WLC Cultural Studies
About the WLC Cultural Studies Emphasis
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WLC - Cultural Studies Major
A major in World Languages and Cultures with a Cultural Studies emphasis includes 21 credits in the Cultural Studies emphasis, combined with 9 core credits, 6 perspective elective credits, and a 3-credit practicum for a total of 39 credits. This comparative approach allows students to gain a depth of knowledge in their chosen emphasis, while also exploring a breadth of topics in global cultural studies.
WLC Major: Cultural Studies Emphasis Curriculum Degree Requirements
Total credits required for degree: 39 credits
WLC Core Courses
Complete all of the following (15 credits)
WLC 2010: Introduction to Literature and Culture (3 credits)
CLCS 3610: Thinking Comparatively (3 credits)
CLCS 4610: What Matters (3 credits)
Comparative Perspectives Electives
Complete 6 credits of the following
Comparative electives are designed to provide students with wide global perspectives and thus cannot come from the languages/regions used in their emphasis.
CL CV4550: Ancient Myth and Religion (taught in English)
CLCS 3720: Empathy, Medicine, and the Human Condition (taught in English)
CLCS 3900: African Cinema (taught in English)
CLCS 4900: Special Topics (taught in English)
HINDI 4630: Bollywood - Seeing India through Indo-Pakistani Film
HINDI 4610: Indo-Pakistan Literature and Media
JAPAN 4570: Multicultural Japan (taught in English)
JAPAN/KOREA 4580: Japanese Empire to Korean Wave: Popular Culture in Motion (taught in English)
PERS 4325: Hyphenated Lives: Muslim-Americans in the U.S. (taught in English)
PTGSE 4710: Luso-Brazilian Cinema (taught in English)
RUSS 3580: Russia and Asia (taught in English)
ANTH 3110: Women Cross Culturally
ANTH 3134: Language, Thought and Culture: Anthropology of the Human Mind
COMM 3770: Cross Cultural Documentary
COMM 5620: International Communication
ENGL 3600: Introduction to Critical Theory
ENGL 3780: Global/Transnational Literature
ENGL 5775: Holocaust Literature
ETHNC 5350: Diaspora, Transnationalism & US Community
FILM 3110: History of Film until 1952
FILM 3120: History of Film from 1952
FILM 3270: The Foreign Eye: Exilic, Diasporic, and Border Cinema
LING 3470: Language and Culture
LING 3600: Cross Cultural Communication
MUSC 3600: World Music
PHIL 3640: World Religions
SOC 3741: Migrants & Communities
THEA 4701: Gender on the Global Stage
WRTG 4010: Writing across Borders
WRTG 4050: Writing & Cultural Rhetorics
Cultural Studies Emphasis
Select from the following (complete 21 credits)
Note: a minimum of nine credits must come from WLC courses taught in English. Additional courses may be approved by WLC advisors.
WLC Courses
(min. 9 credits, classes taught in non-English languages can be approved by WLC advisors)
CLCS 3720: Empathy, Medicine, and the Human Condition
CLCS 3900: African Cinema
CLCS 4900: Special Topics
HINDI 4610: Indo-Pakistan Lit & Media
JAPAN 4420: Asian Medicine: Tradition, Contexts, and Modernity
JAPAN 4570: Multicultural Japan
JAPAN/KOREA 4580: Japanese Empire to Korean Wave: Popular Culture in Motion
PERS 4325: Hyphenated Lives: Muslim-Americans in the U.S.
PTGSE 4710: Luso-Brazilian Cinema
RUSS 3580: Russia and Asia
Additional Courses
ANTH 3110: Women Cross Culturally
ANTH 3134: Language, Thought and Culture: Anthropology of the Human Mind
COMM 3770: Cross Cultural Documentary
COMM 5620: International Communication
ENGL 3600: Introduction to Critical Theory
ENGL 3780: Global/Transnational Literature
ENGL 5090: Literature, Film, and Video Games
ENGL 5775: Holocaust Literature
ETHNC 5350: Diaspora, Transnationalism & US Community
FILM 3110: History of Film until 1952
FILM 3120: History of Film from 1952
LING 3470: Language and Culture
LING 3600: Cross Cultural Communication MUSC 3600: World Music
PHIL 3640: World Religions
SOC 3741: Migrants & Communities
WRTG 4010: Writing across Borders
WRTG 4050: Writing & Cultural Rhetorics
WLC Practicum Experience
Complete the following (3 credits)
WLC Signature Practicum Experience (3 credits)
WLC MAJOR - CULTURAL STUDIES EMPHASIS WORKSHEET WLC PRACTCUM OPTIONS
World Languages & Cultures Minor
The World Languages and Cultures minor allows students to take courses from a variety of departments related to world cultural studies.
WLC Minor Requirements
Total credits required for minor: 21 credits
WLC Core Courses
Complete all of the following (9 credits)
WLC 2010: Introduction to Literature and Culture (3 credits)
CLCS 3610: Thinking about the World Comparatively (3 credits)
CLCS 4610: What Matters (3 credits)
WLC Minor Electives
Complete 12 credits of the following
Minimum 3 credits from World Languages and Cultures department. Additional courses may be approved by WLC Advisors.
