Courses
Undergraduate students looking for Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature or Studies in Cinema and Media Culture courses have a wealth of options that can satisfy multiple catalog requirements, including diversity credits and writing-enhanced curriculums. Whether you appreciate the anonymity of a large lecture hall or the intimacy of a smaller, discussion-based seminar, the department offers classes in multiple formats to meet your learning style.
Below is a list of courses offered by the Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature department in the present and upcoming semesters. Course descriptions in our ClassInfo database provide more in-depth information about courses, expectations, and workload to give you a realistic understanding about what you will experience in the course.
Spring 2019
| Course Number | Course Title | Sections |
|---|---|---|
| CSCL 1001 | Introduction to Cultural Studies: Rhetoric, Power, Desire | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 1101 | Literature | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 1201W | Cinema | Sections [6] |
| CSCL 1202W | Media: Word, Image, Sound | Sections [5] |
| CSCL 1301W | Reading Culture: Theory and Practice | Sections [3] |
| CSCL 1401W | Reading Literature: Theory and Practice | Sections [5] |
| CSCL 1501W | Reading History: Theory and Practice | Sections [2] |
| CSCL 3120 | Poetry as Cultural Critique | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3122 | Reading Literary Movements | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3130W | Colonial and Postcolonial Literatures and Theory: 1700 to the Present | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3175 | Comedy: Text and Theory | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3220W | Screen Cultures | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3221 | On Television | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3250 | Music as Discourse | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3310W | The Rhetoric of Everyday Life | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3334 | Monsters, Robots, Cyborgs | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3335 | Aliens: Science Fiction to Social Theory | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3350W | Sexuality and Culture | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3351W | The Body and the Politics of Representation | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3352W | Queer Aesthetics & Queer Critique | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3405 | Marx for Today | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 3993 | Directed Study | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 4993 | Directed Study | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 5401 | Origins of Cultural Studies | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 5555 | Introduction to Semiotics | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 5666 | Film Music: Theory, History, Practice | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 5944H | Honors Thesis | Sections [1] |
| CSCL 5993 | Directed Study | Sections [1] |
| Course Number | Course Title | Sections |
|---|---|---|
| SCMC 1201W | Cinema | Sections [6] |
| SCMC 1202W | Media: Word, Image, Sound | Sections [5] |
| SCMC 3202 | Intermediate Digital Filmmaking | Sections [2] |
| SCMC 3220W | Screen Cultures | Sections [1] |
| SCMC 3993 | Directed Study | Sections [1] |
| SCMC 4993 | Directed Study | Sections [1] |
| SCMC 5002 | Advanced Film Analysis | Sections [1] |
| SCMC 5993 | Directed Study | Sections [1] |
Fall 2019
There are no CSCL courses available for Fall 2019.
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There are no SCMC courses available for Fall 2019.
Please see classinfo.umn.edu for more info.