Institute for European Studies
Minor in European Studies
Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements EUROMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Electives. At least 15 credit hours:
- ANTH-L 200 Language and Culture
- CEUS-R 399 Advanced Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
- ECON-E 303 Survey of International Economics
- EURO-E 200 Intermediate Modern Greek I
- EURO-E 250 Intermediate Modern Greek II: An Introduction to Modern Greek Culture
- EURO-E 300 Advanced Modern Greek I: Cultural Literacy and Current Events
- EURO-E 350 Advanced Modern Greek II: Literature, History, and Cinema
- EURO-W 301 Modern European Politics and Society
- EURO-W 304 Model European Union
- EURO-W 325 European Issues Enhanced by European Language Discussion
- EURO-W 401 Topics in European Intellectual History
- EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies
- EURO-W 406 Special Topics in European Studies
- EURO-W 475 Capstone in European Studies
- EURO-X 373 Internship in European Studies
- EURO-X 490 Individual Readings in European Studies
- GER-E 162 Scandinavian Culture
- HISP-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context
- HIST-H 104 Europe: Napoleon to the Present
- HIST-H 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present
- INTL-I 310 Advanced Topics in Diplomacy, Security, Governance
- INTL-I 423 Postcolonial/Postcommunist Discourses
- POLS-X 476 Political Science Practicum III
- POLS-Y 102 International Political Controversies
- POLS-Y 343 The Politics of International Development
- REEI-R 300 Russian and East European Issues
- SOC-S 101 Social Problems and Policies (Approved topics: "IMMIGRATION" (TPC 37))
- ANTH-E 387 The Ethnography of Europe
- ARTH-A 203 Machine Age Modern: European Modernism, 1848-1939
- ARTH-A 205 Baroque Art in Europe: From Caravaggio to Rembrandt
- ARTH-A 206 Classical Art and Archaeology
- ARTH-A 214 Art and Life in Ancient Rome
- ARTH-A 224 The Gothic Cathedral
- ARTH-A 231 The Age of Giants: Art in the Time of Leonardo and Michelangelo
- ARTH-A 233 Renaissance and Baroque Art in Italy 1250-1700
- ARTH-A 234 Renaissance Florence
- ARTH-A 240 Rococo, Revolution, Romance
- ARTH-A 303 The Art and Ideas of Eighteenth-Century Europe and America
- ARTH-A 311 Art of the Classical Age of Greece
- ARTH-A 312 Art of the Roman Empire
- ARTH-A 313 Greek Pottery and Painting
- ARTH-A 314 History of Greek Sculpture
- ARTH-A 315 The Body in Classical Art
- ARTH-A 316 Ancient Art from Alexander the Great to Augustus
- ARTH-A 321 Romans and Barbarians: Early Medieval Art
- ARTH-A 322 Romanesque and Gothic Art
- ARTH-A 323 Illuminated Manuscripts in the Middle Ages: Form, Function, and Audience
- ARTH-A 330 Art of Renaissance and Baroque
- ARTH-A 331 Fourteenth- and Fifteenth-Century Art in Italy
- ARTH-A 332 Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Art in Southern Europe
- ARTH-A 333 From Van Eyck to Vermeer
- ARTH-A 335 Baroque Art in Italy, 1580-1700
- ARTH-A 337 Age of Rubens and Rembrandt
- ARTH-A 340 Topics in Modern Art
- ARTH-A 341 Nineteenth-Century European Art
- ARTH-A 347 Picasso
- ARTH-A 349 Dada and Surrealism
- ARTH-A 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- ARTH-A 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- ARTH-A 414 Art & Archaeology of the Roman World
- ARTH-A 415 Roman Painting
- ARTH-A 416 Greek Architecture
- ARTH-A 417 Roman Sculpture
- ARTH-A 417 Roman Sculpture
- ARTH-A 418 Roman Architecture
- ARTH-A 423 Romanesque Art
- ARTH-A 425 Heaven on Earth: Art and the Church in Byzantium
- ARTH-A 426 The Medieval City
- ARTH-A 432 Italian Art of the Sixteenth Century
- ARTH-A 434 Visual Culture of the Interwar Years
- ARTH-A 436 Italian Art of the Fifteenth Century
- ARTH-A 437 Playing with Pictures in the Fifteenth-Century Netherlands
- ARTH-A 440 Nineteenth-Century Painting I
- ARTH-A 441 Nineteenth-Century Painting II
- ARTH-A 442 Twentieth-Century Art, 1900-1945
- ARTH-A 482 Sixteenth-Century Visual Culture in Northern Europe
- CEUS-R 294 Introduction to Hungary, Estonia, and Finland
- CEUS-R 295 Contemporary East Central Europe
- CEUS-R 302 Modern Finland
- CEUS-R 309 Topics in Baltic-Finnish Studies
- CEUS-R 340 Introduction to Hungarian Studies
- CEUS-R 342 Roma (Gypsy) History and Culture
- CEUS-R 349 Topics in Hungarian Studies
- CEUS-R 441 Art and Music of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Hungary
- CEUS-T 201 Intermediate Finnish I
- CEUS-T 202 Intermediate Finnish II
- CEUS-T 203 Intermediate Estonian I
- CEUS-T 204 Intermediate Estonian II
- CEUS-T 241 Intermediate Hungarian I
- CEUS-T 242 Intermediate Hungarian II
- CEUS-T 301 Advanced Finnish I
- CEUS-T 302 Advanced Finnish II
- CEUS-T 303 Advanced Estonian I
- CEUS-T 304 Advanced Estonian II
- CEUS-T 341 Advanced Hungarian I
- CEUS-T 342 Advanced Hungarian II
- CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology
- CLAS-C 206 Classical Art and Archaeology
- CLAS-C 209 Medical Terms from Greek and Latin
- CLAS-C 310 Classical Drama
- CLAS-C 311 Classical Epics
- CLAS-C 321 Classical Myth and Culture in Film
- CLAS-C 351 Change and Innovation in Greece
- CLAS-C 362 Later Latin Literature in Translation
- CMLT-C 325 The Renaissance
- CMLT-C 329 The Eighteenth Century
- CMLT-C 333 Romanticism
- CMLT-C 335 Realism, Naturalism, and Symbolism
- CMLT-C 363 Black Paris
- ENG-L 220 Introduction to Shakespeare
- ENG-L 305 Chaucer
- ENG-L 306 Middle English Literature
- ENG-L 307 Medieval and Tudor Drama
- ENG-L 308 Elizabethan and Seventeenth-Century Drama
- ENG-L 309 Elizabethan Poetry
- ENG-L 310
- ENG-L 312 Literary History 2: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
- ENG-L 313 Early Plays of Shakespeare
- ENG-L 314 Late Plays of Shakespeare
- ENG-L 317 English Poetry of the Early Seventeenth Century
- ENG-L 318 Milton
- ENG-L 320 Restoration and Early Eighteenth-Century Literature
- ENG-L 327 Later Eighteenth-Century Literature
- ENG-L 328 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama
- ENG-L 332 Romantic Literature
- ENG-L 335 Victorian Literature
- ENG-L 345 Twentieth-Century British Poetry
- ENG-L 346 20th and 21st Century British Fiction
- ENG-L 347 British Fiction to 1800
- ENG-L 348 Nineteenth-Century British Fiction
- FOLK-F 312 European Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
- FRIT-F 200 Second-Year French I: Language and Culture
- FRIT-F 202 Intermediate French Conversation I
- FRIT-F 222 Media Studies in the Francophone World
- FRIT-F 225 French Culture: Topics
- FRIT-F 226 French Society: Topics
- FRIT-F 227 French Style: Topics
- FRIT-F 250 Second-Year French II: Language and Culture
- FRIT-F 252 Intermediate French Conversation II
- FRIT-F 300 French and Francophone Studies: Introduction
- FRIT-F 305 Stage and Page
- FRIT-F 306 Fiction and Poetry
- FRIT-F 310 Francophone Culture: Topics
- FRIT-F 311 French/Francophone Studies Through Film
- FRIT-F 311 French/Francophone Studies Through Film
- FRIT-F 313 Advanced Grammar
- FRIT-F 314 Creative and Critical Writing in French
- FRIT-F 315 The Sounds and Rhythms of French
- FRIT-F 316 Conversational Practice
- FRIT-F 317 French in the Business World
- FRIT-F 361 La France médiévale (jusqu\'à 1500)
- FRIT-F 362 Renaissance et Révolution
- FRIT-F 363 La France Post-Révolutionnaire
- FRIT-F 375 Thèmes et perspectives littéraires et culturels
- FRIT-F 401 Structure and Development of French
- FRIT-F 402 Introduction to French Linguistics
- FRIT-F 413 French Renaissance
- FRIT-F 423 Seventeenth-Century French Literature
- FRIT-F 424 Ideas and Culture in Seventeenth-Century France
- FRIT-F 436 Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau
- FRIT-F 450 Culture and Society in French Studies
- FRIT-F 451 Literature and the Arts in French Studies
- FRIT-F 455 Le Roman au 20e siècle
- FRIT-F 460 La francophonie nord-américaine
- FRIT-F 461 Cinéma et Culture: La France/la Francophonie contemporaine
- FRIT-F 467 French Beyond the Hexagon
- FRIT-G 275 Thematic Studies
- FRIT-M 200 Intermediate Italian I
- FRIT-M 215 Accelerated Second-Year Italian
- FRIT-M 222 Topics in Italian Culture
- FRIT-M 235 Rome, the City and the Myth
- FRIT-M 236 Dante's Divine Comedy
- FRIT-M 238 Visual, Musical, and Literary Culture in Italy
- FRIT-M 250 Intermediate Italian II
- FRIT-M 300 Italian Conversation and Diction
- FRIT-M 301 Italian Reading and Expression
- FRIT-M 305 Perspectives on Italian Culture
- FRIT-M 307 Masterpieces of Italian Literature I
- FRIT-M 308 Masterpieces of Italian Literature II
- FRIT-M 311 Italian Film and Culture
- FRIT-M 390 Studies in Italian Film
- FRIT-M 435 Theatre Workshop
- FRIT-M 450 Seminar in Italian Literature
- FRIT-M 455 Seminar in Italian Cinema
- FRIT-M 474 Workshop on Advanced Italian Stylistics and Expression
- GEOG-G 428 Geography of Europe
- GER-E 321 Gender and Sexuality in Germany
- GER-E 322 German Cultural History
- GER-E 323 German Film Culture
- GER-E 341 Dutch Culture: The Modern Netherlands
- GER-E 342 Topics in Dutch Culture and History
- GER-E 343 Topics in Dutch Literature
- GER-E 351 Topics in Yiddish Literature
- GER-E 352 Topics in Yiddish Culture
- GER-E 361 Vikings and Sagas
- GER-E 362 Topics in Scandinavian Culture
- GER-E 363 Topics in Scandinavian Literature
- GER-G 200 Intermediate German I
- GER-G 250 Intermediate German II
- GER-G 300 Fifth-Semester College German
- GER-G 305 Introduction to German Literature: Types
- GER-G 306 Introduction to German Literature: Themes
- GER-G 330
- GER-G 362 Introduction to Contemporary Germany
- GER-G 363 Introduction to German Cultural History
- GER-G 375 Conversational German
- GER-G 400 Advanced College German
- GER-G 404 Modern German Literature
- GER-G 415 Perspectives on German Literature
- GER-G 416 Studies in German Authors
- GER-G 418 German Film and Popular Culture
- GER-G 448 Introduction to German Phonetics and Phonology
- GER-G 453
- GER-G 458 Introduction to German Morphology
- GER-G 459 Introduction to the History of the German Language
- GER-G 464 German Culture and Society
- GER-K 200 Intermediate Norwegian I
- GER-K 250 Intermediate Norwegian II
- GER-N 200 Dutch Reading, Composition, and Conversation I
- GER-N 250 Dutch Reading, Composition, and Conversation II
- GER-N 300 Advanced Dutch I
- GER-N 330 Advanced Dutch II
- GER-X 493 Individual Readings in Yiddish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture
- GER-Y 200 Intermediate Yiddish I
- GER-Y 250 Intermediate Yiddish II
- HISP-P 200 Second-Year Portuguese I
- HISP-P 250 Second-Year Portuguese II
- HISP-P 290 Global Portuguese: Arts and Culture
- HISP-P 311 Advanced Grammar and Composition in Portuguese
- HISP-P 317 Reading and Conversation in Portuguese
- HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
- HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
- HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
- HISP-P 410 Brazilian Cinema
- HISP-P 411 Portugal: The Cultural Context
- HISP-P 412 Brazil: The Cultural Context
- HISP-P 425 Structure of Portuguese Language
- HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
- HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
- HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
- HISP-S 200 Second-Year Spanish I
- HISP-S 250 Second-Year Spanish II
- HISP-S 260 Trends in Hispanic Cinema
- HISP-S 260 Trends in Hispanic Cinema
- HISP-S 265 Topics in Hispanic Literature in Translation
- HISP-S 280 Spanish Grammar in Context
- HISP-S 284 Women in Hispanic Culture
- HISP-S 304 Spanish for Health Professions
- HISP-S 308 Composition and Conversation in Spanish
- HISP-S 315 Spanish in the Business World
- HISP-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction
- HISP-S 322
- HISP-S 324 Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures
- HISP-S 326 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
- HISP-S 328 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
- HISP-S 334 Panoramas of Hispanic Literature
- HISP-S 336 Introduction to Spanish Translation
- HISP-S 407 Cultural Icons of Spain
- HISP-S 408 Iberian Modernities
- HISP-S 419 Modern Spanish Prose Fiction
- HISP-S 420 Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction
- HISP-S 422 Hispanic Cinema
- HISP-S 423 The Craft of Translation
- HISP-S 425 Spanish Phonetics
- HISP-S 427 The Structure of Spanish
- HISP-S 429 Hispanic Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics
- HISP-S 430 The Acquisition of Spanish
- HISP-S 450 Don Quijote
- HISP-S 472 Dictatorship and Democracy in Spanish American Literature and Culture
- HISP-S 473 Hispanic Literature and Literary Theory
- HIST-B 200 Issues in Western European History
- HIST-B 204 Medieval Heroes
- HIST-B 208 Pagans and Christians in the Middle Ages
- HIST-B 215 Religion, Magic and Witchcraft, 1000--2000
- HIST-B 226 The Mafia and Other Italian Mysteries
- HIST-B 260 Women, Men, and Society in Modern Europe
- HIST-B 270 Inside Nazi Germany
- HIST-B 300 Issues in Western European History
- HIST-B 301 Issues in Medieval European History
- HIST-B 302 Issues in Early Modern European History
- HIST-B 303 Issues in Modern European History
- HIST-B 313 The Crusades
- HIST-B 315 European Anti-Semitism from the Enlightenment to the Holocaust
- HIST-B 321 European Jews in the Age of Discovery
- HIST-B 322 Jews in the Modern World
- HIST-B 323 History of the Holocaust
- HIST-B 330 The Jews of Spain
- HIST-B 348 Byzantine History
- HIST-B 351 Western Europe in the Early Middle Ages
- HIST-B 352 Western Europe in the High and Later Middle Ages
- HIST-B 353 The Renaissance
- HIST-B 354 The Reformation
- HIST-B 356 French Revolution and Napoleon
- HIST-B 359 Europe from Napoleon to the First World War I
- HIST-B 360 Europe from Napoleon to the First World War II
- HIST-B 361 Europe in the Twentieth Century I
- HIST-B 362 Europe in the Twentieth Century II
- HIST-B 366 Paris and Berlin in the 1920s: A Cultural History
- HIST-B 368 Modern Italy
- HIST-B 377 Germany, Reformation to 1871
