UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013
College of Letters and Science
Cultures and Communities
Gregory Jay, Professor, Department of English, Senior Director, Email: gjay@uwm.edu
Cheryl Ajirotutu, Assoc. Professor, Department of Anthropology, Senior Asst. Director, Email: yinka@uwm.edu
Holton Hall G36, Phone: (414) 229-5960
Website: www.cc.uwm.edu
The College of Letters and Science cosponsors the university-wide Cultures and Communities (CC) Certificate Program, which offers students an opportunity to complete their University General Education Requirements through courses focusing on U.S. multicultural studies, global and international perspectives, and the community and cultural contexts of art, science, health, and technology. Students must complete (at least) 3 credits in each of the areas below, including one course with a service learning component. Students who transfer to UWM may petition to count up to a maximum of six credits from courses at other institutions that transfer to UWM as electives, subject to the review and approval of the Director. Transfer credit may not be used as a substitute for the core course requirement.
The following list of courses approved for the CC certificate indicates which requirement of the certificate is fulfilled by each course and how each course counts toward the University General Education Requirements. L&S students who wish to have their CC courses count toward their Letters and Science breadth requirements must select L&S courses. A single course may satisfy only one area. For the most up-to-date list, contact the Cultures and Communities Program office.
Area I. Cultures and Communities Core CourseAnthro 150 Multicultural America, 3 cr (SS&)
Art 150 Multicultural America, 3 cr (A&)
English 150 Multicultural America, 3 cr (HU&)
Film 150 Multicultural America 3 cr (A&)
Hist 150 Multicultural America, 3 cr (HU&)
Sociol 150 Multicultural America, 3 cr (SS&)
UrbPlan 350 Social Justice, Urban Planning, and the New Multicultural America (&)
Urb Std 150 Multicultural America, 3 cr (SS&)
Wmns 150 Multicultural America, 3 cr. (HU&)
Area II. Cultures and Communities of the United States
Africology
100 Black Reality: Survey of African-American Society (HU&)
102 Survey of African-American Literature (HU&)
111 Introduction to African-American History to 1865 (HU&)
112 Introduction to African-American History, 1865-Present (HU&)
125 Economics of the Black Community (SS&)
192 Freshman Seminar (HU)
Topic: African American Life Stories
193 Freshman Seminar (SS)
Topic: Race in Popular Culture
205 The Poetry of African, African-American and Caribbean Writers (HU&)
210 The African-American Novel (HU&)
215 Introduction to Black Social and Cultural Traditions (SS)
228 Introduction to Black Political Economy (SS)
250 Black Women and White Women in the Contemporary U.S. (SS)
265 Psychological Effects of Racism (SS&)
314 The School in African American Life (HU&)
American Indian Studies
203 Western Great Lakes American Indian Community Life of the Past (SS&)
276 Introduction to American Indian Literature (HU&) (jointly offered with English)
320 Social Change in American Indian Societies (SS&) (jointly offered with Sociol)
321 Contemporary Issues of the American Indian (SS&) (jointly offered with Sociol)
372 American Indian Literature (HU&) (jointly offered with English)
520 Studies in American Indian Literature: (Subtitle) (&) (jointly offered with English)
Anthropology
150 Multicultural America (SS&) (if not selected above)
193 First-Year Seminar (SS)
Topic: Museums: Gateways to Modern Life
Topic: Oral Traditions
213 American Indian Peoples of Wisconsin (SS&)
Arabic
164 Arabs and Islam in America (HU)
Communication
350 Intercultural Communication (SS&)
Economics
248 Economics of Discrimination (SS&)
Educational Policy and Community Studies
113 The Milwaukee Community (SS)
212 Educational Issues in Spanish Speaking Communities (HU&)
314 The School in African American Life (HU&)
460 The Chicano Experience (HU&)
560 Education and Hispanics (SS&)
