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General Education courses
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Course Descriptions
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Global and Cross-Cultural Studies |
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AANT 108 Cultural Anthropology |
Survey of the
theory, methods, and goals of cultural
anthropology, emphasizing the nature of
culture and the varied forms in which it is
expressed among the peoples of the world.
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ACAS
141 Concepts of Race and Culture In The Modern
World |
This course considers the complex dynamics of
global human diversity from the vantage point
of the various social sciences. It explores
the use of race, nationality, ethnicity,
culture, and gender as focal concepts in the
critical analysis of human behavior and
interaction in the modern world.
Cross-cultural and cross-national aspects of
these issues are of central concern to the
course.
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ACAS 150 Cultural Diversity and the Human
Condition |
Interdisciplinary study of selected cultures
or societies focusing on six themes: family
and social structure; religion and cultural
values and traditions; art and nature;
continuity; change and their global
implications; work and play; health, ecology,
science/technology. Each semester two or more
cultures, including at least one non-Western
culture, will be compared and contrasted with
each other and with contemporary U.S.
experiences. Examples will include Brazil,
China, France, India, Mexico, Peru, Russia and
West Africa.
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AECO 130 The Third World Economies: An
Interdisciplinary Profile |
An interdisciplinary study of economic
disparities among nations. Focus on Third
World Countries: underdevelopment and poverty,
problems in agricultural and industrial
development. Population growth and
unemployment. Global interdependence and role
of the United States. Some global issues
facing the Third World: debt crisis;
privatization and deregulation; relationship
with developed countries including the United
States.
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AGOG 102 Place, Space, and Landscape |
Introduction to
the main fields of human geography, (including
population, cultural, economic, urban, and
political geography), focusing on the
disciplinary themes of place, space and
landscape. The themes are applied at a variety
of scales, from local to global.
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AGOG 225 World Cities |
Introduction to the geography of cities around
the world and to the role of cities in the
world system. Covers: origins and spread of
urbanism in different cultural settings;
levels of urbanization in space and time;
urban form and land-use; rural-urban
interaction; city systems and megacities;
distinctive features of contemporary American
cities.
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AHIS 158 The World in the 20th Century |
This course will look at the ethnic and racial
diversity of the contemporary United States
and provide a historical context for
understanding this diversity. By providing an
understanding of the history and culture of
the formerly colonized world, and the
ideologies of domination used to justify
colonization, the course will attempt to
sensitize students to the diverse history of
Americans. The course will introduce segments
on recent American immigration such as Asian
and Hispanic immigration. The course will also
seek to provide a framework that places the
United States within a global context of
culture, politics, and economics. The course
will also examine how American social
movements such as the women’s movement, and
the Civil Rights movement have affected
similar movements elsewhere, and to what
extent these struggles in turn have
reverberated and shaped contemporary American
social movements.
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AHIS 275 Antisemitism in Historical
Perspective |
This course studies the development and
varying forms of antisemitism in Western
history. The course is divided into three
segments: 1) the anti-Judaism of early
Christianity and the rise of medieval
antisemitism in Christian Europe; 2) the
modernization of antisemitism in European
society up to World War II; 3) the impact of
antisemitism in American history. Learning
materials include analytic texts, fiction,
films and guest lecturers.
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AJST 150 Survey of Jewish Civilization |
Basic
orientation into the Jewish tradition from the
biblical period to the present. Emphasizes the
history and philosophy of Jewish culture and
religion. Required for Judaic studies majors
and recommended preparation for other A Jst
courses in history and philosophy.
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AJST
254 The Jews In The Modern World |
A survey of modern Jewish history from 1700 to
the present, emphasizing the Jewish encounter
with modernity in both Western and Eastern
Europe. Themes include the struggle for
enlightenment and civil rights; religious
reforms in Judaism, the Hasidic movement,
reactions to antisemitism, Jewish nationalist
and political movements, the Holocaust, events
leading up to the founding of the State of
Israel, and Jewish history in the United
States. Includes readings from primary sources
and fiction.
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AJST 275 Antisemitism in Historical
Perspective |
This course studies the development and
varying forms of antisemitism in Western
history. The course is divided into three
segments: 1) the anti-Judaism of early
Christianity and the rise of medieval
antisemitism in Christian Europe; 2) the
modernization of antisemitism in European
society up to World War II; 3) the impact of
antisemitism in American history. Learning
materials include analytic texts, fiction,
films and guest lecturers. |
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AREL 254 The Jews In The Modern World |
A survey of modern Jewish history from 1700 to
the present, emphasizing the Jewish encounter
with modernity in both Western and Eastern
Europe. Themes include the struggle for
enlightenment and civil rights; religious
reforms in Judaism, the Hasidic movement,
reactions to antisemitism, Jewish nationalist
and political movements, the Holocaust, events
leading up to the founding of the State of
Israel, and Jewish history in the United
States. Includes readings from primary sources
and fiction.
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RPOS 102 Comparative + International Politics
*Honors College students should choose RPOS
102H |
The
characteristics and development of statehood
and power; conditions of stability;
constitutions and the comparative political
processes; the international order and the
nation-state system. |
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