Courses Approved for GER Distribution - Humanities
Special Notations and Restrictions
Special Notations and Restrictions
| Humanities | ||||||
| AFRICOLOGY (Africol) | ||||||
| & | CC | 100 | Black Reality: Survey of African-American Society | |||
| & | CC | 102 | Survey of African-American Literature | |||
| & | CC | 111 | Introduction to African-American; History to 1865 | |||
| & | CC | 112 | Introduction to African-American History 1865 to Present | |||
| & | CC | 205 | The Poetry of African, African-American and Caribbean Writers | |||
| & | CC | 210 | The African-American Novel | |||
| CC | 235 | African Americans and South Africa | ||||
| & | 261 | Survey of African-American Political Philosophy | ||||
| & | 314 | The School in African American Life | ||||
| ARABIC (Arabic) | ||||||
| 111 | Cultures and Civlizations of the Muslim Middle East | |||||
| CC | 164 | Arabs and Islam in America | ||||
| ART HISTORY (Art Hist) | ||||||
| 101 | Ancient and Medieval Art and Architecture | |||||
| 102 | Renaissance to Modern Art and Architecture | |||||
| 103 | History of Architecture | |||||
| CC | 104 | African, New World and Oceanic Art and Architecture | ||||
| CC | 105 | Asian Art and Architecture | ||||
| 111 | Entertainment Arts: Film, TV, and the Internet | |||||
| 205 | History of Film I: Development of an Art | |||||
| 206 | History of Film II: Development of an Art | |||||
| 241 | Introduction to Baroque Art | |||||
| 250 | Introduction to American Art | |||||
| 261 | Modern Art | |||||
| 358 | Modern Painting I: 1850-1900 | |||||
| H |
381 | Honors Seminar: Art History | VC | |||
| CELTIC STUDIES (Celtic) | ||||||
| 133 | Celtic Crossings: Overview of the History and Cultures of the Celtic world | |||||
| CLASSICS (Classic) | ||||||
| 170 | Classical Mythology | |||||
| 171 | Classical Mythology: An Audio-Visual Supplement | |||||
| & | 172 | Classical Thmes in Cherokee Myths and Legends | ||||
| 180 | Readings in Greek and Roman Literature: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 201 | Introduction to Greek Life and Literature | |||||
| 202 | Introduction to Roman Life and Literature | |||||
| 260 | Classical Utopias | |||||
| 301 | The Life and Literature of Classical Athens: Herodotus and Dramatists |
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| 302 | War and Politics in Ancient Greece | |||||
| 303 | The Life and Literature of the Roman Empire | |||||
| 304 | The Graeco-Roman World: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| H | 381 | Honors Seminar:Classics | VC | |||
| 390 | Egyptian Mythology | |||||
| 497 | Study Abroad: Cultural Diversity in Campania | OS | ||||
| COMMUNICATION (Commun) | ||||||
| 103 | Public Speaking | |||||
| 362 | Argumentation and Debate (formerly 262) | |||||
| H | 380 | Honors Seminar: Communication | VC | |||
| COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (Comp Lit) | ||||||
| CC | 133 | Contemporary Imagination in Literature and the Arts | ||||
| C* | 135 | Experiencing Literature in the 21st Century: Subtitle | VC | |||
| CC | 207 | World Literature in Translation: Antiquity through the 1600s | ||||
| CC | 208 | World Literature in Translation: The 17th to the 21st Century | ||||
| C* | 230 | Literature and Society: Subtitle | VC | |||
| C* | 231 | Literature and Religion: Subtitle | VC | |||
| C* | 232 | Literature and Politics: Subtitle | VC | |||
| C* | 233 | Literature and Film: Subtitle | VC | |||
| 234 | Quality/Composition | |||||
| 240 | Norse Mythology | |||||
| 241 | Viking Literature in Translation: Runes, Eddas, and Sagas | |||||
| C* | 309 | Great Works of Modern Literature: Subtitle | VC | |||
| H | 381 | Honors Seminar: Comparative Literature | VC | |||
| ENGLISH (English) | ||||||
| 111 | Entertainment Arts: Film, TV, and the Internet | |||||
| & | CC | 150 | Multicultural America | |||
| 209 | Language in the United States | |||||
| 210 | International English | |||||
| 215 | Introduction to English studies | |||||
| 221 | English Writers to 1800 | |||||
| 222 | English Writers 1800 to the Present | |||||
| 223 | American Writers to 1900 | |||||
| 224 | American Writers 1900 to the Present | |||||
| 229 | Introduction to Modern Literature: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 240 | Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| C* | 243 | Introduction to Literature by Women: Subtitle | VC | |||
| 245 | The Life, Times, and Work of a Literary Artist: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 247 | Literature and Human Experience: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 248 | Literature and Contemporary Life: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 251 | Fantasy in Literature: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 253 | Science Fiction: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 260 | Introduction to Poetry: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 261 | Introduction to American Short Stories: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 262 | Introduction to Drama: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 263 | Introduction to the Novel: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| C* | 268 | Introduction to Cultural Studies: Subtitle | VC | |||
| 269 | Literary Forms and Genres: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| & | CC | 276 | Introduction to American Indian Literature: Subtitle | VC | ||
| & | CC | 277 | Introduction to Ethnic Minority Literature: Subtitle | VC | ||
| 278 | Introduction to World Literature Written in English: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| & | CC | 279 | Introduction to Latino/a Literature: Subtitle | VC | ||
| & | CC | 280 | Introduction to Asian-American Literature: Subtitle | VC | ||
