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AFA 2004 - Black Popular Cultures: Global Dimensions
HistoryDescription In-depth examination of key issues including black popular cultures in global perspectives with a focus on historical processes, race, racialization, gender, sexuality, language, religion and identity.
Semester Added Spring 2012
EGS 3060 Engineering Professional Development for a Global Society
Electrical & Computer EngineeringDescription This course will equip engineering students with an understanding of core competencies that tomorrow's engineers are expected to possess in a global context.
Semester Added Spring 2022
INR 3227 International Relations of South Asia
Politics & International RelationsDescription Examines international relations of Indian subcontinent. Looks at basic patterns of international, political, economic, cultural, and ideological relations of the region. Semester Added Spring 2022
LIT 3306 Travel Literature
EnglishDescription A survey of travel literature from around the world and throughout history. This course has a prerequisite - ENC 1102 or ENC 2304. Semester Added Spring 2022
SOP 3742 Psychology of Women
PsychologyDescription An examination of women from various perspectives, such as biological, anthropological, mythological, religious, historical, legal, sociological, and psychoanalytical points of view. Discussions of ways in which these various perspectives influence the psychological development of contemporary women. Semester Added Spring 2022
AFA 4243 - Global Capitalism and the African Diaspora in the Modern World System
HistoryDescription Surveys the emergence and evolution of the African Diaspora in relationship to changes in the global capitalist economy, and the manner in which history continues to shape material conditions of African descendants Semester Added Summer 2014 AFA 4370 - Global Hip Hop
HistoryDescription Examines the global, transnational and Africana dimensions of Hip Hop. Semester Added Fall 2012 AFA 4372 - Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Hip Hop
HistoryDescription Examination of racial, gender, and sexuality constructions within the context of Hip Hop Culture in the United States and its influences on global identities. Semester Added Fall 2011 AFH 2000 - African Civilization
HistoryDescription A survey of major historical themes and civilizations of Africa. Written work meets the state composition requirement.
Semester added Fall 2012
AFH 4100 - History of Africa I
HistoryDescription African history from the origins of humanity to the nineteenth century. Topics include the rise of centralized societies, the Atlantic slave trade, early Christianity and Islam. Semester Added Spring 2017 AFH 4254 - History of Postcolonial Africa
HistoryDescription To understand Africa's role in the world today by examining the social, cultural, political, and economic forces that have shaped Africa since 1950. Semester Added Spring 2017 AFH 4450 - History of South Africa
HistoryDescription Examines the development of the South African nation in terms of its African and European heritage from the early Khoisan societies through apartheid and Mandela's election. Semester Added Spring 2019 AFS 3011 - African Civilizations, Religions and Philosophy
HistoryDescription (formerly AFA 3153) An introductory level overview of ancient African origins of civilizations, religions, and philosophy Semester Added Spring 2013 AFS 3332 - Gender and Sexualities in Sub-Saharan African Contexts
HistoryDescription (formerly AFA 3353) An examination of gender and sexuality in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa, including notions of gendered and sexualized identifications and key aspects of personhood in Sub-Saharan African societies. Semester Added Fall 2012 AFS 4265 - Latin America and the Caribbean in Africa: South-South Interactions
HistoryDescription (formerly AFA 4247) An introduction to the historical and dynamic relationships that have unfolded since the 1500s between Latin America and the Caribbean, on one side, and Sub-Saharan Africa on the other. Semester Added Fall 2012 AMH 2010 - American History, 1607-1850
History, HistoryDescription A survey of American history from the founding of Virginia to the antebellum era. Analysis of colonial America, the American Revolution, the Constitution, and the growth of a new republic. Semester Added Fall 2024
AMH 2020 - American History Introductory Survey Since 1877
HistoryDescription Survey of American history since 1877 including such topics as industrialization, political reform, experiences in war, social conflict, and changing conceptions of the meaning of democracy. Semester Added Spring 2017 AMH 2041 - Origins of American Civilization
HistoryDescription Examines key developments of the United States, from European Settlement through the early republic. Semester Added Spring 2017 AMH 2042 - Modern American Civilization
Economics, History, HistoryDescription Examines the development of the United States from the early republic to the present. Topics include society, culture, politics and economics. Written work meets the state composition requirement. Semester Added Spring 2017 AMH 3310 - Social Movements in Modern United States History
HistoryDescription The course examines social movements including the Civil Rights, Feminist, and Black Power Movements within a broader context of Cold War anticolonial activism. Semester Added Summer 2016 AMH 3314 - Public Health & Medicine in U.S. History
HistoryDescription Explores the central themes and questions pertaining to the history of medicine, public health, and health care in the United States. Semester Added Fall 2017 AMH 3341 - United States Food History
HistoryDescription History of food production and consumption in the United States from the 19th through the 20th centuries. Uses historical evidence to evaluate contemporary debates about food systems. Semester Added Spring 2017 AMH 4573 - African American History from the Late 19th Century to the Present
HistoryDescription Examines the experience of African Americans from the emergence of Jim Crow to the Black Power Movement. Topics include the Great Migration, Marcus Garvey, the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements. Semester Added Fall 2018 AMH 4671 - Race, Gender, and Science in the Atlantic World
HistoryDescription Examines the ways in which scientists and physicians in the Atlantic World categorized, defined, and assigned meaning to racial and gendered differences. Semester Added Fall 2011 ANT 2000 - Introduction to Anthropology
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription This course surveys the four subfields of anthropology, including physical anthropology and human evolution, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and linguistics. Introduces basic anthropological theories and concepts. Semester Added Summer 2015 ANT 3212* - World Ethnographies
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription Introduces students to ethnography, which is the art of writing culture. Teaches students to compare and contrast cultures through ethnographic reading, writing, and critiques. Semester Added Fall 2010 ANT 3241* - Myth, Ritual, and Mysticism
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription Surveys anthropological approaches to the study of myth, ritual, and mysticsm, as religious and symbolic systems. The social and psychological functions of myth and ritual in small-scale and complex societies will be compared Semester Added Spring 2012 ANT 3610 - Language and Culture
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription Examines the relationship between language and culture, with emphasis on the linguistic structuring of perception and culture; speech styles and their relationship to the identities and inequalities associated with gender, class and ethnicity; and the politics of bilingualism and multilingual nations. Semester Added Spring 2020 ARH 2000 - Exploring Art
Art & Art HistoryDescription Offers an introductory, non-chronological approach to the understanding and appreciation of art. Semester Added Spring 2015 ARH 4470 - Contemporary Art
Art & Art HistoryDescription A survey of art from 1945 to the present. Semester Added Spring 2015 ARH 4520 - African Art
Art & Art HistoryDescription A study of the visual arts in Africa from the ancient world to the present. It focuses on the historical transformation and regional variability in art forms and their meanings on the Continent. Semester Added Spring 2016 ART 3820 - Visual Thinking I
Art & Art HistoryDescription A beginning studio-based course with a strong theoretical component where concepts are examined through a variety of approaches and media. For Visual Arts majors only. Semester Added Spring 2012 ASH 3631 - The Pacific War in Asia
HistoryDescription An exploration of the events, ideas and legacies of WWII in Asia; also an examination of the changing conduct of war, the image of the warrior, and issues concerning power, culture and ideology. Semester Added Summer 2016 ASH 4404 - History of China
HistoryDescription Examines Chinese politics, ideas, economics and society from the 19th Century to the present. Impact of European imperialism, decline and fall of the Qing dynasty, Nationalist and Communist Revolutions, women, modernization, and democracy movement are covered.
Semester Added Fall 2025
ASN 3016 - China Then and Now
Asian StudiesDescription Examination of China, focusing on its culture, history, religion, and societal life.
