Diversity Courses at UMaine

Spring 2006

ANT102 / 001: Introduction to Anthropology: Diversity of Cultures
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as ANT102 (CRN 04068)

Course Description:
This course focuses on the nature of culture, the similarities and differences among the world’s cultures, relationships among cultures, and culture change. This course is a requirement for Anthropology majors. Cr. 3


ANT120 / 990: Religions of the World
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as ANT120 (CRN23143)
The focus of this course is on the distinctive features of the major religions in the world. Most of this course is spent studying Native American, African and aboriginal Australian religions. The fit between myth and ritual, the problems involved in trying to understand both “from a believer’s point of view,” and what generalizations can be made about religion in general are also focused on. Cr. 3


ANT207 / 001: Introduction to World Archaeology
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as ANT207 (CRN34732)

Course Description:
This course is an overview of the human record as determined by archeologists. It uses examples drawn from the global experience to create a timeline of people through archeology. Cr. 3


ANT 300 / 001 Basic Theory in Cultural Anthropology~~
This course requires ANT 102 and major standing or permission. It can be taken as ANT 300 (CRN04073)

Course Description:
This course is a requirement for all Anthropology majors. It covers the theories shaping modern culture and social anthropology through seminar and presented through analysis of key monographs. Emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking and library research skills. It satisfies the General Education Social Context and Institutions, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements. Cr. 3

ANT 317 / 001: Fundamentals of Archaeology
This course requires ANT 101 or ANT 170 or ANT 173 or ANT 207 or permission. This course is required for Anthropology majors. It can be taken as ANT 317 (CRN 04084)

Course Description:
Techniques of excavation and analysis; theoretical basis of methods and fundamental principles; application to specific case studies; the use of geological, biological, chemical and other tools in archaeological research. A one-day compulsory weekend field trip to local archaeological sites. It satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3.


ANT 423 / 001: Folksong
This course requires ANT 221 or permission. It can be taken as ANT 423 (CRN 34815)~~

Course Description:
A study of the place of music in human culture, its forms, functions, uses, methods of composition, manner of performance, esthetic theories. Illustrative material chiefly drawn from Euro- and African-American folksongs (ballads, blues, worksongs). No musical background or training required. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements. Credits: 3.

ANT 451 / 001: North American Indian Ethnology
This course requires ANT 102 or ANT 300 or permission. It can be taken as ANT 451 (CRN 34749)

Course Description:
Covers both traditional culture patterns and modern developments and problems. Includes consideration of traditional culture areas, emphasizing adaptations and cultural dynamics, past and present. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3.

ANT 454 / 001: Cultures and Societies of the Middle East
This course requires ANT 102 or ANT 300 or permission. It can be taken as ANT 454 (CRN 34776)

Course Description:
Emphasis is put on the Arab world, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan; this class covers religious organization, kinship, political organization, and economics as well as contemporary life and the current problems in the ethnography. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

ANT 466 / 001: Economic Anthropology
This course requires ANT 102 or ANT 300 or permission. It can be taken as ANT 466 (CRN 34793)

Course Description:
Comparative study of production, consumption and exchange in selected non-Western societies. Emphasis on factors influencing economic decisions in a variety of social and cultural settings. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3.

ARH100 / 500: Art and Human Experience
This course is offered for non-art majors only. (CRN15339)

Course Description:
This course explores the relationship between art and the human experience as they exist in historical, cross-cultural, and contemporary contexts. The main focus of this course is on specific areas of human experience as they intersect with the piece, as well as understanding the use of visual artifacts. Cr. 3


ARH 155 / 001: Art History 1
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level. (CRN20852)

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the study of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other forms of art. It covers from the Upper Paleolithic and Ancient World art to the art at the end of the Middle Ages. Cr. 3


ARH 255 / 001: Italian Renaissance Art
This course requires ARH 156 or permission. It can be taken as ARH 255 (CRN 35851)

Course Description:
This course is a survey of the major works of painting, sculpture and architecture of the Italian Renaissance in their historical context from the 13th century to the early 16th century. It satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements. Lec 3. Credits: 3


ARH 268 / 500: Canadian Art
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level. (CRN25406)

Course Description:
This course focuses on Canadian art and architecture from the native people of the 20th century. Particular emphasis is placed on the major ideas and styles, as well as the relationship of those ideas and styles to American and European prototypes and analogues. Cr. 3


