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Undergraduate Catalog F12-S13 with Spring 2013 Course Updates Colleges Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Minors Global and International Studies Minor
Undergraduate Catalog F12-S13 with Spring 2013 Course Updates Colleges Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Minors Global and International Studies MinorGlobal and International Studies Minor
For a minor in Global and International Studies, students must:
1. Complete at least 15 semester credit hours of approved course work, including one of the courses below. Both may be taken for credit toward the minor:
- ANTH 2395/CCS 2394: Selected Topics: Introduction to Global and International Studies
- CCS 2350: Perspectives on Cultural Studies
2. Complete at least 9 of the 15 hours in residence, and at least nine (9) credit hours of the 15 hours at the 3000 or 4000 level.
3. Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses used in fulfillment of the minor.
4. Select 12 hours from the following list according to the recommended concentrations. Courses for the GIS minor may not include more than six (6) credit hours in any one department, and no course may count toward another minor or major. Other requirements and pre-requisites may apply:
Topics:
| Myth, Belief and Society |
| ANTH 2302. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 3316. Society and Culture of India |
| ANTH 3348. Anthropology of Religion |
| ANTH 4301. Language and Cultural Cognition |
| ANTH 4340. Anthropology through Literature |
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| CLAS 3375. Roman, Jew, and Christians: The Politics and Sociology of Religion in the First Century A.D. |
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| ENGL 2316. Literature and Culture |
| ENGL 4366. Introduction to Folklore |
| ENGL 4370. Folktale |
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| HIST 3310. History of Religions of America to 1865 |
| HIST 3311. History of Religions of America Since 1865 |
| HIST 4323. Witchcraft in the Old & New World |
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| HON 4375. Global Studies and Research |
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| PSYC 2344. Cultural Psychology |
| PSYC 3331. Psychology of Gender |
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| RELS 2330. Judaism |
| RELS 2340. Introduction to Hinduism (WID) |
| RELS 2350. Introduction to Islam (WID) |
| RELS 2360. Introduction to Buddhism (WID) |
| RELS 3370. The Bible and Modern Science |
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| SOC 3322. African American Religion |
| SOC 3375. Religion and Society |
| SOC 3385. Sociology of World Religions |
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| WCL 3355. Women East and West: Global Representations of Female Divinities |
| Migration and Diaspora |
| ANTH 2302. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 3304. Demographic Anthropology |
| ANTH 3363. Race in Anthropological Perspective |
| ANTH 4301. Language and Cultural Cognition |
| ANTH 4343. Ethnicity and Multiculturalism |
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| ARCH 4374. World Cities |
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| ECON 3340. Comparative Economic Systems |
| ECON 3363. Environmental Economics |
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| ENGL 4367. Documenting Community Culture |
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| HIST 3379. World Civilizations to c.e. 1500 |
| HIST 3380. World Civilization Since c.e. 1500 |
| HIST 3381. African Civilization Before 1750 |
| HIST 3382. African Civilization Since 1750 |
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| HON 4375. Global Studies and Research |
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| INTB 3354. The History of Globalization and International Business |
| INTB 3355. The Political Economy of Globalization |
