Spring 2018
Spring 2018 Approved Courselist. Download pdf here.
General Menu of Approved Courses – Organized by Department
RELEVANT KU CORE CODES:
GE11 – core goal 1.1 (critical thinking)
GE3H – core goal 3 Humanities
GE3S – core goal 3 Social Sciences
GE3N – core goal 3 Natural Sciences
AE41 – core goal 4.1 (cultural diversity)
AE42 – core goal 4.2 (global awareness)
AE51 – core goal 5.1 (ethics)
AE61 – core goal 6 (capstone)
Regional and Substantive Specialization Codes:
Afr = Africa
MENA = Middle East (and North Africa)
LA = Latin America and the Caribbean
EA = East Asia (Asia)
REE = Russia, Eastern Europe & Eurasia
WE = Western Europe
CSPS = Comparative Social & Political Systems
CEB = Culture, Ethnicity & Belief
GEcon = International Business & Global Economy
PCA = Popular Culture & the Arts in Global Context
GE = Global Environment
GG = Global Gender
AAAS – African and African-American Studies
UG ONLY:
AAAS 102: Arabic and Islamic Studies (3) GE3H GE3S AE42 (MENA)
AAAS 103: Introduction to Africa (3) GE3H GE3S (Afr)
AAAS 105: Introduction to African History (3) GE11 GE3H (Afr)
AAAS 305: Modern Africa (3) AE42 (Afr)
AAAS 320: African Studies In: African Cultural Institutions (3) AE42 (Afr, CEB, CSPS
AAAS 320: African Studies In: African Art and Gender (3) AE42 (Afr, CEB, PCA, GG
AAAS 340: Women in Contemporary African Literature (3) GE3H AE42 (Afr, PCA, GG)
AAAS 349: Islam (3) GE3S AE42 (MENA, CEB)
AAAS 353: Modern & Contemporary African Art (3) (Afr, PCA)
AAAS 355: African Theatre and Drama (3) (Afr, PCA)
AAAS 372: Religion, Power, and Sexuality in Arab Societies (3) (MENA, CEB, GG)
AAAS 433: Islamic Literature (3) AE51 (MENA, CEB, PCA)
UG & Grad:
AAAS 520: African Studies In: Comparative Culture & Education in Africa (3) AE42 (Afr, CSPS, CEB)
AAAS 520: African Studies In: Sustainable Food & Food Security in Gbl Sth (3) AE42 (Afr, CSPS, CEcon)
AAAS 520: African Studies In: African Art & Gender (3) AE42 (Afr, CEB, PCA, GG)
AAAS 543: Language and Culture in Arabic-Speaking Communities (3) GE3S AE42 (MENA, CEB)
AAAS 545: Unveiling the Veil (3) (MENA, CEB, GG)
*AAAS 550: Senior Seminar in: African Social & Political Development (3) AE61 (Afr, CSPS)
AAAS 583: Migration, Diasporas & Development (3) (Afr, CSPS, CEB, GEcon)
Grad ONLY:
AAAS 723: Afro-Latin American Cultures (3)
AAAS 723: Atlantic History (3)
AAAS 723: South African Fiction (3)
AAAS 733: Islamic Literature (3)
AAAS 802: Introduction to Africana Studies: African (3)
AMS – American Studies
UG ONLY:
AMS 332: The United States in Global Context AE42 (CSPS)
ANTH – Anthropology
UG ONLY:
ANTH 108/109/308: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3) GE3S AE42 (CSPS, CEB)
ANTH 160/162/360: The Varieties of Human Experience (3) GE3H GE3S AE42 (CSPS, CEB)
ANTH 293: Myth, Legend, and Folk Beliefs in East Asia (3) AE42 (EA, CSPS, CEB)
ANTH 301: Anthropology through Films (3) AE42 (PCA, CEB)
ANTH 320/321: Language in Culture and Society, Honors (3) AE41 AE61 (CEB)
ANTH 323: Environmental Dynamics in India (3) (EA, CSPS, CEB, GE, GEcon)
ANTH 359/459: Anthropology of Sex (3) (CEB, CSPS)
ANTH 367: Introduction to Economic Anthropology (3) (CSPS, GEcon)
ANTH 370: Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific (3) (EA, CSPS, CEB)
ANTH 372: Religion, Power, and Sexuality in Arab Societies (3) (MENA, CEB, GG)
