General Education - World Cultures University Requirement (WC)
Each baccalaureate student must take at least one course of three credits or more designated to meet the world cultures requirement. These courses deal primarily with living cultures of Asia, Africa and the non-Anglo-Saxon Americas. They may include such topics as literary, artistic and other cultural achievements; religious and ethical values; social, economic and political systems; or intellectual and historical trends. At least two-thirds of the content of each course concentrates on patterns of thought and action that account for the distinctive ethos of the world culture(s) being studied. Transfer students seeking approval of a substitute course to meet this requirement should contact the Registrar's Office and provide a course syllabus for the course they wish reviewed. Students completing the world cultures requirement should be able to:
- Comprehend and articulate the distinctive world view (e.g., values, norms and beliefs) of at least one culture that varies significantly from Anglo-American and Western European cultures;
- Understand how culture is expressed in terms of artifacts, artistic accomplishments, technology, customs and texts;
- Understand and respect social and cultural diversity and complexity in a global context;
- Understand how factors such as racial, ethnic, gender and class differences affect how groups within a culture relate to each other; and
- Articulate the important achievements and contributions of other cultures in such areas as the arts, literature, philosophy, ethical values, religion and science.
Below are the approved list of courses that may be applied toward the World Cultures University Requirement as outlined above:
- AD 200 - Native American Art and Architecture (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- AD 265 - Art and Architecture of Japan (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- AD 300 - Art and Ideas in Asian Civilizations (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- AN 100 - Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- AN 210 - Ecological Anthropology: People, Culture and Nature (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- AN 320 - Native Peoples of North America (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- BC 415 - Intercultural Communication (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- EN 311Z - World Literature in English (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- EN 314 - Traditional Oral Literatures: Selected Native American Cultures (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- EN 316 - Native American Novels and Poetry (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- EN 317 - Native American Drama, Nonfiction and Short Stories (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- EN 375Z - Diverse Traditions in American Literature (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- EN 411Z - Topics in World Literature (3 - 4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- GC 164 - Human Geography (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- GC 300 - Regional Studies: World Cultures (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HL 322 - International Health Issues (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HL 386 - Interdisciplinary Study in Global Health Care - Latin America (3 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 6)
- HN 362 - Cultural Food Patterns (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HON 301 - World Cultures: A Humanities Perspective (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HON 302 - World Cultures: Social Sciences (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HS 130 - Globalization and You (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HS 135 - History Virtual Tours (3 - 4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HS 201 - World History to 1520 (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HS 202 - World History since 1400 (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HS 233 - Native American History (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HS 251 - Latin American History (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HS 252 - History of the Middle East since 600 (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HS 254 - History of Africa (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- HS 362 - History of Mexico (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- LG 317Z - World Studies through Literature in Translation (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- MU 325 - World Music (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- NAS 204 - Native American Experience (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- NAS 212 - Michigan & Wisconsin Tribal Relations (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- NAS 280 - Storytelling by Native American Women (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- NAS 330 - Native Cultures and the Dynamics of Religious Experience (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- NAS 342 - Indigenous Environmental Movements (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- NU 386 - Interdisciplinary Study in Global Healthcare - Latin America (3 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 6)
- PL 270 - World Religions (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- PS 321 - Politics in Islamic Nations (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- PS 404 - Politics of East and Southeast Asia (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- SN 312 - Introduction to Spanish America (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- SN 314 - Contemporary Latin American Culture (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- SO 353 - Globalization and Asian Societies (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
- SP 434 - Environmental Communication in an International Context: Brazil (4 cr. ) (0 - 0 - 0)
Bulletin Year:
2019 - 2020 Undergraduate Bulletin
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