ARH 270 / 860: Topical Survey in History of Art
Permission is required to take this course. (CRN25392)

Course Description:
The focus of this course is based on the study of historical artifacts and monuments of culture not covered by the regular rotation of department offerings - such as those by African, Asian or Pre-Columbian peoples. Students may repeat this course for credit to study different cultures. Cr. 3


ARH 369 / 860: Film and Video Theory Seminar
Permission is required to take this course. (CRN35878)

Course Description:
This course covers topics in film and video theory, with specific focus to their critical language, philosophical underpinnings, and social contexts. Students define their own research projects and work on them over the course of the semester – presenting them within the forum of the seminar, and develop them as major papers. Topics vary each semester. This course may be repeated for credit. Cr. 3


BLS 101 / 001 Introduction to Black Studies:
This course can be taken at an undergraduate level. (CRN14676)

Course Description:
The focus of this course is to introduce students to several key issues and topics of Black culture including evens from African American history. This includes sociological and economic perspectives as well as issues of identity, the African Diaspora, Africanisms, Pan-Africanism and contemporary African/African American relations. Cr. 3


BLS 338 / 001: Race and Ethnicity
This course requires SOC 101 and SOC 201 or permission. This course can be taken as BLS 338

Course Description:
This course explores dominant/subordinate relations nationally and internationally with emphasis on socially defined racial and ethnic groups. Origins, nature and consequences of racial/ethnic oppression and inequality; historical and social contexts of inter-group relations and conflicts; implication of changing racial/ethnic diversity. (This course is identical to SOC 338.) It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3.


BUA 328 / 001: Canadian/ U.S. Business: A Comparison
Must be at a junior level to take this course, and has a $25.00 fee. (CRN19301)

Course Description:
This course focuses on the recent history of Canadian-U.S. business relations with primary emphasis on cross-border trade issues and the impact of that bilateral trade on Maine’s business environment – dealing with the products coming from businesses dealing with energy, lumber, paper, agriculture, industrial, freight/transportation and foreign investments in Maine. Cr. 3

CMJ 405 / 001: Women and Communication

CSD 222/ 001: International and National Issues of Language Usage
Must be at a sophomore level to take this course, and requires completion of ENG 101. (CRN14246)

Course Description:
This course focuses on language and personal identity within the immigrant and ethnic experiences globally as well as throughout North America. Linguistic variation, including dialects and minority languages; interplay of language; society and personhood; language as a carrier of cultural values; and issues of bilingualism and multilingualism are explored. Cr. 3

DIS 200 / 500: Disability: Interaction of Human Diversity and Global Environment
This course can be taken at an undergraduate level. (CRN23925)

Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to disability as a form of diversity which has a significant reciprocal relationship with the environment. on the prevalence and incidence of disability across the globe as well as examination of the historical changes and concepts of disability over time, as well as the disability as a human phenomenon.- which both emerges from and influences biological, economic, physical, social, political, spiritual, cultural, technological and virtual changes in environment. Cr. 3


ECO 339 / 001: International Finance
ECO 120 and ECO 121. It can be taken as ECO 339 (CRN 20060)

Course Description:
Analysis of the fundamental characteristics of an open macro economy including exchange rate determination, balance of payments adjustment, income determination, financial flows, effect of monetary and fiscal policies on exchange rates, economic integration and global monetary issues. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3.


ENG 131 / 001: The Nature of Story
This course can be taken at an undergraduate level. (CRN06145)

Course Description:
This course explores the fundamental activity of how and why we create, tell and read/listen to stories. Readings may include sections from folk tale and myth, saga and epic, drama and novel, film and song, and poetry and essay – from the ancient world to the modern, from the western cultural tradition as well as a variety of others. Cr. 3


ENG 246 / 001: American Women’s Literature
3 hours of English must be completed before taking this course. (CRN35063)

Course Description:
This course focuses on the writings and writers among Americas women’s literature. Works from those women beginning the revolution of female writers all the way to those currently writing will be touched upon. Cr. 3


FAS 220 / 001: Franco American Literature in English
This course can be taken at an undergraduate level (CRN34399)

Course Description:
This course focuses on Franco American style writing in English. Beginning with the oral tradition of Franco American culture it explores the various incarnations, their place in traditional culture, as well the modern day incarnations. This course also examines how the continued oral culture still informs Franco American writing, and how Franco American writing diverges from the traditional cultures.