ANTH 389: The Anthropology of Gender: Female, Male, and Beyond (3) GE21 GE3H GE3S AE42 (CEB, GG)
ANTH 484: Magic, Science, and Religion (3) (CEB, CSPS)
UG & Grad:
ANTH 582: Ethnobotany (3) (GE, CEB)
ANTH 583: Love, Sex, and Globalization (3) (GEcon, CEB, GG)
COMS – Communications
UG ONLY:
COMS 246: Introduction to Intercultural Communication (3) (CEB)
UG & Grad:
COMS 557: East Asian Communication (3) (EA, CEB)
EALC – East Asian Languages and Cultures
UG ONLY:
EALC 105: Asian Religions (3) GE3H AE42 (EA, CEB)
EALC 130: Myth, Legend, and Folk Beliefs in East Asia (3) AE42 (EA, CEB)
EALC 315: Survey of Japanese Film (3) AE42 (EA, PCA)
EALC 317: Contemporary Japanese Fiction & Film (3) AE42 (EA, PCA)
EALC 318: Modern Chinese Literature in Translation (2-3) AE42 (EA, PCA)
EALC 319: Contemporary Chinese Fiction & Film (3) AE42 (EA, PCA)
EALC 325: Minorities in Japan (3) (EA, CEB)
EALC 330: China’s Cultural Legacy (3) AE42 (EA, CEB)
EALC 331: Studies In: Modern Korean Art & Culture (3) (EA, PCA)
EALC 333: Asian Literature in Translation, Honors (3) (EA, PCA)
EALC 380: Popular Cultures of East Asia (3) (EA, PCA)
UG & Grad:
EALC 519: Contemporary Chinese Fiction & Film (3) (EA, PCA)
EALC 520: Entrepreneurship in East Asia (3) (EA, GEcon)
EALC 530: China’s Cultural Legacy (3) AE42 (EA, CEB)
EALC 580: Popular Cultures of East Asia (3) (EA, PCA)
EALC 610: Minorities in Japan (3) (EA, CEB)
EALC 678: Chinese Foreign Policy (3) (EA, CSPS
Grad ONLY:
EALC 715: Survey of Japanese Film (3)
EALC 717: Contemporary Japanese Literature in Translation (3)
ECIV – Eastern Civilizations
ECIV 304: Eastern Civilizations (3) AE42 (EA, CEB)
ECON – Economics
UG & Grad:
ECON 505: History of Economic Analysis (3) (GEcon)
ECON 510: Energy Economics (3) (GEcon, GE)
ECON 550: Environmental Economics (3) (GEcon, GE
ECON 582: Economic Development (3) (GEcon)
ECON 586: Economic Issues in China (3) (EA, GEcon)
ECON 604: International Trade (3) (GEcon)
ECON 605: International Finance (3) (GEcon)
ECON 610: Resource Economics and Environmental Policy (3) (GEcon, GE)
Grad ONLY:
ECON 844: Macro Issues in Development Economics (3)
ENGL - English
UG ONLY:
ENGL 306: Global Environmental Literature (3) AE42 (PCA, GE)
ENGL 328: Lit & Film: Lat American Immigration in Literature & Film (3) (LA, PCA)
ENGL 492: The London Review (3) AE42 (WE, PCA)
UG & Grad:
ENGL 590: Studies in: Global Environmental Justice (3) (PCA, GE)
ENGL 674: African Lit: South African Fiction, Politics & Culture (3) AE61 (Afr, PCA)
EURS – European Studies
UG ONLY:
EURS 302: European Culture and Society 1945 to Present: AE42 (WE, CEB)
UG & Grad:
EURS 500: Seminar in European Studies (3) AE42 AE61 (WE)
EURS 511: Topics in European Studies: Paris, City of Lights & Legends (3) (WE, PCA)
EVRN – Environmental Studies
UG ONLY:
EVRN 142/145: Global Environment II: Ecology of Human Civilization (3) GE3S (GE)
EVRN 148: Scientific Principles of Environmental Studies (3) GE3N (GE)
EVRN 320: Environmental Policy Analysis (3) (GE)
EVRN 374: Vulnerability & Adaptation (3) (GE)
EVRN 385: Environmental Sociology (3) (GE)
EVRN 420: Topics: Global Environmental Justice (3) (GE, PCA)
EVRN 420: Topics: Environmental Dynamics in India (3) (EA, CSPS, CEB, GE)
UG & Grad:
EVRN 519: Sociology of Global Food (5) (GE, CEB)
EVRN 542: Ethnobotany (3) (GE, CEB)
EVRN 550: Environmental Economics (3) (GE, GEcon)
EVRN 645: Native & Western Views of Nature (3) (GE, CEB)
