Saint Mary's College offers a student-designed major or a minor in InterCultural Studies.
The Student-Designed Major
Given the interdisciplinary nature of InterCultural Studies, a superior student may design a program of study that uses intercultural dynamics as a framework to organize her specific concerns. Interested students must declare their intentions by the spring semester of sophomore year and submit a proposal prepared with the help and advice of a faculty sponsor.
The Minor in InterCultural Studies (15 hours)
Founded in 1999, the InterCultural Studies minor (ICS) offers students a challenging program of study on the theme of intercultural contact and intergroup dynamics. Each of the courses in this interdisciplinary minor draws attention to the varied ways that members of different cultural and social groups have come into contact, both historically and in the contemporary world, and the results of these interactions. As a whole, the minor is designed to sensitize students to the ways that social life has been and is increasingly shaped by intercultural encounters. Drawing together courses from the humanities, sciences and professional fields, the InterCultural Studies minor serves students with varied academic and professional interests.
Program Requirements
Students in the InterCultural Studies program must complete five courses approved for the minor (15 hours) including the following:
- ICS 201, Introduction to InterCultural Studies.
- One Cultural Theory Course (listed below)
- One Theory of Power and Privilege (listed below)
- Six additional credits (listed below)
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Cultural Theory Courses
(ONE COURSE REQUIRED) |
Theory and Power Courses
(ONE COURSE REQUIRED) |
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| ANTH 253 | Culture & Language | ENLT 390 |
Reading Whiteness |
| ANTH 370 | Native American Cultures | POSC 319 |
Politics of the Third World |
| COMM 350 | Intercultural Communication | POSC 390 |
Politics of Race |
| POSC 207 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | SOC 355 |
Nationality, Race, and Ethnicity in the US |
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SOC 360 |
Social Stratification: Class, Gender & Race |
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ICS Elective Courses
(Six additonal credit hours) |
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| 3 credit hours | ANY ADDITIONAL COURSE FROM THE LIST OF CULURAL THEORY COURSES |
ICS |
Special Topics |
| 3 credit hours | ANY ADDITIONAL COURSE FROM THE LIST OF THEORY AND POWER COURSES | ICS 300 | Experiential Learning |
| ANTH 141 | Culture and Society | MLFR 408 | Culture of Business in French Speaking World |
| BIO 313 | Economic Biology | MLFR 462 | Francophone Cultures & Literatures |
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BIO 320 |
Parasitology | MLFR 491 |
French Colonization |
| BUAD 329 | Gender/Race Issues in Management | NURS 414/L | Community Health Nursing & Lab |
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BUAD 422 |
International Management | PHIL 245 |
Non-Western Philosophy |
| EDUC 201 | Foundations for Teaching in a Multicultural Society | PHIL 254 | Social Justice |
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ENLT 203 |
Studies in Literature (approved topics) | POSC 304 |
Latin American Politics |
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ENLT 293 |
Chicana Literature | PSYC 381 |
Clinical Psychology |
| ENWR 323 | Poetry Writing (approved topics) | RLST 225 | Reading the Hebrew Bible in Jewish and Christians Terms |
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HIST 324 |
History of Women in the United States | RLST 380 |
World Religions & Christianity |
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HIST 390 |
History of U.S. Views of Foreign Cultures | SMC 207 |
Indian Society |
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HUST 203 |
Asian Influence on Western Literature | SMC 209 |
Christianity in Dialogue with Hinduism |