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Interdisciplinary Minors
African American StudiesFaculty and Staff: Carton, Clark, Dennis, Fuchs, Horton, Levine, McFerson, Miller, Mobley McKenzie, Morris, Paden, Slade Martin, Smith, Smith-Bermiss, Stewart (director), Trafton, Travis, Warner, Wilkins, Williams Course Work The African American Studies program offers all course work designated AFAM in the "Course Descriptions" chapter of this catalog. Requirements The interdisciplinary minor in African American studies requires a minimum of 21 credits of related course work, which includes 12 required credits and 9 elective credits from various disciplines in the College of Arts and Sciences. Required Courses Elective Courses Other courses as approved by the coordinator of the interdisciplinary minor in African American studies.
Ancient Mediterranean Art and ArchaeologyFaculty: Butler (coordinator), Lytton, Mattusch, Winkler Course Work The interdisciplinary minor in ancient Mediterranean art and archaeology is designed for students whose interests in the ancient world include aspects of archaeology, Greek and Roman literature, the ancient Near East, the history of art, philosophy, myth and religion, and the late antique civilizations of Byzantium and early Islam. The program represents the sort of foundation work crucial to graduate study in traditional departments of classical, Near Eastern, or Mediterranean art and archaeology. Through this minor, students are given credit for acquiring practical linguistic skills and archaeological field experience as well as scholarly background. Students should consult with the coordinator in designing a program. Requirements A minimum of 18 interdisciplinary credits is required.
Asia-Pacific StudiesFaculty: Black, Butler, Cheng, Cuong, Hung (coordinator), Lin, Liu, Meyer-Fong, Paden, Platt, Ro, Wan, Williams, Zhang Course Work The interdisciplinary minor in Asia-Pacific Studies is designed for students whose interests focus on the humanities and social sciences and Asia's role in global systems and in the cultural mosaic of human experience. In particular, a new type of transregionalism is explored, i.e., the links between Asia and North America. The minor in Asia-Pacific Studies requires a minimum of 18 credits--9 credits of required courses and 12 credits of electives--chosen from the list below. Approved study abroad or internship also may be used for elective credit.
Elective Courses Note: Language courses in Chinese or Japanese are strongly recommended, if available.
Contemporary EuropeFaculty: Brunette, Crampton, Deshmukh, Dinan, Jensen, Katz (acting coordinator), Levine, Orens, Verheyen, Wade Requirements The interdisciplinary minor in contemporary Europe requires a minimum of 18 credits: 6 credits of required courses and 12 credits of electives (at least 3 credits from Elective List I and 3 from Elective List II). Prerequisites for each course are listed in parentheses. Relevant special topics courses, seminars, independent study, internships, and study abroad courses may be also be taken for elective credits, with permission of the contemporary Europe coordinator. Required Courses
Elective List I: History and Politics
Elective List II: Philosophy, Literature, the Arts
Film and Media StudiesFaculty: Brunette (co-coordinator), Burton, Christensen, Foreman, Fuchs (co-coordinator), Lont, Ricouart, P. Smith, Winkler We are inundated on a daily basis with mass culture, especially as it is purveyed through the mass media. The effects of this inundation are enormous and often unconscious, and the film and media studies (FAMS) interdisciplinary minor aims to develop in students a more informed awareness of the nature of this culture, its ideological tendencies, and its effects on daily life in our society. The program offers diverse perspectives on mass media in the belief that such juxtapositions are more productive than any single approach. Committed to interdisciplinary studies, the program addresses the increasing complexity and multiplicity of visual cultures. The program's basic components are offered through the Departments of Communication, English, and Music, with other courses available through the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. This 18-credit interdisciplinary minor is designed to introduce and explore mass culture in its visual manifestations. The program offers students the tools with which to read a variety of texts, including film, television, video, news media, and architecture. Requirements A minimum of 18 credits of related course work is required, taken from two groups as follows: Group 1: Required Courses Two required courses (six credits) provide an introduction to the languages of film and popular media and to modes of analysis appropriate to each. These courses are prerequisites for all advanced work in the minor. ENGL 332 Introduction to Film (offered every semester) Group 2: Elective Courses After completing the two required courses, students select four additional courses (12 credits) from those listed below. These courses are designed to introduce students to a more specialized level of study. Students may decide to focus on film, or may decide to emphasize the study of mass culture. Or, they may choose some mixture of the courses that suits their own interests. Communication majors must choose at least six credits outside of Communication for their FAMS elective courses. COMM 302 Foundations of Mass Communication For further information, contact Peter Brunette, Department of English, Robinson Hall, Room A465, (703) 993-1190, or Cindy Fuchs, Department of English, Robinson Hall, Room A458, (703) 993-2768.
