FOUNDATION COURSES
The following courses satisfy the foundation requirements for Humanities and Cultural Studies. Related courses in appropriate departments can be used at the discretion of your advisor subject to the approval of the department chair.
To qualify for Foundations I and II, courses must approach broad topics or multiple forms in the humanities comparatively or use methods drawn from cultural studies.
Foundation I: Ancient Times to 1700
121 The Greek World (same as Classics 121)
122 The Roman World (same as Classics 122)
156 Medieval and Renaissance Culture
145 Jews, Christians and Pagans in Classical Antiquity: Cultures in Conflict
(same as Classics 145 and Religious Studies 145)
356 From Order to Occupation (same as History 356)
Foundation II: 1700 to the Present
126 Media Institutions
128 Film Analysis and Visual Culture
157 The Age of Enlightenment
158 Nineteenth-Century Europe
159 Modernity and Postmodernity in Europe
202 Global Media Industries (same as Int'l. Studies 202)
247 Documentary Video: History/Practice/Theory
248 History of Film, 1894–1941
249 History of Film since 1941
256 Mass Culture under Communism (same as Russian 256)
263 Orientalism and Empire in Russia (same as Russian 263)
331 Racial Formation, Culture, and U.S. History
(same as American Studies 331 and History 331)
332 The Victorian Period (same as English 332)
410 Art and Ideas of France (same as French 410)
411 Challenges of Modernity and Literature (Same as French 411)
Foundation III: Race, Gender and Sexuality
Courses must be approved for the major in American Studies or the major in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, or be approved by your advisor.
Foundation IV: Theory and Philosophy of Culture (200 level and above)
272 Social Theories (same as Sociology 272)
281 Comparative Global News: From CNN to Al-Jazeera
315 Feminism/Representation/Film
334 Cultural Studies and the Media
354 Blackness in the Media
358 Pop Culture, Media & National Identity (same as International Studies 356)
367 Postcolonial Theory (same as English 367, International Studies 367 and
Political Science 367)
376 Critical Social Theory and the Media
Major Concentration Plan forms can be downloaded here. [This is a pdf]
Application for Admission to the HMCS Honors program form can be downloaded here. [This is a pdf]