Language & Culture

ENGL 21500

You study languages from Game of Thrones, Avatar, Lord of the Rings, and Star Trek, then build your own from scratch. Covers real linguistics in the process.

LING 20100

A course about how language actually works: how sounds become words, how words become sentences, and how meaning gets made. Draws from dozens of languages.

MUS 37600

Takes you through musical traditions from around the world and explains how culture shapes sound. Lots of listening, reading, and live performances mixed in.

JPNS 33000

You watch and discuss postwar Japanese films and trace how the country processed decades of change through cinema. Covers a range of directors and styles.

CLCS 23500

The original source material for Greek and Roman mythology: the actual texts and images, not the watered down versions. A lot of pop culture, literature, and art makes more sense after this course.

CLCS 38300

Five centuries of Rome covered in depth: politics, religion, social structures, and daily life across the Mediterranean. One of those courses where every lecture has something genuinely surprising in it.

ANTH 31200

Ancient Egypt and the Near East through the lens of archaeology, not just history. Covers how these civilizations actually functioned: politics, religion, economy, and society.

TECH 33000

Looks at how technology and globalization reshape culture, politics, and everyday life across different societies. Covers the stuff that does not show up in engineering or business courses: inequality, ethics, and what gets lost in translation.

CLCS 33700

Reads the great epics across four ancient cultures: Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, and beyond. Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Mahabharata, Beowulf, all in one course.