Minor Requirements – Cross-Cultural Studies

In our courses, Cross-Cultural Studies means comparing and contrasting two or more cultures in order to identify phenomena that are more universal or more culturally specific, as well as examining outcomes when two or more culturally different groups interface, communicate, and/or interact.

In the minor, we engage in both transcultural and intercultural work through a blend of personal experience, reflection, theory, and analysis.

Minor Requirements – 36 Total Credits

The minor consists of a minimum of 36 credits, at least 12 of which are at the 200 level, distributed across the following categories (with no courses applied to more than one category):

Seeing and Being Cross-Cultural – Required 6 credits

AMST 115: Introduction to American Studies
CCST 100.01: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Israeli and Palestinian Identity (26/FA)
CCST 100.02: Growing Up Cross-Culturally (26/FA)
RELG 110: Understanding Religion
SOAN 110: Introduction to Anthropology
SOAN 111: Introduction to Sociology

Reflecting on Cross-Cultural Experience – Required 4 credits

CCST 208: International Coffee and News
CCST 259: Creative Travel Writing Workshop
ENGL 259: Creative Travel Writing Workshop
IDSC 203: Dialogue Across Differences (not offered 2026-27)

(Certain OCS program courses may also apply to this category. CCST 208: International Coffee and News can be retaken once, for a total of four credits).

Principles of Cross-Cultural Analysis – Required 12 credits

No more than 6 credits from any one program.

CCST 211: Narrating Jewish Spain
CCST 220: East/West in Israeli, Palestinian Fiction & Film
CCST 230: Worlds of Jewish Memory (not offered 2026-27)
CCST 233: The Art of Translation in the Age of the Machine (not offered 2026-27)
CCST 245: Meaning and Power: Introduction to Analytical Approaches in the Humanities (not offered 2026-27)
CCST 275: I’m A Stranger Here Myself (not offered 2026-27)
MEST 230: Worlds of Jewish Memory (not offered 2026-27)
POSC 120: Democracy and Dictatorship
POSC 247: Comparative Nationalism
POSC 358: Comparative Social Movements (not offered 2026-27)
PSYC 248: Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC 358: Cross-Cultural Psychology Seminar in Prague: Psychopathology
RELG 300: Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion
SOAN 330: Sociological Thought and Theory

Cross-Cultural Encounters – Required 12 credits

Can include, with approval of director, any course dealing substantively with the intersection of two or more cultures including but not limited to:

Senior Capstone – Required 2 credits

CCST 398: The Global Panorama: A Capstone Workshop for European Studies and Cross-Cultural Studies
OR EUST 398: The Global Panorama: A Capstone Workshop for European Studies and Cross-Cultural Studies

After participating in selected co-curricular activities, students will curate work from their CCST courses and experiences in an instructor-guided e-portfolio, including a reflective essay. (Other capstone options may be approved by director.)

Additional Departmental Notes

Participation in at least one OCS program, while not required, is strongly encouraged. Courses from OCS programs may be applied to the core categories above with the exception of the senior capstone, with approval of the director (and subject to rules of the Registrar).