These courses have been approved as Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements courses. This course list is updated periodically. More information about the Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements can be found in the Academic Information section.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AA 100 | Introduction to International Arts  | 3 |
| AED 62 | Contemporary African and African American Arts and Culture | 3 |
| AFAM 105N | Afro-Latin America: Race and Revolution | 3 |
| AFAM 116 | Muslims in America | 3 |
| AFAM 164 | The History of Brazil | 3 |
| AFAM 211 | Slavery and Freedom in the Black Atlantic | 3 |
| AFR 110N | Introduction to Contemporary Africa | 3 |
| AFR 191 | Early African History | 3 |
| AFR 192H | Modern African History | 3 |
| AFR 202N | Women, Gender, and Feminisms in Africa | 3 |
| AFR 205 | Development and Sustainability in Africa | 3 |
| AFR 335 | African Art | 3 |
| AFR 382 | Language and Culture in Africa | 3 |
| AFR 443 | Ethnic Conflict in Africa | 3 |
| AFR 444 | African Resources and Development | 3 |
| AFR 446 | Topics in African Art | 3 |
| AFR 447 | Topics in the Art of the African Diaspora | 3 |
| AFR 454 | Government and Politics of Africa | 3 |
| AFR 479 | History of Imperialism and Nationalism in Africa | 3 |
| ANTH 1 | Understanding Humans | 3 |
| ANTH 2N | World Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 8 | Aztec, Inca, Maya | 3 |
| ANTH 9N | Rise of Civilization in the Old World | 3 |
| ANTH 11 | North American Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 45N | Cultural Diversity: A Global Perspective | 3 |
| ANTH 45Q | Cultural Diversity: A Global Perspective | 3 |
| ANTH 120 | First Farmers | 3 |
| ANTH 129N | Chocolate Worlds | 3 |
| ANTH 146 | Indigenous North America | 3 |
| ANTH 152 | Hunters and Gatherers | 3 |
| ANTH 220 | Anthropology and Art/ifacts | 3 |
| ANTH 221N | Ancient Maya: Sacred Blood & Conjured Serpent | 3 |
| ANTH 420 | Archaeology of the Near East | 3 |
| ANTH 422 | Meso-American Archaeology and Ethnography | 3 |
| ANTH 423 | The Evolution of American Indian Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 424 | Andean Ethnology and Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 435 | Ancient Economy | 3 |
| ANTH 453 | Anthropology of Religion | 3 |
| ANTH 479 | Tradition, Modernity, and Cultural Change in South Asian Societies | 3 |
| APLNG 402 | Language, Culture and Cognition in East Asian Context | 3 |
| ARAB 110 | Arab Language, Cultures, and Current Topics | 3 |
| ARAB 165 | Islamic States, Societies and Cultures c. 600-1500 | 3 |
| ARTH 101N | Introduction to Global Art History | 3 |
| ARTH 120 | Asian Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ARTH 125 | Islamic Architecture and Art | 3 |
| ARTH 130 | Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | 3 |
| ARTH 140 | Introduction to the Art and Architecture of the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas | 3 |
| ARTH 215 | Architecture and Art of South and Southeast Asia | 3 |
| ARTH 220 | Chinese Art | 3 |
| ARTH 301 | Egyptian and Mesopotamian Art | 3 |
| ARTH 335 | African Art | 3 |
| ARTH 440 | Monuments of Asia | 3-9 |
| ARTH 445 | Oceanic Art | 3 |
| ARTH 446 | Topics in African Art | 3 |
| ARTH 447 | Topics in the Art of the African Diaspora | 3 |
| ARTH 460 | Art and Empire: Aztec, Inca and Spanish | 3 |