Semester Added Fall 2025
ASN 3143 - Corporate Culture in China
Asian StudiesDescription An overview of intercultural etiquette and the corporate practices applied in China and its relations with worldwide companies. Semester Added Spring 2020 ASN 3410* - Introduction to East Asia
BCN 3761 - Construction Documentation and Communication
Construction ManagementDescription Obtaining, writing, and transmitting construction documentation for technical and legal requirements for construction projects of a global scale. Course stresses the development of verbal and written communication skills. Semester Added Spring 2012 BCN 3949 Construction Management Industry Internship
Construction ManagementDescription This course provides an opportunity for students to gain supervised, practical work experience in their particular field of interest within the industry. Prerequisites: Consent of advisor and School Director. Semester Added Fall 2023
BCN 4570 Sustainable Approaches to Construction
Construction ManagementDescription This course presents a study of the concepts and techniques of sustainable construction. An in-depth review
of sustainable materials and construction techniques will be covered.Semester Added Fall 2021
BME 4332 - Cell and Tissue Engineering
Biomedical EngineeringDescription Physiology of cell growth and in vitro cultivation with basic techniques in biotechnology. Analysis of fundamental processes and engineering approaches on in vitro models for tissue growth. Semester Added Spring 2020 BME 4800 - Design of Biomedical Systems and Devices
Biomedical EngineeringDescription Mechanical design and material choices of various biomedical systems and devices such as cardiovascular assist devices, total artificial heart, pulmonary assist devices, total hip prosthesis and other orthopaedic devices. Semester Added Fall 2017 BME 4908 - Senior Design Project
Biomedical EngineeringDescription Customer needs; design requirements; biocompatibility; regulatory, ethical, societal, and environmental considerations; creativity; project management; prototype construction and testing; final report and presentation. Semester Added Fall 2017 BOT 4503 - Plant Physiology
Biological SciencesDescription Plant growth and metabolism in relationship to environment. Photobiology, nutrient relations, transport, and hormones in relation to plant development and function.
Semester Added Fall 2022
BOT 4601 - General Plant Ecology
Biological SciencesDescription An examination of the ecology of plants at the individual, population, and community levels. Semester Added Summer 2019 BSC 1000 - Local and Global Perspectives in Biology
Biological SciencesDescription Current biological topics will be explored through reading primary scientific literature, ensuring that students recognize real life applications and global repercussions of biological research. Semester Added Spring 2020 BSC 4303 - Biogeography
Biological SciencesDescription Current issues concerning geographic distribution of plants and animals. Semester Added Fall 2023
CCJ 4694 - Human Trafficking
Criminal JusticeDescription The course examines issues related to human trafficking and immigration from an international and global perspective. Semester Added Fall 2012 CES 3580 - Hurricane Engineering and Global Sustainability
Civil & Environmental EngineeringDescription (formerly CES 4580) This course examines the impacts of hurricanes and explores the roles of engineers in achieving sustainable coastal communities around the globe. Semester Added Spring 2013 CGS 3095 - Technology in the Global Arena
Computing & Information SciencesDescription Legal, ethical, social impacts of computer technology on society, governance, quality of life: intellectual property, privacy, anonymity, professionalism, social identity in the U.S. and globally. Semester Added Summer 2012 CHI 1130 - Chinese I
Modern LanguagesDescription Provides training in the acquisition and application of basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
CHI 1130 - Chinese II
Modern LanguagesDescription Provides training in the acquisition and application of basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
CHI 2200 - Intermediate Chinese
Modern LanguagesDescription Provides intermediate training in the acquisition and application of basic language skills. Prerequisites: One year prior study at college level or permission of the instructor.
Semester Added Fall 2025
CHI 2201 - Intermediate Chinese II
Modern LanguagesDescription To improve students' speaking, writing, listening, reading skills in Chinese. Students learn how to use useful expressions of experience and thought.
Semester Added Fall 2025
CHI 3955 - Foreign Study: Language and Culture
Modern LanguagesDescription (Study Abroad) Four-week full-time study of Chinese language and culture (3 credit equivalent) in China. Prerequisite: Admission into the study abroad program in China. Semester Added Spring 2017 CHI 3955 - Foreign Study: Language and Culture
CHT 3502 - Chinese Culture and Society
Modern LanguagesDescription To give students successful knowledge and well-rounded understanding of the culture and society in China. Lecture will focus in topics such as business, history, sociology, and traditional culture.
Semester Added Fall 2025
CHT 3514 - Self Cultivation in China
Modern LanguagesDescription Explores the principles and practices of self-cultivation in Chinese culture, examining its evolution from traditional philosophies to contemporary applications.
Semester Added Fall 2025
CJE 3444 - Security and Crime Science
Criminal JusticeDescription Examines situational, social, and legislative approaches to the prevention of crime and delinquency. Emphasis on theories, implementation, and consequences of these approaches. Semester Added Spring 2019 CJE 4174 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
Criminal JusticeDescription A comparative study of the major legal traditions (e.g., common law, civil law, socialist law) and analysis of the criminal justice system across the world, including police, courts, and corrections. Semester Added Fall 2011 CLP 4314 - Psychology of Health and Illness
PsychologyDescription Course provides an overview of the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine with an emphasis on psychological, social, cultural, and global factors affecting health and health care/policy. Semester Added Fall 2011 COM 3417* - Communication in Film
Communication ArtsDescription This course will examine the unique relationship between communication and film from the 1920s (era of the silent film) through today Semester Added Spring 2013 COM 3423 - Racism in Communication
Communication ArtsDescription This course helps students understanding of the differences and "otherness" of non-dominant groups, and how to critically think about and problem solve issues of race, gender, and class in communication. Semester Added Spring 2022 COM 3461* - Intercultural/Interracial Communication
Communication Arts, Speech CommunicationDescription Students develop the skills to build and maintain relationships across cultures by focusing on similarities and differences in communication behaviors, perceptions, language usage and social practices. Semester Added Fall 2010 COM 4430 - International Business Communication
Communication ArtsDescription This course will provide students with the theoretical and experiential framework for examining the meaning of communication in global business. Semester Added Summer 2013 COM 4731- Cultural Communication Patterns of Europe
Communication ArtsDescription (Study Abroad) This course will increase understanding of communication differences by contrasting and comparing communication patterns within European cultures Semester Added Spring 2013 COM 4731 - Cultural Communication Patterns of Europe
CPO 3010 - Comparative Politics: Theory & Practice
Politics & International RelationsDescription Examines major theories and methods of comparative politics, focusing on divergent political systems (Democracy, Authoritarianism, Totalitarianism). Countries/regions studied vary with instructor. Semester Added Fall 2011 CPO 3055 - Authoritarian Politics
Politics & International RelationsDescription The purpose of this course is to identify the conceptual and empirical characteristics of authoritarian regimes. An ideal typical authoritarian regime will be established, followed by case study analyses of modern authoritarian systems, like those of Brazil, Mexico, and Portugal. The course is designed to analyze the circumstances giving rise to non-totalitarian modern dictatorships, their political dynamics, and their survival capability. Semester Added Spring 2012 CPO 4057 - Political Violence and Revolution
Politics & International RelationsDescription An examination of major historical instances and modern expressions of political violence; discussion of revolution from a comparative perspective. Attention will focus on the social origin and political determinants of such events. Semester Added Fall 2011 CTS 1500 Emerging Topics in Digital Life
Computing & Information SciencesDescription Explore ever-changing boundaries between public and private digital lives, and the cultural and societal impacts of data collection, misinformation, media bias, cyber threats, and emerging technologies. Semester Added Fall 2023
DIE 3434 - Nutrition Education
Dietetics & NutritionDescription (This course is only open to students fully admitted to the accredited Dietetics Track) Planning for groups/individual basic nutrition and clinical nutrition education across regions and cultures, and working with the instructional media. Semester Added Spring 2012 DSC 4012 - Terrorism and Homeland Security
Criminal JusticeDescription Examines the nature and causes of terrorism and the national, regional and global effects of particular terrorist groups focusing on their collective behavior and objectives. Semester Added Fall 2011 ECO 4701 World Economy
EconomicsDescription A broad overview of the international economy in historical perspective. Topics: economic demography, trade flows, capital movements, diffusion of technology, the emergence of transnational institutions. The student obtains a conception of how economic interdependence has developed. Semester Added Summer 2023
ECO 4713 - International Macroeconomics
EconomicsDescription Analysis of output, inflation, business cycles and economic policy in open economy settings; exchange rate regimes (fixed versus flexible exchange rate); fiscal, monetary, and exchange rate policies. Semester Added Spring 2012 ECS 3021* - Women, Culture, and Economic Development
EconomicsDescription Analysis of problems facing women in developing countries, focusing on gender and cultural issues and their relationships to economic development. Semester Added Fall 2011 EDF 3521- Education in History
