International Studies [INTL]
I300 Topics in International Studies (only the following title applicable):
        - Human Rights and the Arts
        - Living Through and Remembering
        - Silk Road: Musical Cultures of Central Eurasia and the Middle East
        - Perspectives on Sports in 20th Century Global Culture
I315  Methods in International Studies
Note: I315 was added for students who matriculated Summer 2009 and after, and it will not fulfill thematic credit for those students. Students who matriculated before 2009 may take I315 as a thematic course.
I415  Independent Readings in International Studies (applicability depends on topic)
I415 Authorization Form and I415 Instructions for Faculty Supervisors
Note: Requires departmental approval for registration and to count as thematic elective.


Anthropology [ANTH]
E307 Shamanism and Spirit Possession (S & H)
E312 African Religions (A & H, CSA)
E382 Memory and Culture  (S & H)
E393 World Fiction and Cultural Anthropology  (S & H)
E400 Undergraduate Seminar (only the following title is applicable)  ⁴
         -The City  (S & H)
E416 Anthropology of Tourism  (S & H)
E455 Anthropology of Religion  (S & H)
E460 Arts in Anthropology  (A & H)
E463 Anthropology of Dance  (A & H)
E485 The Art and Craft of Ethnography  (S & H)

Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design [AMID]
H411 Dress Studies: Behavioral Analysis (S & H; P) ¹
               P: Junior standing and one course in cultural anthropology, sociology, or psychology

Central Eurasian Studies [CEUS]
U320 Silk Road: Musical Cultures of Central Eurasia and the Middle East

Communication and Culture [CMCL]
C314 Communication, Culture, and Social Formations
           (only the following title is applicable)  (S & H) ⁴
        - Mass Media in Other Cultures (formerly Ethnographies of Mass Media)
C420 Topics in Media History
         (only the following title is applicable)
        - Memory and Media in a Global Frame   (S & H) ⁴

Comparative Literature [CMLT]
C301 Topics in Comparative Literature (only the following title applicable) (A & H) ⁴
         -Art and Money  
C320 World Literature Before 1500 - (course number formerly CMLT C301)(A & H)
C340 Women in World Literature  (A & H, CSA)
C355 Topics in Literature, the Arts, and Their Interrelationship
           (only the following title applicable) (A & H) ¹, ⁴
         -Comparative Poetics and Aesthetics; Focus on a Comparative Study of Time and           Mutability C255 is recommended 
C375 Chinese-Western Lit relations   (A & H, CSA; R)

English [ENG]
E304 Literatures in English 1900-present  (A & H)

Fine Arts [FINA]
A450 History of Photography  (P) ¹
               P: FINA A341 19th-Century European Art or A342 20th-Century Art, or instructor's consent

Folklore [FOLK]
F364 Children's folklore/folklife/folk music  (A & H, CSA)
F440 Folklife and Material Studies (only the following title applicable) (A & H) ⁴
           -  Art, Craft and Commerce
F450 Music in Religious Thought and Experience (A & H)

Gender Studies [GNDR]
G310 Representation and the Body  (A & H)

Geography [GEOG]
G306 The Geography of Current Issues (only the following title applicable) (S & H) 4
         - The Geography of Food
            Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor
G380 Cultural Geography (S & H)
         
History [HIST]
C300 Issues in Ancient History (only the following title applicable) (S & H) 4
         - Muslims, Christians and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean
     
India Studies [INST]
I300 Passage to India: Emperors, Gurus, and Gods   (A&H, CSA)
I370 Literature of India in Translation: Ancient and Classical   (A&H, CSA)

Linguistics [LING]
L367 Languages of the World  (S &H; P)

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures [NELC]
N365 Islamic Philosophy  (A&H)

Music [MUS]
M392 Art Music of Non-Western World ³  

Philosophy [PHIL]
P371 Philosophy of Religion  (A&H, P) ^{1
            Prerequisite: 3 credit hours of philosophy}

Religious Studies [REL]
A230 Introduction to Judaism (A&H, CSA, TFR) ²
A270 Introduction to Islam (A&H, CSA) ²
B210 Introduction to Buddhism (A&H, CSA) ²
B410 Topics in the Buddhist Tradition (only the following title applicable)  ⁴
         - Buddhism and Popular Culture
D350 Studies in Religion (only the following title applicable)  ⁴
         - Religion, Ethics and the Global Environment
D301 Religion and its Critics (A&H)
B310 East Asian Buddhism  (A&H, CSA)
B220 Hinduism  (A&H, CSA)
D375 Religion & Literature in Asia (A & H)
D430 Problems in Social Ethics (only the following title applicable)  ⁴
         - Religion and the Search for a Common Morality (A & H)

Theatre and Drama [THTR]
T370 History of Western Theatre and Drama I  (A & H, CSA)
T371 History of Western Theatre and Drama II  (A & H, CSB)

West European Studies [WEUR]
W406 Topics in West European Studies (only the following title applicable) (A & H, CSB) ⁴
          - Violence, Critique and Film
 

After Fall 2008, the following courses are no longer applicable to the Culture and Arts concentration. (Completion during or prior to Fall 2008 is applicable. See the INTL advisor):

            ^{CMCL  C202  Media in the Global Context
            FINA   A290  Architecture for Planet Earth
            FOLK   F305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music}

            ^{FOLK   F307 Middle Eastern Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music            
            FOLK   F315  Latin American Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
            GNDR  G225  Gender, Sexuality, Popular Culture}

            ^{HIST   B366  Paris and Berlin in the 1920s}

            ^{NELC  N220  Muhammad: Life of the Prophet} 

After Fall 2005, the following courses are no longer applicable to the Culture and Arts concentration (Completion during or prior to Fall 2005 is applicable. See the INTL advisor):

            ^{FINA  A150 African, New World and Oceanic Art  
            FOLK F111 World Music and Culture             
            LING  L114 Language and Religion
            REL   R153 Religions of the East   
            REL   R152 Religions of the West}  

See Notes and Abbreviations page for a key to understanding the notations above. Please consult the latest Bulletin to double check information about prerequisites.

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