Approved Majors, Minors, and Courses

Approved Global and Foreign Language Majors and Minors

List of Approved Global and Foreign Language Majors and Minors

Offered as a Major or both Major and Minor:

Offered as a Minor or Specialization Only:

American Cultures
Arab Studies
Asian American Studies
Classical Studies
Creative Work
Energy and Sustainability
Film Studies
Finance-Global Energy Management Program (Specialization)
Food and Society
French for the Business Related Professions
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Studies
German
German Area Studies
Global Engagement & Research
Global & Intercultural Communication
Greek
Hispanic Journalism & Media
India Studies
International and Global Studies (no longer offered)
Italian Studies
Jewish Studies
Latin American Studies
Medicine and Society
Mexican American Studies
National Security Studies
Phronesis Politics and Ethics
Spanish for the Global Professions
U.S. Ethnic Studies
World Cities

Approved Global Courses

List of Approved Global Courses

Students may only receive a maximum of two points for global coursework (one point per global course for up to two global courses). The courses listed below have been approved by UH Global as global courses and are organized by College and Course Prefix. If you believe you have taken an upper-division course that has at least 25% global or multicultural content but it is not on the list, you may submit a syllabus to be reviewed.

Check here to see if any global course below is a CORE course according to the most updated UH undergraduate catalog: www.uh.edu/academics/corecurriculum

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Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design

Architecture:

ARCH 3329 - Architecture of the Three Faiths of Abraham: Synagogues, Churches, and Mosques
ARCH 3341 - Contemporary Japanese Architecture
ARCH 3343 – Latin American Architecture
ARCH 3353 – Architecture of Middle Ages
ARCH 3356 – City as Palimpsest: Paris
ARCH 3358 – History of Asian Arch and Art
ARCH 3397- The Design of Cities: Social Aspects
ARCH 3397- Synagogues, Churches, and Mosques
ARCH 4373- Urban Environments
ARCH 4374 – World Cities

Interior Architecture:

INAR 3300: History of Interior Architecture

Katherine G McGovern College of the Arts

Art:

ART 4381 – Pursuing Utopia

Art History:

ARTH 3311 – Greek Art
ARTH 3312 – Pre-Columbian Art
ARTH 3313 – Roman Art
ARTH 3314 – Latin American Art
ARTH 3315- History of Prints in the West
ARTH 3317 – Ancient Near Eastern Art
ARTH 3318 – Art and Architecture of India
ARTH 3325- 18^th Century European Art
ARTH 3326- European Romanticism
ARTH 3327- Visual Culture of French Rev
ARTH 3328- Late 19^th Century Art & Culture
ARTH 3333- Issues in Contemporary Design
ARTH 3378- History 19^th Century Photography
ARTH 3379- History 20^th & 21^st Century Photo
ARTH 3380- 17^th Century Dutch Art
ARTH 3382- Northern Renaissance
ARTH 3389- Italian Gothic Art and Patronage
ARTH 4310 – The Human Body in Non-Western Art
ARTH 4311- Medieval Arts, Artist, Patrons
ARTH 4314- Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts
ARTH 4315- Reading Medieval Art
ARTH 4380- Museums & Problem of Display
ARTH 4381- Seminar on Rembrandt

Dance:

DAN 3310- Dance History I

Music:

MUSI 3300-Listening to Music Masterworks
MUSI 3301 – Listening to World Music
MUSI 3303- Popular Music of the Americas Since 1840
MUSI 3363- History of Music II
MUSI 3364- History of Music III
MUSI 4357- Music in the 17^th Century
MUSI 4358- Music of Bach and Handel
MUSI 4360- Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
MUSI 4361- Music of the Romantic Period I
MUSI 4363- Music-Romantic Period II
MUSI 4364- Music in the 20^th Century I
MUSI 4365- Music in the 20^th Century II
MUSI 4397- Art Music in Latin America and the Caribbean

Theatre:

THEA 3335 – History of the Theatre I (Antiquity to Early Modern Era)
THEA 3336 – History of the Theatre II (18th century to the Present)
THEA 3369- Acting Shakespeare I
THEA 3370- Acting Shakespeare II

C.T. Bauer College of Business

Finance:

FINA 4355- International Risk Management
FINA 4360- International Finance Management
FINA 4373- Petrochem & Refining Economics

International Business:

INTB 3354 – Introduction to Global Business (*No Longer Offered After Fall 2019)
INTB 3355 – Global Environment of Business
INTB 3361- Global Engagement and Research
INTB 4397- Selected Topics in INB

Management:

MANA 4348- Global Leadership
MANA 4350- International Management
MANA 4356- Managing Diversity

Marketing:

MARK 4363- International Marketing

Supply Chain Management:

SCM 4390- Supply Chain Strategy

College of Education

Asian American Studies

AAMS 3310- Asian American in Popular Culture
AAMS 3315- Asian American Migration and Transnationalism
AAMS 3325- Asian American Cinema
AAMS 4300- Asian American Cultures and Communities
AAMS 4320- Asian American Literature
AAMS 4321- Vietnamese American Community and Ethnography
AAMS 4322- Ethnography and Asian American Community
AAMS 4397- Selected Topics in Asian American Studies

Cultural and Urban Studies:

CUST 3320- Multicultural Environments
CUST 4300 – Asian American Cultures

Curriculum and Instruction:

CUIN 3302- Social Education
CUIN 3310- Bilingual Education

Health Education:

HLT 3380: Culture & Health

Human Development & Family Studies:

HDFS 4315 – Culture and Diversity in Human Development

Cullen College of Engineering

Industrial Engineering:

INDE 4315: Supply Chain Design Management

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

African American Studies:

AAS 3301- Hip Hop History and Culture
AAS 3307- Africana Spirit Transformation in the Social Sciences
AAS 3310- Afr American Experience Through Theatre
AAS 3330- African American Oral History
AAS 3340- African American Sociolinguistics
AAS 3348- African Americans and the Law
AAS 3349- African Americans, Politics, and Legal Studies
AAS 3350- Slavery and Race Relations
AAS 3354- AF Nationalist Thought Ethics/US
AAS 3356- Africana Thought & Philosophy
AAS 3379- Africana Oratory
AAS 4300- African Philosophy
AAS 4330- The Black Church in America
AAS 4370- Seminar in African American Studies
AAS 4373- Black Leaders of 20th Century
AAS 4440- Model African Union Seminar

Anthropology:

ANTH 3304 – Demographic Anthropology
ANTH 3305- Psych Anthropology
ANTH 3306- Sex & Culture
ANTH 3312- Mexican-American Culture
ANTH 3313- Brown Girls, Brown Stories: Black Female Protagonists in Novels & Films
ANTH 3316 – Society and Culture of India
ANTH 3320 - Ritual & Performance
ANTH 3324 – Peoples and Culture of Latin America
ANTH 3335 – Black Atlantic Religions
ANTH 3336 – Caribbean Societies and Cultures
ANTH 3338 – Peoples of Africa
ANTH 3341 – Cultural Ecology
ANTH 3342 – Food and Culture
ANTH 3347 – Anthropology of Women
ANTH 3348 – Anthropology of Religion
ANTH 3350 – Women, Health and Culture
ANTH 3351- Politics of Healthcare and the Latino Community
ANTH 3363 – Race and Anthropology
ANTH 3364 – Disease in Antiquity
ANTH 3365 - Principles and Practices of Global Engagement
ANTH 3375 – North American Archaeology
ANTH 3377 – Archaeology of Central America
ANTH 3378- Archaeology of Historic North America
ANTH 3381 – Global Hinduism
ANTH 4301 – Language and Cultural Cognition
ANTH 4310 - Theories of Culture
ANTH 4337 – Anthropology of the Life Cycle
ANTH 4340 – Anthropology Through Literature
ANTH 4342 – Anthropology of Wine
ANTH 4354 - Social Theory from the Global South
ANTH 4360- Citizenship & Political Culture
ANTH 4361 - Migration, Borders, Citizenship
ANTH 4363 - Race, Racialization, and the Politics of Culture
ANTH 4372 – Maya Archaeology
ANTH 4373 – Aztec Archaeology
ANTH 4377 – Archaeology of the African Diaspora
ANTH 4384 – Anthropology of HIV

Arab Studies:

ARAB 3305 – Introduction to Arabic Culture, Language, and Islam
ARAB 3306 – Introduction to Arabic Culture, Language, and Islam
ARAB 3312 – Introduction to Arabic Literature in Translation
ARAB 3313 – Qur'an as Literature
ARAB 3314 – Women and Gender in Arabic Literature
ARAB 3340 – Modernity and Rationalism in Islamic Tradition
ARAB 3377 - Energy, Society, and the Middle East

