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1. College:
Arts and Letters
2. Academic Unit:
3. Academic
Comparative Cultural
Plan Name: Studies; B.A. (CCSBA)
4. Emphasis:
Comparative Cultural Studies
Art History (ARHM)
Asian Studies (ASSTM)
Comparative Study of Religions
(RELSTM)
Humanities (HUMTM) – LTV 1154
Public Humanities (PUBHUMM)
This proposal includes a name change for the Humanities Emphasis (HUMTM) to Public
Humanities. The HUMTM was LTV 1154 so transcripts for students in the older catalogs will
correctly display the Humanities name. Effective Fall 2015 and later transcripts will display
the new Public Humanities name.
5. Plan proposal:
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plan. If structured as plan/emphasis, include for
both core and emphasis.
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All Comparative Cultural Studies Degrees
All Comparative Cultural Studies Degrees
CRITICAL THINKING – Comparative Cultural Studies
graduates will have learned to assess the validity of
arguments, evidence and conclusions in scholarly
proposals regarding global cultural expressions.
Effective Fall 2013
CRITICAL THINKING – Comparative Cultural Studies
graduates will have learned to assess the validity of
arguments, evidence and conclusions in scholarly
proposals regarding global cultural expressions.
CRITICAL READING – Comparative Cultural Studies
graduates will be skilled at identifying global perspectives,
values, and claims made in original works and the
scholarship regarding those works, and analyzing current
issues using these approaches.
EFFECTIVE WRITING – Comparative Cultural Studies
graduates will have demonstrated the ability to articulate a
thesis, provide comprehensive analysis of evidence, and
suggest well-grounded conclusions in a variety of
professionally executed documents.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY – Comparative Cultural Studies
graduates will have familiarized themselves with and
applied interdisciplinary methods fundamental to global
scholarly work in Art History, the Humanities, and
Religious Studies.
COMPARATIVE CULTURAL AWARENESS –
Comparative Cultural Studies graduates will leave the
department with an awareness of, and respect for,
differing cultural viewpoints. Graduates will be able to
communicate, both orally and in written form, about how
such global perspectives influence the creation and
reception of works of art, literature, and religious
expression. They will also be able to work successfully
with individuals with differing cultural and religious
backgrounds in diverse settings.
CRITICAL READING – Comparative Cultural Studies
graduates will be skilled at identifying global perspectives,
values, and claims made in original works and the
scholarship regarding those works, and analyzing current
issues using these approaches.
EFFECTIVE WRITING – Comparative Cultural Studies
graduates will have demonstrated the ability to articulate a
thesis, provide comprehensive analysis of evidence, and
suggest well-grounded conclusions in a variety of
professionally executed documents.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY – Comparative Cultural Studies
graduates will have familiarized themselves with and
applied interdisciplinary methods fundamental to global
scholarly work in Art History, the Humanities, and Religious
Studies.
COMPARATIVE CULTURAL AWARENESS – Comparative
Cultural Studies graduates will leave the department with
an awareness of, and respect for, differing cultural
viewpoints. Graduates will be able to communicate, both
orally and in written form, about how such global
perspectives influence the creation and reception of works
of art, literature, and religious expression. They will also be
able to work successfully with individuals with differing
cultural and religious backgrounds in diverse settings.
Comparative Cultural Studies: Emphasis in Art History
Comparative Cultural Studies: Emphasis in Art History
CRITICAL THINKING – Graduates of the Art History
Emphasis will know how to assess the validity of
arguments, evidence, and conclusions in art historical
scholarship on global art/visual culture. They will have
learned and have demonstrated visual acuity skills in
analyzing and assessing the visual rhetoric employed in
the objects of their study.
CRITICAL READING – Graduates of the Art History
Emphasis will be skilled at identifying the global
perspectives, methods of analysis, values and claims
made in primary sources and the scholarship relative to
those sources. They will be able to employ these skills in
analyzing current aspects of visual culture and/or new
visual works they encounter. Because visual acuity/visual
literacy is foundational in the discipline of Art History, the
concept of critical “reading” is here understood to apply
both to the visual apprehension of works of
art/architecture/visual culture and the verbal sources
related to those visual artifacts.
EFFECTIVE WRITING – Graduates of the Art History
Emphasis will know how to articulate a thesis, provide
comprehensive analysis of evidence, employing a variety
of art historical methods, and offer well-grounded
conclusions in a variety of professionally-executed
documents on global art historical topics. Art History
students will be able to apply these skills to fundamental
types of art historical writing such as exhibition catalogue
entries and scholarly essays.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY – Graduates of the Art History
Emphasis will be able to verbally articulate aspects of
visual rhetoric employed in a variety of global visual media
(e.g. painting, sculpture, architecture, photography). They
Effective Fall 2013
CRITICAL THINKING – Graduates of the Art History
Emphasis will know how to assess the validity of
arguments, evidence, and conclusions in art historical
scholarship on global art/visual culture. They will have
learned and have demonstrated visual acuity skills in
analyzing and assessing the visual rhetoric employed in the
objects of their study.
CRITICAL READING – Graduates of the Art History
Emphasis will be skilled at identifying the global
perspectives, methods of analysis, values and claims made
in primary sources and the scholarship relative to those
sources. They will be able to employ these skills in
analyzing current aspects of visual culture and/or new
visual works they encounter. Because visual acuity/visual
literacy is foundational in the discipline of Art History, the
concept of critical “reading” is here understood to apply
both to the visual apprehension of works of
art/architecture/visual culture and the verbal sources
related to those visual artifacts.
EFFECTIVE WRITING – Graduates of the Art History
Emphasis will know how to articulate a thesis, provide
comprehensive analysis of evidence, employing a variety of
art historical methods, and offer well-grounded conclusions
in a variety of professionally-executed documents on global
art historical topics. Art History students will be able to
apply these skills to fundamental types of art historical
writing such as exhibition catalogue entries and scholarly
essays.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY – Graduates of the Art History
Emphasis will be able to verbally articulate aspects of
visual rhetoric employed in a variety of global visual media
(e.g. painting, sculpture, architecture, photography). They
will also be able to apply interdisciplinary methods
will also be able to apply interdisciplinary methods
fundamental to global scholarly work not only in Art
History, but also in related disciplines such as the
Humanities and Religious Studies.
COMPARATIVE CULTURAL AWARENESS – Art History
graduates will leave the Emphasis with an awareness of,
and respect for, differing cultural viewpoints. Graduates
will have learned that global perspectives influence the
creation and reception of works of art, literature, and
religious expression and will be able to articulate how
differing perspectives are manifest in the diverse visual
cultures.
Comparative Cultural Studies: Emphasis in Asian Studies,
Asian Studies-Integrated Global Program (ASN-IGP)
(paired with a first major in the International Global
Program).
CRITICAL THINKING – Graduates of the Asian Studies
Emphases will have learned to assess the validity of
arguments, evidence, and conclusions in scholarly
propositions regarding global knowledge of Asian Studies
based on historical, cultural, linguistic, social scientific, and
artistic analyses.
CRITICAL READING – Graduates of the Asian Studies
Emphases will have acquired skills to identify and evaluate
Asian studies perspectives, values, and claims made in
original works and the scholarship regarding those works.
EFFECTIVE WRITING – Graduates of the Asian Studies
Emphases will have demonstrated the ability to articulate
a thesis, provide comprehensive analysis of evidence, and
suggest well-grounded conclusions in a variety of
professionally executed documents.
CIVIL DISCOURSE – Graduates of the Asian Studies
Emphases will know how to conduct themselves among
their peers in terms of offering and being receptive to
constructive criticism in regard to a global understanding
of cultural differences and social conditions. ASN
graduates will have the ability to negotiate cultural
differences in social and professional contexts.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY – Graduates of the Asian Studies
Emphases will have familiarized themselves with
interdisciplinary methods fundamental to global scholarly
work in Asian Studies pertaining to a minimum of three
disciplines covered in the ASN curriculum, such as Art
History, Geography, History, Humanities, Languages,
Comparative Literature, Musicology, Philosophy, Political
Science, and Religious Studies.
GLOBAL ASIAN STUDIES AWARENESS – Students of
the Asian Studies Emphases will graduate with an
awareness of, and respect for, differing cultural
viewpoints. Graduates will understand how expressions of
human values and aspirations pertaining to various
cultures are created and received, will evaluate conflicting
claims, and will be able to apply this understanding to
interpersonal and professional settings in their various
post-graduate carriers.
In addition to the above student learning outcomes,
graduates of the ASN-IGP Emphasis will gain a practical
Effective Fall 2013
fundamental to global scholarly work not only in Art History,
but also in related disciplines such as the Humanities and
Religious Studies.
COMPARATIVE CULTURAL AWARENESS – Art History
graduates will leave the Emphasis with an awareness of,
and respect for, differing cultural viewpoints. Graduates
will have learned that global perspectives influence the
creation and reception of works of art, literature, and
religious expression and will be able to articulate how
differing perspectives are manifest in the diverse visual
cultures.
Comparative Cultural Studies: Emphasis in Asian Studies,
Asian Studies-Integrated Global Program (ASN-IGP)
(paired with a first major in the International Global
Program).
CRITICAL THINKING – Graduates of the Asian Studies
Emphases will have learned to assess the validity of
arguments, evidence, and conclusions in scholarly
propositions regarding global knowledge of Asian Studies
based on historical, cultural, linguistic, social scientific, and
artistic analyses.
CRITICAL READING – Graduates of the Asian Studies
Emphases will have acquired skills to identify and evaluate
Asian studies perspectives, values, and claims made in
original works and the scholarship regarding those works.
EFFECTIVE WRITING – Graduates of the Asian Studies
Emphases will have demonstrated the ability to articulate a
thesis, provide comprehensive analysis of evidence, and
suggest well-grounded conclusions in a variety of
professionally executed documents.
CIVIL DISCOURSE – Graduates of the Asian Studies
Emphases will know how to conduct themselves among
their peers in terms of offering and being receptive to
constructive criticism in regard to a global understanding of
cultural differences and social conditions. ASN graduates
will have the ability to negotiate cultural differences in
social and professional contexts.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY – Graduates of the Asian Studies
Emphases will have familiarized themselves with
interdisciplinary methods fundamental to global scholarly
work in Asian Studies pertaining to a minimum of three
disciplines covered in the ASN curriculum, such as Art
History, Geography, History, Humanities, Languages,
Comparative Literature, Musicology, Philosophy, Political
Science, and Religious Studies.
GLOBAL ASIAN STUDIES AWARENESS – Students of
the Asian Studies Emphases will graduate with an
awareness of, and respect for, differing cultural viewpoints.
Graduates will understand how expressions of human
values and aspirations pertaining to various cultures are
created and received, will evaluate conflicting claims, and
will be able to apply this understanding to interpersonal and
professional settings in their various post-graduate carriers.
In addition to the above student learning outcomes,
graduates of the ASN-IGP Emphasis will gain a practical
experience concerning the professional culture of their
chosen science discipline, engineering field, or business
experience concerning the professional culture of their
chosen science discipline, engineering field, or business
organization within their country of focus (China or Japan)
based on an intensive 12-credit study-abroad internship
administered by the IGP.
Comparative Cultural Studies: Emphasis in Comparative
Study of Religions
CRITICAL THINKING – Graduates of the Comparative
Study of Religions Emphasis will know and be able to
apply a variety of modern academic approaches and
methods to the analysis of global religious phenomena,
including discourse, practices, values, and material
culture. They will have demonstrated ability to apply
historical-critical analysis, based upon publicly accessible
reasoning, to diverse religious discourses and practices.
CRITICAL READING – Graduates of the Comparative
Study of Religions Emphasis will have mastered the ability
to produce culturally-contextual interpretations of religious
texts by analyzing them as products of diverse human
societies under specific conditions, and outlining their
structure and logic within the intellectual tradition they
represent.
EFFECTIVE WRITING – Graduates of the Comparative
Study of Religions Emphasis will have demonstrated the
ability to produce clear, coherent written presentations and
analyses of information in a number of different lengths
and levels of detail, for readers with varying degrees of
prior familiarity with the field of religious studies.
CIVIL DISCOURSE – Graduates of the Comparative
Study of Religions Emphasis will have learned to use