| ARTH 462 | Studies in Latin American Art | 3 |
| ASIA 3 | Introduction to the Religions of the East | 3 |
| ASIA 4 | Introduction to Asian Literatures | 3 |
| ASIA 100 | What is Asia? | 3 |
| ASIA 101N | Sports in Asia | 3 |
| ASIA 103 | Introduction to Hinduism | 3 |
| ASIA 104 | Introduction to Buddhism | 3 |
| ASIA 105 | War and Memory in Asia: Twentieth Century and beyond | 3 |
| ASIA 106N | Asian Traditions of Health, Medicine, and the Body | 3 |
| ASIA 107N | Bollywood: Seeing South Asia Through Cinema | 3 |
| ASIA 120Y | South Asia: A Literary History | 3 |
| ASIA 172 | Introduction to Japanese Civilization | 3 |
| ASIA 174 | East Asia to 1800 | 3 |
| ASIA 175 | East Asia since 1800 | 3 |
| ASIA 177 | Rise of Modern Southeast Asia | 3 |
| ASIA 181 | Introduction to the Religions of China and Japan | 3 |
| ASIA 183 | Gender, Family, and Society in East Asia | 3 |
| ASIA 186 | The Silk Roads | 3 |
| ASIA 200 | What Are Asian Languages? | 3 |
| ASIA 215 | Architecture and Art of South and Southeast Asia | 3 |
| ASIA 400 | International Culture in East Asia | 3 |
| ASIA 401 | Technology & Society in Modern Asia | 3 |
| ASIA 402 | Language, Culture and Cognition in East Asian Context | 3 |
| ASIA 403 | Food Cultures of Asia | 3 |
| ASIA 404Y | Topics in Asian Literature | 3 |
| ASIA 405 | Seminar in Asian Studies | 3-6 |
| ASIA 405Y | Seminar in Asian Studies | 3 |
| ASIA 406 | Issues and Practices in Teaching Asian Languages | 3 |
| ASIA 414 | Chinese Language, Culture and Society | 3 |
| ASIA 415 | China Beyond China | 3 |
| ASIA 416 | Gender and Sexuality in China | 3 |
| ASIA 417 | The Warrior, the Courtesan and the Ghost in Classical Chinese Novels | 3 |
| ASIA 418 | Confucius and the Great Books of China | 3 |
| ASIA 419 | The Chinese Rhetorical Tradition | 3 |
| ASIA 424 | Transnational Korean Literature | 3 |
| ASIA 425 | Global Korean Cinema | 3 |
| ASIA 430 | Japan in the World | 3 |
| ASIA 431 | Courtly Japan | 3 |
| ASIA 432 | War and the Warrior in Japan | 3 |
| ASIA 434 | Beyond Anime | 3 |
| ASIA 440 | Monuments of Asia | 3-9 |
| ASIA 460Y | Research Seminar in History of Asian Religion & Medicine | 3 |
| ASIA 472 | Tradition, Modernity, and Cultural Change in South Asian Societies | 3 |
| ASIA 483 | Middle China | 3 |
| ASIA 485Y | China's Last Empire: The Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911 | 3 |
| ASIA 486 | China in Revolution | 3 |
| ASIA 487 | Zen Buddhism | 3 |
| CAMS 4 | Jewish and Christian Foundations | 3 |
| CAMS 10 | Mesopotamian Civilization | 3 |
| CAMS 12N | Lands of the Bible | 3 |
| CAMS 20 | Egyptian Civilization | 3 |
| CAMS 104 | Ancient Egypt | 3 |
| CAMS 105 | History of the Ancient Near East | 3 |
| CAMS 109Y | Writing Systems of the World | 3 |
| CAMS 111 | Early Judaism | 3 |
| CAMS 113 | Jewish Myths and Legends | 3 |
| CAMS 115 | Literature of the Ancient Near East | 3 |
| CAMS 121 | Jesus the Jew | 3 |
| CAMS 122 | Apocalypse and Beyond | 3 |
| CAMS 123 | History of God: Origins of Monotheism | 3 |
| CAMS 153 | Dead Sea Scrolls | 3 |
| CAMS 160 | Sacrifice in the Ancient World | 3 |
| CAMS 194 | Jerusalem: Sacred and Profane | 3 |
| CAMS 250 | Honors Classics in Literature and Film | 3 |
| CAMS 405 | Law & Economy in the Ancient Near East | 3 |
| CAMS 430 | Archaeology of the Near East | 3 |
| CAMS 471 | Sumerian | 3 |