FRE 104 / 002: Elementary French 2: Modules
This course requires FRE 101 or FRE~103 or equivalent. It can be taken as FRE 104 (CRN 32833)

Course Description:
Continues study of the French language that allows for the intensive exploration of specific components of the language acquisition process. The semester is divided into four modules.~ Classes meet for one hour each day for 14 class days with about a 1-week break between modules. Focuses on~ specific skills associated with early language development, listening comprehension, speaking,~reading and writing. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 4

FRE 202 / 500: Intermediate French 2
This course requires FRE 201 or equivalent. It can be taken as FRE 202 (CRN 27017)

Course Description:
A continuation of FRE 201. Designed to strengthen reading, writing, speaking and comprehension skills. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3 - 4.

FRE 306 / 500: French Conversation and Composition 2
This course requires FRE 305 or equivalent. It can be taken as FRE 306 (CRN 17811)

Course Description:
Continued training in the correct usage of spoken and written French. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements. Credits: 3.


FRE 315 / 001: Advanced French Conversation
This course requires FRE 305 or equivalent.

Course Description:
Oral practice for the advanced language student. Course work revolves around the discussion of cultural and intellectual issues, as well as current political and social events, with a view toward increasing idiomatic and abstract vocabulary.
Satisfies the General. Credits: 3.

FRE 401 / 001: Translation and Comparative Stylistics
This course requires FRE 400 or permission. It can be taken as FRE 401 (CRN 35987)

Course Description:
An exposition of the principles of translation and comparative stylistics will be practiced via exercises and the translation of texts in both English and French. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements. Credits: 3.

FRE 408 / 001: 20th Century French Literature
This course requires FRE 309 or FRE 310 or permission of instructor. It can be taken as FRE 408 (CRN 35993)

Course Description:
Readings in the novel, poetry or drama (content varies.) This course may be repeated for credit, with permission of instructor. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3.

FRE 490 / 002: Topics in French
This course requires FRE 309 or FRE 310 or permission. It can be taken as FRE 490 (CRN 36021)

Course Description:
Topics in French and French-Canadian literature may include: contemporary cinema, surrealism, contemporary French thought, modern French critical theory, semiotics, symbolism, literature of commitment, images of women, women writers. Topics vary. This course may be repeated for credit. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

FRE 498 / 001: Independent Projects 2
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as FRE (CRN32328)

Course Description:
No Description Available. Cr. 1-3

FSN 270 / 001: World Food and Nutrition
This course can be taken as an undergraduate as FSN 270 (CRN 15785)

Course Description:
This course investigates the world of food supplies, and the contributions to malnutrition made by poverty, governmental policies, and population growth around the world. Cr. 3

GEO 250 / 001: Early-Modern North America in Atlantic Perspective
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as GEO 250 (CRN34807)

Course Description:
This course focuses on the increasing amount of globalization in modern society, taking on an Atlantic perspective to understand the international history of early-modern North America. Geography of the European empires which helped shape North America, beginning with the Spanish and the French, are also focused upon, as well as the British and the revolt of the American colonies. Cr. 3

GER 101 / 500: Elementary German 1
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as GER 101 (CRN36050)

Course Description:
This course focuses on the basics of the German language. Emphasis is put on the development of reading, comprehension, speaking and writing skills. This course is generally offered for those students never previously studying German, or those which have taken fewer than 2 years in high school. Cr. 3-4

GER 102 / 001: Elementary German 2
This course requires GER 101 or equivalent.

Course Description:
This course is a continued study of the basics of the German Language. Emphasis is put on developing reading, comprehension, speaking and writing skills. This course is geared for students with no previous study of German or fewer than two years in high school. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 4.

GER 204 / 001: Intermediate German 2
This course requires GER 203 or equivalent. It can be taken as GER 204 (CRN 22494)

Course Description:
A continuation of GER 203. This course is designed to strengthen reading, writing, speaking and comprehension skills. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

GER 233 / 001: Intermediate German (Schnelldeutsch)
This course requires GER 102 or GER 121 or equivalent. It can be taken as GER 233 (CRN 05655)

Course Description: An integrated approach employing various materials to strengthen reading, writing, speaking and comprehension skills. This course includes a systematic but gradual review of the essentials of German grammar. A full year's work covered in one semester. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 6.