neutral, comparative terminology in describing and
analyzing religious phenomena. They will have
demonstrated the ability to speak and write about religious
subjects without prescription or prejudice, advocacy or
polemics, and in this way to contribute to civil public
dialogue regarding the diversity of global religious beliefs,
practices, and values.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY – Graduates of the Comparative
Study of Religions Emphasis will be able to explain the
different kinds of human expression involved in written and
oral literature, ritual, art, architecture, and codes of
conduct, and what constitutes valid interpretation of each
form. They will have demonstrated ability to employ
approaches and methods from a variety of academic
disciplines appropriately to the nature of the material or
issue being investigated, such as history, art history,
comparative literature, anthropology, sociology,
psychology, and philosophy.
CULTURAL AWARENESS – Graduates of the
Comparative Study of Religions Emphasis will be able to
communicate the relation of religious phenomena to
common conditions, concerns, and aspirations shared by
human beings globally, and to explain the development of
diverse religious traditions in contact and interaction with
one another as constitutive elements of global human
cultures. Thus, they will be able to work successfully with
others of differing cultural and religious backgrounds in
settings as diverse as business enterprises, cultural
Effective Fall 2013
organization within their country of focus (China or Japan)
based on an intensive 12-credit study-abroad internship
administered by the IGP.
Comparative Cultural Studies: Emphasis in Comparative
Study of Religions
CRITICAL THINKING – Graduates of the Comparative
Study of Religions Emphasis will know and be able to apply
a variety of modern academic approaches and methods to
the analysis of global religious phenomena, including
discourse, practices, values, and material culture. They will
have demonstrated ability to apply historical-critical
analysis, based upon publicly accessible reasoning, to
diverse religious discourses and practices.
CRITICAL READING – Graduates of the Comparative
Study of Religions Emphasis will have mastered the ability
to produce culturally-contextual interpretations of religious
texts by analyzing them as products of diverse human
societies under specific conditions, and outlining their
structure and logic within the intellectual tradition they
represent.
EFFECTIVE WRITING – Graduates of the Comparative
Study of Religions Emphasis will have demonstrated the
ability to produce clear, coherent written presentations and
analyses of information in a number of different lengths and
levels of detail, for readers with varying degrees of prior
familiarity with the field of religious studies.
CIVIL DISCOURSE – Graduates of the Comparative Study
of Religions Emphasis will have learned to use neutral,
comparative terminology in describing and analyzing
religious phenomena. They will have demonstrated the
ability to speak and write about religious subjects without
prescription or prejudice, advocacy or polemics, and in this
way to contribute to civil public dialogue regarding the
diversity of global religious beliefs, practices, and values.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY – Graduates of the Comparative
Study of Religions Emphasis will be able to explain the
different kinds of human expression involved in written and
oral literature, ritual, art, architecture, and codes of
conduct, and what constitutes valid interpretation of each
form. They will have demonstrated ability to employ
approaches and methods from a variety of academic
disciplines appropriately to the nature of the material or
issue being investigated, such as history, art history,
comparative literature, anthropology, sociology,
psychology, and philosophy.
CULTURAL AWARENESS – Graduates of the
Comparative Study of Religions Emphasis will be able to
communicate the relation of religious phenomena to
common conditions, concerns, and aspirations shared by
human beings globally, and to explain the development of
diverse religious traditions in contact and interaction with
one another as constitutive elements of global human
cultures. Thus, they will be able to work successfully with
others of differing cultural and religious backgrounds in
settings as diverse as business enterprises, cultural
preservation efforts, educational institutions, and hospice or
social service organizations.
preservation efforts, educational institutions, and hospice
or social service organizations.
Comparative Cultural Studies: Emphasis in
Humanities
Comparative Cultural Studies: Emphasis in Humanities
CRITICAL THINKING – The Comparative Cultural
Studies graduate in Humanities will be able to evaluate
a variety of creative compositions, including visual art,
film, literature, built environments (architecture,
landscaping), and intellectual histories (philosophy,
religious texts); identify social, cultural, and historical
contexts and values influencing the creation of these
compositions; and understand cultures and their
values from across the globe in order to better
participate and work in an increasingly global
marketplace
CRITICAL READING – The Comparative Cultural
Studies graduate in Humanities will be able Identify
themes common to humankind (i.e., birth rights,
community expectations, individual rights, love, death
and dying, freedom, war, gender, and the environment;
and how describe these themes differ according to
culture); evaluate modes of art, literature, ideas, and
media in order to make judgments on the efficacy of
texts and their uses in public forums; and analyze the
ways in which texts reveal similarities and differences
in the human experience throughout time and space
EFFECTIVE WRITING – The Comparative Cultural
Studies graduate in Humanities will have the ability to
write in several rhetorical modes (styles and genres)
for a variety of community and professional audiences.
These audiences include cultural and business entities
that recognize how cultural knowledge/communication
skills are essential in building professional
relationships with diverse people at home and around
the world. These entities are as diverse as medicine,
business, technology, and public policy. The
Comparative Cultural Studies graduate in Humanities
will also have the ability to explain clearly and
specifically the plurality of cultural values from which
human expression arises for a variety of community
and professional audiences.
CIVIL DISCOURSE AND CULTURAL AWARENESS –
Armed with structural knowledge of diverse cultures
and their arts and ideas, the Comparative Cultural
Studies graduate in Humanities will bring balanced
perspectives to community and professional problem
solving that is inclusive of difference and enhanced by
an awareness of the growing interconnectedness of
cultures globally. This knowledge of diverse cultures
and genres, combined with a balanced perspective,
makes the Humanities graduate poised to engage in
community, public, and professional life.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY – The Comparative Cultural
Studies graduate in Humanities will be able to integrate
viewpoints representing diverse cultured, historical,
gendered, and national values and genres; plan,
organize, and coordinate multi-dimensional problem
solving approaches using insights from several
disciplines, including traditional humanities disciplines
and the social and environmental sciences; and
develop reasonable options to initiate inclusive, just,
CRITICAL THINKING – The Comparative Cultural Studies
graduate in Humanities will be able to evaluate a variety of
creative compositions, including visual art, film, literature,
built environments (architecture, landscaping), and
intellectual histories (philosophy, religious texts); identify
social, cultural, and historical contexts and values
influencing the creation of these compositions; and
understand cultures and their values from across the
globe in order to better participate and work in an
increasingly global marketplace
CRITICAL READING – The Comparative Cultural Studies
graduate in Humanities will be able Identify themes
common to humankind (i.e., birth rights, community
expectations, individual rights, love, death and dying,
freedom, war, gender, and the environment; and how
describe these themes differ according to culture);
evaluate modes of art, literature, ideas, and media in order
to make judgments on the efficacy of texts and their uses
in public forums; and analyze the ways in which texts
reveal similarities and differences in the human
experience throughout time and space
EFFECTIVE WRITING – The Comparative Cultural
Studies graduate in Humanities will have the ability to
write in several rhetorical modes (styles and genres) for a
variety of community and professional audiences. These
audiences include cultural and business entities that
recognize how cultural knowledge/communication skills
are essential in building professional relationships with
diverse people at home and around the world. These
entities are as diverse as medicine, business, technology,
and public policy. The Comparative Cultural Studies
graduate in Humanities will also have the ability to explain
clearly and specifically the plurality of cultural values from
which human expression arises for a variety of community
and professional audiences.
CIVIL DISCOURSE AND CULTURAL AWARENESS –
Armed with structural knowledge of diverse cultures and
their arts and ideas, the Comparative Cultural Studies
graduate in Humanities will bring balanced perspectives to
community and professional problem solving that is
inclusive of difference and enhanced by an awareness of
the growing interconnectedness of cultures globally. This
knowledge of diverse cultures and genres, combined with
a balanced perspective, makes the Humanities graduate
poised to engage in community, public, and professional
life.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY – The Comparative Cultural
Studies graduate in Humanities will be able to integrate
viewpoints representing diverse cultured, historical,
gendered, and national values and genres; plan, organize,
and coordinate multi-dimensional problem solving
approaches using insights from several disciplines,
including traditional humanities disciplines and the social
and environmental sciences; and develop reasonable
options to initiate inclusive, just, and sustainable social
Effective Fall 2013
change that is well-reasoned and historically aware and
culturally sensitive.
and sustainable social change that is well-reasoned
and historically aware and culturally sensitive.
Public Humanities Emphasis
INTERDISCIPLINARITY. The Public Humanities
graduate will be able to
 Generate viewpoints integrating the history, nature,
experiences, values, and expressions of diverse
cultures and communities over multiple topics
including borders and regions; ideas and values;
and environment and technology.
 Plan, organize, and implement a model or theory,
informed by insights from multiple disciplines—
including traditional humanities disciplines and the
social and environmental sciences—that may be
applied as problem-solving approaches for public
art and cultural organization, management,
activities, and expressions.
 Develop practical, well-reasoned, historically
aware, and culturally sensitive models or theories
to initiate just and sustainable social and
environmental change in the interest of public
issues, concerns, and decisions.
CRITICAL READING: The Public Humanities graduate
will be able to
 Recognize the plural methods in which texts reveal
similarities and dissimilarities over issues and
themes common to humankind, including those of
birth rights, individual rights, community
expectations, governance, freedom, war, gender,
migrations and borders, environment, technology,
and the pursuit of knowledge about self,
community, and nature in terms including love,
empathy, suffering, death, dying, and ethics.
 Interpret texts across diverse ancient and modern
cultures with an understanding of their sociocultural, civic, historical, philosophical, aesthetic,
environmental, theoretical, and biographical
contexts.
 Evaluate the insight, accuracy, clarity, aesthetic,
usefulness, and persuasiveness of diverse modes
of expression, including creative, speculative,
personal, academic, professional, and public texts
in the fields of philosophy, religion, visual art,
environment, music, theatre, literature, film,
technology, and media.
CRITICAL THINKING: The Public Humanities graduate
will be able to
 Analyze how his/her own cultural, aesthetic,
ideological, and disciplinary perspectives constrict
or expand an awareness of textual, cultural, and
disciplinary plurality.
 Synthesize differences across diverse ancient and
modern cultures and disciplines, including
Effective Fall 2013
traditional humanities disciplines and the social
and environmental sciences, in order to contribute
original definitions, evaluations, comparisons,
causal analyses, problem-solution arguments, and
applications that enable better participation in an
increasingly international and interdisciplinary
world.
EFFECTIVE WRITING: The Public Humanities graduate
will be able to
 Compose clear, specific, well-organized,
persuasive, and relevant prose in several rhetorical
styles, genres, and conventions in response to the
needs of varying audiences and purposes in
business, non-profit, research, academic, public
relations, and public situations.
 Combine information to inquire into and create
relevant arguments about the plurality of cultural
observation, value, and expression, including the
philosophical, religious, aesthetic, and
technological frameworks wherein humans
organize perceptions and interactions with their
communities and environment.
CIVIC DISCOURSE: The Public Humanities graduate
will be able to
 Demonstrate sensitive and effective attitudes
towards economic, legal, social, historical,
technical, and environmental issues that
accompany public art and cultural organization,
management, activities, and expressions.
 Lead and engage public audiences in clear,
cooperative, collaborative, and relevant dialogue,
community-based research, and projects that
integrate and interrelate global and regional issues
of diverse cultures and disciplines.
 Facilitate opportunities for community members,
professionals, and academics to advocate just and
sustainable social and environmental change in the
interest of public issues, concerns, and decisions.
Effective Fall 2013
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Comparative Cultural Studies; B.A.
Comparative Cultural Studies; B.A.
In addition to University Requirements:
In addition to University Requirements:


At least 49 units of major requirements which
includes 24-33 units of emphasis
requirements
 At least 16 units of language requirements
 Up to 9 units of major prefix courses may be
used to satisfy Liberal Studies requirements;
these same courses may also be used to
satisfy major requirements
 For this major the liberal studies prefixes
include CCS, ARH, HUM, CINE, and REL.
 Elective courses, if needed, to reach an
overall total of at least 120 units
Please note that you may be able to use some
courses to meet more than one requirement.
Contact your advisor for details.
At least 49 units of major requirements which
includes 24-33 units of emphasis
requirements
 At least 16 units of language requirements
 Up to 9 units of major prefix courses may be
used to satisfy Liberal Studies requirements;
these same courses may also be used to
satisfy major requirements
 For this major the liberal studies prefixes
include CCS, ARH, HUM, CINE, LAS and
REL.
 Elective courses, if needed, to reach an
overall total of at least 120 units
Please note that you may be able to use some
courses to meet more than one requirement.
Contact your advisor for details.
Minimum Units for Completion
120
GPA
C
Minimum Units for Completion
120
Mathematics Required
MAT 114
GPA
C
Emphasis, Minor, Certificate
Required
Mathematics Required
MAT 114
Foreign Language
Required
Emphasis, Minor, Certificate
Required
Optional
Foreign Language
Required
Study Abroad
Recommended
Fieldwork Experience/Internship
Optional Recommended
University Honors Program
Optional
Study Abroad
Recommended
Required
University Honors Program
Optional
Some online/blended coursework
Required Optional
Fieldwork Experience/Internship
Some online/blended coursework
Major Requirements
Take the following 49-58 units including 24-33
units of emphasis, and 16 units of language
requirements.
At least 24 units must be taken at NAU including
CCS 250, CCS 350W, CCS 490C, and at least 12
units of upper-division courses in the emphasis.
In order to complete one of our emphases, you
must be a declared CCS major. It is also possible
to declare two or more emphases as a CCS
major (for example Art History and Comparative
Effective Fall 2013
Major Requirements
Take the following 49-58 units including 24-33
units of emphasis, and 16 units of language
requirements.
At least 24 units must be taken at NAU including
CCS 250, CCS 350W, CCS 490C, and at least 12
units of upper-division courses in the emphasis.
In order to complete one of our emphases, you
must be a declared CCS major. It is also possible
to declare two or more emphases as a CCS
major (for example Art History and Comparative
Study of Religions, or Humanities, Art History
and Comparative Study of Religions).
Study of Religions, or Public Humanities, Art
History and Comparative Study of Religions).
Complete the following with a grade of "C" or
better (9 units):
 CCS 250 (3 units)
 CCS 350W which meets NAU's junior writing
requirement (3 units)
 CCS 490C which meets NAU's senior capstone
requirement (3 units)
CCS courses that may be used to fulfill upper
division, diversity coursework, and/or
major/emphasis requirements are as follows:
Complete the following with a grade of "C" or
better (9 units):
 CCS 250 (3 units)
 CCS 350W which meets NAU's junior writing
requirement (3 units)
 CCS 490C which meets NAU's senior capstone
requirement (3 units)
CCS courses that may be used to fulfill upper
division, diversity coursework, and/or
major/emphasis requirements are as follows:
Ethnic Diversity:
 ACM 350
 ARH 361
 HUM 130, HUM 291, HUM 375
 REL 380
Global Diversity:
 ARH 143, ARH 145, ARH 269, ARH 270, ARH
365, ARH 370, ARH 380
 ASN 108
 CINE 232, CINE 268
 HUM 261, HUM 281, HUM 362, HUM 381,
HUM 394
 REL 150, REL 201, REL 203, REL 206, REL
331, REL 332, REL 341, REL 351, REL 352,
REL 355
Ethnic Diversity:
 ACM 350
 ARH 145, ARH 361
 HUM 130, HUM 291, HUM 375
 REL 380
Global Diversity:
 ARH 143, ARH 145, ARH 269, ARH 270,
ARH 365, ARH 370, ARH 380
 ASN 108
 CINE 232, CINE 268, CINE 394
 HUM 261, HUM 281, HUM 362, HUM 381,
HUM 394
 LAS 101, LAS 365, LAS 381
 REL 150, REL 201, REL 203, REL 206, REL
331, REL 332, REL 341, REL 351, REL 352,
REL 355
In addition, CCS provides students with several
opportunities to acquire knowledge about the
natural world and/or environmental
sustainability. Courses that address these issues
include:
 ARH 342, ARH 361
 HUM 130, HUM 175, HUM 371, HUM 373
 REL 341
Emphasis Requirements:
Emphasis in Art History (33 units)
 ARH 141 or ARH 142 (3 units)
 ARH 143 or ARH 145 (3 units)
 ARH 430 or ARH 440 (3 units)
 Select ARH classes from three of the
following four areas (9 units):
Effective Fall 2013
In addition, CCS provides students with several
opportunities to acquire knowledge about the
natural world and/or environmental
sustainability. Courses that address these issues
include:
 ARH 342, ARH 361
 HUM 130, HUM 175, HUM 371, HUM 373
 REL 341
Emphasis Requirements:
Emphasis in Art History (33 units)
 ARH 141 or ARH 142 (3 units)
 ARH 143 or ARH 145 (3 units)
 ARH 430, or ARH 440, or ARH 497 (3 units)
 Select ARH classes from three of the