- HIST-B 378 Germany, 1871 to the Present
- HIST-B 386 British Sexual Histories: From Regency Scandals to Sexual Revolution
- HIST-B 400 Issues in Western European History
- HIST-C 215 Sparta at War
- HIST-C 300 Issues in Classical and Byzantine History
- HIST-C 320 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
- HIST-C 376 Greek History: Bronze Age to the Persian Wars
- HIST-C 377 Greek History: The Persian Wars to the Legacy of Alexander
- HIST-C 390 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- HIST-C 400 Issues in Ancient History
- HIST-D 200 Issues in Russian/East European History
- HIST-D 300 Issues in Russian/East European History
- HIST-D 304 Jews of Eastern Europe
- HIST-D 322 Hungarian History and Civilization 1711--1918
- HIST-D 325 Path to Emancipation: Nationalism in the Balkans, 1804--1923
- HIST-D 327 The Habsburg Empire, 1780-1918: Nation-Building and Imperial Decline
- HIST-D 329 Eastern Europe 1900--1943
- HIST-D 330 Eastern Europe 1944--Present
- HIST-H 206 Medieval Civilization
- HIST-H 210 Britain's Road to Modernity
- HIST-H 213
- HIST-H 231 Women, Men and Family in History
- HPSC-X 406 Survey of History of Science up to 1750
- HPSC-X 452 Modern Philosophy of Science
- PHIL-P 211 Early Modern Philosophy
- PHIL-P 301 Medieval Philosophy
- PHIL-P 304 19th Century Philosophy
- PHIL-P 335 Phenomenology and Existentialism
- PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
- PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
- POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
- POLS-Y 340 East European Politics
- POLS-Y 347 German Politics
- POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
- POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics
- REEI-R 201 Current Issues in Eastern Europe
- SLAV-C 201 Intermediate Czech I
- SLAV-C 202 Intermediate Czech II
- SLAV-C 211 Summer Intensive Intermediate Czech I
- SLAV-C 222 Summer Intensive Intermediate Czech II
- SLAV-C 223 Introduction to Czech Culture
- SLAV-C 301
- SLAV-C 302
- SLAV-C 363 History of Czech Literature and Culture
- SLAV-C 364 Lovers & Murderers: Czech Literature and Culture from WWII to Today
- SLAV-C 365 Seminar in Czech and Central European Literatures and Cultures
- SLAV-C 366 Czech Cinema
- SLAV-M 201 Intermediate Romanian I
- SLAV-M 201 Intermediate Romanian I
- SLAV-M 211 Summer Intensive Intermediate Romanian I
- SLAV-M 222 Summer Intensive Intermediate Romanian II
- SLAV-P 201 Intermediate Polish I
- SLAV-P 202 Intermediate Polish II
- SLAV-P 211 Summer Intensive Intermediate Polish I
- SLAV-P 222 Summer Intensive Intermediate Polish II
- SLAV-P 223 Introduction to Polish Culture
- SLAV-P 301
- SLAV-P 302
- SLAV-P 363 Faces of War and Freedom
- SLAV-P 363 Faces of War and Freedom
- SLAV-P 365 Topics in Polish Literature and Culture
- SLAV-P 366 The Bold and the Restless: Polish Film from the 1950s to the Present
- SLAV-P 473 Fourth-Year Polish I
- SLAV-P 474 Fourth-Year Polish II
- SLAV-S 201 Intermediate Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian I
- SLAV-S 202 Intermediate Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian II
- SLAV-S 211 Summer Intensive Intermediate Croatian/Serbian I
- SLAV-S 222 Summer Intensive Intermediate Croatian/Serbian II
- SLAV-S 223 Introduction to Balkan and South Slavic Cultures
- SLAV-S 301
- SLAV-S 302
- SLAV-S 320 Special Topics in Slavic Studies
- SLAV-S 363 Literature and Culture of the Southern Slavs I: Literature and Nationalism in the Balkans
- SLAV-S 364 Socialist Modernism
- SLAV-S 401
- SLAV-S 402
- SLAV-T 230 Topics in Slavic Literatures and Cultures
- SLAV-T 366 Central European Cinema
- SLAV-X 390 Readings in Romanian
- BUS-C 272 Global Business Immersion-Business Communications (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- BUS-D 271 Global Business Analysis-International Business Management (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- BUS-F 272 Global Business Immersion-Finance (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- BUS-T 144 Jllc Hot Topics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
ANTH-L 200 Language and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introduction to the field of linguistic anthropology, the social scientific study of language. Examines how languages reflect cultures, how language use reproduces culture(s), how linguistic categories relate to categories of thought, and how linguistic variation both reflects and shapes social categories such as gender, class, race, and ethnicity.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 399 Advanced Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Variable title course for topic in Central Eurasian studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours in CEUS-R 399 and CEUS-U 320.
ECON-E 303 Survey of International Economics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 252 or ECON-B 252
- Description
- Basis for and effects of international trade, commercial policy and effects of trade restrictions, balance of payments and exchange rate adjustment, international monetary systems, and fixed versus flexible exchange rates.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
EURO-E 200 Intermediate Modern Greek I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- EURO-E 150
- Description
- Completion of grammar and syntax not covered in EURO-E 100, EURO-E 150 and practice in reading selections from a number of modern writers.
EURO-E 250 Intermediate Modern Greek II: An Introduction to Modern Greek Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- EURO-E 200
- Description
- Continuation of first-semester EURO-E 200 Second-Year Modern Greek. Students enrolling must have either taken EURO-E 200 or placement exam. Course will build on language skills acquired during first semester. This will involve covering more advanced grammar and vocabulary, and developing writing skills. Emphasis placed on verbal expression.
EURO-E 300 Advanced Modern Greek I: Cultural Literacy and Current Events
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- EURO-E 250
- Description
- Assists advanced students in developing both their communicative competency in modern Greek and their awareness of Greek culture and society. The emphasis on popular culture begun in EURO-E 250 continues and is augmented by an emphasis on current events.
EURO-E 350 Advanced Modern Greek II: Literature, History, and Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- EURO-E 300
- Description
- Assists advanced students in developing both their communicative competency and their awareness of Greek culture and history. Focuses on improving language skills by engaging Greek history through literature and cinema.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
EURO-W 301 Modern European Politics and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The politics, economics, and social structures of West European countries. Examination of selected domestic and international issues, including the welfare states, the European community, and West-East European relations.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EURO-W 301 or POLS-Y 335.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
EURO-W 304 Model European Union
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A course with two interrelated parts. The first involves an analysis of the decision-making powers of the European Union (EU). This analysis then leads to a formal simulation of the EU.
- Repeatability
- This course may be repeated for credit, for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
EURO-W 325 European Issues Enhanced by European Language Discussion
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department based on language proficiency in target language equivalent to completion of fourth semester
- Corequisites
- Host course specified each semester. Seminar taught in a European language in conjunction with a subject course on a topic related to Western Europe
- Description
- Topic and language vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
EURO-W 401 Topics in European Intellectual History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- Open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students
- Description
- A survey of modern European intellectual history from the French Revolution to the present.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected ideas, trends, and problems in contemporary Europe from the perspective of social and behavioral sciences. Specific topics will be announced each semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
EURO-W 406 Special Topics in European Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected ideas, trends, and problems in contemporary Europe from the perspective of arts and humanities. Specific topics will be announced each semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
EURO-W 475 Capstone in European Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department based on completion of at least 9 credit hours toward the minor or certificate in European Studies
- Description
- Consolidates learning from previous courses. Sessions arranged to present papers for evaluation and criticism by fellow students.
EURO-X 373 Internship in European Studies
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department based on completion of at least 6 credit hours toward the minor or certificate in European Studies
- Description
- Provides an opportunity to combine interests in modern Europe with practical experience working with the Institute for European Studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
EURO-X 490 Individual Readings in European Studies
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor and director
- Description
- Independent readings or research project in European Studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in EURO-W 415 and EURO-X 490.
GER-E 162 Scandinavian Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces Scandinavian cultural history from the region's unique position as an "outsider" living in the outskirts of Europe and in close proximity to nature. Studies the Viking expansion, Icelandic sagas, traditional folk culture and its transformation into modern-day individual expression, indigenous modes of expression, contemporary literature and film, and current political and social trends.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334
- Description
- A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spain.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HIST-H 104 Europe: Napoleon to the Present
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The development of European society from the downfall of Napoleon in 1815 to the present; the impact of the industrial revolution; the rise of the middle class; liberalism, Marxism, and mass politics; nationalism and imperialism; international communism and fascism.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-H 252 Introduction to Jewish History: From Spanish Expulsion to the Present
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Jewish history from early modern times to the present. Topics include Jewish daily life in early modern Europe and Ottoman Turkey, Jewish mysticism, Hasidism, Jewish emancipation, modern Judaism, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, Zionism, the State of Israel, and the history of American Jewry.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-H 252 or JSTU-J 252.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
INTL-I 310 Advanced Topics in Diplomacy, Security, Governance
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Advanced topics focusing on the development of the modern state and the role of international organizations in maintaining global security and promoting global governance. Addresses issues of political and cultural diplomacy and their effect in international disputes.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
INTL-I 423 Postcolonial/Postcommunist Discourses
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of emergence and use of postcolonial and postcommunist theories to analyze colonial and communist discourses as well as their political and cultural legacies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
POLS-X 476 Political Science Practicum III
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- Information on topic and course affiliation available in the online schedule of classes
- Description
- In the practicum, students will conduct experiments, or participate in simulations, or hold moot court sessions, or compete in debates or engage in problem-solving exercises.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours in POLS-X 380 and POLS-X 476.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
POLS-Y 102 International Political Controversies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to current or past controversial issues in international and comparative politics, presenting multiple sides of complex issues. Topics vary from semester to semester.
- Repeatability
- The course may be repeated once; however, it may be counted only once toward a political science major.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 343 The Politics of International Development
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the key debates and issues regarding how "poor" countries develop economically and socially. Analyzes the interactions between politics and economics in the development process at the global, national, and local levels. Cases for comparison will include countries from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
REEI-R 300 Russian and East European Issues
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Brief examination of selected topics related to Russia and East Europe. Variable topics.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a total of 6 credit hours.
