Perspectives Course Listings, Emerson College

Perspectives

Aesthetics
Global Diversity
U.S. Diversity
Ethics & Values
Literary
History & Politics
Scientific
Social & Psychological
Quantitative Reasoning
World Languages

Interdisciplinary Seminars

First-Year Courses
Upper-level Courses

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

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

Perspectives Course Listings

Perspectives

Interdisciplinary Seminars

Full Course List

Aesthetics

Global Diversity

U.S. Diversity

Ethics & Values

Literary

History & Politics

Scientific

Social & Psychological

Quantitative Reasoning

World Languages

Seminar List — Interdisciplinary

First-Year Courses

Upper-Level Courses