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.)
AD 265 Art and Architecture of Japan (4 cr.)
AD 300 Art and Ideas in Asian Civilizations (4 cr.)
AN 100 Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology (4 cr.)
AN 210 Ecological Anthropology: People, Culture and Nature (4 cr.)
AN 320 Native Peoples of North America (4 cr.)
BC 415 Intercultural Communication (4 cr.)
CJ 435 Domestic and International Terrorism (4 cr.)
EN 311Z World Literature in English (4 cr.)
EN 314 Traditional Oral Literatures: Selected Native American Cultures (4 cr.)
EN 316 Native American Novels and Poetry (4 cr.)
EN 317 Native American Drama, Nonfiction and Short Stories (4 cr.)
EN 375Z Diverse Traditions in American Literature (4 cr.)
EN 411Z Topics in World Literature (3-4 cr.)
GC 164 Human Geography (4 cr.)
GC 300 Regional Studies: World Cultures (4 cr.)
HL 322 International Health Issues (4 cr.)
HL 386 Interdisciplinary Study in Global Health Care - Latin America (3 cr.) (0-0-6)
HN 362 Cultural Food Patterns (4 cr.)
HON 301 World Cultures: A Humanities Perspective (4 cr.)
HON 302 World Cultures: Social Sciences (4 cr.)
HS 130 Globalization and You (4 cr.)
HS 135 History Virtual Tours (3-4 cr.)
HS 201 World History to 1520 (4 cr.)
HS 202 World History since 1400 (4 cr.)
HS 233 Native American History (4 cr.)
HS 251 Latin American History (4 cr.)
HS 252 History of the Middle East since 600 (4 cr.)
HS 254 History of Africa (4 cr.)
HS 362 History of Mexico (4 cr.)
LG 317Z World Studies through Literature in Translation (4 cr.)
MU 325 World Music (4 cr.)
NAS 204 Native American Experience (4 cr.)
NAS 212 Michigan & Wisconsin Tribal Relations (4 cr.)
NAS 280 Storytelling by Native American Women (4 cr.)
NAS 330 Native Cultures and the Dynamics of Religious Experience (4 cr.)
NAS 342 Indigenous Environmental Movements (4 cr.)
NU 386 Interdisciplinary Study in Global Healthcare - Latin America (3 cr.) (0-0-6)
PL 270 World Religions (4 cr.)
PS 321 Politics in Islamic Nations (4 cr.)
PS 404 Politics of East and Southeast Asia (4 cr.)
RUS 311 Russian Literature (4 cr.)
SN 312 Introduction to Spanish America (4 cr.)
SN 314 Contemporary Latin American Culture (4 cr.)
SO 353 Globalization and Asian Societies (4 cr.)
SP 434 Environmental Communication in an International Context: Brazil (4 cr.)

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