FIN - Finance
*FIN 420: International Finance (3) (GEcon)
FMS – Film and Media Studies
UG ONLY:
FMS 313: History of the International Sound Film Post 1950 (3) (PCA)
FMS 315: Survey of Japanese Film (3) AE42 (EA, PCA)
FMS 322: Soviet & Post-Soviet Russian Cinema (3) (REE, PCA)
FREN – French
UG ONLY:
FREN 326: Introduction to French Literature (3) GE3H AE42 (WE, PCA)
FREN 401: Paris, City of Lights & Legends (3) GE3H AE42 (WE, PCA)
FREN 405: French Literature in Translation (3) GE3H AE42 (WE, PCA)
FREN 406: Introduction to French Culture through Film (3) GE3H AE42 (WE, PCA)
FREN 440: Studies in French Culture: La Revolution 1789 (3) (WE, CEB)
FREN 480: Studies in French Lit: Who’s Wearing the Pants? (3) (WE, PCA, GG)
GEOG – Geography
UG ONLY:
GEOG 111: Mapping Our Changing World (4) (CSPS)
GEOG 142/145: Global Environment II: Ecology of Human Civilization (3) GE3S (GE)
GEOG 148: Scientific Principles of Environmental Studies (3) GE3N (GE)
GEOG 321: Climate and Climate Change (3) (GE)
GEOG 358: Principles of Geographic Information Systems (4) (CSPS)
GEOG 372: Environmental Policy (3) (CSPS, GE)
GEOG 374: Vulnerability and Adaptation (3) (GE)
UG & Grad:
GEOG 582: Geopolitics & Genocide (3) (CSPS, CEB)
GEOG 583: Migration, Diasporas & Development (3) (CSPS, CEB, GEcon)
GEOG 586: Sustainable Food Systems & Food Security (3) (CSPS, CEB, GEcon)
GEOG 591: Geography of Latin America (3) GE3S AE42 (LA, CSPS)
GERM – German
UG ONLY:
GERM 124/125: German Cinema in Context (3) AE42 (WE, PCA)
GERM 148: German Myth, Religion & Folklore (3) (WE, PCA, CEB)
GIST – Global and International Studies
UG ONLY:
GIST 220: Introduction to Global & International Studies (3) GE11
GIST 306: Global Environmental Literature (3) AE42
GIST 320: Love, Sex, & Marriage in India (3) (EA, CSPS, CEB, GG)
GIST 323: Environmental Dynamics in India (3) (EA, CSPS, CEB, GE, GEcon)
GIST 495: Global Internship (3)
UG & Grad:
GIST 529: Globalization: Sociological Perspectives (3)
GIST 550: Issues in Global Studies: Politics of Human Trafficking (3)
GIST 550: Issues in Global Studies: Sociology of Sport (3)
GIST 550: Issues in Global Studies: Vulnerability and Adaptation (3)
GIST 550: Issues in Global Studies: Migration, Diasporas & Development (3)
GIST 550: Sustainable Food Systems & Food Security (3)
GIST 550: Sociology of Global Health (3)
GIST 582: Geopolitics and Genocide (3)
GIST 624: Social Movements in the Middle East (3) (MENA, CSPS, CEB)
GIST 667: Islam and Politics (3)
GIST 678: Chinese Foreign Policy (3) (EA, CSPS, CEB)
GIST 686: International Human Rights (3) AE42
Grad ONLY:
GIST 702: Globalization (3)
GIST 750: Topics: Internationalization of Higher Education (3)
GIST 898: Thesis and Project Writing (3)
HA - Art History
UG ONLY:
HA 353: Modern & Contemporary African Art (3) (Afr, PCA)
HA 354: Japanese Prints (3) (EA, PCA)
HA 363: Modern Korean Art & Culture (3) AE42 (EA, PCA)
HA 367: Art & Culture of Japan (3) GE3H AE42 (EA, PCA)
HA 390: Special Study: African Art & Gender (3) (Afr, PCA, GG)
HA 393: Introduction to Islamic Art & Architecture (3) (MENA, PCA, CEB)
UG & Grad:
HA 543: Special Study: Asian Diaspora Artists (3) (EA, PCA)
HA 554: Japanese Prints (3) (EA, PCA)
HA 562: Ceramics of Korea (3) (EA, PCA)
HA 590: Special Study in African Art (3) (Afr, PCA)
HIST – History
UG ONLY:
HIST 104: Introduction to African History (3) GE11 GE3H (Afr)