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| MUSI 3301. Listening to World Music |
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| CUST 4300. Transnational Migration |
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| POLS 1335. World Politics |
| POLS 3330. Comparative Political Economy |
| POLS 4333. Islam and Democracy |
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| RELS 4360. Clash of Civilizations |
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| SOC 3326. Immigration in U.S. Society |
| SOC 3328. Race and Ethnicity in World Perspective |
| SOC 3327. Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States |
| SOC 3328. Race and Ethnicity in World Perspective |
| SOC 3343. Social Movements |
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| WCL 3365. World Fiction and Reportage |
| Transnationalism and Globalization |
| ANTH 2302. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 3350. Women and Health: Anthropological Perspectives |
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| ARCH 2350. Survey of Architectural History I |
| ARCH 2351. Survey of Architectural History II |
| ARCH 4374. World Cities |
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| CCS 3393. Comparative Approaches to Indigenous Cultures in the Americas |
| CCS 3350. Brazilian Cultures and their Histories |
| CCS 3351. African Religious Practices in the Americas |
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| CHNS 3354. Chinese Culture and Language |
| CHNS 3360. A Look Into Modern China |
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| COMM 1301. Media and Society |
| COMM 4378. The Social Impact of New Information Technology |
| COMM 4375. Propaganda and Mass Communication |
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| ECON 2301. Global Economic Concepts |
| ECON 3344. History of Economic Doctrines |
| ECON 3351. Economics of Development |
| ECON 3363. Environmental Economics |
| ECON 3385. Economics of Energy |
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| ENGL 2301. Western World Literature (Classicism through Renaissance) |
| ENGL 2302. Western World Literature (Neoclassical to Present) |
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| HIST 3379. World Civilizations Before c.e. 1500 |
| HIST 3380. World Civilization Since c.e. 1500 |
| HIST 3383. World Revolutions |
| HIST 2351. Western Civilization Before 1450 |
| HIST 2353. Western Civilization From 1450 |
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| HON 4375. Global Studies and Research |
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| INTB 3351. History of Globalization |
| INTB 3352. Politics of Globalization |
| INTB 3353. Economics of Globalization |
| INTB 3354. The History of Globalization and International Business |
| INTB 3355. The Political Economy of Globalization |
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| POLS 1335. World Politics |
| POLS 3321. Revolution and System Change |
| POLS 3328. Politics of the Developing Areas |
| POLS 3335. Political Terrorism |
| POLS 3337. Nationalism and Nationality |
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POLS 3339. Comparative Public Policy |
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POLS 3343. Democratic Theory |
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POLS 4344. Equality, Justice, and Democracy |
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POLS 4333. Islam and Democracy |
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POLS 4394. Selected Topics in Political Theory and Methodology |
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POLS 4396. Selected Topics in Comparative Politics and International Politics |
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PSYC 2344. Cultural Psychology |
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SOC 3343. Social Movements |
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SPAN 3341. Language of Business and Trade |
