University of Nevada, Las Vegas  
 

 
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS AT UNLV

 
CULTURAL STUDIES PROGRAM

 
CONTACT
PROGRAM INFORMATION
THE CULTURAL STUDIES MAJOR
THE CULTURAL STUDIES MINOR
PARTICIPATING FACULTY
PROFESSIONAL ADVISING
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
LINKS IN CULTURAL STUDIES
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS WEBSITE

 

CONTACT:
Andrew Bell
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts

Associate Professor, History
History Department, UNLV
4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 455001
Las Vegas, NV 89154-5001
Campus Office: CBC B519
Tel. (702) 895-3401
Fax. (702) 895-4097
Email: andrew.bell@unlv.edu


 
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
Cultural Studies at the University of Nevada Las Vegas:
The dynamic Cultural Studies B.A. program at UNLV encourages students to think and act both locally and globally.  By offering service-learning opportunities and urban investigative projects for majors, the Cultural Studies program takes advantage of the multiple contemporary roles of the city of Las Vegas in the national and international consciousness.
What is Cultural Studies?
All forms of cultural discourses are relevant for Cultural Studies: from Da Vinci to performance art, from medieval architecture to shopping malls, from body images to globalization, from the history of civil rights to the memorial culture of 9/11, from Marxism to the gaming industry, and from the nineteenth-century novel to the rock-jam band Phish.  Culture is thus defined according to the broadest possible spectrum of our shared activities: civic, material, visual, political, and vernacular. Cultural Studies includes material and conceptual phenomena ranging from the past to the present, from elite cultures to pop cultures, from the unconscious to the global, and from literary canons to the practices of everyday life. 
Purpose and Focus:
Students graduating in Cultural Studies will demonstrate a critical understanding of the importance of cultural forces that operate in society. Using multiple perspectives and methods, students will address the origins of social conflicts articulated by cultural forces on both the macro and micro levels. The program encourages active participation in social efforts that promote cultural diversity and tolerance. 

 

See the Class Schedule Fall 2008
for full listing of courses that count toward the Cultural Studies degree.


 
THE CULTURAL STUDIES MAJOR AT UNLV:
Admission to the Major:
GPA: 2.50
See the Wilson Advising Center's Degree Requirements & Evaluation Sheet for a Major in Cultural Studies.
Cultural Studies:
English Composition..........6 credit
ENG 101 and 102
Literature Requirement......3 credits
ENG 231 or 232

Constitutions Requirement...3-6 credits
Mathematics Requirement....3 credits
Distribution Requirement (Humanities & Fine Arts)
Life & Physical Sciences & Analytical Thinking.....  9 to 10 credits
PHI 102, and two courses from life & Physical sciences category; at least one must be a lab.
Social Science...........................9 credits

Multicultural & International Requirements
(see Note 3)............6 credits
 
Degree Requirements:
Foreign Language/Foreign Culture ............6 credits
Humanities..........................................................6 credits
Fine Arts.............................................................6 credits

Cultural Studies Major Requirements.......36 credits
Category A:
CST 200 and
CST 301 / PHI 356 / SOC 356 
Category B: Select four courses from the following: 
ANTH 101, ANTH 305/ETS 304, ANTH 306, CST 499, ENG 248, ENG 292/ETS 192, GER 321, HIST 367, ITAL 321, PHI 124, PHI  217, PHI 247/WMST 247, SOC 305/306
Category C: Select six courses from the following:
ANTH 403, ANTH 436, ANTH 438, ANTH 439, ANTH 435, ANTH 449, ANTH 448B, ANTH 470, CST 400, CST 427/ETS 427/SOC 427, CST 451/ SOC 451, CST 499, ENG 414A, ENG 420, ENG 425A, ENG 429A, ENG 429B, ENG 440B, ENG 446B, ENG 454B, ENG 478, ENG 427B/WMST 481, ENG 491B, ENG 496A, ENG 495A/AAS 491, ENG 495B/AAS 492, HIST 420, HIST 434, HIST 436, HIST 438A, HIST 438B, HIST 456, HIST 457, HIST 458, HIST 459, HIST 460A, HIST 460B, HIS 463, HIS 470, HIS 473, HIS 498, HIS 495/WOM 495, PHI 356, PHI 430, PHI 432, PHI 433, PHI 437/HIST 485, PHI 425, PSC 401J,  PSC 409E, PSC 409F, SOC 402, SOC 410, SOC 411, SOC 412, SOC 417, SOC 453/WOM 453, SOC 462, SOC 497
Electives .........29-35 credits 
TOTAL:............124 credits
Notes:  .
1) Three disciplines must be represented among the courses distributed in the B and C categories. 
2) Students are allowed to take a maximum of two independent studies (CST 499) with the approval of the Program Chair.
3) Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements many simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements, except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements.

