian American Literature US LA
ENGL 359 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
FAA 201 Black Arts Today US LA
FR 165 French in US Minority Cultures US
GWS 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
GWS 202 Sexualities WCC
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 240 Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 263 History of Medicine in the United States US HP
GWS 275 The Politics of Fashion US
GWS 288 Global Islam and Feminisms NW
GWS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
GGIS 101 Global Development & Environment NW SS
GGIS 106 Geographies of Globalization NW SS
GGIS 204 Cities of the World WCC SS
GGIS 254 People, Places, and Environments of the US US SS
GGIS 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
GER 201 German Popular Culture WCC LA
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GLBL 100 Intro to Global Studies WCC SS
GLBL 240 Global Health WCC
GLBL 250 Development NW
HK 271 Health Equity in the United States US
HNDI 115 Language and Culture in India NW
HIST 100 Global History NW HP
HIST 104 Black Music US HP
HIST 105 Latin America to Independence NW HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
HIST 135 History of Islamic Middle East NW HP
HIST 142 Modern Europe and the World WCC HP
HIST 164 The Automobile WCC HP
HIST 170 US History to 1877-ACP ACP US HP
HIST 171 US History to 1877 US HP
HIST 172 US History Since 1877 US HP
HIST 173 US History Since 1877-ACP ACP US HP
HIST 174 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
HIST 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
HIST 209 World War II: A Global History WCC HP
HIST 219 History of the Prison WCC HP
HIST 220 Traditional China NW HP
HIST 241 History of Ancient Rome WCC HP
HIST 253 Enlightenment to Existentialsm WCC HP
HIST 259 20thC World from Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 262 Zionism: A Global History WCC HP
HIST 263 History of Medicine in the United States US HP
HIST 276 African American History Since 1877 US HP
HIST 278 Native American History US HP
HIST 279 Mexican-American History US HP
HIST 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
HIST 283 Asian American History US HP
HDFS 120 Intro to Family Studies US SS
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
IS 145 Mapping Inequalities US QR2 SS
IS 266 Community Innovation WCC SS
ITAL 250 Minority Identities in Film and Culture: The Italian American and African American Experience US
ARTJ 209 Chado (The Way of Tea) NW
ARTJ 301 Manga: The Art of Image and Word NW LA
ARTJ 302 Intro to Japanese Animation NW HP
JS 201 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
JS 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
JS 262 Zionism: A Global History WCC HP
JS 320 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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 Que Pasa in Latin America? Cultures, Histories and Politics South of the Rio Grande NW SS
LAST 210 Life in the Andes NW SS
LAST 232 Spanish in the Community US
LLS 100 Intro Latina/Latino Studies US SS
LLS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
LLS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
LLS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
LLS 240 Latina/o Popular Culture US
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 248 Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers US LA
LLS 259 Latina/o Anthropology US SS
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LLS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
LING 115 Language and Culture in India NW
LING 222 Language in Globalization NW
LING 250 American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US US SS
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 262 Survey of World Cinema II WCC LA
MACS 264 Media Industries WCC HP
MACS 266 Community Innovation WCC SS
MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
MDVL 201 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
GRKM 260 Decolonizing the Body: Eros and the Erotic in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy WCC LA
MUSE 250 The World Through Museums WCC SS
MUS 130 Music Then and Now WCC LA
MUS 132 Popular Music Studies US LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
NRES 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
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 NW HP
POL 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
PS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
PS 242 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
PS 273 Environment and Society WCC SS
PORT 150 Writing Brazilians into the U.S. US SS
PSYC 144 Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination US BSC
RST 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
RST 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
RST 335 Leisure and Consumer Culture WCC SS
REL 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
REL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 115 Language and Culture in India NW
REL 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
REL 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
REL 212 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
REL 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
REL 286 Introduction to Hinduism NW HP
REL 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
REL 320 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
RUSS 122 Russia and Black America US
REES 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
SCAN 225 Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia WCC LA
SOCW 297 Asian Families in America US SS
SOCW 300 Diversity: Identities & Issues ACP US
SOC 180 Stress and Health in African American Communities US SS
SOC 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
SOC 202 Sexualities WCC
SOC 222 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity US SS
SAME 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
SAME 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
SAME 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
SAME 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
SPAN 232 Spanish in the Community US
SPAN 240 Latina/o Popular Culture US
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SPAN 248 Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers US LA
SHS 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 263 Introduction to African American Theatre US
UP 160 Race, Social Justice, and Cities US
UP 185 Cities in a Global Perspective NW SS
YDSH 320 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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