Education – Educational Policy StudiesDescription An examination of the concepts of childhood, and process of social initiation in differing historical America contexts. This course examines the transformation of the American public school system as it reflects the social, political and economic character of the development of the nation from 1620 to the present. Students will read commentaries and primary sources and explore and consider the relationships between education and national policies. Satisfies the Societies and Identities requirement of the University Core Curriculum. Semester Added Fall 2024
EDF 4604 - Cultural and Social Foundations of Education
Education – Educational Policy StudiesDescription Examines the cultural and social realities of teaching and learning in the U.S. Questions of class, race, ethnicity, gender and language are discussed in relation to effective school, teacher, and student performance. Students will discuss how cultural identities connect to prevailing world conditions associated with local, global, international, and intercultural trends and systems. Semester Added Fall 2011 EDF 4782- Education Law, Policy, and Social Justice Issues
Education – Educational Policy StudiesDescription This course reviews significant educational laws, court cases and policies that effect teaching and learning in today's schools. Semester Added Fall 2024
EEC 3400 - Family Literacy and the Young Child
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription This course will provide an understanding of family literacy within the context of language and culture and introduce students and home based literacy methods. Semester Added Spring 2014 EEC 4250 Early Childhood Programs and Curriculum
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription Knowledge of curriculum and instructional skills in kindergarten and primary grades. This course has a field component. Students should apply to Office of Clinical Experiences, Office of SOE to be placed in a school. Semester Added Summer 2022
EEL 4920 - Senior Design I: Ethics, Communication, and Constraints
Electrical & Computer EngineeringDescription Professional ethics, oral communications, project feasibility study, proposal writing, system design methodology, human factors, intellectual property, liability and schedules. Semester Added Fall 2012 EEL 4921 - Senior Design II: Implementation
Electrical & Computer EngineeringDescription Design of a complete EE system including use of design methodology, formulation, specifications, alternative solutions, feasibility, economic, reliability, safety ethics, and social impact. Semester Added Fall 2012 EGN 4070 - Engineering for Global Sustainability and Environmental Protection
EGN 4943 Interdisciplinary Capstone Project Design I
Electrical & Computer EngineeringDescription A senior-level capstone design experience for interdisciplinary engineering students. Semester Added Spring 2022
EGN 4944 Interdisciplinary Capstone Project Design II
Electrical & Computer EngineeringDescription A senior-level capstone design experience for interdisciplinary engineering students. This culminating design
experience is concluded in IDCD II, which will focus on prototyping, testing, iterating, examining the global
and local implications of your project, and manufacturing a final product.Semester Added Spring 2022
EME 2040 - Introduction to Educational Technology
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription Introduction to the use of educational techology. Examination of productivity tools, interactive multimedia, communications, educaitonal software, instructional applications, and ethical, legal, social, and professional issues. Semester Added Fall 2024
EML 4551 - Ethics and Design Project Organization
Mechanical & Materials EngineeringDescription Organization to include problem definition, goals, survey, conceptual and preliminary design, ethics and cost components, social and environmental impact, presentation to enhance communication skills. Students will analyze the global impact of engineering problems. Semester Added Fall 2011 EML 4905 - Senior Design Project
Mechanical & Materials EngineeringDescription Project statement, in-depth survey, conceptual and structural design, analysis, statistical and cost analyses, ethical, societal and environmental impact, prototype construction, final presentation. Students will analyze the global impact of engineering problems. Semester Added Fall 2011 ENC 3378 - Writing Across Borders
English, EnglishDescription This course explores the implications of both Western and Eastern rhetorical theories and practices for written communication in the age of globalization. Semester Added Summer 2016 ENC 4356 - Writing about the Exile Experience
EnglishDescription Advanced writing and research course where students learn to write rhetorically through their close readings of exile narratives, writing and research projects. Semester Added Fall 2024
ENC 4381 Zine Writing
EnglishDescription This course will explore zines as rhetorical texts. Topics may include feminist zines, mini zines, and personal zines. May be repeated. Prerequisites: ENC 1101 and ENC 1102 or equivalent or ENC 2304 Semester Added Summer 2023
ENC 4405 - Queer Rhetorics
EnglishDescription Situated at the intersection of LGBTQ studies and queer theory, this course introduces students to writing about discourses and rhetorics of gender, sex, and sexuality. Prequisites: ENC 1101 and ENC 1102 or ENC 2301 Semester Added Summer 2023
ENL 4215 - Medieval Monstrosity
EnglishDescription Examines the role of the monstrous in medieval literary imaginations and analyzes what monstrosity reveals about cultures of the Middle Ages and today. Semester Added Spring 2019 ENL 4324 - Global Shakespeares
EnglishDescription Global Shakespeares examines the worldwide use, appropriation, and influence of Shakespeare's texts in other cultures. Semester Added Fall 2015 ENV 3001 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
EUH 2011 - Western Civilization: Early European Civilization
HistoryDescription Examines key developments of Early European Civilizations, from the earliest history through the classical period. Semester Added Spring 2017 EUH 2021 - Western Civilization: Medieval to Modern Europe
HistoryDescription Examines key developments of European Civilizations, from the medieval through the early modern periods. Semester Added Spring 2017 EUH 2030 - Western Civilization: Europe in the Modern Era
HistoryDescription Examines key developments of European Civilizations in the modern period. Semester Added Spring 2017 EUH 3143 - War and Politics in the Age of the Reformation
HistoryDescription The political development, military conflicts, and social change caused by the Reformation, 1500-1700. Semester Added Fall 2019 EUH 3193- The Black Death
HistoryDescription Focuses on one epidemic--the Black Death of 1347-1350 in Western Europe--and the way it profoundly affected the lives of all those living in a society. We will consider the nature of the epidemic itself and the short and long term effects in areas such as the economy, religion, medicine, the treatment of minorities, and the arts. Semester Added Spring 2019 EUH 4185 - Viking History and Society
HistoryDescription The political, cultural, economic, and religious development of Viking society, 600-1300 C.E. Semester Added Fall 2018 EUH 4384 - The Premodern Mediterranean
HistoryDescription Explore the history of geographic region including three continents and numerous different cultures and religion, a preeminent site for exchange before the transatlantic or global exchange. Semester Added Summer 2016 EUH 4434 - Italy During the Renaissance
HistoryDescription Examine the era of the Italian Renaissance, 1300 to 1500. Topics include the culture, politics, religion, and economy; intellectual and artistic movements; the Renaissance in historical understanding. Semester Added Fall 2018 EUH 4462 History of Modern Germany 1815-1945
HistoryDescription A survey of German history from the unification movement through WWII. Topics discussed include Hitler's relation to the German past, liberalism, modernization. Semester Added Fall 2021
EUH 4521 Victorian Britain: Culture, Society, and Empire
HistoryDescription Examines key cultural, political, and social developments in nineteenth-century Britain and its
empire while introducing landmark scholarship on gender, class, and race in the Victorian era.Semester Added Fall 2021 EUH 4542 Modern Britain: 1688-Present
HistoryDescription A political, social, and cultural examination of Britain's rise and fall as a global power. Topics include revolution, urbanization, industry, class society, empire, world wars, and decolonization. Semester Added Fall 2021
EUH 4615 - Family, Love, and Marriage in Premodern Europe
HistoryDescription Explore the structure and evolution of intimate personal relationships in Europe pre-1800. Examine these topics in their own right and in relation to changes in politics, religion, and economics. Semester Added Summer 2019 EVR 1001 - Introduction to Environmental Science and Sustainability
Earth & EnvironmentDescription This course emphasizes scientific knowledge in global context about the environment including nutrient cycling, pollution, desertification, climate change, energy, water resources, biodiversity loss. Semester Added Fall 2013 EVR 1017 - Global Environment and Society
Dietetics & NutritionDescription A broad introduction to the impact of social and economic processes on the global environment, including historical and comparative dimensions. Semester Added Summer 2015 EVR 4272 - Agroecology
Earth & EnvironmentDescription Application of ecological principles to farming systems to achieve goals of long term food production without depleting Earth's resources. Semester Added Summer 2018 EVR 4274 - Sustainable Agriculture
Earth & EnvironmentDescription Analysis of sustainability of modern agricultural systems under a variety of ecological economic and cultural settings. Familiarizes students with socioeconomic, urban policy, sustainable agriculture. Semester Added Spring 2017 EVR 4504 - Precision Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability
Earth & EnvironmentDescription Overview and analysis of precision agriculture concepts and the tools to measure the plant characteristics and soil characteristics. Evaluation of the spatial software such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing software, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), spatial data management platforms, and intelligent devices for agricultural data analysis.
