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Homer Towpath -- He has tinted skin, brown eyes, and short wavy chestnut hair with a scruff of mustache and beard. His heritage is American. He speaks English and French. Homer is 34 years old in 2015. He earned a bachelor's degree in Conservation and Environmental Science with a Certificate in Ethics, Values, and Society at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. After graduating from college, he took a Get a Life year and visited 12 countries active in sustainable forestry or ecology: Cameroon, Finland, France, Spain, Slovenia, Estonia, Iran, India, Fiji, Nepal, Thailand, Japan. Homer is the queerplatonic partner of Jean-Michel, whom he met in France. Currently Homer works as a sustainable forester, cutting coppiced trees for firewood that he sells and delivers. As a hobby, he enjoys nature writing, particularly wilderness adventure and creative nonfiction. He belongs to the Got Life? Writers Workshop. He still enjoys travel, too, but has a hard time sitting still. Homer favors outdoorsy menswear, mostly in shades of black and gray with occasional pops of yellow or red.
Qualities: Good (+2) Ethics, Good (+2) Naturalistic Intelligence, Good (+2) Strength, Good (+2) Sustainable Forester, Good (+2) Traveler
Poor (-2) Sitting Still

In that paper, the current status of forest management or sustainable forest management (SFM) activities of the 12 countries (R. China [Taiwan], Fiji, India, I. R. Iran, Japan, R. Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, P. R. Vietnam) was discussed, including issues and challenges; major policy actions, promotion, information, and training; support measures, activities and incentives; private sector and local community approaches; and future trends for SFM.

The top five are Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, and Slovenia.
The next five on the list are Spain, Portugal, Estonia, Malta, and France. The U.S. is way down at 26 — right below Canada, which is precisely where we like to be.

Conservation and Environmental Science
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Conservation and Environmental Sciences offers two undergraduate tracks with separate sets of required classes: Conservation and Natural Resources and Water Resources.
The Conservation and Natural Resources Track is the broader of the two tracks, and gives students the widest range of options. Areas of emphasis, or focus areas, within this track include Land Resources, Conservation Biology, GIS Application, Natural Resource Policy, and Environmental Interpretation.
The Water Resources Track provides students with knowledge and skills critical for futures relating to water resources. Within this track, students may choose to focus on Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Surface and Groundwater Hydrology, or Aquatic Ecology and Limnology. Completion of this track will prepare students for graduate studies in water resources.
Coursework for the Major (Conservation and Natural Resources Track)
The Conservation and Natural Resources Track requires a minimum of 54 credits, 29 of which are advanced-level. All students in the Conservation and Natural Resources track must fulfill the required 36 credits (25 lower-level core credits, and 11 advanced-level credits) and an additional 18 advanced-level credits from among the approved Conservation and Natural Resources Track electives. The College of Letters & Science requires that students attain at least a 2.0 GPA on all credits in the major attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.0 GPA on all major credits attempted, including any transfer work.

Required Introductory Core
BIO SCI 150 Foundations of Biological Sciences I 4
BIO SCI 152 Foundations of Biological Sciences II 4
CES 210 Introduction to Conservation and Environmental Science 3
CHEM 102 General Chemistry 5
GEO SCI 100 Introduction to the Earth 3
GEO SCI 102 Principles of Historical Geology 3
GEOG 215 Introduction to Geographic Information Science 3
Mid-Level Distributional Requirement
BIO SCI 310 General Ecology 4
GEOG 350 Conservation of Natural Resources 3
Upper-Level Core
Select 18 upper-level approved CES electives with at least 3 credits taken from each of the following areas 18
Biological Sciences
BIO SCI 458 Community Ecology 3
BIO SCI 500 Plant Physiology 3
Geosciences
GEO SCI 562 Environmental Surface Hydrology 3
Geography
GEOG 304 Human Impact on the Environment 3
Other
ANTHRO 448 Cultural and Human Ecology 3
CES 571 Practical Approaches to a Sustainable Future 3

(Homer did his practicum in sustainable forestry, with attention to different forest products.)
Research Requirement
CES 471 Practicum in Natural Resources Management 4
Total Credits 54


Certificate in Ethics, Values, and Society
The Certificate in Ethics, Values, and Society (CEVS) is an academic program for undergraduates to explore questions about ethics, politics, and social justice across topics and subject areas. Students who obtain this Certificate gain the knowledge and skills necessary to ask practical and applied questions about ethical, legal, social, and political issues, enabling them to dive deeper into their areas of interest and majors. Students also learn about the theoretical foundations of these kinds of inquiries and how to seek out different perspectives and responses.
Listed below are the requirements for the Certificate in Ethics, Values, and Society. You are strongly advised to consult both the Philosophy advisor and your L&S advisor to ensure you stay on track towards a degree. Read more about the degree requirements on the L&S Degree Requirements web pages.
If you have additional questions about the Certificate in Ethics, Value and Society please contact William Bristow at bristow@uwm.edu.
• Fact Sheet
Requirements
To obtain the certificate, the student must complete, with a minimum grade point average of 2.500, at least 18 credits (at least 6 courses) in approved CEVS courses, of which at least 12 credits must be in Letters and Science courses, with 6 of those at the 300 level or above. At least 12 credits must be earned in residence at UWM, and at least 9 of the credits taken in residence must be at the 300 level or above. No more than 12 credits from any one department may count toward the certificate. Courses for the certificate may not be taken on a credit/no credit bases. The following are required:

Philosophy Foundation
Ethics
Select one of the following: 3
PHILOS 241 Introductory Ethics
Social/Political Philosophy
Select one of the following: 3
PHILOS 242 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
Electives
Select 9 credits (at least 3 courses) 9
AFRIC 329 Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa 3
ANTHRO 104 Lifeways in Different Cultures: A Survey of World Societies 3
GLOBAL 361 Environment and Sustainability 3
WGS 150 Multicultural America 3
WGS 301 Queer Theory 3
Capstone
Select 3 credits in a 500-600 level undergraduate seminar 1 3
GEOG 564 Urban Environmental Change and Social Justice 3
Total Credits 18


Jean-Michel Travers -- He has light copper skin, coffee eyes, and short curly hair of dark brown with a scruff of mustache and beard. He wears glasses. He is romantic asexual. His heritage is southern French from Marseille in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azure. Jean-Michel is 35 years old in 2015. He is the queerplatonic partner of Homer. They met during Homer's Get a Life year after college. Jean-Michel works as a journalist and naturalist with an interest in the ocean and coasts. As a hobby, he writes fiction. He belongs to the Got Life? Writers Workshop. He also enjoys watersports. Jean-Michel wears French menswear, mostly in shades of black, white, and blue.
Qualities: Good (+2) Journalist, Good (+2) Linguistic Intelligence, Good (+2) Oceanography, Good (+2) Romantic Asexual, Good (+2) Watersports
Poor (-2) Needs Glasses


Adeleen Darlington -- She has pale skin, hazel eyes, and long straight hair streaked in lighter and darker shades of blonde, usually worn in a braid. She is petite with a heart-shaped face. Her heritage is American and Britannian. She is 18 years old in 2015. Adeleen took a Get a Life summer between high school and college, visiting 8 random countries for one week each: Benin, Senegal, Denmark, Andorra, Malta, Uzbekistan, New Zealand, and Cook Islands. She has just started college with a major in Rhetoric and Professional Writing along with a minor in Women's & Gender Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She belongs to the Got Life? Writers Workshop. She writes primarily nonfiction and creative nonfiction, with occasional dabbles in fiction. Adeleen likes wearing bright colors but doesn't pay much attention to which ones are "supposed" to go together.
Qualities: Good (+2) Articulate, Good (+2) Feminist, Good (+2) Graceful, Good (+2) Linguistic Intelligence, Good (+2) Rhetoric Major
Poor (-2) Fashion Sense

Rhetoric and Professional Writing
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Undergraduate Tracks
1. Literature and Cultural Theory
2. Rhetoric and Professional Writing
3. Creative Writing
4. Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies
5. Open Focus Track Option
English as an academic discipline has a very long history. At UWM, you will not only study the texts and theories that generations of students before you studied, but you will also learn about newly emerging media and new approaches to language and literature.
Whatever the form – poetry, film, essay, social media, or other – you will learn to analyze text and write creatively and persuasively. Through research, discussion, writing and scholarly inquiry, you will find a new appreciation and understanding of the international and cross-cultural importance of the English language both as a means of communication and the voice of diverse peoples and generations.