| CAMS 472 | Akkadian | 3 |
| CAMS 481 | Introduction to Middle Egyptian & Hieroglyphics | 3 |
| CHNS 120 | Introduction to Chinese Literature and Culture | 3 |
| CHNS 121N | Chinese Film and New Media | 3 |
| CHNS 402 | Level Three Chinese B | 4 |
| CHNS 414 | Chinese Language, Culture and Society | 3 |
| CHNS 415 | China Beyond China | 3 |
| CHNS 416 | Gender and Sexuality in China | 3 |
| CHNS 417 | The Warrior, the Courtesan and the Ghost in Classical Chinese Novels | 3 |
| CHNS 418 | Confucius and the Great Books of China | 3 |
| CHNS 419 | The Chinese Rhetorical Tradition | 3 |
| CHNS 452 | Contemporary China: Culture and Trends | 3 |
| CHNS 453 | Chinese Film | 3 |
| CHNS 454 | Introduction to Classical Chinese | 3 |
| CMLIT 3 | Introduction to African Literatures | 3 |
| CMLIT 4 | Introduction to Asian Literatures | 3 |
| CMLIT 7 | Introduction to Middle Eastern Literatures | 3 |
| CMLIT 10 | World Literatures | 3 |
| CMLIT 10U | The Forms of World Literature: A Global Perspective | 3 |
| CMLIT 108 | Myths and Mythologies | 3 |
| CMLIT 109 | Native American Myths, Legends, and Literatures | 3 |
| CMLIT 111 | Introduction to Literatures of India | 3 |
| CMLIT 113 | Jewish Myths and Legends | 3 |
| CMLIT 143 | Human Rights and World Literature | 3 |
| CMLIT 404Y | Topics in Asian Literature | 3 |
| CMLIT 422 | African Drama | 3 |
| CMLIT 423 | African Novel | 3 |
| CMLIT 424 | Transnational Korean Literature | 3 |
| CMLIT 425 | Global Korean Cinema | 3 |
| CMLIT 446 | Postcolonial Literature and Culture | 3 |
| CMLIT 449 | Literary Cultures of Islam | 3 |
| ENGL 459 | Writing Palestine-Israel | 3 |
| ENGL 476 | Arab American Literature | 3 |
| FR 458 | African Literature of French Expression | 3 |
| GEOG 40 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 123 | Geography of Developing World | 3 |
| GEOG 124 | Elements of Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 444 | African Resources and Development | 3 |
| GLIS 101N | Globalization | 3 |
| GLIS 102N | Global Pathways | 3 |
| GLIS 400Y | Seminar in Global and International Studies | 3 |
| HIST 2 | Western Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 2H | Western Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 10 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 11 | World History since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 66 | Survey of British History | 3 |
| HIST 104 | Ancient Egypt | 3 |
| HIST 105 | The Byzantine Empire | 3 |
| HIST 106 | Early Modern Empires of Islam: The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals | 3 |
| HIST 108 | Crusades: Holy War in the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST 113 | Baseball in Comparative History | 3 |
| HIST 119 | Gender and History | 3 |
| HIST 129N | Chocolate Worlds | 3 |
| HIST 134 | Great Britain and Ireland in the Early Modern World | 3 |
| HIST 140 | The History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict (1917-Present) | 3 |
| HIST 141 | Medieval and Modern Russia | 3 |
| HIST 142N | History of Communism | 3 |
| HIST 163 | Asian History Through Film | 3 |
| HIST 164 | The History of Brazil | 3 |
| HIST 165 | Islamic States, Societies and Cultures c. 600-1500 | 3 |
| HIST 172 | Introduction to Japanese Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 173 | Vietnam in War and Peace | 3 |