o Ancient Baroque: ARH 340, ARH 341, ARH
342, ARH 343, ARH 344, ARH 345, ARH
346
o Modern Contemporary: ARH 220, ARH
257, ARH 347, ARH 351, ARH 352, ARH
353, ARH 355, ARH 356
o Non-Western (Asian, Native American,
Pre-Columbian): ARH 269, ARH 270, ARH
361, ARH 365, ARH 370, ARH 380
o Museum Studies MST 250, MST 350, MST
360
Select additional upper-division ARH classes
(up to 3 units of ARH 408 or ARH 497 can be
applied to this requirement) (9 units)
Select additional units from 100- and 200level courses from two different prefixes
(ACM, CINE, HUM and REL) (6 units)
Emphasis in Humanities (33 units)
 HUM 101, HUM 102 (6 units)
 Select one course from: CINE 232, CINE 267,
CINE 268, HUM 250, HUM 251, HUM 261,
HUM 272, HUM 281, HUM 291 (3 units)
 Select six courses from: CINE 380, CINE 383,
HUM 344, HUM 351, HUM 352, HUM 353,
HUM 362, HUM 370, HUM 371, HUM 373,
HUM 375, HUM 376, HUM 381, HUM 382,
HUM 394, HUM 395, HUM 475, HUM 480,
HUM 490 (18 units)
 Select additional 100- and 200-level courses
from two different prefixes (ACM, ARH, CINE,
MST and REL) (6 units)
Emphasis in Comparative Study of Religions (33
units)
 REL 150 (3 units)
 Select one from: REL 421, REL 441, REL 451,
REL 481, REL 491 (3 units)
 Select additional REL electives from: 100-,
200-, or 300-level courses (9 units)
 Select additional REL electives from: 300- or
400-level courses (12 units)
 Select additional 100- and 200-level courses
from two different prefixes (ACM, ARH, CINE,
and HUM) (6 units)
Emphasis in Asian Studies (33 units)
 ARH 143 or REL 150 (3 units)
Effective Fall 2013


