Introduction to modern Chinese culture from the fall of the Qing Dynasty to the present period. Survey of institutions, philosophy, and social customs seen through literature and films. Taught in English. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded

Chinese Film (CHIN 3270)

Chinese film from the silent era to the present. Curriculum includes analytical skills and critical vocabulary to study Chinese film in its social and historical contexts. Taught in English. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

3.00 credits
Prerequisites: CHIN 1121-1122.
Grading Basis: Graded

Classical Mythology (CAMS 1103)

Curriculum covers the origin, nature, and function of myth in the literature and art of Greece and Rome as well as the re-interpretation of classical myth in modern art forms. Taught in English. CA 1.

3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded

Intercultural Competency Towards Global Perspectives (CLCS 2201)

Introduction to the interdisciplinary and international field of intercultural communication in cultural studies, including culturally determined communicative behaviors, identity, semiotics, multi-disciplinary theories of culture, and stereotypes. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

French Cinema (FREN 1171)

Weekly screenings of French films from the first comedies and surrealism to the New Wave and the young filmmakers of the 1990's. Introduction to film history, analysis, and interpretation of films. Readings, viewings and lectures in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded

German Literature in English (GERM 1140W)

Representative works of German literature in English, especially from the 20th and the 21st centuries. Development of close reading and critical thinking skills, improvement of student composition, and the development of a conceptual framework for understanding another culture. CA 1.

3.00 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011.
Grading Basis: Graded

The Italian Novella (ILCS 3248W)

Survey of the novella from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The course explores the cross-cultural origins of the genre and the influence of the Italian novella on other European literary traditions. Taught in English (Italian readings optional). CA 1. CA 4-INT.

3.00 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011. Taught in English (Italian readings optional).
Grading Basis: Graded

Language and Mind (LING 1010)

Elementary level communication skills in Spanish focusing on expressing likes, dislikes, personal information. Introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. This course is intended for students who have never studied Spanish.

4.00 credits
Prerequisites: Not open to students who have had three or more years of high school Spanish. May not be taken out of sequence after passing SPAN 1002, 1003 or 1004, or any 2000 level or above course taught in Spanish.
Grading Basis: Graded

Elementary Spanish II (SPAN 1002)

This is an advanced-beginner-level Spanish course with further development of communication skills in Spanish. This course focuses on expressing events in the past and the future as well as further exploration of cultural diversity in the Spanish-speaking world.

4.00 credits
Prerequisites: SPAN 1001. May not be taken out of sequence after passing SPAN 1003 or 1004. May not be taken for credit after passing any 2000-level or above course taught in Spanish, or three or more years of high school Spanish.
Grading Basis: Graded

Intermediate Spanish I (SPAN 1003)

Intermediate Spanish II (SPAN 1004)

Christians, Muslims and Jews in Medieval Spain (SPAN 1008)

Latino Literature, Culture, and Society (SPAN 1009)

Contemporary Spanish Culture and Society through Film (SPAN 1010)

This course serves as an introduction to film textual analysis and film history. Curriculum includes critical approaches to Spanish culture and society from the early 20th century to the present as portrayed in Spanish film. Specifically, there will be a discussion of topics such as the avant-garde, social art, revolutionary movements, civil war, exile, Francoism, democratic transition, peripheral nationalisms, immigration, cultural diversity, postmodernity, globalization. Taught in English; Spanish not required; does not fulfill foreign language requirement. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded

Intersections of Art, Fashion, Film, and Music in Modern Spain (SPAN 1020)

A critical overview of the works of Spanish film directors, artists, and designers and the struggle to define modern Spain. Topics may include personal and collective identity, national unity and diversity, youth culture in Spain and in the U.S., high versus low culture, the local and the global. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded

Film in Spain and Latin America (SPAN 3250)