SOC-S 101 Social Problems and Policies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces sociology through in-depth study of a major social problem; examines research on the problem; and explores alternative policies. Problems treated vary by section. Examples include the environment; women, men, and work; medicine in America; the sociology of sport; alcohol and drug use.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 15 credit hours. May be counted only once in the major toward departmental requirements.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-E 387 The Ethnography of Europe
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Europe is viewed as an idea, an identity, and an historical consciousness. Students explore the meaning of this idea in the contemporary development of social and cultural anthropology, and in such social areas as regionalism and nationalism, ethnic identity, gender and kinship, religion, the city versus the village, and political life.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 203 Machine Age Modern: European Modernism, 1848-1939
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores visual culture in Europe from the introduction of photography through the rise of cinema. Considers the dynamics of modernism in relation to processes of modernization, such as technological innovation, the advent of mass culture and spectacle, and socio-political change.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 203 or FINA-A 203.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 205 Baroque Art in Europe: From Caravaggio to Rembrandt
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of seventeenth-century European art. Focus will be on Italy, France, Spain, and the Netherlands. Artists to be discussed include Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Bernini, Poussin, El Greco, Velazquez, Rubens, Van Dyck, Vermeer, and Rembrandt.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 206 Classical Art and Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the art and archaeology of classical lands from the Minoan-Mycenaean Age through classical Greece and Rome. Emphasis on the contributions of archaeology to our understanding of classical culture.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 206, FINA-A 206, or CLAS-C 206.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
ARTH-A 214 Art and Life in Ancient Rome
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Thematic exploration of the art and architecture of ancient Rome with a focus on the relationship between art and society during the imperial period.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 214 or FINA-A 214.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 224 The Gothic Cathedral
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Studies the development of the Gothic cathedral, the most important cultural institution and innovating force in Europe in the development of architecture, visual arts, education and music. Examines trends in European architecture, sculpture and painting in the twelfth through fifteenth centuries, and the connections between the visual arts and politics, theology, music and religious practice.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 224, ARTH-A 324, or FINA-A 324.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 231 The Age of Giants: Art in the Time of Leonardo and Michelangelo
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Italian painting and sculpture in the time of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), whose accomplishments represent what S.J. Freedberg has called the "most extraordinary intersection of genius art history has known." Besides an overview of Italian High Renaissance art, major topics to be addressed include the rivalry between Leonardo and Michelangelo, Leonardo's notebooks, and the reception of both artists' works in later centuries.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 231 or FINA-A 231.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
ARTH-A 233 Renaissance and Baroque Art in Italy 1250-1700
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the major artists and monuments in Italy 1250-1700. Painting, sculpture, and architecture in Florence, Venice, and Rome will be given particular attention.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 233 or FINA-A 233.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 234 Renaissance Florence
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the interrelationships between Florentine artistic and literary culture between 1300 and 1530. Major emphasis on Boccaccio, Giotto, Masaccio, Donatello, Lorenzo de' Medici, Leonardo da Vinci, Guicciardini, Machiavelli, and Michelangelo.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 234, FINA-A 234, or FRIT-M 234.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 240 Rococo, Revolution, Romance
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focuses on the painting, sculpture and architecture of the Rococo movement; its interdisciplinary reach into aspects of interior design, literature, music, and theater; and its important impact on the cultural climate of the eighteenth century.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 240 or FINA-A 240.
ARTH-A 303 The Art and Ideas of Eighteenth-Century Europe and America
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the ideas that shaped the art of the eighteenth century, reflecting changing attitudes towards education, literacy, religion, leadership, social values, women and slavery, the scope of knowledge, as well as the human psyche. Focus is on key paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints of the period.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 311 Art of the Classical Age of Greece
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Architecture, sculpture, and painting in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 311 or FINA-A 311.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 312 Art of the Roman Empire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of art and architecture of the Roman Empire from 31 B.C.E. to 337 C.E.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 312 or FINA-A 312.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 313 Greek Pottery and Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Greek painted pottery and remains of painting from 1000 to 200 B.C. It illustrates the successive stages of development, drawing upon the rich collection of the IU Art Museum to illuminate the different phases. Emphasis is on period as well as individual styles and on the interpretation of subject matter as well as on technique.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 313 or FINA-A 313.
ARTH-A 314 History of Greek Sculpture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The history of Greek sculpture from the early Iron Age (ca. 900 B.C.) to the late Hellenistic period. Focus on problems of change, context, and stylistic differentiation between parts of the Greek world. Original material from the IU Art Museum will also be studied.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 314 or FINA-A 314.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 315 The Body in Classical Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course will explore the representation of the human body, both nude and draped, from Archaic Greece to the Late Roman period (ca. 600 B.C. to A.D. 400).
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 316 Ancient Art from Alexander the Great to Augustus
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the art and architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic and Roman Republican periods.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 316 or FINA-A 316.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 321 Romans and Barbarians: Early Medieval Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys the art and architecture of Western Europe from the fourth through the tenth centuries, a period of enormous change when new social and cultural systems developed. Examines visual forms such as painting, sculpture, and architecture in the context of such cultural institutions as warfare, kingship, and monasticism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 321 or FINA-A 321.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 322 Romanesque and Gothic Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the art of the High Middle Ages from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries, with an emphasis on architecture and sculpture in England, France, Germany, and Italy.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 322 or FINA-A 322.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 323 Illuminated Manuscripts in the Middle Ages: Form, Function, and Audience
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Starting with the invention of the codex in the first century, and continuing to the end of the Middle Ages, this course will investigate the tools, methods and inspiration behind the creation of medieval manuscripts. Lectures will survey the most important types of manuscripts and schools of manuscript illumination, as well as their audiences.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 323 or FINA-A 323.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 330 Art of Renaissance and Baroque
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of Renaissance and Baroque art.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in ARTH-A 330 and FINA-A 330.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 331 Fourteenth- and Fifteenth-Century Art in Italy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 331 or FINA-A 331.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 332 Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Art in Southern Europe
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Beginnings of baroque style and pictorial traditions, which spread from Italy to Spain and France.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 332 or FINA-A 332.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 333 From Van Eyck to Vermeer
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of major artists and themes in Netherlandish painting from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 333 or FINA-A 333.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 335 Baroque Art in Italy, 1580-1700
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Sculpture, painting, and architecture in Italy, 1580-1700. Development of baroque style from the late sixteenth century through the period of the High Baroque in Rome, Florence, and Venice in the mid- to late -seventeenth century. Lectures, readings, and discussions will be centered around questions of stylistic progression, and the influence of patrons, socioeconomic conditions, and religion on artistic practice.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 335 or FINA-A 335.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 337 Age of Rubens and Rembrandt
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Baroque art in northern Europe of the sixteenth and seventeenth century, emphasizing the art and culture of the Netherlands.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 337 or FINA-A 337.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 340 Topics in Modern Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of nineteenth- and twentieth-century European and American art.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in ARTH-A 340 and FINA-A 340.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 341 Nineteenth-Century European Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of major artists and styles in painting and sculpture from c. 1770 to 1900, emphasizing developments in France, England, and Germany. Topics include neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, and post-impressionism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 341 or FINA-A 341.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 347 Picasso
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the different phases of Picasso's career, the artistic milieu in which he worked, and the critical approaches that have been taken to his art.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 347 or FINA-A 347.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 349 Dada and Surrealism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An examination of the Dada Surrealism project, in particular the critique of established forms of art making; also the historical background, intellectual sources, and social and political goals of the two movements.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 349 or FINA-A 349.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the preclassical art and archaeology of the Aegean Basin: Greece, Crete, and the Aegean islands during the Stone and Bronze Ages (to about 1000 B.C.). Topics covered include Troy, Minoan Crete, and Mycenaean Greece.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 412 or FINA-A 412.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Art and archaeology of Greece from about 1000 B.C. through the Hellenistic period. Special attention given to the development of Greek architecture, sculpture, and vase painting. Continuation of ARTH-A 412 (CLAS-C 412), but ARTH-A 412 (CLAS-C 412) is not a prerequisite.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 413, FINA-A 413, or CLAS-C 413.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 414 Art & Archaeology of the Roman World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Development of Roman architecture, sculpture, and painting from the beginning through the 4th century A.D. Consideration given to the major archaeological sites. Continuation of ARTH-A 413, but ARTH-A 413 is not a prerequisite.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 414 or CLAS-C 414.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 415 Roman Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Critical survey of Roman painting from second century B.C. through early fourth century A.D. Emphasis is on paintings from Rome and the region of Pompeii in the period from 100 B.C. to A.D. 79.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 415 or FINA-A 415.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 416 Greek Architecture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The development of Greek architecture from the ninth to the first century B.C.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 416 or FINA-A 416.
ARTH-A 417 Roman Sculpture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analytical survey of Roman sculpture from the Republic through the reign of Septimus (circa third century B.C.E. to early third century C.E.).
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 417 or FINA-A 417.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 417 Roman Sculpture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analytical survey of Roman sculpture from the Republic through the reign of Septimus (circa third century B.C.E. to early third century C.E.).
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 417 or FINA-A 417.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 418 Roman Architecture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The formation and development of Roman architecture from the second century B.C. to the middle of the fourth century A.D.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 418 or FINA-A 418.
ARTH-A 423 Romanesque Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive analysis of the art of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Emphasis on architecture and sculpture of England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 423 or FINA-A 423.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 425 Heaven on Earth: Art and the Church in Byzantium
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Art and architecture of the Byzantine Empire (A.D. 600-1453). Consideration of materials from the core territories of the Byzantine world (Constantinople, Asia Minor, Greece), the Byzantine commonwealth of Orthodox lands (Kievan Rus, Serbia) and Western Europe (Sicily, Venice, Crusader states).
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 425 or FINA-A 425.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 426 The Medieval City
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course will examine the cities of Western Europe and the Islamic and Byzantine worlds from the perspective of the institutions of the city and the art and architecture they generated, including houses, fortifications, churches, town halls, guild halls, and markets. Medieval representations of the city also will be explored.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 426 or FINA-A 426.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 432 Italian Art of the Sixteenth Century
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Investigates art in Italy during one of its most important centuries. Focuses on the artists of central Italy including such luminaries as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Examines the puzzling phenomenon of mannerism (Pontormo, Rosso, Bronzino, Parmigianino) and the warm, painterly naturalism of Venice (Giorgione, Titian).
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 432 or FINA-A 432.
ARTH-A 434 Visual Culture of the Interwar Years
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the creative practice of artists primarily in Germany, Russia and France from 1918 to 1939 with significant attention to texts that theorized social and artistic change during the interwar years. Includes the legacy of Expressionism, Dada as cultural critique, the so-called realism of the Neue Sachlichkeit, photography and cinema as new media.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 434 or FINA-A 434.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
ARTH-A 436 Italian Art of the Fifteenth Century
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Major artists and stylistic trends of fifteenth-century Italy. Special attention to Tuscan painting and sculpture and to the works of Masaccio, Ghiberti, and Donatello.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 436 or FINA-A 436.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 437 Playing with Pictures in the Fifteenth-Century Netherlands
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Major artists and topics from the fifteenth-century Netherlands. Special attention to Bosch, van Eyck, and their contemporaries.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 437 or FINA-A 437.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 440 Nineteenth-Century Painting I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A thematic look at neoclassical and romantic art throughout Europe.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 440 or FINA-A 440.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 441 Nineteenth-Century Painting II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Major European painters and artistic movements, particularly in France, with some coverage of the United States. Focus on cultural and intellectual milieu of each artist.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 441 or FINA-A 441.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 442 Twentieth-Century Art, 1900-1945
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Art, architecture and design of the first half of the twentieth century: cubism, futurism, German expressionism, Dada, constructivism, the Bauhaus, with emphasis on the central concepts of modernism and the avant-garde.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 442 or FINA-A 442.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 482 Sixteenth-Century Visual Culture in Northern Europe
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Major themes and images from the Renaissance in England, France, Germany, and the Low Countries. Discussion of such notable painters and sculptors as Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Albrecht Durer, Jan Gossaert, Quentin Massys, Antonis Mor, and Veit Stoss. Issues include landscape and vicarious travel, assertions of artistic and intellectual self-sufficiency, forms of visual play, and the relationship between print and interpretive conflict.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 482 or FINA-A 482.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CEUS-R 294 Introduction to Hungary, Estonia, and Finland
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Hungary, Estonia, and Finland, three European nations whose peoples speak unique Uralic languages. Covers their culture and history as shaped by their Uralic heritage and by Germanic, Turkish, and Slavic conquerors. Focuses on national awakenings, independence, communism, and their role in Europe today.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 295 Contemporary East Central Europe
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines East Central Europe within the context of the twentieth century's bitter legacy that left its shadow on the region. Analyzes how this legacy affected the post-1989 transition into pluralism and democracy. Includes discussion of the sovereignty of the newly independent states and the future of East Central Europe.
CEUS-R 302 Modern Finland
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- In-depth study of modern Finnish history, stressing Russification; 1905 Revolution; independence; interwar period, the Winter War and the Continuation War; "Finlandization," economic miracle, and welfare state; changing role of women; Finland as part of Scandinavia; literature, art, and music; and membership in the European Union.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 309 Topics in Baltic-Finnish Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Variable title course for topics in Baltic-Finnish studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CEUS-R 340 Introduction to Hungarian Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to major issues in Hungarian studies from the migration to the present. After a geographic survey, explores issues in Hungarian identity, with particular attention to issues of ethnicity, religion, and culture, both high and low.
CEUS-R 342 Roma (Gypsy) History and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Europe's largest minority, the so-called "Gypsies," more properly the Roma, have been killed, hunted, and reviled; yet the exotic flavoring of "Gypsiness" has fascinated writers, artists, and composers. Surveys Roma history and representations. No background in East European studies, music, or film is required; readings are in English.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 349 Topics in Hungarian Studies
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Variable title course for topics in Hungarian studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CEUS-R 441 Art and Music of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Hungary
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw the birth of Hungary's greatest artists and musicians, the development of national institutions in the arts, and debates over tradition versus innovation and Hungarian folk elements versus integration into Europe's artistic mainstream. Surveys these major developments in Hungarian visual art and music.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CEUS-T 201 Intermediate Finnish I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 102 or CEUS-U 122 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Geared to students who know the basics of Finnish to communicate in situations related to study, work, and leisure, while learning specific issues of Finnish culture and history. Methods are learner centered, communicative and often problem-based.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-T 201 or CEUS-U 221.