following four areas (9 units):
o Ancient Baroque: ARH 340, ARH 341, ARH
342, ARH 343, ARH 344, ARH 345, ARH
346
o Modern Contemporary: ARH 220, ARH
257, ARH 347, ARH 351, ARH 352, ARH
353, ARH 355, ARH 356
o Non-Western (Asian, or Native
American, Pre-Columbian): ARH 269,
ARH 270, ARH 361, ARH 365, ARH 370,
ARH 380
o Museum Studies MST 250, MST 350 450,
MST 360 460
Select additional upper-division ARH or MST
classes (up to 3 units of ARH 408 or ARH
497 can be applied to this requirement) (9
units)
Select additional units from 100- and 200level courses from two different prefixes
(ACM, CINE, HUM, LAS and REL) (6 units)
Emphasis in Public Humanities (33 units)
 HUM 101, HUM 102 (6 units)
 Select one course from: CINE 232, CINE
267, CINE 268, HUM 250, HUM 251,
HUM 261, HUM 272, HUM 281, HUM 291
(3 units)
 Select six courses from: CINE 380, CINE
383, HUM 344, HUM 351, HUM 352,
HUM 353, HUM 362, HUM 370, HUM
371, HUM 373, HUM 375, HUM 376,
HUM 381, HUM 382, HUM 394, HUM
395, HUM 475, HUM 480, HUM 490 (18
units)
 Select additional 100- and 200-level
courses from two different prefixes
(ACM, ARH, CINE, MST and REL) (6
units)
 HUM 195, HUM 395, HUM 408 (9 units)
 (ACM 210 or MST 250) (3 units)
Thematic Distribution: 9 units must have
the HUM prefix; 9 units must be at the 300
level.
Select two courses on Cultures and
Regions (6 units):
 ANT 340


