1. Second-semester proficiency in a foreign language
2. First-semester proficiency in a foreign language, and a three-hour course in the culture of the same language area (from approved list below)
3. Two three-hour courses chosen from one foreign culture category (from approved list below)

Foreign Culture Categories

Click on each category to see the courses that can be used to satisfy the culture course requirement.

Latin American Category
French Category
German Category
Italian Category
Russian & Slavic Category
China Category
Japan Category
Korea Category
South Asian Category
Africa Category
Middle Eastern Category
Greek Category
Latin (Roman) Category
American Sign Category

Latin American Category

(combine with either SPN 506 or POR 406 for Option 2)

SPN:

350 Topic 2: Essay in Mexican Thought and Culture
350 Topic 6: Tracking Cultures: Literary & Cultural Points of Contact
350 Topic 7: Tracking Cultures: Cultural Itineraries in Spain/ Morocco
350 Topic 8: Cultures in Contact in Medieval Spain

PRC: Any course

322 Topic 9: Business in Emerging Markets
324L Topic 12: Family and Households
337M Topic 4: United States-Mexican Border Relations
Topic 6: Political Devlpmt in Eastern Europe & Latin America
Topic 9: The Military in Politics
366 Topic 17: The Cuban Revolution and the United States

French Category

FC: Any course

German Category

(combine with GER 506 for Option 2)

GRC: Any course except

311 Topic 2: Movies Go to War, from WWI to Vietnam
327E Topic 4: Medieval Life and Thought
327E Topic 6: Renaissance Literature and Art
327E Topic 11: Language, Culture, and the Texas German Experience
327E Topic 12: Midnight Sun People: The Sami

Italian Category

(combine with ITL 506 for Option 2)

ITC: Any course

Russian and Slavic Category

(combine with either RUS 506, RUS 505S, RUS 506T, CZ 506, POL 506, or SC 506 for Option 2)

REE: Any course

China Category

(combine with CHI 506 for option 2)

ANS

302C Introduction to China
301M All topics except Topic 10: Intro to Korean Culture &History
301R History of the Religions of Asia
304 Ethics: Asian Perspectives
320 Topics in Great Literatures of Asia
322M Politics in China
340 Topic 6: Religion and Rebellion in Modern East Asia
340K Traditional China
340M Modern China
340N Communist China
361/461 Topic 12: Politics of Economic Development in East Asia
361/461 Topic 14: Women in Asian Societies
361/461 Topic 15: Music of East and Southeast Asia
361/461 Topic 23: International Relations of East and Southeast Asia
372 Topic 5: Women and Family in Asia
372 Topic 6: Chinese Film and Literature
372 Topic 7: Chinese Thought and Culture
372 Topic 21: Women and Gender in China
372 Topic 24: Buddhist Art

Japan Category

(combine with JPN 506 for option 2)

ANS

301M All topics except Topic 10: Intro to Korean Culture &History
301R History of the Religions of Asia
302J Introduction to Japan
304 Ethics: Asian Perspectives
320 Topics in Great Literatures of Asia
321M Politics in Japan
340 Topic 6: Religion and Rebellion in Modern East Asia
341K Origins of Modern Japan
341M Imperial Japan
341N Postwar Japan
342D Political Economy of Japan
361/461 Topic 9: Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
361/461 Topic 12: Politics of Economic Development in East Asia
361/461 Topic 14: Women in Asian Societies
361/461 Topic 15: Musics of East and Southeast Asia
361/461 Topic 22: Japanese Foreign Policy
361/461 Topic 23: International Relations of East and Southeast Asia
372 Topic 5: Women and Family in Asia
372 Topic 12: Perspectives on Japanese Culture
372 Topic 17: Women in Modern Japanese Film
372 Topic 24: Buddhist Art

Korea Category

(combine with KOR 506 for Option 2)

ANS

301M Introduction to Asia
304 Ethics: Asian Perspectives
320 Topics in Great Literatures of Asia
340 Topic 6: Religion and Rebellion in Modern East Asia
361/461 Topic 12: Politics of Economic Development in East Asia
361/461 Topic 14: Women in Asian Societies
361/461 Topic 15: Music of East and Southeast Asia
361/461 Topic 23: International Relations of East and Southeast Asia
361/461 Topic 25: Capitalism, Consumption, & Civil Society in Korea
372 Topic 5: Women and Family in Asia
372 Topic 24: Buddhist Art

South Asia Category

(combine with either BEN 506, HIN 506, MAL 506, SAN 506, TAM 506, TEL 506, URD 506 or VTN 506 for option 2)

ANS

301M All topics except Topic 10: Intro to Korean Culture and History
301R History of the Religions of Asia
302K Introduction to India
307C Introduction to the History of India
340 Topic 4: History of Hindu Religious Traditions
340 Topic 5: History of Indian Buddhism
340 Topic 6: Religion and Rebellion in Modern East Asia
346C Ancient India
346D Medieval India
346M Muslim India before 1750
346N History and Culture of India since 1750
347K Governments and Politics of South Asia
361/461 Topic 3: Contemporary India
361/461 Topic 5: Cultures of Southeast Asia
361/461 Topic 6: Gandhi and Gandhism
361/461 Topic 11: Musics of India
361/461 Topic 14: Women in Asian Societies
361/461 Topic 15: Musics of East and Southeast Asia
361/461 Topic 19: Sociology of South Asia
361/461 Topic 23: International Relations of East and Southeast Asia
372 Topic 2: Indian Philosophies
372 Topic 5: Women and Family in Asia
372 Topic 15: Early Art of India
372 Topic 18: Formation of Indian Art
372 Topic 19: Diversity of Indian Traditions
372 Topic 24: Buddhist Art

