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Advice from Penn upperclassmen about advanced course registration NITIN SESHADRI Senior Reporter

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The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to upperclassmen about advice they would give to students choosing classes during Advance Registration, which opens Oct. 30 and closes Nov. 13.

Here’s what they had to say.

making a spreadsheet with a rough outline of required and desired classes, as it can be “very overwhelming” not knowing which classes to take or which are required. As a Wharton student, he found the Wharton Course Guide to be helpful 1. Keep track of the for him. classes you need to take Penn Career Services’ In order to keep track of website provides recomthe credits she has already mended course lists for taken and the credits she students who are on a still needs to fulfill, Wharpre-professional track, ton junior Christina Nguyen such as pre-med or preuses the degree audit func- dental. Some departmental tion on Path@Penn. websites also include “If there’s a general credit recommended courses for I need to fill, then I’ll filter students interested in their by course attribute so it departments’ majors. generates the list of courses that fill that credit and are 2. Use Path@Penn’s available for the semester,” ranking system Nguyen said.

Nguyen suggested using Wharton sophomore Bru- the ranking system and no Basner recommended alternative classes functions

when adding classes on Path@Penn.

“Rank your classes in order of class size and what you think is the most popular,” Nguyen said.

Nguyen also recommended putting down an alternative choice for each class. “When you can’t get slotted into one class, Path@Penn will automatically put the second choice in if it’s open,” Nguyen said.

a class on the schedule and think that it won't take up a whole lot of time, but you have to think about the fact that you have homework and readings for all of your classes,” DiDomenico said.

DiDomenico added that students should also think about making time for leadership positions in extracurricular activities.

“When you're involved in something and you care a lot about it, you want to 3. Don’t overload your- have a leadership position self doing that,” DiDomenico Nursing sophomore Grace said. “So making sure that DiDomenico recommended you have enough time to be that students think about able to do the things you're making time for studying, passionate about and not free time, hanging out with just your classes is imporfriends, and prioritizing tant.” mental health when planBasner recommended ning their schedule for the looking at Penn Course upcoming semester.

Review and paying special “It's really easy to look at attention to a class’s diffi-

culty. However, while Penn Course Review is a good starting point, the ratings can be inaccurate, Basner said, so he recommended talking to upperclassmen friends to learn more about a class.

Ahead of Advance Registration for the upcoming spring semester, the DP has compiled a list of courses that can be double-counted.

Staff Reporters Jessica Wu and Vidya Pandiaraju contributed reporting.

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Kelly Writers House to offer 24th year of Fellows program

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Now in its 24th year, the Kelly Writers House Fellows program will feature novelist Jamaica Kincaid, poet Maggie Nelson, and poet Harryette Mullen.

Initiated in 1999 by KWH Faculty Director Al Filreis and Board of Trustees Emeritus Paul Kelly, the program annually invites three distinguished writers to the KWH every spring.

“The students are very involved,” Filreis, who's been instrumental in the program since its commencement, said. “This is the innovative part of this.

Typically, a university’s famous writers come, and the students don’t have anything to do with it.”

The seminar mirrors

traditional undergraduate writer,” White said. “We get courses but allows connec- to ask any questions that tions with seasoned writers. you want, about their work, This year, it will be under about their life as a writer, the guidance of Stephen M. about specific questions, Gorn Family Assistant Pro- about individual texts.” fessor in English Simone This year will feature KinWhite, who previously cocaid, an Antiguan-American instructed with Filreis. novelist and Harvard The course's format professor known for her involves an in-depth study autobiographical novels foof one writer's work for cusing on mother-daughter a month, followed by the dynamics and the impacts writer's visit for student of colonialism; Mullen, a interactions. After each UCLA English professor seminar, there's a public who blends orality and litreading open to all. eracy in poetry; and Nelson, Additionally, selected a poet and nonfiction writer students participate in an teaching at the California intimate dinner and subse- Institute of the Arts, who quent public discourse with combines poetry and lyrical the featured writer. prose.

“It’s a pretty intimate ex2021 College graduate change with a pretty famous Sophia DuRose, once a

student of the program and now the coordinator, reflected on her experience and emphasized the seminar's profound impact.