GER 490 / 001: Topics in German
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as GER 490 (CRN 36084)

Course Description:
The focus of this course is to cover topics pertaining to German. It may be repeated for credit. Cr.1-3.


GER497 / 001: Projects in German 1
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as GER 497 (CRN38986)

Course Description:
This course focuses on the cultural diversity, general education, and international perspective of Germany. Cr. 1-3


HTY 108 / 001: South and Southeast Asian Civilization
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as HTY 108 (CRN35196)

Course Description:
This course deals with the social, economic, cultural and political life of Southern and Southeastern Asian countries, from prehistoric times to the present day. Highlights of this course include the 19th and 20th centuries. Cr. 3


HTY 408 / 001: 19th Century Europe (1815 – 1914)
This course requires HTY 106 or permission. It can be taken as HTY 408 (CRN 11664)

Course Description:
Europe from the Congress of Vienna to World War I: industrialization, the emergence of modern ideologies, German and Italian unification, the rise of democracy, imperialism and the road to World War I. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3.

HTY 410 / 001: 20th Century Europe 2 (since 1945)
This course requires HTY 106 or permission. It can be taken as HTY 410 (CRN 35227)

Course Description:
This course focuses on Europe in the age of Cold War division; focusing on the contrasting development of prosperous democracies in Western Europe and the Soviet imperium in Eastern Europe; culminating in the overcoming of this division and this imperium in the revolutions of 1989/1991. It satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3.

HTY 426 / 001: History of Modern Germany
This course requires HTY 106 or permission. It can be taken as HTY 426 (CRN 35238)

Course Description: Includes major political, economic, cultural, and social developments during the Imperial, Weimar, National Socialist, and Federal Republic eras. It satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3.

HTY 436 / 001: History of China 2
This course requires HTY 107 or HTY 108 or six hours of history or permission. It can be taken as HTY 436 (CRN 14952)

Course Description:
This course is a survey of social, economic, cultural and political development in China from 1600 to the present. Emphasis will be on the 20th century, especially on the Communist Revolution and the "market economy reform" period since 1978. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements. Credits: 3

HTY 437 / 001: History of Modern Japan
This course requires HTY 107 or HTY 108 or six hours of history or permission. It can be taken as HTY 437 (CRN 17296)

Course Description:
This course is a survey of social, economic, cultural and political development in Japan from the last period of feudalism to the present day. Social and political structures, value changes, the rise of militarism and fascism, the effects of the Pacific War, popular movements, modernization problems and progress, and relations with the United States and the rest of the world will be discussed. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.


HTY 449 / 001: History of South Africa
This course requires HTY 106 or HTY 112 or permission. It can be taken as HTY 449 (CRN 35240)

Course Description:
This course examines the political, economic, and social history of South Africa from 1652 to the present. Emphasis is put on race relations from the establishment of the Cape Colony to the fall of Apartheid. This course explores European colonization, the formation of the Zulu Empire, the South African War, and the birth of the New South Africa. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

INT 490 / 990: (University Wide) Lies, Deception and Hero-ification
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as INT 490 (CRN28255)

Course Description:
Students will explore how lies in history, education, government, business and society in general create “cultural distortion” as well as explore the theme of “hero-ificication” as it is seen in the 1998-99 UMaine Class Book, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. In this book, author James Loewen maintains that the creation of heroic figures in high school history text create social archetypes rather than human beings; creates not only “culture-serving distortion” but boring and inaccurate history as well. This course emphasizes history as interpretation, the elusive nature of truth in history, and the dynamic variables contributing to moral and ethical tensions associated with identity, race, gender, freedom, privacy, censorship, governance, propaganda, sexuality and ethnicity. Cr. 3


ISE 213 / 001: Information Ethics
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as ISE 213 (CRN20379)

Course Description:
This course covers ethical and social issues associated with information system design and use, such as morality and law in cyberspace. Values, ethical theories and their relation to information professionals are also covered. Free speech, intellectual property, privacy and security are also covered. Access to government information and government surveillance are touched upon as well as western values and norms compared to developing world perspectives. Cr. 3. (This Course is identical to NMD 213)


LAT 204 / 990: Readings in Latin Literature 2
This course requires LAT 203 or equivalent or permission of instructor. It can be taken as LAT 204 (CRN 17799)