English Major Requirements
Prospective majors are expected to consult with the associate chair for undergraduate studies in designing a program that satisfies their individual interests, abilities, and ambitions; if appropriate, a particular requirement may be waived to meet a student’s special programmatic needs. English majors intending to continue their studies in graduate school are urged to plan with the coordinator a program that meets graduate school expectations and prepares them for the Graduate Record Exam.
Students entering with advanced standing are required to earn at least 15 credits in English courses numbered 300 and above while in residence at UWM.
Credit Requirements
All students should be enrolled in or complete ENGLISH 215 in order to declare the major. This is a rigorous sophomore-level course designed to introduce students to the discipline; to teach them how to read closely and critically; and to instruct them in the writing of analytical essays. Since ENGLISH 215 is intended to help students improve their performance in upper-level English courses, it is recommended strongly that students take it before registering for any higher-level courses.
All courses taken towards the major must be at or above the 300 level unless otherwise noted. Students must complete at least 15 upper-division (numbered 300 and above) credits in the major in residence at UWM. The College requires that students attain at least a 2.0 GPA on all credits in the major attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.0 GPA on all major credits attempted, including any transfer work.
English majors also must complete one of the following tracks. In each track, in their senior year, majors complete a capstone course or senior seminar. This course includes one or more in-depth writing assignments or projects that include a research component, which satisfies the research requirement for the L&S degree.

Tracks
Select one of the following tracks: 36
Track A: Literature and Cultural Theory
Track B: Rhetoric and Professional Writing
Track C: Creative Writing
Track G: Professional and Technical Communications 1
Track H: Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies
Track O: Open Focus
Total Credits 36

Track B: Rhetoric and Professional Writing
Core Courses
ENGLISH 215 Introduction to English Studies 3
ENGLISH 240 Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture: 3
ENGLISH 310 Writing, Speaking, and Technoscience in the 21st Century 3
ENGLISH 435 Rhetoric and Professional Writing 3
ENGLISH 633 Seminar in Rhetoric and Professional Writing: (subtitle) (capstone seminar experience) (satisfies L&S research requirement) 3
Select 15 credits in Rhetoric, Professional Writing, and Media Studies 15
ENGLISH 404 Language, Power, and Identity
ENGLISH 426 Professional and Technical Communications Research
ENGLISH 430 Advanced Writing Workshop
ENGLISH 433 Creative Nonfiction for Publication
ENGLISH 437 Project Management for Professional Writers
Select 6 credits in Diversity and Community Studies 6
ENGLISH 465 Women Writers:
ENGLISH 521 Studies in Ethnic Minority Literature:
Total Credits 36


Minor in Women's & Gender Studies
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The Women’s & Gender Studies minor is designed for the student majoring in any discipline who wishes to complement their major with an additional concentration in Women’s & Gender Studies.
The Women’s & Gender Studies minor requires 18 credits drawn from WGS core and cross-listed courses. Students should consult regularly with their advisor in Women’s & Gender Studies about their course of study.
Requirements
Students who minor in Women’s and Gender Studies are required to take 18 credits drawn from Women’s and Gender Studies and cross-listed courses, at least 9 credits of which must be completed in upper-division (numbered 300 or above) courses in residence at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.0 GPA in all minor courses attempted, including any transfer work. The following courses are required for the minor:
Required
Select one of the following: 1 3
WGS 201 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies: A Humanities Perspective
WGS 401 Global Feminisms 3
WGS 410 Feminist Theory 3
Electives
Select 9 credits 9
ENGLISH 465 Women Writers: Selected topics: Expressing Sexuality and Gender in Language 3 *
ETHNIC 325 Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in Milwaukee: City of Festivals, City of Division 3 *
HIST 141 Global History of the Family, Gender, and Sexuality 3
Total Credits 18


Kei Soikham -- She has pale gold skin, almond-shaped brown eyes, and short fluffy hair of dark chestnut. She wears glasses. She has multiple rings in both ears. Her heritage is Asian-American including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Thai. She speaks English, Japanese, and Thai. She is a lesbian. She is 24 years old in 2015. Kei took a Get a Life year after high school, starting college at 19. She spent one week in each of the 51 Asian countries, and the last week in a randomly selected country, Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. She earned a bachelor's degree in Women's and Gender Studies with Certificates in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Studies and in Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. As part of her reading into Eastern feminisms, Kei became a supporter of bhikkhunī movements to expand the ordination of Buddhist nuns, particularly the Terramagne branch Yoniyāna (usually translated as "female wisdom," more literally "vagina vehicle"). Currently Kei is studying toward a master's degree in Women's and Gender Studies with a graduate minor in Writing. She belongs to the Got Life? Writers Workshop. She loves lesbian romance and speculative fiction. Kei can be pushy, though. She wears butch styles, often denim with a T-shirt, and buys equally from men's and women's stores.
Qualities: Good (+2) Activist, Good (+2) Asian Cultures, Good (+2) Energetic, Good (+2) Existential Intelligence, Good (+2) Women's and Gender Studies Major
Poor (-2) Pushy

Women's and Gender Studies
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Major Requirements
Listed below are the requirements for the Women’s & Gender Studies major. In addition to the requirements for the major, students must also satisfy all of the university general education requirements and the College of Letters & Science breadth and other degree requirements. Degree requirements may vary depending on when you took your first college class. You are strongly advised to consult your advisor to ensure you stay on track towards a degree. Read more about the degree requirements on the L&S Degree Requirements web pages.
• Fact Sheet
Women's and Gender Studies Major Requirements
The Women’s and Gender Studies major requires 36 credits drawn from Women’s and Gender Studies core and cross-listed classes. At least 15 credits in the major must be taken in upper-division (numbered 300 or above) courses in residence at UWM. Completion of WGS 411 and either WGS 500 or WGS 501 satisfies the L&S research requirement. Students must maintain a GPA of at least 2.0 in UWM major courses attempted. In addition, the College requires that students attain a 2.0 GPA in all major courses attempted, including any transfer work. Majors should consult regularly with their advisor in Women's and Gender Studies about their course of study.
The major requires completion of the following courses offered through Women’s and Gender Studies:
Required
Select one of the following: 1 3
WGS 200 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies: A Social Science Perspective

WGS 211 Foundations of Women's and Gender Studies Writing and Research 3
WGS 401 Global Feminisms 3
WGS 410 Feminist Theory 3
WGS 411 Women's and Gender Studies Research Methods: 3
Select one of the following: 3
WGS 699 Independent Reading: Eastern Feminisms (taken in the senior year)
Select one of the following: 3
PHILOS 535 Philosophical topics in Feminist Theory: (also WGS-535) Sex, Gender & Social Constructs 3
Electives
Select 15 credits 2 15
ENGLISH 465 Women Writers: Selected topics: Bibliothecla (T-American) 3 *
COMPLIT 365 Literatures and Cultures of the Americas: Selected topics: Asian Diaspora (T-American) 3 *
ETHNIC 325 Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in Milwaukee: City of Festivals, City of Division 3 *
HIST 141 Global History of the Family, Gender, and Sexuality 3
JAMS 661 Seminar in Media Communication and Society: Gender and Popular Culture 3 *
Total Credits 36

As part of her reading into Eastern feminisms, Kei became a supporter of bhikkhunī movements to expand the ordination of Buddhist nuns. Originally several branches had them, but only Mahayana Buddhism retained its female lineages into modern times. More recently, women have begun to take full vows in Theravada and Vajrayana as well, but conservatives refuse to acknowledge them. In Terramagne, a new branch has formed entirely for women, called Yoniyāna. It is usually translated as "female wisdom" but more literally means "vagina vehicle." The path emphasizes knowledge and reverence of the divine feminine, particularly goddesses, female Buddhas and bodhisattvas.

Yoni is a Sanskrit word that has been interpreted to literally mean the womb,[2][7] and the female organs of generation.[8][9] It also connotes the female sexual organs such as "vagina",[4] "vulva",[10][11] and "uterus",[12][13] or alternatively to "origin, abode, or source" of anything in other contexts.[1][4] For example, the Vedanta text Brahma Sutras metaphorically refers to the metaphysical concept Brahman as the "yoni of the universe".[14] The yoni with linga iconography is found in Shiva temples and archaeological sites of the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia,[15][16][17] as well in sculptures such as the Lajja Gauri.