Having taken the seminar three times, DuRose mentioned that it was really humbling to actually speak with a fellow and participate in a conversation about their work.

“And that’s a really exciting thing, as you know, an 18 to 19 year old just coming into the writing world to have that access,” DuRose said.

College junior Dylan Fritz, who took the course last spring, echoed this sentiment. He cherished his interactions with poet Joan Retallack, gaining a fresh

outlook on poetry.

“It was really cool to not only be reading her work but also just having a personal connection with her was really cool as well,” Fritz said.

Filreis believes the seminar benefits all students, whether or not they aim for a writing career.

“I think it’s for anybody. I think anybody who’s willing to read, willing to be bold because you have to be bold to sit next to a famous person,” Filreis said. “I think any student is eligible for this course.”

Past seminars have featured other prominent writers like Jason Reynolds, Art Spiegelman, and Tony Kushner.

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Penn introduces Middle East major concentration, data science minor in College LARA COTA Staff Reporter

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According to Penn’s Department of Sociology, the sociology major centers around social structure and understanding human behavior patterns. A part of the major teaches students the tools needed for social science research, including ethnography, social statistics, and demographics.

“Sociologists analyze some of the most pressing issues in contemporary society,” Undergraduate Program Manager Marcus Wright and Undergraduate Chair and Professor of Sociology Chenoa Flippen wrote in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, adding that "the courses in these areas all involve both theoretical and quantitative components."

As of the 2023-2024 academic year, the major is officially recognized as a STEM program. According to the department website, the change is meant to emphasize the research methodology skills and quantitative methods that students learn as part of their major.

“The National Science Foundation includes Sociology in its definition of STEM fields, and the sociology major at Penn has

long emphasized research methods, quantitative data analysis, and quantitative reasoning,” Wright and Flippen wrote.

The change also directly impacts undergraduate and graduate international students who declare sociology majors. By pursuing a STEM designated degree, these students can now apply for an additional 24 months of Optional Practical Training post graduation, meaning an extended period of temporary employment.

College junior and sociology major Kyla Jamison described the changes as “super exciting.”

“This opens doors for all sociology students and recognizes the importance of social statistics within the major,” Jamison said to the DP. “Integrating socially conscious minds into STEM will foster inclusive innovation here at Penn.”

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nors catalog, the new data science and analytics minor is meant to complement any of the already offered natural and social sciences majors. It will teach students to use data to answer applied research questions in their respective fields.

“The core courses and electives that comprise the DASA minor can be chosen to best support the application of data science methods to the student's major, and in the student’s programming language of choice — R or Python,” Data Science and Analytics Minor Assistant Director Joelle Gross said.

According to Gross, the new minor is different from the other data science minors offered at Penn — such as survey research and data analytics, Wharton's statistics and data science, and the College's digital humanities — as it specifically deals with the practical application of analysis techniques to natural and social sciences.

The minor, which requires six courses, are open to all students and can be tailored to their specific areas of study.

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Maghreb), and Asia Minor (including present-day Turkey).

“While there is no language requirement for this new major, students majoring in CASMENA will necessarily learn about the languages of the region by engaging in textual analysis of translated texts and by thinking about translation as an intellectual and critical exercise,” Fakhreddine said.

Another mark that distinguishes this field from other NELC fields, according to the department website, is that it is centered around the developments of the areas over the course of history — throughout the ancient, medieval, and modern periods — which no other major concentrations do.

College sophomore Sarah Hinkel, who is double majoring in ancient history and NELC, discovered her passion for NELC studies while taking the "Introduction to the Ancient Near East" class her freshman year.

She said she was drawn to NELC because of its unique offerings, such as their language offerings, "which aren't widely available in other schools, or that many students don't typically take until graduate studies."

Data Science and Analytics According to Penn’s mi-

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Penn students can now major and minor in Near Eastern languages and culture: cultures and societies of the Middle East and North Africa, minor in data science and analytics, and pursue sociology as a STEM major.

