Folklore Minor

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Affiliation: Interdisciplinary Studies

Program Requirements:

Of the 16 credits required for this interdisciplinary minor, at least 9 must be at the 300 level or above. Students need to satisfy prerequisites wherever they exist and additionally need permission of the Minor Oversight Committee before choosing to use a course marked with two asterisks (**) to fulfill a requirement in the minor.

Required Courses

Students must complete either (a) a folklore-related capstone in their home major, (b) an independent, mentored, folklore capstone project, or (c) a for-credit internship in a folklore-related field.

Students must also complete the following

One course from Area I (below): 3 Credits
Two courses from Areas I, II, or III (below): 6 Credits
ENG 365 - Folklore Credits: 4
IDSM 300 - Folklore Colloquium Credits: 0.5 (taken twice)
SOAN 191 - Anthropological Inquiry Credits: 3

Area I – Theory and Methodology

BSAD 365 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3 **
COMM 420 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3 **
HIST 335 - Oral History Credits: 3 **
JINS 349 - Bodylore/Brainlore: Thinking with the Body Credits: 3
LING 238 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3
LING 324 - Topics in Sociolinguistics Credits: 3
LING 417 - History of the English Language Credits: 3
PHRE 365 - Method and Theory in Religious Studies Credits: 3
SOAN 232 - Anthropology of Gender Credits: 3
SOAN 253 - Comparative Cultures Credits: 3

Area II – Cultural Group Focus:

CHIN 311 - Chinese Culture Credits: 3
CLAS 361 - Greek and Roman Mythology Credits: 3
ENG 226 - World Literatures: Topics Credits: 3
ENG 330 - North American Indian Literature Credits: 4
ENG 331 - African American Literature Credits: 3
ENG 341 - Old English Literature Credits: 4
ENG 498 - Senior English Seminar Credits: 4 (Nationality and Ethnicity, Midwestern Literature)
FREN 321 - French Literature I Credits: 3
GEOG 410 - Environmental Geography Credits: 3 **
GERM 339 - German Culture in English Credits: 3
HIST 318 - Asian American History Credits: 3
HIST 319 - Asian American Women Credits: 3
HIST 336 - American Cultural History Credits: 3
HIST 370 - The Old South Credits: 3
HIST 384 - Peoples of the Russian Empire and Former Soviet Union Credits: 3
HIST 422 - The Frontier and West in American History to 1900 Credits: 3
HLTH 410 - Health Communication Methods Credits: 3
ITAL 324 - Italian Civilization I Credits: 3
JINS 300 - Cultural Crossroads (template course) Credits: 3 **
JINS 304 - Native American Conflict Credits: 3
JINS 316 - Portrayals of Women (template course) Credits: 3 **
JINS 325 - Rural America Credits: 3
JINS 339 - Gender and Culture (template course) Credits: 3
JINS 340 - German-Jewish Identities Credits: 3 **
JINS 360 - Amish History and Culture Credits: 3
RUSS 350 - Russian Culture Credits: 3
SPAN 362 - Civilization of Spain Credits: 3
SPAN 363 - Latin American Civilization Credits: 3

Area III – Cultural Product Focus:

Note: Acceptable topics for ENG 498 Senior English Seminar include

Midwestern Literature: 4 Credits
Body Language: 4 Credits
Folklore and Fairy Tales: 4 Credits
AGSC 152 - Horsemanship Level I Credits: 1
ART 224 - Non-Western Art Credits: 3
ART 327 - Egyptian Art Credits: 3 **
ART 328 - The Art of Greece and Rome Credits: 3 **
BRA 305 - The Afro-Brazilian Music of Bahia, Brazil Credits: 3
ENG 308 - Mythology Credits: 4
ENG 351 - Beowulf Credits: 4
ENG 498 - Senior English Seminar Credits: 4
ENG 502 - Studies in Myth Credits: 4
ES 151 - Irish Ceili Dance Credits: 1
ES 154 - Ballroom Dancing Credits: 1
ES 157 - Beginning Jazz Dance Credits: 1
HIST 322 - The Western Film Credits: 3
JINS 301 - Music in Religious Thought and Practice Credits: 3
JINS 322 - Architecture: Forms and Structures Credits: 3
JINS 323 - Dress and Self Image Credits: 3
JINS 337 - Musical Theatre Credits: 3
JINS 347 - Religion, Health, and Healing Credits: 3
JINS 357 - Bayou Blues: French Music in Louisiana Credits: 3
JINS 358 - Textiles as Cultural Documents: Hanging by a Thread Credits: 3 **
JINS 371 - Arrest the Music! Music and Political Protest Credits: 3
MUSI 205 - Perspectives in Music: World Musics Credits: 3
MUSI 207 - Perspectives in Music: Jazz and the American Experience Credits: 3
MUSI 340 - Music History I Credits: 3 **
THEA 359 - Acting III: Lyric Performance Credits: 3 **
THEA 395 - Basic Costuming Credits: 3