| HIST 174 | East Asia to 1800 | 3 |
| HIST 175 | East Asia since 1800 | 3 |
| HIST 177 | Rise of Modern Southeast Asia | 3 |
| HIST 178 | Latin-American History to 1820 | 3 |
| HIST 179 | Latin-American History Since 1820 | 3 |
| HIST 181 | Introduction to the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 183 | Gender, Family, and Society in East Asia | 3 |
| HIST 184 | Society and Culture in the Pacific War | 3 |
| HIST 186 | The Silk Roads | 3 |
| HIST 190 | The Middle East Today | 3 |
| HIST 191 | Early African History | 3 |
| HIST 192H | Modern African History | 3 |
| HIST 193 | Modern Iran | 3 |
| HIST 194 | Jerusalem: Sacred and Profane | 3 |
| HIST 211 | Slavery and Freedom in the Black Atlantic | 3 |
| HIST 238N | Society and Culture in Palestine/Israel | 3 |
| HIST 245 | Middle Eastern Cities | 3 |
| HIST 252 | Revolutions in the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 255N | History of the Book | 3 |
| HIST 260 | The Middle East in Film | 3 |
| HIST 305Y | Middle East Studies Research Workshop | 3 |
| HIST 400 | Global History of Food and Famine | 3 |
| HIST 424 | Comparative History of Sports and Politics | 3 |
| HIST 425 | History of the Incas | 3 |
| HIST 460Y | Research Seminar in History of Asian Religion & Medicine | 3 |
| HIST 471Y | Classical Islamic Civilization, 600-1258 | 3 |
| HIST 472 | The Ottoman Empire | 3 |
| HIST 473 | The Contemporary Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 479 | History of Imperialism and Nationalism in Africa | 3 |
| HIST 482 | Confucius and the Great Books of China | 3 |
| HIST 483 | Middle China | 3 |
| HIST 485Y | China's Last Empire: The Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911 | 3 |
| HIST 486 | China in Revolution | 3 |
| IT 210N | Multilingual and Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| JAPNS 120 | Japanese Literature in Its Cultural Context | 3 |
| JAPNS 120W | Japanese Literature in its Cultural Context | 3 |
| JAPNS 121N | Japanese Film and New Media | 3 |
| JAPNS 121Q | Japanese Film and New Media | 3 |
| JAPNS 122 | Gods to Godzilla: A Survey of Japanese Culture | 3 |
| JAPNS 172 | Introduction to Japanese Civilization | 3 |
| JAPNS 210 | Extensive Reading in Japanese | 1.5 |
| JAPNS 402 | Level Three Japanese B | 4 |
| JAPNS 410 | Japanese Through Manga | 3 |
| JAPNS 430 | Japan in the World | 3 |
| JAPNS 431 | Courtly Japan | 3 |
| JAPNS 432 | War and the Warrior in Japan | 3 |
| JAPNS 434 | Beyond Anime | 3 |
| JST 4 | Jewish and Christian Foundations | 3 |
| JST 12N | Lands of the Bible | 3 |
| JST 106 | Mysticism and Kabbalah | 3 |
| JST 111 | Early Judaism | 3 |
| JST 112 | Jesus the Jew | 3 |
| JST 113 | Jewish Myths and Legends | 3 |
| JST 122 | Apocalypse and Beyond | 3 |
| JST 123 | History of God: Origins of Monotheism | 3 |
| JST 140 | The History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict (1917-Present) | 3 |
| JST 153 | Dead Sea Scrolls | 3 |
| JST 160 | Sacrifice in the Ancient World | 3 |
| JST 181 | Introduction to the Middle East | 3 |
| JST 186 | The Silk Roads | 3 |
| JST 190 | The Middle East Today | 3 |
| JST 193 | Modern Iran | 3 |
| JST 194 | Jerusalem: Sacred and Profane | 3 |
| JST 260 | The Middle East in Film | 3 |
| JST 305Y | Middle East Studies Research Workshop | 3 |
| JST 420 | Archaeology of the Near East | 3 |
| JST 459 | Writing Palestine-Israel | 3 |