Africa Category

(combine with YOR for Option 2)

AFR

310K Intro to Modern Africa
310L Introduction to Traditional Africa
317 Topic 5: Africa: A Visual Journey
317C Topic: Yoruba History and Culture
317E Special Topics in the African Diaspora
322 Introduction to African Prehistory
324 Origins of Complex Society: Africa
345 History of East Africa
345C History of West Africa
359N History of Africa since 1800
365 Politics in Contemporary Africa
374 Topic 14: African Cinemas
374 Topic 22: Archaeology of African Thought
374C Topic 1: Nigeria: A History of Nation-Building
374C Topic 2: Archaeology of African Thought

ISL 372 Topic: Islamic Civilizations in Sub-Sahara Africa

Middle Eastern Category

(combine with ARA 506, HEB 506, HEB 508, PRS 506, or TUR 506 for Option 2)

Language-Specific Combinations for Option 2:

ARA 506 combined with:
ARA

360K Arabic Literature in Translation
360L Topics in Arabic Language, Literature, and Culture
372 Topics in Arabic Culture

HEB 506/508 combined with:
HEB 374 Hebrew Literature in Translation and Israeli Media

PRS 506 combined with:
PRS

329 Topics in Persian Language and Literature
361 Topics in Persian Literature in Translation

TUR 506 combined with:
TUR

329 Topics in Turkish
361 Topics in Turkish Literature in Translation
372 Topics in Turkish Culture

The following culture courses can be combined with any language in this category:

ISL Any course except 372 Topic 5: The Practice of Islam in the US

J S Any course except 365 Topic 1: America and the Holocaust

MES Any course except:

322K Topic 4: Business in Emerging Markets
322K Topic 7: The Politics of Oil
322K Topic 20: The Practice of Islam in the United States

Greek Category

(combine with either GK 502 or GK 506 for Option 2)

AHC

310 Introductory Surveys in Premodern History
319 Topic 1: The Ancient Mediterranean World
325 Topic 4: History of Greece to the End of the Peloponnesian War
325 Topic 5: History of Greece to 146 B.C.
325 Topic 6: The Hellenistic Age: Alexander to Actium
330 Topics in Premodern History

C C

301 Introduction to Ancient Greece
306 The Latin and Greek Element in English
342 Ancient Greece
302K Introduction to Archaeological Studies II: Classical Archaeology
303 Introduction to Classical Mythology
304C Topic 1: Introduction to Greek Private Life
Topic 2: Paganism to Christianity: An Introduction
307K Topic 1: Greek Archaeology Survey
318 The Rise of Christianity
319D The Ancient Mediterranean World
322 Classical Literature in Translation
327 Parageography
328 Advanced Parageography
330K Ancient Philosophy after Aristotle
336 The Latin and Greek Element in English
340 Topic 1: Greek Archaeology
Topic 3: Greek Architecture
Topic 5: Hellenistic Art and Architecture
348 Topic 5: Homosexuality in Antiquity
Topic 6: Paganism to Christianity
Topic 7: Women in Classical Antiquity
351D The Hellenistic Age: Alexander to Actium
354C History of Greece to the End of the Peloponnesian War
354D History of Greece to 146 B.C.

Latin (Roman) Category

(combine with LAT 506 for Option 2)

AHC

310 Introductory Surveys in Premodern History OR
319 Introductory Surveys in Roman and Greek History
325 Topic 1: The History of Rome: The Republic
325 Topic 2: The History of Rome: The Empire
325 Topic 3: Rome and Jerusalem
330 Topics in Premodern History

C C

302 Introduction to Ancient Rome
302K Introduction to Archaeological Studies II: Classical Archaeology
303 Introduction to Classical Mythology
304C Topic 2: Paganism to Christianity: An Introduction
305 Topics in Roman Civilization
306 Introduction to the Latin and Greek Element in English
307D Introduction to Roman Archaeology
318 The Rise of Christianity
319D The Ancient Mediterranean World
322 Classical Literature in Translation
327 Parageography
328 Advanced Parageography
335 Advanced Topics in Roman Civilization
336 The Latin and Greek Element in English
340 Topic 2: Roman Imperial Art
340 Topic 4: Roman Architecture
340 Topic 5: Hellenistic Art and Architecture
347 The Culture History of Rome
348 Topics in Ancient Civilization
348 Topic 5: Homosexuality in Antiquity
348 Topic 6: Paganism to Christianity
348 Topic 7: Women in Classical Antiquity
352 Classical Mythology

American Sign Category

(combine with ASL 506 for Option 2)

ASL:  Any course

CSD

308K Perspectives on Deafness
360M Communication and Deaf People
367C Communication, Culture, and Disability

LIN

350 Topic 3:  Sign Languages and Signing Communities