Upper-division Non-English Courses
(3 credits unless otherwise specified)
ARAB | 3010: Third Year Arabic I; 3020: Third Year Arabic II; 3600: Int. Arabic Conversation (1 cr.); 4040: Advanced Arabic I; 4050: Advanced Arabic II
CHIN | 3010: Third Year Mandarin Chinese I; 3020: Third Year Mandarin Chinese II; 3060: Advanced Grammar/Composition; 3116*: Exploring China: Past, Present; 3117*: Chinese Legacies: Tradition & Modernity; 3118*: Chinese Popular Culture; 3510: Business Chinese; 3903: Chinese CLAC (1 cr.); 4550: Patterns of Traditional Chinese Culture; 4710: Classical Chinese; 5410: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
FRNCH | 3040: Intensive French Grammar; 3050: French Language & Culture; 3060: Advanced French Grammar; 3116*: Journeys through Francophone Worlds; 3117*: Francophonie: Past, Present, and Future; 3118*: Paris, Ville des Lumières; 3330: Study Abroad; 3600: French Conversation (1 cr.); 3910: Special Topics; 4510: Business French; 4514: French to English Translation; 4515: French Translation: Theory and Practice; 4550: French Culture & Civilization; 4560: Topics in French Cultural Studies; 4570: Francophone Cultures; 4600: Intro to French Literary Analysis; 4610: Survey of Medieval & Renaissance Literature; 4620: Early Modern French Studies; 4630: 19th c. French Studies; 4640: 20th/21st c. French Studies; 4650: Francophone Studies; 4900: Special Topics
GERM | 3040: Grammar & Culture; 3050: Topics in German Culture; 3060: Grammar & Reading; 3550: Intro German Studies; 3560: Intro to German Speaking Cultures; 3600: German Conversation (1 cr); 3900: Special Topics; 4060: Adv. German Grammar; 4900: Special Topics
GREEK | 3610: Third Year Prose; 3620: Third Year Poetry; 4610: Fourth Year Prose; 4620: Fourth Year Poetry
ITAL | 3040: Extensive Reading/Composition; 3060: Advanced Grammar; 3330: Extensive Reading/Discussion; 3600: Int. Italian Conversation (1 cr); 4550: Topics in Italian Culture; 4900: Special Topics
JAPAN | 3040: Third Year Japanese I; 3050: Third Year Japanese II; 3060: Third Year Japanese (for experienced Speakers); 3330: Japanese Conversation; 3410: Teaching Japanese as Second Language; 3510: Commercial Japanese I; 3520: Commercial Japanese II; 3600: Japanese Conversation (1 cred); 3903: CLAC (1 cred); 4610: Survey of Japanese Literature: Modern; 4630: Japanese Women’s Lit.; 4660: Contemporary Japanese Literature; 4710: Classical Japanese; 5290: Structure of Japanese: Syntax; 5291: Japanese Linguistics: Language & Society
KOREA | 3060: Third Year Korean I; 3070: Third Year Korean II; 3200: Intermediate High Applied Korean; 3600: Korean Conversation (1 cr); 3700: Communication through Korean Media; 4060: Advanced Reading & Conversation; 4810: Korean Learning Assistantship (by application)
LATIN | 3610: Third Year Prose; 3620: Third Year Poetry; 4610: Fourth Year Prose; 4620: Fourth Year Poetry
NAHTL | 3010: Third Year Nahuatl I; 3020: Third Year Nahuatl II
PERS | 3010: Third Year Persian I; 3020: Third Year Persian II; 4010: Adv. Persian Language I; 4020: Advanced Persian Language II
PTGSE | 3050: Topics in Literature and Culture; 3060: Third Year Portuguese; 3116*: Navigating Identities of the Portuguese Speaking World; 3118*: Pop Culture; 3580: Contemporary Issues; 4510: Business Portuguese; 4560: Brazilian Civilization and Culture; 4630: Intro to Brazilian Literature; 4900: Special Topics
RUSS | 3040: Fifth Semester Russian; 3050: Sixth Semester Russian; 3060: Third Year Russian I (for experienced speakers); 3070: Third Year Russian II (for experienced speakers); 3600: Interm. Russian Conversation (1 cr); 3903: Russian CLAC (1 cr.); 4580: Reading Russian Press; 4610: Fourth Year Russian I: Cinema; 4620: Fourth Year Russian II: Literature
SPAN | Any course 3020 and above
VIET | 3010: Third Year Vietnamese I; 3020: Third Year Vietnamese II
*Indicates a course taught in high school Language Bridge programs
Other Electives taught in WLC Department
(3 credits unless otherwise specified)
CLCS 3720: Empathy, Medicine, and the Human Condition
CLCS 3900: African Cinema
CLCS 4900: Special Topics
HINDI 4610: Indo-Pakistan Lit & Media
JAPAN 4420: Asian Medicine: Tradition, Contexts, and Modernity
JAPAN 4570: Multicultural Japan
JAPAN/KOREA 4580: Japanese Empire to Korean Wave: Popular Culture in Motion
PERS 4325: Hyphenated Lives: Muslim-Americans in the U.S.
PTGSE 4710: Luso-Brazilian Cinema
RUSS 3580: Russia and Asia
Additional Courses
ANTH 3110: Women Cross Culturally
ANTH 3134: Language, Thought and Culture: Anthropology of the Human Mind
COMM 3770: Cross Cultural Documentary
COMM 5620: International Communication
ENGL 3600: Introduction to Critical Theory
ENGL 3780: Global/Transnational Literature
ENGL 5090: Literature, Film, and Video Games
ENGL 5775: Holocaust Literature
ETHNC 5350: Diaspora, Transnationalism & US Community
FILM 3110: History of Film until 1952
FILM 3120: History of Film from 1952
LING 3470: Language and Culture
LING 3600: Cross Cultural Communication
MUSC 3600: World Music
PHIL 3640: World Religions
SOC 3741: Migrants & Communities
WRTG 4010: Writing across Borders
WRTG 4050: Writing & Cultural Rhetorics
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