Semester Added Fall 2025
FIN 4604 -International Finance Management
FinanceDescription Capital budgeting operational analysis and financial decisions in the multinational context. Working capital management and intra firm fund transfers. Measurement and evaluation of the risk of internationally diversified assets. Semester Added Fall 2011 FIN 4634 - International Banking
FinanceDescription Capital budgeting operational analysis and financial decisions in the multinational context. Working capital management and intra firm fund transfers. Measurement and evaluation of the risk of internationally diversified assets. Semester Added Fall 2011 FOT 3511 - Latin Cinemas
Modern LanguagesDescription Examines the cinemas of Spain and Latin America in a national and transnational context. Semester Added Spring 2019 FRE 1130 - French I
Modern LanguagesDescription Course designed specifically for beginning university students with no previous language study. Emphasis on oral French and on acquiring basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
FRE 1131 - French II
Modern LanguagesDescription Emphasis on oral French and on acquiring basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
FRE 2200 - Intermediate French
Modern LanguagesDescription Provides intermediate training in the acquisition and application of basic language skills. Prerequisites: One year prior study at college level or permission of the instructor.
Semester Added Fall 2025
FRE 2241 - Intermediate French Conversations
Modern LanguagesDescription Development of oral skills through skits, debates, and hypothetical situations. Open to non-native speakers. Prerequisites: One year prior study at college level or permission of the instructor.
Semester Added Fall 2025
FRE 4390 - French and Francophone Cinema
Modern LanguagesDescription Introduces to Francophone cinema. While comparing movies from France and Francophone world, students explore various issues such as language, race, and postcolonial politics. Semester Added Spring 2015 FRE 4391 - French Cinema
Modern LanguagesDescription In class viewing and discussion of selected French films to develop knowledge and understanding of this important aspect of French culture from beginnings to the present. Semester Added Spring 2022 FRE 4503 - La Francophonie
Modern LanguagesDescription Analysis of the different varieties of French spoken outside of France. Includes Quebec French, African French, and French Creoles. Also examines the political alliance of Francophone countries. Credit will not be given for both FRE 4503 and FRE 5508. Semester Added Fall 2011 FRW 3101 - Introduction to Francophone Literature and Cultural Studies
Modern LanguagesDescription This survey course examines the main literary movements and texts of the French and Francophone world from the Middle Ages to the present, while preparing students to take advanced literature courses. Semester Added Fall 2020 GEA 2000- World Regional Geography
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription A systematic survey of the major regions and countries of the world, with regard to their physical, cultural, and political characteristics. Emphasis upon climate, natural resources, economic development, and population patterns. Semester Added Fall 2011 GEA 3704 - People, Place, & Environment of East Asia
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription Provides an overview of East Asia from a critical geographic perspective. Students will explore various historical and contemporary issues on the region with geographic lenses and themes. Semester Added Spring 2020 GEO 3001 - Geography of Global Change
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription Explores the geography of change in contemporary world economy, politics, culture, and environment. Mapping and spatial analysis aid in understanding global change and effects on specific places. Semester Added Fall 2011 GEO 3510* - Earth Resources
GEO 4354 - Geography of the Global Food System
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription Analyzes the spatial organization of the global food system and its importance to world economic development. Explores food security, trade, and environment. Semester Added Fall 2011 GEO 4391 - Marine Geography
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription Examination of the human and physical components of marine geography, including marine processes, coastal development, and the issues of managing marine resources. Semester Added Spring 2020 GER 1131 - German II
Modern LanguagesDescription Provides training in the acquisition and application of basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
GLY 4734 - Changing Coastlines
Earth & EnvironmentDescription Focus on the physical processes that shape coastlines and the consequences of those processes for human activities. Semester Added Spring 2014 GLY 4881 - Coastal Hazards
Earth & EnvironmentDescription Focus on the processes responsible for tsunamis, storm surges, coastal erosion, land subsidence, sea level rise, etc., and their mitigation. Semester Added Fall 2013 HFT 3073 - Social Responsibility in the Hospitality Industry
Hospitality & Tourism ManagementDescription Examines hospitality companies' social responsibility to their communities and planet. This course examines hospitality's global companies and global issues that will affect their communities and business. Semester Added Spring 2012 HFT 3503 - Hospitality Marketing Strategy
Hospitality & Tourism ManagementDescription Examines marketing principles, theories and concepts and the use of management principles and techniques of analysis, planning, implementation and control to maximize marketing effectiveness in hospitality organizations in a global, intercultural environment. Semester Added Fall 2011 HFT 3603 - Hospitality Law
Hospitality & Tourism ManagementDescription A basic course in hotel, motel, and restaurant law emphasizing risk management and security. The student is introduced to the fundamental laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the hospitality industry. Case study approach is used to develop an awareness and understanding of the legal problems confronting the manager and executive in policy and decision making. Semester Added Fall 2014 HFT 3701 - Sustainable Tourism Practices
Hospitality & Tourism ManagementDescription In-depth study of contemporary issues pertaining to tourism based on the natural environment. Explores management strategies suitable for controlling a growing industry. Semester Added Fall 2014 HFT 3703 - Adventure Tourism
Hospitality & Tourism ManagementDescription (Study Abroad) This travel study covers international issues in global development such as sustainability, environmental impacts of tourism and sociocultural issues. The course introduces students to the interrelatedness of tourism issues by examining the adventure tourism industry, adventure tourism products, and supply and demand site. Semester Added Summer 2013 HFT 3713 - International Travel and Tourism
Hospitality & Tourism ManagementDescription An introduction to the international scope of travel and tourism. A brief analysis of regional framework and specific regions of the world, the interrelationship between human society and the physical environment. Tourism as a factor in economic development and its cultural and sociological factors are explored. An analysis of the international organization of tourism and the facilitation procedures required for its successful implementations are highlighted. Semester Added Fall 2014 HFT 3894 - Global Food and Culture
Hospitality & Tourism ManagementDescription Study of the ways in which global issues influence how food functions in the global community Semester Added Summer 2013 HFT 4323 - Hospitality Facilities Environmental Systems
Hospitality & Tourism ManagementDescription A comprehensive survey of engineering, maintenance, and efficiency controls in hotels, restaurants. Emphasizes the importance of Operations Facilities Engineering Management and the environment will help students understand the global impact of climate change. Semester Added Fall 2011 HFT 4833 - Culinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Hospitality & Tourism ManagementDescription A unique course allowing the opportunity for students with advanced culinary skills to learn the art and science of managing culinary innovation and entrepreneurship. Semester Added Spring 2015 HIS 3308 - War and Society in the 20th Century
HistoryDescription An examination of the ways societies have organized themselves for external and internal wars. The course will also explore the changing conduct of war, the image of the warrior, and the ways in which military institutions have crystallized class structures. Semester Added Fall 2017 HIS 3304 - Blacks in Paris
HistoryDescription Examines the experiences of African, African American, and Caribbean intellectuals in France. The course explores the way France functioned as both a haven and a site of anticolonial activism. Semester Added Summer 2016 HIS 4400 - The Formation of Urban Society
HistoryDescription A comparative study of the cultural, social, political and economic development of cities. Topics include: the ancient city, industrialization, immigration, poverty and urban planning. Semester Added Spring 2019 HIS 4430 Piracy in the Spanish World, 1500-1750
HistoryDescription Examines the role of piracy in the political, economic, and social development of the
territories that comprised the Spanish monarchy, during the early globalization process.Semester Added Spring 2022
HIS 4431 Ships, Cargo, and Greed: Material and Cultural Encounters in the Spanish Pacific 1513-1815
HistoryDescription Examines the cultural and material interactions between Asia and the New World, and
their impact in the Spanish Pacific and beyond.Semester Added Spring 2022
HSA 4113 - Global Issues and Trends in Healthcare
Health Services AdministrationDescription Issues and trends in policy questions involving health care organizations, financing, quality controls, and delivery of services are addressed. This is a Capstone course. Semester Added Fall 2012 HSA 4150 - Global Healthcare Systems and Policy
Health Services AdministrationDescription Community power structures are analyzed as to their function in politics and decisions governing health care. The health professional's role is studied with respect to the political process in health care. Semester Added Fall 2012 HUN 3191 - World Nutrition
Dietetics & NutritionDescription Strategies for improving cross-cultural competence in conducting needs assessments, program planning, and implementation in nutrition services. Semester Added Fall 2011 IDH 2003 - Honors Seminar III: Inhabiting Other Lives
Honors CollegeDescription Examines cultural commonalities and differences from an interdisciplinary perspective. For Honors College students only. Semester Added Spring 2012 IDH 2004 - Honors Seminar IV: Inhabiting Other Lives
Honors CollegeDescription A continuation of Seminar III, this course is an interdisciplinary examination of other cultures and multicultural societies. Includes directed individual research projects. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors Program. Semester Added Summer 2012 IDH 3034 - Honors Seminar V: Aesthetics, Values and Authority
Honors CollegeDescription The first of a two course sequence, this course examines the aesthetic undepinnings of culture, the foundations of what are commonly held as western values, and the power relationships that surround them. For Honors College students only. Semester Added Summer 2012 IDH 3035 - Honors Seminar VI: Aesthetics, Values, and Authority
