Culture Track Option - BAC

Culture Track Option

Courses Approved for Group 2 – Language/Culture
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Degree

I. Objective

The BAC culture track's objective is to develop an appreciation (as opposed to a skill) for an ethnic or cultural group in the United States (Section One) or an international/national group (Section Two).

A. Eligibility

The culture option is available to students who have completed at least two years of the same foreign language in high school.

B. Requirements

The culture option on an individual student’s program shall be four courses from Section One or four courses from the same international/national group in Section Two.
No more than two of the four courses may be at the 1000-level.
A student may not mix language courses and culture track courses to achieve his/her four courses in the culture track option.
Any course in the BAC official culture track option list that follows is acceptable for inclusion on a BAC program, but all must be from the same group.
If a student wishes to include a course under the culture track option that does not appear on this official list, he/she may propose the course through his/her adviser to the department’s Undergraduate Coordinator.

II. Verification of High School Foreign Language

Students must provide their advisers with verification of foreign language courses successfully completed in high school.

Bachelor of Arts in Communications (BAC)
Courses Fulfilling Culture Experience

SECTION ONE: Ethnicity in the United States

ACS 2500 Cultural Pluralism in the United States
AFRS 2000 Introduction to Africana Studies
ENG 2110 African-American Literature
ENG 3100 Multiethnic American Literature
ETHN 1010 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
ETHN 1100 Introduction to Latinos in the United States
ETHN 1200 Introduction to Black Studies
ETHN 1300 Introduction to Asian American Studies
ETHN 1600 Introduction to Native American Studies
ETHN 2010 Ethnicity and Social Movements
ETHN 2110 History of Mexican-Americans
ETHN 2300 The Native American in Film
ETHN 2600 Contemporary Issues in Native America
ETHN 3010 Ethnicity in the United States
ETHN 3050 Women of Color in the United States
ETHN 3030 Race, Representation and Culture
ETHN 3120 Chicanos in the United States
ETHN 3200 Literature of Black Nationalism
ETHN 3400 Afro-American Cinematic Experience
ETHN 3610 Native American Women
ETHN 4100 Mexican-American Social Thought
ETHN 4150 Contemporary U. S. Immigration
ETHN 4200 Latino/a Cultural Studies
ETHN 4300 National and Global Perspectives on Race & Ethnicity
ETHN 4350 Race and Urban Housing
GEOG 3370 Aboriginal Peoples of the United States and Canada
HDFS 1070 Black Families in America
HDFS 2080 Family Diversity
HIST 3140 Black Religion and Culture
HIST 3153 Slavery in the Americas (HIST 3150 until FALL 2020)
HIST 3190 Indian in American History
HIST 4320 Aspects of African American History
MUCT 2330 Music in African Culture
MUCT 2370 Jazz
MUCT 4310 Aesthetics of Black Music
POPC 1700 Black Popular Culture
SOC 2160 Minority Groups
THFM 2150 Exploring Cultural Diversity Through Performance
THFM 3500 Milestones in Black Theatre

SECTION TWO: International/National Groups

Focus on Africa

AFRS 2000 Introduction to Africana Studies
ARTH 4610 Art of Western Africa
ARTH 4620 Art and Power in Africa
ARTH 4630 Women and Art in Africa
ETHN 2200 African Literature
ETHN 3173 African Cultures and Societies
GEOG 1210 World Geography: Eurasia and Africa
GEOG 3470 Africa
HIST 4027 Colonial Africa (HIST 4020 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4037 Contemporary Africa (HIST 4030 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4044 Africa and World Politics (HIST 4040 prior to FALL 2020)
MUCT 2330 Music in African Culture
ROCS 2200 African Literature

