Oct 22, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

World Cultures Concentration

World Cultures Concentration

Students may take no more than 2 courses at the 1000 or 2000 level. At least 3 courses must be at the 4000 or 5000 level.

The core: 3 required courses distributed as follows from the courses listed below: 12 Credits

The Heritage of the West (choose one)

HI 1010 - World Religions - West Credits: 4
HI 2681 - Introduction to European History: 1350-Present Credits: 4
HI 3002 - Rise of Reason: The Classical Origins of Western Culture Credits: 4
HI 3011 - Foundations of the Judeo-Christian Tradition Credits: 4
HI 3021 - Europe in the Middle Ages Credits: 4
HI 3030 - From God to the Machine: Europe from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Credits: 4
HI 3102 - Hispanic Heritage Credits: 4
HI 4557 - Renaissance and Reformation in Europe Credits: 4

The Heritage of Asia, Africa, The Middle East and Latin America (choose one)

HI 1020 - World Religions - East Credits: 4
HI 3080 - Asian Cultures Credits: 4
HI 3091 - African Cultures Credits: 4
HI 3110 - Latin American Culture Credits: 4
HI 3640 - African History Credits: 4
HI 3700 - Historical Geography of Latin America Credits: 4
HI 3835 - Islamic Cultures Credits: 4
HI 4306 - Golden Age of Islam Credits: 4
HI 4308 - History of the Modern Middle East Credits: 4
HI 4632 - Japanese History through Literature Credits: 4
HI 4800 - History of India Credits: 4
HI 4900 - Modern China - a Study Abroad Course on Chinese Civilization Credits: 4
HI 4905 - Chinese Civilization Credits: 4

Methodological or Global

(choose one from EITHER group below)

Methodological (Interdisciplinary, disciplinary, cross-cultural)

HI 2200 - Science in Western Civilization Credits: 4
HI 2720 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 4
HI 2810 - Geography, Earth, and People Credits: 4
HI 3040 - Analysis of Culture Credits: 4
HI 3600 - Global Geography: People, Places and Environments Credits: 4
HI 4062 - Making History Credits: 4
HI 4600 - World Regional Geography Credits: 4

Global

HI 4001 - Nineteenth Century Credits: 4
HI 4011 - Twentieth Century Credits: 4

Electives

5 courses selected from any of the courses listed above and/or from any of the courses listed below.
Guidelines as to levels must be followed

HI 3200 - Contemporary Religious Experience Credits: 4
HI 3323 - Buddhism Credits: 4
ML 3430 - Intro to the Pre-Columbian Culture Credits: 4
HI 3455 - Modern European Revolutions Credits: 4
HI 3525 - Ancient Greek Philosophy Credits: 4
HI 3558 - Classical Greco-Roman History Credits: 4
HI 3703 - Modern Philosophy Credits: 4
HI 3704 - African Religions and Philosophy Credits: 4
HI 3710 - Contemporary Philosophical Issues Credits: 4
HI 3752 - Ethics Credits: 4
HI 3840 - Crescent and Cross: Islam and Christianity in History Credits: 4
HI 4051 - Logic and Scientific Reasoning Credits: 4
HI 4305 - Islam and the Quran Credits: 4
HI 4306 - Golden Age of Islam Credits: 4
HI 4308 - History of the Modern Middle East Credits: 4
HI 4395 - Philosophy from the 20th to the 21st Century Credits: 4
HI 4650 - The History of African Enslavement Credits: 4
HI 4850 - Domesticity in the 19th and Early 20th Century Credits: 4
HI 4900 - Modern China - a Study Abroad Course on Chinese Civilization Credits: 4
HI 4910 - Chinese Diaspora across the Pacific Credits: 4