Substantive Area Requirement Courses

Transnational / Global Studies

  • WEST 3070 Global Men and Masculinities
  • WEST 3280 The Asian American Community
  • WEST 3370 Boricua Crossings: Puerto Rico and its Diaspora
  • WEST 3380 Caribbean Literature, History & Theory
  • WEST 3480 Global Women’s Issues
  • WEST 3550 Native American Literature
  • WEST 3780 South Sea Tales
  • WEST 4050 From the Harem to the War Zone
  • WEST 4100 Native American Perspectives on Museums
  • WEST 4120 Indigenous Views on Sustainability
  • WEST 4170 The Empire Strikes Back: Postcolonial Literature, History & Theory
  • WEST 4380 Globalization and Development
  • WEST 4780 Global Migration

Creative & Artistic Expression

  • WEST 2040 Global Black Women Writers
  • WEST 2500 Social Justice through Film
  • WEST 3020 Me, Myself, and I: Life Writing, Autobiography
  • WEST 3100 Women of Color: Image and Voice
  • WEST 3360 US Latina/o Literature
  • WEST 3380 Caribbean Literature, History & Theory
  • WEST 3550 Native American Literature
  • WEST 3780 South Sea Tales
  • WEST 4100 Native American Perspectives on Museums

Social Movements, Communities & History

  • WEST 2070 Foundations in Native American Studies
  • WEST 2080 Foundations of Latinx Studies
  • WEST 3060 Multiracial Identities
  • WEST 3090 Peep Show
  • WEST 3130 Gender, Race, and Sexuality
  • WEST 3280 Asian American Communities
  • WEST 3290 Perspectives on Race & Ethnic Relations
  • WEST 3480 Global Women’s Issues
  • WEST 3620 Media and Consumption: Monopolies, Myths, and Misrepresentations
  • WEST 4030 Bodies, Genders, & Sexualities: A Queering
  • WEST 4120 Indigenous Views on Sustainability
  • WEST 4160 The Transatlantic Slave Trade: A Comparative, Cross-cultural Perspective
  • WEST 4170 The Empire Strikes Back: Postcolonial Literature, History, & Theory
  • WEST 4280 Native American Philosophical Thought
  • WEST 4470 Intersections of Privilege
  • WEST 4480 Racial Storytelling
  • WEST 4530 Advanced Privilege Studies
  • WEST 4838 Queering the State & Citizenship

Capstone & Summit Experience

To complete the WEST capstone and Summit experience requirement, WEST majors must complete any WEST Capstone-identified course along with WEST 4995—the 1-credit Summit add-on.
 

Proposed Capstone-identified course rotation (subject to change):

 

Fall 2024

  • WEST 4030 Bodies, Genders, Sexualities

  • WEST 4270 - Art and Activism: Social and Environmental Transformation

  • WEST 4530 - Advanced Privilege Studies

Spring 2025

  • WEST 4700 - Global Feminisms

  • WEST 4470 - Intersections of Privilege - Travel Course

Fall 2025

  • WEST 4130 - Fog of War

  • WEST 4280 - Native Amer Philosophical Thought

  • WEST 4530 - Advanced Privilege Studies

Spring 2026

  • WEST 4140 - Unnatural Disasters (capstone flagged)

  • WEST 4470 - Intersections of Privilege - Travel Course

  • WEST 4480 - Racial Storytelling - Travel Course to Montgomery, AL

  • WEST 4570 - South Sea Tales