CEUS-T 202 Intermediate Finnish II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 201 or CEUS-U 221 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continues and reinforces language skills learned in CEUS-T 201 or CEUS-U 221.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-T 202 or CEUS-U 222.
CEUS-T 203 Intermediate Estonian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 104 or CEUS-U 112 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Builds on skills acquired in introductory courses. First year topics are reviewed in more detail and new topics, such as seasons, holidays, traditions, and customs are added. Longer reading texts are introduced. Video materials train listening comprehension. Development of conversation skills beyond the structured exchanges of the introductory level.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-T 203 or CEUS-U 211.
CEUS-T 204 Intermediate Estonian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 203 or CEUS-U 211 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Finishes covering Estonian structures (morphology and syntax) and develops skills by reading, conversation, discussion, oral presentations, a weekly journal and short essays, and listening. Materials used to introduce Estonian culture include current press sources (print and Internet), short fiction, poetry, documentaries, feature films, and news programs.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-T 204 or CEUS-U 212.
CEUS-T 241 Intermediate Hungarian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 142 or CEUS-U 132 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Helps students converse more fluently about personal and simple academic topics, articulate feelings and opinions, read short literary and scholarly texts, and write for basic personal, business, and academic purposes. Authentic texts and video teach about the lifestyle and socio-historical facts of Hungary.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-T 241 or CEUS-U 231.
CEUS-T 242 Intermediate Hungarian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 241 or CEUS-U 231 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Helps students converse more fluently about personal and simple academic topics, articulate their feelings and opinions, read short literary and scholarly texts, and write for basic personal, business, and academic purposes. Authentic texts and video teach about Hungary. Moderately complex grammatical forms are introduced.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-T 242 or CEUS-U 232.
CEUS-T 301 Advanced Finnish I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 202 or CEUS-U 222 with a grade of C or higher
- Description
- Teaches advanced skills desirable for academia and work. The goal is to communicate effectively in demanding oral and written situations, and to handle both writing and speech on demanding topics. Also widens knowledge of Finnish culture and history.
CEUS-T 302 Advanced Finnish II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 301 with a grade of C or higher
- Description
- Teaches advanced skills desirable for academic life and work. Teaches effective communication in demanding oral and written situations, and an understanding of writing and speech on demanding topics. Also widens knowledge of Finnish culture and history.
CEUS-T 303 Advanced Estonian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 204 or CEUS-U 212 with a grade of C or higher
- Description
- Builds students' confidence as language users via class discussion of newspaper articles, fiction and poetry, class presentations, journal entries, summaries of articles, film and news clips, short essays, TV broadcasts, and audiotape recordings. Focuses on structures of formal written Estonian and different registers of oral production.
CEUS-T 304 Advanced Estonian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 303 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Consolidates students' knowledge of Estonian structure, and adds to vocabulary, especially in students' areas of interest. While speaking, reading, listening, and writing are developed, this course has more emphasis on reading and writing. Independent work and student contribution a must; class is tailored to individual interests.
CEUS-T 341 Advanced Hungarian I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 242 or CEUS-U 232 with a grade of C or higher
- Description
- Assumes four semesters of Hungarian and substantial knowledge of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Enables students to converse about moderately complex personal, social, and academic topics; to read and understand a full range of literary genres; and to write and translate to meet most personal and academic needs.
CEUS-T 342 Advanced Hungarian II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- CEUS-T 341 with a grade of C or higher
- Description
- Students continue to learn how to converse about moderately complex personal, social, and academic topics; read and understand a range of genres; and write and translate for personal and academic needs. Through readings, students extend vocabulary and develop a more academic style for conversation and writing.
CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Classical Mythology, the myths of Ancient Greece and Rome. Learn about these important societies through the lens of the stories they told about themselves. Discover the influences that resonate throughout literature, art, film, and more to shape modern society.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 206 Classical Art and Archaeology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the art and archaeology of classical lands from the Minoan-Mycenaean Age through classical Greece and Rome. Emphasis on the contribution of archaeology to our understanding of classical culture.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 206, CLAS-C 206, or FINA-A 206.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 209 Medical Terms from Greek and Latin
- Credits
- 2
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Basic vocabulary of some 1,000 words, together with materials for formation of compounds, enables the student to build a working vocabulary of several thousand words. Designed for those intending to specialize in medicine, nursing, dentistry, or microbiology. Does not count toward the foreign language requirement or the distribution requirement.
CLAS-C 310 Classical Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Masterpieces of ancient Greek and Roman theatre studied in relation to literary, archaeological, and artistic evidence for their production and interpretation.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 311 Classical Epics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The development of Greek and Latin epic from the rich oral tradition of Homer to the strictly literary form exemplified by Virgil's "Aeneid." Epic masterpieces are read with reference to relevant historical and archaeological background.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 321 Classical Myth and Culture in Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 205
- Description
- Examines depictions of ancient Greece and Rome in modern cinema and television. Questions to be asked: How historically accurate are these onscreen versions of antiquity? What conventions and stereotypes appear? How has classical mythology been treated? How do these films reflect the period in which they were made?
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 351 Change and Innovation in Greece
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Ancient Greece experienced watershed moments that sparked dramatic socio-political change and artistic achievements, such as the invention of democracy in fifth-century Athens and the military campaigns of Alexander the Great. This course explores one of these moments within its cultural and historical contexts through the study of ancient literary and material evidence.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 362 Later Latin Literature in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CLAS-C 102
- Description
- Survey of Latin literature from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages. Authors may include Jerome, Augustine, Prudentius, Alcuin, Einhard, Hrotsvitha, Peter Abelard, Heloise, Hildegard of Bingen, and Petrarch.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CMLT-C 325 The Renaissance
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- Prose fiction, long narrative poems, lyric poems, essays, tracts, and plays written between 1350 and 1650 in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and England. Authors such as Petrarch, Boccaccio, Chaucer, Machiavelli, More, Castiglione, Rabelais, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Cervantes, and Hobbes.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CMLT-C 329 The Eighteenth Century
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- The dominant literary and intellectual trends of the eighteenth century, such as neoclassicism, rococo, Enlightenment, and preromanticism. Authors such as Pope, Swift, Montesquieu, Richardson, Voltaire, Diderot, Kant, Rousseau, Lessing, and Sterne.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CMLT-C 333 Romanticism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- The rise of romantic tendencies in eighteenth-century Europe; the romantic revolution in early nineteenth-century Western literature. Authors such as Goethe, Chateaubriand, Wordsworth, Byron, Novalis, Hoffmann, Hugo, Pushkin, and Poe.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CMLT-C 335 Realism, Naturalism, and Symbolism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- The rise of realism in nineteenth-century fiction and its development into naturalism and impressionism; the symbolist reaction in poetry; the reemergence of the drama as a major genre. Authors such as Dickens, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Mallarme, Ibsen, Hauptmann, Strindberg, Chekhov.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
CMLT-C 363 Black Paris
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- The common and divergent experiences of African American, Afro-Caribbean, and African travelers to the "City of Light," from 18th-century New Orleans Creoles to 21st-century youth of African descent, as seen through literature, performance, film, and other arts. Issues of colonization, expatriation, immigration, exile, the Harlem Renaissance and "negritude," race and diaspora, transnationalism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AAAD-A 304 or CMLT-C 363.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 220 Introduction to Shakespeare
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- May not be taken concurrently with ENG-L 313 or ENG-L 314
- Description
- Rapid reading of at least a dozen of Shakespeare\'s major plays and poems.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 305 Chaucer
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Chaucer\'s work, with special emphasis on The Canterbury Tales.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 306 Middle English Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected works such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Pearl, mystery and morality plays, and religious lyrics, read in Middle English.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 307 Medieval and Tudor Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Drama from its beginnings in Medieval England through contemporaries of the early Shakespeare.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 308 Elizabethan and Seventeenth-Century Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- English drama from Shakespeare’s time to the closing of the theaters in 1642 and beyond.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 309 Elizabethan Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Major Elizabethan poets, with special attention to Spenser.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 312 Literary History 2: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Completion of the English composition requirement
- Notes
- R: Completion within first 21 credit hours of major
- Description
- A broad overview of the development of British and American literature in the era of empire, industry, and revolution. Tells the story of the expansion of English language and literature.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 313 Early Plays of Shakespeare
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- May not be taken concurrently with ENG-L 220
- Description
- Close reading of at least seven early plays of Shakespeare.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 314 Late Plays of Shakespeare
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- May not be taken concurrently with ENG-L 220
- Description
- Close reading of at least seven later plays of Shakespeare.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 317 English Poetry of the Early Seventeenth Century
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Major poets in England, 1600–1660.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 318 Milton
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Poetry and prose of John Milton, with special attention to Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 320 Restoration and Early Eighteenth-Century Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Representative literary works from 1660 to the mid-eighteenth century, studied within their social context.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 327 Later Eighteenth-Century Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Representative literary works from the mid-eighteenth century to 1800, studied within their social context.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 328 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Development of English Drama from Puritan closing of playhouses into the nineteenth century.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 332 Romantic Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- British literature and culture in the age of Romanticism and the revolutionary era (ca. 1780–1830). Poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction writings from major and minor authors, such as Austen, Blake, Byron, Coleridge, Keats, Scott, the Shelleys, Wollstonecraft, and the Wordsworths.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 335 Victorian Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Major poetry and prose, 1830–1900, studied against the social and intellectual background of period.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 345 Twentieth-Century British Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Modern poets, particularly Yeats, Eliot, Auden; some later poets may be included.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 346 20th and 21st Century British Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores 20th- and 21st-century British fiction and its techniques and experiments.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 347 British Fiction to 1800
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Forms, techniques, and theories of fiction as exemplified by such writers as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, and Sterne.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 348 Nineteenth-Century British Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Forms, techniques, and theories of fiction as exemplified by such writers as Scott, Dickens, Eliot, and Hardy.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FOLK-F 312 European Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Expressions of regional cultures and emerging nations of Europe. Social functions of folklore and folk music in rural and urban communities.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 200 Second-Year French I: Language and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 115 or FRIT-F 150; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Grammar, composition, conversation coordinated with the study of cultural texts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one FRIT-F 200 or FRIT-F 265.
FRIT-F 202 Intermediate French Conversation I
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- FRIT-F 200
- Notes
- No credit for French major
- Description
- This companion course to FRIT-F 200 gives intermediate students the opportunity to practice conversational French in a relaxed setting with peers. Led by advanced students of French working under faculty guidance, group activities may include discussion, games, magazine/newspaper/movie discussions, cultural events, cooking, etc.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
FRIT-F 222 Media Studies in the Francophone World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for French minor
- Description
- Study of the concepts of medium/media and mass media as they appear in the Francophone World, based on specific case studies and theoretical readings. Exploration of the ways in which Francophone people constantly interact with media in North America, Europe and Africa in a digital age. Taught in English.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 225 French Culture: Topics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for French minor
- Description
- Introduction to French culture through the study of a particular topic in the arts and humanities, such as film, literature, fine arts, and music. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in FRIT-F 125 and FRIT-F 225.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 226 French Society: Topics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for French minor
- Description
- Introduction to French civilization through the study of a particular topic in the social or historical sciences, such as the French Revolution, history of colonialism, World War II, the student movements of 1968. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in FRIT-F 126 and FRIT-F 226.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
FRIT-F 227 French Style: Topics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for the French minor
- Description
- Study of French culture focusing on cuisine, fashion, and other forms of creative expression, as well as their influence upon societies in France and around the world. May include study of manners, customs and stylistic trends in home design and architecture. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 250 Second-Year French II: Language and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 200; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Grammar, composition, conversation coordinated with the study of cultural texts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265.
FRIT-F 252 Intermediate French Conversation II
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- FRIT-F 250
- Notes
- No credit for French major
- Description
- This companion course to FRIT-F 250 gives intermediate students the opportunity to practice conversational French in a relaxed setting with peers. Led by advanced students of French working under faculty guidance, group activities may include discussion, games, magazine/newspaper/movie discussions, cultural events, cooking, etc.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
FRIT-F 300 French and Francophone Studies: Introduction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- This course introduces students to different levels of style and expression and to written argumentation in French. Literary texts, films, and other media representing various periods and genres provide the basis for in-class discussion and for exercises designed to develop oral and written fluency. Topics vary by section. Conducted in French.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 305 Stage and Page
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Theatre and literature of ideas by authors from the classical tradition to the twenty-first century. Readings and discussion in French.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 306 Fiction and Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Evolution of French-language prose fiction and poetry across a variety of periods. Readings and discussion in French.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 310 Francophone Culture: Topics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for French minor
- Description
- Exploration of a particular theme, movement, or period within Francophone cultures and societies. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 311 French/Francophone Studies Through Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of contemporary France and/or other Francophone countries through film in political, social, and cultural context. Taught in English. No credit for French minor.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 311 French/Francophone Studies Through Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of contemporary France and/or other Francophone countries through film in political, social, and cultural context. Taught in English. No credit for French minor.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 313 Advanced Grammar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Intensive study of French grammar including in-depth review and exploration of advanced topics such as the passive, the causative, and indirect discourse.
