Thought, Language, and Culture (TLC)
(3 credits)
Students must complete one 3-credit course.
Courses in this area:
- Explore human thought, history, culture, art, literature, and language (including world languages).
- Present the subject in the context of competing theoretical frameworks, for example, about race, gender, historiography, textual analysis, or cultural interpretation.
- Synthesize approaches from different disciplines.
- Explore problems of ethics, politics, aesthetics, epistemology, and metaphysics.
- Use original works as the primary object of study.
- Require discursive written work, including standard references and citations, for evaluation or extensive written work in a second language.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AB-101 | Beginning Arabic I | 3 |
| AB-102 | Beginning Arabic II | 3 |
| AB-210 | Intermediate Arabic I | 3 |
| AB-211 | Intermediate Arabic II | 3 |
| AR-100 | Cross Media Studio | 3 |
| AR-240 | Watercolor | 3 |
| AR-270 | Driftwood to Dumpsters | 3 |
| AR-285 | History of Photography | 3 |
| CD-103 | Language Science | 3 |
| CD-110 | Anatomy and Physiology of Speech And Hearing | 3 |
| CD-203 | Language Science | 3 |
| CJ-215 | Art Crimes | 3 |
| CM-100 | Intro to Mass Communication | 3 |
| CM-103 | Survey of Radio and Television | 3 |
| CM-106 | Communications and the Internet | 3 |
| CM-110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| CM-213 | Gender and the Media | 3 |
| CM-241 | Understanding Movies | 3 |
| CM-242 | Understanding Video Games | 3 |
| CM-285 | History of Photography | 3 |
| CM-315 | Social Media | 3 |
| CM-384 | Media Criticism | 3 |
| CM-390 | Independent Media and Society | 3 |
| ED-120 | The Educational Experience Through Memoirs | 3 |
| ED-304 | Best Practices for English Language Learners | 3 |
| ED-339 | Children's Literature: Multicultural Literature for PK-9 | 3 |
| EN-115 | LGBTQ+ Narratives | 3 |
| EN-120 | Race in Comics | 3 |
| EN-132 | World Literature | 3 |
| EN-140 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| EN-150 | The Short Story | 3 |
| EN-156 | Mythology | 3 |
| EN-158 | Science Fiction | 3 |
| EN-160 | Literature of the Bible | 3 |
| EN-164 | Fairy and Folk Tales From Around the World | 3 |
| EN-165 | The Art of Storytelling | 3 |
| EN-168 | Film and Literature | 3 |
| EN-169 | Ethnic Literature in the U.S. | 3 |
| EN-170 | Search for Identity | 3 |
| EN-172 | Women and Literature | 3 |
| EN-173 | Baseball: America's Literary Pastime | 3 |
| EN-174 | Women Poets | 3 |
| EN-210 | U.S. Literature (Beginnings-1865) | 3 |
| EN-211 | U.S. Literature (1865-Present) | 3 |
| EN-220 | English Literature (beginnings to 1798) | 3 |
| EN-221 | English Literature (1798-Present) | 3 |
| EN-255 | Methods of Literary Study | 3 |
| EN-257 | The Power of Memoir | 3 |
| EN-260 | Creative Writing: Poetry I | 3 |
| EN-266 | Journalism: Practice and Techniques | 3 |
| EN-270 | Journalism: Editing | 3 |
| EN-300 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| EN-303 | Arthurian Literature | 3 |
| EN-304 | Witchcraft in Medieval and Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| EN-306 | The Renaissance | 3 |
| EN-320 | Victorian Literature | 3 |
| EN-321 | Gothic Monsters From Frankenstein to Dracula | 3 |
| EN-328 | Narratives of U.S. Immigration | 3 |
| EN-342 | The American Novel I | 3 |
| EN-344 | American Novel II | 3 |
| EN-358 | Disability Stories, Disability Studies | 3 |
| EN-370 | Antislavery Literature | 3 |
| ET-100 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| FR-101 | Beginning French I | 3 |
| FR-102 | Beginning French II | 3 |
| FR-210 | Intermediate French I | 3 |
| FR-211 | Intermediate French II | 3 |
| FR-321 | Advanced French Composition I | 3 |
| FR-323 | Advanced French Conversation | 3 |
| FR-331 | General French Civilization | 3 |
| FR-341 | Introduction to French Literature | 3 |
| FR-342 | Survey of French Literature I | 3 |
| FR-344 | Survey of French Literature II | 3 |
| FR-346 | Twentieth Century French Literature | 3 |
| GE-290 | Conservation & Natural Res Mgt | 3 |
| HE-242 | Writing and Learning From Experience II | 3 |
| HI-103 | Connecting Ancient Worlds: World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HI-104 | Age of Empires: World History 1500 to the Present | 3 |
| HI-105 | Modern World History | 3 |
| HI-172 | Plots, Scandals, and Villains | 3 |
| HI-178 | A History of Ghana | 3 |
| HI-205 | Native America | 3 |
| HI-214 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HI-217 | US Social History | 3 |
| HI-224 | English History I | 3 |