Selections from Latin poetry. Meter, scansion and the interpretation of poetry will be emphasized. It satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

LAT 454 / 001: Prose of the Republic and of Early Empire
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as LAT 454 (CRN36096)

Course Description:
This course includes sections from Cicero’s letters, Pliny’s letters, and Tactius’ Annals. Cr. 3


MLC 175 / 990: Multiculturalism in America
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as MLC 175 (CRN36117)



Course Description:
This course is a multidisciplinary course that investigates the nature of “American” identity through readings and essay writings, video and debate. Cr. 3


MLC 449 / 001: Senior Project in Modern Languages and Classics
This course requires you to be a senior standing and permission. It can be taken as MLC 449 (CRN 10042)

Course Description:
Capstone Experience in which majors in French, German, Latin, Spanish, Modern Languages and Romance Languages and majors in International Affairs in Foreign Languages (French, German, Spanish) apply language skills and knowledge gained from all prior language study. Students work closely with faculty advisor on approved project, practicum, research, study abroad. Students present project in major language at student colloquium. Can be taken for less than 3 credits only in conjunction with MLC 493. It satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Capstone Experience Requirements. Credits: 3.


MUL 120 / 665: World Music
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as MUL 120 (CRN28714)

Course Description:
This course focuses on the music cultures of the non-Western world considered as an integral part of their respective cultures. Looking at these musical cultures as reflected in history, religion, philosophy, theater and dance. No previous training in music is required. Cr. 3


NAS101 / 001: Introduction to Native American Studies
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as NAS 101 (CRN14026)

Course Description:
This course focuses on the experience of Native Americans, past and present, as well as the diverse and distinct cultural areas and historical events which they are a part of. Exploring the integral part of how Native Americans developed in the Americas and the impact the Europeans had on traditional Native societies, historically and currently. Cr 3


NAS 102 / 981: Introduction to Wabanaki Culture, History and Contemporary Issues
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as NAS 102 (CRN14974)

Course Description:
This course focuses on the way of life, history, art, literature and contemporary issues of the Native nations that make up the Wabanaki Confederacy. The culture, philosophy and creation stories of individual tribes, including the Penobscot, Passamaquaoddy, Maliseet and icmac tribes are explored. In addition, concepts such as sovereignty, treaty rights and tribal government are discussed. NAS 101 is recommended before taking this class. Cr 3

NAS 201 / 001 Passamaquoddy/ Maliseet 2
This course can be taken as an undergraduate course as NAS 201 (CRN 38251) and is cross-listed with MLC 190 (CRN 38251)

NAS 490 / 001: Theory and Research Methods in Native American Studies
This course requires NAS 101, NAS 102 and 6 additional credits in the Native American Studies minor. It can be taken as NAS 490 (CRN 38712)

Course Description:
An advanced seminar that serves as the culmination of the Native American Studies minor. Focuses on the theory and research methods appropriate to the discipline. Emphasizes research paradigms and techniques useful for interpreting materials and collections dealing with Native American Studies. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3.

NAV 310 / 001: Evolution of Warfare
This course requires permission of the instructor.

Course Description:
This course covers the development of warfare, studied from recorded history to the present. Focusing on the impact of major military theorists, strategists, tacticians and technological developments. Students acquire a basic sense of strategy, and develop an understanding of military alternatives, as well as see the historical precedence on military through actions. Cr. 3


NUR 415 / 981: Socio-Cultural Issues in Health and Health Care
This course requires a junior level in Nursing, or permission from the instructor. It can be taken as NUR 415 (CRN 16334)

Course Description:
Examines the importance of the influence of culture, ethnicity, gender, age and lifestyle on health definition and behavior by both the provider and the client. Future successful health care delivery, whether in a hospital, clinic, or home setting, will depend upon both the provider's technical knowledge and cultural understanding to meet the needs of clients. MAINE ACCESS is used for enhanced communication among students and between students and faculty. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 4.

NUR 452 / 001: Community and Population Health
This course requires a junior or senior level standing

Course Description:
Introduces students to the concepts and principles of community health care. Students will gain knowledge about communities and population health, health determinants, and epidemiology to assist clients in making choices that promote health and wholeness. Topics are population focused and take the form of health promotion, maintenance, and restoration. Students perform a population assessment, a cultural assessment, and propose community level interventions. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Population and the Environment Requirements. Credits: 3.