FRIT-F 314 Creative and Critical Writing in French
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265
- Description
- Designed to improve command of written French and build vocabulary through intensive writing. Practice with a variety of literary, expository, and communicative writing styles. Preparation or reinforcement for 300-level classes and study abroad.
FRIT-F 315 The Sounds and Rhythms of French
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- In-depth study of the French sound system and refinement of pronunciation through practical exercises.
FRIT-F 316 Conversational Practice
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Development of communicative skills and cultural awareness based on the study of award-winning French-language films.
FRIT-F 317 French in the Business World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 250 or FRIT-F 265; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Study of the language of business activities in France, with an introduction to the structure and functioning of various aspects of French economic life. Useful for students preparing for the proficiency examinations of the Chambre de Commerce de Paris.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
FRIT-F 361 La France médiévale (jusqu\'à 1500)
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- France's major political, religious, and economic characteristics from roughly 500 to 1500. Key moments and aspects include the Carolingian empire, feudalism, the Capetian and Valois monarchs, lords, knights and castles, women, peasants and merchants, the Crusades, the Hundred Years' War, the twilight of the Middle Ages.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 362 Renaissance et Révolution
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- An introduction to the cultural history of France from the Renaissance to the Revolution, covering the emergence of new forms of political power, of sociability and of religious creeds, along with a variety of cultural phenomena that shaped national identity, popular culture, and daily life.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 363 La France Post-Révolutionnaire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- An overview of France\'s cultural, political, and social transformations from the Revolution of 1789 through the 1960s. Organized around the themes of liberté, égalité, fraternité, traces the struggle for reaching these ideals in areas such as class, religion, and race, linking key historical episodes of persecution, progress, and resistance.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 375 Thèmes et perspectives littéraires et culturels
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 300 or FRIT-S 300
- Description
- Study of a specific subject or theme (e. g., society and the individual, courtly love and its influence on French culture, West African francophone cinema, or satire in literature and theater). All work in French.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 401 Structure and Development of French
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 313, FRIT-F 314, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Introductory description of the structure of present-day French, including problems of social and geographical variation. Discussion of the highlights of the development of the French language from its formative period to the present.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
FRIT-F 402 Introduction to French Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-F 313, FRIT-F 314, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Introduction to the structure of the French language: phonology, morphology, and syntax.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
FRIT-F 413 French Renaissance
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Rabelais, Montaigne, the Pleiade, and others.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 423 Seventeenth-Century French Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Esthetic and intellectual traditions such as the Baroque, libertinage erudit, preciosity, the moralists, and classicism. Genres include poetry, fiction, theater, the epistle, memoirs, and the essay.
FRIT-F 424 Ideas and Culture in Seventeenth-Century France
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Study of political ideology and theory, images and text, scientific and philosophic innovation, social mores, or social and religious institutions. Focus on absolutism, religious controversies, social and intellectual status of women, or other issues.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 436 Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Three great writers of the eighteenth century; their versatility, sensitivity, and appeal; their relations with each other and their society; their pan-European impact. Voltaire: action, tale, and satire. Diderot: knowledge, dialogue, and vitality. Rousseau: idealization, testimony, and vision.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 450 Culture and Society in French Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Emphasis on one topic, author, or genre.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours in FRIT-F 450 or FRIT-F 451.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 451 Literature and the Arts in French Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Emphasis on one topic, author, or genre.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours in FRIT-F 450 or FRIT-F 451.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 455 Le Roman au 20e siècle
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Survey of important novelists of the 20th and 21st centuries, or seminar on one particular writer, movement, or time period.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-F 460 La francophonie nord-américaine
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- History of the different French-speaking communities of Canada and the United States. Study of the different manifestations of their cultures: their language, music, traditions, cuisine, literature, and cinema. Also examines the impact these cultures have had on the surrounding English-speaking communities.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 461 Cinéma et Culture: La France/la Francophonie contemporaine
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Explores the links between cinema, culture, politics, and society in contemporary France and/or other parts of the French-speaking world, such as Africa and Québec.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-F 467 French Beyond the Hexagon
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Two of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or one of FRIT-F 222, FRIT-F 225, FRIT-F 226, FRIT-F 227, FRIT-F 310, FRIT-F 311, and one of FRIT-F 305, FRIT-F 306, FRIT-F 361, FRIT-F 362, FRIT-F 363, FRIT-F 364, FRIT-F 375; or consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Introduction to the literature, film, and popular culture of one or more French-speaking zones-Quebec, the Antilles, the Indian Ocean Islands, Southeast Asia, North Africa, or sub-Saharan Africa.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
FRIT-G 275 Thematic Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for minor or major in French or Italian
- Description
- A theoretical introduction to the concept of theme in literary, visual and cultural analysis, followed by discussion of relevant variations of a specific theme drawn from French and/or Italian culture, as a case study for the semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-M 200 Intermediate Italian I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 110, FRIT-M 115, or FRIT-M 150; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Building on Elementary Italian I and II, students further study and practice fundamental concepts and structures in Italian grammar. Through a variety of assignments and activities, they strengthen proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, writing, cultural analysis and understanding. Includes an introduction to brief literary texts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of FRIT-M 200 or FRIT-M 215.
FRIT-M 215 Accelerated Second-Year Italian
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 110, FRIT-M 115, or FRIT-M 150; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- An accelerated treatment of material covered in both FRIT-M 200 and FRIT-M 250. Designed for students who have completed FRIT-M 115 and other highly motivated students, students with extensive experience with another language, and/or students who aspire to study abroad.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of FRIT-M 200, FRIT-M 215, or FRIT-M 250.
FRIT-M 222 Topics in Italian Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- No credit for the Italian minor
- Description
- Selected materials emphasizing a particular author, genre, or theme in Italian culture. Interdisciplinary approach combining political, historical, social, and artistic methods. Subjects vary from semester to semester and are listed in the online Schedule of Classes. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-M 235 Rome, the City and the Myth
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An interdisciplinary survey of the role of Rome and Roman mythology in the post-classical culture of Italy from the humanist movement to the present. Major Italian artists, writers, musicians, and social thinkers to be treated include Petrarch, Machiavelli, Vivaldi, Tiepolo, Canova, Piranesi, Mussolini, and Felllini. Taught in English.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-M 236 Dante's Divine Comedy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The inspiration for cultural movements, buildings, movies, and a video game, Dante's Divine Comedy is an icon of European culture. This course examines the Comedy in its literary context and considers its themes of cultural history, politics, philosophy, art, science, theology, and the human condition. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of FRIT-M 236 or FRIT-M 333.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-M 238 Visual, Musical, and Literary Culture in Italy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- In-depth examination of Italian culture, focusing on Italy's role in the development of the Western creative tradition. May focus on a period rich in artistic and literary production; the development of visual, musical and literary media over time; or the changing relationship between traditional artistic media and their modern counterparts. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-M 250 Intermediate Italian II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 200; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- The study of more complex concepts and structures in Italian grammar. Through a variety of texts, media, and assignments, students practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and they analyze cultural topics and situations in greater depth. Increased attention to short literary texts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of FRIT-M 215 or FRIT-M 250.
FRIT-M 300 Italian Conversation and Diction
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 215 or FRIT-M 250; or appropriate placement test score
- Description
- Conducted in Italian, this course continues the study of advanced language through contemporary Italian cinema. While the course focuses on developing speaking abilities, it integrates other language skills and extensive analysis of contemporary Italian culture through a wide variety of topics, such as LGBTQ rights, immigration, religion, politics, and others.
FRIT-M 301 Italian Reading and Expression
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 215 or FRIT-M 250; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Conducted in Italian, this course introduces students to reading and writing strategies through analysis of different cultural materials (from journalistic writing to literature to YouTube videos and movies). The theme of the course changes every semester. It may focus on topics such as music, heroes and antiheroes, immigration, or minorities.
FRIT-M 305 Perspectives on Italian Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 300 or FRIT-M 301; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Interdisciplinary study of modern Italian culture with a focus on one or more of the following areas: history, literature, art, music, film, theater; from any period(s). Conducted in Italian. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-M 307 Masterpieces of Italian Literature I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 300 or FRIT-M 301; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Italian literature from the Middle Ages to 1800. A selection of the centuries' most important works, connecting different time periods, authors, movements, literary genres, and their social and historical contexts. Conducted in Italian.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-M 308 Masterpieces of Italian Literature II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 300 or FRIT-M 301; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Italian Literature from 1800 to the present. A selection of the centuries' most important works, connecting different time periods, authors, movements, literary genres, and their social and historical contexts. Conducted in Italian.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-M 311 Italian Film and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of Italian cinema and its cultural contexts, taught either as a survey course or with a focus on a particular topic, such as gender, politics, sports, or other social issues. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
FRIT-M 390 Studies in Italian Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 300 or FRIT-M 301; or consent of instructor
- Description
- In-depth analysis of cinema as a major Italian art form and expression of Italian culture. Emphasis on specific directors (Fellini, Pasolini, Visconti, Wertmüller, Bertolucci, etc.) or themes (literature and film, neorealism, politics and ideology, film comedy, etc.). Conducted in Italian.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-M 435 Theatre Workshop
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 305, FRIT-M 306, FRIT-M 307, FRIT-M 308, or FRIT-M 390; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Examination of Italian theatre, including in-depth study of theatrical works of various kinds and culminating in one or more performative tasks such as the staging of scenes or the full-scale production of a play. Taught in Italian.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-M 450 Seminar in Italian Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 305, FRIT-M 306, FRIT-M 307, FRIT-M 308, FRIT-M 322, or FRIT-M 390, or consent of instructor
- Description
- In-depth and discussion-rich analysis of specific movements, topics, or authors of Italian literature. Course content and focus vary according to time periods, genres, themes, and cultural questions. Taught in Italian.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for up to 12 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-M 455 Seminar in Italian Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- FRIT-M 305, FRIT-M 306, FRIT-M 307, FRIT-M 308, or FRIT-M 390; or consent of instructor
- Description
- In-depth and discussion-rich analysis of specific movements, topics, or directors in Italian cinema. Taught in Italian.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
FRIT-M 474 Workshop on Advanced Italian Stylistics and Expression
- Credits
- 2–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisite: FRIT-M 305, FRIT-M 306, FRIT-M 307, FRIT-M 308, FRIT-M 322, or FRIT-M 390, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Focuses on the development of advanced Italian proficiency in both oral and written modes. Includes instruction and practice in presentation delivery and essay writing on a variety of topics, working with models and exercises from texts of various genres. Taught in Italian.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for credit with consent of the undergraduate advisor.
GEOG-G 428 Geography of Europe
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Emphasizes common themes across the countries of Europe and the distinctive cultures that make up the region. Begins with a discussion of the physical landscape of Europe, then explores the cultural and economic landscape of the region.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
GER-E 321 Gender and Sexuality in Germany
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of the shifting definitions and social constructions of masculinity, femininity, homosexuality, and related topics, as reflected in the cultural documents (texts, films, music, etc.) of German-speaking society from the Enlightenment to the present. Conducted in English.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of GER-E 321 or GER-G 277.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
GER-E 322 German Cultural History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the cultural history of German-speaking countries, with reference to its social, economic, and political context. Conducted in English.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of GER-E 322 or GER-G 364.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
GER-E 323 German Film Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introduction to the methods of film studies by examining the aesthetic, sociological, political, and philosophical contexts of German film, as well as its role in the development of European and American cinematic tradition. Conducted in English.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of GER-E 323 or GER-G 390.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
GER-E 341 Dutch Culture: The Modern Netherlands
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Development of a complex modern society of 15 million people in a physically unique area one-third the size of Indiana. The interaction of geography, social structure, political system, religion, and literature. Readings in English. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in GER-E 341 and GER-N 350.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
GER-E 342 Topics in Dutch Culture and History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topics in Dutch history since the Middle Ages. Analyzing, discussing, evaluating and writing about texts and articles about Dutch culture in a specific historical context. Conducted in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
GER-E 343 Topics in Dutch Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topics dealing with literature in Dutch. Readings in English translation of novels, plays, and poetry that reflect a specific topic chosen by the instructor.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
GER-E 351 Topics in Yiddish Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics focusing on Yiddish fiction and drama (1810-1914) or twentieth-century Yiddish fiction, drama, and poetry. Taught in English. No prior knowledge of Yiddish required. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMLT-C 377, GER-E 351, and GER-Y 300.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
GER-E 352 Topics in Yiddish Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics on history of Ashkenazic Jews; Old Yiddish and premodern Yiddish folklore and popular culture; history and sociology of Yiddish; modern Yiddish culture; and centers of modern Yiddish culture. Conducted in English. No prior knowledge of Yiddish required. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMLT-C 378, GER-E 352, and GER-Y 350.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
GER-E 361 Vikings and Sagas
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Viking culture (c. 800-1100) and its reflections in selected sagas. Readings, lectures, and discussions. Conducted in English.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of GER-E 361 or GER-G 350.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
GER-E 362 Topics in Scandinavian Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topics dealing with language, literature, and culture in Norway and other Scandinavian countries in more recent historical periods. Discussions located within a comparative overview of political, economic, and social realms of the Nordic nations. Lectures in English. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in GER-E 362 and GER-K 350.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
GER-E 363 Topics in Scandinavian Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topics dealing with literature in Norway and other Scandinavian countries. Discussions incorporate literary criticism, biography, and adaptations on film and stage in the Nordic nations. Lectures in English. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in GER-E 362 and GER-K 350.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
GER-G 200 Intermediate German I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 150 or GER-G 105 with a grade of C- or higher
- Description
- Further development of oral and written command of language structures. Review of selected grammatical items. Listening comprehension. Reading of literary and non-literary texts. Discussion of selected films. Oral presentations. Writing of compositions based on the material covered. Emphasis on both speaking proficiency and structural awareness. Conducted in German.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of GER-G 106 or GER-G 200.