Focus on Asia

ARTH 4580 Art of India and S. E. Asia
ARTH 4590 Art of China and Japan
ASIA 1800 Asian Civilizations*
ASIA 3000 Peace and Cultural Legacies in the Nuclear Age
CHIN 2160 Contemporary Chinese Culture
ENG 2610 World Literature from Ancient Times to 1700
GEOG 1210 World Geography: Eurasia and Africa
HIST 1800 Asian Civilizations*
HIST 3820 Chinese Civilization
HIST 3840 Korean Civilization
MUCT 2340 Music in Japanese Culture
MUCT 2350 Music in Indonesian Culture
POLS 3660 Governments and Politics of Asia
THFM 4590 International Puppetry

*same course cross listed; student may not take both for credit

Focus on China

ASIA 1800 Asian Civilizations*
ARTH 4590 Art of China and Japan
CHIN 2160 Contemporary Chinese Culture
GEOG 3400 Asia: East, Southeast, and South
HIST 1800 Asian Civilizations*
HIST 3675 Modern China (HIST 4070 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3810 United States and Asia
HIST 3820 Chinese Civilization
PHIL 3210 Indian and Chinese Philosophy
POLS 3660 Governments and Politics of Asia
THFM 4590 International Puppetry

*same course cross listed; student may not take both for credit

Focus on Classical Civilization

ARTH 1450 Western Art I
ARTH 4450 Preclassical Art
ARTH 4460 Greek Art
ARTH 4470 Art of Etruria and Rome
ARTH 4480 Early Christian and Byzantine Art
CLCV 2410 Great Greek Minds*
CLCV 2420 Great Roman Minds#
CLCV 3800 Mythology
CLCV 3810 Roman Life
CLCV 3820 Ancient Drama
CLCV 4850 Greek Civilization*
CLCV 4860 Roman Civilization#
ENG 2610 World Literature from Ancient Times to 1700
HIST 1510 World Civilizations
HIST 3433 The Bible as History: The New Testament (HIST 3040 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3423 The Bible as History: The Old Testament (HIST 3050 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3445 Caesar and Christ (HIST 4010 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3417 Ancient Greece (HIST 4410 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4413 Roman Social and Cultural History
HIST 4420 Roman Revolution
PHIL 2110 History of Ancient Philosophy
POLS 4020 Western Political Thought I
THFM 3470 Theatre History and Literature, I

*student may not take both for credit

#student may not take both for credit

Focus on Francophone Studies

ARTH 1450 Western Art I
ARTH 1460 Western Art II
ARTH 4490 Medieval Art
ARTH 4530 Northern Renaissance Art
ARTH 4540 Baroque and Rococo Art
ARTH 4550 Art of the 19th Century
ARTH 4560 Art of the Early 20th Century
CAST 2010 Introduction to Canadian Studies
CAST 3050 Canadian Film
ENG 2620 Masterpieces of World Literature
FREN 2220 French Culture
FREN 2840 French Canadian Life Through Literature
FREN 4440 French Film
GEOG 3420 United States and Canada
HIST 1520 The Modern World
HIST 3142 Canada (HIST 4140 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3477 20th Century Europe (HIST 3770 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4444 War and Diplomacy in Europe, 1914-Present (HIST 4540 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4463 The French Revolution: Liberty and Death, 1789-1804
HIST 4555 Europe Since World War II (HIST 4550 prior to FALL 2020)
POLS 3510 Western European Politics
ROCS 2000 European and Latin American Cinema

Focus on Germany

ARTH 1460 Western Art II
ARTH 4490 Medieval Art
ARTH 4530 Northern Renaissance Art
GERM 2600 Modern German Literature in Translation
GERM 2150 German Culture and Civilization
GERM 2160 Contemporary Germany
GERM 3600 Literature in Translation
GERM 4030 Women and the Third Reich
GERM 4040 German Literature and Music
GERM 4150 The German Film
HIST 1520 The Modern World
HIST 3484 Hitler’s Germany: Rise and Fall of Nazism (HIST 3670 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3477 20th Century Europe (HIST 3770 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3567 Genocide and Holocaust
HIST 4444 War and Diplomacy in Europe,1914-Present (HIST 4540 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4555 Europe Since World War II (HIST 4550 prior to FALL 2020)
POLS 3510 Western European Politics

