University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Courses Approved for GER Distribution - Humanities

L&S Majors
Africology	Arabic
Art History	Celtic Studies
Classics	Communication
Comparative Literature	English
Ethnic Studies, Comparative	Film Studies
Foreign Language and Linguistics	French
Freshmen Seminars	German
Hebrew Studies	History
Honors College	Honors Seminars in Humanities
Italian	Jewish Studies
Journalism and Mass Communication	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
L&S Humanities	Linguistics
Philosophy	Polish
Portuguese	Religious Studies
Russian	Spanish
Women's Studies
Non-L&S Majors
Educational Policy and Community Studies	Information Studies
Therapeutic Recreation

Special Notations and Restrictions

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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
				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

HEBREW STUDIES (Hebr St)
				100	Introduction to Judaism
				131	Introduction to Biblical Studies
				230	Bible Stories
				231	Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
				232	Survey of the Literature of the Post Biblical Period
				235	The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible
				236	The Biblical World
			C*	238	Topics in Hebrew/Jewish Literature, Art and Culture: Subtitle	VC
				249	History of Jewish Civilization: Biblical Periods
				250	History of Jewish Civilization: The Greek and Roman Periods
				251	History of Jewish Civilization: Medieval and Modern Periods
			C*	254	Studies in Hebrew Culture: (Subtitle)	VC
			CC	255	The Politics of American Jewish Identity
			CC	256	Good and Evil in Judaism, Christianity, Islam
			CC	261	Representing The Holocaust in Words and Images
			CC	268	Jewish and Christian Responses to the Holocaust
				274	Ancient Egyptian Civilization (formerly155)
				275	Introduction to Middle Eastern and Western Religions
			CC	282	Jewish Identity in Contemporary America
				301	Modern Hebrew Literature I in Herbrew
				302	Modern Hebrew Literature II in Hebrew
				303	Modern Hebrew Literature I in English
				304	Modern Hebrew Literature II in English
H				381	Honors Seminar: Hebrew Studies	VC
				417	Hebrew Children's Literature in Translation
				418	Modern Hebrew Drama in Translation
				419	Contemporary Israeli Poetry in Translation
HISTORY (Hist)
				101	Western Civilization: Ancient World to 1500
				102	Western Civilization: 1500 to the Present
				131	World History to 1500
				132	World History Since 1500
		&	CC	150	Multicultural America
			CC	175	East Asian Civilization to 1600
			CC	176	East Asian Civilization Since 1600
				190	Approaches to the Study of History
				201	The Ancient World: The Near East and Greece
				202	The Ancient World: The Roman Republic and Empire
				203	The History of Medieval Europe: The Early Middle Ages
				204	The History of Medieval Europe: The High Middle Ages
				205	Early Modern Europe: 1400-1815
				226	Introduction to the History of Science
				227	The Making of Modern Science
		&	CC	229	History of Race, Science, and Medicine in the United States
				235	English History to 1688
				236	Britain since 1688: Rise and Decline of a Great Power
				241	Women and Gender in Europe: 1350 to 1750
				242	Women and Gender in Europe:1750 to Present
			CC	243	History of Women in American Society
				246	Homosexuality in History
				248	The First World War
				249	The Second World War in Europe
		&		266	Race, Racial Thought, and Prejudice in the U.S., 1607-Present (formerly 165)
		&	CC	267	The History of Latinos in the United States
				268	History of the American West
		&	CC	269	Asian Americans in Historical Perspective
				271	The 1960's in the United States: A Cultural History
				272	The Blues: History and Culture
				274	Ancient Egyptian Civilization (Formerly 155)
				275	Introduction to Middle Eastern and Western Religions
			CC	280	Islamic Civilization: The Formative Period, ca. 500-1258
			CC	281	Islamic Civilization: The Middle Period, ca. 1200-1805
			CC	282	The Modern Middle East in the 19th and 20th Centuries
				283	Arab-Israeli Relations: The Search for Peace
				288	Seminar: Theory & Practice of Historical Writing
				293	Seminar on Historical Method: Theory and Approach (formerly 590)
				294	Seminar on Historical Method: Research Techniques (formerly 591)
H				398	Honors Seminar:History (formerly 501)	VC
				379	Introduction to Jewish History
		&	CC	436	Immigrant America: Since 1880
		&	CC	473	History of Wisconsin Indians
HONORS COLLEGE (Honors)
H				200	Honors College: The Shaping of the Modern Mind: Subtitle (formerly 100)	VC
H		&		200	Honors College: The Shaping of the Modern Mind: Black Women Novelists	OS&
H				680	University Honors Seminar: Subtitle	VC
H		&		680	Honors Seminar: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Jazz Modernism	OS&
HONORS SEMINARS IN HUMANITIES
Honors Seminars listed under appropriate department. See courses marked with an "H" to the left of the course number.
ITALIAN (Italian)