GER-G 250 Intermediate German II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 200 with a grade of C- or higher
- Description
- Further development of oral and written command of language structures. Listening comprehension. Review of selected grammatical items. Discussion of modern German literary and non-literary texts, as well as films. Oral presentations. Writing of compositions based on the material covered. Emphasis on both speaking proficiency and structural awareness. Conducted in German.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of GER-G 106 or GER-G 200.
GER-G 300 Fifth-Semester College German
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 106 or GER-G 250; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Comprehensive review of grammatical points introduced in GER-G 100 through GER-G 250. Reading proficiency, systematic vocabulary building, composition, and discussion through the assignment of short literary texts and one novel or play. Conducted in German.
GER-G 305 Introduction to German Literature: Types
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 300; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Study of literary types (narrative, dramatic, lyric), with examples of each selected from two or more periods. Conducted in German.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
GER-G 306 Introduction to German Literature: Themes
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 300; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Study of a single literary theme (such as music, generational conflict, love, revolution) as represented in two or more periods. Conducted in German.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
GER-G 362 Introduction to Contemporary Germany
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 300; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- An overview of contemporary German civilization, with attention to the other German-speaking countries. Political, economic, and social organization. Conducted in German.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
GER-G 363 Introduction to German Cultural History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 300; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- A survey of the cultural history of German-speaking countries, with reference to its social, economic, and political context.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
GER-G 375 Conversational German
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 300
- Description
- Emphasis on developing oral proficiency. Focuses on increasing vocabulary, gaining accuracy in self-expression, and developing sensitivity to appropriate usage. Texts studied include examples from contemporary German media. Performative activities, such as skits, dialogues, and parodies, provide practice and reinforce lessons. Conducted in German.
GER-G 400 Advanced College German
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 330; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Reading, discussion, and analysis (structural and grammatical) of advanced non-literary texts (academic essays, scientific articles, journals, newspaper articles, interviews, etc.). Development of writing skills. Conducted in German.
GER-G 404 Modern German Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 330; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Selection of significant German literary works since 1500. Topic announced in online Schedule of Classes. Conducted in German.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
GER-G 415 Perspectives on German Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 330; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Study of one aspect of German literature: formal, historical, political, psychological, etc. Relation to wider concerns in and outside of literature. Topic announced in the online Schedule of Classes. Conducted in German.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
GER-G 416 Studies in German Authors
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 330; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Life and works of a major author or a group of authors. Topic announced in the online Schedule of Classes. Conducted in German.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
GER-G 418 German Film and Popular Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 330; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Study of German film and/or other manifestations of German popular culture (television, music, cabaret, Trivialliteratur of the twentieth century).
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
GER-G 448 Introduction to German Phonetics and Phonology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 330; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Phonetics of modern German, including practice in transcription, contrastive analysis of English and German, and attention to pronunciation. Brief historical sketch of principal phonological developments. Conducted in German.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
GER-G 458 Introduction to German Morphology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 330; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- In-depth study of the principles underlying word formation (morphology) in German. Comparative study of inflection, derivation, and compounding in German and English. Conducted in German.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
GER-G 459 Introduction to the History of the German Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 330; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Introduction to the German language from its Indo-European origins to the present. Examination of the changing role of German in a changing Europe and to the structure, geo-politics, and sociolinguistics of standard and non-standard varieties of the language. Conducted in German.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
GER-G 464 German Culture and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 330; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- The interaction of social, intellectual, and artistic forces in German life of the past two centuries, with emphasis on important developments and figures. Conducted in German.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
GER-K 200 Intermediate Norwegian I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-K 150 with a grade of C- or higher; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Further development of oral and written command and language structures. Reading and discussion of literary and non-literary texts in a cultural context. Review of grammar and study of grammatical topics.
GER-K 250 Intermediate Norwegian II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-K 200 with a grade of C- or higher; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Advanced reading proficiency, systematic vocabulary building, composition, and discussion of literary and non-literary texts in cultural and historical contexts. Review of grammar. Conducted in Norwegian.
GER-N 200 Dutch Reading, Composition, and Conversation I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-N 150 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Development of oral fluency; attention to idiom. Further grammatical study; attention to formal writing style. Readings in Dutch literature and culture.
GER-N 250 Dutch Reading, Composition, and Conversation II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-N 200 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Further development of style and idiom in speaking and writing. Reading of novels. Oral and written practice on topics of contemporary Dutch life.
GER-N 300 Advanced Dutch I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-N 250 with a grade of C- or higher
- Description
- Comprehensive review of grammatical points introduced in GER-N 100 through GER-N 250. Reading proficiency, different levels of style and expression, and written argumentation. Discussion through short literary texts and one novel. Conducted in Dutch.
GER-N 330 Advanced Dutch II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-N 300 with a grade of C- or higher
- Description
- Introduction to different levels of style and expression and to written argumentation in Dutch. Texts include various literary genres and form the basis for in-class discussion and for exercises designed to develop oral and written fluency. Conducted in Dutch.
GER-X 493 Individual Readings in Yiddish Studies: Language, Literature, Culture
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Readings in Yiddish or English translations on a topic in Yiddish Culture.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours in GER-X 493 and GER-Y 495.
GER-Y 200 Intermediate Yiddish I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-Y 150 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Development of speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills. Review of basic grammar and study of new grammatical topics. Reading of short fictional texts and other writings on Jewish culture. Taught in alternate years.
GER-Y 250 Intermediate Yiddish II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-Y 200 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Continuing development of active and passive skills. Additional new grammar concepts. Emphasis on development of reading skills and cultural knowledge through literary and journalistic texts including texts in nonstandardized orthographies. Taught in alternate years.
HISP-P 200 Second-Year Portuguese I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 135 or HISP-P 150; or consent of department
- Notes
- Attendance in the language laboratory may be required
- Description
- Continuation of HISP-P 100, with increased emphasis on communicative exercises and selected readings.
HISP-P 250 Second-Year Portuguese II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 200 or consent of department
- Notes
- Attendance in the language laboratory may be required
- Description
- Continuation of HISP-P 150, with increased emphasis on communicative exercises and selected readings.
HISP-P 290 Global Portuguese: Arts and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introductory course on the arts and culture (e.g., literature, film, painting, music, architecture) of the Portuguese-speaking world, including Portugal, Brazil, and Portuguese-speaking Africa and Asia. Taught in English.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 311 Advanced Grammar and Composition in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250 or consent of department
- Description
- An advanced course on basic grammar skills and composition. Emphasis on syntax, vocabulary usage, and writing.
HISP-P 317 Reading and Conversation in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250 or consent of department
- Description
- Emphasis on conversational and reading skills using plays, short stories, poetry, and novels from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Students will also be introduced to the basics of literary appreciation.
HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A general overview of the literature in Portuguese. The course emphasizes the unity and diversity of the literature in the major Portuguese-speaking areas of the world: Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Starting with the parallel development of one literature (Portuguese) in distinct geographical areas (the Portuguese colonies), it shows the changes that take place when new nations are created in these areas, and new national literatures become a reality. The course combines lecture and discussion, and is conducted in Portuguese.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the literatures from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Lectures and discussions of selected works by representative authors of the major literary periods.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of literary works and film adaptations from the Lusophone world.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 410 Brazilian Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of Brazilian cinema from the beginning of the twentieth century to present day. Taught in English.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 411 Portugal: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Integrates historical, social, political, and cultural information about Portugal. Taught in English.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 412 Brazil: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Integrates historical, social, and cultural information about Brazil. Taught in English.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 425 Structure of Portuguese Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250 or consent of department
- Description
- Introduction to the linguistic study of various aspects of the structure of the Portuguese language: phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, dialects, historical grammar; and application of linguistics to literature.
HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Representative authors and works from 1915 to the present.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Historical survey of poetry in Portuguese. Emphasis on major authors from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of prose writers and works from the middle ages to the present.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 200 Second-Year Spanish I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 105, HISP-S 135, or HISP-S 150; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- This course reviews some of the basic structures studied in the first year and examines them in more detail. Emphasis remains on the four skills and on critical thinking skills. Readings are both journalistic and literary. Grades are based on exams, oral tests, homework, compositions, and a cumulative final exam. Homework load is substantial.
HISP-S 250 Second-Year Spanish II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 200 or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- This course continues the work of HISP-S 200. Continued emphasis on all four skills and on critical thinking skills. Grades are based on exams, oral tests, homework, compositions, and a cumulative final exam. Homework is substantial. After successful completion of this course, the foreign language requirement is fulfilled for schools that require a four-semester sequence.
HISP-S 260 Trends in Hispanic Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Highlights and critically examines select contemporary trends in Hispanic cinema (Spanish and Latin American) through specific films.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 260 Trends in Hispanic Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Highlights and critically examines select contemporary trends in Hispanic cinema (Spanish and Latin American) through specific films.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 265 Topics in Hispanic Literature in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of works of Hispanic literature read in English translation. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 280 Spanish Grammar in Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 250 or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- A topic-based approach to the formal aspects of Spanish grammar. Formal linguistic skills are developed through explicit grammar instruction, the reading of Hispanic texts, and the study of literature and culture through writing and conversation.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310.
HISP-S 284 Women in Hispanic Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Images, roles, and themes involving women in Hispanic literature. Taught in English.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 304 Spanish for Health Professions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280; or HISP-S 281; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Designed for advanced students of Spanish interested in acquiring social, cultural, and linguistic knowledge to critically analyze issues involved in intercultural communications in medical settings. Students develop intercultural cultural competence related to Hispanic/Latino healthcare sensitivities and needs that are important in present and future professional healthcare encounters with Hispanic patients.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HISP-S 308 Composition and Conversation in Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- This content-based course seeks to improve students' oral and writing skills in Spanish while fostering critical thinking and cultural awareness. The written component includes an analysis of various writing styles: description, narration, exposition, and argumentation. The oral component includes discussions of cultural topics in the Spanish-speaking world.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 308 or HISP-S 312.
HISP-S 315 Spanish in the Business World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Introduction to the technical language of the business world, with emphasis on problems of vocabulary, style, composition, and translation in the context of Hispanic mores. Instruction in Spanish.
HISP-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Notes
- HISP-S 317 is not open to native speakers of Spanish
- Description
- Meets five times a week. Intensive controlled conversation correlated with readings, reports, debates, and group discussions.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for credit.
HISP-S 324 Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Through the examination of a variety of texts, this course explores Spanish, Latin American, and U.S. Latino culture from historical, social, artistic, and political perspectives.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 275 or HISP-S 324.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 326 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Introduces the basic concepts of Hispanic linguistics and establishes the background for the future application of linguistic principles. The course surveys linguistic properties in Spanish, including phonology, morphology, and syntax. Additional introductory material on historical linguistics, second language acquisition, semantics, and sociolinguistics will be included.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 328 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Develops skills needed for more advanced study of Hispanic literatures through the reading and analysis of texts in at least three literary genres.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 332, or HISP-S 333.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 334 Panoramas of Hispanic Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- A panoramic introduction to the study of Hispanic literature in its literary-historical development, through a variety of literary genres. Periods and geographical areas may vary.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 332, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 336 Introduction to Spanish Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- An introduction to the practice and techniques of translation, both from Spanish to English as well as from English to Spanish. Translation practice will focus on a variety of textual modes, including literary works, legal documents, journalistic prose, and other materials.
HISP-S 407 Cultural Icons of Spain
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- This course focuses on iconic historical figures and literary characters who continue to resonate in the 20th- and 21st- century cultural imagination. Drawing upon primary texts from the Middle Ages through the Seventeenth Century, the course investigate these cultural icons and what they mean in modern times. Taught in Spanish.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 408 Iberian Modernities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- An overview of the literatures of Spain covering issues such as modernization, the Enlightenment, civil war, urban/rural, colonization, fascism, tourism, nationalism, and immigration. Readings in prose, poetry, and drama by representative writers from the eighteenth century to the present. Taught in Spanish.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 419 Modern Spanish Prose Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Spanish prose fiction from mid-nineteenth-century realism through post-Spanish Civil War narrative innovations.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 420 Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Spanish-American prose fiction from late nineteenth-century modernism to the present.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 422 Hispanic Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 322, HISP-S 324, or HISP-S 328; or equivalent
- Description
- Analysis and interpretation of Hispanic films, with an emphasis on the study of their formal aspects. National/regional context varies.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 423 The Craft of Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 326, HISP-S 328, or HISP-S 336; or equivalent
- Description
- A practical approach to the problems and techniques of Spanish/English and English/Spanish translation, using a variety of texts and concentrating on such critical areas of stylistics as tone, rhythm, imagery, nuance, allusion, etc. Language and translation theory will also be studied.