Focus on Hispanic Studies

ARTH 1460 Western Art II
ARTH 4490 Medieval Art
ARTH 4530 Northern Renaissance Art
ARTH 4540 Baroque and Rococo Art
ARTH 4660 Pre-Columbian Art
ENG 2620 World Literature from 1700 to the Present
ETHN 3100 Mexican Culture
GEOG 1220 World Geography: Americas and the Pacific
GEOG 3490 Latin America
HIST 3103 Latin America Before Independence (HIST 3090 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3115 Modern Latin America (HIST 3100 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3110 United States-Latin American Relations, 1810-present
HIST 3137 Caribbean and Spanish Main (HIST 4130 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4110 Modern Mexico
HIST 4150 Spain and Portugal
POLS 3550 Governments and Politics of Latin America
ROCS 2000 European and Latin American Cinema
SPAN 2700 Introduction to Latin American Culture Studies

Focus on Italy

ARTH 1450 Western Art I
ARTH 1460 Western Art II
ARTH 4490 Medieval Art
ARTH 4510 Art of the Italian Renaissance
ARTH 4540 Baroque and Rococo Art
ARTH 4550 Art of the 19th Century
ENG 2620 World Literature from 1700 to the Present
HIST 1520 The Modern World
HIST 3477 20th Century Europe (HIST 3770 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4420 Roman Revolution: From Gracchi through Caesar Augustus
ITAL 2600 Italian Literature in Translation
ITAL 2610 The Italian Cinema
ITAL 3710 Italian Civilization I
ITAL 3720 Italian Civilization II
MUCT 2610 Music History I
POLS 3510 Western European Politics
ROCS 2000 European and Latin American Cinema

Focus on Japan

ASIA 1800 Asian Civilizations*
ARTH 4590 Art of China and Japan
GEOG 3400 Asia: East, Southeast, and South
HIST 1800 Asian Civilizations*
HIST 3810 United States and Asia
HIST 3683 Pre-modern Japan (HIST 4080 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3695 Modern Japan (HIST 4090 prior to FALL 2020)
MUCT 2340 Music in Japanese Culture
POLS 3660 Governments and Politics of Asia
THFM 4590 International Puppetry

*same course cross listed; student may not take both for credit

Focus on Russia

HIST 4690 Imperial Russia
HIST 4700 20th Century Russia
HIST 4710 Russian Political Economy
POLS 4540 Politics of the Commonwealth of Independent States
RUSN 2150 Russian Culture
RUSN 2160 Contemporary Russian Society
RUSN 3120 Introduction to Russian Literature
RUSN 4010 Russian Poetry
RUSN 4020 Russian Novel
RUSN 4030 Russian Drama
RUSN 4150 Russian Film

Asian Studies

Focus on Chinese

ARTH 4590 Art of China and Japan
ENG 3140 Postcolonial Literature
GEOG 3400 Asia: East, Southeast, and South
HIST 1800 Asian Civilizations
HIST 3810 United States and Asia
HIST 3820 Chinese Civilization
HIST 4070 Modern China
MUCT 1250 Music of World Cultures
PHIL 3210 Indian and Chinese Philosophy
POLS 3660 Governments and Politics of Asia

Focus on Japanese

ARTH 4590 Art of China and Japan
ENG 3140 Postcolonial Literature
ETHN 1300 Introduction to Asian-American Studies
GEOG 3400 Asia: East, Southeast, and South
HIST 1800 Asian Civilizations
HIST 3810 United States and Asia
HIST 3683 Pre-Modern Japan (HIST 4080 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3695 Modern Japan (HIST 4090 prior to FALL 2020)
MUCT 1250 Music of World Culture
MUCT 2340 Music in Japanese Culture
POLS 3660 Governments and Politics of Asia