PAX 201 / 990: Introduction to Peace Studies
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as PAX 201 (CRN15516)

Course Description:
This course introduces students to various concepts in the field of peace studies. Topics include forms of violence, the students relationship to social structure and cultural practices, global militarization and environmental destruction, and, their impact on human needs. Methods of peace-making appear at both micro and macro levels. Cr. 3


PAX 350 / 990: Buddhism, Peace and Contemplative Traditions:
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as PAX 350 (CRN17654)

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to Buddhism and its relationship to Zen and the Western contemplative traditions. Some philosophical aspects f Buddhism as well as stories, sutras, ethical precepts, relationships to ecological concerns and the embodying of the Way in our daily lives, will be covered. Cr. 3


PAX 350/990 - Buddhism, Peace and Contemplative Tradition
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level. PAX 350 (CRN 17654)

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to Buddhism and its relationship to Zen and Western contemplative traditions. Some philosophical aspects of Buddhism as well as stories, sutras, ethical precepts, relationship to ecological concerns and the embodying of the Way in our daily lives. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and the International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3

PAX 491/990 - Forgiveness: Creating a Culture of Peace and Reconciliation

Prerequisites and Course Notes: PAX 201 or permission. PAX 491 (CRN 17618)
Course Description:
This course satisfies the General Education Ethics and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements How do we forgive those we consider enemies? Are there limits to forgiveness? Can we learn forgiveness? These questions form the core of the class journey as it explores forgiveness from academic, personal, historical and cultural perspectives. Through reading, writing, conversation and other forums, it looks at forgiveness as a tool for peace building. Credits: 3


PHI 287/001 - Religions and Philosophies of the East: Buddhism

Prerequisites and Course Notes
No first-year students. PHI 287 (CRN 22601)

Course Description: This course covers the religious and philosophical foundations of Buddhism including the basic teachings of the Buddha (Four Noble Truths, Noble Eightfold Path, Dependent Origination, etc.), Buddhist ethics, Buddhist meditation, and some later religious and philosophical developments. It satisfies the General Education Ethics, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3



PHI 343/001 - Marxist Philosophy II: Twentieth-Century Marxist Philosophy

Prerequisites and Course Notes
This course requires one course in philosophy or permission. PHI 343 (CRN 34960)

Course Description: This course is an examination of major works in twentieth-century Marxist philosophy. Emphasized are the writings of Lenin, Luxemburg, Lukas, Trotsky, Mao, Gramsci, Sartre, Habermas, and socialist feminists. It satisfies the General Education Ethics, Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements. Credits: 3

PHI 382/001 - Theories of Myth

Prerequisites and Course Notes
Must be a junior or senior standing or one course in philosophy or permission. PHI 382 (CRN 34971)

Course Descriptions: This course examines theories of such interpreters of myth as Cassirer, Malinowski, Levi-Strauss, Jung and Eliade. It also explores the renewed interest in myth in philosophy, religious studies, anthropology and other disciplines, as well as in the general culture. It satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements. Credits: 3


POS 120/001 - Introduction to World Politics
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as POS 120 (CRN 20071)

Course Description: This course studies contemporary international politics focusing on the interaction of nation-states and including a review of the patterns of global politics from World War II to the present. It satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3

POS 241/001 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as POS 241 (CRN 21109)

Course Description: Provides an introduction to the major themes of comparative politics, including: comparative political legacies, processes of modernization, comparative governmental institutions, modern political parties and interest groups, comparative policymaking processes, and problems of establishing and maintaining democratic government. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3




POS 337 - Government and Politics in Eurasia
Prerequisites and Course Notes
Must be a Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor. POS 337 (CRN 24064)
Course Description: This course examines contemporary government and politics in Eurasia, the general region from Central Asia to the Balkan peninsula of Europe. Major themes will include the formation of independent nation-states in Central Asia, the Caucasus mountain region and Ukraine following the dissolution of the USSR in 1991; and government and politics in Turkey. Also considers patterns of international relations within Eurasia and relations between these countries and the larger world. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3

POS 344/001 - Public Policy in Canada
Prerequisites and Course Notes
Requires six hours of political science. POS 344 (CRN 17355)
Course Description: This course is an analysis of policy making structures with emphasis on the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister's Office, the Cabinet, the Privy Council Office, and other central agents. Relations between the federal and provincial executives are also discussed. Policy making in specific issues of current interest considered. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3