Cultures and Societies of the Middle East and North Africa According to the department website, the NELC department’s new cultures and societies of the Middle East and North Africa major and minor concentration give students the opportunity to navigate the societies, cultures, traditions, and religions of the greater Middle East and North Africa. “[This new major] will attract students who have already fulfilled their language requirement or those who discover an interest in the Middle East later in their journey at Penn, but find themselves short on time and unable to fulfill the specialized language requirement of extant tracks,” NELC Undergraduate Chair Huda Fakhreddine said.

CASMENA is composed of 12 credits and does not have a language requirement. According to the department website, the areas of study include Arabia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, Iran and the Persianate world, Egypt and the Nile Valley, North Africa (including the

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These are (some of) the top rated courses and professors according to Penn Course Review.

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AFRC 1187: The History of Women and Men of African Descent at the University of Penn The history of the women and men of African Descent who have studied, taught, researched, and worked at the University of Pennsylvania provides a powerful window into the complex history of Blacks not only in America but throughout the Diaspora. This class will unpack, uncover, and present this history through close studies of texts and archived records on and at the university, as well as through first hand accounts by alumni and past and present faculty and staff members. These stories of the trials and triumphs of individuals on and around this campus demonstrate the amazing and absurd experience that Blacks have endured both at Penn and globally. Emphasis will be placed on the research process with the intent of creating a democratic classroom where all are students and all are instructors. Students will become familiar with archival historical research (and historical criticism) as well as with ethnographic research. Far more than just a survey of historical moments on campus and in the community, students will meet face to face with those who have lived and are presently living history and they will be faced with the challenge of discerning the most effective ways of documenting, protecting, and representing that history for future generations of Penn students.

ARTH 3020: Methods of Object Study This immersive hands-on seminar introduces students to methods of analyzing the material, physical, and visual aspects of objects in a museum, gallery, or library context. Students will receive training in curatorial practices, close observational skills, and precise descriptive terminology for materials and techniques. They also will learn about essential tools of conservation and technical analysis.

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ASAM 1400: Asian American Gender and Sexualities This course explores the intersection of gender, sexuality, and race in Asian America. Through interdisciplinary and cultural texts, students will consider how Asian American gender and sexualities are constructed in relation to racism while learning theories on and methods to study gender, sex, and race. We will discuss masculinities, femininities, race-conscious feminisms, LGBTQ+ identities, interracial and intraracial relationships, and kinship structures.

GSWS 2537: Gender and Health Women's health is a constant refrain of modern life, prompting impassioned debates that speak to the fundamental nature of our society. Women's bodies are the tableaux across which politicians, physicians, healthcare professional, activists, and women themselves dispute issues as wide-ranging as individual versus collective rights, the legitimacy of scientific and medical knowledge, the role of the government in healthcare, inequalities of care, and the value of experiential knowledge, among many others.

Understanding the history of these questions is crucial for informed engagement with contemporary issues.

STSC 4114: Sports Science Medicine Technology Why did Lance Armstrong get caught? Why do Kenyans win marathons? Does Gatorade really work? In this course, we won't answer these questions ourselves but will rely upon the methods of history, sociology, and anthropology to explore the world of the sport scientists who do. Sport scientists produce knowledge about how human bodies work and the intricacies of human performance.

They bring elite (world-class) athletes to their laboratories-or their labs to the athletes. Through readings, discussions, and original research, we will find out how these scientists determine the boundary between "natural" and "performance-enhanced," work to conquer the problem of fatigue, and establish the limits and potential of human beings. Course themes include: technology in science and sport, the lab vs. the field, genetics and race, the politics of the body, and doping. Course goals include: 1) reading scientific and medical texts critically, and assessing their social, cultural, and political origins and ramifications; 2) pursuing an in-depth The course fulfills the Capstone requirement for the HSOC/STSC majors. Semester-long research projects will focus on "un-black-boxing" the metrics sport scientists and physicians use to categorize athletes' bodies as "normal" or "abnormal." For example, you may investigate the test(s) used to define whether an athlete is male or female, establish whether an athlete's blood is "too" oxygenated, or assess whether an athlete is "too" fast (false start). Requirements therefore include: weekly readings and participation in online and in-class discussions; sequenced research assignments; peer review; and a final 20+page original research paper and presentation.