Chinese Studies:

CHNS 3305- Survey of Chinese Literature
CHNS 3342 - Tales of East Asian Cities
CHNS 3343 - Chinese Popular Culture
CHNS 3344 - Modern and Contemporary Global Chinese Literature
CHNS 3346 - Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Contemporary China
CHNS 3350 – Chinese Culture Through Films
CHNS 3352 – Chinese Culture and Society Through Modern Literature
CHNS 3354 – Chinese Culture and Language
CHNS 3359 - Chinese Culture Through History
CHNS 3360 – A Look Into Modern China
CHNS 3396- Selected Topics
CHNS 4396- Selected Topics

Classical Studies:

CLAS 3307 – Greek and Roman Myths of Heroes
CLAS 3308 – Myths and Cult of the Greek Gods
CLAS 3341- The Roman Republic
CLAS 3345 – Myth and Performance in Greek Tragedy
CLAS 3350 – Law & Society in Roman Empire
CLAS 3371- Ancient Comedy & Its Influence
CLAS 3373- Ancient Satire & Its Influence
CLAS 3366 – The Trojan War
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 3380- Epic Masculinity
CLAS 3381- From Homer to Hollywood
CLAS 3397- Selected Topics Greek & Roman Civilizations
CLAS 4305 – Fifth-Century Athens: Readings in Intellectual, Literary, and Political History
CLAS 4350- Age of Augustus
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 4375- Gender and Race in Greek Myths
CLAS 4380- Greek Classics in Translation
CLAS 4381 – Latin Classics in Translation

Communication:

COMM 3304- Multicultural Health Communication
COMM 3312- Future of Global Journalism
COMM 3322 - Latino Journalism
COMM 3370 – History of Cinema
COMM 3372 – Gender and Media
COMM 3375 - International Communication
COMM 4302 - Latinx Media Studies
COMM 4314 – Social Issues in Journalism
COMM 4357 - Intercultural Communication and Organizations
COMM 4370 – Social Aspects of Film
COMM 4372 – Media, Power, and Society
COMM 4373 - Intercultural Public Relations
COMM 4375 – Propaganda and Mass Communication
COMM 4378 – Social Impact of Information Technology
COMM 4386 - Reporting on Immigration, Hispanics, and Data
COMM 4388 - Media, Hispanics, and Development
COMM 4389 - Media for Social Justice: Digital Media & Activism in Latin America & Houston

Communication Disorders:

COMD 3301 - History and Culture of the American Deaf Community

Comparative Cultural Studies:

CCS 3350 – Brazilian Cultures and Their Histories
CCS 3351 – African Religious Practices in the Americas
CCS 3393 – Comparative Indigenous Cultures
CCS 4398 - Independent Study in Comparative Cultural Studies

Economics:

ECON 3340 – Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 3341 – Russian and Chinese Transformation
ECON 3342 - Global Issues in Economic Development
ECON 3344 – History of Economic Doctrines
ECON 3347- Capital Market Economics
ECON 3348 - Food, Population, Agriculture, and the Environment
ECON 3351 – Economics of Development
ECON 3355 – Economic Development of Asia
ECON 3361 - Economics of Globalization
ECON 3363 – Environmental Economics
ECON 3385 – Economics of Energy
ECON 4335- Economic Growth Theory
ECON 4368- International Monetary Eco
ECON 4370- International Trade
ECON 4372- Economics of Education
ECON 4378- Chinese Economy

English:

ENGL 3300 – Ancient and Classical Literature
ENGL 3302 – Medieval Literature
ENGL 3304 - Chaucer
ENGL 3305 – English Renaissance
ENGL 3306 – Shakespeare: The Major Works
ENGL 3309 – Renaissance Drama
ENGL 3311- John Milton
ENGL 3312 – Literature of Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature
ENGL 3313 – Restoration and Eighteenth Century Drama
ENGL 3315 – The Romantic Movement
ENGL 3316 – Literature of the Victorian Age
ENGL 3317 – The British Novel Before 1832
ENGL 3318 – The British Novel Since 1832
ENGL 3321 – Modern British Literature
ENGL 3322 – Contemporary Novel
ENGL 3324 – The Development of the Novel
ENGL 3327- Masterpieces of British Literature to the Eighteenth Century
ENGL 3328 – Masterpieces of British Literature from the Eighteenth Century
ENGL 3345- Nobel Prize Winners in Lit
ENGL 3349 - Native American Literature
ENGL 3358 – Hong Kong Cinema
ENGL 3360 – Survey of African American Literature
ENGL 3361- Mexican American Literature
ENGL 3363- Masterpieces of African American Fiction
ENGL 3364 – African American Poetry and Drama
ENGL 3365 – Postcolonial Literature
ENGL 3366- Jewish American Literature
ENGL 3367- Gay and Lesbian Literature
ENGL 3368 – Caribbean Novels
ENGL 3369 – Caribbean Literatures
ENGL 3370- Modern Irish Literature
ENGL 3371- Contemporary Irish Literature
ENGL 3379- African Literature
ENGL 3380- Modern Indian Literature
ENGL 4303- Teaching English as a Second Language
ENGL 4330- European Renaissance
ENGL 4332- Modern and Contemporary Poetry
ENGL 4341- Queer Theory
ENGL 4360- Bible as Literature
ENGL 4364- Minorities in Lit
ENGL 4366 – Introduction to Folklore
ENGL 4367 – Documenting Community Culture
ENGL 4370 – Folktale
ENGL 4373- Film, Text, and Politics
ENGL 4374 – Film, Text, and Politics
ENGL 4380- Greek Classics in Translation
ENGL 4381 – Latin Classics in Translation
ENGL 4394 – Topics in the Historical Novel

French:

FREN 3316- Survey of French Culture and Civilization
FREN 3317- Business French
FREN 3318 – History of French Cinema
FREN 3319- History of the French Cinema
FREN 3321 – Cinema of French-Speaking Africa
FREN 3322- Francophone African Cinema
FREN 3335 – French Popular Music
FREN 3341- Women in French Cinema
FREN 3352- Youth in Francophone Film
FREN 3362- Paris and Berlin Since 1800
FREN 3364 – Writing Holocausts: The Literatures of Genocide
FREN 4301- Survey French Lit to 1800
FREN 4326-19^th Century French Lit
FREN 4329- 20^th Century French Novel
FREN 4332- Jung and French Literature
FREN 4334- Writing Across the Disciplines
FREN 4342- French Women Writers

Geography:

GEOG 3322- Geography of Eurasia
GEOG 3327 – Political Geography of Russia and the Commonwealth

German Area Studies:

GERM 3350 – Understanding the 20th Century through German Culture
GERM 3362 – Paris and Berlin since 1800
GERM 3363 – Themes in German Drama
GERM 3364 - Writing Holocausts
GERM 3369- World War I in Literature
GERM 3380- German Women Film Directors
GERM 3381 – History of German Cinema
GERM 3384 – Fascism and German Cinema
GERM 3385 – East German Cinema
GERM 3386- Films of Fassbinder
GERM 3387- Films of Herzog
GERM 3388- Films of Wenders
GERM 3395 – Topics in German Cinema
GERM 4357 - German Literature 1890-1945
GERM 4359 – Germany since Reunification

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Studies:

GLBT 3396- Selected Topics in GLBT Studies

Greek:

GREK 3301- Classical Greek Literature
GREK 3302- Advanced Readings in Classical Greek Literature II

Hispanic Studies:

HISP 2373 – Spanish Culture and Civilization

History:

India Studies:

INDI 3355- Yoga and Philosophy
INDI 3356- Comparative Modernisms: The Global South
INDI 3372- Indian Film: Bollywood & Beyond
INDI 3378- Debating India and the World
INDI 3379- Media & Post-Millennial Writings in India
INDI 3397- Selected Topics in India Studies

International and Global Studies:

IGS 3396 - Selected Topics in Global Studies
IGS 4350- Global Business Culture: India and the U.S.

Italian Studies:

ITAL 3301- Readings Italian Lit to 18^th Century
ITAL 3302- Readings Italian Lit Since 18^th Century
ITAL 3304 – Culture of Italy
ITAL 3305 – Italian Culture through Films
ITAL 3306 – Italian Cinema
ITAL 3307- Italian Renaissance
ITAL 3308 – Italian Heritage
ITAL 3309- Women Writers & Filmmakers
ITAL 3335 – Survey of Italian Literature
ITAL 3336 – Survey of Italian Literation in Translation
ITAL 3345- Theatre in Italy
ITAL 3346- Theatre in Italy
ITAL 3397- Women Writers and Filmmakers of Modern and Postmodern Italy
ITAL 3396- Selected Top- Italian Language, Culture & Literature
ITAL 4304- Italian Culture in Translation
ITAL 4307- Italian Renaissance
ITAL 4308- Dante and His World

