Fall Culture Course
List of courses offered at University Park in fall semester that are approved to count towards the IB Minor Culture Course requirement.
Please make sure you check the proper prerequisites before registering for these courses. Some courses are controlled and may not be available to Smeal majors. Course Pre-Requisites are taken directly off LionPATH and subject to enforcement by the department. If you have any questions about enrolling in the course, please contact the department in charge.
There may be other courses that meet the IB Minor Culture Course requirement. Please contact the Smeal Office of International Programs to request a review for a course not on this list.
Email: smeal-international@psu.edu
| Course # | Title | Pre-Requisites |
| AFAM 303 | Race and Gender in the Americas: Latin American and Caribbean Cultures | |
| AFAM 431 | Black Liberation and American Foreign Policy | 3 credits in African history; 3 credits in African political science; or 3 credits in American political science |
| AFAM 497-001 | AFAM 497-001 Special Topics: Greece, Rome, and Africa | |
| AFR 335 | African Art | |
| AFR 440 | Globalization and its Impacts | AFAM 100N or AFR 110 or PLSC 3 or PLSC 14 or PLSC 200N or PLSC 220 |
| AFR 443 | Ethnic Conflict in Africa | AFR 110N; PLSC 1; PLSC 3; PLSC 7N; PLSC 14; PLSC 17N; PLSC 20 |
| AFR 454 | Government and Politics of Africa | AFR 110, PLSC 3, PLSC 20 or PLSC 22 |
| AFR 497-001 | Special Topics: Greece, Rome, and Africa | |
| AFR 497-002 | Special Topics: The French Empire and Africa | |
| ANTH 420 | Archaeology of the Near East | 3 credits in CAMS or 3 credits in ANTH or permission of instructor |
| ANTH 424 | Andean Ethnology and Archaeology | 3 credits of ANTH |
| APLNG 493 | Teaching English as a Second Language | |
| ARAB 401 | Advanced Language & Cultures I | ARAB 110 or approval of program |
| ARCH 316 | Analysis of Human Settlements: Cities | |
| ARCH 317 | Modern Japanese Architecture | |
| ARTH 306 | Color across Cultures: A Global History of Pigments, Dyes, Metals and Other Colorants in Art | |
| ARTH 335 | African Art | |
| ARTH 402 | The Illuminated Manuscript | 3 credits of ARTH |
| ARTH 429 | Studies in Baroque Art | 3 credits of ARTH |
| ARTH 440 | Monuments of Asia | ARTH 100 or ARTH 120 or ARTH 315 or ARTH 320 or ARTH 330 |
| ARTH 462 | Studies in Latin American Art | 3 credits of ARTH |
| ASIA 404Y | Topics in Asian Literature | 3 credits in literature or related field appropriate to this course |
| ASIA 430 | Japan in the World | JAPNS 120; JAPNS 121; ASIA 100; ASIA 101; ASIA 102; ASIA 105; ASIA 172; ASIA 175; ASIA 185; HIST 172; HIST 175; HIST 185; 5th Semester standing |
| ASIA 457 | Hiroshima & the Holocaust in History & Memory | Three credits in JST, HIST, or ASIA |
| ASIA 469 | Government and Politics of South Asia | PLSC 003, PLSC 014, PLSC 022 or ASIA 100 |
| CAMS 405 | Law & Economy in the Ancient Near East | 3 credits in CAMS |
| CAMS 497-001 | Special Topics: Greece, Rome, and Africa | |
| CED 420W | Gender and International Development | ENGL 15 or equivalent |
| CHNS 402 | Level Three Chinese B | CHNS 401 OR EQUIVALENT |
| CHNS 419 | The Chinese Rhetorical Tradition | ENGL 15; ASIA 3; ASIA 100; ASIA 104; ASIA 175; ASIA 181; HIST 175; CHNS 120; CHNS 121; RLST 3; RLST 181; 5th Semester standing Concurrent Courses: ENGL 471 |
| CHNS 454 | Introduction to Classical Chinese | CHINS 401 or equivalent |
| CMLIT 404Y | Topics in Asian Literature | 3 credits in literature or related fields appropriate to this course |
| CMLIT 406 | Women and World Literature | 3 credits in literature or in women's studies |
| CMLIT 435 | Cultures of Globalization | 3 credits in literature |
| CMLIT 438 | Fantastic Worlds: International and Comparative Perspectives | 3 credits in literature |
| CMLIT 446 | Postcolonial Literature and Culture | 3 credits in literature |
| COMM 410 | International Mass Communications | Students must be in the following majors COMM_PMAJ (003-010), ADPR_BA ( 004-010), JOURN_BA (004-010), MEDIA_BA (004-010) or TELCM_BA (004-010) or in the MEDIA_UMNR Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: COMM 100 or COMM 110 or COMM 118 or COMM 150 or COMM 180 or COMM 251 or COMM 260W or COMM 320 or COMM 370 |
| COMM 419 | World Media Systems | COMM 100N or COMM 110 or COMM 118 or COMM 150N or COMM 180 or COMM 251 or COMM 260W or COMM 320 or COMM 370 |
| ECON 433 | Advanced International Trade Theory and Policy | ECON 302 or ECON 333 |
| ECON 434 | International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics | ECON 304 or ECON 333 |
| ECON 437 | Multinationals and the Globalization of Production | ECON 302 or ECON 333 |