2. Chih-Jen Lee (CHIN) 3. Kobina Ofosu-Donkoh (AFST)

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4. Mustafa A. Menai (URDU) 6. Ibrahim Miari (HEBR) 7. Lada Vassilieva (RUSS)

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5. Gabriel Martinez (FNAR)

8. Alan J. Filreis (ENGL) 10. Melanie Peron (FREN)

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It has been eight years since Penn approved a student for an individualized major. The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with advisors, alumni, and students to learn more about the individualized major program, why it is difficult to get approved, and why students are seeking more flexibility in their course of study.

The individualized major is designed to offer “exceptional, creative, self-motivated” students an opportunity to create their own

multidisciplinary course of study outside of the majors offered in the College of Arts and Sciences. The program has been offered since the 1990s, and seven students have successfully completed an individualized major since 2000, according to Director of Academic Advising Carolyn Ureña.

In order for Penn to approve a plan for an individualized major, students must have already declared a standard major by the end of their sophomore year.

The process includes writing an explanation of how their proposed major will provide a unique course of study, constructing a plan for their course of study, presenting a major research project, and selecting two faculty members from different departments to act as advisors.

Ureña said that “very few” students submit applications because they find that they are able to explore their interests through a course of study within the

existing departments at Penn, which also provide a "home base" for community building.

“I would recommend it only for students who have explored all the existing options and cannot find a way to combine these offerings into a plan of study that can satisfy their interests,” Ureña said.

2018 College graduate Caroline Ohlson, the most recent student to complete an individualized major at Penn, pointed to persever-

ance as a key factor in her success in getting a proposal approved.

Ohlson’s major — called arts, entertainment, and popular culture — examined media entertainment through a popular culture and business lens. When she first discussed the individualized major with an advisor during her sophomore year, she was told that proposals were rarely accepted and encouraged to select a combination of existing majors and minors.

College curriculum and are seeking more access to opportunities like the individualized major.

College and Engineering junior Terhi Nurminen said that her interest in applied mathematics developed throughout her freshman year, but there was no outlet for her to pursue this interest in the Math department.

As a result, she ended up choosing a major in cognitive science and a second major in Systems Engineering. She said she has “little time and energy” for extracurriculars and other activities outside of her classwork and wishes her advisor had presented the individualized major to her as a viable option, which she would have explored.

“I was basically just looking at the different majors to see which one would allow me to take the mathbased courses that I want,” she said.

College junior Angel Ortiz, who is double majoring in history and political science with a minor in legal studies and history, said that the overlap between his disciplines and the flexibility offered by the history major contributed to his smooth experience pursuing multiple majors and exploring the different fields he might be interested in

studying. "[I]f there wasn’t significant overlap in the programs, I’d have to take six classes most semesters to get it done. It just wouldn’t be manageable or realistic," he said.

Other students seeking out flexibility have done so through independent concentrations within their set majors. Sophomore Sophia Garcia, who is studying cognitive science, took on an independent concentration in behavioral economics to align with her interest in international business.

“I love that I’m getting lots of freedom and wiggle room, and the cross-school experience with my classes at Wharton has been really cool,” she said.

Nonetheless, Garcia and the other students all emphasized their frustration with the large number of general education requirements included in the College curriculum.

Ortiz described Penn's labeling of general education requirements as “arbitrary,” calling it "ridiculous" that none of his political science classes have counted for his humanities and social sciences requirement.

Other students feel that Penn's requirements prohibit them from fully pursuing their interests.

“I feel confined by gen-

eds,” Garcia said. “There are so many classes that I’d love to take because I’m interested, but I end up having to choose something that will triple count for requirements because it’s more practical.”

For Ohlson, the benefits of the flexible, interdisciplinary approach of the individualized major continue to benefit her, even five years after her graduation from Penn. She now works as a creative executive for the global entertainment company 3BLACKDOT and continues to approach work from the same perspective that she did her major.

Despite the extensive approval process and paucity of students who have completed an individualized major in recent years, Ureña said that students who are interested can still discuss the major with advisors and submit a proposal.

She said she was confident that students can find trajectories that suit their needs.

