Part 10: World Cultures
PURPOSE: The purpose of this requirement is to provide students an opportunity to examine peoples, nations, and regions outside of Europe, the United States, or any of the cultures largely derived from these regions (e.g., Canada and Australia). In light of the rapid internationalization of contemporary life, informed citizens and responsible leaders must understand social, cultural, political, religious, and philosophical differences that have always marked human existence.
STUDENT OUTCOMES: Students should attain a level of critical and informed familiarity with a non-European civilization so that they can function responsibly as informed citizens with an international perspective. They should be able to think and to write critically about the historical, cultural, literary, or social traditions of this civilization, or, in the case of an international course, about a particular disciplinary perspective on the international system. They should be able to engage both disciplinary and interdisciplinary methodologies in the study of a non-European culture.
COURSES: Two types of courses meet this requirement: Area Studies/ Regional and Global/Thematic.
Area Studies/Regional: These courses have as their primary focus the societies and cultures of nations and/or regions outside of the United States and Europe.
Global/Thematic: These courses take a thematic or theoretical approach to international topics and issues. While not focusing primarily on nations or regions, these courses utilize examples and case studies drawn from societies and cultures outside of the United States and Europe.
ARTS AND SCIENCES majors may fulfill the requirement with two Area Studies/Regional courses or one Area Studies/Regional course and one Global/Thematic course.
BUSINESS majors, in addition to the Global/Thematic International Business course (MGMT 80), must take an Area Studies/Regional course.
ENGINEERING majors must take one Area Studies/Regional course.
AREA STUDIES/REGIONAL
Anthropology
3 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
151 Law and Society
156 Anthropology of Muslim Peoples and Practices
180 Study of Selected Cultures
181 Pacific Island Societies
185 Peoples of Latin America
186 Mesoamerican Prehistory
188 Peoples, Culture, and Change in the Middle East
189 North American Prehistory
Art History
60 Japanese Art
164 Islamic Art, 600-1350 C.E.
Classics
60 Introduction to Ancient Studies
Economics
130 Latin American Economic Development
134 African Economic Development
English
79R Writing about Literature and Culture
128 Studies in the Literature of the Middle Eastern and Islamic World
156A International Gay and Lesbian Studies
159 Indian Subcontinental and Diasporic Literature
165 African Literature
166 Pan-African Literature
169 Non English Literature in Translation
Environmental Studies
140 Politics in Less Developed Countries
144 Natural History of Baja
146 Sustainable Rural Development in Latin America
French
111 Introduction to French Studies from the Caribbean to Vietnam
112 Francophone Culture and Civilization: Africa and the Caribbean
180 Francophonie: Women Writers of Black Africa and Algeria
History
45 Introduction to African History and Cultures
50 Introduction to East Asian Studies
51 Introduction to Chinese Civilization
52 Introduction to Japanese Civilization
54 Introduction to South Asia
55 Introduction to Southeast Asia
57 Sultans and Rajas in Medieval India
58 Modern India
61 Latin America- Native Americans and Conquerors
62 Modern Latin America
64 Central America
107 Ancient Egypt
141 Independent Africa
142 Modern Middle East and North Africa
144 Women in African Societies
146A Medieval and Early Modern Japan
146B Modern Japan
147B Modern China
150 Women in East Asia
151 Imperialism in East Asia
153 Philippines Under Spain 1465-1898
154A Ancient and Classical India
154B State, Religion, and Gender in Medieval and Premodern India
154C Colonial India
155 Women in South Asia
156 Imperialism in South and Southeast Asia
157 Art and Religion of India
160 Mexico: Colonial and Early National Periods
161 Modern Mexico
162 Argentina
163 Cuba and the Caribbean
164 The Catholic Church in Latin America
