Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Northwestern University
Approved Distribution Courses - 2014-2015
Area III - Social and Behavioral Sciences
updated 3/16/15
Be sure to read these important notes:
Prerequisites. Many approved distribution courses are advanced courses with one or more prerequisites.
Prerequisites are listed in the Undergraduate Catalog and in course descriptions available through the
Registrar's webpage. Make sure you have the prerequisites for a course before you decide to enroll.
Interdisciplinary courses. Some interdisciplinary courses are approved for inclusion in more than one
distribution area. These courses are listed in bold and italics below , and all relevant areas are indicated in
the "area(s)" column. If you take such a course, you can choose in which eligible area to count it.
When courses are offered. This list includes all courses approved for distribution credit for the indicated
Lists of approved courses from other years:
www.weinberg.northwestern.edu/handbook/degree/distribution-requirements/approved-courses.html
Registrar's Website: www.registrar.northwestern.edu
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number course title
215
Introduction to Black Social & Political Life
218
Asian-Black Historical Relations in the U.S.; with ASIAN AM 218
Diversity and Inequality at Northwestern; with ASIAN AM 230
230
(temporary approval for 2013-14 and 2014-15)
236
Introduction to African American Studies
250
Race, Class, & Gender
251
The Mixed-Race Experience; with ASIAN AM 251
319
Race, Ethnicity, & the American Constitution
320
The Social Meaning of Race
327
Politics of Black Popular Culture
330
Black Women in 20th Century US
334
Gender & Black Masculinity
339
Unsettling Whiteness
342
Comparative Slavery
355
Diaspora Studies
360-SA Culture, Language, and Identity in South Africa
105
Evolution and Social Behavior: The Basics
211
Culture & Society
212
Global Cultures, Global Inequalities
215
The Study of Culture Through Language
260
Plagues and Peoples: The Anthropology of Global Health
320
Peoples of Africa
330
Peoples of the World
332
The Anthropology of Reproduction
334
The Anthropology of HIV/AIDS
335
Language in Asian America; with ASIAN AM 335
339
Material Culture
341
Economic Anthropology
area(s)
III,IV,V
III,IV
III,V
III
III
III
III,V
III
III,VI
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III
III,IV
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ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ANTHRO
ASIAN AM
ASIAN AM
ASIAN AM
ASIAN AM
343
347
354
355
360
361
365
369
372
373
374
376
377
378
382
203
210
218
225
ASIAN AM
230
ASIAN AM
251
Anthropology of Race
Political Anthropology
Gender & Anthropology
Sexualities
Language & Culture
Talk as Social Action
Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the U.S.; with ASIAN AM 365
Contemporary Immigration to the US
Third World Urbanization
Power & Culture in American Cities
Anthropology of Complex Organizations
Socialization
Psychological Anthropology
Law & Culture
Households & Everyday Life
Topics in Social and Cultural Analysis
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Asian-Black Historical Relations in the U.S.; with AF AM ST 218
Contemporary Issues in Asian American Communities
Diversity and Inequality at Northwestern; with AF AM ST 230
(temporary approval for 2013-14 and 2014-15)
The Mixed-Race Experience; with AF AM ST 251
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III,IV
III
ASIAN AM
303
Advanced Topics in Social and Cultural Analysis (new course in 2014-15)
III
ASIAN AM
ASIAN AM
ASIAN AM
ASIAN AM
ASIAN AM
ASIAN ST
ASIAN ST
CLASSICS
COG SCI
CSD
CSD
CSD
CSD
CSD
CSD
CSD
CSD
CSD
CSD
CSD
CSD
ECON
ECON
ECON
ECON
EECS
335
350
360
365
370
290-3
390-3
360
211
303
305
306
307
309
314
334
336
342
373
376
392
201
202
310-1
311
101
III
III,V
III
III
III
III
III
III,IV
III
I,III
I,III
III
III
III
I,III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
ENVR POL
211
ENVR POL
ENVR POL
212
311
Language in Asian America; with ANTHRO 335
Asian American Religions
Studies in Race, Gender, and Sexuality
Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the U.S.; with ANTHRO 365
Studies in Diaspora
Introductory Topics in Asian Studies (Social & Behavioral Studies)
Advanced Topics in Asian Studies (Social & Behavioral Studies)
Origins of Greek Democracy
Learning, Representation, & Reasoning
Brain and Cognition ; with PSYCH 365
Phonetics
Psychoacoustics
Acoustic Phonetics
Culture, Language, and Learning
Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience
Delivery Systems in Speech and Language Pathology
The Field of Special Education
Typical and Atypical Development in Infants and Toddlers
Introduction to Learning Disabilities
Diagnostic & Remedial Approaches for Children with Learning Problems
Language Development and Usage
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Introduction to Microeconomics
Microeconomics, I
Macroeconomics
An Introduction to Computer Science for Everyone
Food and Society: An Introduction; with SOCIOL 211 (new course in
2014-15)
Environment and Society; with SOCIOL 212 (new course in 2014-15)