POS 374/665 - American Foreign Policy

Prerequisites and Course Notes
POS 100 or POS 120. POS 374 (CRN 37853)

Course Description: This course covers American foreign policy and the major international problems facing the United States today. Special focus will be on United States relations with Europe, Russia, Japan and the Third World. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3



POS 467/001 - African Politics
Prerequisites and Course Notes
Requires 6 hours of Political Science. POS 467 (CRN 34564)

Course Description: This course covers the analysis of the transition from colonialism to independence in selected countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. Discussion of nation-building, the one-party system, military intervention in politics, and neo-colonialism will be brought up as well. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements. Credits: 3


POS 475/865 - International Security

Prerequisites and Course Notes
POS 100 or POS 120 and junior or senior standing. POS 475 (CRN 24101)

Course Description: Examines national and international factors affecting the survival and security of states. Topics include components and use of military power, arms control and proliferation, the cause and resolution of conflict, negotiation and decision-making processes and structures. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3



SOC 201/001 - Social Inequality

Prerequisites and Course Notes
SOC 101 or permission. SOC 201 (CRN 15204)

Course Description: This course gets into the structural analysis of social inequality within American society and the global community. Emphasis is put on the causes, extent and social consequences of inequality, especially those based on race, gender, social class and the level of economic development. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3

SOC 202/001 - Social Problems

Prerequisites and Course Notes
SOC 101 or permission. SOC 202 (CRN 15204)

Course Description: The social bases of social problems. Topics may include poverty, racism and other forms of discrimination, crime and justice, health care, environmental issues, violence and terrorism, and family issues. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3



SOC 208/001 - Problems of Violence and Terrorism

Prerequisites and Course Notes
SOC 101 or permission. SOC 208 (CRN 25069)

Course Description: This course covers the nature and causes of revolutionary and government-sponsored international terrorism; the future of terrorism and how to cope with it. Topics concerning the institutionalization of terrorism in pre-modern and contemporary totalitarian states are also covered, as well as the social causes of war and social conflict. Social preconditions for the maintenance of a sustainable peace and the examination of the nature of human aggression are covered as well. It satisfies the General Education Ethics and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3

SOC 304/001 - Sociology of Lesbian and Gay Families and Relationships

Prerequisites and Course Notes
Requires SOC 101 or WST 101 or CHF 200 or CHF 351 or permission. SOC 304 (CRN 20197)


Course Description: This course covers the social, familial and legal issues surrounding the formation of lesbian and gay marriages, domestic partnerships and families that include children. Relationship dynamics, sexuality, and parenting among lesbian and gay partners, and differences (when present) from heterosexual experiences. Issues arising at the intersections of sexual orientation with gender, race, and social class as well as the shifting nature of lesbian and gay sexual identities in a postmodern world will also be covered. (This course is identical to SOC 404.) It satisfies the General Education Ethics and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits 3



SOC 329/001 - Sociology of Gender

Prerequisites and Course Notes
requires 6 hours of sociology or WST 101 or permission. SOC 329 (CRN 21550)

Course Description: This course deals with the analysis of contemporary constructions of gender. Emphasis is placed on the interpersonal and institutional dimensions of sexism and the prospects of social change. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits 3

SOC 338 - Race and Ethnicity~
Prerequisites and Course Notes
requires SOC 101 and SOC 201 or permission.

Course Description: This course explores dominant/subordinate relations nationally and internationally with emphasis on socially defined racial and ethnic groups. Origins, nature, and consequences of racial/ethnic oppression and inequality; historical and social contexts of inter-group relations and conflicts as well as implications of changing racial/ethnic diversity will also be covered. (This course is identical to BLS 338.) It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity, and, International Perspectives Requirements. Credits 3




SPA 101/500 - Elementary Spanish I
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as SPA 101 (CRN 32866)

Course Description:
This course is a systematic study of the basics of the Spanish language. Equal emphasis is put on developing reading, comprehension, speaking and writing skills. This course is geared towards students without any previous study of Spanish, or fewer than two years in high school. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3 - 4


SPA 203/500 - Intermediate Spanish I~
Prerequisites and Course Notes
This course requires SPA 102 or equivalent. SPA 203 (CRN 36222)