HISP-S 425 Spanish Phonetics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Notes
- Attendance in language laboratory required.
- Description
- Intensive patterned pronunciation drills and exercises in sound discrimination and transcription, based on detailed articulatory description of standard Spanish of Spain and Latin America.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 427 The Structure of Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Analyzes the structure of simple and compound sentences in Spanish, focusing on the internal structure of the sentence and how certain phrases within the sentence combine in different word orders to produce specific meanings. Covers transitivity, word order, negation, pronominal and verbal systems, and syntactic variation.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 429 Hispanic Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Examines current topics in Hispanic sociolinguistics/pragmatics. Topics include sociolinguistics, phonological and syntactic variation, field methods, discourse analysis, language and power, language ideology, language attitudes, language in context, language and gender, language and the law, bilingualism, linguistic politeness and speech act theory.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 430 The Acquisition of Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Examines current topics in the acquisition of Spanish. Provides an introduction to research on the first and/or second language acquisition of Spanish and to the pedagogical applications of these findings. Students develop a background in these fields and have opportunities to link theory and practice.
- Spring 2025CASE NMcourseFall 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 450 Don Quijote
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Detailed analysis of Cervantes' novel. Life and times of the author. Importance of the work to the development of the novel as an art form.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 472 Dictatorship and Democracy in Spanish American Literature and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328 or consent of department
- Description
- A study of literature and culture in the context of 20th century and current societal transformations in Spanish America including urbanization, populism, revolution, dictatorship and globalization. Taught in Spanish.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 473 Hispanic Literature and Literary Theory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Studies literature as an art form within the Hispanic tradition. Employs critical methodology and textual interpretation and analysis to exemplify theory of each genre.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
HIST-B 200 Issues in Western European History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of general import. Topics vary from semester to semester but usually are broad subjects that cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 204 Medieval Heroes
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course offers an introduction to the history of the European Middle Ages through the study of its heroes. It also teaches skills necessary for students to succeed in any field of history.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 208 Pagans and Christians in the Middle Ages
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Between 33 and 1400 C.E., Europeans gradually converted from a variety of other religions to Christianity. Considers both the (scanty) evidence for pre-Christian religions and the narratives of conversion for each region of Europe, focusing on the post-Roman period after 400 C.E.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 215 Religion, Magic and Witchcraft, 1000--2000
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration into the history of witchcraft and witch-hunting primarily in Europe in the early modern period, looking into its background in the medieval period, its persistence in the modern era, and its presence in non-Western regions of the world. Emphasis is on intellectual, social and cultural aspects, with special attention to questions of gender and socio-psychological dynamics.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 226 The Mafia and Other Italian Mysteries
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course focuses on the Italian Mafia since 1870 as well as links to the U.S. Mafia. Also considers related areas of Italian \"deep politics\" (or Italy\'s Mysteries), including right- and left-wing terror and the strategy of tension. Lecture and discussion plus assorted feature and documentary films.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 260 Women, Men, and Society in Modern Europe
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An overview of the development of gender roles in Europe since the French Revolution; development of the private and public spheres; political ideology and women\'s roles in society; the industrial revolution, Darwinism, imperialism, nationalism, communism and gender roles; feminism and the sexual revolution.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 270 Inside Nazi Germany
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the Nazis' origins, vision, and appeal, and the path to war and destruction. Examines how far the Nazis were able to revolutionize German society, the nature of Nazi violence, the challenges they posed to the international community, and their ultimate failure and defeat.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 300 Issues in Western European History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems across more than one period of Western European history. Topics vary but usually cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 301 Issues in Medieval European History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems in the history of the European Middle Ages (200-1500 C.E.). Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 302 Issues in Early Modern European History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems in the early Modern Period (1400-1800 C.E.). Topics will vary but usually cut across fields and regions.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 303 Issues in Modern European History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems in modern European history (1750-present). Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 313 The Crusades
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Crusading brought western Europeans violently together with Eastern Europeans, Western Asians, and North Africans, reshaping all of the societies it touched. This course examines the impact of crusades on both the crusaders and those crusaded against between the First Crusade and the end of the Middle Ages.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 315 European Anti-Semitism from the Enlightenment to the Holocaust
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the origins, character, and development of anti-Semitism from the Enlightenment to the post-Holocaust period. Asks whether anti-Semitism is a single phenomenon with a clear tradition and cause, or whether it has varied markedly over time and from country to country.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 321 European Jews in the Age of Discovery
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Jewish history from 1492 to 1789. Topics include the expulsion from Spain; the Inquisition and the marranos; the society and culture of Italian, Turkish, and Polish Jewry; Court Jews in central Europe; Hasidism in eastern Europe; the Enlightenment; Jews and the French Revolution.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 322 Jews in the Modern World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topics include Emancipation, the Jewish Enlightenment, modern Judaism, Eastern European Jewry, Jewish politics, women in Jewish society, American Jewry, the Holocaust, Israel.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 323 History of the Holocaust
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Anti-Semitism in imperial and Weimar Germany; the Nazi rise to power; the destruction of European Jewry; Jewish behavior in crisis and extremity; the attitude of the Allied nations; mass murder in comparative historical perspective; theological, moral, and political implications.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-B 323 or JSTU-J 323.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 330 The Jews of Spain
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Provides a survey of the culture and history of the Jews in medieval Spain under both Muslim and Christian rule, as well as of the Judeo-Spanish Diaspora after 1492 in the Ottoman Empire, Morocco, and the Atlantic world down to the twentieth century.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 348 Byzantine History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces the history and civilization of the Byzantine Empire (A.D. 330-1453). Explores the survival of the eastern Roman empire after the \"fall\" of its western half; how it developed a distinctive culture and ideology; and how it changed in response to economic, political, and military challenges.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 351 Western Europe in the Early Middle Ages
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Evolution of European civilization from the fall of Rome, development of Christianity and the Germanic invasions through Charlemagne\'s empire and the subsequent development of feudalism, manorialism, papacy, and Romanesque architecture.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 352 Western Europe in the High and Later Middle Ages
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Expansion of European culture and institutions: chivalry, the Crusades, rise of towns, universities, Gothic architecture, law, revival of central government. Violent changes in late medieval Europe: overpopulation, plague, Hundred Years\' War, peasant revolt, crime, inquisition, and heresy.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 353 The Renaissance
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Italian Renaissance as a political and cultural phase in the history of Western civilization. Its roots in antiquity and the Middle Ages; its characteristic expression in literature, art, learning; social transformations; manners and customs. Expansion of the Renaissance into France, Germany, and England.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 354 The Reformation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Economic, political, social, and religious background of the Protestant Reformation; Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, and Anabaptist movements, with reference to their political and theological trends; Catholic Reformation.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 356 French Revolution and Napoleon
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Crisis of Old Regime; middle-class and popular revolt; from constitutional monarchy to Jacobin commonwealth; the Terror and revolutionary government; expansion of revolution in Europe; rise and fall of Napoleonic empire.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 359 Europe from Napoleon to the First World War I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Vienna settlement and period of reaction in Europe; liberalism and nationalism; revolutions; industrial revolution, capitalism; socialist movement; unification of Italy and Germany; clericalism and anticlericalism; struggles for political democracy; social legislation; imperialism, nationalist rivalries, and background of World War I.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 360 Europe from Napoleon to the First World War II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Vienna settlement and period of reaction in Europe; liberalism and nationalism; revolutions; industrial revolution, capitalism; socialist movement; unification of Italy and Germany; clericalism and anticlericalism; struggles for political democracy; social legislation; imperialism, nationalist rivalries, and background of World War I
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 361 Europe in the Twentieth Century I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Economic, social, political, and military-diplomatic developments, 1900 to present. I: 1900-1930: origins, impact, and consequences of World War I; peacemaking; postwar problems; international communism and fascism; the Great Depression. II: 1930-present: Depression politics; crisis of democracy; German national socialism; World War II; Cold War; postwar reconstruction and recovery.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 362 Europe in the Twentieth Century II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Economic, social, political, and military-diplomatic developments, 1900 to present. I: 1900-1930: origins, impact, and consequences of World War I; peacemaking; postwar problems; international communism and fascism; the Great Depression. II: 1930-present: Depression politics; crisis of democracy; German national socialism; World War II; Cold War; postwar reconstruction and recovery.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 366 Paris and Berlin in the 1920s: A Cultural History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A cultural history of Paris and Berlin in the 1920s, focusing on the French avant garde; Dada and surrealism; expressionist painting and cinema; Bauhaus architecture; Brechtian theater; Reichian psychoanalysis; and the American expatriate literature of Stein, Hemingway, and Miller.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 368 Modern Italy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Risorgimento and unification; liberal Italy and the mutilated victory (WWI); Italian opera; Fascism; alliance with Nazi Germany and defeat (WWII); Christian Democrats v. Communists; major cultural movements; the economic miracle; Mafia, left- and right-wing violence and terrorism; the kickbacks scandal and the Second Republic.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 377 Germany, Reformation to 1871
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The Reformation; the Thirty Years' War; absolutism; Baroque culture; the Enlightenment; anti-Semitism and Jewish emancipation; the French Revolution in Germany; Napoleonic Wars and the birth of German nationalism, industrialization and class conflict; the military path to German unification.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 378 Germany, 1871 to the Present
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Political/social fault lines of Second German Empire of 1871; imperialism; origins, impacts, and legacies of World War I; achievements/limits of Weimar Republic; rise of Nazis; Nazism in power; World War II and Holocaust; Cold War and division of Germany; politics and culture in the two Germanies, 1949-1990; reunification; contemporary problems.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 386 British Sexual Histories: From Regency Scandals to Sexual Revolution
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines transformations of sexuality and erotic lives within modern British history, focusing upon popular culture, demographic trends, sensational crimes and scandals (the Queen Caroline Affair, the Profumo Affair), and controversies over the regulation of sexual behaviors and identities. Concludes with analysis of the slate of 1960s "liberal" legislation on divorce, censorship, abortion, and homosexuality.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of GNDR-G 386 or HIST-B 386.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 400 Issues in Western European History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics vary but ordinarily cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 215 Sparta at War
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the history of Sparta--the key events, institutions, leaders, and sources--while focusing on three broad questions: how did the Spartans create their unique society? What costs did their system exact from its people? How has Sparta been seen in contemporary culture?
