Comparative Cultures
List of approved courses for Anthropology Option requirement
Courses from this list fulfill the Anthropology Option Comparative Culture Requirement. Other courses may be substituted for this requirement with the prior written approval of the Department Chair. Consultation with advisor is recommended when selecting a course for this requirement.
For a detailed description of each History courses, please visit the undergraduate course catalog for History (PDF).
HST 270 Latin American Civilizations
HST 282 China and the Far East
HST 283 Chinese Civilization and Culture
HST 284 Japanese Civilization and Culture
HST/AAS 290 Modern Africa
HST 376 History of Brazil
HST 381 Modern Japan
HST 382 Modern China
HST 385 History of the People's Republic of China
HST 391 Topics in African History
HST 403 Seminar in World History (Modern China; Terror and Violence in the Middle East)
HST 404 History of North American Indians
HST 300s Italy, Germany, France, Russia, Portugal, Japan, Brazil
HST 358 Ethnicity and Conflict in the Lands of the Ottoman Empire
HST 363 History of the Soviet Union
For a detailed description of each Portuguese course, please visit the undergraduate course catalog for Portuguese studies (PDF).
POR 216 Lusophone and African Literature in Translation
POR 312 Culture and Civilization of Portugal
POR 314 Culture and Civilization of Brazil
POR 333/334 Introduction to Brazilian Literature I & II
POR 335 Introduction to Luso-African Literatures
POR 370 Music and Cinema of Brazil
POR 380 Modern Brazilian Theater
PSC 363 Politics and Government of the Middle East
PSC 364 Politics and Government of South Asia
PSC 366 Islam and Politics
PSC 367 African Political Systems
PSC/AAS 373 Cape Verdean Politics and Society
PHL 237 Islamic Philosophy
PHL 243 Introduction to Asian Philosophy
PHL 370 Latin American Philosophy
SPA 314 Culture and Civilization of Latin America (PDF)
For a detailed description of each Art History course, please visit the undergraduate course catalog for Art History (PDF).
ARH 317 Modern Japanese Art
ARH 360 Primitive Art
ARH 361 Art and Culture of Africa
ARH 362 Islamic Art
ARH 363 Art and Culture of Ancient Mexico
ARH 364 Art and Culture of Ancient Peru
AAS/ENL 215 West Indian and African Literature (PDF)
AAS/MUS 370 Music and Culture of the African Diaspora (PDF)