Yāna (Sanskrit and Pāli: "vehicle") refers to a mode or method of spiritual practice in Buddhism. They were all taught by the Gautama Buddha in response to the various capacities of individuals. On an outwardly conventional level, the teachings and practices may appear contradictory, but ultimately they all have the same goal.[1]


Certificate in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Studies
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The Certificate in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies explores questions about sexuality, identity, gender, community, representation, diversity, assimilation, and discrimination that are both academically and socially significant.
This certificate is designed for all students, regardless of major, who have an interest in learning more about the history and contemporary life of LGBT individuals. Students who earn the LGBT Studies certificate are prepared for careers that involve interaction with people of diverse backgrounds in areas such as business, education, healthcare, and law. Some graduates go on to work in social services or public affairs, promoting equality in legislation and policy.
Coursework in this program is interdisciplinary and includes materials and methods from many fields, including Africology, anthropology, communication, comparative literature, economics, English, ethnic studies, film studies, health sciences, history, linguistics, music, nursing, political science, psychology, social welfare, sociology, theatre, and women's and gender studies.

Requirements
The LGBT Studies Undergraduate Certificate requires completion of 18 credits in approved courses, with a minimum GPA of 2.00, as follows:
Required
LGBT 200 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies 3
WGS 301 Queer Theory 3
LGBT 599 Selected Topics in LGBT Studies: Historic Lesbians (T-American) 3
Electives
Select 9 credits 9
ENGLISH 332 Gay and Lesbian Literature: 3
ETHNIC 275 Queer Migrations 3
SOCIOL 260 Blood, Sex, Money, Power: Families and Intimate Relationships 3
Total Credits 18


Asian Studies Certificate
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The Asian Studies Certificate combines the study of Asian languages, culture, politics, and history, and is particularly well-suited to majors from business, global studies, international studies, journalism and advertising, the visual and performing arts, communication, economics, the natural sciences, political science, or any discipline that involves interactions with the Asian world.
Asia is home to more than half of the world's population, and its countries have some of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Students who obtain this certificate are better equipped to work in global industry and business, international politics, technology, tourism, and media because they're able to better analyze Asian societies and act with cultural awareness and understanding.
Students can choose to obtain the certificate with or without an Asian language focus, with the latter requiring more language classes. The certificate is interdisciplinary with coursework from economics, history, comparative literature, anthropology, political science, sociology, and art history.
Download our fact sheet to the right to learn more about the Asian Studies Certificate.

Requirements
Students enrolling in the Asian Studies Certificate Program are required to earn a minimum of 18 credits, at least 9 of which must be completed at UWM. Of the 18 credits, at least 12 credits must be taken in courses in the College of Letters and Science, and 9 of those must be at the upper level (numbered 300 and above). Of the required credits, at least 9 must be at the 300 level or above, of which 6 credits must be non-language courses. Courses counting for the certificate may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis. Students must achieve a grade point average of 2.700 or above in all courses counting toward the certificate. A maximum of 6 credits in a combination of approved independent study and/or relevant Asia-focused courses from other schools and colleges may count toward the requirements of the program.
To earn the Certificate in Asian Studies, students must fulfill the requirements for one of two tracks:
• Track A (22 credits): 6 courses, including 2 courses in a single Asian language (10 crs.), 1 gateway course (3 crs.), and 3 upper-level electives (9 crs.); or
• Track B (18-22 credits): 6 courses, including 1 gateway course (3 crs.) with the remaining courses chosen from the list of electives. Students must take a minimum of 3 upper-level courses (9 crs.), and no language courses are required. However, as electives, students may choose to take a course in any single Asian language or 2 courses (up to 10 crs.) in any combination of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.
Students majoring or minoring in Chinese or Japanese may only earn the Asian Studies Certificate through Track B. Interested students should contact the Asian Studies Program Advisor as soon as they decide to pursue the certificate. The advisor's role is to help the student design a program of study from the among the available courses and to guide the student in completing that program.
Gateway
Select one of the following: 3
HIST 284 Buddhism Across Asia
Electives
Select 15 credits from the approved list below 15
CHINESE 160 A Taste of China: Learning Chinese Culture and Society through Cuisine 3
GEOG 213 Geography of Asia (if not selected above) 3
HIST 175 East Asian Civilization to 1600 (if not selected above) 3
HIST 176 East Asian Civilization Since 1600 (if not selected above) 3
JAPAN 351 Japanese Performance Traditions 3
POL SCI 343 Asian International Relations 3
Total Credits 18


Master of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The MA in Women’s & Gender Studies combines advanced Women’s & Gender Studies courses in feminist theory, research methods, global feminisms, and selected topics with graduate-level courses in many disciplines. Currently Women’s & Gender Studies offers over 90 core and cross-listed courses drawn from approximately thirty departments across campus, taught by our own faculty, as well as a number of affiliated faculty.
Credits and Courses
To earn an MA in Women’s and Gender Studies, students must complete 30 credits. Fifteen credits are in required Women’s and Gender Studies courses (15 with thesis option):
Required
WGS 700 Feminist Issues and Scholarship 3
WGS 701 Transnational Feminisms 3
WGS 710 Advanced Feminist Theory 3
WGS 711 Feminist Epistemologies and Research Practices 3
Select one G or U/G WGS course 1 3
WGS 411G Women's and Gender Studies Research Methods 3
Electives
Select 15 credits in graduate-level courses in consultation with the WGS Director of Graduate Studies. 15
WGS 500G Advanced Social Science Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies: Lesbian Scholars (T-American) 3
WGS 599G Topics in Women's and Gender Studies: Transnational Concepts of Sex and Gender 3
WGS 740 Advanced Queer Theory 3
WGS 820 Women's and Gender Studies Graduate Practicum 3
WGS 990 Research and Thesis 3
Total Credits 30

(Kei is working on a thesis in transnational queer theory.)
Additional Requirements
Thesis, Paper or Project, or Examination
Students complete the degree with a written thesis, paper or project, or comprehensive examination. All options include an oral defense.
The thesis is an academic research paper that demonstrates the student’s ability to carry out an independent investigation, to analyze data (qualitative and/or quantitative), and to present the results in a clear, systematic form. The thesis includes a review of relevant scholarship and makes a contribution to the field.
The master’s paper is a more limited, shorter scholarly product that often takes the form of a scholarly essay of publishable quality. The master’s paper demonstrates the student’s ability to formulate an argument, analyze data, present results in a clear, systematic form, and show familiarity with relevant scholarship.
The master’s project may be a creative or artistic project that is research-based or a research-based practical project.
The examination is a comprehensive written examination that addresses central texts and issues in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies.

WGS Graduate Courses


Graduate Minor in Writing (T-American)
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Minoring in English
Why Add the Minor in English?
Want to enrich your resume with enhanced skills in writing, oral communication, critical analysis, and research methods? Or just wish to spend more time reading literature, examining film and media, or writing your own creative fiction, poetry, or prose? Then the English Minor can be a great addition to your degree program.
In survey after survey, prospective employers complain that many of today’s graduating students lack the skills in writing and presentation that English degree holders typically have. Whether you are going into a scientific field, a health or medical career, business, or one of the professions, an English Minor demonstrates to future employers or graduate programs that you have the broad preparation to succeed.
Completing the English Minor can easily be accommodated in your schedule, as we offer high flexibility in course choice and requirements.
The minor in English consists of 18 credits. All students are required to take English 215 (Introduction to English). In addition, a minimum of 15 credits in English courses numbered 300 and above (at least 9 taken in residence at UWM), including at least one of the following classes: English 451 (Chaucer), English 452 (Shakespeare), English 454 (Milton) or English 530 (Studies in Shakespeare).