“Our goal is to help students find a rewarding academic path, and that involves helping students explore all of the incredible options available in the College,” she said.

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having students who are interested in things outside of my field, and it's a way for me to learn more about the curriculum as well," Decherney said.

Decherney said that Ohlson encountered some challenges with her individualized major, including adjusting the plan when course offerings inevitably changed — which he said is a common challenge in many majors — and building the community that exists within a traditional department.

When it came time for Ohlson to write her thesis, Decherney helped Ohlson join the media studies cohort of students writing theses, allowing her to derive community and support from her peers throughout the process.

Despite these benefits, Decherney views Ohlson’s situation as unique and believes that the rigorous application process is necessary.

“It might be that the thing they want is out there, but it’s just hard to find," he said. "Once they go through that process and still can’t find what they want, it does make sense for there to be an individualized major.”

Several students in the College have expressed frustration with the lack of flexibility offered by the

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“I had to be really persistent,” she said. “I kept going back to them and saying ‘No, I have a clear plan, and this is the only way I’m going to accomplish it.’”

In addition to the standard application process, Ohlson said she cold emailed “every single” professor who taught a course related to the major requesting that they write a letter in her support. She ultimately submitted seven faculty letters to the committee that endorsed the merit of her major.

Ohlson pointed to a couple factors that made her application successful: The classes she proposed were thematically similar, and nearly every class in her proposal already existed and was offered relatively frequently, meaning she would be able to finish her requirements on time.

“The courses in my major spanned seven different departments, but there was still a very clear line through them,” Ohlson said.

“The individualized major was the only way to bring them together cohesively.”

Cinema and Media Studies professor Peter Decherney, who was one of Ohlson’s two advisors, described his experience advising her as “very, very easy.”

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CIMS 2021: Romantic Comedy Are you a rom-com lover?

Romantic Comedy is a course that explores the sub-categories and qualities of romantic comedies.

Taught by Undergraduate Chair of Cinema & Media Studies Meta Mazaj, this course is rated a 1.8 difficulty. The course will be taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

This course will show several different films, including "How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days" and "Her,' in order to "analyze the moods and swings, the successes and failures of love in romantic comedy." The course’s syllabus proposes the question: “We may know what it is like to fall in love, but how do movies tell us what it is like?”

MGMT 2480: How to be the Boss If you’re looking for a 0.5 credit class, How to be the Boss will fulfill that credit and teach you what it means to be a supervisor.

The class will be taught by Wharton George W. Taylor Professor of Management and Director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources Peter Cappelli on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

With a difficulty of 1.7, this class will study what a supervisor is and what challenges they face, especially when becoming a supervisor for the first time.

“Stepping into a supervisor position is challenging, exceptionally so the first time.

That time comes relatively soon for Wharton grads,” the course syllabus reads.

AFRC 0116: American Race: A Philadelphia Story A returning course, American Race: A Philadelphia Story will be taught by Fariha Khan and Fernando

Chang-Muy every Tuesday and Thursday from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Ranked a difficulty of 1.6 in Penn Course Review, this class engages in conversations about race with a multidisciplinary approach and brings in guest speakers from local Philadelphia community organizations.

This year, the class is a Penn Global Seminar, culminating in a trip to Greece.

Khan, Co-Director of Penn’s Asian American Studies program, and Chang-Muy, Thomas O’Boyle Adjunct Professor of Law at Penn Carey Law, co-taught the course for the first time last spring. The course is also cross-listed in the departments of Asian American Studies, Africana Studies, Latin American & Latinx Studies, Sociology, South Asia Studies, and Urban Studies.

EALC 2251: Demonic Women in Japanese Fiction Lecturer in Japanese

Studies Kathryn Hemmann will teach the brand new course Demonic Women in Japanese Fiction every Tuesday and Thursday from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. this spring semester.

The class will cover the paranormal to understand the cultural themes "underlying the literary trope of demonic women in Japan."

While this is the first time the course will be taught, Hemmann is ranked with an average difficulty of 1.1 and a workload of 1.3 across seven different sections, according to Penn Course Review.