HIST 112: Introduction to British History (3) GE11 (WE)
HIST 124: Latin American Culture & Society (3) AE42 (LA, CEB)
HIST 142/145: Global Environment II: Ecology of Human Civilization (3) GE3H (GE)
HIST 300: Modern Africa (3) AE42 (Afr)
HIST 326: Native American Civilizations & European Counterparts (3) GE11 GE3H GE42 (WE, CEB, CSPS)
HIST 336: Ethics, Ideas, and Nature (3) AE51 (CEB, GE)
HIST 371: Tequila, Tango, Carnival, City (3) (LA, CEB, PCA)
HIST 397: From Mao to Now: China’s Red Revolution (3) GE11 AE42 (EA)
HIST 481: From Harem to the Streets: Gender in the Middle East (3) (MENA, GG)
UG & Grad:
HIST 510: Topics in: Europe Today (3) (WE)
HIST 512: Foodways: Latin American (3) (LA, CEB)
HIST 580: Economic History of Latin America (3) (LA, GEcon)
Grad ONLY:
HIST 801: Colloquium in: Atlantic History (3)
HIST 801: Colloquium in: Gender & Empire (3)
HIST 806: Studies in: World Environmental History (3)
HUM – Humanities
HUM 312: World Literature III (3) GE3H (PCA)
HUM 505: Europe Today (3) AE42 (WE)
HUM 552: Foodways: Latin America (3) (LA, CEB)
IBUS – International Business
UG ONLY:
*IBUS 400: Special Topics: Marketing in a Global Environment (3) (GEcon)
*IBUS 410: Introduction to International Business (3) AE42 (GEcon)
*IBUS 425: Business in China (3) (EA, GEcon)
*IBUS 462: Comparative and Cross-Cultural Management (3) AE42 (GEcon)
*IBUS 480: International Management (3) (GEcon)
JWSH – Jewish Studies
UG & Grad:
JWSH 525: Jews and Christians (3) (CEB)
JWSH 562: Judaism and Political Theology (3) (CEB, CSPS)
LAA – Latin American and Caribbean Studies
UG ONLY:
LAA 100: Latin American Culture and Society (3) AE42 (LA, CEB)
LAA 300: Interdisciplinary Themes in Latin American Studies (3) GE52 (LA)
LAA 311: Topics in LAA – History (3) (LA)
LAA 312: Topics in LAA – Spanish-American Lit & Culture (3) (LA, PCA, CEB)
LAA 314: Topics in LAA – Latino & Caribbean Lit. (3) (LA, PCA, CEB)
LAA 315: Topics in LAA – Film & Music Arts (3) (LA, PCA)
LAA 332/333: Language and Society in Latin America (3) AE42 (LA, CEB)
LAA 450: Capstone Seminar in Latin American Studies (3) AE61 (LA)
UG & Grad:
LAA 516: Topics in LAA – Geography & Environment (3) (LA, CSPS, GE)
LAA 552: Foodways: Latin America (3) (LA, CEB)
LAA 602: Topics in Latin American Studies: Economic History of Latin America (3) (LA, GEcon)
Grad ONLY:
LAA 701: Interdisciplinary Seminar in Latin American Culture & Problems (3)
MGMT – Management
*MGMT 305: Survey of Management (3) (GEcon)
*MGMT 434: International Human Resource Management (3) (GEcon)
PCS – Peace & Conflict Studies
UG ONLY:
PCS 650: Senior Seminar in Peace & Conflict Studies (3) AE61 (CSPS)
Grad ONLY:
PCS 850: Peace & Conflict Studies Research Seminar (3)
POLS – Political Science
UG ONLY:
POLS 370: Contemporary Issues in International Politics (3) (CSPS)
UG & Grad:
POLS 562: Women and Politics (3) AE41 (CSPS, GG)
POLS 582: Transnational Terrorism (3) (CSPS)
POLS 644: Justice & Public Policy in Democratic Societies (3) (CSPS)
POLS 667: Islam and Politics (3) AE42 AE51 (MENA, CSPS, CEB)
POLS 668: Reform in Contemporary China (3) AE42 (EA, CSPS, CEB)
POLS 669: Topics in Comparative Politics: Human Trafficking (3) (CSPS, GG, GEcon)
POLS 669: Topics in Comparative Politics: Race, Gender & Post-Colonial Discourse (3) (CSPS, GG, CEB)
POLS 673: International Organization (3) (CSPS)
