Undergraduate Programs
Culture Studies
Students must observe the following guidelines in fulfilling the culture studies requirement:
- Students are required to complete two approved courses for the culture studies requirement.
- Students must complete one of the two courses from list A.
- Students must complete another course from list C. See the appendix section “Indianapolis Course Lists—Approved Culture Studies Courses by Departments” in this bulletin.
- Students who successfully complete an academic year abroad in a program sponsored by the Indiana University Office of Overseas Study will partially satisfy the culture studies requirement of one course from List A and a second course from List A. Students participating in academic year-long programs sponsored by other universities may petition for a similar exception, providing materials from courses taken and evidence of the general cultural emphasis of the program.
Approved Culture Studies Courses
LIST A
American Studies
- A303 Islam in America
Anthropology
- A460 Native American Film
- A485 Aboriginal Australia
- E300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups:“Modern Greek Society”, “People and Cultures of Southeast Asia”
- E310 Introduction to the Cultures of Africa
- E320 Indians of North America
- E326 Modern Greece
- E356 Cultures of the Pacific
Classical Studies
- C205 Classical Mythology
- C310 Classical Drama
- C351 The Golden Age of Athens
- C361 The Golden Age of Rome
- C414 Art and Archaeology of Rome
East Asian Language and Culture
- E231 Japan: The Living Tradition
- E351 Japan through Film and Fiction
English Literature
- L245 Intro to Caribbean Literature
- L379 American Ethinic and Minority Literature
Folklore
- F360 Indiana Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
- F364 Children’s Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
French
- J300 Lectrs et Analyses Litteraires
Geography
- G321 Geography of Europe
- G322 Geography of the Soviet Union
- G323 Geography of Latin America
- G324 Geography of Caribbean
- G390 Geography of Italy
- G390 Geography of Cuba
- G424 Geography of Africa
History
- B309 Britain Before 1688
- B340 Ireland and Its People
- B341 History of Spain and Portugal
- B351 Barbarian Europe, 200–1000
- B352 The Age of Chivalry, 1000–1500
- B353 The Renaissance
- B354 The Reformation
- B356 French Revolution and Napoleon
- C388 Roman History
- C395 The Ancient Near East and Greece
- D313 Russian Social and Cultural History
- D314 Soviet Social and Cultural History
- E432 History of Africa II
- G367-368 History of Japan I-II
- H205 Ancient Civilization
Music
- Z320 American Popular and Urban Music
Philosophy
- P210 Classical Philosophy
- P418 Philosophical Taoism
Political Science
- Y333 Chinese Politics
- Y335 West European Politics
- Y336 Southeast Asian Politics
- Y337 Latin American Politics
- Y338 African Politics
- Y339 Middle Eastern Politics
- Y369 Introduction to East Asian Politics
Religious Studies
- R310 Prophecy in Ancient Israel
- R352 Religion and Literature in Asia
- R361 Hinduism and Buddhism
- R370 Islam in America
LIST B
Art (Herron)
- H302 Beginnings of Twentieth-Century Art, 1886-1919
- H304 Romain Influence after Fall of Empire
- H304 Northern Renaissance Art
- H326 Romanesque and Gothic Art
- H400 Caribbeanness of Caribbean Art
- H400 Art and Archeology of the Aegean
- H418 Myth and Reality in Greek Art
Folklore
- F312 European Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
- F363 Women Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
French
- F452 La civilisation et littérature québecoise
- F453-F454 Littérature contemporaine I-II
German
- G265 German Culture in English Translation
- G365 Deutsche Kultur Heute
- G370 German Cinema
History
- B357 Modern France
- B359-B360 Europe from Napoleon to the First World War I-II
- B393 German History: From Bismarck to Hitler
- B421 Holocaust in History Context
- H209-H210 English History: General Course I-II
- G451 The Far East
Political Science
- Y335 Western European Politics
Spanish
- S360 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
- S363 Intro a La Culture Hispanica
- S411 Spain: The Cultural Context
- S472 Spanish American Literature
LIST C
Afro-American Studies
- A150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans
- A255 The Black Church in America
- A303 Sport, Culture, and African-Americans
- A303 Political Econ-Minority Entrep
- A352 Afro-American Art II: Afro-American Artists
Anthropology
- E336 African American Culture
- E402 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
- E403 Women of Color in the U.S.
English
- L208 Native American Literature
- L370 Recent Black American Writing
- L379 American Ethnic and Minority Literature
- L406 The Harlem Renaissance
- L406 Traditions in African-American Literature
Folklore
- F245 Chicano Folklore
- F394 Afro-American Folklore
History
- A364 History of Black Americans
Music
- M394 Black Music in America
- Z320 Music of Jimi Hendrix
- Z320 History of Jazz since 1950
Religion
- R100 Native American Religion