Classical Studies

Focus Classical Culture

ARTH 4460 Greek Art
ARTH 4470 Art of Etruria and Rome
ARTH 4480 Early Christian and Byzantine Art
CLCV 2410 Great Greek Minds
CLCV 2420 Great Roman Minds
CLCV 3800 Classic Mythology
CLCV 3810 Roman Life
CLCV 3880 Topics in Classical Civilizations
CLCV 4850 Greek Civilizations
CLCV 4860 Roman Civilization
ENG 2610 World Literature from Ancient Times to 1700
HIST 3433 The Bible as History: The New Testament (HIST 3040 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3423 The Bible as History: The Old Testament (HIST 3050 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3445 Caesar and Christ (HIST 4010 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3417 Ancient Greece (HIST 4410 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4420 Roman Revolution: Gracchi Through Caesar Augustus
PHIL 2110 History of Ancient Philosophy
POLS 4020 Western Political Thought I

European Studies

Focus on French Culture

ARTH 4530 Northern Renaissance Art
ARTH 4540 Baroque and Rococo Art
ARTH 4550 Art of the 19th Century
ENG 2620 World Literature from 1700 to Present
FREN 2220 French Culture
FREN 2840 French Canadian Life Through Literature
FREN 4440 French Film (pre-req: consent of instructor)
HIST 4444 War and Diplomacy in Europe, 1914 to Present (HIST 4540 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4555 Europe Since World War II (HIST 4550 prior to FALL 2020)
POLS 3510 Western European Politics
ROCS 2000 European and Latin American Cinema

Focus on German Culture

ARTH 4530 Northern Renaissance Art
GERM 2600 Modern German Literature in Translation
GERM 2150 German Culture and Civilization
GERM 2160 Contemporary Germany
GERM 3600 Lit in Translation (pre-req: one lit course in any department)
GERM 4030 Women and the Third Reich
GERM 4040 German Literature and Music
GERM 4150 German Film
HIST 3484 Hitler’s Germany: Rise and Fall of Nazism (HIST 3670 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3567 Genocide and Holocaust
HIST 4440 European Foreign Relations – 1914 to Present (HIST 4540 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4555 Europe Since World War II (HIST 4550 prior to FALL 2020)
POLS 3510 Western European Politics

Focus on Italian Culture

ARTH 4510 Art of the Italian Renaissance
ARTH 4540 Baroque and Rococo Art
ARTH 4550 Art of the 19th Century
HIST 4420 Roman Revolution: From Gracchi Through Caesar Augustus
ITAL 2600 Italian Literature in Translation
ITAL 2610 The Italian Cinema
POLS 3510 Western European Politics (pre-req: POLS 1700 or consent)

Focus on Russian Culture

HIST 4690 Imperial Russia
HIST 4700 20th Century Russia
POLS 4540 Politics of Post-Communist States
POLS 4760 International Political Economy
RUSN 2150 Russian Culture
RUSN 2160 Contemporary Russian Society
RUSN 3120 Introduction to Russian Literature
RUSN 4010 Russian Poetry
RUSN 4020 The Russian Novel
RUSN 4030 The Russian Drama
RUSN 4150 Russian Film

Focus on Spanish & Latin American Culture

ARTH 4530 Northern Renaissance Art
ARTH 4540 Baroque and Rococo Art
ENG 2620 World Literature from 1700 to Present (pre-req: GSW 1120 or ENG lit)
ETHN 3100 Mexican Culture
HIST 3103 Latin America Before Independence (HIST 3090 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3115 Modern Latin America (HIST 3100 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3110 United States-Latin American Relations, 1810-present
HIST 3477 20th Century Europe (HIST 3770 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 3137 Caribbean and Spanish Main (HIST 4130 prior to FALL 2020)
HIST 4150 Spain and Portugal
ROCS 2000 European and Latin American Cinema
SPAN 2700 Introduction to Latin America Culture Studies
SPAN 4010 Latin American Culture Studies Seminar

Updated: 12/02/2025 03:30AM

Culture Track Option - BAC