Courses Taught in English
You do not have to take a language in order to enroll in courses taught in English with the Department of World Languages and Cultures!
Explore diverse topics related to world cultures by taking classes listed below. These courses are not guaranteed to be taught in any particular semester. Please see the U's Class Schedule to see which classes will be offered that term.
Arabic
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB4207 | Women's Voices: Egypt and Iran | English | N/A |
| ARAB4270 | Linguistic Structure of Arabic | English | ARAB 1020 or LING 1200 |
| ARAB4272 | Linguistic Variation in Arabic | English | ARAB 1020 or LING 1200 |
| ARAB4273 | Egyptian Film & Culture | English & Arabic | ARAB 1020 |
| ARAB4580 | Major Trends in Modern Islam | English | N/A |
| ARAB6273 | Egyptian Film & Culture | English & Arabic | Graduate standing |
Chinese
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
Requirements Fulfilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN3390 | Chinese Calligraphy | English | N/A | |
| CHIN4280 | Introduction to Chinese Linguistics | English | N/A | |
| CHIN4281 | Politeness in Chinese Speaking Societies: Introduction to Chinese Pragmatics | English | N/A | |
| CHIN4610 | Survey of Chinese Literature | English | N/A | CW |
| CHIN4620 | Survey of Chinese Literature | English | N/A | |
| CHIN5410 | Teaching Chinese as a Second Language | English | CHIN 3060 | |
| CHIN6280 | Introduction to Chinese Linguistics | English | Graduate standing | |
| CHIN6281 | Politeness in Chinese Speaking Societies: Introduction to Chinese Pragmatics | English | Graduate standing | |
| CHIN6610 | Survey of Chinese Literature | English | Graduate standing | |
| CHIN6620 | Survey of Chinese Literature | English | Graduate standing |
Classics
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
Requirements Fulfilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL CV1550 | Classical Mythology | English | N/A | Humanities Exploration |
| CL CV1560 | The Greeks | English | N/A | Humanities Exploration |
| CL CV1570 | The Romans | English | N/A | Humanities Exploration |
| CL CV2770 | Ancient Greece and Rome in the Cinema | English | N/A | |
| CL CV2780 | Graeco-Roman Sport as Culture and Religion | English | N/A | Humanities Exploration |
| CL CV3570 | Images of Women in Ancient Greece and Rome | English | N/A | Humanities Exploration |
| CL CV3630 | Greek Drama | English | N/A | |
| CL CV3790 | Ancient Epic | English | N/A | Humanities Exploration |
| CL CV4550 | Ancient Myth and Religion | English | N/A | Humanities Exploration |
| CL CV4580 | Ancient Culture | English | N/A |
French
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRNCH3800 | French Literature in Translation | English | N/A |
| FRNCH3900 | French Popular Culture | English or French, depending on instructor | FRNCH 3040/3060 |
| FRNCH4514 | French to English Translation | Primarily English | FRNCH 3050 |
German
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
Requirements Fulfilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERM3750 | From Grimm to Disney: The Birth of the Modern Fairy Tale | English | N/A | Humanities Exploration |
Hindi-Urdu
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| HINDI3710 | Hinduism and Islam in India and the World | English | N/A |
| HINDI4610 | South Asian Literature & Culture | English | N/A |
| HINDI4620 | Popular Culture of South Asia | English | N/A |
| HINDI4630 | Bollywood: Seeing India through Indo-Pakistani Film | English | N/A |
| HINDI4640 | Cultural Exchanges of South Asia and Iran (Past and Present) | English | N/A |
| HINDI6620 | Popular Culture of South Asia | English | Graduate standing |
| HINDI6630 | Bollywood: Seeing India through Indo-Pakistani Film | English | Graduate standing |
Italian
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL3700 | Italian Cinema | English | N/A |
Japanese
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAPAN3410 | Teaching Japanese as a Second Language | English | JAPAN 3040/3060 or Instructor's Discretion |
| JAPAN4540 | Japanese Popular Culture | English | N/A |
| JAPAN4550 | Japanese Civilization | English | N/A |
| JAPAN4570 | Multicultural Japan | English | N/A |
| JAPAN4580 | Japanese Empire to Korean Wave: Popular Culture in Motion | English | N/A |
| JAPAN4680 | Modern Japanese Literature in Translation | English | N/A |
| JAPAN6410 | Teaching Japanese as a Second Language | English | Graduate standing |
| JAPAN6550 | Japanese Civilization | English | Graduate standing |
Korean
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOREA3100 | Korean Culture Through Literature & Film | English | N/A |
| KOREA4580 | Japanese Empire to Korean Wave: Popular Culture in Motion | English | N/A |
Navajo
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAVJO4550 | Navajo Culture and Tradition | English | N/A |
Persian
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
Requirements Fulfilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERS1200 | God, Love & Mysticism | English | N/A | |
| PERS4208 | Women's Voices: Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan | English | N/A | |
| PERS4270 | Classical Persian Literature in Translation | English | N/A | |
| PERS4280 | Trends in Modern Persian Literature | English | N/A | |
| PERS4325 | Hyphenated Lives: Muslim-Americans in the U.S. | English | N/A | DV |
| PERS4330 | Iranian Film | English | N/A | |
| PERS4640 | Cultural Exchanges of South Asia and Iran (Past and Present) | English | N/A | |
| PERS6208 | Women's Voices: Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan | English | Graduate standing | |
| PERS6270 | Classical Persian Literature in Translation | English | Graduate standing | |
| PERS6280 | Trends in Modern Persian Literature | English | Graduate standing | |
| PERS6330 | Iranian Film | English | Graduate standing |
Portuguese
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTGSE4710 | Luso-Brazilian Cinema | English | N/A |
| PTGSE6710 | Luso-Brazilian Cinema | English | Graduate standing |
Russian
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Course # |
Course Title |
Language |
Prerequisite |
Requirements Fulfilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSS3540 | Russian Fairy Tales | English | N/A | |
| RUSS3550 | Russia under the Czars | English | N/A | Humanities Exploration |
| RUSS3560 | Soviet Culture | English | N/A | Humanities Exploration |
| RUSS3570 | Post-Soviet East European Cinema | English | N/A | |
| RUSS3580 | Russia and Asia | English | N/A | |
| RUSS4710 | Studies in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature | English | N/A | CW |
| RUSS4720 | Studies in Twentieth-Century Russian Literature | English | N/A | CW |
| RUSS5280 | Russian Phonetics and Phonology | English | RUSS 3050/3060 OR LING 1069/1200 OR ENGL 1200 | |
| RUSS5281 | Russian Morphology | English | RUSS 3050/3060 OR ENGL 1200 OR LING 1200 |