ENGLISH 215 Introduction to English Studies 3
ENGLISH 233 Introduction to Creative Writing 3
ENGLISH 253 Science Fiction 3
ENGLISH 415 Fiction Workshop 3
ENGLISH 418 Literary Journal Production 3
ENGLISH 443G: Grant Writing
ENGLISH 715: Narrative Craft and Theory: Other Worlds 3
ENGLISH 700: Teaching Writing Practicum
ENGLISH 878: Seminar in Feminist Critical Theory: Lesbian Romance (T-Am) 3

Graduate English


Baz Jackson-Hill -- He has light brown skin, black eyes, and nappy black hair worn in an afro with a mustache and beard. His heritage is multiracial including African, American, French, Hebrew, Italian, and Ojibwe among others. He speaks English and French, currently studying Anashinaabe (Ojibwe). He is 24 years old in 2015.
Between high school and college, Baz took a Get a Life year touring the Mediterranean, with about 2 weeks in each of 24 countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Republic of Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine (Gaza), Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. This came through a government sponsorship due to his intention to work with disadvantaged youth in underserved areas. Then he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature with a minor in Community Engagement at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
After graduating from college, Baz took another Get a Life year, this time touring First Nations around Turtle Island, spending a month in each of 12. Canada: Nunatsiavut, Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, Six Nations of the Grand River, Lac La Ronge First Nation, Sandy Bay 5, Tsinstikeptum 9; United States: Yakama Nation Reservation, Tule River Reservation, Navajo Nation, Osage Reservation, Pine Ridge Reservation, and Leech Lake Reservation. This came through a native sponsorship for intertribal work.
Baz returned to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is now studying toward a Masters of Science Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with concentrations in Cultures & Communities Education, English Education, and Reading Education in Early Adolescence/Adolescence plus graduate certificates in Interdisciplinary Language and Literacy Intervention and in Anishinaabe Language. He wants to teach disadvantaged students of color to love literature, and use it to build bridges across cultures. He belongs to the Got Life? Writers Workshop. He loves ethnic literature, including speculative fiction such as Sword & Soul. Baz favors academic menswear, but has little sense of what looks good together.
Qualities: Good (+2) Citizen, Good (+2) Education Major, Good (+2) Emotional Intelligence, Good (+2) Multiculturalism, Good (+2) Stamina
Poor (-2) Putting Up with Bigots

The Mediterranean countries surround the Mediterranean Sea.
Southern European coast, from west to east: Portugal (considered Mediterranean), Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Republic of Cyprus
Levantine coast, from north to south: Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine (Gaza), Jordan (sometimes considered Mediterranean)
Northern African coast, from east to west: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco

Nunatsiavut (/nuːˈnɑːtsiəvʊt/; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ) is an autonomous area claimed by the Inuit in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The settlement area includes territory in Labrador extending to the Quebec border. In 2002, the Labrador Inuit Association submitted a proposal for limited autonomy to the government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
2. Akwesasne Mohawk Nation: 11,500
1. Six Nations of the Grand River: 12,757
6. Lac La Ronge First Nation: 6,653
14. Sandy Bay 5, Manitoba: 4,144
5. Tsinstikeptum 9, British Columbia: 7,612 (Only 1,085 of Aboriginal identity)[9] — Westbank First Nation

Legal/Statistical Area Description State(s) Population (2010) Area in mi2 (km2) Includes ORTL?
Map

Northwest Region
Yakama Nation Reservation
Washington 31,272 2,186.35 (5,662.61) 1.64 (4.24) 2,187.98 (5,666.85) yes

Pacific Region
Tule River Reservation
California 1,049 84.29 (218.32) 0 84.29 (218.32) yes

Navajo Region
Navajo Nation
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah 173,667 27,425.00 (71,030.424)[11]
26.49 (68.61) 27,451.49 (71,099.034) yes

Eastern Oklahoma Region
Osage Reservation
Oklahoma 47,472 2,246.36 (5,818.04) 57.62 (149.23) 2,303.98 (5,967.27) no

Great Plains Region
Pine Ridge Reservation
Nebraska, South Dakota 18,834 4,343.21 (11,248.87) 10.59 (27.42) 4,353.80 (11,276.29) no

Midwest Region
Leech Lake Reservation
Minnesota 10,660 973.62 (2,521.66) 336.95 (872.69) 1,310.57 (3,394.36) yes


Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Requirements
Course of Study – Bachelor of Arts Degree
Complete 120 credits including 90 credits in the College of Letters & Science and with 36 of the 90 credits in L&S upper-level (numbered above 300) courses. The College requires that students must complete in residence at UWM at least 15 credits in upper-division (numbered 300 or above) courses in their major. Students are also required to complete University-wide General Education Requirements and the specific L&S requirements listed below.
To complete a major, students must satisfy all the requirements of the major as stated in this catalog. Students who declare their majors within five years of entering the UW System as a degree candidate may satisfy the requirements outlined in any catalog issued since the time they entered. Credits used to satisfy the major also may be used to satisfy other degree requirements.
University General Education Requirements (GER)
Quantitative Literacy
Part A
PHILOS 111 Introduction to Logic - Critical Reasoning
UWM Foreign Language Requirement
Complete Foreign Language Requirement through:
Two years (high school) of a single foreign language
Two semesters (college) of a single foreign language
Or equivalent
FRENCH 113 Intensive French I
FRENCH 114 Intensive French II
FRENCH 145 Views of France:
FRENCH 431 Seminar in Literature of the Francophone World:

College of Letters & Science Requirements
Complete one of the following:
3 or more credits in any 200-level or above Math course
AFRIC 220 Introduction to Statistics in African and African Diaspora Studies
Credit Requirements
A total of 36 credits is required for the major, including COMPLIT 207 and COMPLIT 208 and at least 24 credits at the advanced level (numbered 300 and above). At least 15 of the advanced credits must be taken in residence at UWM. Students may count toward the major up to 6 credits in the following selected in consultation with their advisor. Students will take 15 credits in Core and Foundation courses and 21 credits in either Option A or Option B for a total of 36.
Core and Foundation Courses
COMPLIT 207 Global Literature from Antiquity to the 1600s: 3
COMPLIT 208 Global Literature from the 17th Century to the Present: 3
Choose 1 of the following to complete the research requirement 3
COMPLIT 463 Literary Criticism: Major Authors
Select 6 credits of lower level courses from the list below 6
COMPLIT 133 Contemporary Imagination in Literature and the Arts
COMPLIT 230 Literature and Society:
Total Credits 15

Option B
This option is offered for students with little if any training in a foreign language. Though such work normally is not considered as suitable preparation for graduate work in comparative literature, Option B offers training that is useful and applicable in many academic and professional fields. Option B students must complete the following:
Course List Code Title Credits
Required
Select 12 additional credits in CompLit courses numbered 300 and above 12
COMPLIT 340 Studies in Literary Genres and Modes: International Science Fiction (T-American) 3
COMPLIT 340 Studies in Literary Genres and Modes: Sword & Soul (T-American) 3
COMPLIT 365 Literatures and Cultures of the Americas: Contemporary Native American Literature (T-American) 3
COMPLIT 464 Seminar in Comparative Literary Criticism: The Age of Colonialism (T-American) 3
Select 9 credits in advanced courses (300 and above) in the analysis of literature or the other arts 2 9
ARTHIST 104 African, New World and Oceanic Art and Architecture 3
FILMSTD 316 World Cinema: Foreign Films in Subtitle (T-American) 3
MUSIC 309 American Folk and Popular Music 3
Total Credits 21

Courses


Community Engagement, Minor
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Requirements
Students may declare the minor after completing at least 45 credits, but prior to completing 75 credits.
Code Title Credits
Lower Division Requirements
ED POL 112 Introduction to Community Education 3
ED POL 114 Community Problems 3
Upper Division Electives
Select 12 credits of 300-level or higher ED POL courses 12
ED POL 375 Cultural Foundations of Education 3
ED POL 534 Students Placed At Risk (Causes) 3
ED POL 302 Approaches to Relationships in the Child Care Setting 3
ED POL 315 Group Process and Civic Engagement: 1
ED POL 379 Current Topics in Community Education: Disabilities, Superpowers, and Other Differences (T-American) 2
Total Credits 18


Masters of Science Degree in Curriculum and Instruction
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) offers a graduate program of study in curriculum and instruction. Successful completion of the program of study leads to a Master of Science (MS) degree that includes:
• Three concentration areas:
• Subject Focus Area
Cultures & Communities Education, English Education, Literacy Education, Reading Education
• Instructional Level Focus Area
Early Adolescence/Adolescence
• Cross-Curricular Focus Area
Cultures and Communities Education
• A 30 credit degree, including completion of the Master’s Seminar in Curriculum or Thesis.
• Transcript designations in specific Subject Focus Areas.
• Cultures & Communities Education
• English Education
• Reading Education

Baz plans on earning certifications in English, Reading, and Second Language Acquisition.
Teacher Certification with MS Degree
Persons interested in earning teacher certification and a Masters degree should select their certification area of interest from the following:
English Education
Reading Education
Second Language Education: Early Childhood – Adolescence