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SPAN 3342. Cross-Cultural Business Contexts: U.S./Latin America |
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| WCL 4379. Critical Theory and Globalization |
| Health and Healing |
| ANTH 2302. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 3342. Food and Culture |
| ANTH 3347. Anthropology of Women |
| ANTH 3363. Race in Anthropological Perspective |
| ANTH 3364. Disease in Antiquity |
| ANTH 4337. Anthropology of the Life Cycle |
| ANTH 4384. Anthropology of HIV |
| ARTH 4310. The Human Body in Non-Western Art |
| COMM 3372. Gender and Media |
| ENGL 3367. Gay and Lesbian Literature |
| HIST 3302. Sex and Society in American History |
| HIST 3303. Disease, Health, and Medicine in American History |
| HIST 3318. The History of American Health Care Policy |
| HIST 3319. Plagues and Pestilence: Epidemics in World History |
| HON 4375. Global Studies and Research |
| MUSI 3301. Listening to World Music |
| PSYC 2335. Health Psychology |
| SOC 3321. The African American Family |
| SOC 3380. Introduction to the Sociology of Health Care |
| WOST 2360. Introduction to Women's Studies |
| Visual Cultures and Modern Media |
| ARCH 1359. Design since 1945 |
| ARCH 2350. Survey of Architectural History I |
| ARCH 2351. Survey of Architectural History II |
| ARCH 3350. Architecture, Art, and Politics (prerequisites ARCH 2350-2351, or permission of instructor) |
| ARTH 3312. Pre-Columbian Art |
| ARTH 3313. Roman Art |
| ARTH 2388. Survey of the Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas |
| ARTH 3314. Latin American Art |
| CHNS 3350. Chinese Culture Through Films |
| COMM 1301. Media and Society |
| COMM 2370. Film Appreciation |
| COMM 3324. Photojournalism |
| COMM 3370. History of Cinema |
| COMM 3372. Gender and Media |
| COMM 4337. Television and the Family |
| COMM 4370. Social Aspects of Film |
| COMM 4375. Propaganda and Mass Communication |
| COMM 4378. The Social Impact of New Information Technology |
| GERM 3381. German Cinema |
| MUSI 3301. Listening to World Music |
| PHIL 1361. Philosophy and the Arts |
| PHIL 3371. Depiction, Narration, and Critical Theory |
| PSYC 4343. Perception Psychology |
| SOC 3340. Sociology of Film |
| SOC 4383. Senior Seminar in Visual Sociology |
| THEA 3335. History of the Theatre I (Antiquity to Early Modern Era) |
| THEA 3336. History of the Theatre II (18th century to the Present) |
| WCL 2351. World Cultures Through Literature and the Arts |
| WCL 2352. World Cinema |
| WCL 3366. Latin American & Latino Film Studies |
| WCL 3376. Visual Stories: Local and the Global |
Regions:
| Hemispheric America (Comparative American Cultures) |
| ANTH 3324. Peoples and Cultures of Latin America |
| ANTH 3375. North American Archeology |
| ANTH 3377. Archaeology of Central America |
| ANTH 4372. Maya Archaeology |
| ANTH 4373. Archaeology of the Aztecs and Their Neighbors |
| ANTH 4375. Archaeology of the Southeastern United States |
| ANTH 4376. Archaeology of Texas |
| ARCH 3343. Latin American Architecture (prerequisite ARCH 2350-2351 or permission of the instructor) |
| ARTH 3312. Pre-Columbian Art |
| ARTH 3313. Roman Art |
| ARTH 2388. Survey of the Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas |
| ARTH 3314. Latin American Art |
| ARTH 4394. Ancient Gulf Coast of Mexico |
| CCS 3393. Comparative Approaches to Indigenous Cultures in the Americas |
| CCS 3350. Brazilian Cultures and their Histories |
| CCS 3351. African Religious Practices in the Americas |
| ECON 3350. American Economic Growth |
| ENGL 3322. Contemporary Fiction: Magical Realism |
| ENGL 3368. Caribbean Novels |
| ENGL 4394. The Historical Novel: Latin American History Through the Novel |
| HIST 3271. Latin America 1492-1820 |
| HIST 2372. Latin America Since 1820 |
| HIST 3310. History of Religions of America to 1865 |
| HIST 3311. History of Religions of American Since 1865 |
| HIST 3316. Race and Racism in American Science and Medicine |
| HIST 3317. Making of Ethnic America |
| HIST 3338. Native American History |
