Approved Themes
ANTIQUITY
ARH 200 (Art of the Ancient Classical World: Crete, Greece, and Rome), approved 2/7/2012
ARH 307 (From Abraham to Alexander: The Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Middle East), approved 2/7/2012
CLA 201/202 (Classics in Translation), approved 2/7/2012
HIS 337 (Ancient World I: Near East and Greece), approved 2/7/2012
HIS 338 (Ancient World II: Rome), approved 2/7/2012
PHL 300 (Ancient Philosophy), approved 2/7/2012
PSC 341 (Classical Political Theory), approved 2/7/2012
ASIA
ARH 104 (Asian Art), approved 5/18/2012
ARH 211 (The Arts of Southeast Asia), approved 5/18/2012
HIS 298 (East Asian History I) (Formerly HIS431), approved 5/18/2012
HIS 299 (East Asian History II) (Formerly HIS432), approved 5/18/2012
HIS 368 (Modern China), approved 5/18/2012
HIS 369 (Modern Japan), approved 5/18/2012
HIS 482 (Seminar: The Samurai), approved 5/18/2012
PSC 320 (Comparative Asian Politics), approved 5/18/2012
PSC 321 (Chinese Politics), approved 5/18/2012
PHL 325 (Asian Philosophy), approved 5/18/2012
THL 358 (The Church and the Major World Religions), approved 5/18/2012
BLACK STUDIES
BLS 101 (Introduction to Black Studies), approved 5/16/13
One additional BLS course
MIDDLE EAST
ARH 307 (From Abraham to Alexander: The Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Middle East), approved 2/7/2012
HIS 345 (History of the Modern Middle East), approved 2/7/2012
PSC 329 (Middle Eastern Politics), approved 2/7/2012
PSC 361 (International Politics of the Middle East), approved 2/7/2012
THL 358 (The Church and the Major World Religions), approved 2/7/2012
RUSSIAN/SOVIET/POST-SOVIET STUDIES
HIS 421 (History of Russia I), approved 3/20/2012
HIS 422 (History of Russia II), approved 3/20/2012
HIS 313 (Eastern Europe Since World War I), approved 3/20/2012
HIS 482 (Seminar: The Collapse of Communism), approved 3/20/2012
PSC 324 (Government and Politics of Russia and Former Soviet Union), approved 3/20/2012
Approved Disciplines
Anthropology
Arabic**
Art & Art History
Biology
Black Studies
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Chinese**
Economics
English
Engineering-Physics-Systems
French**
German**
Global Studies
Greek**
History
Italian**
Latin**
Mathematics/Computer Science
Music
Political Science
Psychology
Sign Language
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish**
Theater, Dance, and Film
Women's Studies
*Additional departments will be added to this list based on the approval of two or more courses for foundational Core requirements (except for Philosophy or Theology, per the Core Curriculum legislation).
** Students who elect to satisfy the Core Focus through the completion of modern or classical language courses must choose two courses in the same language.