SPRING 2008

IdLS, Humanities and Social Studies

Approved Courses

 

 

Notes:

1) This list may not be exhaustive.  If you don't see a particular course you want to take, double check on e-campus to see if it is being offered in Spring of 2008.

2) Information in brackets notes prerequisites.

3) If you find on e-campus a course that is relevant but not listed in your track, check with your IdLS advisor to see if you can take it for credit in your track.

 

 

 

Track I:  Citizenship and Public Policy

 

ANTH/SOC 313  Processes of Social and Cultural Change

ANTH 373  Anthropological Perspectives on Environment and Development [GANTH 195 or permission]

Econ 305  Environmental Economics [3 hrs in ECON]

Econ 306  Economics of Women And Family [ECON 201]

ECON 326  Public Finance [GECON 20l; ECON 201]

HIST 350  Virginia

HIST 356  African American History Since 1865

PHIL 262  Problems in Applied Ethics

POSC 302  State and Local Government

POSC 326  Civil Rights [GPOS 225]

POSC 330  American Political Thought

POSC 351  Contemporary Problems in American Gov.

POSC 358  Public Policy

POSC 368  Interest Groups and Public Policy [GPOSC 225]

SOCI 313  Processes of Social and Cultural Change

SOCI 321  Politics in Society

SOCI 334  Socialization & Society

SOCI 341  Sociology of Education

SOCI 354  Social and Cultural Stratification

WRIT 310 Studies in Literacy

WRIT 320 Writing in the Public Sphere

WRIT 330 Technology and Writing

WRIT 340 Teaching Writing

 

Additional Courses (Advisors should sign substitution forms for these after the course has been taken.)

ENG 302  Special Topics in Lit and Lang:  Children's Literature

HIST 362  US Religious History
POSC 240   Comparative Politics

POSC 371   Comparative Political Behavior

 

Track 2: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class

 

ECON 306  Economics of Women and Family  [ECON 201]

ENG 361  African-American Fiction Writers

ENG 362  African-American Poets

ENG 370  Exploring Gay and Lesbian Literature

ENG 431  Studies in Caribbean Literature

HIST 263  Africa

HIST 270  Middle East

HIST 320  Women in U.S. History

HIST 356  Afro- American History since 1865

MUS 356  History of Jazz in America 

REL 380  Contemporary Theologies

SCOM 347  Communication, Diversity and Popular Culture

SOCI 354 Social and Cultural Stratification

SOCI 367 Sociology of Sexuality

WRIT 310  Studies in Literacy

WRIT 320  Writing in the Public Sphere

WRIT 340  Teaching Writing

 

Additional Courses (Advisors should sign substitution forms for these after the course has been taken.)

ENG 302  Special Topics in Lit and Lang:  Children's Literature

ENG 466 Studies in Women's Literature: Toni Morrison and Motherhood

HIST 350  Virginia

HIST 362  US Religious History
HIST 379  Family and Gender in East Asia

HIST 341  Selected Themes in World History:  Evolution in the Victorian World
HIST  439  American Sexuality
HIST 443  Modern American Technology and Culture
HIST 489  Women and Fascism
POSC 240   Comparative Politics

POSC 371   Topics in Comparative Politics: Comparative Political Behavior

 

 

Track 3:  Culture in Geographic Context:  The Americas

 

            ANTH 312  The Native Americans

ANTH 325  Aztec, Maya & their Predecessors

ENG 343   Writers of the American Renaissance

ENG 361  African-American Fiction Writers

ENG 362  African-American Poets

ENG 431  Studies in Caribbean Literature

GEOG 337  Geography of Latin America

HIST 320  Women in US History

HIST 323  The Old South                                 

HIST 350  Virginia 

HIST 356  African American History since 1865

HIST 447  South America                                             

PHIL 370  American Philosophy

GMUS 203  Music in America

SOCI 358  Sociology of Consumption

WRIT 320  Writing in the Public Sphere

 

Additional Courses (Advisors should sign substitution forms for these after the course has been taken.)

ENG 302  Special Topics in Lit and Lang:  Children's Literature

ENG 342 Early American Literature

ENG 343  Writers of the American Renaissance

ENG 355  Southern Literature

ENG 362  African American Poets

ENG 412J Topics:  Marriage, Sexuality and Reform in Early America

HIST 341  Selected Themes in World History:  Evolution in the Victorian World

HIST 362  US Religious History

HIST  439  American Sexuality
HIST 443  Modern American Technology and Culture
HIST 492  American Material Culture

POSC 240  Comparative Politics

POSC 351  Topics in American Politics:  Race and Politics

POSC 371   Topics in Comparative Politics: Comparative Political Behavior

 

 

Track 4:  Culture in Geographic Context:  Europe

        