| & | CC | 281 | Introduction to African-American Literature: Subtitle | VC | ||
| 290 | Introduction to Film Studies | |||||
| 295 | Women and Film | |||||
| 332 | Gay and Lesbian Literature: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| & | 372 | Survey of American Indian Literature | ||||
| & | C* | 373 | Survey of Ethnic Minority Literature | |||
| & | 507 | Studies in Twentieth Century Literature: Fictions of Multiculturalism | OS& | |||
| 509 | Sexuality and Representation: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| H | 685 | Honors Seminar:English | VC | |||
| H | & | 685 | Honors Seminar:American Crossings: Studies in 20th C. Ethnic Lit. | OS& | ||
| H | & | CC | 685 | Honors Seminar: Chinese American Women Writers | OSC& | |
| H | & | 685 | Honors Seminar:English:Fictions of Multiculturalism | OS& | ||
| ETHNIC STUDIES, COMPARATIVE (Ethnic) | ||||||
| & | CC | 101 | The Making of American Cultures: Africans, Europeans, and Indian Nations | |||
| & | CC | 102 | Transnation Migrations: Asian-, Arab-,Euro-American and Latino Identity | |||
| & | 255 | Migration and Gender: Starbucks, Sex Trafficing and Nannies | ||||
| 300 | Dynamics of American Ethnicity | |||||
| 497 | Study Abroad: The Irish Experience (3 credits only toward GER) | OS | ||||
| FILM STUDIES (FilmStd) | ||||||
| 212 | Intermediate Topics in Film Studies: (subtitle) | VC | ||||
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS (FLL) | ||||||
| 216 | Survey of Civilization:Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 240 | Vampires: From Slavic Village to Hollywood | |||||
| FRENCH (French) | ||||||
| 145 | Views of France: subtitle | VC | ||||
| 257 | Literature of the French-Speaking World in Translation: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 303 | Conversation and Composition: Intermediate level (formerly 215) | |||||
| 324 | Contemporary French Language and Culture(formerly 327) | |||||
| 332 | Approaches to Poetry and Fiction (Formerly 322) | |||||
| 357 | Literature of the French-Speaking World in Translation: Subtiltle | VC | ||||
| H | 383 | Honors Seminar: French | VC | |||
| 424 | French Life and Literature (formerly 324) | |||||
| 426 | Growing Up French (formerly 326) | |||||
| FRESHMAN SEMINARS See Freshman Seminars for a complete list. | ||||||
| C* |
192 | Freshman Seminar (Humanities): Subtitle | ||||
| Africol | & | 192 | Africology: The Novels of Toni Morrison | OS& | ||
| English | & | 192 | English: Classic Novels in African-American Literature | OS& | ||
| & | 192 | English: Contemporary Images of Slavery and Freedom | OS& | |||
| & | 192 | English: Contemporary Literature and the Multiculturalism Debate | OS& | |||
| & | 192 | English: Dragons, Ghosts, and Warriors: Exploring Asian American Literature | OS& | |||
| & | 192 | English: Ebonics or Black English: What's in a Name | OS& | |||
| & | 192 | English: Healing and African American Spirituality | OS& | |||
| & | 192 | English: Hmong-American Life Stories | OS& | |||
| & | CC | 192 | English: Image of American Indians | OSC& | ||
| & | CC | 192 | English: Into the fire: Asian American Life Stories | OSC& | ||
| & | 192 | English: Life Inside the Melting Pot: Language and Ethnic Identity in the U.S. | OS& | |||
| & | 192 | English: Multicultural America | OS& | |||
| & | 192 | English: Noble and Ignoble Lives: Images of American Indians in Contemporary Film | OS& | |||
| & | 192 | English: Southeast Asian American Literature | OS& | |||
| & | 192 | English: Southeast Asian American Literature & Life Stories | OS& | |||
| Hebr St | & | 192 | Hebrew Studies: Blacks and Jews in American Culture | OS& | ||
| & | 192 | Hebrew Studies: from Baseball to Bebop and Beyond: Black and Jewish Contributions to American Culture | OS& | |||
| Linguis | & | 192 | Linguistics: Ebonics and the English-Only Movement | OS& | ||
| GERMAN (German) | ||||||
| 111 | German Life and Civilization: Part I | |||||
| 112 | German Life and Civilization: Part II | |||||
| 114 | Scandinavian Life and Culture | |||||
| 115 | Seminar in Advanced Topics in Scandinavian Culture: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 145 | Views of Germany: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 160 | Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 250 | Jewish Contributions to German Life and Civilization: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 260 | The Making of Modern German | |||||
| 270 | German Myths and Legends: Subtitle | VC | ||||
| 301 | German Authors in Translation:Popular Modern Novelists: Subtitle (formerly 255) | VC | ||||
| 305 | German Life and Literature:Subtitle(formerly 265) | VC | ||||
| 311 | History of German Film: Subtitle (formerly 275) | VC | ||||
| 332 | Intermediate Conversation and Composition | |||||
| 333 | Analysis of German Texts | |||||
| 334 | Introduction to German Literature and Culture | |||||
| H | 381 | Honors Seminar: German | VC | |||
Special Notations and Restrictions
& = Satisfies Cultural Diversity
NS += Natural Science laboratory course
H = Honors seminar
CC = Cultures & Communities
C* = Some sections (topics) may satisfy CC. Check the UWM Schedule of Classes, Cultures and Communities Program Office, or call 414-229-5960 for CC-approved topics.
OS = Subtitle approved for GER distribution
OS& = Subtitle approved for GER distribution and Cultural Diversity
OSC = Only subtitles approved for GER and Cultures and Communities Program
OSC& = Only subtitles approved for GER, Cultural Diversity, and Cultures and Communities Program
VC = Variable content course; see the course listing in the UWM Undergraduate Catalog for conditions underwhich course may be repeated
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