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 300 Issues in Classical and Byzantine History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of the history of Greece or Rome, the history of Late Antiquity in the Greco-Roman world, or of the Byzantine Empire. Topics will vary in focus, region, and period.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 320 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Nearly eight centuries after Rome was founded by outcasts, Julius Caesar was violently murdered by Senators; Rome's massive Mediterranean empire had become a prize worth killing for. Examination of the chain of events in which Rome ascended to superpower status and subsequently abandoned its Republican constitution in favor of autocracy.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of the combination of HIST-C 320 and HIST-C 325 or HIST-C 388.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 376 Greek History: Bronze Age to the Persian Wars
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introductory survey of early Greek history, beginning with the rise and fall of the Minoans and Mycenaeans of the Bronze Age, then moving on to the rebirth of Greek civilization in the following centuries, ending with Greece's clash with the Persian Empire in the early fifth century B.C.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-C 376 or HIST-C 386.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 377 Greek History: The Persian Wars to the Legacy of Alexander
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of ancient Greek history, ranging from the aftermath of the early fifth century B.C. clash with the Persians and subsequent Athenian Empire to the Hellenistic era initiated by the conquests of Alexander the Great.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-C 377 or HIST-C 387.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 390 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- History of the Roman Empire from the Golden Age of the second century A.D. until the collapse of Roman power in the West (476 A.D.) and the rise of Islam; Christianity and the fate of classical culture in an age of political, social, and religious transformation; the impact of recent archaeological discoveries on "the fall of Rome" as a historical problem.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 400 Issues in Ancient History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics vary but ordinarily cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-D 200 Issues in Russian/East European History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of general import. Topics vary from semester to semester but usually are broad subjects that cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-D 300 Issues in Russian/East European History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics vary but usually cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-D 304 Jews of Eastern Europe
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of the history of Jewish life in Eastern Europe. Topics to be discussed will include Hasidism, Kabbalah, shtetl life, Haskalah (the Jewish Enlightenment), Socialism, Yiddish literary traditions, and the Holocaust.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-D 322 Hungarian History and Civilization 1711--1918
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Modernization and rebuilding of Hungary during Habsburg enlightened absolutism; age of reform and the revolution of 1848-1849; compromise of 1867; social and economic transformation of Hungary within the framework of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy; problems of a multinational state; World War I and collapse of historical Hungary.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-D 322 or HIST-D 422.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-D 325 Path to Emancipation: Nationalism in the Balkans, 1804--1923
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Decline of the Ottoman Empire. Revolutionary traditions and movements; peasant societies and folk customs; literary and linguistic nationalism; Balkan irredentism. Formation of Serbian (Jugoslav), Greek, Rumanian, Bulgarian, Albanian, and Turkish national states. Austro-Hungarian, Russian, and British influence and imperialism in southeastern Europe and Near East.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-D 325 or HIST-D 425.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-D 327 The Habsburg Empire, 1780-1918: Nation-Building and Imperial Decline
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Enlightened despotism; Metternichian system; struggle for German unification; Habsburg culture and civilization. German-Austrian, Hungarian, Czechoslovak, South Slavic, Rumanian, and Polish nationalism. Industrialization; Christian socialism and Austro-Marxism; murder at Sarajevo; destruction of the empire; its legacy to Europe.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-D 327 or HIST-D 427.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-D 329 Eastern Europe 1900--1943
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Begins around 1900 with twilight of great empires (Russian, Prussian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian), exploring origins of modern eastern Europe, the \"rebirth\" of Eastern Europe after WWI; wild 1920s; polarizing ideological spectrum of the 1930s; and dynamics of communism and fascism. Given the spectre of WWII, this course will pose the question of whether and how we can read the interwar years in a way other than as a prelude to an inevitable catastrophe to come.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-D 328, HIST-D 329, or HIST-D 428.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-D 330 Eastern Europe 1944--Present
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines origins of communism in Eastern Europe, brutal takeover and Stalinization, attempts to reform communism, the fall of communism and ensuing battles for privatization, democratization, and the Wars in Yugoslavia. Looks at political institutions that shaped communist and post-communist Eastern Europe and important social and cultural developments.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-D 328, HIST-D 330, or HIST-D 428.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-H 206 Medieval Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- European institutions, social and intellectual history from late Roman Empire to Renaissance. Greco-Roman legacy, Christian institutions, Byzantine and Islamic influences, town revival and trade, rise of universities, emergence of national states and literatures.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-H 210 Britain's Road to Modernity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- England from 1688 to present. Political and economic movements, such as liberalism and socialism, arising out of the industrialization of Britain. II Sem.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-H 231 Women, Men and Family in History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The separate and shared lives of men and women in the family, which is examined not only as an instrument of socialization and affiliation but also as an economic and political institution. Each time the course is offered, it will focus on one region of the world.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HPSC-X 406 Survey of History of Science up to 1750
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
HPSC-X 452 Modern Philosophy of Science
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Junior standing or consent of instructor
- Notes
- R: one course in philosophy or philosophy of science
- Description
- Examines the origin and character of twentieth-century philosophy of science by investigating the historical development--in interaction with parallel developments within the sciences themselves--from 1800 to the early twentieth century. Hermann von Helmholtz, Ernst Mach, Henri Poincare, Moritz Schlick, and Rudolf Carnap.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
PHIL-P 211 Early Modern Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy
- Description
- Selective survey of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century philosophy, including some or all of the following: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
PHIL-P 301 Medieval Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
- Description
- A selective survey of Western philosophy from the turn of the Christian era to the end of the Middle Ages. Readings from some or all of Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Abelard, Bonaventure, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, and Ockham.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
PHIL-P 304 19th Century Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
- Description
- Selective survey of post-Kantian philosophy. Readings from some or all of Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Mill, and Nietzsche.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
PHIL-P 335 Phenomenology and Existentialism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or advanced work in a related field
- Description
- An overview of the main problems, themes, and foundational texts of Phenomenology and Existentialism, as well as intensive study of the writings of several of the most prominent thinkers in these movements. Selected readings from Buber, Camus, de Beauvoir, Heidegger, Husserl, Jaspers, Kierkegaard, Marcel, Merleau-Ponty, Nietzsche, Sartre, and others.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or 300-level work in a related field such as religious studies, political theory, or intellectual history. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 140
- Description
- Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche. Topics include virtue and human nature, pleasure and the good, the role of reason in ethics, the objectivity of moral principles, and the relation of religion to ethics.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
- Description
- Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Hobbes, Locke, Hegel, and Marx. Topics include the ideal state, the nature and proper ends of the state, natural law and natural right, social contract theory, and the notion of community.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Development, structure, and functioning of political systems, primarily in France, Italy, and Germany. Political dynamics of European integration.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of POLS-Y 335 or EURO-W 301.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 340 East European Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Compares political change in the East European states, and emphasizes the legacies of authoritarianism and communism and the post-communist transition to democracy. Topics include the building of political institutions, the inclusion of citizens into the polity, the reform of the economy, the management of ethnic and social conflicts, and integration into the European Union.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 347 German Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the German political system including governmental institutions, the origins and role of political parties, opportunities for citizens to participate in politics, and current political culture. Special attention is paid to the question of how well Germany's democracy functions after experiencing several regime changes.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of the politics of the European Union (EU). Assesses past and present dynamics of economic and political integration in Europe, the structure and work of European Union institutions, and EU public policies such as the Single Market, the common currency, common foreign and security policy, and trade.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of the socioeconomic conditions and political ideologies leading up to the Holocaust, and the political, administrative, and social context for the genocide from the vantage of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. Focus on the individual, national, and international responses to and responsibilities for the Holocaust. Consideration of the Holocaust's legacies for the postwar world.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
REEI-R 201 Current Issues in Eastern Europe
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Interdisciplinary introduction to social, political, economic, demographic, and cultural issues currently facing the countries of Eastern Europe. Primarily addresses recent developments, while also considering historical roots of Eastern Europe, from 19th-century empires to 20th-century Marxist-Leninist regimes to post-1989 governance after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
SLAV-C 201 Intermediate Czech I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-C 102 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of work in structure and vocabulary acquisition through written exercises, study of word formation, drills, reading and discussion of short texts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-C 201, SLAV-C 211, or SLAV-C 313.
SLAV-C 202 Intermediate Czech II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-C 201 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of SLAV-C 201.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-C 202, SLAV-C 222, or SLAV-C 314.
SLAV-C 211 Summer Intensive Intermediate Czech I
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-C 102 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-C 201.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-C 201, SLAV-C 211, or SLAV-C 313.
SLAV-C 222 Summer Intensive Intermediate Czech II
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-C 201 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-C 202.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-C 202, SLAV-C 222, or SLAV-C 314.
SLAV-C 223 Introduction to Czech Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to history, literature, visual arts, music, film, and theatre of the Czechs.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-C 363 History of Czech Literature and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A history of the Czech lands and their art, literature, and music from the ninth through the late nineteenth centuries. Some discussion of Slovak language and literature also included.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
SLAV-C 364 Lovers & Murderers: Czech Literature and Culture from WWII to Today
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Czech fiction and drama from World War II to the present. Some discussion of émigré literature also included.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
SLAV-C 365 Seminar in Czech and Central European Literatures and Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focus on either Czech or Central European literature and culture; intensive study of an author, a period, or a literary or cultural development. Readings and lectures in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
SLAV-C 366 Czech Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces important trends and movements within the history of Czech cinematography. Places the films in their historical, cultural, and political contexts and illustrates how Czech films captured the life of Czech society during different periods. Examines the region of the Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia and Central Europe: its history, geography, ethnography and languages.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-M 201 Intermediate Romanian I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-M 102 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of work in structure and vocabulary acquisition through written exercises, study of word formation, drills, reading, and discussion of short stories.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-M 201, SLAV-M 211, or SLAV-M 313.
SLAV-M 201 Intermediate Romanian I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-M 102 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of work in structure and vocabulary acquisition through written exercises, study of word formation, drills, reading, and discussion of short stories.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-M 201, SLAV-M 211, or SLAV-M 313.
SLAV-M 211 Summer Intensive Intermediate Romanian I
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-M 102 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-M 201.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-M 201, SLAV-M 211, or SLAV-M 313.
SLAV-M 222 Summer Intensive Intermediate Romanian II
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-M 201 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-M 202.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-M 202, SLAV-M 222, or SLAV-M 314.
SLAV-P 201 Intermediate Polish I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-P 102 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of work in structure and vocabulary acquisition through written exercises, study of word formation, drills, reading, and discussion of short stories.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-P 201, SLAV-P 211, or SLAV-P 313.
SLAV-P 202 Intermediate Polish II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-P 201 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of SLAV-P 201.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-P 202, SLAV-P 222, or SLAV-P 314.
SLAV-P 211 Summer Intensive Intermediate Polish I
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-P 102 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-P 201.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-P 201, SLAV-P 211, SLAV-P 313.
SLAV-P 222 Summer Intensive Intermediate Polish II
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-P 201 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-P 202.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-P 202, SLAV-P 222, or SLAV-P 314.
SLAV-P 223 Introduction to Polish Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Polish culture from the origins of the Polish state to modern times. Important historical, political, and social developments and trends as seen through literature, art, science, music, architecture, and political documents. Knowledge of Polish not required.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
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SLAV-P 363 Faces of War and Freedom
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Polish literature and culture from the nineteenth century to World War II in its turbulent historical and sociopolitical context. Special attention will be given to cultural representations of historical upheavals and the analysis of literary and artistic strategies of responding to the conditions of foreign occupation, colonization, and genocide. Knowledge of Polish language and culture not required.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-P 363 Faces of War and Freedom
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Polish literature and culture from the nineteenth century to World War II in its turbulent historical and sociopolitical context. Special attention will be given to cultural representations of historical upheavals and the analysis of literary and artistic strategies of responding to the conditions of foreign occupation, colonization, and genocide. Knowledge of Polish language and culture not required.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-P 365 Topics in Polish Literature and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focus on Polish literature and culture with comparisons to other world literatures and cultures; intensive study of an author, a period, or a literary or cultural development. Readings and lectures in English. No previous knowledge of Polish literature or culture required.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-P 366 The Bold and the Restless: Polish Film from the 1950s to the Present
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An exploration of the post-World War II history of Polish cinema, made famous worldwide by directors such as Wajda, Kieslowski, and Polanski. Topics of interest include the cinema of moral anxiety (1970s); absurd comedies depicting life under communism; adaptations of literary classics; and new topics and genres in contemporary Polish film.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-P 473 Fourth-Year Polish I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Refinement of active and passive language skills, with emphasis on vocabulary building and word usage. Extensive readings, discussion, composition writing. Individualized remedial drill in grammar and pronunciation.
SLAV-P 474 Fourth-Year Polish II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Refinement of active and passive language skills, with emphasis on vocabulary building and word usage. Extensive readings, discussion, composition writing. Individualized remedial drill in grammar and pronunciation.
SLAV-S 201 Intermediate Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-S 102 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of work in structure and vocabulary acquisition through written exercises, study of word formation, drills, reading and discussion of short stories.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-S 201, SLAV-S 211, or SLAV-S 313.
SLAV-S 202 Intermediate Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-S 201 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Continuation of SLAV-S 201: work in structure and vocabulary acquisition through study of grammar, drills, and readings. Oral practice and written exercise.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-S 202, SLAV-S 222, or SLAV-S 314.
SLAV-S 211 Summer Intensive Intermediate Croatian/Serbian I
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-S 102 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-S 201.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-S 201, SLAV-S 211, or SLAV-S 313.
SLAV-S 222 Summer Intensive Intermediate Croatian/Serbian II
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-S 201 with a grade of C or higher; or consent of department
- Description
- Intensive summer equivalent of SLAV-S 202.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of SLAV-S 202, SLAV-S 222, or SLAV-S 314.
SLAV-S 223 Introduction to Balkan and South Slavic Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the cultures of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, and Romania, concentrating on the modern period. Lectures and readings in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-S 320 Special Topics in Slavic Studies
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of literary and cultural issues and problems in the Slavic studies area. Variable topics ranging from a study of a single novel or genre to selected themes of Slavic literature in their historical and cultural contexts. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics up to 9 times for a total of 15 credit hours
SLAV-S 363 Literature and Culture of the Southern Slavs I: Literature and Nationalism in the Balkans
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of literary and intellectual history of the South Slavs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with a special focus on the foundational ideology of nations and nationalism in this period. Readings and discussions in English.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-S 364 Socialist Modernism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of literatures and cultures of former Yugoslavia during the 20th and 21st centuries. Exploration of the unique Yugoslav aesthetic of socialist modernism and directions Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian literatures have taken in the post-modernist period.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-T 230 Topics in Slavic Literatures and Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics from Slavic and East European literatures and cultures.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
SLAV-T 366 Central European Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Broad cultural overview of Central European cinema, highlighting major developments of cinema in Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and the former Republics of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia in the post-Stalin era. Special attention will be given to the individual style and aesthetics of several major film directors.
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- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
SLAV-X 390 Readings in Romanian
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- SLAV-M 202 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Continuation of work in structure and vocabulary acquisition through grammar study, drills and readings, oral practice, and written exercises.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours in SLAV-M 350 and SLAV-X 390.
BUS-C 272 Global Business Immersion-Business Communications
- Description
- The Global Business Immersion course includes international travel. It extends the knowledge gained in Global Business Environment, D270 and concentrates directly on the management of multinational firms.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
BUS-D 271 Global Business Analysis-International Business Management
- Description
- D271 extends the knowledge gained in D270, Global Business Environment. This class concentrates directly on the management of multinational firms. Students are placed in the role of the decision-makers responsible for solving the myriad of practical problems resulting from a globalized and highly interconnected business environment.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
BUS-F 272 Global Business Immersion-Finance
- Description
- The Global Business Immersion course includes international travel. It extends the knowledge gained in Global Business Environment, D270 and concentrates directly on the management of multinational firms.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
BUS-T 144 Jllc Hot Topics
- Description
- Provides students the opportunity to explore the connection between some outside interest and business. It supports the Jellison LLC's mission to engage young students in creative thinking and encourages students to explore their interests.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs
- Description
- Extensive analysis of selected contemporary issues in public affairs. Topics vary from semester to semester.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
Minor Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Certificate in European Studies (EUROACRT)
Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.