Honors CollegeDescription A continuation of Honors Seminar V, this course examines the interplay of various sources of authority in society and our system of values and aesthetics. Includes directed individual research projects. For Honors College students only. Semester Added Summer 2012 IDS 3183 - Health Without Borders
Public Health & Social WorkDescription This is an undergraduate course to orient students; regardless of their major field of studies, with a global perspective of the interrelatedness of factors affecting health that transcends borders. Semester Added Fall 2012 IDS 3212 - The Global Scientific Revolution and its Impact on Quality of Life
College of Arts & SciencesDescription This course explores how scientific advances change the lives of communities globally and teach non-science majors basic concepts in energy and electronics that they use in their daily lives. Semester Added Fall 2011 IDS 3309 - How We Know What We Know
Journalism - Mass CommunicationDescription Information literacy merges with the critical perspective to help students understand and measure the diversity, authenticity, and credibility of information in academic or casual reading and writing. Written work meets the state composition requirement. Semester Added Fall 2010 IDS 3333 - Diversity of Meaning: Language, Culture, & Gender
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription This course will explore the areas of language, gender and culture as they influence affect diverse ways of knowing and meaning and making in real and virtual global networks. Semester Added Fall 2011 IDS 3336 - Artistic Expression in a Global Society
College of Architecture + The ArtsDescription Exploration of the interrelatedness of societies and culture through language, music and art are explored to appreciate how individuals convey thoughts and respond to events from various perspectives. Semester Added Fall 2010 IDS 4174 - Mathematics and Philosophy in the Arts
MathematicsDescription A panorama and a study of the global interrelation of mathematics, philosophy, and visual arts with emphasis on the evolution of the role of geometry in depicting the perspective in arts. Semester Added Fall 2011 INR 3081* - Contemporary International Problems
Politics & International RelationsDescription Examines selected world and regional issues and problems. Topics vary according to the instructor. Semester Added Spring 2015 INR 4075 - International Protection of Human Rights
Politics & International RelationsDescription Development of the concern of the international community with the rights of individuals and groups and the institutional mechanisms which have been set up for their protection. Semester Added Spring 2015 ITA - 1130 - Italian I
Modern LanguagesDescription Provides training in the acquisition and application of basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
ITA - 1131 - Italian II
Modern LanguagesDescription Provides training in the acquisition and application of basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
ITA 3500 - Italian Culture and Society
Modern LanguagesDescription An overview of socio-cultural issues in Italy. Semester Added Spring 2016 JPN-1130-Japanese I
Modern LanguagesDescription Provides training in the acquisition and application of basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
JPN-1131-Japanese II
Modern LanguagesDescription Provides training in the acquisition and application of basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
JPN-2200-Intermediate Japanese I
Modern LanguagesDescription Provides intermediate training in the acquisition and application of basic language skills. Prerequisites: One year prior study at college level or permission of the instructor.
Semester Added Fall 2025
JPN-2201-Intermediate Japanese II
Modern LanguagesDescription To help students maintain and further improve their speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills in Japanese in more complex situations. Students learn how to use useful expressions of experience and thought in advanced level of Japanese.
Semester Added Fall 2025
JPN 3500 -Japanese Culture and Society
JPN 3955 - Foreign Study: Japan
Modern LanguagesDescription (Study Abroad) Five-week full-time study of Japanese language and culture in Kyoto, Japan. Prerequisite: Admission into the study abroad program in Kyoto, Japan. Semester Added Fall 2014 LAE 4405 - Children’s Literature
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription Focuses on the exploration of children's literature and its integration into the early childhood curriculum from a global perspective. Semester Added Fall 2011 LAH 2020 - Latin American Civilization
History, HistoryDescription Examines key developments of Latin American civilizations. Semester Added Spring 2017 LAH 3132 - The Formation of Latin America
HistoryDescription An examination of Latin America in the colonial period, focusing on conquest, Indian relations, the landed estate, urban functions, labor, and socioeconomic organization from the 15th through the 18th Centuries. Semester Added Fall 2018 LAH 3200 - Latin America: The National Period
HistoryDescription Trends and major problems of Latin American nations from independence to the present. Semester Added Spring 2019 LAH 4134 - Abuse of Power in Colonial Latin America
HistoryDescription Examines practices understood as abuse of political power in colonial Spanish America. Semester Added Fall 2019 LAH 4483 - Cuba Since 1959
HistoryDescription Cuba from the triumph of the Revolution to the present. Examines "the Revolution" as a contested historical process. Focuses on intersection of political conflict, culture, ideas, & human experience. Semester Added Fall 2019 LAH 4600 - History of Brazil
HistoryDescription Origins of Portuguese rule and African slavery; crisis of colonialism and transition to independence; coffee, abolition, and the Brazilian Empire; Republican Brazil and the Revolution of 1930; postwar developments. Semester Added Summer 2016 LAH 4634 - Politics of Race and Nation in Brazil
HistoryDescription An examination of the historical importance of race to nation-building in 19th and 20th century Brazil, looking both at ideological constructs as well as political projects and social experiences. Semester Added Summer 2017 LAH 4721 - History of Women in Latin America
HistoryDescription Examines women's roles in indigenous societies, in the colonial period, during independence, and in the 19th century. Also explores women and slavery, populism and popular culture, and the rise of the feminist movement. Semester Added Fall 2018 LAH 4722 - Health, Medicine and Disease in Latin American Social History
HistoryDescription Examines social/cultural history of medicine to illustrate larger trends, power relations/inequalities, and intersections of state and society. Themes include: citizenship, internationalization, gender, race, and ethnicity. Semester Added Summer 2017 LAH 4734 - Latin American History Through Film
HistoryDescription Introduces students to central events in the history of colonial and modern Latin America through the use of films. Looks at central historical figures and focuses on critical issues of the period. Semester Added Fall 2018 LAH 4737 - Music, Modernity, and Identity in Latin America
HistoryDescription Cultural and intellectual history of 19th/20th century Latin America with focus on nation-building, identity and race. Music is a central pedagogical tool in readings, lectures and discussions. Semester Added Spring 2019 LAS 3002 - Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Latin American and Caribbean StudiesDescription Interdisciplinary study of Latin America and the Caribbean, its key regions, historical periods, and concepts. Will alternately be taught in Spanish. Semester Added Fall 2019 LBS 3001* - Labor and Globalization
Labor Research and StudiesDescription History and development of labor, with emphasis on union development as a response to global industrialization and technological change. Includes the impact of "globalization" on jobs, the structure and function of worker organizations, the impact of technology, the struggle for working class and low-wage workers, and the impact of cross-national shifts of jobs and labor. Semester Added Fall 2010 LBS 3468 - Introduction to Mediation
Labor Research and StudiesDescription An introduction to the principles of mediation. Semester Added Spring 2017 LBS 3480 - Introduction to Conflict Resolution
Labor Research and StudiesDescription Explores the emergence and management of human conflict at different levels of analysis and alternative methods of dispute resolution. Semester Added Spring 2017 LBS 4154 - Workers and Diversity
Labor Research and StudiesDescription The theoretical debates surrounding the workforce participation of women and minorities as well as the historical position of these groups in the labor force are studied. Semester Added Fall 2013 LBS 4210 - Women and Work
Labor Research and StudiesDescription The role of women in the workforce and issues for women in worker organizations with special emphasis examining the additional impact of race, class and sex on the economic and social standing of women at work. Semester Added Summer 2016 LBS 4483 Organizational Conflict
Labor Research and StudiesDescription An exploration of issues of organizational dynamics centered on change and change-resistance generated conflicts. Semester Added Summer 2022
LBS 4484 - Applying Conflict Resolution Techniques
Labor Research and StudiesDescription Investigate conflict and violence, and help students to develop strategies to defuse them in the classroom. Semester Added Spring 2017 LBS 4610 - Cross Cultural Dimensions of Latin American Labor Relations
Labor Research and StudiesDescription A survey of the issues, techniques, and professional competencies required to effectively understand and contribute to furthering fluid and productive labor management relationships in the hemisphere. Semester Added Spring 2017 LBS 4654 - Comparative and International Labor Studies
Labor Research and StudiesDescription Study of labor issues from a comparative and international perspective with emphasis upon the impact of international organizations on labor relations systems and labor relations models. Semester Added Spring 2013 LEI 3707 - Inclusive Recreation Services
Education – Educational Policy StudiesDescription Course is designed to provide Parks and Recreation Management majors with opportunities to enhance knowledge of the characteristics and leisure needs of individuals with disabilities and knowledge of accessibilities issues. Semester Added Summer 2013 LIN 4640 - Languages and Cultures of the World
EnglishDescription Investigation of the major language families of the world, evolution of human language, and sociocultural, political, and historical influences on languages and language families. Semester Added Fall 2013 LIT 3671 - Global Issues in Literature
EnglishDescription Examination of aspects of story, author, character, and contexts affected by migration, exile, global trade, or other transnational forces. Semester Added Fall 2011 LIT 4023 - Around the World in Short Stories
EnglishDescription Short narratives from around the world, thematically grouped Semester Added Spring 2018 LIT 4609 - Literature and Revolution
EnglishDescription Examines the literature and political, economic, and cultural impact of revolution in a global context.