HUM 261 or HUM 362 (3 units)
Select two ARH courses from: ARH 269, ARH
270, ARH 370, ARH 380 (6 units)
 Select two REL courses from: REL 203, REL
206, REL 331, REL 332, REL 341, REL 351,
REL 352, REL 355, REL 441, REL 451 (6
units)
Select additional units from (6 units):
 ACM 210
 CINE 101, CINE 232, CINE 268
 ARH 141, ARH 142, ARH 145, ARH 220, ARH
257
 HUM 101, HUM 120, HUM 130, HUM 175,
HUM 250, HUM 251, HUM 272, HUM 281,
HUM 291
 MST 250
 REL 151, REL 201, REL 202, REL 210, REL
220, REL 265
Select additional units from (9 units):
 Any course with an ARB prefix*
 ASN 199, ASN 299, ASN 399
 Any course with a CHI prefix *
 ES 206, ES 378
 GSP 241, GSP 348
 HIS 230, HIS 231, HIS 249, HIS 250, HIS
251, HIS 312, HIS 314, HIS 325, HIS 326,
HIS 331, HIS 332, HIS 378, HIS 379, HIS
421, Any course with a JPN prefix *
 Any course with a LAN prefix *
 MUS 260
 PHI 150
 POS 361, POS 370, POS 372
 WLLC 150, WLLC 331
*ARB, CHI, JPN, or LAN courses used to fulfill
the degree’s 16 unit foreign Language
requirement cannot also be used to satisfy
emphasis requirements.
You may only complete the Integrated Global
Program (IGP) Emphasis if you are concurrently
enrolled in an eligible degree offered through the
College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural
Sciences or the W. A. Franke College of
Business. For a listing of eligible degrees, please
contact an advisor in either the College of
Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences or
Effective Fall 2013
 CINE 232, CINE 267
 CST 323
 HIS 367, HIS 368
 HUM 130, HUM 261, HUM 362, HUM 382
 LAS 101, LAS 381
 REL 361
Select two courses on Arts, Technology
and Environment (6 units):
 CMF 121
 COM 150
 ENV 181, ENV 182
 HIS 397
 HUM 175, HUM 371, HUM 373
 PHI 331
 PR 373
Select two courses on Ideas and Values (6
units):
 CCE 320, CCE 330
 CINE 266, CINE 268, CINE 380, CINE
383
 HUM 101, HUM 102, HUM 250, HUM
251, HUM 272, HUM 291, HUM 344,
HUM 351, HUM 352, HUM 353, HUM
356, HUM 370, HUM 376
 PHI 332
 POS 231
 SOC 210
Select an additional 300-level HUM, CINE,
or LAS course (3 units)
Emphasis in Comparative Study of Religions (33
units)
 REL 150 (3 units)
 Select one from: REL 421, REL 441, REL 451,
REL 481, REL 491 (3 units)
 Select additional REL electives from: 100-,
200-, or 300-level courses (9 units)
 Select additional REL electives from: 300- or
400-level courses (12 units)
 Select additional 100- and 200-level courses
from two different prefixes (ACM, ARH, CINE,
LAS and HUM) (6 units)
Emphasis in Asian Studies (33 units)
 ARH 143 or REL 150 (3 units)
 HUM 261 or HUM 362 (3 units)
 Select two ARH courses from: ARH 269, ARH
the W. A. Franke College of Business.
270, ARH 370, ARH 380 (6 units)
 Select two REL courses from: REL 203, REL
Emphasis in Asian Studies; IGP (24 units)
206, REL 331, REL 332, REL 341, REL 351,
 ARH 143 (3 units)
REL 352, REL 355, REL 441, REL 451 (6
units)
 ASN 408 (12 units)
Select additional units from (6 units):
 Select one from: ARH 269, ARH 270, HUM
261, REL 203 (3 units)
 ACM 210
 Select additional 300-400 level electives
 CINE 101, CINE 232, CINE 266, CINE 267,
CINE 268
from: ARH 370, ARH 380, ES 378, HIS 312,
HIS 314, HIS 325, HIS 326, HIS 331, HIS
 ARH 141, ARH 142, ARH 145, ARH 220, ARH
332, HIS 378, HIS 379, HIS 421, HUM 362,
257
POS 370, REL 331, REL 341, REL 351, REL
 HUM 101, HUM 120, HUM 130, HUM 175,
355, REL 441, REL 451, WLLC 331 (6 units)
HUM 250, HUM 251, HUM 272, HUM 281,
If completing the IGP, you must select either CHI
HUM 291
or JPN to satisfy the 16 unit foreign language
 LAS 101
requirement.
 MST 250
 REL 151, REL 201, REL 202, REL 210, REL
Minor Requirements
220, REL 265
A minor is not required for the CCS B.A. degree. Select additional units from (9 units):
However, we strongly encourage you to consult
 Any course with an ARB prefix*
with an advisor about a minor and/or elective
 ASN 199, ASN 299, ASN 399
coursework that is appropriate for your career
 Any course with a CHI prefix *
aspirations and educational needs. We
 ES 206, ES 378
recommend minors in Anthropology, Art History,  GSP 241, GSP 348
Asian Studies, English, Ethnic Studies, French,
 HIS 230, HIS 231, HIS 249, HIS 250, HIS
History, Humanities, German, Latin American
251, HIS 312, HIS 314, HIS 325, HIS 326,
Studies, Museum Studies, Philosophy,
HIS 331, HIS 332, HIS 378, HIS 379, HIS
Comparative Study of Religions, Theatre, Studio
421, Any course with a JPN prefix *
Art, or Women's and Gender Studies.
 Any course with a LAN prefix *
 MUS 260
Foreign Language Requirement
 PHI 150
You must demonstrate proficiency in a language  POS 361, POS 370, POS 372
other than English that is equivalent to four
 WLLC 150, WLLC 331
terms of university coursework in the same
language. You may satisfy this requirement by
*ARB, CHI, JPN, or LAN courses used to fulfill
taking language courses or by testing out of all
the degree’s 16 unit foreign Language
or part of it by taking CLEP exams arranged by
requirement cannot also be used to satisfy
the Center for Business Outreach.
emphasis requirements.
Because these courses are available at Northern
Arizona University, we suggest that you fulfill this
requirement with either Navajo or Spanish,
depending on your career aspirations.
General Electives
Additional coursework is required, if, after you
have met the previously described requirements,
you have not yet completed a total of 120 units
Effective Fall 2013
You may only complete the Integrated Global
Program (IGP) Emphasis if you are concurrently
enrolled in an eligible degree offered through the
College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural
Sciences or the W. A. Franke College of
Business. For a listing of eligible degrees, please
contact an advisor in either the College of
Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences or
of credit.
the W. A. Franke College of Business.
You may take these remaining courses from any
academic areas, using these courses to pursue
your specific interests and goals. We encourage
you to consult with your advisor to select the
courses that will be most advantageous to you.
(Please note that you may also use prerequisites
or transfer credits as electives if they weren't
used to meet major, minor, or liberal studies
requirements.)
Emphasis in Asian Studies; IGP (24 units)
 ARH 143 (3 units)
 ASN 408 (12 units)
 Select one from: ARH 269, ARH 270, HUM
261, REL 203 (3 units)
 Select additional 300-400 level electives
from: ARH 370, ARH 380, ES 378, HIS 312,
HIS 314, HIS 325, HIS 326, HIS 331, HIS
332, HIS 378, HIS 379, HIS 421, HUM 362,
POS 370, REL 331, REL 341, REL 351, REL
355, REL 441, REL 451, WLLC 331 (6 units)
If completing the IGP, you must select either CHI
or JPN to satisfy the 16 unit foreign language
requirement.
Additional Information
Be aware that some courses may have
prerequisites that you must also take. For
prerequisite information click on the course or
see your advisor.
Study Abroad
We strongly encourage you to participate in a
Study Abroad program. Requirements include a
2.5 GPA and sophomore standing or higher.
Programs with English-language instruction in
CCS's emphases and minors (ARHMN, ASNMN,
HUMMN, MUSMN, and RELMN) are available in:
 China
 The Czech Republic (Masaryk University)
 Finland (University of Eastern Finland)
 Greece (American University of Greece)
 India (Northern Arizona University's
Himalayan India program)
 Italy (Siena School for the Liberal Arts)
 Japan (Kansai Gaidai University)
 Malta (University of Malta)
 Northern Ireland (University of Ulster)
 South Korea (Sogang University)
 Thailand
 United Kingdom (Nottingham Trent
University, University of Hull, and University
of Essex)
For more information, see the department chair
or your advisor. NAU's Center for International
Education's website also contains useful
information about these and other programs,
financial aid, and scholarships.
Internships
We strongly encourage you to pursue a local,
Effective Fall 2013
Minor Requirements
A minor is not required for the CCS B.A. degree.
However, we strongly encourage you to consult
with an advisor about a minor and/or elective
coursework that is appropriate for your career
aspirations and educational needs. We
recommend minors in Anthropology, Art History,
Asian Studies, English, Ethnic Studies, French,
History, Humanities, German, Latin American
Studies, Museum Studies, Philosophy,
Comparative Study of Religions, Theatre, Studio
Art, or Women's and Gender Studies.
Foreign Language Requirement
You must demonstrate proficiency in a language
other than English that is equivalent to four
terms of university coursework in the same
language. You may satisfy this requirement by
taking language courses or by testing out of all
or part of it by taking CLEP exams arranged by
the Center for Business Outreach.
Because these courses are available at
Northern Arizona University, we suggest
that you fulfill this requirement with either
Navajo or Spanish, depending on your
career aspirations.
General Electives
Additional coursework is required, if, after you
have met the previously described requirements,
national or international internship (Fieldwork
Experience) in your junior or senior year. A
departmental contract is required for all
internships - please speak with the department
chair or your advisor for more information.
Teaching Assistantships
CCS students may apply to be teaching
assistants in the department’s FYLI courses. For
more information, please contact the appropriate
Program Coordinator in Art History, Comparative
Study of Religions, Asian Studies and Humanities
(see CCS website for contact information).
you have not yet completed a total of 120 units
of credit.
You may take these remaining courses from any
academic areas, using these courses to pursue
your specific interests and goals. We encourage
you to consult with your advisor to select the
courses that will be most advantageous to you.
(Please note that you may also use prerequisites
or transfer credits as electives if they weren't
used to meet major, minor, or liberal studies
requirements.)
Additional Information
Be aware that some courses may have
prerequisites that you must also take. For
prerequisite information click on the course or
see your advisor.
Study Abroad
We strongly encourage you to participate in a
Study Abroad program. Requirements include a
2.5 GPA and sophomore standing or higher.
Programs with English-language instruction in
CCS's emphases and minors (ARHMN, ASNMN,
HUMMN, MUSMN, and RELMN) are available
in:
 China
 The Czech Republic (Masaryk University)
 Finland (University of Eastern Finland)
 Greece (American University of Greece)
 India (Northern Arizona University's
Himalayan India program)
 Italy (Siena School for the Liberal Arts)
 Japan (Kansai Gaidai University)
 Malta (University of Malta)
 Northern Ireland (University of Ulster)
 South Korea (Sogang University)
 Thailand
 United Kingdom (Nottingham Trent
University, University of Hull, and University
of Essex)
For more information, see the department chair
or your advisor. NAU's Center for International
Education's website also contains useful
information about these and other programs,
financial aid, and scholarships.
Effective Fall 2013
Internships
We strongly encourage you to pursue a local,
national or international internship (Fieldwork
Experience) in your junior or senior year. A
departmental contract is required for all
internships - please speak with the department
chair or your advisor for more information.
Teaching Assistantships
CCS students may apply to be teaching
assistants in the department’s FYLI courses. For