Credits and Courses
The minimum degree requirement is 30 credits, including:
Code Title Credits
Select 12 credits in Curriculum and Instruction core areas 12
CURRINS 701 Curriculum Planning and Ideologies 3
CURRINS 705 Research in Schools and Communities 3
CURRINS 716 Teaching in Urban & Diverse Communities 1-4
CURRINS 714 Analysis of Instruction to Improve Teaching and Learning 3
Select 12 to 15 credits in a focus area approved by the student’s major professor 12-15
Select one of the following: 3-6
CURRINS 890 Master's Research or Thesis (3-6 credits)

Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Cultures and Communities Education
The Department of Teaching and Learning offers a graduate program of study in curriculum and instruction, including choices of concentration in three Focus Areas: Subject Area, Instructional Level Area and Cross-Curricular Area.
The Department also cooperates with the Department of Administrative Leadership in the Specialist Certificate Program with an emphasis in reading. Under the auspices of the PhD program in Urban Education, the Department offers doctoral specializations in Curriculum and Instruction and in Mathematics Education.
Cultures and Communities Education Concentration
Course List Code Title Credits
Required Course
EDUC 882 Multicultural Studies Practicum 3
Focus Area Courses (minimum of 12 credits)
ED POL 620 History of the Education of African Americans 3
ED POL 621 History of Native Education and Policy Development 3
ED POL 823 Multicultural Education 3
CURRINS 655 Applied Educational Linguistics 3

Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Creative Writing
ENGLISH 704 Teaching Creative Writing

Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Literature and Cultural Theory
CURRINS 650 Reading Interests of Adolescents

Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies
ENGLISH 887 Understanding Participatory Media

Curriculum and Instruction, MS: English Education: Rhetoric and Professional Writing
ENGLISH 712 Theories in Public Rhetorics and Community Engagement

Curriculum and Instruction, MS: Reading Education
Reading Education Concentration
Course List Code Title Credits
Qualifying Courses (15 cr)
CURRINS 543 Developing Biliteracy 3
CURRINS 545 Reading in the Content Areas: Middle, Junior, and Senior High School 3
CURRINS 646 University of Wisconsin System Reading Research Symposium 1-3
CURRINS 700 Field Work in Schools, Agencies and Institutions: 2-6
CURRINS 846 Seminar in Developmental Reading: 3
EXCEDUC 600 Survey of Exceptional Education 3


Interdisciplinary Language and Literacy Intervention (ILLI), Graduate Certificate
Required Core
ED PSY/LINGUIS 748 Oral Language, Cognition, and Literacy 3
Language and Literacy Intervention Electives
CURRINS 740 UWM Writing Project: Teachers as Writers
ED PSY 779 Current Topics in Educational Psychology: Sensory Processing Disorder, Super-Senses, and Other Differences in Learning to Read (T-Am)
ED PSY 852 Social, Psychological, and Biological Basis of Learning Disorders
LINGUIS 570 Issues in Bilingualism
ILLI Capstone — Independent Study with advisor 1
Total Credits 16


Graduate Certificate in Anishinaabe Language (T-American)

In order to obtain the certificate, students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 and complete at least 25 approved credits in the Anishinaabe Language courses and related electives. Twelve of the 25 credits must be earned in residence at UWM.Of the 12 residential credits, nine must be taken at the 300-level or above. Twelve of the 18 required credits must also be taken from departments within the College of Letters and Science, with at least six of the credits at the 300-level or above. No more than nine credits from any one department may count toward the certificate.Courses for the certificate may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis.

Required courses include:
Course #Course Title
AIS 151 1st Semester Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) (4 cr.)
AIS 152 2nd Semester Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) (4 cr.)
AIS 251 3rd Semester Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) (4 cr.)
AIS 252 4th Semester Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) (4 cr.)
AIS/HIST 473 Wisconsin Indian History (3 cr.)

Electives
Students must take two of the following courses totaling 6 credits:
Course #Course Title
AIS 360 Ezhi-Kinomaageying: Anishinaabe Curriculum (3 cr.)
AIS/Anth 362 System Failure: Globalization and Language Extinction (3 cr.)
AIS 370 Anishinaabebiige: Archival to Contemporary Writing (3 cr.)
CURRINS 542 History and Politics of Second Language Education (3 cr.)
CURRINS 637 World Language Methods and Materials (3 cr.)


Carianne Aberg -- She has pale skin, blue eyes, and straight hair of light blonde cut at shoulder length. Her heritage is Scandinavian-American. She speaks English; she is learning Ancient Greek and Latin. She is 20 years old in 2015. Between high school and college, Carianne took a Get a Life year, spending one month in each of 12 countries: Ireland, Scotland, Britain, France, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Australia, and Canada. Currently she is studying toward a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Cultural Theory with a minor in Classical Civilization at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She belongs to the Got Life? Writers Workshop. She enjoys both reading and writing with a sophisticated flair, including poetry. Carianne is bad at math, though. She typically dresses in French fashions, with simple patterns such as polka dots or stripes. Often she wears black and white accented with red, yellow, or blue.
Qualities: Good (+2) Classical History, Good (+2) Limber, Good (+2) Linguistic Intelligence, Good (+2) Literature Major, Good (+2) Talkative
Poor (-2) Math

English Literature and Cultural Theory
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

English Major Requirements
Prospective majors are expected to consult with the associate chair for undergraduate studies in designing a program that satisfies their individual interests, abilities, and ambitions; if appropriate, a particular requirement may be waived to meet a student’s special programmatic needs. English majors intending to continue their studies in graduate school are urged to plan with the coordinator a program that meets graduate school expectations and prepares them for the Graduate Record Exam.
Students entering with advanced standing are required to earn at least 15 credits in English courses numbered 300 and above while in residence at UWM.
Credit Requirements
All students should be enrolled in or complete ENGLISH 215 in order to declare the major. This is a rigorous sophomore-level course designed to introduce students to the discipline; to teach them how to read closely and critically; and to instruct them in the writing of analytical essays. Since ENGLISH 215 is intended to help students improve their performance in upper-level English courses, it is recommended strongly that students take it before registering for any higher-level courses.
All courses taken towards the major must be at or above the 300 level unless otherwise noted. Students must complete at least 15 upper-division (numbered 300 and above) credits in the major in residence at UWM. The College requires that students attain at least a 2.0 GPA on all credits in the major attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.0 GPA on all major credits attempted, including any transfer work.
English majors also must complete one of the following tracks. In each track, in their senior year, majors complete a capstone course or senior seminar. This course includes one or more in-depth writing assignments or projects that include a research component, which satisfies the research requirement for the L&S degree.

Tracks
Select one of the following tracks: 36
Track A: Literature and Cultural Theory
Track B: Rhetoric and Professional Writing
Track C: Creative Writing
Track G: Professional and Technical Communications 1
Track H: Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies
Track O: Open Focus
Total Credits 36

Track A: Literary and Cultural Theory
ENGLISH 215 Introduction to English Studies 3
Select one of the following in English literature from before 1900 and one in pre-1800 literature: 6
ENGLISH 301 Survey of English Literature, Beginnings to 1500
ENGLISH 304 Survey of English Literature, 1798-1900
Select one of the following: 3
ENGLISH 307 Survey of American Literature to 1865
Select one of the following: 3
ENGLISH 378 Survey of Current Literary and Cultural Theory
Select two of the following: 6
ENGLISH 373 Survey of Ethnic Minority Literature
ENGLISH 465 Women Writers:
Select one of the following: 3
ENGLISH 416 Poetry Workshop
Select one of the following capstone seminars (satisfies L&S research requirement): 3
ENGLISH 627 Seminar in Literature and Culture:
9 credits in English electives are required for the major. Students can take 9 credits at the 300 level and above, or 6 credits at the 300 level and above, and 3 credits in 200-level literature course selected from the following: 9
ENGLISH 253 Science Fiction:
ENGLISH 381 World Literatures Written in English:
ENGLISH 402 Theories of Language and Literature:
Total Credits 36


Minor in Classical Civilization
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The Minor with a Classical Civilization concentration is intended for students who wish to study classical literature and culture without necessarily pursuing coursework in the original languages. Courses cover ancient Greece and Rome, but also other ancient Mediterranean cultures, such as the Egyptian and Hittite. Great works of epic, history, philosophy, religion, drama, and oratory, are read and discussed in translation. Courses on myth and archaeology are also offered. Courses in ancient Greek and Latin are optional, but Classical Civilization students often enjoy taking a couple semesters of an ancient language.
• Fact Sheet
Minor Requirements

Requirements
There are three minor concentrations:
• Classical Civilization
• Ancient Greek Language and Literature
• Classical Latin Language and Literature
Completion of each minor concentration requires a minimum of 21 credits, at least 9 of which must be upper-division courses (300 level and above) completed in residence at UWM. The College requires that students attain at least a 2.0 GPA on all credits in the minor attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.0 GPA on all minor credits attempted, including any transfer work.

