BA Language and Culture Requirements

A student must complete 6 hours of study in Western Civilization, or Foreign Culture, or in one language other than English (beginning at the level at which they place). For those choosing the Foreign cultures option, the 6 hours may be chosen from the courses below. Students should meet with their advisor if they wish to take other courses to meet this requirement.
 

Western Civilization

• AH 1031-1032 Survey of Western Art (3-3)
• CLAS 2106 Mythology of Classical World (3)
• CLAS 2107 Greek and Roman Drama (3)
• CLAS 2112 EarlyAegean/Greek Civ to 338BC (3)
• CLAS 2113 The Roman World to 337 A.D. (3)
• HIST 1310-1311 Introduction of American History (3-3)
• PHIL 1051-1052 Historical Introduction to Western Philosophy (3-3)
• REL 1001 Introduction to World Religions: West (3)
• REL 1002 Introduction to World Religions: East (3)
• WSTU 1020 Women in Western Civilization (3)
• WSTU 2121 The Anthropology of Gender in Western Civilization (3)
• HMN 1001 Roots of the Western Tradition (3)
• HMN 1002 Ideas in Western Culture: Aquinas to Locke (3)
• HMN 1003 The Enlightenment (3)
• HMN 1004 Romanticism and Revolution: The 19thCentury (3)
• HMN 1005 The 20th-Century Consciousness (3)

East Asia

• ANTH 3705 East Asian Ethnography (3)
• AH 2190 East Asian Art (3)
• CHIN 3162 Chinese Culture Through Film (3)
• CHIN 3111-3112 Chinese Literature in Translation (3-3)
• HIST 3610 China to 1800 (3)
• HIST 3611 History of Modern China (3)
• HMN 1006 Asian Humanities (3)
• IAFF 2091 East Asia Past-Past and Present (3)
• JAPN 3111-3112 Japanese Literature in Translation (3-3)
• JAPN 3162 Japanese Culture Through Film (3)
• REL 3601 Buddhism (3)
• SOC 2182 Social Institutions of Contemporary China (3)

Middle East

• ANTH 3707 Cultures of the Near East (3)
• CLAS 3202 Arab Film and Culture (3)
• ARAB 3301 Modern Arabic Literature (3)
• CLAS 3101 Modern Hebrew Literary Classics (3)
• CLAS 3102 Israeli Society and Culture: Literary Perspectives (3)
• GEOG 3154 Geography of the Middle East and North Africa (3)
• HIST 3810 History of the Middle East (e)
• HIST 3811 History of the Modern Middle East (3)
• HMN 1008 Islamic Humanities (3)
• REL 3201 Judaism (3)
• REL 3211 Rabbinic Thought and Literature (3)
• REL 3401 Islam (3)

Latin America

• ANTH 3702 Cultures of Central and South America (3)
• GEOG 3161 Geography of Latin America (3)
• HIST 3820 Revolution in 20th-Century Latin America (3)
• HIST 2350 20th-Century Latin America (3)
• HIST 3710-3711 History of Latin America (3-3)
• IAFF 2090 Latin America: Problems and Promise (3)
• PSC 2383 Comparative Politics of Latin America (3)

Africa

• ANTH 3708 Cultures of Africa (3)
• GEOG 3164 Geography of Africa (3)
• HMN 1007 Africana Humanities (3)
• IAFF 2093 Africa: Problems and Prospects (3)
• PSC 2380 Comparative and International Politics of North Africa (3)
• PSC 2482 African International Politics (3)

Russia/Soviet Union

• HIST 3180 Russia to 1801 (3)
• HIST 3181 Russia Since 1801 (3)
• IAFF 2092 Russia and Eastern Europe: An Introduction (3)
• SLAV 1391-1392 Introduction to Russian Literature (3-3)
• SLAV 2361 Russian Culture to 1825 (3)
• SLAV 2362 Russian Culture Since 1825 (3)

South Asia

• ANTH 3704 Cultures of Southeast Asia (3)
• AH 2191 South Asian Art (3)
• HMN 1006 Asian Humanities (3)
• REL 3514 Indian Philosophy and Mysticism (3)
• REL 3501 Hinduism (3)
• REL 3562 Mythologies of India (3)
• REL 3601 Buddhism (3)

Europe

• ART 2109 19th-Century Art in Europe I (3)
• ART 2110 19th-Century Art in Europe II (3)
• ART 2121 Spanish Art I (3)
• ART 2122 Spanish Art II (3)
• HIST 3160 History of Germany (3-3)
• HIST 3125 Europe in the 20th Century (3)
• HIST 3140-3141 History of France (3-3)
• PSC 2330 Comparative Politics of Western Europe (3)