International Studies
110 Salvadoran Society
130 Salvadoran Literature
131 Sociology of Public Communication in El Salvador
132 Perspectives on El Salvador's Civil War
195 Politics in El Salvador and Central America
Japanese
125 Colloquium: Japanese Literature and Culture
137 Japanese Culture
140 Modern Japanese Literature
150 Postwar Japanese Literature
182 Japanese Women’s Literature in translation
Music
26 Music of the Caribbean
26/126 La Musica y Cultura Cubana
Political Science
2 Introduction to Comparative Politics
122 East Asian International Relations
136 Politics of Central America and the Caribbean
136A Political Structures and Processes in El Salvador and Central America
137 Politics in Latin America
139 Religion and Politics in the Developing World
142 Politics in the Middle East
146 African Politics
147 Politics in Japan
148 Politics in China
Religious Studies
RSOC 7 South Asian Religions Traditions
RSOC 10 Asian Religious Traditions
RSOC 19 Religion and Culture: Africa
RSOC 33 Maya Spirituality
RSOC 45 Muslims in America
RSOC 46 African Religions
RSOC 81 Islam
RSOC 82 Shia Islam
RSOC 83 Faith and Politics in the Middle East
RSOC 85 Hinduism
RSOC 86 Buddhism
RSOC 88 Chinese Religions
RSOC 115 Tibetan Buddhism: A Cultural History
RSOC 123R Religions of Silicon Valley
RSOC 130 East Asian Buddhism
RSOC 130R East Asian Buddhism
RSOC 154 Islamic Jesus
RSOC 185 Gender in Asian Religions
RSOC 191 Religions of Colonized People
RSOC 196 State and Church in Latin America
TESP 60 Hispanic Theology
TESP 109 Hispanic Spirituality: Guadalupe
TESP 130 Liberation Theology
Sociology
135 Women and Social Change in Latin America
Spanish
112 Mexican Culture and Civilization
113 The Revolution in Mexican Culture
115 20th-Century Mexican Literature in Translation
117 Latin American Literature in Translation
130 Survey of Latin American Literature I
131 Survey of Latin American Literature II
133 Mexican American Literature
135 Colloquium: Latin American Literature and Culture
136 Contemporary Latin American Short Story
137 Latin American Culture and Civilization
140 Modern Latin American Literature I
141 Modern Latin American Literature II
145 Mid-20th-Century Latin American Literature
146 Contemporary Latin American Literature
147 Latin American Cinema
148 20th-Century Latin American Women Writers
GLOBAL/THEMATIC
Anthropology
50 World Geography
140 Food, Culture, and the Environment
147 Archaeology from Domestication to Urbanization
154 Ecological Anthropology
155 Conflict Resolution
158 Applied Anthropology
159 Critiquing Cultural Change and Development
172 The Anthropology of Aging
Communication
139A Comparative Analysis of Film Systems
181A Global Media Industries
Economics
3 International Economies, Development, and Growth
129 Economic Development
135 Gender Issues in the Developing World
137 World Economic History
180 International Economics
181 International Trade Strategy
182 International Finance and Open Economy Microeconomics
English
79T Writing about Literature and Culture
157 Postcolonial and Commonwealth Literature
167 Modern Fiction
Environmental Studies
50 World Geography
147 Third World Environment and Development
History
4 World Geography until 1492
5 World Geography after 1492
105 Modern World History
138 The Second World War
143 Women in Political Revolutions
148 United States–Japan Relations
158 Islam in the Modern World
Management
80 Global and Cultural Environment of Business
80L International Trade Strategy
Marketing
178 International Marketing
Political Science
25 Introduction to International Relations
50 World Geography
121 International Political Economy
126 International Organization
130 Global Environmental Change
140 Politics in Less Developed Countries
Psychology
162 Cross Cultural Psychology
Religious Studies
RSOC 11 World Religions
RSOC 156 Buddhism and Globalization
RSOC 190 Islam Reformation and Modernity
RSOC 190R Contemporary Islam
Sociology
50 World Geography
133 Politics and Society in Third World Countries
134 Globalization and Inequality
138 Population and Resources
The quarterly Schedule of Classes provides a comprehensive list of those courses offered in a particular quarter that meet this requirement.