Minor Concentration in Classical Civilization
The Classical Civilization minor concentration requires completion of a minimum of 21 credits, including the following:
CLASSIC 170 Classical Mythology 3
CLASSIC 201 Introduction to Greek Life and Literature 3
CLASSIC 202 Introduction to Roman Life and Literature 3
Select six additional credits in Classic (not Greek or Latin language) curricular area courses at the 300 level or above 6
CLASSIC 301 The Life and Literature of Classical Athens: Herodotus and Dramatists 3
CLASSIC 303 The Life and Literature of the Roman Empire 3
Select six credits from among any Classic, Greek, or Latin courses (at least 3 of these credits must be at the 300 level or above) 6
GREEK 103 First Semester Greek 4
LATIN 103 First Semester Latin 4
CLASSIC 312 Ancient Epic Oral Traditions 3
Total Credits 21


Deisha Holliday -- She has cool brown skin with warm brown highlights, brown eyes, and long straight black hair usually worn in a ponytail. She wears glasses. Her heritage is African-American. She speaks English and Spanish. She is 27 years old in 2015. Deisha earned a Bachelor of Arts in African and African Diaspora Studies with certificates in Community Arts and in Conservation and Environmental Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. For her study abroad, she took a one-month Get a Life tour in Central and South America where she visited parks in Mexico, Panama, Brazil, and Barbados. After graduating, Deisha took a job with a Milwaukee Park Service. She's not good with mechanical things, though. As a hobby, she enjoys African-American arts and crafts including creative writing. She belongs to the Got Life? Writers Workshop. Deisha favors outdoorsy women's wear, often jeans and a T-shirt or plaid shirt.
Qualities: Good (+2) African and Diaspora Studies, Good (+2) Community Arts, Good (+2) Naturalistic Intelligence, Good (+2) Park Service, Good (+2) Stamina
Poor (-2) Mechanical Intelligence

Major in African and African Diaspora Studies
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

African and African Diaspora Studies and First Year Courses
To prepare for an African and African Diaspora Studies major, you must take core courses that establish a knowledge-based foundation that will help you choose between the two major options: Option A (Political Economy) or Option B (Culture and Society).
Core courses:
• Afric 215 – Introduction to Black Social and Cultural Traditions
• Afric 220 – Introduction to Statistics in African and African Diaspora Studies
• Afric 228 – Introduction to Black Political Economy
• Afric 301 – Research Methods in African and African Diaspora Studies

• 100-Level Courses:
• Afric 100 – Black Reality: Survey of African-American Society, 3 credits
• Afric 101 – Composition and Writing in Africology, 3 credits
• Afric 163 – African-American Concept of Self, 3 credits

African and African Diaspora Studies Curriculum
The curriculum for a major in African and African Diaspora Studies offers two options at UW-Milwaukee. Called Options A and B, they offer emphasis on Political Economy or on Culture and Society, respectively. Options A and B courses are listed in the UWM Undergraduate Catalog and on Degree Requirements pages on this website.
Option B: Culture and Society
An additional 24 credits are required to complete the major, 15 of which must be at the 300-level or above. At least 12 of the remaining 24 credits must be completed in the Culture and Society concentration. Up to 6 credits may be taken in option A, and up to 6 credits may be taken at the 100 level.
AFRIC 205 The Poetry of African, African-American, and Caribbean Writers
AFRIC 344 Global Black Social Movements 3
AFRIC 350 The Black Family 3
AFRIC 370 Forms of Black Expression 3
AFRIC 372 African-American Literary Movements: The Harlem Renaissance 3


Certificate in Community Arts, Undergraduate Certificate
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Requirements
Students enrolling in the Community Arts Certificate Program are required to earn a minimum of 18 credits. The required credits are organized to be taken sequentially, and range from 200-level courses to 400-level courses. Courses counting for the certificate may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis. Students must achieve a grade point average of 2.5 or above in all courses counting toward the certificate.
Course List Code Title Credits
Core
ART 150 Multicultural America 1 3
ART 306 Introduction to Community Art 3
ART 309 Issues in Contemporary Art: (Visiting Artist Lecture Series) 3
ART 406 Community Arts II 3
Select one of the following: 3
ART 101 Drawing I
Select one of the following: 3
ART 309 Issues in Contemporary Art: Graffiti as Art and Activism 2
Total Credits 18


T-American Certificate in Conservation and Environmental Science
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Required Core Course
CES 210 Introduction to Conservation and Environmental Science 3
Mid-Level Distributional Requirement
GEOG 350 Conservation of Natural Resources 3
Upper-Level Core
Select 9 upper-level approved CES electives with one course taken from each of the following areas 9
Biological Sciences
BIO SCI 358 Birds of Wisconsin 2
Geosciences
GEO SCI 400 Water Quality 4
Geography
GEOG 450 Climates of the Past and Climate Change 3
Elective
Choose any 1-credit course.
CES 497 Study Abroad: 1-12
Research Requirement
CES 471 Practicum in Natural Resources Management 4
Total Credits 20

For her study abroad, Deisha took a one-month Get a Life tour in Central and South America where she visited parks in Mexico, Panama, Brazil, and Barbados.


Yasuf Bensaid -- He has tinted skin and black eyes. His hair was black in his youth, now going gray and receding. He is almost bald with just a bit of short stubble in back. His mustache and beard are black in front but white on the sides of his jaw. He wears glasses. His heritage is Middle Eastern. He speaks Ancient Greek, Arabic, English, Esperanto, French, German, Hausa, Italian, and Spanish. He is 49 years old in 2015.
Yasuf earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with Emphasis in Peace Studies and a minor in World Literature at the University of Missouri in Columbia. He studied abroad in Greece, Belgium, and Germany. Yasuf went on to get Master of Arts in International Studies in Multicultural and Transnational Literatures with a Hispanic Studies Certificate at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He studied abroad in Spain. Finally Yasuf earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Literary and Cultural Studies with a Graduate Certificate in Italian Language and Culture at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He spent a summer in Italy teaching Italian language and culture to refugees.
Currently Yasuf is a professor of world literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He also hosts the Got Life? Writers Workshop for people who have taken a Get a Life tour. He typically dresses in academic menswear with dark colors, either a suit or a sweater and trousers. In hot weather he switches to polo shirts or short-sleeved button-ups.
Qualities: Master (+6) World Literature, Expert (+4) International Studies, Expert (+4) Interpersonal Intelligence, Good (+2) Languages, Good (+2) Peacework, Good (+2) Stamina
Poor (-2) Needs Glasses

Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
at the University of Missouri in Columbia