Food, Politics, and Society; with SOCIOL 311 (new course in 2014-15)
III,V
III
III,V
III
III
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ENVR POL
312
ENVR POL
332
ENVR POL
GBL HLTH
GBL HLTH
GBL HLTH
GBL HLTH
GBL HLTH
390
304
305
306
307
315-SA
GBL HLTH
316-SA
GBL HLTH
317-SA
GBL HLTH
318-SA
GBL HLTH
GBL HLTH
GBL HLTH
GEN LA
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
GEOG
GNDR ST
GNDR ST
GNDR ST
GNDR ST
GNDR ST
GNDR ST
GNDR ST
GNDR ST
320
330-SA
331-SA
280-3
240
312
313
328
220
232
234
240
250
331
332
341
GNDR ST
350-3
GNDR ST
GNDR ST
GNDR ST
GNDR ST
GNDR ST
HUM
INTL ST
351
352
353
371
396
220
290
INTL ST
393-SA
IEMS
ISEN
LATINO
LATINO
LATINO
LATINO
LATINO
LEGAL ST
LEGAL ST
LEGAL ST
LEGAL ST
LEGAL ST
LEGAL ST
365
210
201-1
201-2
222
342
392
206
308
332
333
340
342
Social Basis of Environmental Change; with SOCIOL 312 (new course in
2014-15)
Native Americans and Environmental Decision Making; with PSYCH 332
(new course in 2014-15)
Special Topics in Environmental Policy & Culture
International Perspectives on Reproductive and Sexual Health
Global Health and Indigenous Medicine
Biomedicine and Culture
International Perspectives on Global Health
Public Health in South Africa
Development Perspectives on Health in South Africa through Community
Engagement
Public Health in Israel (new course in 2014-15)
Medical Management of Disasters and Mass Casualty Events (new course
in 2014-15)
Qualitative Research Methods in Global Health
Public Health in Cuba
Health & Healing in Contemporary Cuba
Residential College Tutorial - III (Social & Behavioral Sciences)
Economic Geography
Geography of Chicago and Its Region
North America
The Human Use of The Earth
Sexual Subjects: Introduction to Sexuality Studies
Sexuality and Society; with SOCIOL 232
Language and Gender; with LING 223
Gender Studies for a Small Planet
Gender Issues in Science and Health
Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
Gender, Sexuality, and Health
Transnational Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality
Research Seminar in Gender and Sexuality Studies (Social & Behavioral
Sciences)
Gender, Sexuality, and Public Policy
Gender, Sexuality, and Political Theory
Gender and Citizenship
Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture
Research Methods in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Health, Biomedicine, Culture, and Society ; with SOCIOL 220
Introductory Topics in International Studies
Development in the Global Context: Participation, Power, and Social
Change (variable credit course; can count 1 unit for distribution credit)
Analytics for Social Good (new course in 2014-15)
Introduction to Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions
Introduction to Latina and Latino Studies
Introduction to Latina and Latino Social and Cultural Analysis
Latina and Latino Youth in U.S. Cities
Latina and Latino Social Movements
Topics in Latina and Latino Social and Political Issues
Law and Society; with SOCIOL 206
Sociology of Law; with SOCIOL 318
Constitutional Law I; with POLI SCI 332
Constitutional Law II; with POLI SCI 333
Gender and the Law
International Organizations; with LEGAL ST 342 (new course in 2014-15)
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III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
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III
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LEGAL ST
LING
LING
LING
LING
LING
LING
LING
LING
LING
LING
348
220
223
311
315
316
317
320
321
330
332
Race, Politics, and the Law; with SOCIOL 348 (new course in 2014-15)
Language and Society
Language and Gender; with GNDR ST 234
Child Language
Experimental Approaches to Word Form Processing
Experimental Syntax
Experimental Pragmatics
Sociolinguistics
Bilingualism
Research Methods in Linguistics
Linguistics Field Methods
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
LING
363
Making a Dictionary: The Northwestern Project; with SLAVIC 322
III
LING
373
Implicature
Introductory Topics in Middle East and North African Studies (Social &
290-3
Behavioral Studies)
Advanced Topics in Middle East and North African Studies (Social &
390-3
Behavioral Studies)
211-1
Quantitative Social Science for MMSS: First Year, 1 (added in 2014-15)
211-2
Quantitative Social Science for MMSS: First Year, 2 (added in 2014-15)
225
Minds and Machines
253
Introduction to the Philosophy of Language
201
Introduction to Political Theory
220
American Government and Politics
221
Urban Politics
230
Introduction to Law in the Political Arena
240
Introduction to International Relations
250
Introduction to Comparative Politics
259
Contemporary African Politics
306
American Political Thought
320
The American Presidency
324
Political Parties and Elections
325
Congress and the Legislative Process
326
Race and Public Policy
327
African American Politics
329
U.S. Environmental Politics
330
Politics of Local Justice
332
Constitutional Law I; with LEGAL ST 332
333
Constitutional Law II; with LEGAL ST 333
International Organizations; with LEGAL ST 342 (co-listing added in 2014342
15)
343
Politics of International Law
344
U.S. Foreign Policy
345
National Security
350
Social Movements
351
Politics of the Middle East
