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Perspectives
Interdisciplinary Seminars
Full Course List
Aesthetics
- DA 203 - Perspectives in World Dance
- MU 137 - Listening to Music
- MU 201 - History of Music: European
- MU 202 - History of Music: American
- MU 203 - Perspectives in World Music
- MU 239 - History of Jazz
- MU 256 - Deconstructing 20th-Century Art Music
- MU 304 - History of the American Musical
- MU 413 - Seminar in Music History and Culture
- TH 203 - Perspectives in World Theatre
- TH 204 - Theatre into Film
- TH 205 - Dress Codes: American Clothes in the 20th Century
- TH 315 - Topics in Contemporary Theatre
- VM 105 - Introduction to Visual Arts
- VM 203 - History of Photography: 19th Century to the 1970's
- VM 205 - History of Photography: 1970 to the Present
- VM 210 - History of Renaissance and Baroque
- VM 211 - History of 18th- and 19th-Century Art in Europe and North America
- VM 212 - History of Modern Art in Europe and North America
- VM 213 - History of Art After World War II
- VM 214 - History of East Asian Arts
- VM 215 - History of South Asian Arts
- VM 368 - Topics in Art History and Digital Photography (offered at Kasteel Well only)
Global Diversity
- CC 203 - Intercultural Communication
- CC 204 - Communication and Cultural Identity in a Global Perspective: The Netherlands
- CC 290 - Communication and Cultural Immersion: Paris, France
- DA 203 - Perspectives in World Dance
- HE 300 - Culture and Global Health
- HI 200 - Contemporary World History
- HI 201 - Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in Popular History
- HI 204 - Islam in the World HI 240 Topics in World History
- HI 227 - Radical Women in Contemporary World History
- HI 310 - Demystifying Revolutionaries: Race, Imperialism, and Transformative Change in Latin America
- HI 340 - Advanced Topics in World History
- IN 203 - Post-Colonial Cultures
- IN 208 - Rainbow Nation? Race, Class, and Culture in South Africa
- IN 209 - Women Warriors of Latin America
- IN 210 - Topics in Global Studies
- IN 211 - Africana Thought and Practice
- IN 213 - Introduction to Global Studies
- IN 235 - The Arab Uprisings: A Social History of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
- IN 236 - Global Revolts and the Crisis of Neoliberalism
- IN 301 - Post-Colonial Cinema
- IN 304 - Encountering Africa on Page and Screen
- IN 307 - Gender, Sexuality, and the Middle East
- IN 318 - Worldwide Underground: Hip Hop As Resistance Around the Globe
- IN 321 - Asian/Pacific Rim Film and Literature
- IN 322 - Food and Globalization
- IN 325 - Space, Race, and Power
- IN 335 - 500 Years of Globalization
- IN 351 - Global Social Movements and Radical Social Thought
- IN 360 - Visual Art, Theatre, and Culture in Barcelona, Spain
- IN 361 - Global Media Literacy: Information and Activism Across Borders, Across Cultures, Across Divides
- IN 370 - Advanced Topics in Global Studies
- IN 421 - Key Contemporary Thinkers: Fanon
- LI 211 - Topics in Global Literature
- LI 213 - Latin American Literature and Cinema
- LI 310 - Advanced Topics in Latin American Literature
- LI 311 - Topics in Global Literature
- LI 324 - Latin American Short Fiction
- LI 381 - Global Literatures
- LI 396 - International Women Writers
- LI 423 - Topics in Global Literature
- LI 424 - Imagining the Caribbean
- MU 203 - Perspectives in World Music
- PL 220 - International Politics
- PL 222 - Human Rights
- PL 230 - The U.S. and Latin America
- PL 322 - Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation
- PL 410 - Collective Action and Identity Politics
- RL 115 - Islamic Ways of Life
- SO 305 - Religion and Globalization
- TH 203 - Perspectives in World Theatre
- VM 214 - History of East Asian Arts
- VM 215 - History of South Asian Arts
- VM 280 - Global Media
- VM 301 - Post-Colonial Cinema
- VM 311 - Latin American Cinema
- VM 418 - Transnational Asian Cinemas
U.S. Diversity
- CD 153 - Disability and the Media
- CD 193 - Introduction to Communication Disorders: Diversity and Difference
- HI 203 - Social Movements in the U.S.