 
 

THE CULTURAL STUDIES MINOR AT UNLV:
See the Wilson Advising Center's Minor Requirements for Cultural Studies.
Degree Requirements:
Cultural Studies Minor: 21 credits.
Includes CST 200, CST 301, and five additional three-credit approved courses (two from Section B and three from Section C).


 
 

PARTICIPATING FACULTY:
Dan Benyshek, Assistant Professor, Anthropology & Ethnic Studies
Gregory S. Brown, Associate Professor, History 

Donovan Conley, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
Simon Gottschalk, Associate Professor, Sociology
Kate Hausbeck, Associate Professor, Sociology
Todd Jones, Associate Professor, Philosophy

Anne Stevens, Assistant Professor, English
Michelle Tusan, Associate Professor, History
Doug Unger, Professor, English
Charles Whitney, Associate Professor, English
Matt Wray, Assistant Professor, Sociology
David Wrobel, Associate Professor, History


 
 

Full Listing of Courses in Cultural Studies:

CATEGORY A:
Cultural Studies:
CST 200: Introduction to Cultural Studies
CST 301/PHI 356/SOC 356: Theory of Cultural Studies

CATEGORY B:
Anthropology:
ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANT 305/ETS 304: Peoples of Africa South of the Sahara
ANT 306: Contemporary Chinese Society
English:
ENG 248: Introduction to Folklore
ENG 292/ETS 192: Introduction to Chicano Literature
Foreign Languages:
GER 321: German Culture & Civilization
ITA 321: Italian Culture & Civilization
History:
HIS 367: The Holocaust in its European Setting
Philosophy:
PHI 124: Philosophical Traditions of Asia
PHI 217: Introduction to the Study of Marxism
Sociology:
SOC 402: Sociology and Literature
SOC 411: Film & Society
SOC 412: Sociology of Art
Women's Studies:
WOM 247/PHI 247: Philosophy & Women

CATEGORY C:
Anthropology:
ANTH 403: Anthropology of Women & Men
ANTH 438: Ethnographic Field Methods
ANTH 436: History of Anthropology  
ANTH 439: Selected Topics in Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 449: Ethnological Method & Theory
ANTH 485: Language & Culture
Cultural Studies:
CST 400: Senior Thesis
CST 427 / ETS 427 / SOC 427: Comparative Racial & Ethnic Relations
CST 451 / SOC 451: Russian Society in Transition
CST 499: Independent Study


English:
ENG 414A: History of the English Language
ENG 427B: Gender & Literature
ENG 446B: Gender & Modern British Literature
ENG 454B: Gender & Modern American Literature
ENG 491B: Environmental Literature
ENG 496A: Themes in Modern Chicano Literature
ENG 495A/AAS 491: Early African American Literature
ENG 495B/AAS 492: Modern African American Literature

History:
HIST 420: Revolution in Central Europe: 1914 - Present
HIST 434: Role of Cities in American History
HIST 436: Nazi Holocaust from the American Perspective
HIST 438A: Ethnohistory of Native Americans to 1851
HIST 438B: Ethnohistory of Native Americans Since 1851
HIST 456: Topics in Ancient History
HIST 457: Ancient Greek Civilization
HIST 458: Ancient Roman Civilization
HIST 459: The Middle Ages
HIST 460A: Renaissance

HIST 460B: Reformation
HIST 463: Europe 1815-1914
HIST 470: History of Mexico
HIST 473: History of the Andean Region
HIST 498: Advanced Historical Studies  
Philosophy:
PHI 430: Philosophy of Science
PHI 432: Philosophy of the Social Sciences
PHI 433: Philosophical Psychology
PHI 437/HIS 485: Philosophy of History
PHI 425: Philosophy of Language
Political Science:
PSC 401J: Women in Politics
PSC 409E: Political Theory & Public Education
PSC 409F: Politics & Literature
Sociology:
SOC 402: Sociology and Literature

SOC 410: Sociology and Aging

SOC 411: Films and Society

SOC 412: Solicology of Art

SOC 417: Sociology of Leisure
SOC 453/WMST 453: Gender & Society
SOC 452: Sociology of Youth Cultures
SOC 462: Mass Communication
SOC 497: Special Topics in Sociology


 

 

PROFESSIONAL ADVISING:
Lea Sexton, Director
Wilson Advising Center
Tel. (702) 895-1997
Fax. (702) 895-1999
Campus Office:
Wright Hall Building B 131
Website: http://www.unlv.edu/Colleges/Liberal_Arts/WAC/

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:
Graduates in Cultural Studies often pursue careers in the public sector, as well as in social advocacy, mass media, and broadcasting. A Cultural Studies background assists in applications to professional schools such as Law, Social Work, and Education, as well as to doctoral degree programs in the humanities and social sciences.
Contact:
UNLV Career Services
Tel. (702) 895-3495

LINKS IN CULTURAL STUDIES:
Bad Subjects
Cultural Studies Central
Cultural Studies Resources
Pop Cultures


 
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