621 History of Native Education and Policy Development (&)
625 Race Relations in Education (&)
English
150 Multicultural America (HU&) (if not selected above)
192 First-Year Seminar (HU)
Topic: African American Folklore in Literature
Topic: Hmong-American Life Stories (HU&)
Topic: Southeast Asian American Literature and Life
Topic: Images of American Indians (HU&)
Topic: Images of American Indians in Art, Film, and Literature
Topic: Asian American Life Stories
Topic: Asian-American Literature (HU&)
Topic: Representations of the American Dream
243 Women's Literature (HU)
Topic: Fiction by Women of Color
Topic: Women, Race, and Class
248 Literature and Contemporary Life (HU)
Topic: Introduction to LGBT Studies
Topic: Growing up Gay
Topic: Katrina in Context
276 Introduction to American Indian Literature (HU&) (jointly offered with AIS)
277 Introduction to Ethnic Minority Literature (HU&)
279 Introduction to Latino/a Literature (HU&)
280 Introduction to Asian-American Literature (HU&)
281 Introduction to African-American Literature (HU&)
372 American Indian Literature (HU&) (jointly offered with AIS)
373 Ethnic Minority Literature (HU&)
Topic: Z. N. Hurston, A. Walker, T. Morrison, G. Naylor
374 Survey of U.S. Latino/a Literature (&)
375 Survey of Asian-American Literature (&)
376 Survey of African-American Literature to 1930 (&)
377 Survey of African-American Literature, 1930 to the Present (&)
463 Writers in African-American Literature (&)
517 Studies in African-American Literature (&)
520 Studies in American Indian Literature (&) (jointly offered with AIS)
521 Studies in Ethnic Minority Literature (&)
523 Studies in U.S. Latino/a Literature (&)
524 Studies in Asian-American Literature (&)
685 Honors Seminar (HU)
Topic: Chinese American Women Writers (HU&)
Ethnic Studies
101 The Making of American Cultures: Africans, Europeans, and Indian Nations (HU&)
102 Transnational Migrations: Asian-, Arab-, Euro-American, and Latino Identity (HU&)
200 Racial Minorities in the United States (SS&)
250 Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies (SS)
Topic: Topic: Blacks, Jews, and Black Jews
265 Hmong Americans: History, Culture, and Contemporary Life (SS&)
275 Queer Migrations
Exceptional Education
330 Deaf History (SS)
352 American Deaf Culture (SS)
Film
150 Multicultural America (A&) (if not selected above)
Geography
114 Geography of Minorities in the United States (SS&)
193 First-Year Seminar (SS)
Topic: Exploring India: Societies, Cultures, Environments
Hebrew Studies
254 Seminar in Hebrew Culture (HU)
Topic: The Jewish-American Experience
282 Jewish Identity in Contemporary America (HU)
History
150 Multicultural America (HU&) (if not selected above)
200 Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues: (SS)
Topic: The Civil Rights Movement in America (SS&)
Topic: The Civil Rights Movement in Milwaukee (SS&)
Topic: U.S.- Mexico Borderlands
229 History of Race, Science, and Medicine in the U.S. (HU&)
243 History of Women in American Society (HU)
262 North American Indian History to 1887 (SS&)
263 North American Indian History Since 1887 (SS&)
267 History of Latinos in the United States (HU&)
269 Asian Americans in Historical Perspective (HU&)
270 Topics in American History: (Subtitle)
Topic: Mixed Race Identity in American Culture (HU&)
271 The 1960s in the United States: A Cultural History (HU)
436 Immigrant America Since 1880 (HU&)
445 African Americans from Slavery to Freedom (&)
446 African Americans Since the Civil War (&)
473 History of Wisconsin Indians (HU&)
474 Topics in North American Indian History (&)
Hmong
265 Hmong Americans: History, Culture, and Contemporary Life (SS&)
Italian
242 Topics in Italian American Studies (HU)
Jewish Studies
101 Jewish Culture in America: History, Literature, Film (HU)
210 Jewish and Ethnic Narratives and Identities in the Media (HU)
247 Topics in Jewish Literature, Art, and Culture (HU)
Topic: Jews in America: Immigration to the Present
Topic: Jewish Wisconsin
282 Jewish Identity in Contemporary America (HU)
Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies
210 Jewish and Ethnic Narratives and Identities in the Media (HU)
Latino Studies
101 Introduction to Latino Studies (SS&)
L&S Natural Science
295 Seminar in the Natural Sciences (NS)
Topic: Green Science and Urban Space
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
200 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (HU)
Political Science
215 Ethnicity, Religion and Race in American Politics (SS&)
Psychology
230 Social Psychology (SS)
319 Gay and Lesbian Psychology (SS)
Social Work
665 Cultural Diversity in Social Work (SS&)
Sociology
150 Multicultural America (SS&) (if not selected above)
193 First-Year Seminar (SS)
Topic: Latinos and the City (SS&)
Topic: Buffalo to Bingo: Changing American Indian Societies (SS&)
224 American Minority Groups (SS&)
233 Social Inequality in the United States (SS)
230 Social Psychology (SS)
250 Sex and Gender (SS)
320 Social Change in American Indian Societies (SS&) (jointly offered with AIS)
321 Contemporary Issues of the American Indian (SS&) (jointly offered with AIS)
323 Perspectives on Latino Communities (SS&)
Spanish
371 Introduction to Latino Literature in English (HU&)
373 Topics in Latino Literature in English (HU&)
Urban Planning
350 Social Justice, Urban Planning, and the New Multicultural America (&)
Urban Studies
150 Multicultural America (SS&) (if not selected above)
Women's Studies
150 Multicultural America (SS&) (if not selected above)
200 Introduction to Women's Studies: A Social Science Perspective (SS)
201 Introduction to Women's Studies: A Humanities Perspective (HU)
Area III. Global Perspectives on Culture and Community
Africology
205 The Poetry of African, African-American and Caribbean Writers (HU&)
232 Survey of African Societies and Cultures (SS)
235 African Americans in South Africa (HU)
334 Survey of Black American and Black Brazilian Societies (SS)
Anthropology
102 Introduction to Anthropology: Culture and Society (SS)
104 Lifeways in Different Cultures: A Survey of World Societies (SS)
250 Women's Roles in Cross-Cultural Perspectives (SS)
355 Globalization, Culture, and Environment (SS)
Arabic
111 Cultures and Civilizations of the Muslim Middle East (HU)
Art History
104 African New World and Oceanic Art and Architecture (HU)
105 Asian Art and Architecture (HU)
Comparative Literature
133 Twentieth Century Humanities (HU)
192 First-Year Seminar (HU)
Topic: The Bible in African Societies
207 World Literature in Translation: Antiquity Through the 1600s (HU)
208 World Literature in Translation: The 17th to the 21st Century (HU)
230 Literature and Society (HU)
Topic: Gender and Utopia
Topic: "New World" Literature
Topic: Women and Sexuality
231 Literature and Religion (HU)
Topic: Holocaust and the Arts: Literature and Music
Topic: Holocaust: Children and War
Topic: Holocaust in Literature and Film
Topic: Holocaust in Poland
Topic: Nazis in Western Europe
Topic: The Quaran as Literature
232 Literature and Politics (HU)
Topic: Contemporary Women Writers and the Ethics of Violence
Topic: Gender and the Historical Novel
Topic: The Representation of Revolution
Topic: Women and War in Latin America and the Caribbean
233 Literature and Film (HU)
Topic: The Literature and Film of Globalization
309 Masterpieces of Twentieth Century Literature (HU)
Topic: Cultural Identity and the Postcolonial Text
Criminal Justice
410 Cooperative Criminal Justice (SS)
Geography
110 The World: Peoples and Regions (SS)
213 Geography of Asia (SS)
231 The Geography of Islam (SS)
Global Studies
101 Introduction to Global Studies I: People and Politics (SS)
202 Introduction to Global Studies III: Globalization and Technology (SS)
Hebrew Studies
238 Topics in Hebrew/Jewish Literature, Art, and Culture (HU)
Topic: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Topic: Judaism, Christianity, Islam: Three Religions – One God
Topic: Moses, Jesus, Mohammed
254 Seminar in Hebrew Culture (HU)
Topic: Arabs and Jews in the Middle East: Conflict or Peace
Topic: The Holocaust
Topic: Contemporary Israeli Film
256 Good and Evil in Judaism, Christianity, Islam (HU)
261 Representing the Holocaust in Words and Images (HU)