Folklore and MythologyFaculty: Burns, ffolliott, Fuchs, Gras, Johnsen-Neshati, Kendall, Mattusch (co-coordinator), Owens, Rutledge, Shiner, Todd, Winkler, Yocom (co-coordinator) Stories told in both sacred and secular contexts, along with festivals, foods, music, material objects, and other traditional art forms, continue to influence our lives. The interdisciplinary minor offers students the tools with which to explore the compelling meanings within these seemingly simple, everyday cultural texts and to become more aware of the ways these texts are used by individuals and institutions for a variety of goals. Committed to interdisciplinary study, this program asks students to study folklore and mythology by juxtaposing the multiple viewpoints available from anthropology, art history, classical studies, literary studies, and religious studies. A minimum of 18 credits of related course work is required, taken from three groupings of courses. If any of these courses is taken for credit toward the B.A. literature requirement, it may not be taken for credit in the minor. Required Courses Group 1: 3 credits ARTH 102 Symbols and Stories in Art Students may take only one Group 1 course from a department for credit toward the minor. Group 2: 12-15 credits ANTH 450 Qualitative Methods in Sociocultural Research (note ANTH prerequisites) Group 3: 0-3 credits Independent Study and Internships: ANTH 299, ANTH 495, ARTH 393, ARTH 490, ARTS 491, ENGL 498, ENGL 499, summer fieldwork schools offered by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and at other institutions approved by the faculty. (To avoid duplication of courses, English majors who choose the folklore and mythology interdisciplinary minor should not elect the English Department's folklore, mythology, and literature concentration.) For further information, contact Margaret Yocom, Department of English, Robinson Hall, Room A439, (703) 993-1172, or Carol Mattusch, Department of History and Art History, Robinson Hall, Room B355, (703) 993-1017.
Global SystemsFaculty: Clark (coordinator) Requirements The interdisciplinary minor in global systems consists of 18 credits of nonregion-specific courses that deal with global connections or transactions. It is ideal for majors in business disciplines, economics, modern and classical languages, geography, government and international politics, history, and other disciplines taking a global view of the world. The minor requires GOVT 149 Global Awareness, and 15 credits drawn from at least two of the following fields. At least nine credits must be at the 300 level or above. Field A: Government and Geography GEOG 101 Major World Regions Field B: Economics, Anthropology, Marketing, History, and Program on Social and Organizational Learning ANTH 300 Civilizations Field C: Environmental Science, Nursing, Physics, Systems Engineering, Urban and Suburban Studies BIOL 307 Ecology Field D: Communication and Foreign Languages (*courses taught in a language other than English) COMM 305 Foundations of Intercultural
Communication Other courses such as UNIV or special topics courses may also fulfill the requirements of this program, with the written permission of the coordinator. Permission must be obtained before registration in the course. For more information, contact the coordinator at the Department of Public and International Affairs, Robinson Hall, Room A201, (703) 993-1400.