Course Description:
This course is an integrated approach. Reading texts as well as other materials will be employed to strengthen reading, writing and especially speaking and comprehension skills. It includes a systematic but gradual review of the essentials of Spanish grammar. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3 – 4


SPA 204/001 - Intermediate Spanish II
Prerequisites and Course Notes
This course requires SPA 203 or equivalent. SPA 204 (CRN 04007)

Course Description:
A continuation of SPA 203 designed to strengthen reading, writing, speaking and comprehension skills. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3 – 4



SPA 306/001 - Workshop in Speaking and Writing Spanish
Prerequisites and Course Notes
This course requires SPA 305 or equivalent or permission. SPA 306 (CRN 27051)

Course Description:
This course helps students develop fluency and accuracy in written and oral Spanish. Students help design course content through projects, performances, and problem-solving. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspective and Writing Intensive Requirements. Credits: 3



SPA 406/001 - Spanish Literature of the Twentieth Century
Prerequisites and Course Notes
This course requires SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission of instructor. SPA 406 (CRN 36253)

Course Description:
Selections from the poetry, essays, and novels of the pre and Civil War period contextualized through readings in the history and thought of the times. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Western Cultural Tradition Requirements. Credits: 3

SPA 490/002 - Topics and Individual Authors in Spanish

Prerequisites and Course Notes
This course requires SPA 307 or SPA 308. SPA 490 (CRN 37055)

Course Description:
Specific topic varies semester to semester, and may be repeated for credit. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 1-3


SWK 330/700 - Contemporary Issues in Diversity and Pluralism
Prerequisites and Course Notes
This course requires SOC 101. SWK 330 (CRN 11121)

Course Description:
This course examines plurality and diversity from a standpoint of difference created by culture, race, social structure, religious affiliation, gender, age, sexual orientation and ability. It also covers issues of prejudice and discrimination examined on an individual and societal level. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3

THE 462/001 - Theatre History II
Prerequisites and Course Notes
Must be a Junior or senior standing or permission. THE 462 (CRN 01815)

Course Description:
This course covers the development of performance and its relation to culture, from the Neoclassical through the Romantic to the Modern/Postmodern era. It also examines the evolution of styles and modes of production through the major theatrical figures, performance events and institutions of each period. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements. Credits: 3


WST 101/002 - Introduction to Women's Studies
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as WST 101 (CRN 02411)

Course Description:
This course introduces students to the perspective and interdisciplinary nature of Women's Studies. Examines women's positions in Western culture and explores the genesis, development, and impact of our culture's assumptions about women's nature and women's roles. It satisfies the General Education Ethics, Social Contexts and Institutions, and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3


WST 103/001 - Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
This course can be taken at the undergraduate level as WST 103 (CRN 35523)

Course Description:
This course introduces students to the major perspectives and issues in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies, including histories and institutions, identities and representations, and cultures and subcultures. It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions, and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3

WST 340/001 - Women and Globalization
Prerequisites and Course Notes
This course requires WST 101 or permission. WST 340 (CRN 20703)

Course Description:
Constraints of geography on social and cultural arrangements are receding, a process with implications for the world's women. Topics investigated will include women's work in factories, maquiladoras, immigration, domestic work and sex tourism, to name a few. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3


WST 360 - Feminism and Cinema
Prerequisites and Course Notes
This course requires WST 101 or permission. WST 360 (CRN 35571)


Course Description:
This course surveys the involvement of women in cinema by looking at representations of women as well as representations by women. It introduces students to major developments in feminist film theory since its emergence in the 1970's. It satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression, and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Credits: 3

WST 430/870 - Women in Europe~~~
Prerequisites and Course Notes
This course requires WST 101 or permission. WST 430 (CRN 35585)

Course Description:
This course uses a cultural immersion, combined with an academic study - travel to Europe - and on-site discussion groups with European scholars, students, and professionals. Using scholarly reading, personal interaction, and independent research students engage in a critical analysis of family and women's issues in contemporary European societies. It satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Credits: 3


WST 480/001 - Senior Seminar in Women's Studies~
Prerequisites and Course Notes
This course requires WST 101, WST 410 and senior standing or permission. WST 480 (CRN 10658)

Course Description:
This integrate, interdisciplinary, and multicultural course provides advanced study of a specific topic in Women's Studies, such as "Women's Spirituality," "Ecofeminism," or "Women in Education." It satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements. Credits: 3


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