Jewish Studies:

JWST 3373 – Jews in the Ancient World
JWST 3374- Jewish Film
JWST 3384- Jewish Women Biography
JWST 3385- History of the Jewish People
JWST 3397 – Women in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
JWST 4380- Jewish Expulsion and Aftermath, After 1492

Latin American Studies:

LAST 3300 – Latin America: Hemispheric and Global Perspectives
LAST 3396- Selected Tops- Latin American Study
LAST 4396- Selected Tops- Latin American Study

Mexican American Studies:

MAS 3340- Mexican American Urban Communities
MAS 3341 – Mexican American Experience Through Film
MAS 3342- Mexican Immigration to the U.S.
MAS 3343—Latino Psychology
MAS 3345- Latino Leadership, Activism & Organizing
MAS 3348- Pre-Columbian Life and Religion in Mexico
MAS 3395- Selected Topics Mexican American Study

Nutrition:

NUTR 4353- Cultural Competency for Nutrition Professionals

Philosophy:

PHIL 3304- History of 17^th Century Philosophy
PHIL 3358- Classics in History of Ethics
PHIL 3371 – Depiction, Narration, and Critical Theory
PHIL 3377- Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 3382- Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 3383- History of Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 3386- 19^th Century Philosophy

Political Science:

POLS 3309 - Democratization
POLS 3311 – Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 3313 – Introduction to International Relations
POLS 3315- International Organization
POLS 3320 – Government and Politics in Great Britain
POLS 3321 – Politics of Mexico
POLS 3322 – Introduction to Latin American Politics
POLS 3323- Government and Politics of India
POLS 3324 – Government and Politics in Contemporary Germany
POLS 3325 – Government and Politics of Russia and the Commonwealth
POLS 3326 – Government and Politics in the Middle East
POLS 3328 – Politics of the Developing Areas
POLS 3329 – The Nations of Europe
POLS 3330 – International Political Economy
POLS 3331 – American Foreign Policy
POLS 3335 – Political Terrorism
POLS 3336 - Globalization
POLS 3340 – Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
POLS 3341 – Foundations of Modern Politics
POLS 3343 – Democratic Theory
POLS 3344 – International Law and the Law of War
POLS 3352 - Immigration: Politics and Policy in the U.S.
POLS 3382- Politics and Religion in South Asia
POLS 3389 – European Union Politics
POLS 4328- Party Politics Latin America
POLS 4333 – Islam and Democracy
POLS 4344 – Equality, Justice, and Democracy
POLS 4346 – Greek Political Thought
POLS 4347- Religion and Politics
POLS 4348 – Contemporary Islamic Political Thought
POLS 4349- International Energy Politics
POLS 4360- Seminar in Globalization
POLS 4365- National Defense Policy
POLS 4396- Selected Topics- Comparative & International Politics

Psychology:

PSYC 3331 – Psychology of Gender
PSYC 4343 – Perception

Religious Studies:

RELS 3320 – Ritual and Performance
RELS 3321- Catholic Mysticism
RELS 3322- The Catholic Intel Tradition
RELS 3323- Continuities: Jewish and Christian Texts and Traditions
RELS 3330- Christianity
RELS 3333- Religion and Literature
RELS 3334 – Us and Them: Ethical Decision-Making in Complex Cultures
RELS 3335 – Black Atlantic Religions
RELS 3336 – Caribbean Societies and Cultures
RELS 3355- Yoga and Philosophy
RELS 3360- Muslim-Christian Relations
RELS 3366 – Magic and Occult
RELS 3370 – The Bible and Modern Science
RELS 3371 – Women in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
RELS 3373 – Jews in the Ancient World
RELS 3375- Christianity and Ethics
RELS 3376 – Themes in Comparative Religion
RELS 3377 – Belief and Unbelief: The Search for Meaning
RELS 3380 – Introduction to Asian Religions
RELS 3381 – Global Hinduism
RELS 3382 – Politics and Religion in South Asia
RELS 3396- Comparative Creation Myths: Texts, Criticism, and Big Histories
RELS 4320- Religion and Personality
RELS 4360 – Clash of Civilizations

Russian Studies:

RUSS 3303 – Third-Year Conversation and Composition
RUSS 3304 – Post-Soviet Russia
RUSS 3306 – Third-Year Literacy Readings
RUSS 3307 – Soviet and Post-Soviet Cinema
RUSS 3398 – Special Problems
RUSS 4398 – Independent Study

Sociology:

SOC 3321 - African-American Family
SOC 3324 – Hispanic Identity
SOC 3326 – Immigration in U.S. Society
SOC 3327 – Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States
SOC 3328 – Race and Ethnicity in World Perspective
SOC 3340 – Sociology of Film
SOC 3349 - Sociology of Culture
SOC 3355 – Sociology of India
SOC 3360 – Sociology of Food
SOC 3361 - Sociology of Gender and Food
SOC 3362 – Sociology of Religion of India
SOC 3372 - Mexican American Family
SOC 3375 – Religion and Society
SOC 3380 – Introduction to the Sociology of Health Care
SOC 3385 – Sociology of World Religions
SOC 3390 - Sociology of Gender
SOC 3392 - Sociology of Latino in Houston
SOC 3397- Global Sociology
SOC 4383 – Senior Seminar in Sociology

Spanish:

SPAN 3311 – Advanced Composition and Creative Writing
SPAN 3331 – Mexican-American Literature
SPAN 3339 – Spanish for the Global Professional
SPAN 3341 – Language of Business and Trade
SPAN 3342 – Cross-Cultural Business Contexts: U.S./Latin America
SPAN 3345 – Hispanic Folklore of the Southwest
SPAN 3350 – Women in Hispanic Literature
SPAN 3373 – Spanish Culture and Civilization
SPAN 3374 – Spanish American Culture and Civilization
SPAN 3375 – United States Hispanic Culture and Civilization
SPAN 3384 – Introduction to Hispanic Literature
SPAN 3386 – Screen Memories: Spanish Culture Through Film
SPAN 4311 - Spanish Literature to 1700
SPAN 4337- Contemporary Spanish-American Lit
SPAN 4339- Contemporary Spanish American Short Story
SPAN 4343- Health & Society in Hispanic World
SPAN 4366- History of Spanish Language
SPAN 4367- US Hispanics and Language
SPAN 4368 – Mexican Literature in the Twentieth Century
SPAN 4369- Contemporary Spanish Literature
SPAN 4372- Literature & Visual Arts in Modern Spain
SPAN 4388- Image of Women: Spanish American Film/Literature
SPAN 4391 – Latin American and Latino Cultural Studies
SPAN 4396- Topics Spanish Language & Linguistics
SPAN 4397- Topics in Hispanic Writing

Vietnamese Studies:

VIET 3300 – The Global Vietnamese Diaspora
VIET 3331 – Introduction to Vietnamese Culture: Modernity and Media of Imagining

World Cultures & Literatures:

WCL 3341- Early Islamic Society
WCL 3342- Tales of East Asian Cities
WCL 3346 – Terrorism: Past and Present
WCL 3351 – Introduction to Latino Cultural Studies
WCL 3355 – Female Divinities
WCL 3356 - Comparative Modernisms: The Global South
WCL 3362- U.S. Latino Literature
WCL 3364- World TV
WCL 3365 – World Fiction & Reportage
WCL 3366- Latin American and Latino Film
WCL 3367- National Cinema in Global Perspective
WCL 3368- Pop Cultures and World Media
WCL 3371- Cities in Film and Arts
WCL 3372- Indian Film: Bollywood and Beyond
WCL 3373- Gender and Sexuality in Film
WCL 3374 - Jewish Film
WCL 3375- Black Cuba in Literature and Visual Culture
WCL 3376- Visual Stories- Local & Global
WCL 3377 – The Modern Middle East: Literature, Politics, and Ideas
WCL 3378- Debating India and the World
WCL 3379- Media & Post-Millennial Writings in India
WCL 3380- American Jewish Culture
WCL 3381- Global Representations of Aids
WCL 3382- Global Queer Culture
WCL 3384- Jewish Women Biography
WCL 3392- Intro Latin American Cultural Studies
WCL 3397- Selected Topics in WCL
WCL 4301 – Culture and Communication: Methods in Linguistic Anthropology
WCL 4351 - Frames of Modernity I- History of Ideas from 1780-1940
WCL 4352 - Frames of Modernity II - Postmodernity and Globalization
WCL 4353 - Frames of Modernity III: Classics and Modernity
WCL 4355- Frames of Modernity V: The Global South from WWII to Present
WCL 4356- World Film and Film Theory
WCL 4362- Latin American & Latino Literatures
WCL 4364- North-Central European Drama
WCL 4365- World Documentary Film
WCL 4367- Voices from Exile and Diaspora
WCL 4374- Sex and Gender in Antiquity
WCL 4378- Cultures of Dissent
WCL 4379 – Critical Theory and Globalization
WCL 4380- Jewish Expulsion from Spain
WCL 4381- Latin Amer. & Latino Cultural Studies
WCL 4382- Post-Conflict Literatures: Europe, Africa and the Americas
WCL 4394- Sexuality in Latino Culture
WCL 4396- Selected Topics in WCL

Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies:

WGSS 3321 - Gender in Transnational Perspective
WGSS 3322- Intersectionalities of Race, Class, Age, Disability & Gender
WGSS 3350- Gender, Society & Feminist Theory
WGSS 3351- Gender and Work
WGSS 3360- Sexuality and Queer Theory
WGSS 3396- Selected Topics in LGBT Studies

Hobby School of Public Affairs

Public Policy:

POLC 3313 - Contemporary Political Philosophy and Policy
POLC 4344 - Policy and Global Justice

Honors College

Energy & Sustainability:

ENRG 3310 – Introduction to Energy and Sustainability
ENRG 3377- Energy, Society, and the Middle East
ENRG 4397- Selected Topics in Energy and Sustainability

Honors:

HON 3306- Health and Human Rights
HON 3360- Principles and Practices of Global Engagement
HON 3361- Global Engagement and Research
HON 3397 – Russian History Through Literature
HON 4301 - Medicine, Science, & Technology in the Ancient World
HON 4302- The Holocaust and Medical Ethics
HON 4360 – Capstone Seminar on Globalization
HON 4390- Antiquity Revisited

Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management

Hotel and Restaurant Management:

HRMA 3345 - Wine Appreciation
HRMA 3371 – Multicultural Etiquette
HRMA 3445- Global Wine Immersion
HRMA 4372- Global Hospitality Leadership: Asian Community
HRMA 4374 – Korean Food, Culture, and Tourism Management
HRMA 4375 – French Wine Production
HRMA 4376 – Japanese Lodging Industry
HRMA 4377 – Japanese Culture and Tourism
HRMA 4388 – Managing Diversity in the Hospitality Industry
HRMA 4397 – Selected Topics in Hospitality Management

College of Technology

Borders, Trade, and Immigration Security:

BTIS 3320 - US Border Management and Policy
BTIS 3323 - Border Security and Cross-Border Challenges
BTIS 3330 - Fundamentals of Transportation Law and Border Regulations
BTIS 4300 - Customs, Regulations, and Procedures
BTIS 4320- Border Trade Policy
BTIS 4325 - Border Interagency Coordination
BTIS 4397 - Selected Topics in Border, Trade, Immigration, and Security

Human Resource Development:

HRD 3350- Global Human Resource Development
HRD 4301- Global Leadership in Training and Development

Supply Chain and Logistics Technology:

SCLT 3340- Geography for GSC
SCLT 3375- Maritime Operations
SCLT 3376- Global Trade Intermediaries
SCLT 3384- Logistics Technology and Processes
SCLT 3385- Transport Economics and Policy
SCLT 3389- Transportation Law
SCLT 4312- Inventory and Materials Handling
SCLT 4375- Global Supply Chain
SCLT 4389- Practicum in Supply Chain & Logistics Technology

There currently are not any approved global courses for these colleges:

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
College of Nursing

Approved Language Courses

List of Approved Language Courses

The language courses below are listed by main areas according to the Undergraduate Catalog.

Language Courses

Internship and Volunteer List

Internship and Volunteer Opportunities

Here’s a list of offices and organizations located in Houston that have a global-focus and provide internship and/or volunteer opportunities for UH students. Students may earn 2 points towards the intercultural activities- leadership category by submitting proof of the internship or volunteer position with any of the following offices. Please ask your supervisor to send us a letter or email confirming your name, position, and duration.

We would also approve internships at a multinational corporation with an international business focus or any other office where you interact with international populations. If you feel that an organization or office should be added to the list or if you want to request to earn points for an internship or volunteer experience not on this list, please submit documentation for approval.

Office of the Provost

UH Global

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