LinguisticsFaculty: Broome, Chamberlain, Collier, Goldin, Golomb, Hamburger, Holisky, Jones (coordinator), Lazaraton, Levine, Rothbart, Sanford, Weinberger Linguistics is the scientific study of language. Language is studied in a variety of ways: descriptively, theoretically, computationally, psychologically, and as a social phenomenon. The field of linguistics thus informs and is informed by many other areas of study including philosophy, psychology, sociology, computer science, the study of individual languages and literatures, literary studies, and education. The interdisciplinary minor in linguistics may be combined with a major in one of the areas listed above or in any other field. This minor introduces the student, through the required courses, to the fundamental concepts of modern linguistic theory and allows the student to explore, in the electives, how these concepts relate to various other disciplines. Requirements The interdisciplinary minor in linguistics consists of 15 credits, distributed as follows:
Study of the AmericasFaculty :Albanese, Berroa, Bergmann, Beyer, Black, L. A. Brown, L. P. Brown, Brunette, Burr, J. R. Censer, J. T. Censer, Cheng, K. Clark, R. Clark, Cohen, Cruz, Dennis, Dumont, ffolliott, Fonseca, Forche, Foreman, Francescato, Fuchs, Gerdes, Gilbert, Giles, Gortner, Hammond, Harsh, Henry, Hodges, Horton, Irvine, Irving, Jacobs, Karuch, Kelso, Klappert, Knight, Kuebrich, Lancaster, Lankford, Lavine, Levine, Lipset, Lont, Mellander, Meyer, Mobley, Moylan, Nadeau, O'Connor, O'Malley, Pacheco, Palkovich, Pfiffner, Rabin (coordinator), Rader, Ricouart, Rosenblum, Rosenzweig, Ruth, Seligmann, P. Smith, S. Smith, Stewart, Taylor, Todd, Travis, Walker, Warner, Wilkins, J. Wood, Yocom, Zagarri, Zambrana Course Work The Study of the Americas program offers all course work designated STAM in the "Course Descriptions" chapter of this catalog. The program also includes course work cross-listed with departments with which it is affiliated. Please see the coordinator of the program for details. Requirements The interdisciplinary minor in the Study of the Americas requires a minimum of 18 credits. All students take STAM 410. The remaining 15 credits should be fulfilled in courses whose primary focus are the places, peoples, eras, and institutions of the Americas. These courses are to be chosen in consultation with the program coordinator. Internships Internships are possible with the U.S. Congress and with local governments, community organizations, environmental organizations, foundations, government and nongovernment agencies, human rights organizations, international business organizations, labor unions, legal organizations, libraries, media organizations, museums, political parties, public interest organizations, publications, and religious organizations.
Urban and Suburban StudiesFaculty: Clapsaddle, Clark, Dumont, Endo, Gifford, Hart-Nibbrig, K. Haynes, Horton, Hysom, Mattusch, Rosenzweig, Schintler, Sockett (coordinator), Stough, Todd, Verheyen, Wong, J. Wood Course Work The Urban and Suburban Studies program offers all course work designated USST in the "Course Descriptions" chapter of this catalog. Requirements The interdisciplinary minor in urban and suburban studies requires a minimum of 18 credits of related course work from the list below. Approved Courses Students should consult the "Course Descriptions" chapter of this catalog for course prerequisites. ARTH 311, 315 In addition, departmental directed-reading and special topics courses may be approved for USST credit at the discretion of the USST Coordinating Committee. The program is currently under review. For more information, contact Hugh T. Sockett, coordinator of Urban and Suburban Studies, Department of Public and International Affairs.
Women's StudiesFaculty: Balenger, Bartholomew, Bateson, Beach, Bergoffen (director), Brinig, Brown, Burr, Censer, Cherubin, Choi, Christenson, Cohen, Copelman, Cordero, Cruz, Eby, Erdwins, Fischer, ffolliott, Flieger-Samuelian, Francescato, Fuchs, Gilbert, Gunn, Hanrahan, Hodges, Horton, Irvine, Irving, Kaplan, Kirkland, Knight, Koch, Kolker, LeBaron, Liu, Lont, Melosh, Mobley McKenzie, Moylan, Oates, Rabin, Rader, Regan, Ricouart, Rosenblum, Rosenzweig, Samuels, Seligmann, Sypher, Taylor, Tichy, Todd, Travis, Weitzman, Williams, D. Wood, J. Wood, Yocom, Zambrana, Zawacki Course Work The women's studies faculty offers all course work designated WMST in the "Course Descriptions" chapter of this catalog. Requirements
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