IV. Language, Philosophy & Culture

Objectives

Courses in this category focus on how ideas, values, beliefs, and other aspects of culture express and affect human experience.

Courses involve the exploration of ideas that foster aesthetic and intellectual creation in order to understand the human condition across cultures.

The following four Core Objectives must be addressed in each course approved to fulfill this category requirement: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Personal Responsibility, and Social Responsibility.

The following courses satisfy the core requirements in Language, Philosophy & Culture. See the current current Course Listings for prerequisites and other restrictions, additions, and deletions.

Language, Philosophy & Culture: Approved Core Courses

• AAS 2320 - Introduction to African American Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
• AAS 2330 - Black Liberation Theology Credit Hours: 3.0
• ARAB 3340 - Modernity and Rationalism in Islamic Tradition Credit Hours: 3.0
• ARTH 1300 - Ways of Seeing: Art and Our Visual World Credit Hours: 3.0
• ARTH 1380 - Art and Society: Prehistoric to Gothic Credit Hours: 3.0
• CHNS 3352 - Chinese Culture and Society Through Modern Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
• CHNS 3360 - A Look Into Modern China Credit Hours: 3.0
• CLAS 3307 - Greek and Roman Myths of Heroes Credit Hours: 3.0
• CLAS 3308 - Myths and Cult of the Greek Gods Credit Hours: 3.0
• CLAS 3366 - The Trojan War Credit Hours: 3.0
• CLAS 3374 - Women in the Ancient World Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENGL 2305 - Introduction to Fiction Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENGL 2306 - Introduction to Poetry Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENGL 2308 - Introduction to Nonfiction Prose Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENGL 2316 - Literature and Culture Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENGL 2325 - Literary Traditions of the Nonwestern World Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENGL 2340 - Cosmic Narratives Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENGL 3306 - Shakespeare: The Major Works Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENGL 3325 - Structures of Poetry Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENGL 3328 - Masterpieces of British Literature from the Eighteenth Century Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENGL 3351 - American Literature Since 1865 Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENGL 3360 - Survey of African American Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
• FREN 3318 - History of French Cinema Credit Hours: 3.0
• FREN 3319 - History of French Cinema Credit Hours: 3.0
• FREN 3321 - Cinema of French-Speaking Africa Credit Hours: 3.0
• FREN 3322 - Cinema of French-Speaking Africa Credit Hours: 3.0
• FREN 3362 - Paris - Berlin: Tales of Two Cities Credit Hours: 3.0
• FREN 3364 - Writing Holocausts: The Literatures of Genocide Credit Hours: 3.0
• GERM 3350 - Understanding the 20th Century through German Culture Credit Hours: 3.0
• GERM 3362 - Paris - Berlin: Tales of Two Cities Credit Hours: 3.0
• GERM 3364 - Writing Holocausts: The Literatures of Genocide Credit Hours: 3.0
• GERM 3369 - World War I in Literature, Visual Arts, and Film Credit Hours: 3.0
• GLBT 2360 - Introduction to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
• HIST 2348 - U.S. Latino/a Histories Credit Hours: 3.0
• HIST 2351 - Western Civilization to 1450 Credit Hours: 3.0
• HIST 2353 - Western Civilization From 1450 Credit Hours: 3.0
• HIST 2361 - The Study of Early Civilizations Credit Hours: 3.0
• HIST 2366 - Why Can’t We Be Friends: Iran through its Films Credit Hours: 3.0
• HIST 2372 - Latin American History Since 1820 Credit Hours: 3.0
• HIST 3379 - World Civilizations to 1500 Credit Hours: 3.0
• HIST 3380 - World Civilization Since c.e. 1500 Credit Hours: 3.0
• HIST 4330 - Flowering of the Middle Ages Credit Hours: 3.0
• HON 2301 - The Human Situation: Antiquity Credit Hours: 3.0
• ILAS 2350 - Introduction to Liberal Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
• ITAL 3305 - Italian Culture Through Films Credit Hours: 3.0
• ITAL 3306 - Italian Cinema Credit Hours: 3
• ITAL 3335 - Survey of Italian Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
• ITAL 3336 - Survey of Italian Literature in Translation Credit Hours: 3.0
• JWST 2380 - Introduction to Jewish Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
• MAS 3340 - The Development of the Mexican American Urban Community Credit Hours: 3.0
• PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.0
• PHIL 1305 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3.0
• POLS 3340 - Classical Political Thought Credit Hours: 3.0
• POLS 3342 - Liberalism and its Critics Credit Hours: 3.0
• POLS 3343 - Democratic Theory Credit Hours: 3.0
• RELS 1301 - Introduction to Religious Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
• RELS 2310 - The Bible and Western Culture I Credit Hours: 3.0
• RELS 2311 - The Bible and Western Culture II Credit Hours: 3.0
• RELS 2330 - Judaism Credit Hours: 3.0
• SPAN 3331 - Mexican-American Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
• SPAN 3373 - Spanish Culture and Civilization Credit Hours: 3.0
• SPAN 3374 - Spanish American Culture and Civilization Credit Hours: 3.0
• SPAN 3375 - United States Hispanic Culture and Civilization Credit Hours: 3.0
• WCL 2351 - World Cultures Through Literature and Art Credit Hours: 3.0
• WCL 2352 - World Cinema Credit Hours: 3.0
• WCL 2370 - Cultures of India Credit Hours: 3.0
• WCL 3377 - The Modern Middle East: Literature, Politics, and Ideas Credit Hours: 3.0
• WOST 2350 - Introduction to Women’s Studies Credit Hours: 3.0