268 Jewish and Christian Responses to the Holocaust (HU)
History
175 East Asian Civilization to 1600 (HU)
176 East Asian Civilization Since 1600 (HU)
180 Latin American Society and Culture (SS)
192 First-Year Seminar (HU)
Topic: Global Religions: Diversity and Dialogue
Topic: History and Globalization
200 Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues (SS)
Topic: Latin America and Globalization
Topic: The African Diaspora
210 The Twentieth Century: A Global History (SS)
280 Islamic Civilization The Formative Period (HU)
281 Islamic Civilization: The Middle Period, ca. 1200-1805 (HU)
282 The Modern Middle East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (HU)
287 The Vietnam War (SS)
379 Introduction to Jewish History (HU)
Jewish Studies
261 Representing the Holocaust in Words and Images (HU)
268 Jewish and Christian Responses to the Holocaust (HU)
379 Introduction to Jewish History (HU)
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
101 Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies (HU)
Philosophy
204 Introduction to Asian Religions (HU)
Political Science
106 Politics of the World's Nations (SS)
175 Introduction to International Relations (SS)
371 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict (SS)
Portuguese
192 First-Year Seminar (HU)
Topic: History of Brazil
225 Understanding Brazil (HU)
Topic: African Presence in Brazilian Culture and Literature
360 Brazilian Culture (HU)
Topic: Brazilian Music
Topic: Brazilian Culture Through Film
380 Luso-Brazilian Literature in Translation (HU)
Topic: Race, Gender, and Military Struggles – Africa, Brazil, etc.
Russian
192 First-Year Seminar (HU)
Topic: Russia Today
Sociology
103 World Society (SS)
235 Social Change in the Global Economy (SS)
Spanish
225 Understanding the Hispanic World (HU)
380 Spanish Literature in Translation (HU)
383 Spanish-American Literature in Translation (HU)
391 Social and Historical Issues in the Hispanic World: (Subtitle) (HU)
Area IV. Art, Culture, and Community
Art
100 American Art and Culture (A) (LEC with CC content only)
105 Art Survey (A)
106 Art Survey (A)
150 Multicultural America (A&) (if not selected above)
Dance
122 Beginning African Dance I (A&)
313 History of Dance I (A&)
320 Rituals and Culture (A)
360 Movement and Learning (A)
370 World Movement Traditions (A)
Topic: Dances of the World
Film
150 Multicultural America (A&) (if not selected above)
302 Video in the Classroom (A)
Music
102 American Popular Music (A)
280 Special Studies in Music
Topic: Music in American Cultures (A&)
309 American Folk and Popular Music (A)
310 Introduction to World Musics (A)
Theatre
120 Performance and Popular Culture (A)
204 Participatory Theatre (A)
460 Storytelling (A)
Topic: Elder Tales
Topic: Milwaukee - Stories from Our Own Backyard
Topic: Stories and the Cultural Voice
Topic: Toby to Tupac - Stories and Songs in Popular Culture
Area V. Science, Culture, and Society
Biological Sciences
103 Topics in Modern Biology (NS)
Topic: Biology through Art (NS)
185 Introductory Biology for Teachers (NS+)
194 First-Year Seminar (NS)
Topic: Forbidden Knowledge: Science and Censorship
206 Biology of Women (NS)
Conservation and Environmental Science
210 Introduction to Conservation and Environmental Science
Geography
110 The World Peoples and Regions (SS)
125 Introduction to Environmental Geography (NS)
140 Our Urban Environment: Introduction to Urban Geography (SS)
213 Geography of Asia (SS)
350 Conservation of Natural Resources (SS)
Health Sciences
245 Client Diversity in
Health Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Approach (SS)
Course
offered by the College of Health Sciences; also available as C L Sci, ComSDis, HCA,
Hum Kin, OccThpy, and TherRec
L&S Natural Sciences
295 Seminar in the Natural Sciences (NS)
Topic: Seminar on Green Science and Urban Spaces
Nursing
101 Cultural Diversity in Health Care (SS&)
Physics
194 First-Year Seminar (NS)
Topic: Physics, Science, and Technology in Our Society: Friend or Foe?
Death Investigation
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