Degree Program Description
The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is an individually designed major with a strong multicultural and global focus. Students in the major have the opportunity to design a major that reflects their own interests and goals. The increased level of flexibility requires a higher level of commitment than is typical of traditional majors because students MUST do the work of building their own degree. International Studies majors acquire analytical skills and knowledge that will enable them to understand and contribute to shaping the quickly evolving global community. The program prepares students for graduate study and careers in academia, teaching, law, business, public policy, humanitarian aid, non-profit organizations, government, and diplomacy. Students in the program will study advanced foreign language and participate in a study abroad experience to fulfill degree requirements.
Major Program Requirements
A student majoring in the BA in International Studies must complete 18 hours of specified Core coursework to fulfill Arts and Science Foundation Requirements, an additional 42 hours minimum for the major, and a study abroad experience. A minimum grade of C- is required for courses taken for the major. A minimum cumulative GPA in all major coursework is 2.0. In addition, students must complete all College of Arts and Science and University graduation requirements, including University general education.
The information below pertains to the BA in International Studies and most of its emphasis areas. Links to additional information can be found on the International Studies Home Page. Students interested in the emphasis area of International Business and a dual degree option with the BSBA in Business Administration, can find additional information on the International Business Catalog Page.
Required Core Coursework
Complete the following courses:
ANTHRO 2030 Cultural Anthropology 3
GEOG 1100 Regions and Nations of the World I 3
POL_SC 1400 International Relations 3
In addition, complete 3 of the following courses and at least one of the courses completed must come from the Humanities section:
Biological and Physical Sciences Core Courses
ATM_SC 3600 Climates of the World 3
Behavioral Sciences Core Courses
ANTHRO 1300 Multiculturalism: An Introduction 3
Humanities Core Courses (at least one course from the list below is required)
REL_ST 2100 Indigenous Religions 3
Major Requirements (42 hours minimum)
Language Requirements (6 hours minimum)
For the major, students must complete 6 hours minimum in a single foreign language, beyond the elementary level.
* ARABIC 2130: Intermediate Arabic
* ARABIC 2260: Intermediate Arabic II
* ARABIC 3160: Intermediate Arabic III
Regional/Cultural Area (12 hours minimum)
Could include additional language and literature courses from the language of major study, as well as coursework with an international focus from Philosophy, Religious Studies, Art History, Film Studies, and Civilization courses.
ARABIC 2005: Undergraduate Topics in Arabic - Humanities 3
AMS 3510 Byzantine and Islamic Art and Archaeology 3
GEOG 3270 Geography of the Middle East 3
HEBREW 3845 Modern Israeli Film 3
HIST 3485 The United States and the Middle East 3
Social/Behavioral Sciences Area (12 hours minimum)
Could include coursework with an international focus from Geography, History, Political Science, Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Rural Sociology, Women's and Gender Studies and Peace Studies.
ANTHRO 3340HW: The Evolution of Human Nature - Honors/Writing Intensive 3
PEA_ST 2182 Critical Dialogues: Nonviolence in Peace/Democracy Movements
PEA_ST 2410 Philosophies of War and Peace 3
POL_SC 2293W: Globalization, Identity and Citizenship - Writing Intensive 3
RU_SOC 4343: Creating Capacity for Dynamic Communities 3
Emphasis Areas (12 hours minimum)
Peace Studies (see below)
Capstone Options
4000-level Capstone course
Students can select a 4000-level course in the Focus Area to fulfill the Capstone requirement. This course does not need to be a departmental Capstone in order to fulfill the requirement.
Study Abroad Experience Requirement
• Students should study abroad for a minimum of 4 weeks.
• If a program is less than 4 weeks, it must be approved by the academic advisor.
• Credit earned during a study abroad experience may be used to fulfill major requirements.
• Students should complete their study abroad experience prior to their last year.
• Preparation for a study abroad experience should begin a year in advance.
• Information on study abroad is available at the International Center website.

(summer after freshman year)
From the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Empire
In this program, you will travel and learn about some of the most important and impressive architectural and artistic achievements of the Greeks, such as temples built for powerful gods and goddesses on the internationally-renowned Acropolis of Athens, at Sounion with its scenic seascape, at Delphi with its majestic mountains and on the tiny, beautiful island of Delos. On Crete, you will explore fascinating and mysterious archaeological traces of the Minoans, one of the indigenous civilizations that used to inhabit the Aegean. Enroll in this MU course:
• AMS 4100/4100H (six credits)

(summer after sophomore year)
Policies and Institutions of the European Union
Visit key institutions and meet with officials in the European Union Commission by participating in the faculty-led program to Brussels, Belgium. In addition to the study abroad experience, you will take an eight-week online course during the second half of the spring semester prior to the start of the program. Available political science credit on this program:
• POL SC 4670

(summer after junior year)
IES Abroad: Summer Psychology in Vienna
Experience both the history and practice of psychology in the home of Sigmund Freud and the birthplace of psychoanalysis. Choose between two topic areas of focus: psychology and society or health psychology and communication. German language courses are also available at all levels. Available credit on this program can include:
• PSYCH 3360
• PSYCH 3830
• PSYCH behavioral credit, 3000/4000-level
Total Credits: 120

BA in International Studies with Emphasis in Peace Studies
• Degree Program Description
• Major Program Requirements
• Semester Plan
• Degree Audit
• Major and Career Exploration
Degree Program Description
Peace Studies is offered as an emphasis area for the BA in International Studies. Students with this emphasis examine issues related to global peace and social justice in the international arena. The emphasis in Peace Studies helps prepare students for employment, volunteer assignments, and graduate study in such areas as conflict resolution, human rights, humanitarian assistance, sustainable development, social justice, nonviolent social change, indigenous peoples, and the understanding of global cultural diversity
Major Program Requirements
Refer to the program requirements for the BA in International Studies. In addition, for the emphasis in Peach Studies, students must complete 12 hours of credit:
• 9 credits from a single department or area
• 3 credits in a capstone experience.
The courses for the emphasis in Peace Studies center on those offered through the Peace Studies program, many of which are cross-listed with other departments. In addition, students can count towards the Peace Studies emphasis other courses from departments such as Black Studies, English, Geography, History, Political Science, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, and Women’s and Gender Studies. Peace Studies courses counting for the emphasis can be drawn from the list below.
PEA_ST 1050 Introduction to Peace Studies 3
PEA_ST 2550 Human Rights, Law, War and Peace 3
PEA_ST 3521 Group Decision Making Processes 3
PEA_ST 4600 Political and Social Philosophy 3


Minor in World Literature (T-American)
at the University of Missouri in Columbia

(He participating in a production of Shakespeare in the Bush, an African interpretation of Hamlet.)
Everyone takes one of these core courses:
ENGLSH 2155
Introduction to World Literatures 3
ENGL 3170W World Dramatic Literature: Staging Collapse: Greek and African-American Tragic Drama -- Writing Intensive and Diversity Intensive (traditional) 3
Students must complete 3 language sequences from the list below.
SPAN 1100 Elementary Spanish I 4
& SPAN 1200 Elementary Spanish II 4

FRENCH 1100 Elementary French I 4
& FRENCH 1200 Elementary French II 4

ARABIC 1100 Elementary Arabic I 6
& ARABIC 1200 Elementary Arabic II 6
and LINGST 2601 Languages of Africa 3

One literature course must be taken in each language group (Spanish / Portuguese, French / Italian, African and Diaspora). These include readings in translation as well as short works or excerpts in the original language.
SPAN 2320 Literature of Spanish Civil War 3
FRENCH 3420W Introduction to French Literature I - Writing Intensive 3
RM_LAN 4310 Literature of the African Diaspora 3


INTERNATIONAL STUDIES in MULTICULTURAL AND TRANSNATIONAL LITERATURES, MA (T-American)
at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, MA
[ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Program Coordinator: David Smith (329 Austin Building; 252-328-5524; smithdav@ecu.edu)
The minimum requirement for the degree is 33 s.h. of credit as follows:

I. International Studies Core - 12 s.h.
• INTL 6005 - Communication Across Cultures (3 credits)
• INTL 6105 - Global Issues(3 credits)
• INTL 6500 - International Problem Solving and Decision Making (3 credits)
• INTL 6510 - Global and Multicultural Discourse (3 credits)
II. International Field Experience - 6 s.h.
• INTL 6930 - International Field Experience (3 credits)
• INTL 6940 - International Field Experience (3 credits)
III. Complete Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement
• GRK 1001 Ancient Greek Level I
• GRK 1002 Ancient Greek Level II
• GRK 2003 Ancient Greek Level III
• GRK 2004 Ancient Greek Level IV
IV. Options
(Choose one of the following options.)
A. Thesis option - 15 s.h.
B. Nonthesis option - 15 s.h.
Students complete 15 s.h. of program coordinator approved coursework at the 5000 or higher level in an academic, professional, or geographic concentration, but not limited to, the following concentrations and related courses. Students are encouraged to ask the program coordinator about the possibility of completing a graduate certificate in the chosen area of study or in a related field of study.