| ECON 438 | Winners and Losers from Globalization | ECON 306 and (ECON 302 or ECON 333) |
| ECON 470 | International Trade and Finance | ECON 102 or ECON 104 |
| ENGL 459 | Writing Palestine-Israel | ENGL 15 or equivalent Recommended Preparations: Some knowledge of the Israel-Palestine conflict would be helpful. |
| ENGL 471 | Rhetorical Traditions | ENGL 15 or equivalent |
| FR 331 | French and Francophone Culture I | FR 201, FR 202 |
| FR 351 | French and Francophone Literature I | FR 201, FR 202 |
| FR 352 | French and Francophone Literature II | FR 201, FR 202 |
| FR 409 | French for Professional Purposes | FR 201, FR 202 |
| GEOG 324 | Place, Space and Culture | GEOG 220 or GEOG 20 or GEOG 2N |
| GEOG 444 | Resource Governance in Africa | GEOG 30N or GEOG 210 or GEOG 220 or GEOG 230 or AFR 105 or AFR 110N |
| GER 308Y | German Business Communication | GER 301 or GER 302W |
| GER 310 | Introduction to the Study of German Literature | GER 301 or GER 302W |
| GER 420 | Genre | GER 401 |
| GER 430 | History of the German Language | GER 401Y |
| GER 440 | Seminar in German Culture | GER 401Y |
| HIST 405Y | The Roman Empire | HIST 001, HIST 101, or 3 credits in classical studies |
| HIST 411 | Medieval Britain | 6 credits in European history or medieval studies |
| HIST 414 | Renaissance and Reformation | HIST 001 |
| HIST 424 | Comparative History of Sports and Politics | 3 credits in HIST |
| HIST 457 | Hiroshima & the Holocaust in History and Memory | 3 credits in JST, HIST or ASIA |
| HIST 471Y | Classical Islamic Civilization, 600-1258 | |
| HIST 473 | The Contemporary Middle East | |
| HIST 492 | Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe | HIST 002 |
| IT 325 | Italy's Inspiration for Your Life | IT 3 or IT 20 or permission of instructor |
| IT 422 | Topics in the Italian Renaissance | any Italian course at the 300-level |
| IT 475 | Modern Italian Literature and Cinema | (taught in English) |
| JAPNS 430 |
Japan in the World |
JAPNS 120; JAPNS 121; ASIA 100; ASIA 101; ASIA 102; ASIA 105; ASIA 172; ASIA 175; ASIA 185; HIST 172; HIST 175; HIST 185; 5th Semester standing |
| JST 459 | Writing Palestine-Israel | ENGL 15 or equivalent Some knowledge of the Israel-Palestine conflict would be helpful |
| JST 473 | The Contemporary Middle East | |
| JST 474 | Hiroshima & the Holocaust in History and Memory | 3 credits in JST, HIST or ASIA |
| KINES 341 | The Historical, Cultural, and Social Dynamics of Sport | Students must be in the ATHTR_BS, KINES_BS, DUS_PMAJ or HHD_PMAJ majors or in the KINES_UMNR or SPRST_UMNR minors Students must have a grade of C or better in KINES 100 |
| KINES 446 | History of Sport in the Modern World | KINES 100 or KINES 341 or COMM 170 or RPTM 120 or HIST 113 or ENGL 234 or AFAM 114 or ASIA 101N or CAMS 142 or 6 credits in HIST |
| KINES 449 | Sport in African History | KINES 100 or 3 credits of AFR or 3 credits of HIST |
| KOR 402 | Level 3 Korean B | KOR 401 |
| KOR 403Y |
Level 4 Korean A |
KOR 402 |
| LHR 400 | Comparative Employment Relations Systems | LHR 100 or 3 other credits of LHR or 5th Semester standing |
| PHIL 439 | Seminar in Asian Philosophy | 9 credits in PHIL; or PHIL 7 plus any 3 additional credits of PHIL; or 9 credits of ASIA |
| PLSC 412 | International Political Economy | ECON 102, ECON 104 or IB 303 |
| PLSC 437 | War in World Politics | PLSC 14 |
| PLSC 443 | Ethnic Conflict in Africa | AFR 110N; PLSC 1; PLSC 3; PLSC 7N; PLSC 14; PLSC 17N; PLSC 20 |
| PLSC 454 | Government and Politics of Africa | AFR 110, PLSC 3, PLSC 20 or PLSC 22 |
| PLSC 469 | Government and Politics of South Asia | PLSC 3, PLSC 14, PLSC 22 or ASIA 100 |
| PLSC 478 | China and the World | PLSC 3 or PLSC 14 or ASIA 100 |
| RLST 471Y | Classical Islamic Civilization, 600-1258 | |
| RUS 405 | Seminar in Russian Literature | RUS 401 |
| SOC 410 | The Global Impact of Education | 5th semester standing |
| SOC 422 | World Population Diversity | 3 credits in SOC |
| SPAN 353 | Topics in the Culture of Spain | SPAN 253W |
| SPAN 355 | Topics in the Cultures of Latin America | SPAN 200 and SPAN 253W |
| SPAN 420 | Spanish for Business and International Trade | SPAN 100A or SPAN 200 and SPAN 215 or SPAN 253 |
| SPAN 476 | Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature | SPAN 100A or SPAN 200 and SPAN 253W |
| SPAN 491 | Masterpieces of Spanish Drama and Poetry | SPAN 100A or SPAN 200 and SPAN 253W |
| WMNST 301N | Sexualities, Gender and Power: Feminist Thought & Politics | WMNST 105; or WMST 100; or WMNST 106 |
| WMNST 303 | Race and Gender in the Americas: Latin American and Caribbean Cultures | |
| WMNST 420W | Gender and International Development | ENGL 15 or equivalent |
| WMNST 440W | Women in Global Cities | WMNST 100 or WMNST 200 |