Cultural Studies Program

Degree Requirements

You can declare a major or minor in Cultural Studies online: 

• http://onestop.towson.edu/ChangingMajor.asp

Major in Cultural Studies

Majors in Cultural Studies must complete 42-45 credits of course work drawn from throughout the curriculum of the university, including an introductory course (3 credits) and core requirements  (18 credits), 18 credits of elective courses distributed among four of the six focus areas for cultural study (Visual Culture; Performance Culture; Identity and Culture; Textuality and Culture; Science, Technology, and Culture; and Perspectives in Cultural Studies), and a seminar and/or capstone experience.

I. Introductory Course (3 credits)

II.  Core Courses (18 Credits)

III.  Electives (18 Credits)

CLST 370-5  Topics in Cultural Studies

At least four courses from the following groups:

A.  Perspectives in Cultural Studies

ANTH 346  Wealth, Power, and Politics

ANTH 361  Controversies in Anthropology                                              

ECON 321  History of Economic Thought

ENGL 270  The American Dream

B.  Identity and Culture

ANTH 321  Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective

ANTH 366  Indians of South America

ANTH 388  Peasant Cultures

ENGL 236  Survey of American Indian Literature 1772-Present

LGBT 101  Introduction to Lesbian and Gay Studies

PSYC 447  Sex Differences:  Psychological Perspectives

SOCI 343  Minority Groups

SPAN 312  Spanish Culture and Civilization II

WMST 332  Women's Culture and Creativity

C.  Textuality and Culture

ENGL 462  Modern Literary Theory

D.  Visual Culture

ARTH 207  Honors Seminar in Western Art

ARTH 208  Honors Seminar in Non-Western Art

ARTH 311  Northern Renaissance Art

ARTH 331  The Art of China

ARTH 333  The Art of Japan

ARTH 335  African-American Art

ARTH 337  American Art

ARTH 341  Women in Art

ARTH 351  History of Photography

ARTH 485  Seminar (Art and Theory Post-1945 and 20th Century Craft)

E.  Performance Culture

KNES 353  Sport and Society

KNES 357  Sport in Film

KNES 349  The Modern Olympic Games

SOCI 210  Sociology of Sport

THEA 303  Cultural Diversity in Contemporary Theatre

THEA 307  Theories of Theatre

WMST 338  Women and Sexuality

F.  Science, Technology and Culture

NURS 416  Multicultural Health Care

WMST 336  Women and Medicine

WRIT 335  Ethics in the Physcial Sciences

IV.  Seminar and/or Capstone Experience (3-6 credits)

Students have three options to choose from to fulfill this stage of the Cultural Studies Program.  In all options, the students will research and write a major essay or report and exhibit an integrated knowledge of cultural studies.  First, students may participate in an internship in the workplace approved and supervised by the director of the Cultural Studies Program.  Second, the student may enroll in a senior seminar which will focus on an aspect of cultural studies.  Third, the student may engage in indpendent study approved by the Cultural Studies director.

Minor in Cultural Studies

The minor in Cultural Studies is designed to enhance and supplement students' studies in a number of other areas, including anthropology, education, English, and mass communication.  In these areas of study, the fundamental questions posed by cultural studies give students a broader, more critical look at the interactions between their fields of study and society as a whole.  It may also provide a useful complement to any undergraduate program of study.

The Program

Students minoring in Cultural Studies must complete 18 credits, including the introductory course (3 credits) and three of the Core Courses (9 credits), and two Electives (CLST 370-375 or courses chosen from the four groups of Electives courses), one of which must be upper-level (see courses listed above). Students must earn a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher in all courses in the minor.