Semester Added Fall 2022
LIT 4931 - Special Topics in Women's Literature
EnglishDescription An examination of different aspects of literature by women. May be repeated with a change of content. Semester Added Fall 2022 MAE 4394 - Perspectives on Mathematics and Science Education
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription This course will help students to develop understanding of theoretical frameworks and multiple perspectives underpinning mathematics and science education. Semester Added Fall 2011 MAN 4720 - Strategic Management
Management & International BusinessDescription Capstone integration of real organizational situations. Decision making applied to business/corporate level strategy concepts, firm performance and global citizenship. Semester Added Fall 2011 MAR 3023 - Introduction to Marketing
MarketingDescription A descriptive study emphasizing the functions and institutions common to global marketing systems. Semester Added Fall 2012 MAR 4712 - Health and Fitness Marketing
MarketingDescription Analyze, design, and implement marketing strategies unique to promoting health, fitness, and positive behavioral change for organizations, educational systems, industries, and society as a whole. Semester Added Fall 2017 MCB 2000 - Introductory Microbiology
Biological SciencesDescription Basic concepts of microbes as pathogens, food spoilage and fermentative organisms. Microbial relationships to immunology, sanitation, pollution and geochemical cycling. Students will explore the impact of microbiology on global social issues.Not applicable for majors in Biological Sciences. Semester Added Fall 2011 MCB 3007 - Living With Microbes
Biological SciencesDescription Explore the intricate relationship between human and planetary well-being and the microbes that inhabit us, both inside and outside our bodies. Semester Added Summer 2017 MHF 3404 - History of Mathematics
MathematicsDescription Development of mathematical thought through the ages. Topics may include equation solving, trigonometry, astronomy, and calculus. Semester Added Fall 2011 MHF 4401 - Methods in the History of Modern Mathematics
MathematicsDescription Riemannian geometry, relativity and other topics at discretion of instructor. Semester Added Fall 2012 MMC 3303 - Global Media and Society
Journalism - Mass CommunicationDescription The course will familiarize the student with a multi-cultural global perspective of a multi-media world. The aim of the course is to create a foundation of global media literacy. Semester Added Fall 2011 MMC 4304 - Communications Seminar: Multicultural Marketing Communications
Journalism - Mass Communication , MarketingDescription The focus of this course will be to understand the elements of effective communications in a multicultural as well as global environment, with a special focus on the Hispanic market. Semester Added Spring 2012 MUH 3514 - Music of the World
MusicDescription Survey of folk, popular and classical musical traditions from around the world. Examination of musical style and social context with film and performance demonstrations. Semester Added Fall 2011 NUR 3666 - Evidenced-based Nursing and Research
NursingDescription Develop research knowledge and skills for evidence-based nursing care delivery at the local, state, national, and global levels. Semester Added Fall 2011 NUR 3821 - Professional Nursing Leadership
NursingDescription Introduction to professional nursing with a focus on leadership skills for care delivery at local, state, national, and global levels. Semester Added Spring 2018 NUR 4667 - Nursing in Global Health Systems
NursingDescription Develop basic knowledge of global healthcare systems and models. Semester Added Fall 2011 OCB 2003 - Introduction to Marine Biology
Biological SciencesDescription A survey of marine biological environments and zones, including the relationship of the physical and chemical environment to the distribution of marine plants and animals. Semester Added Spring 2014 OCB 3043 Marine Biology and Oceanography
Biological SciencesDescription An ecological approach to the biology of organisms in the marine environment with an emphasis on zonation and adaptation to the physcial environment. Intended for biology majors or other science majors. Semester Added Fall 2023
OCE 3014* - Oceanography
Earth & EnvironmentDescription The ocean origin, physical properties, salinity, temperature, sound. Radiative properties, heat budget, and climatic control. Semester Added Fall 2013 PAD 3003 Introduction to Public Policy and Service
Public AdministrationDescription Provides an overview of the field of public administration by focusing on its development and importance in modern government operations. Must be taken in first 12 hours of upper-division coursework. Semester Added Summer 2022
PAD 3034 - Policy Development and Implementation
Public AdministrationDescription Examines the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of governmental efforts to address global problems at federal, state, and local levels. Semester Added Fall 2011 PAD 3800 - Managing Global Cities
Public AdministrationDescription Introduction to principles of urban governance in order to manage specific development problems of global cities. Semester Added Spring 2012 PAD 4141 Citizen Participation and Community Empowerment
Public AdministrationDescription Seminar is for public management students who want to help citizens learn from one another and strengthen the capacity of citizens to solve problems. Political, public administration, sociological, and oranizational perspectives will be covered. Semester Added Summer 2022
PCB 4467 - Marine Protected Areas
Biological SciencesDescription Introduction to the theory and methods for the design and management of Marine Protected Areas. Students will understand the interrelatedness of issues pertaining to managing protected areas on a global scale. Semester Added Fall 2011 PCB 4553 - General Population Genetics
Biological SciencesDescription Analysis of gene and genotype frequencies in theoretical and real populations. Topics include genetic drift, mutation, and selection. Students will understand patterns of diversity in human populations across the globe. Semester Added Fall 2011 PHC 4189 Disaster Management Ensuring Success and Avoiding Failure
Public Health & Social WorkDescription This course analyzes disasters for best practices, contributions made by various agencies and potential areas that could be improved upon. Semester Added Summer 2022
PHC 4250 - Crisis Leadership in Disasters
Public Health & Social WorkDescription Analyze disasters through methods of leadership. Developing effective leaders who take responsibility and build teams in the preparation, response, and recovery phases of an incident is paramount. Semester Added Fall 2020 PHI 3640 - Environmental Ethics
PhilosophyDescription Examines philosophical and ethical perspectives on human interaction with the natural world. Course designated as a Global Learning course. Semester Added Fall 2011 PHI 4841 - Global Aesthetics
PhilosophyDescription In contrast to standard aesthetic courses, we focus on non-European aesthetics, theories values. Topics include world aesthetic traditions, globalization and cultural appropriation. Semester Added Spring 2020 PHM 4362 - Global Justice
PhilosophyDescription An examination of philosophical perspectives on the problems of global justice. Semester Added Fall 2011 POR-3202-Accelerated Portuguese I
Modern LanguagesDescription Accelerated course for students fluent in Spanish. Encourages rapid acquisition by intensive exposure to the language through immersion activities, videos, and culture.
Semester Added Fall 2025
POR-3233-Accelerated Portuguese II
Modern LanguagesDescription Accelerated course for students fluent in Spanish. Builds on Accelerated Portuguese I by continuing and expanding communicative activities.