| HIST 3370. Twentieth Century Revolutions in Latin America |
| HIST 3371. The U.S. and Latin America |
| HIST 3376. Caribbean History |
| HIST 4366. Latin American History through the Novel |
| LAST 3300. Latin America: Hemispheric and Global Perspectives |
| PHIL 3371. Depiction, Narration, and Critical Theory |
| POLS 3328. Politics of the Developing Areas |
| POLS 3322. Introduction to Latin American Politics |
| POLS 3349. American Political Thought |
| POLS 3343. Democratic Theory |
| POLS 3331. American Foreign Policy |
| SOC 3320. African American Stratification |
| SOC 3324. Hispanic Identity |
| SOC 3327. Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States |
| SPAN 3373. Spanish Culture and Civilization |
| SPAN 3374. Spanish American Culture and Civilization |
| SPAN 3375. United States Hispanic Culture and Civilization |
| SPAN 4368. Mexican Literature in the Twentieth Century |
| SPAN 4391. Latin American and Latino Cultural Studies |
| WCL 4301. Culture and Communication: Methods in Linguistic Anthropology |
| The Afro-Atlantic World |
| ANTH 2302. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 3338. Peoples of Africa |
| ANTH 3341. Cultural Ecology |
| ANTH 4377. Archaeology of the African Diaspora |
| ARTH 2388. Survey of the Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas |
| CCS 3350. Brazilian Cultures and their Histories |
| CCS 3351. African Religious Practices in the Americas |
| ECON 3340. Comparative Economic Systems |
| ECON 3363. Environmental Economics |
| ENGL 3360. Survey of African American Literature |
| ENGL 3364. African American Poetry and Drama |
| HIST 3368. World Environmental History to 1800 |
| HIST 3391. Africa and the Indian Ocean World |
| HIST 3392. Central Africans and the Atlantic Diaspora |
| HIST 3381. African Civilizations Before 1750 |
| HIST 3382. African Civilizations Since 1750 |
| HIST 4318. Africa and the Oil Industry |
| HIST 3397. Global Environmental History to 1800 |
| HIST 4396. Africa 1945-Present |
| POLS 3328. Politics of the Developing Areas |
| SOC 3322. African American Religion |
| The Pacific Rim/Asian America |
| ANTH 2302. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| ECON 3355. Economic Development of Asia |
| HIST 3388. China: Early Civilization t 1600 (formerly HIST 3386) |
| HIST 3389. China Since 1600 (formerly HIST 3385) |
| HON 4375. Global Studies and Research |
| CUST 2300. Intro to Asian American Studies & Cultural Studies |
| CUST 3310. Asian American Communities in Popular Culture |
| CUST 4397. Emergent Asian Cities and Global Assemblages |
| CUST 4300. Transnational Migration |
| POLS 4322. Political Economy of Asia |
| POLS 3343. Democratic Theory |
| Greater Asia |
| ANTH 3316. Society and Culture of India |
| ANTH 3341. Cultural Ecology |
| CHNS 3350. Chinese Culture Through Films |
| CHNS 3352. Chinese Culture and Society Through Modern Literature |
| CHNS 3354. Chinese Culture and Language |
| CHNS 3360. A Look Into Modern China |
| HIST 3388. China: Early Civilization to 1600 (formerly HIST 3386) |
| HIST 3389. China Since 1600 (formerly HIST 3385) |
| HIST 3391. Africa and the Indian Ocean World |
| CUST 3315. South Asian Youth and Global Culture |
| RELS 3380. Introduction to Asian Religions |
| RELS 2340. Introduction to Hinduism (formerly 3390; WID Core) |
| RELS 2350. Introduction to Islam (formerly 3350; WID Core) |
| RELS 2360. Introduction to Buddhism (formerly 3385; WID Core) |
| The Middle East |
| ANTH 3348. Anthropology of Religion |
| ANTH 3315. Muslim Peoples of the Middle East or WCL 3377. The Modern Middle East: Literature, Politics, and Ideas (only one will count toward the minor) |
| ARAB 3306. Introduction to Arabic Culture, Language, and Islam |
| ARAB 3312. Introduction to Arabic Literature in Translation |
| ARAB 3313. Qu'ran as Literature |
| ARCH 4374. World Cities |
| HIST 3390. Middle East: Pictures & Words |
| POLS 3326. Government and Politics in the Middle East |
| POLS 4333. Islam and Democracy |