POLS 674: International Ethics (3) (CSPS, CEB)
POLS 678: Chinese Foreign Policy (3) (EA, CSPS, CEB)
POLS 686: International Human Rights (3) AE42 (CSPS, CEB)
Grad ONLY:
POLS 782: Transnational Terrorism (3)
POLS 851: Comparative Institutions & Government (3)
POLS 955: Politics of Advanced Industrial Societies (3)
POLS 959: Topics in Comp. Pols: Human Trafficking (3)
POLS 972: Theories of International Conflict (3)
POLS 977: Ethics in International Relations Theory (3)
PORT - Portuguese
Grad ONLY:
PORT 785: Brazilian Studies: Afro-Latin American Cultures (3)
REES – Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies
UG ONLY:
REES 220/221: Societies and Cultures of Eurasia (3) AE42 (REE, CEB, CSPS)
REL – Religion
UG ONLY:
REL 106: Asian Religions (3) GE3H AE42 (EA, CEB)
REL 107: Jews, Christians, Muslims (3) GE3H AE42 (CEB)
REL 345: Christianity (3) (CEB)
REL 360: Buddhist Tradition in Asia (3) GE3H AE42 (EA, CEB)
UG & Grad:
REL 525: Jews and Christians (3) (CEB)
REL 572: Judaism and Political Theology (3) (CEB, CSPS)
SLAV – Slavic
UG ONLY:
SLAV 140/141: Introduction to Russian Culture (3) GE3H AE42 (REE, CEB)
SLAV 322: Soviet & Post-Soviet Russian Cinema (3) (REE, PCA)
SLAV 330: Russian Business Culture (3) (REE, CEB, GEcon)
SLAV 340/341: Intro to Lang. & Peoples in Russia & East-Central Europe (3) GE3H AE42 (REE, CEB)
SLAV 379: Topics in: Communities in Russia & America (3) (REE, CEB)
UG & Grad:
SLAV 506: West Slavic Literature and Civilization (Polish and Czech) (3) (REE, CEB, PCA)
SLAV 508: South Slavic Literature and Civilization (3) AE42 (REE, CEB, PCA)
SLAV 510: The Russian Literary Genius (3) (REE, PCA)
SLAV 540: Language & Identity in East-Central Europe & Former Soviet Union (3) (REE, CEB)
SLAV 622: Soviet & Post-Soviet Russian Cinema (3) (REE, PCA)
SOC – Sociology
UG ONLY:
SOC 332: The United States in Global Context AE42 (CSPS)
SOC 424: Sociology of Health & Medicine (3) (CSPS, CEB)
SOC 425: Sociology of Global Health (3) (CSPS, CEB)
SOC 450: Gender and Society (3) AE41 (CSPS, GG)
UG & Grad:
SOC 519: Sociology of Global Food (5) (CSPS, CEB, GE)
SOC 529: Globalization (3) (CSPS, GEcon, CEB)
SOC 621: Cross-Cultural Sociology GE3H GE3S AE42 (CSPS, CEB)
SOC 629: Sociology of Sport (3) (CSPS, CEB)
SOC 640: Islam & Politics (3) AE42 AE51 (MENA, CSPS, CEB)
Grad ONLY:
SOC 780: Advanced Topics: Religion & Politics in Global Context (3)
SOC 780: Advanced Topics: Race, Ethnicity & Sexuality (3)
SOC 780: Advanced Topics: Cultural Sociology (3)
SOC 780: Advanced Topics: International Politics of Natural Resources (3)
THR – Theatre
THR 326: African Theater and Drama (3) (Afr, PCA)
WGSS – Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
UG ONLY:
WGSS 330: Women in Contemporary African Literature (3) GE3H AE42 (Afr, GG, PCA)
WGSS 333: The Politics of Physical Appearance (3) GE11 AE41 (GG, CSPS)
WGSS 389: The Anthropology of Gender: Female, Male, and Beyond (3) GE21 GE3H GE3N AE42 (CSPS, CEB, GG)
WGSS 396: Studies in: Politics of Human Trafficking (3) (CSPS, GG, GEcon)
WGSS 396: Studies in: Harem to Street: Gender in the Middle East (3) (MENA, CEB, GG)
WGSS 396: Studies in: Love, Sex & Marriage in India (3) (EA, CSPS, GG, CEB)
WGSS 560: Race, Gender & Post-Colonial Discourse (3) (GG, CEB, CSPS)
UG & Grad:
WGSS 562: Women and Politics (3) AE41 (CSPS, GG)
Grad ONLY:
WGSS 701: Politics of Human Trafficking (3)