Semester Added Fall 2025
POR 3500 - Luso-Brazillian Culture
Modern LanguagesDescription Open to any student who understands Portuguese. The development of Portuguese speaking civilizations, with emphasis on either Portugal or Brazil: history, art, music, daily life, impact on other cultures. Semester Added Fall 2011 PRT 3510 - Witnessing War in Lusophone Cultures
Modern LanguagesDescription Introduction to Witness Literature in Portuguese-speaking cultures (Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique) with a focus on challenges and dilemmas of the act of witnessing war. Semester Added Fall 2013 PUP 4033 Public Service Leadership and Management
Public AdministrationDescription Provides students with tools for setting goals, organizing resources, motivating and supervising personnel, and managing projects in multiple institutional settings. Semester Added Summer 2022
PUP 4103 South Florida Urban Laboratory
Public AdministrationDescription An in-depth exploration of major public issues confronting urban South Florida with a focus on developing and implementing multi-sectoral solutions. Semester Added Summer 2022
PUP 4214 Global Perspectives on Urban Poverty, Inequality, and Economic Development
Public AdministrationDescription Compares public policies and organizational techniques for responding to urban poverty and inequality with equitable, sustainable economic development measures. Semester Added Summer 2022
PUP 4834 Urban Resilience and Sustainability Policies in a Global Context
Public AdministrationDescription Examines urban responses to the challenges of climate change from around the globe with an emphasis on local adaptation of successful techniques and approaches. Semester Added Summer 2022
REE 4956 - International Real Estate
FinanceDescription Focus on characteristics of international real estate environment include: inbound and outbound transactions, accounting practice, tax law, legal constraint, global strategic plan, foreign exchange, global financing, and cultural issues. Semester Added Fall 2011 REL 2011 - Religion: Analysis & Interpretation
Religious StudiesDescription Introduces methods of critical reflection on religion and some of their applications to fundamental topics such as knowledge, value, the sacred, the individual and human society. Written work meets the state composition requirement. Semester Added Fall 2010 REL-2184-Global Moral Visions
Religious StudiesDescription This course examines how the world's religious traditions provide unique perspectives on today's most pressing issues, including warfare, freedom, secularism, pluralism, suffering, family life, and the relationship between humans and nature. By exploring religious texts, practices, and philosophical frameworks across diverse traditions, students will analyze the ways in which different systems of thought approach similar themes and develop constructive dialogue on complex ethical questions.
Semester Added Fall 2025
REL 3022 Ritual in Religion and Culture
Religious StudiesDescription Examines ritual and its roots, functions, analysis, and meaning, both in religious contexts and as it is assimilated and adapted in the wider culture. Semester Added Fall 2023
REL 3075 - Magic and Religions
Religious StudiesDescription Examines the role of magic, ecstatic religious experience, and the supernatural in a variety of religions and cultures. Semester Added Fall 2014 REL 3076 - New Religious Movements
Religious StudiesDescription Explores the human tendency to generate new and synthetic Religious movements and examines a variety of these global sects and cults. Semester Added Spring 2015 REL 3095 Religion and Fantasy
REL 3094 Religion & Science Fiction
REL 3111 - Religion in Film
Religious StudiesDescription Students examine religious themes, images, symbols and characters in various feature and short films, a specific method of critical analysis, and the religious and societal effects of contemporary films. Semester Added Summer 2016 REL 3148 - Religion and Violence
Religious StudiesDescription The role of religion in the inspiration, justification, avoidance, or constraint of various forms of overt or covert violence. Addresses relevant social issues.
Semester Added Spring 2021
REL 3185 - Healers and Mediums
Religious StudiesDescription Religious studies scholarship using sociological method/theory to explore major themes in pre-modern, modern, and postmodern religion, with special focus on religious ritual for healing and afterlife Semester Added Fall 2013 REL 3118 Sacred Dance Sacred Ritual
Religious StudiesDescription Investigation of the spiritual/religious, historical, and cultural context in which a variety of sacred dance complexes occur throughout the world.
Semester Added Fall 2023
REL 3194 - The Holocaust
Religious StudiesDescription Examines different aspects of the Holocaust as well as issues and events that led to and arose from the World War II Experience. Special attention is given to Jewish-Christian relations, thought and ethics before, during and after the Holocaust. Semester Added Spring 2019 REL 3308* - Studies in World Religions
Religious StudiesDescription Examines the origins, teachings, and practices of selected world religions. The specific religions selected for examination may vary from semester to semester. Semester Added Fall 2010 REL 3330 - Religions of India
Religious StudiesDescription The myriad religions of India, from prehistoric origins to contemporary politicized Hinduism. Schismatic movements (Buddhism, Jainism) and ¿Indianized¿ extrinsic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism). Semester Added Spring 2019 REL 3340 - Survey of Buddhism
Religious StudiesDescription The course will explore the central themes of the main schools of Buddhism developed in India, Tibet, China, Japan, and Korea. The themes will be examined from religious, historical, and philosophical points of view. Semester Added Spring 2015 REL 3367 - Islamic Faith & Society
Religious StudiesDescription (previously REL 3362) A survey of the main facets of Islamic religion and societies from the time of Muhammad to the present. Semester Added Fall 2014 REL 3398 - Rhythms of the Sacred
Religious StudiesDescription Explores how music has been a powerful and essential part of mystical experience in the world's religious traditions, how it becomes religion and how religion influences music. Semester Added Spring 2019 REL-3433-MLK, Gandhi, and Nonviolence Movement
Religious StudiesDescription This course explores the philosophies, religious foundations, and historical impact of nonviolent movements as practiced by three of the most influential leaders of the 20th century: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela. We will examine their intellectual and spiritual underpinnings, drawing from sources such as Christian theology, Hinduism, Jainism, African traditions, as well as the political and ethical frameworks that shaped their activism.
Semester Added Fall 2025
REL 3492 - Earth Ethics
Religious StudiesDescription This course will explore resources from philosophy and religion that could contribute to a solution of the current environmental crisis. Ethical issues of the environment will especially be examined in the light of these resources. Semester Added Spring 2012 REL 4063 - Faith & Community
REL 4176 - American Slavery and the Bible
Religious StudiesDescription Examines biblical arguments made for and against the institution of American slavery from 1776 to 1865 and evaluates how each side accounted for its impact on enslaved African Americans.
Semester Added Fall 2024
REL 4363 - Sufism: Islamic Mysticism and Spirituality
Religious StudiesDescription Explores the depth and breadth of the mystical tradition of Islam (Sufism) through primary and secondary texts which look at the esoteric dimensions of mystical practice in the Islamic World. Semester Added Spring 2019 REL 4364 - Interpreting the Quran: Gender and Jihad
Religious StudiesDescription Introduces students to the history, interpretation and translation of the Quran through a close examination of passages related to issues of gender and jihad. Semester Added Spring 2019 SCE 4194 - Perspectives on Mathematics and Science Education
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription This course will help students to develop understanding of theoretical frameworks and multiple perspectives underpinning mathematics and science education. Semester Added Fall 2011 SOP 4731 - Global Psychology
PsychologyDescription Examination of cultural contexts informing human behavior and psychological well internationally. Students will examine psychology research through direct application to global phenomena. Semester Added Fall 2011 SOW 3233 - Social Welfare Policy
Social WorkDescription This course examines the frameworks and methods used to analyze social welfare policy and programs. Special attention is paid to current policy issues in the Social Welfare system and strategies that can be used to achieve policy change. Semester Added Fall 2011 SOW 3620 - Social Work and Human Diversity
Social WorkDescription Prepares students for generalist social work practice with diverse populations focusing on knowledge, attitude, and skills. A global learning course. Semester Added Fall 2011 SPN 1130 - Spanish I
Modern LanguagesDescription Course designed specifically for beginning university students with no previous language study. Emphasis on oral Spanish and on acquiring basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
SPN 1131 - Spanish II
Modern LanguagesDescription Emphasis on oral Spanish and on acquiring basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
SPN 2200 - Intermediate Spanish I
Modern LanguagesDescription Provides intermediate training in the acquisition and application of basic language skills.