Classics
• GRK 1001 Ancient Greek Level I
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• GRK 1002 Ancient Greek Level II
• GRK 2003 Ancient Greek Level III
via UNC Online

MULTICULTURAL AND TRANSNATIONAL LITERATURES
Core courses - 3 s.h.
(If both core courses are taken, one may count as an elective.)
• ENGL 6360 - World Literature Written in English (3 credits)
Elective courses - 9 s.h.
Select elective courses from the following:
• ENGL 6345 - Jewish Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 6350 - Studies in Native American Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 6375 - Middle Eastern Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 6380 - Studies in African Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 6475 - Multicultural Women’s Literatures (3 credits)
• ENGL 6480 - LGBTQ+ Theories and Literatures (3 credits)
• ENGL 6490 - Multicultural and Transnational Poetry (3 credits)

Additional Electives
• GIFT 6000 - The Diverse Gifted Child (3 credits)
• EDTC 6300 - Introduction to Distance Learning (3 credits)
• ADED 6456 - Adult Education and Social Justice (3 credits
• ELEM 6625 - Responsive Curriculum for Children in Poverty (3 credits)
• ENGL 6680 - Writing Systems of the World (3 credits)


HISPANIC STUDIES CERTIFICATE
at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina
Return to: Certificates, Degrees, and other Graduate Programs
Program Coordinator: Dale Knickerbocker (3304 Bate Building; 252-328-6521; knickerbockerd@ecu.edu)
The graduate certificate in Hispanic studies provides students with opportunities to develop advanced/superior Spanish language skills as well as to deepen their understanding of Hispanic cultures. No particular configuration of courses is required. The certificate is flexible and allows students to design, in consultation with the program coordinator, a program that meets their personal and professional needs. The certificate requires 18 s.h. of credit, 12 s.h. of which must be at the 6000-level.
• ENGL 6330 - Studies in Latinx Literatures (3 credits)
• ENGL 6370 - Caribbean Literature (3 credits)
• SPAN 5445 - Hispanic Cinema (3 credits)
• SPAN 5550 - Hispanic Women Writers (3 credits)
• SPAN 6010 - Hispanic Cultural Studies (3 credits)
• SPAN 6020 - Contemporary Issues of the Hispanic World (3 credits)

Spanish
Summer Study Abroad in Granada, Spain (max 12 ch) with Prof. Rosa M. López-Cañete, Summer 2021 (May 27 – July 30, 1 month and 2 months options)
TRAVEL DATES:
• Summer 11 Week (Options 2A or 2B): May 27 – July 30, 2021
Madrid, Granada, Seville, Córdoba, Ronda, Málaga, Spain


Ph.D. in Literary and Cultural Studies
at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA
Department of English
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
The Ph.D. program in Literary and Cultural Studies is distinguished by its energetic commitment to theoretical approaches linking literary and cultural artifacts to the historical and social contexts in which they are produced and consumed.
Literary & Cultural Studies (LCS) offers its students a vibrant interdisciplinary environment for intellectual exchange and collaboration. At every stage of students' progress, faculty will help broaden their knowledge of the program's variety of fields.
LCS Ph.D. students will learn from faculty whose current work engages in fields like performance studies, the history of books and reading, Shakespeare and early modern media, contemporary literatures both American and global, transnationalism and diaspora, digital humanities, contemporary media studies, critical university studies, black studies, and gender studies.
Along with gaining expertise in the most recent scholarly trends in critical theory, students will fulfill a language requirement, as well as have the opportunity to participate in a series of professionalization seminars that will prepare them for professional scholarly careers. Ph.D. students receive intensive training and mentoring in the teaching of writing and analytical reading skills. The Literary & Cultural Studies Ph.D. program also offers ample opportunities to teach introductory undergraduate courses in literature as well as film and media studies.
Program Highlights
o Field and Course Concentrations: The LCS Ph.D. program offers scholarly concentrations in Early Modern British Studies (1500-1850), Twentieth and Twenty-First Century American Studies, and Global and Transnational Studies. Coursework values materialist methods of analysis that place literature and other cultural artifacts within broader aesthetic, historical and socioeconomic contexts. The program also encourage students to experiment with different media formats and modes of performance and representation.
o Professionalization Series: The Professionalization Series includes workshops on: Introduction to the Job Market, CV and Cover Letter, Teaching Portfolio, Strategies for Interviewing and Negotiating Job Offers, and Women in the Academic Profession. The aim of the Professionalization Series is to prepare students for the job market as well as set them up to navigate the first few years of their professional lives after graduate school.
o Literary and Cultural Studies Colloquium Series: The Literary & Cultural Studies Colloquium is a graduate student-organized series of events that reflect cutting-edge scholarship in a variety of fields associated with literary and cultural studies. Each semester the colloquium invites nationally and internationally renowned scholars to campus and organizes panel discussions.
o The Center for Early Modern Print, Networks, and Performance: CPNP is a distinctive research hub for early modern cultural studies, 1500-1800, built around the unique strengths of CMU's Literary & Cultural Studies program. CPNP hosts visiting speakers and colloquia, connects students and faculty, and offers teaching and research fellowships. CPNP is dedicated to investigating the early modern world from a wide-range of angles, but especially those that foreground material aspects of early modern culture, such as embodied performance, book history, print culture, and networks of exchange.
o Interdisciplinary Opportunities: The high value CMU places on interdisciplinary collaboration opens doors for students to take classes and work with faculty and graduate students in other programs, most notably LCS' sister program in Rhetoric. Faculty and graduate students have access to lectures, workshops, reading groups, and performances hosted by the many interdisciplinary associations in which LCS participates, including the Center for the Arts in Society and the Humanities Center, as well as the Center for Print, Networks, and Performance.
The Literary & Cultural Studies Program is a small and intensely interactive learning community. The program admits no more than 3 Ph.D. students per year. The size of the program assures students of working closely with faculty in seminars, as well as ample opportunities for mentoring outside the classroom.

Curriculum - Literary & Cultural Studies Ph.D.
To receive a Ph.D. in Literary & Cultural Studies (LCS), a student must do the following:
Required coursework includes:
* 76-854 Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies
* 76-824 Theory and Design of Writing Instruction
two mini courses on Literary and Cultural Theory
* Introduction to Media Studies
* Introduction to Poetics
One course in a period prior to 1900 and one course in a period after 1900.
* 76-831 Gender Play in Early Modern Drama
* 76-861 Immigrants, Migrants, and Refugees: Literary and Cultural
Representations
One semester of 76-902 Teaching Writing Practicum.
One four-hour (12 units) Directed Reading course taken in the final semester of coursework under the supervision of your Ph.D. Exam Committee Chair. During this Directed Reading course, you will draft your Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Proposal.
Complete the language requirement.
* See below Graduate Certificate in Italian Language and Culture.
Present a public paper.
* Yasuf developed a list of literature not only drawn from many different cultures, but presenting cosmopolitan ideas and skills, as a way of teaching multiculturalism naturally.
Pass the Ph.D. qualifying exam.
Develop a satisfactory dissertation prospectus.
Complete and successfully defend a Ph.D. dissertation.
* Yasuf wrote his dissertation on "Literature and the World Citizen," urging the development of a canon supporting global identity and civilization.


Graduate Certificate in Italian Language and Culture (T-American)
at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA

Foreign Language & Culture Certificate Program
The Foreign Language and Culture Certificate is an explicit recognition that one has attained a high level of proficiency in a foreign language and an understanding of the cultural contexts associated with that language.
The certificate programs are a great way to incorporate foreign language proficiency into an undergraduate curriculum. We offer certificates in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. Upon successful completion, students' official transcripts will carry notice of attainment, which is conferred upon graduation.
Most Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students are eligible, the exceptions being native speakers, who are not eligible for a certificate in their own language, and non-native students who are majoring or minoring in that language.
How does a student qualify?
Students earn a certificate by:
being a current Carnegie Mellon undergraduate student
completing four semesters of language study (i.e., Elementary I & II and Intermediate I & II) with a minimum grade of B, or an approved equivalent such as obtaining a score of 5 on an AP language examination;
* 82-161 Elementary Italian I (fall) 12 units
* 82-162 Elementary Italian II (fall) 12 units
* 82-261 Intermediate Italian I (fall) 9 units
* 82-262 Intermediate Italian II (spring) 9 units
participating in a Carnegie Mellon-approved program abroad (e.g., supervised research practicum, internship or study abroad), in which work in the foreign language plays a significant role;
* He spent a summer in Italy teaching Italian language and culture to
refugees.
completing, on campus, one foreign language course at the advanced level (e.g., a 300 or 400 level course in Modern Languages), with a minimum grade of B; and
* 82-361 Italian Language & Culture I (fall) 9 units
* 82-362 Italian Language & Culture II (spring) 9 units
demonstrating intermediate high level proficiency in an oral proficiency interview administered either by a certified tester of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages or a tester approved by the Department of Modern Languages.

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