				112	Italian Language and Culture for Professional Communication
				145	Views of Italy: Subtitle	VC
				155	Masterpieces of Italian Literature in Translation
				242	Topics in Italian American Studies: Subtitle	VC
				243	Topics in Italian American Film: subtitle	VC
				245	Italian Fictions: Subtitle	VC
				257	Italian Culture and Civilization: Medieval and Renaissance
				258	Contemporary Italian Society and Culture
				265	Italian Women's Studies: Subtitle	VC
				312	Contemporary Italian Language and Culture
H				383	Honors Seminar: Italian	VC
JEWISH STUDIES (Jewish)
			CC	101	Jewish Culture in America: History, Literature, Film
			CC	210	Jewish and Ethnic Narratives and Identities in Media
				247	Topics in Jewish Literature, Art, Culture: Subtitle	VC
			CC	261	Representing the Holocaust in Words and Images
			CC	268	Jewish and Christian Responses to the Holocaust
			CC	282	Jewish Identity in Contemporary America
			CC	379	Introduction to Jewish History
JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION (JMC)
				111	Gender and the Media
				113	Internet Culture
			CC	210	Jewish and Ethnic Narratives and Identities in Media
				214	Advertising in American Society
				225	Nature and Culture in the Information Age
				226	Religion, Media, and Culture
				260	Contemporary Non-Fiction Media
				361	Media Ethics
H				381	Honors Seminar: Mass Communication	VC
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER STUDIES (LESBGAY)
				200	Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
L and S HUMANITIES (L and S Hum)
				101	Great Books Seminar: Subtitle	VC
				291	Peer Mentoring and Tutoring I
				293	Sophomore Scholars Seminar: Subtitle	VC
LINGUISTICS (Linguis)
		&		100	The Diversity of Human Language
				200	Aspects of Language: Subtitle	VC
		&		210	Power of Words
				211	Roots of Words
H				380	Honors Seminar: Linguistics	VC
PHILOSOPHY (Philos)
				101	Introduction to Philosophy: Subtitle	VC
				111	Informal Logic--- Critical Reasoning
			CC	204	Introduction to Asian Religions
				207	Religion and Science
				211	Elementary Logic
				212	Modern Deductive Logic
				213	Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
				215	Belief, Knowledge and Truth: Introduction to Theory of Knowledge
				217	Introduction to Metaphysics
				232	Topics in Philosophy: Subtitle	VC
				235	Philosophical Aspects of Feminism
				237	Technology, Values and Society
				241	Introductory Ethics
				242	Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
				243	Moral Problems: Subtitle	VC
				244	Ethical Issues in Health Care: Subtitle	VC
				245	Critical Thinking and the Law: Subtitle	VC
				250	Philosophy of Religion
				253	Philosophy of the Arts
				275	Introduction to Middle Eastern and Western Religions
H				381	Honors Seminar: Philosophy	VC
POLISH (Polish)
				236	Polish Culture in Its Historical Setting
				259	Survey of Polish Literature in Translation: Baroque through Romanticism
				260	Survey of Polish Literature in Translation: 1863 to the Present
PORTUGUESE (Portugs)
			C*	225	Understanding Brazil: Subtitle	VC
			C*	360	Brazilian Culture: Subtitle	VC
			C*	380	Luso-Brazilian Literature in Translation: Subtitle	VC
RELIGIOUS STUDIES (Religst)
				101	Introduction to Religious Studies, Humanities Perspective
RUSSIAN (Russian)
				225	Contemporary Slavic Civilization
				235	Survey of 19th Century Russian Literature in Translation
				236	Survey of 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation
				245	Russian Life and Culture
				321	Readings in Russian Prose of the 19th Century
				322	Readings in Russian Prose of the 20th Century
				350	Tolstoy and Dostoevsky in Translation: Major Works
				360	Bulgakov, Pasternak and Solzhenitzyn in Translation
H				385	Honors Seminar:Russian	VC
SPANISH (Spanish)
			CC	173	Introduction to Latin America
			C*	225	Understanding the Hispanic World: Subtitle	VC
				320	Advanced Conversation (formerly 310)
				350	Introduction to Literary Analysis
		&	CC	371	Introduction to Latino Literature: in English (formerly 273)
		&	CC	373	Topics in Latino Literature in English: Subtitle	VC
			CC	380	Spanish Literature in Translation: Subtitle	VC
H				381	Honors Seminar:Spanish	VC
			CC	383	Spanish American Literature in Translation: Subtitle	VC
			CC	391	Social and Historical Issues in the Hispanic World: Subtitle	VC
WOMEN'S STUDIES (Wmns)
		&	CC	150	Multicultural America
			CC	201	Introduction to Women's Studies: A Humanities Perspective
H				381	Honors Seminar in the Humanities: Subtitle	VC
Humanities-Non-L&S Majors
EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND COMMUNITY STUDIES (Ed Pol)
		&	CC	212	Educational Issues of the Spanish Speaking Community
		&		314	The School in African - American Life (formerly 353)
		&	CC	460	The Chicano Experience
INFORMATION STUDIES (L&S Sci)
				210	Information Resources for Research
THERAPEUTIC RECREATION (Therrec)
				103	Introduction to Leisure (formerly Spt&Rec 200 and HMS 101)

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