Semester Added Fall 2025
SPN 2201 - Intermediate Spanish II
Modern LanguagesDescription Last course of a four-semester sequence which implements a proficiency-oriented approach. Focuses on the development of listening and reading comprehension skills, and encourages maximum oral interaction and the practice of writing. Semester Added Spring 2018 SPN 2340 - Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Modern LanguagesDescription Improves reading, grammar, and writing skills for heritage speakers educated in the U.S. that can understand and communicate in Spanish. Expands cultural knowledge of Hispanic countries. Semester Added Fall 2018 SPN 3343 - Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Modern LanguagesDescription Improve literacy skills through grammar review, composition, and selected readings of representative Hispanic writers. For heritage speakers. Semester Added Fall 2018 SPN 3444 - Spanish for Business in Latin America
Economics, Modern LanguagesDescription Provides students with a background in Spanish at the advanced level, a foundation in the vocabulary used in the business world, and experience writing essays in Spanish on business and economics topics. Semester Added Summer 2014 SPN 4500 - Spanish Culture
Modern LanguagesDescription Open to any student who understands the target language. The development of a particular civilization. Emphasis on the evolution of a society, its ideas and its values. Semester Added Summer 2018 SPN 4520 - Spanish American Culture
Modern LanguagesDescription Introduction to the major artistic and cultural phenomena in Latin America. Art, music, film, and literature will be discussed in their cultural context. Prerequisite: Ability to understand Spanish at advanced level. Semester Added Fall 2012 SPW 4397 - Tradition and Modernity in Latin American Cinema
Modern LanguagesDescription Survey of Latin American Film. Topics include: relations between cinema and the state, ideology, national identity, class, race and ethnicity, gender, and political memory. Semester Added Spring 2018 SSE 4118 - EEC Social Studies
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription Develops skills, understandings, and dispositions for teaching social studies to young children from diverse cultural backgrounds. This course has a field component. Students should apply to Office of Clinical Experiences of SOE to be placed in a school. Semester Added Summer 2017 SSE 4380 - Developing a Global Perspective
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription Theory, content, and practice. Introduction and utilization of learning materials and teaching strategies in Global Education for K-12. Semester Added Fall 2011 STA 3951 - Oral Presentations in Statistics
StatisticsDescription Students are required to communicate orally all stages of a simple statistical analysis through a formal presentation in front of a group of faculty and students. Semester Added Spring 2012 SYD 3804 - Sociology of Gender
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription An examination of women's and men's roles, statuses, and life opportunities in society. Consideration of current theories of gender inequality. Semester Added Spring 2020 SYD 4451 - Japanese Society in Global Perspective
Asian StudiesDescription Examines Japanese society in comparative and global perspective, emphasizing issues such as social class, gender, ethnicity, migration, state policy, and transnational culture. Semester Added Fall 2013 SYG 2000 - Introduction to Sociology
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription This course introduces the sociological perspective and method, and the basic areas of sociological interest such as socialization, sex roles, social groups, race and ethnic relations, deviance and social control, social stratification, and urban life. Semester Added Spring 2012 SYG 2010 - Social Problems
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription An introduction to the concept of a social problem and the approaches used to understand more fully the dimensions of specific problems from a global framework. Semester Added Summer 2012 SYP 3456 - Societies in the World
Global & Sociocultural StudiesDescription An introduction to the study of local societies in worldwide perspective. Addresses local-global issues such as gender, social class, economy, politics, migration, and environmental destruction. Semester Added Fall 2011 THE 2000 - Theatre Appreciation
College of Architecture + The Arts , TheatreDescription A study of theatre: process and product, introducing the past of theatre, its literature and traditions; and the means by which theatre is produced: acting, directing and visual design. Semester Added Summer 2015 THE 4110 - Theatre History I
TheatreDescription The development of the theatre from its origins to the early 19th century, and the global cultural contexts that gave rise to these works. Semester Added Fall 2011 TSL 3080 - ESOL Principles and Practices I
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription Introduces issues, principles, and practices of teaching English to speakers of other languages to develop the conceptual understandings that form the foundation of knowledge necessary to successfully meet the needs of lingustically and culturally diverse students. Semester Added Summer 2012 TSL 4081 - ESOL Principles and Practices II
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription Provides understandings, skills, and dispositions needed to select, evaluate, and apply, TESOL strategies in multicultural elementary classrooms. Semester Added Summer 2012 TSL 4324 - ESOL Issues and Strategies for Content Area Teachers
Education - Teaching & LearningDescription Analysis, application, and adaptation of ESOL methods and materials to enhance instruction for lingustically and culturally diverse students. Semester Added Summer 2012 VIC 3400 - Visual Design for Globalized Media
Journalism - Mass CommunicationDescription An exploration of messages, combining words and visual images and their relation to content in print, broadcast and on-line media. Semester Added Spring 2012 WOH 2001 - World Civilization
HistoryDescription Examines key developments of major world civilizations in a comparative perspective. Semester Added Spring 2017 WOH 3244 - World War II: A Global History
HistoryDescription Examines the origins, experiences, and legacies of the Second World War as a global phenomenon. It also examines the relationship between popular and historical accounts of the war. Semester Added Spring 2019 CPO 3103 Comparative Politics of Western Europe
History, Politics & International RelationsDescription Studies of political systems of the majjor European countries on a comparative basis. Attention is focused on such factors as political party systems, the cabinet form of government, and EU politics. Semester Added Spring 2022
WOH 4206 - Global History of Domestic Violence
HistoryDescription Explores violence against intimate partners from late Roman antiquity until the present, looking at Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the United States. Semester Added Fall 2018 WOH 4223 - History of the Global Economy
HistoryDescription Global economy 1500-present. Industrialization, trade, finance, and labor in Europe, US, Asia, Latin America. Comparative economic systems. Semester Added Fall 2020 WOH 4264 - Global Indigenous-Imperial Encounters 1500 to the Present
HistoryDescription This course examines how indigenous peoples and imperial settlers interacted across the globe from the fifteenth century to the present, using both indigenous and imperial sources and perspectives. Semester Added Summer 2016 WOH 4430: Piracy in the Spanish World, 1500-1750
WOH4431: Ships, Cargo, and Greed: Material and Cultural Encounters in the Spanish Pacific, 1513-1815
WST 3015* - Introduction to Global Gender and Women's Studies
Women's & Gender StudiesDescription Considers the interdisciplinary study of women in today's world. Semester Added Spring 2013 WST 3106 - Introduction to Global Diversity
Women's & Gender StudiesDescription Evaluates diversity across the globe in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, culture, gender, age, sexuality, ability, and status to access systems of inequality and privelage. Semester Added Spring 2014 WST 3114 - Sex Trafficking: Building Solutions
Women's & Gender StudiesDescription This course will provide an overview of all forms of sex trafficking and examine the issue through a historical, theoretical and social justice lens focusing on creating solutions. Semester Added Fall 2018 WST 3120* - Global Women's Writing: Gendered Experiences Across Societies and Cultures
Women's & Gender StudiesDescription Provides a critical introduction to global women's writing, examining the literary representation of gendered experiences of societies and cultures across the globe. Semester Added Spring 2015 WST 3641* - LGBT and Beyond: Non-Normative Sexualities in Global Perspective
Women's & Gender StudiesDescription Introduction to gay and lesbian life in the United States and abroad, focusing on historical antecedants to the contemporary gay and lesbian movement, religion, health issues, lifestyle, and the arts. Semester Added Spring 2012 WST 4115 - Gender Violence and the Law: Global Perspectives
Women's & Gender StudiesDescription Critical analysis of power dynamics generating gender violence across gender, race, and class globally. Focus will be on existing legal framework locally and internationally to address these crimes. Semester Added Fall 2018 WST 4332 - Women's Voices under Attack: Navigating Backlash in Europe and the U.S.
Women's & Gender StudiesDescription Attacks to silence women in public life constitute barriers to human rights and gender equity. We examine motivations and consequences, and evaluate possible interventions for violence prevention. Semester Added Fall 2024
WST 4703 - Health Disparities: Gender, Race, and Class
Women's & Gender StudiesDescription This course explores race, gender and health from interdisciplinary perspectives. Topics include the social determinants of health, reproductive health, eating disorders and mental wellness. Semester Added Fall 2024
ZOO 3205 Invertebrate Zoology
Biological SciencesDescription Taxonomy, anatomy, development, physiology and ecology of major invertebrate groups, including terrestrial and aquatic phyla. Semester Added Fall 2023
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