Cultural Studies

Spring 2026

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 2026 → CS → WCC

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
ADV 376 Global Advertising WCC SS
AFRO 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
ANSC 250 Companion Animals in Society WCC
ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology WCC SS
ANTH 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
ANTH 180 The Archaeology of Death WCC SS
ANTH 250 The World Through Museums WCC SS
ARCH 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
ARTH 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
CLCV 114 Introduction to Ancient Greek Culture WCC LA
CLCV 115 Mythology of Greece and Rome WCC LA
CLCV 116 Introduction to Ancient Roman Culture WCC HP
CLCV 120 The Classical Tradition WCC LA
CLCV 132 Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy WCC HP
CLCV 220 Exploring the Greek and Roman World WCC LA
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CLCV 250 Sports and Society in Greece and Rome WCC HP
CMN 210 Public Communication in Everyday Life WCC HP
CMN 260 Intro to Health Communication WCC BSC
CWL 202 Literature and Ideas WCC LA
CWL 220 Exploring the Greek and Roman World WCC LA
CWL 242 Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture ACP WCC LA
CWL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
CWL 253 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
CWL 254 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
CWL 257 Enlightenment Literature and Culture WCC LA
CS 266 Community Innovation WCC SS
CPSC 113 Environment, Agriculture, and Society WCC LS
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
ESE 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
ENGL 116 Introduction to American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 202 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 206 Enlightenment Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 207 Romantic Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 209 Early British Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 213 Modernist Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 241 Modern Poetry WCC
ENGL 250 Nineteenth-Century American Fiction WCC LA
ENGL 251 The Twentieth-Century American Novel WCC LA
ENGL 255 Early American Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 266 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GWS 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
GWS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
GGIS 204 Cities of the World WCC SS
GGIS 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
GER 201 German Popular Culture WCC LA
GER 205 Germany and Europe WCC HP
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GLBL 100 Intro to Global Studies WCC SS
GLBL 240 Global Health WCC
HIST 142 Modern Europe and the World WCC HP
HIST 143 Modern Europe and the World - ACP ACP WCC HP
HIST 164 The Automobile WCC HP
HIST 209 World War II: A Global History WCC HP
HIST 219 History of the Prison WCC HP
HIST 236 Madness and Modern Society WCC HP
HIST 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
HIST 290 Religion, Violence & America WCC
IS 266 Community Innovation WCC SS
JS 201 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
JS 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
JS 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
LA 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
LA 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
LA 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
LING 270 Language, Technology & Society WCC BSC
SLCL 110 Introduction to Intercultural Competence WCC LA
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC 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
MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
MUSE 250 The World Through Museums WCC SS
NRES 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
NRES 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
PHIL 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
POL 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
PS 248 Comparative Politics in Rich Democracies WCC SS
PS 273 Environment and Society WCC SS
PSYC 236 Madness and Modern Society WCC HP
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 212 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
REL 236 Religion, Violence & America WCC
REL 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
REES 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
SCAN 225 Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia WCC LA
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
SOC 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
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