Undergraduate Seminars
All undergraduate seminars are taught in English. No prerequisites are required.
Browse undergraduate seminars offered by the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics (LCAL). Use the filter to narrow courses by term or course attribute — e.g., fulfills gen ed requirement, and find offerings that support your academic and research goals. Select a course for full descriptions, requirements and enrollment details.
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82-179 Multicultural Japan
This course fulfills the 'Intercultural & Global Inquiry' Gen Ed requirement!
Students will examine multicultural situations in Japan, where foreign migrants, indigenous peoples, and hafu live and work with Japanese people, from historical, political, economic, social…
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82-180 East Asian Art: Culture and Digital Creation
This course invites students to explore cross-cultural connections between art and society across East Asia, focusing on masterpieces of Chinese ink brush painting, Japanese woodblock prints and Korean ceramics drawn from museum collections and cultural heritage sites.
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82-183 AI for Humanities
Fall 2025: The Multi-dimensions of World Languages, Arts & Cultures
In this dynamic course, you will see how cutting-edge AI intertwines with the vibrant threads of global languages, arts, and cultures. Through engaging lectures, hands-on activities, and innovative…
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82-184 Linguistic and Cultural Equity: Theories and Practice
Fulfills the 'Perspectives on Justice and Injustice' GenEd requirement!
Globally, people speak different languages. There are mainstream languages that are well accepted and used in business, in media, in religion, in politics and in other spaces of social interaction.…
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82-185 Global Food Cultures
This innovative, team-taught course introduces students to food studies as an interdisciplinary field that intersects with the Humanities to examine how food serves as a powerful tool for understanding broader cultural, social, economic and political structures. Through…
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82-186 Sex and Romance in Study Abroad
Fulfills 'Contextual Thinking' GenEd requirement! Description coming soon. VIEW the Schedule of Classes for more details
82-189 Emerging Technologies for Global Cultures: AI, Agents, Workflows and Vibe Development
This course introduces students with no prior technical experience to digital literacies through AI, autonomous agents, automated workflows and vibe development. Students learn to build with AI as their coding partner, progressing from basic AI literacy to creating…
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82-198 Undergrad Research Training
These courses are designed to give eligible and interested students some hands-on research experience working on a faculty project or in a lab in ways that might stimulate and nurture the students' interest in doing more research. They are open to students who are Dietrich…
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82-250 Digital Realities: An Introduction to Immersive Storytelling
Fulfills the 'Humanities' GenEd requirement!
Immersive media now plays a visible role in museums, festivals, games, performance, journalism and cultural institutions. As these technologies expand, creators are exploring spatial, embodied and interactive storytelling that…
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