more information, please contact the appropriate
Program Coordinator in Art History, Comparative
Study of Religions, Asian Studies and Humanities
(see CCS website for contact information).
8. Justification for proposal:
This proposal reflects prefix changes to courses in HUM, which have been moved to either the
new LAS or the CINE prefix; it also reflects the move of ARH 145 from the Global Diversity
category to the U.S. Ethnic Diversity category due to the renaming and refocus of this course
on Native North American Art, and the renumbering of MST 350 & 360 to MST 450 & 460.
Finally, ARH 497 is added to the ARH 400 level requirement in order to provide an additional
option for students that will ensure that those in this emphasis are able to satisfy all of their
requirements for graduation in four years.
Justification for emphasis name change
The revised emphasis in Public Humanities is designed to better deliver a 21st-century
education in humanities by providing interdisciplinarity, professional development, and
community engagement. Each aspect is taught throughout the curriculum and is designed for
the Flagstaff Mountain Campus students. The humanities is the study of how people process
and document the human experience. Teaching, learning, and research into the ways
humanities matter to public life is urgently needed and increasingly called upon in the 21stfirst century—in fact, the National Endowment for the Humanities is now stressing the
importance of academic programming in the Public Humanities, especially in relation to its
initiative “Common Ground: Humanities in the Public Square.” Cultural literacy and skills in
comparative analysis and interpretation are crucial not just to arts and cultural organizations,
but to fields as diverse as medicine, business, technology, and public policy. In order to
better serve our students and our local and global communities, the Humanities emphasis in
the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies has shifted its focus to Public Humanities.
Public Humanities is an area of study and action that examines how people apply humanistic
learning to public life and how they use public spaces to process and document the human
experience. The revised curriculum makes the study and production of humanistic learning
in public contexts its primary goal. The required core (HUM 195, ACM 201 or MST 250, HUM
395, and HUM 408) and the thematic distribution engage students in interdisciplinary content
necessary to contemporary humanistic learning and to skills necessary in applying that
learning to public life.
9. NCATE designation, if applicable:
Initial Plan
Advanced Plan
Remove Designation
Effective Fall 2013
10. Effective beginning FALL:
2015
See effective dates calendar.
11. Will this proposal impact other plans, sub plans, or course offerings, etc.?
Yes
No
If yes, describe the impact. If applicable, include evidence of notification to and/or response from
each impacted academic unit
See attached support from: ANT, CMF, COM, CST, ENV, HIS, PHI, PR, POS, SOC
Answer 12-13 for UCC/ECCC only:
12. A major is differentiated from another major by required course commonality: 24 units of the
required credit hours of a major must be unique, (i.e. not common or not dual use as a required
element in another major), to that major. Does this plan have 24 units of unique required
credit?
Yes
No
13. Minor: A planned group of courses from one or more subject matter areas consisting of at least
18 hours and no more than 24 hours. At least 12 hours of the minor must be unique to that minor
to differentiate it from other minors.
Does this minor have 12 units of unique required credit?
Yes
No
Answer 14-15 for UGC only:
14. If this is a non-thesis plan, does it require a minimum of 24 units of formal graded coursework?
Yes
No
If no, explain why this proposal should be approved.
15. If this is a thesis plan, does it require a minimum of 18 units of formal graded coursework?
Yes
No
If no, explain why this proposal should be approved.
FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Scott Galland
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
12/19/2014
Date
Approvals:
Department Chair/Unit Head (if appropriate)
Date
Chair of college curriculum committee
Date
Dean of college
Date
Effective Fall 2013
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC Approval
Approved as submitted:
Approved as modified:
Date
Yes
Yes
No
No
EXTENDED CAMPUSES
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Date
Approvals:
Academic Unit Head
Date
Division Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized Learning)
Date
Division Administrator in Extended Campuses (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized
Learning)
Date
Faculty Chair of Extended Campuses Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or
Personalized Learning)
Date
Chief Academic Officer; Extended Campuses (or Designee)
Date
Approved as submitted:
Approved as modified:
Effective Fall 2013
Yes
Yes
No
No
From: Michael A Amundson <Michael.Amundson@nau.edu>
Date: December 4, 2014 at 2:41:28 AM MST
To: Gioia Elisa Woods <Gioia.Woods@nau.edu>
Subject: RE: letter of support
Dear Gioia,
Please let this email serve as a note of support for the new emphasis in Public Humanities. As you know, history created an emphasis
in its MA program two years ago in Public History and I have been serving as the Public History Director. Although we are small and
growing, I have been pleasantly surprised by both the support in the regional history/heritage community and the ways in which public
history stretches our students to think about their discipline and how it interacts beyond the classroom. This type of experiential
learning is invaluable both to the students and to the public!
As you know, my Public History seminar of five took the classroom theories of history and public history and then created a real,
viable public history product--The Louie's Legacy QR code digital walking tour--and now the University is making it a permanent
installment. The students then all went on to summer internships at Riordan Mansion, Grand Canyon National Park, Arches National
Park, a private business archives, and Lowell Observatory and two of them are doing public history projects for their MA degrees.
I would think that your students would have similar opportunities to think about, and more importantly, DO humanities outside the
academic box and to engage the public in new and interesting ways. This will make them better, more rounded students and also help
NAU make its presence felt across all of our different communities. It seems almost obvious to ask but what better way to
demonstrate the mission of a public university than with public humanities?
Please let me know if there's anything I can do help.
Sincerely,
Michael Amundson
Professor of History
Graduate Director and Public History Director
Michael.Amundson@nau.edu
PS: My wife Lauren graduated from humanities from NAU then went on to get a Master's of Library Science degree from UA and is
now the librarian/archivist at Lowell Observatory and so is a practicing semi-public humanist!
Michael Amundson
Professor of History
Graduate Director
Director of Public History
History Department
Northern Arizona University
Box 6023
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6023
928-523-6331
Michael.Amundson@nau.edu
web site: http://www.cal.nau.edu/history/faculty/amundson.asp
From: Kathleen Ferraro [mailto:kathleen.ferraro1@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 5:15 PM
To: Stuart S Galland
Subject: Re: COMPARATIVE CULTURAL STUDIES Curriculum Proposal
Hi Scott,
These changes are fine with Sociology.
Thanks,
Kathleen
Effective Fall 2013
From: Kelley Ann Hays-Gilpin
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 2:10 PM
To: Stuart S Galland
Subject: Re: COMPARATIVE CULTURAL STUDIES Curriculum Proposal
Scott, Anthropology supports this proposal. With staffing shortfalls, it may not be possible to offer ANT 340 every year, but
every other year remains likely.
Cheers,
Kelley Hays-Gilpin, Chair
From: Dayle Hardy-Short
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 4:14 PM
To: Stuart S Galland
Cc: SPEECH-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU
Subject: RE: COMPARATIVE CULTURAL STUDIES Curriculum Proposal
CST will support the inclusion of CST 323 Intercultural Communication as an elective in the
Humanities option for Comparative & Cultural Studies.
Thank you for letting us know.
Dayle
Dayle Hardy-Short, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication Studies
Director of Forensics
Northern Arizona Univ (School of Communication)
email: dayle.hardy-short@nau.edu
phone: 928.523.2311
fax: 928.523.1505
From: Paul Quinn Helford
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 1:19 PM
To: Stuart S Galland
Subject: RE: Support for the CCS BS Curricular proposal?
I approve allowing CCS adding CMF 121 as noted below. paul
From: Lori Poloni-Staudinger
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 12:51 PM
To: Stuart S Galland; Paul Quinn Helford; Calvin Brant Short; Paul Umhoefer; Christopher G Griffin
Cc: Alexandra A Carpino
Subject: RE: Support for the CCS BS Curricular proposal?
Politics and International Affairs supports this, but only offers 231 intermittently.
Best,
Lori M Poloni-Staudinger, PhD
Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Politics and International Affairs
Northern Arizona University
928.523.6546
lmp75@nau.edu
Effective Fall 2013
From: Christopher G Griffin
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 5:21 PM
To: Stuart S Galland
Cc: Alexandra A Carpino
Subject: RE: Support for the CCS BS Curricular proposal?
No objection from Philosophy!
From: Paul Umhoefer
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 8:52 AM
To: Stuart S Galland
Subject: Re: Support for the CCS BS Curricular proposal?
Fine by us.
Paul
Paul Umhoefer
Director and Professor of Geology
School of Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability
625 S. Knoles Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-0001
928-523-1637 (Director office - call first)
928-523-6464 (research office)
From: Calvin Brant Short
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 1:49 PM
To: Stuart S Galland
Cc: John Gerald Thull
Subject: RE: COM 150 & PR 373
Hi Scott,
COM 150 is fine as an elective.
I am copying Jerry Thull in PR to see if PR 373 is ok, it might have prerequisites or other
issues. He can let you know. I assume we are talking about a very small group of students.
Thanks
Brant
Brant Short, PhD
Associate Director, School of Communication & Professor of Communication Studies Northern Arizona
University brant.short@nau.edu
928.523.4701
From: John Gerald Thull
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 10:34 AM
To: Calvin Brant Short; Stuart S Galland
Subject: RE: COM 150 & PR 373
Scott, they can put that on their list as an option, but their students will have trouble getting
into the class, it actually has two prerequisites: Intro to Public Relations and Intro to ADV.
Right now we are having trouble getting our own students into that class, but hopefully will add
another section in the next year or so.
I will be teaching it over the summer, which may open some options for the Public Humanities
students.
Effective Fall 2013
Jerry Thull
Lecturer
NAU School of Communication
928-523-2234
Hi,
The department of Comparative Cultural Studies is proposing a curricular change to the Humanities Emphasis in the B.A. which
includes the addition of your courses as electives (see below in YELLOW).
Emphasis in Public Humanities (33 units)