| HI-225 | English History II | 3 |
| HI-227 | American Popular Art and Architectural History | 3 |
| HI-236 | Nature and Culture in Premodern East Asia | 3 |
| HI-251 | Roots of China's Rise: Reform, Revolution and Reinvention | 3 |
| HI-252 | Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 |
| HI-255 | Faculty-Led Study Abroad: China Cultural Immersion | 3 |
| HI-261 | Middle East History I | 3 |
| HI-262 | Middle East History Ii: the Ottoman Empire, 1289-1920 | 3 |
| HI-268 | American Revolutionary Period | 3 |
| HI-274 | The History of Gender and Sexuality in America | 3 |
| HI-278 | African History Before 1800 | 3 |
| HI-279 | African History Since 1800 | 3 |
| HI-280 | Introduction to African Diaspora History | 3 |
| HI-285 | History of Baseball | 3 |
| HI-290 | Health and Healing in America | 3 |
| HI-300 | The Early National Period of the US: 1783-1829 | 3 |
| HI-318 | Ethnic Identities in China | 3 |
| HI-335 | Imperial Crossroads of Modern East Asia | 3 |
| HI-337 | Travels in Asia | 3 |
| HI-351 | Age of Jackson | 3 |
| HI-373 | African Immigration in the 20th Century | 3 |
| HI-375 | Popular Music and Performance in Modern Africa | 3 |
| HI-390 | World History for Educators | 4 |
| LA-150 | Introduction to Latinx Cultures in the US | 3 |
| MU-125 | Jazz Appreciation | 3 |
| MU-231 | Women in Music | 3 |
| MU-250 | Music of the Cinema:Spectacle, Splendor, And Spielberg | 3 |
| NH-150 | The Short Story for Narratives of Health And Medicine | 3 |
| NH-257 | The Power of Memoir for Narratives of Health and Medicine | 3 |
| NH-260 | Creative Writing: Poetry I for Narratives of Health and Medicine | 3 |
| PH-100 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PH-101 | Ancient Greek Philosophy | 3 |
| PH-110 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PH-130 | Ethics: Human Conduct & Values | 3 |
| PH-131 | Medical Ethics | 3 |
| PH-133 | Social and Political Ethics | 3 |
| PH-151 | Race, Gender, and the Law | 3 |
| PH-170 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| PH-172 | Chinese Philosophy | 3 |
| PH-178 | Africana Philosophy | 3 |
| PH-200 | Knowledge and Reality | 3 |
| PH-205 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| PH-206 | Animal Ethics | 3 |
| PH-220 | Philosophy of Mind | 3 |
| PH-221 | Existentialism and Phenomenology | 3 |
| PH-223 | American Philosophy | 3 |
| PH-225 | Philosophy of Language | 3 |
| PH-228 | Bioethics | 3 |
| PH-237 | Philosophy of Space and Time | 3 |
| PH-240 | Political Theory | 3 |
| PH-250 | Global Feminisms | 3 |
| PH-260 | Philosophy of Science | 3 |
| PH-262 | Philosophy of Art | 3 |
| PH-263 | Film and Philosophy | 3 |
| PH-264 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| PH-315 | Moral Psychology | 3 |
| PH-328 | Comparative Ethics | 3 |
| PH-335 | Animal Law & Policy | 3 |
| PO-130 | Introduction to Political Theory | 3 |
| PO-223 | Political Communication | 3 |
| PO-264 | American Political Thought | 3 |
| PO-361 | The Rise of the Right: Conservative Politics From Goldwater to Today | 3 |
| PS-365 | Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| SO-100 | Introduction to Sociology: Exploring Our Social World | 3 |
| SO-201 | Prejudice, Privilege, and Power | 3 |
| SO-228 | Latinx Experiences in the U.s. and the World | 3 |
| SO-235 | Music and Social Change | 3 |
| SO-270 | Social Theory I | 3 |
| SO-340 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SO-350 | Wealth, Poverty, and Power | 3 |
| SP-101 | Beginning Spanish I | 3 |
| SP-102 | Beginning Spanish II | 3 |
| SP-191 | Special Topics in Spanish | 3 |
| SP-210 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SP-211 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SP-290 | Introduction to Medical Spanish | 3 |
| SP-291 | Foundations of Medical Spanish | 3 |
| SP-293 | Health and the Latino Community | 3 |
| SP-295 | The Human Body: Spanish for Anatomy | 3 |
| SP-315 | Health and the Latino Community | 3 |
| SP-321 | Advanced Spanish Composition I | 3 |
| SP-322 | Advanced Spanish Composition II | 3 |
| SP-323 | Advanced Spanish Conversation Through Film | 3 |
| SP-326 | Spanish for the Professions | 3 |
| SP-350 | Advanced Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SP-390 | Spanish for Native Speakers | 3 |
| SP-395 | The Human Body: Spanish for Anatomy | 3 |
| TH-126 | Script Analysis | 3 |
| TH-235 | History of Theatre | 3 |
| UR-280 | The Queer City | 3 |
| UR-285 | Urban Anthropology | 3 |
| UR-315 | Oral History for Urban Areas | 3 |
| VP-200 | Critical Thinking in the Arts | 3 |
| WO-302 | Women of Color in Media | 3 |