| RELS 2350. Introduction to Islam (WID Core) |
| RELS 4360. Clash of Civilizations |
| WCL 2351. World Cultures Through Literature and the Arts |
| WCL 3377. The Modern Middle East: Literature, Politics, and Ideas or ANTH 3315: Muslim Peoples of the Middle East (only one will count toward the minor) |
| Europe, including the Former Soviet Union |
| ARCH 3356. City as Palimpsest: Paris (prerequisite ARCH 2350-2351 or permission of instructor) |
| ECON 3341. Russian and Soviet Economic Development and Transformation |
| GERM 4359. Germany since Reunification |
| HIST 2351. Western Civilization to 1450 |
| HIST 2353. Western Civilization From 1450 |
| HIST 3347. Comparative European Revolutions - English, French, and Russian |
| HIST 3355. British Empire Since 1500 |
| HIST 4327. Europe 1930-1945 |
| POLS 3324. Government and Politics in Contemporary Germany |
| POLS 3329. The Nations of Europe |
| POLS 3344. Capitalism and Socialism |
| POLS 3325. Government and Politics of Russia and the Commonwealth |
| POLS 3320. Government and Politics in Great Britain |
| POLS 4329. European Union Politics |
| RELS 2310. The Bible and Western Culture |
| SPAN 3373. Spanish Culture and Civilization |
Periods:
| Antiquity |
| CLAS 3308. Myth and the Cult of Ancient Gods |
| CLAS 3345. Myth and Performance in Greek Tragedy (Visual and Performing Arts core) |
| CLAS 3374. Women in the Ancient World |
| CLAS 3375. Roman. Jew, and Christian: The Politics and Sociology of Religion in the First Century A.D. |
| CLAS 4305. Fifth-Century Athens: Readings in Intellectual, Literary, and Political |
| CLAS 4353. Classics and Modernity: The Uses of Antiquity in Modern and Postmodern Contexts |
| CLAS 4370. Comparative Epic |
| CLAS 4374. Sex and Gender in Antiquity |
| CLAS 4381. Latin Classics in Translation or ENGL 4381: Latin Classics in Translation (either CLAS 4381 or ENGL 4381; only one will count toward the minor) |
| HIST 2361. Early Civilizations |
| HIST 3339. Ancient Greece |
| HIST 3340. Ancient Rome |
| HIST 4335. Greek and Roman Historians |
| POLS 4346. Greek Political Thought |
| THEA 3335. History of the Theatre I (Antiquity to Early Modern Era) |
| WCL 4301. Culture and Communication: Methods in Linguistic Anthropology |
| Medieval/Early Modernity |
| ENGL 3302. Medieval Literature |
| ENGL 3305. English Renaissance |
| ENGL 3306. Shakespeare: The Major Works |
| HIST 2351. Western Civilization to 1450 |
| HIST 3335. Barbarians and the Birth of Europe to 1050 A.D. |
| HIST 3336. Europe in the Age of Chivalry: The High Middle Ages 1050-1350 |
| HIST 4328. The Vikings |
| HIST 4329. The Vikings and Norman Worlds |
| HIST 4330. The Flowering of the Middle Ages |
| HIST 4331. The Normans |
| HIST 4332. The Crusades |
| HIST 4333. Europe in the Renaissance |
| HIST 4334. The Reformation in Europe (formerly 3337) |
| HON 4375. Global Studies and Research |
| POLS 3340. Ancient and Medieval Political Thought |
| POLS 3341. Political Thought From Machiavelli and the Renaissance |
| Modernity/Postmodernity |
| CLAS 4353. Classics and Modernity: The Uses of Antiquity in Modern and Postmodern Contexts |
| ENGL 3321. Modern British Literature |
| ENGL 3324. The Development of the Novel |
| ENGL 3353. Modern American Fiction |
| ENGL 3354. Contemporary American Fiction |
| ENGL 3365. Postcolonial Literature |
| GERM 3350. Understanding the 20th Century through German Culture |
| GERM 3362. Paris and Berlin |
| GERM 3364. Writing Holocausts: The Literatures of Genocide |
| HIST 2363. Modern Civilizations |
| HIST 3363. Pirates and Smugglers in the Modern World |
| HIST 2353. Western Civilization From 1450 |
| ITAL 3304. Culture of Italy |
| ITAL 3306. Italian Culture Through Films |
| WCL 4351. Frames of Modernity I (History of Ideas from 1780-1940) |
| WCL 4352. Frames of Modernity II (From Postmodernism to Globalization) |
| WCL 4353. Frames of Modernity III (Classics and Modernity) |
Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: January 14, 2013