353
Politics of Latin America
354
Politics of Southeast Asia
355
Politics of China
357-SA Political Economy of Israel (new course in 2014-15)
358-SA Contemporary South Africa: A Political Economy/Policy Perspective
359
Politics in Africa
361
Democratic Transitions
362
Politics of Western Europe
368
Political Economy of Less-Developed Countries
III
MENA
MENA
MMSS
MMSS
PHIL
PHIL
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
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III
III
III
III
III
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III
III
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III
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POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
POLI SCI
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
PSYCH
SLAVIC
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
369
372
373
374
377
The Politics of Post-Soviet Russia
The Middle East in International Politics
Chinese Foreign Policy (new number in 2014-15; previously 378)
Politics of Capitalism (new course in 2014-15)
Drugs and Politics
America in the World (course reintroduced in 2014-15; number previous
378
used for Chinese Foreign Policy)
China in Transition: Ideology, Political Economy, Law, and Relations with
379-SA
the United States
380
Refugee Crises and Human Rights
110
Introduction to Psychology
204
Social Psychology
215
Psychology of Personality
218
Developmental Psychology
228
Cognitive Psychology
248
Health Psychology
303
Psychopathology
306
Introduction to Clinical Psychology
323
Deception: Processes & Detection
324
Perception
326
Social & Personality Development
Native Americans and Environmental Decision Making; with ENVR POL 332
332
(co-listing added in 2014-15)
333
Psychology of Thinking
334
Language & Thought
335
Decision Making
339
Psychology of Gender
340
Psychology and Law
344
Cultural Psychology
346
Psychology of Instructional Design and Technology; with LOC 346
355
Social, Cultural, and Affective Neuroscience
361
Brain Damage & the Mind
362
Cognitive Development
363
Images of Cognition
365
Brain and Cognition ; with CSD 303
367
Consciousness
368
Human Memory
371
Personality Research
375
Psychological Tests and Measures
376
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
377
Child Psychopathology
381
Children and the Law
384
Close Relationships
385
Psychology of Attitudes
386
Stereotyping and Prejudice
387
Consumer Psychology and Marketing Research
322
Making a Dictionary: The Northwestern Project; with LING 363
110
Introduction to Sociology
201
Social Inequality: Race, Class, and Power
202
Social Problems
204
Individual & Society
205
American Society
206
Law & Society (with LEGAL ST 206)
207
Cities in Society
208
Race and Society
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
I,III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
I,III
I,III
III
I,III
I,III
I,III
I,III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
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III
III
III
III
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SOCIOL
210
Families and Society
Food and Society: An Introduction; with ENVR POL 211 (co-listing
added in 2014-15)
SOCIOL
211
SOCIOL
212
Environment and Society; with ENVR POL 212 (co-listing added in 2014-15)
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
215
216
217
218
220
232
251
276
301
302
305
307
308
309
310
SOCIOL
311
SOCIOL
312
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SOCIOL
SPANISH
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
330
331
332
333
334
335
345
348
350
355
356
363
Economy and Society
Gender and Society
Global Perspectives on Education
Education and Inequality: Focus on Chicago (new course in 2014-15)
Health, Biomedicine, Culture, and Society; with HUM 220
Sexuality and Society; with GNDR ST 232
Sport, Competition, and Society (new course in 2014-15)
Introductory Topics in Sociology
The City: Urbanization and Urbanism
Sociology of Organizations
Population Dynamics
School and Society
Crime, Politics, and Society
Political Sociology
Sociology of the Family
Food, Politics, and Society; with ENVR POL 311 (co-listing added in 201415)
Social Basis of Environmental Change; with ENVR POL 312 (co-listing
added in 2014-15)
Sociology of Religion
Comparative Industrialization
Economic Sociology
Global Development
Sociology of Law; taught with LEGAL ST 308
Sociology of Science
Global Threats, Politics, and the Law
Numbers, Identity, and Modernity
Sociology of Immigration
American Subcultures and Ethnic Groups
Global Capitalism
Global and Local Inequalities
Politics, Society, and Public Policy
Youth and Society
Inequality and American Society
Law, Markets, and Globalization
Markets, Hierarchies, and Democracies
Work and Occupations
Law and Power
Social Protest and Social Change
Sociology of Rational Decision Making
Class and Culture
Race, Politics, and the Law; with LEGAL ST 348 (new course in 2014-15)
Sociology of the Arts
Medical Sociology
Sociology of Gender
Topics in U.S. Latina and Latino Literary and Cultural Studies
III
III,V
III
III
III
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III
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