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World Cultures

These are the course and credit requirements for an Emphasis in World Cultures. View the World Cultures Emphasis on the UW-Green Bay Catalog.

World Cultures


Supporting Courses12
WF 105
Research and Rhetoric
Choose one of the following courses:

HUM STUD 100
Living the Humanities
or HUM STUD 201
Introduction to the Humanities
Choose one of the following courses:

ENGLISH 218
World Literatures
ENGLISH 219
World Literatures II
HISTORY 101
Foundations of Western Culture I
HISTORY 102
Foundations of Western Culture II
HISTORY 103
World Civilizations I
HISTORY 104
World Civilizations II
PHILOS 101
Introduction to Philosophy
PHILOS 213
Ancient Philosophy
Choose one of the following courses:

ENGLISH 206
Women in Literature
FNS 225
Introduction to First Nations Studies
HISTORY 207
Introduction to African-American History
HUM STUD 213
Ethnic Diversity and Human Values
PHILOS 216
Introduction to Asian Philosophy
PHILOS 217
Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
Upper-Level Courses (At least one course must be a HUM STUD course)12
Category 1: Global Encounters (3 credits)

ENGLISH 338
World Literatures
FNS 372
Indigenous Nations Oral and Storytelling Traditions
FNS 385
First Nations Intellectual Traditions
FRENCH 355
Le Monde Francophone
HISTORY 470
Studies in Comparative History
HUM STUD 383
Contemporary Cultural Issues
HUM STUD 360
Globalization and Cultural Conflict
SPANISH 357
Cultura Latina
SPANISH 329
Representative Spanish and Latin American Authors
SPANISH 351
Major Spanish and Latin American Fiction
SPANISH 355
Spanish and Latin American Cinema
Category II: Western Cultures (3 credits)

HUM STUD 333
Utopia and Dystopia
HUM STUD 334
The Ancient World
HUM STUD 335
The Medieval World
HUM STUD 336
The Renaissance
HUM STUD 337
The Age of Reason
HUM STUD 350
Interdisciplinary Study of Great Works (Dante)
HUM STUD 351
Interdisciplinary Themes in Humanities (Western Topic)
HUM STUD 356
German Culture
GERMAN 329
Representative German Authors
GERMAN 357
German Cinema
SPANISH 360
Spain Today
SPANISH 361
The Cultures of Spain
FRENCH 329
Representative French Authors
FRENCH 354
France Today
HISTORY 422
Topics in Early Modern European History (Crime & Mentalities Topic)
ENGLISH 344
African American Literature
ENGLISH 431
Shakespeare
ENGLISH 331
Major American Prose Fiction
ENGLISH 322
Major Poetry
Category III: Cultures Outside the West (3 credits)

DJS 363
Topics in Democracy and Justice (South Africa Topic)
FNS 385
First Nations Intellectual Traditions
HISTORY 356
History of Modern Africa
HUM STUD 384
Topics in World Cultures
HUM STUD 326
Non-Western Religions
HUM STUD 343
International Cinema
HUM STUD 352
Literatures in Translation
PHILOS 351
Happiness and the Good Life
Elective Course (choose 3 credits)

Choose any course listed above that does not fulfill another requirement OR

HUM STUD 497
Internship (with advisor permission)
HUM STUD 499
Travel Course
or ENGLISH 499
Travel Course
or FRENCH 499
Travel Course
or GERMAN 499
Travel Course
or HISTORY 499
Travel Course
or PHILOS 499
Travel Course
or SPANISH 499
Travel Course
Total Credits24