- HI 211 - African American History
- HS 102 - First-Year Honors Seminar II (honors students only)
- IN 200 - Feminisms
- IN 211 - Africana Thought and Practice
- IN 223 - Blacks, Whites, and Blues
- IN 230 - Evolution of Queer Identity
- IN 239 - Introduction to Latinx Studies
- IN 310 - Gender, Sexuality, and the American Music Industry
- IN 316 - The War on Drugs
- IN 319 - Feminist Cultural Theory
- IN 327 - REEL Race: In and Out of Hollywood
- IN 339 - The Latinx Body and Power
- IN 406 - Queer Dreams
- IN 423 - Key Contemporary Thinkers: DuBois
- LI 208 - Race and Resistance in U.S. Literatures
- LI 209 - Topics in U.S. Multicultural Literature
- LI 210 - American Women Writers
- LI 212 - Black Revolutionary Thought
- LI 214 - U.S. Latinx Literature
- LI 215 - Slavery and Freedom
- LI 309 - Topics in U.S. Multicultural Literature
- LI 312 - Harlem Renaissance
- LI 361 - Native American Literature
- LI 362 - Topics in U.S. Latinx Literature
- LI 382 - African American Literature
- LI 481 - Topics in African American Literature
- MU 239 - History of Jazz
- PL 332 - Civil Rights
- PS 306 - Psychology of Prejudice
- SO 200 - Race and Ethnicity: The Key Concepts
- TH 313 - African American Theatre and Culture
- TH 404 - U.S. Theatre and Performance
- VM 307 - Communication Ethics and Cultural Diversity
- VM 309 - REEL Race: In and Out of Hollywood
Ethics & Values
- HS 202 - Sophomore Honors Seminar II (honors students only)
- PH 105 - Introduction to Ethics
- PH 110 - Ethics and Justice
- PH 200 - Contemporary Ethics
- PH 203 - Special Topics in Ethics or Value Theory
- PH 204 - Environmental Ethics
- PH 205 - Virtues, Vices, and Temptations
- PH 206 - Free Will, Responsibility, and Agency
- PH 210 - Narrative Ethics
- PH 212 - The Ethics of Eating
- PH 215 - Political Philosophy
- PH 220 - On Friendship
- PH 221 - How to be Human
- PH 300 - Special Topics in Philosophy
- PH 303 - Citizenship as Civic Engagement
- PH 305 - Great Philosophers
- PH 306 - Liberal Politics and Religion
- PH 307 - Genesis
- PH 308 - Moral Sentiments
- RL 115 - Islamic Ways of Life
- RL 116 - Christian Ways of Life
- RL 117 - Jewish Ways of Life
- RL 210 - Topics in Religion
- RL 310 - Advanced Topics in Religion
Literary
- CC 264 - Oral Presentation of Literature
- HS 102 - First-Year Honors Seminar II (honors students only)
- LI 201 - Literary Foundations
- LI 202 - U.S./American Literatures
- LI 203 - Literatures in English
- LI 204 - Topics in Literature
- LI 208 - Race and Resistance in U.S. Literatures
- LI 209 - Topics in U.S. Multicultural Literature
- LI 210 - American Women Writers
- LI 211 - Topics in Global Literature
- LI 212 - Black Revolutionary Thought
- LI 213 - Latin American Literature and Cinema
- LI 214 - U.S. Latinx Literature
- LI 215 - Slavery and Freedom
- LI 216 - Literature of the Gothic
- LI 217 - Literature, Culture, and the Environment
History & Politics
- HI 200 - Contemporary World History
- HI 201 - Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in Popular History
- HI 203 - Social Movements in the U.S.
