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Culture Studies Option
Students examine the forms of cultural expression that have become a measure of who we are and who we dream of becoming. They explore cultural identity through both high culture and popular entertainment.
Thirteen (13) courses are required as grouped and noted below†.
REQUIRED:
| ACS 302 | Introduction to Culture Studies |
Twelve (12) from the following:
| ACS 800* | Senior Group Project |
| ACS 900* | Senior Seminar |
| ACS 910 | Fellowship Practicum |
| ACS 950† | Directed Research Course |
| ENG 705 | Studies in Visual Cultures |
| ENG 921 | Narrative in a Digital Age |
| FRS 502 | Feminism and French Literature |
| HIS 615 | Film, Television and 20th C History |
| HIS 742 | Canadian Cultural Industries |
| HST 119 | Rise of Empires: History Through Film |
| HST 219 | Decolonization: History Through Film |
| HST 657 | Culture/Politics of Difference in the U.S. |
| HST 658 | Sex in the City |
| IRL 100 | Intro to World Art I: Pictorial Arts |
| IRL 500 | Modern and Contemporary Art, Design |
| MUS 211 | Music Cultures of the City |
| MUS 401 | Music, Religion and Spirituality |
| MUS 501 | Traditional Musics of the World |
| MUS 505 | Popular Music and Culture |
| PHL 365 | Philosophy of Beauty |
| PHL 366 | Existentialism and Art and Culture |
| PHL 401 | Philosophy and Mass Culture |
| PHL 504 | Philosophy of Art |
| PHL 530 | Media Ethics |
| PHL 621 | Beyond the Western Academic Tradition |
| PHL 710 | Philosophy and Film |
| PHL 810 | Philosophy of Cinema |
| PHL 921 | Intellectual Property and Technology |
| SEM 101 | Sign, Sense and Meaning |
| SEM 102 | Introduction to Visual Semiotics |
| SOC 202 | Popular Culture |
| SOC 479 | Social Networks and the World Wide Web |
| SOC 902 | Hollywood and Society |
| SOC 903 | Action Cinema and Modernity |
| SOC 932 | The Entertainment Industry |
* All students must complete a minimum of one of: ACS 800 or ACS 900.
† Students must successfully complete one of ACS 800 or ACS 900 before enrolling inACS 950.