DANC 248  History of Dance--Renaissance through the Twentieth Century

ENG 375  Studies in Anglo-Irish Literature

ENG 456  Shakespeare's Comedies and Tragic Histories

HIST 301  European Military History

HIST 321  European Women's History

HIST 328  History of Science, 1543-1859

HIST 386   Russia since 1855

HIST 388  Germany since 1871

HIST 464  Renaissance and Reformation           

HIST 486  Europe since 1914                

PHIL 340  Ancient Greek Philosophy [GPHIL 101 or permission]

PHIL 341  Modern Philosophy

PHIL 375  19th Century Philosophy and Theology [GPHIL 101 or permission]

THEA 316 The European Theatre Tradition from 1800

 

Additional Courses (Advisors should sign substitution forms for these after the course has been taken.)

ARTH 449 Topics in Renaissance Art [GARTH 206 or permission]

ARTH 316 Masterpieces of British Art

ENG 302  Special Topics in Lit and Lang:  Children's Literature

ENG 316    Renaissance and 17^th Century British Drama

ENG 321  Resortation and 18^th Century British Prose and Poetry

GER/ENG 436  Studies in German Literature

HIST 389  France to 1789

HIST 489  Special Topics:   Science and society in early modern Europe

HIST 489  Special Topics:  Women and Fascism
POSC 240  Comparative Polititics

POSC 371   Topics in Comparative Politics: Comparative Political Behavior

 

 

 

 

Track 5:  Culture in Geographic Context:  Africa, Asia, and the Middle East

          

ARTH 412  African Art:  Sub-Saharan [GARTH 205, 206 or permission]

ARTH 430  Far Eastern Art [GARTH 205 or 206]

ENG 361  African-American Fiction Writers

ENG 362  African-American Poets

GEOG 335  The Geography of Africa

HIST 263  Africa

HIST 270  Modern Middle East

POSC 340  Political Development in the Third World

REL 201  Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

REL 202  Introduction to the New Testament

REL 305  Islamic Religious Tradition

REL 310  Hindu Traditions

SOCI 348 Introduction to Developing Societies

SOCI 379 Africentric Social Thought

 

Additional Courses (Advisors should sign substitution forms for these after the course has been taken.)

ARTH 419  Topics in African Art [GARTH 205/6; ARTH 210 or permission]

ARTH  430  Far Eastern Art [GANTH 205/6]

ENG 302  Special Topics in Lit and Lang:  Children's Literature

HIST 341  Selected Themes in World History: China

HIST 379  Family and Gender in East Asia

POSC 240  Comparative Politics

POSC 371   Topics in Comparative Politics: Comparative Political Behavior

 

 

 

Track 6:  Ethics, Values, and Spirituality

           

ENG 305  Mythology

HIST 464  Renaissance and Reformation           

PHIL 262  Problems in Applied Ethics

PHIL 330  Moral Theory

PHIL 340  Ancient Greek Philosophy

REL 201  Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

REL 202  Introduction to the New Testament

REL 305  Islamic Religious Tradition

REL 325  Catholicism in the Modern World

REL 310  Hindu Traditions

REL 380 Contemporary Theologies

SOCI 303  Sociology of Death & Dying

WRIT 320 Writing in the Public Sphere

 

Additional Courses (Advisors should sign substitution forms for these after the course has been taken.)

ENG 302  Special Toipics in Lit and Lang:  Literature and Psychology

GER/ENG 436  Studies in German Literature

HIST 341  Selected Themes in World History:  Evolution in the Victorian World
HIST 350  Virginia

HIST 362  US Religious History
SOCI 341  Sociology of Education

 

 

 

Track 7 IDLS Special Education

 

ENG 305   Mythology

ENG 361   African-American Fiction

ENG 362   African-American Poets

ENG 370   Gay and Lesbian Literature

ENG 456   Shakespeare's Comedies and Tragic Histories

HIST 356          African American History since 1856

HIST 320          Women in US History

HIST 379          Family and Gender in East Asia

PSYC 390        Psychology of LearningHH

PSYC 250        Introduction to Abnormal Psychology [GPSYC 101 or GPSYC 160]                    

SCOM 248       Intercultural Communication

SCOM347        Communication, Diversity and Pop Culture [GCOM 121]

SOCI 311         Sociology of Environment

SOCI 354         Social and Cultural Stratification

SOCI 367         Sociology of Sexuality

FAM 335          Parents Throughout the Life Cycle [FAM 133 or SOCI 276]

SOWK340        Violence in Families

SOWK 342       Child Welfare Services

SOWK 487       Special Topics in Social Work

THEA 310        Theatre for Young Audiences

WRIT 310        Studies in Literacy

WRIT 340        Teaching Writing [GWRIT 102, 103 or equivalent]

 

 

 

 

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