- HI 204 - Islam in the World
- HI 208 - Europe in Wartime: Conflicts of the 20th Century
- HI 211 - African American History
- HI 214 - Topics in U.S. History
- HI 235 - History of the United States
- HI 240 - Topics in World History
- HI 310 - Demystifying Revolutionaries: Race, Imperialism, and Transformative Change in Latin America
- HI 340 - Advanced Topics in World History
- PL 220 - International Politics
- PL 222 - Human Rights
- PL 225 - U.S. Government and Politics
- PL 230 - The United States and Latin America
- PL 240 - Communication, Politics, and Law
- PL 250 - Special Topics in Political Science
- PL 310 - Collective Action and Identity Politics
- PL 322 - Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation
- PL 332 - Civil Rights
- PL 333 - The First Amendment
Scientific
- HS 201 - Sophomore Honors Seminar I (honors students only)
- SC 210 - Human Health and Disease
- SC 211 - Food and Nutrition
- SC 212 - Evolution of Human Nature
- SC 213 - The Brain and Behavior
- SC 214 - Plagues and Pandemics
- SC 215 - Personal Genetics and Identity
- SC 216 - DNA and Society
- SC 220 - Energy and Sustainability
- SC 221 - Meteorology
- SC 222 - Earth Science: Natural Disasters
- SC 223 - Climate Change
- SC 224 - Ecology and Conservation
- SC 225 - The Science and Politics of Water
- SC 226 - Plants and People
- SC 232 - Physics of Everyday Life
- SC 290 - Topics in Science
- SC 291 - Topics in Human Biology and Health
- SC 292 - Topics in Environmental Science
Social & Psychological
- CC 214 - Mental Health, Media, and Public Policy
- CD 153 - Disability and the Media
- CD 201 - Language Acquisition
- EC 203 - Principles of Economics
- EC 204 - Cultural Economics
- EC 205 - History of Economics Through Film
- EC 210 - Topics in Economics
- EC 310 - Internet Economics and Digital Media
- EC 311 - Hollywood Economics
- EC 410 - Common Pool Resources
- PS 101 - Introductory Psychology
- PS 200 - Social Psychology
- PS 201 - Abnormal Psychology
- PS 202 - Developmental Psychology
- PS 203 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS 210 - Topics in Psychology
- PS 301 - Personal Growth and Adjustment
- PS 306 - Psychology of Prejudice
- PS 307 - Psychology of Relationships
- PS 340 - Narratives of Disorder
- PS 380 - Advanced Topics in Psychology
- SO 150 - Principles of Sociology/Anthropology
- SO 180 - Culture and Power
- SO 200 - Race and Ethnicity: The Key Concepts
- SO 208 - Visual Society
- SO 210 - Topics in Sociology/Anthropology
- SO 212 - Sociology of Emotions
- SO 221 - Gender in a Global Perspective
- SO 222 - Humor and Society
- SO 305 - Religion and Globalization
- SO 310 - Advanced Topics in Sociology/Anthropology
- SO 321 - The Culture of Money: Markets and Morals
- SO 360 - Sociology of Insiders and Outsiders
Quantitative Reasoning
- MT 102 - Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning
- MT 105 - Mathematics of Media, Music, and Art
- MT 106 - Business Mathematics
- MT 207 - Statistics
- MT 210 - Topics in Math
World Languages
- CD 162 - American Sign Language I
- CD 208 - American Sign Language II
- CD 309 - American Sign Language III
- CD 409 - American Sign Language IV
- LF 101 - Elementary French I
- LF 102 - Elementary French II
- LF 201 - Intermediate French I
- LF 202 - Intermediate French II
- LS 101 - Elementary Spanish I
- LS 102 - Elementary Spanish II
- LS 201 - Intermediate Spanish
- LS 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
Seminar List — Interdisciplinary
First-Year Courses
- IN 108 - Love and Eroticism
- IN 110 - Culture, the Arts, and Social Change
- IN 117 - Women Artists in Cultural Contexts
- IN 120 - The Science and Psychology of Survival
- IN 123 - First-Year Seminar Topics
- IN 123 - Top: Ethics & Communication
- IN 123 - Top: Literature of Photography
- IN 126 - Extreme Situations
- IN 135 - Ways of Seeing
- IN 146 - Making Monsters
- IN 150 - Creativity in Context
- IN 152 - Cultural Constructions of Identity
- IN 154 - Power and Privilege
- IN 155 - Post-Racial America?