HUM 101, HUM 102 (6 units)

Select one course from: CINE 232, CINE 267, CINE 268, HUM 250, HUM 251, HUM 261, HUM 272, HUM 281, HUM 291 (3 units)

Select six courses from: CINE 380, CINE 383, HUM 344, HUM 351, HUM 352, HUM 353, HUM 362, HUM 370, HUM 371, HUM 373,
HUM 375, HUM 376, HUM 381, HUM 382, HUM 394, HUM 395, HUM 475, HUM 480, HUM 490 (18 units)

Select additional 100- and 200-level courses from two different prefixes (ACM, ARH, CINE, MST and REL) (6 units)

HUM 195, HUM 395, HUM 408 (9 units)

(ACM 210 or MST 250) (3 units)
Thematic Distribution: 9 units must have the HUM prefix; 9 units must be at the 300 level.
Select two courses on Cultures and Regions (6 units):

ANT 340

CINE 232, CINE 267

CST 323

HIS 367, HIS 368

HUM 130, HUM 261, HUM 362, HUM 382

LAS 101, LAS 381

REL 361
Select two courses on Arts, Technology and Environment (6 units):

CMF 121

COM 150

ENV 181, ENV 182

HIS 397

HUM 175, HUM 371, HUM 373

PHI 331

PR 373
Select two courses on Ideas and Values (6 units):

CCE 320, CCE 330

CINE 266, CINE 268, CINE 380, CINE 383

HUM 101, HUM 102, HUM 250, HUM 251, HUM 272, HUM 291, HUM 344, HUM 351, HUM 352, HUM 353, HUM 356, HUM 370, HUM
376

PHI 332

POS 231

SOC 210
Select an additional 300-level HUM, CINE, or LAS course (3 units)
They estimate enrollment in the degree at 100 students and about 7 in the Humanities Emphasis.
Please let me know if you support this proposal, or not, or what additional information you might need.
Thanks!
Scott Galland
Curriculum Process Associate
Office of Curriculum, Learning Design, and Academic Assessment
928-523-1753
928-699-9147 (cell)
scott.galland@nau.edu
Effective Fall 2013