Hemmann is an author of essays studying Japanese fiction, graphic novels, and video games. Their research interests lie in Japanese console-based role-playing games like the "Legend of Zelda", "Final Fantasy", and "Pokémon" series.

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Looking for one more low-difficulty class to round out your next semester? For the spring 2024 semester, The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled a list of interesting classes with past difficulty ratings of less than two, accordign to Penn Course Review.

CIMS 3203: The Animation Of Disney For all proud Disney adults, The Animation of Disney embarks on a study of The Walt Disney Company. Visiting lecturer Linda Simensky will teach the course on Mondays from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The course — with a difficulty of 1.2 — will cover the biography and philosophy of Walt Disney, Disney’s early films, the impact of the acquisition of Pixar, and recent innovations like live-action remakes and Disney+.

Simensky is head of animation and scripted content for Duolingo. Previously, her roles included serving as an executive at

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Five easy classes to fill your spring 2024 semester

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Here are the spring 2024 College courses that double count IMRAN SIDDIQUI AND BACH TRAN DP Editor-in-Cheif and Engineering Manager

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Advance course registration for spring 2024 opens on Oct. 30, and many students are searching for courses that "double count" by fulfilling two separate College requirements: a Foundational Approach and a Sector Requirement.

Courses may also be double counted between a Foundational Approach and the major, but not among two or more courses within the Foundational Approach requirement. According to the University's guidelines, Writ-

ing, Quantitative Data Analysis, Formal Reasoning and Analysis, Cross-Cultural Analysis, Cultural Diversity in the United States, and Foreign Language requirements must all be completed through separate courses.

The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled a comprehensive guide to the courses that double count, based on data provided on Path@Penn.

Advance course registration ends Nov. 13.

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Course Code

Sector

Foundation

1000 Years of Musical Listening

MUSC 1300

III: Arts and Letters

Cross Cultural Analysis

A Survey of the Universe

ASTR 0001

VI: Physical World

Quantitative Data Analysis

II: History and Tradition

Cross Cultural Analysis

II: History and Tradition

Cultural Diversity in the U.S.

III: Arts and Letters

Cross Cultural Analysis

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AFRC 0350 Africa Since 1800

HIST 0350 AFRC 1177

African American History 1876 to Present

HIST 1177 CLST 1601

Ancient Drama

COML 1601 ANCH 0102 CLST 0102

Ancient Rome

HIST 0721

II: History and Tradition

Cross Cultural Analysis

Architect and History

ARTH 1060

IV: Humanities and Social Science

Cross Cultural Analysis

Course Code

Sector

Foundation

III: Arts and Letters

Cross Cultural Analysis

I: Society

Cultural Diversity in the U.S.

IV: Humanities and Social Science

Cross Cultural Analysis

ARTH 1040 Art of Global Asia

VLST 2340 ASAM 1500

Asian Americans In Contemporary Society

SOCI 1140 HIST 1735

Cold War: Global History

REES 1370 CIMS 1351 COML 1351 EALC 1351

Contemporary Fiction & Film in Japan

GSWS 1351

III: Arts and Letters

Cross Cultural Analysis

Deciphering America

HIST 0100

II: History and Tradition

Cultural Diversity in the U.S.

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Course Name

ANTH 0058 SAST 0058

I: Society

Cross Cultural Analysis

Earth Systems Science

EESC 1000

VI: Physical World

Quantitative Data Analysis

East & West: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Cultural History of the Modern World

ANTH 0063 SAST 0063

IV: Humanities and Social Science

Cross Cultural Analysis

Explorations in Human Biology

ANTH 1430

VII: Natural Sciences Across Disciplines

Quantitative Data Analysis

First Year Seminar: Dark Academia

ENGL 0391

III: Arts and Letters

Cultural Diversity in the U.S.

Food in the Islamic Middle East: History, Memory, Identity

NELC 0620

IV: Humanities and Social Science

Cross Cultural Analysis

Francophone Literature and Film

FREN 1233

III: Arts and Letters

Cross Cultural Analysis

French History and Culture 1789-1945

FREN 1227

IV: Humanities and Social Science

Cross Cultural Analysis

ENGL 0159 Gender and Society

GSWS 0002

I: Society

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