Upper-Level Courses
- IN 200 - Feminisms
- IN 203 - Post-Colonial Cultures
- IN 206 - Introduction to Digital Media & Culture
- IN 208 - Rainbow Nation? Race, Class, and Culture in South Africa
- IN 209 - Women Warriors of Latin America
- IN 210 - Topics in Global Studies
- IN 211 - Africana Thought and Practice
- IN 212 - Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
- IN 213 - Introduction to Global Studies
- IN 214 - Topics in Gender Studies
- IN 216 - Topics in Digital Media & Culture
- IN 223 - Blacks, Whites, and Blues
- IN 224 - Souls for Sale: The Sales Effort, from Snake Oil to Dividual Selves
- IN 227 - Topics in Psychoanalysis As Cultural Criticism
- IN 230 - Evolution of Queer Identity: History, Literature, and Theory
- IN 234 - Topics in Environmental Studies
- IN 235 - The Arab Uprisings: A Social History of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
- IN 236 - Global Revolts and the Crisis of Neoliberalism
- IN 301 - Post-Colonial Cinema
- IN 303 - Poetry and Song
- IN 304 - Encountering Africa on Page and Screen
- IN 307 - Gender, Sexuality, and the Middle East
- IN 310 - Gender, Sexuality, and the American Music Industry
- IN 315 - Advanced Topics in Psychoanalysis As Cultural Criticism
- IN 316 - The War on Drugs
- IN 317 - Special Topics in Health and Society
- IN 318 - Worldwide Underground: Hip Hop as Resistance Around the Globe
- IN 319 - Feminist Cultural Theory
- IN 321 - Asian/Pacific Rim Film and Literature
- IN 322 - Food and Globalization
- IN 323 - Global Cities
- IN 324 - Visual Ethnography
- IN 325 - Space, Race, and Power
- IN 326 - Too Thick to Navigate: The Ecology and Economics of Rivers
- IN 327 - REEL Race: In and Out of Hollywood
- IN 333 - Power and Public Spheres
- IN 334 - Code: Culture and Practice
- IN 335 - 500 Years of Globalization
- IN 336 - It's Not Paranoia if They're Really After You
- IN 346 - ACT (Action for Community Transformation) Leadership Seminar (1 non-tuition credit)
- IN 350 - Sexual Outcasts and Uncommon Desires
- IN 351 - Global Social Movements and Radical Social Thought
- IN 352 - Sex, Society and Health
- IN 353 - Topics in Peace and Social Justice
- IN 360 - Visual Art, Theatre, and Culture in Barcelona, Spain
- IN 361 - Global Media Literacy: Information and Activism Across Borders, Across Cultures, Across Divides
- IN 370 - Advanced Topics in Global Studies
- IN 374 - Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
- IN 402 - Living Art in Real Space: Multidisciplinary Art and the Collaborative Process
- IN 403 - The Shock of the Old: Representations and Renaissance Culture
- IN 406 - Queer Dreams: Politics, Culture, and Difference
- IN 410 - Digital Media and Culture Lab
- IN 411 - Civic Media in Action
- IN 420 - Topics in Key Contemporary Thinkers
- IN 421 - Key Contemporary Thinkers: Fanon
- IN 422 - Key Contemporary Thinkers: Marx
- IN 423 - Key Contemporary Thinkers: DuBois
- IN 424 - Key Contemporary Thinkers: Freud
- IN 498 - Directed Study