| JST 473 | The Contemporary Middle East | 3 |
| KOR 120 | Introduction to Korean Culture | 3 |
| KOR 121 | Korean Popular Culture | 3 |
| KOR 403Y | Level 4 Korean A | 4 |
| KOR 404 | Level 4 Korean B | 4 |
| KOR 422 | Introduction to Korean Linguistics | 3 |
| KOR 423 | Korean Media and Communication | 3 |
| KOR 424 | Transnational Korean Literature | 3 |
| KOR 425 | Global Korean Cinema | 3 |
| KOR 450 | Korean Cultures in Global Contexts | 3 |
| KOR 451 | Food and Foodways in Korea | 3 |
| KOR 452 | Korean Language and Culture | 3 |
| LING 382 | Language and Culture in Africa | 3 |
| MEDVL 108 | Medieval Civilization | 3 |
| OLEAD 410 | Leadership in a Global Context | 3 |
| PHIL 7 | Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 472 | Islamic Philosophy | 3 |
| PLANT 129N | Chocolate Worlds | 3 |
| PLSC 132 | The Politics of International Intolerance | 3 |
| PLSC 201N | Politics & Religion: Controversies Around the World | 3 |
| PLSC 220 | Politics of the Developing World | 3 |
| PLSC 443 | Ethnic Conflict in Africa | 3 |
| PLSC 454 | Government and Politics of Africa | 3 |
| PLSC 458 | Government and Politics of East Asia | 3 |
| PLSC 468 | Politics and the Media | 3 |
| PLSC 486 | International Culture in East Asia | 3 |
| PORT 210N | Multilingual and Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| PORT 473 | Luso-Brazilian Cinema | 3 |
| PSYCH 232 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| RLST 1 | Introduction to World Religions | 3 |
| RLST 3 | Introduction to the Religions of the East | 3 |
| RLST 4 | Jewish and Christian Foundations | 3 |
| RLST 12N | Lands of the Bible | 3 |
| RLST 101 | Comparative Religion | 3 |
| RLST 103 | Introduction to Hinduism | 3 |
| RLST 104 | Introduction to Buddhism | 3 |
| RLST 106 | Mysticism and Kabbalah | 3 |
| RLST 107 | Introduction to Islam | 3 |
| RLST 108 | Myths and Mythologies | 3 |
| RLST 111 | Early Judaism | 3 |
| RLST 113 | Jewish Myths and Legends | 3 |
| RLST 116 | Muslims in America | 3 |
| RLST 121 | Jesus the Jew | 3 |
| RLST 122 | Apocalypse and Beyond | 3 |
| RLST 123 | History of God: Origins of Monotheism | 3 |
| RLST 153 | Dead Sea Scrolls | 3 |
| RLST 160 | Sacrifice in the Ancient World | 3 |
| RLST 165 | Islamic States, Societies and Cultures c. 600-1500 | 3 |
| RLST 181 | Introduction to the Religions of China and Japan | 3 |
| RLST 194 | Jerusalem: Sacred and Profane | 3 |
| RLST 460Y | Research Seminar in History of Asian Religion & Medicine | 3 |
| RLST 471Y | Classical Islamic Civilization, 600-1258 | 3 |
| RLST 472 | Islamic Philosophy | 3 |
| RLST 483 | Zen Buddhism | 3 |
| SOC 269 | Intercultural Dialogue Concepts and Practice | 1-4 |
| SPAN 131 | Ibero-American Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 131Y | Ibero-American Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 210N | Multilingual and Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| SPAN 215Q | The Science of Spanish: A Beginner's Guide to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 269N | Theater and Performance | 3 |
| SPAN 423 | Spanish in Contact with Other Languages | 3 |
| SPAN 476 | Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature | 3 |
| WMNST 200 | Global Feminisms | 3 |
| WMNST 202N | Women, Gender, and Feminisms in Africa | 3 |
| WMNST 440W | Women in Global Cities | 3 |