Students
Area I Language And Culture
Students can choose either two or three subjects from this area and choose those subjects in consultation with the Minor Advisor First-year language subjects do not count towards the Minor. Students have the option to enroll at Harvard and Wellesley for languages that are currently not offered at MIT. Following is a suggested list of subjects that fall within Area I. Other subjects may be included if the Minor Advisor deems it appropriate.
21A.100 Introduction to Anthropology
21A.109 Understanding Culture
21A.211 Magic, Witchcraft and the Spirit World
21A.212 Myth, Ritual, and Symbolism
21A.215 Medical Anthropology
21A.217 Anthropology Of War and Peace
21A.225J Violence, Human Rights, and Justice
21A.226 Ethnic and National Identity
21A.245 Power: Interpersonal, Organizational and Global Dimensions
21A.336 Marketing, Microchips and McDonalds: Debating Globalization
21A.338J Gender, Power, and International Development
21A.342 Environmental Struggles
21A.344J Drugs, Politics, and Culture
21A.430 Introduction to Latin American Studies
21A.441 The Conquest of America
21A.453 Anthropology of the Middle East
21A.458J The Harem and the Veil: Images and Representations of Gender in the Middle East
21A.460J Medicine, Religion and Politics in Africa and the African Diaspora
21F.010 Introduction to European and Latin American Fiction
21F.011 Topics in Indian Popular Culture
21F.015 Topics in International Media
21F.018 Topics in Bilingualism: Language, Culture, and Experience
21F.019 Communication Across Cultures
21F.022J International Women's Voices
21F.024J The Linguistic Study of Bilingualism
21F.027J Visualizing Cultures
21F.029 Topics in Asian American Literature
21F.030 East Asian Culture: From Zen to Pop
21F.035 Topics in Culture and Globalization
21F.036 Advertising and Popular Culture: East Asian Perspectives
21F.038 The Cultural Politics of Contemporary China
21F.039 J-Pop: Japanese Popular Culture
21F.040 A Passage to India: Introduction to Modern Indian Culture and Society
21F.041 Topics in South Asian Literature and Culture
21F.043J Introduction to Asian American Studies: Literature, Culture, and Historical Experience
21F.044 Traditional Chinese Literature: Poetry, Fiction, and Drama
21F.046 Modern Chinese Fiction and Cinema
21F.051 Topics in French Film
21F.052 French Film Classics
21F.055 Media in Weimar and Nazi Germany
21F.056 Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945-Present
21F.059 Paradigms of European Thought and Culture
21F.064 Introduction to Japanese Culture
21F.065 Japanese Literature and Cinema
21F.066 Japan in Real Time
21F.067J Cultural Performance of Asia
21F.069 Race and Gender in Asian America
21F.080 Masterpieces of Hispanic Culture
21F.084J Introduction to Latin American Studies
21F.090 Contemporary Literature of Exile and Diaspora
21F.098J Working in a Global Economy
21F.103 Chinese III (Regular)
21F.104 Chinese IV (Regular)
21F.105 Chinese V: Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies
21F.106 Chinese VI: Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies
21F.109 Chinese III (Streamlined)
21F.110 Chinese IV (Streamlined)
21F.113 Chinese V (Streamlined)
21F.190 Advertising and Popular Culture: East Asian Perspectives
21F.191 Smashing the Iron Rice Bowl: Chinese East Asia
21F.192 Modern Chinese Fiction and Cinema
21F.303 French III
21F.304 French IV
21F.308 Writing (Like the) French
21F.310 French Conversation: Intensive Practice
21F.311 Introduction to French Culture
21F.312 Basic Themes in French Literature and Culture
21F.315 Cross-cultural Perspectives on Contemporary French Society
21F.341 Contemporary French Film and Social Issues
21F.345 French Theater: Traditions and New Trends
21F.346 Topics on Modern French Literature
21F. 347 Contemporary Short French Fiction
21F.403 German III
21F.404 German IV
21F.405 Germany Today: Intensive Study of German Language and Culture
21F.409 Opening the Text: Reading, Writing, and Performing in German
21F.410 Professional Communication in German
21F.412 German Literature: An Introduction
21F.414 German Culture, Media, and Society
21F.415 Germany and its European Context
21F.416 Twentieth-Century German Literature
21F.420 Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present
21F.503 Intermediate Japanese I
21F.504 Intermediate Japanese II
21F.505 Advanced Japanese I
21F.506 Advanced Japanese II
21F.514 Linguistic Theory and Japanese Language
21F.590 Visualizing Cultures
21F.591 Japanese Popular Culture
21F.592 Introduction to Japanese Culture
21F.593 Japanese Literature and Cinema
21F.594 Japan in Real Time
21F.595 Cultural Performances of Asia
21F.703 Spanish III
21F.704 Spanish IV
21F.705 Oral Communication in Spanish
21F.711 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition: Perspectives on Technology and Culture
21F 712 Spanish Conversation and Composition
21F.713 Advanced Reading and Writing in Spanish
21F.714 Spanish for Bilingual Students
21F.716 Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature
21F.717 Introduction to Spanish Culture
21F.730 Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Hispanic American Literature
21F.731 Creation of a Continent: Representations of Hispanic America
21F.735 Advanced Topics in Hispanic Literature and Film
21F.736 The Short Story in Spain and Hispanic America
21F.738 Literature and Social Conflict: Perspectives on Modern Spain
21F.740 The New Spain: 1977-Present
21F.742 Cervantes and His Times
21M.030 Introduction to World Music
21M.291 Music of India
21M.292 Music of Indonesia
21M.293 Music of Africa
21M.294 Popular Musics of the World
CMS.605 Topics in International Media
Area II Politics, Economy, History
Students will take two or three subjects from this area and choose those subjects in consultation with the Minor Advisor. Following is a suggested list of offerings that fall within Area II. For a sample of relevant new courses, go to this page. Other subjects may be included if the Minor Advisor deems it appropriate.
3.982 The Ancient Andean World
3.983 Ancient MesoamericanCivilization
3.986 The Human Past
3.987 Human Origins and Evolution
3.988 Africa — Past and Present
3.993 Archeology of the Middle East
4.613 Civic Architecture in Islamic History
4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures
4.615 The Architecture of Cairo
4.635 Renaissance Architecture
11.025J D-Lab: Development
11.028 International Honors Program
11.102J Theories of Economic Development
11.123 Big Plans
11.164 Human Rights in Theory and Practice
11.166 Law, Social Movements, and Public Policy: Comparative and International Experience
11.167 Economic Development and Technological Capabilities
14.54 International Trade (Prerequisite: 14.01 or 14.02)
14.74 Foundations of Development Policy (Prerequisite: 14.01, 14.02, 14.30)
14.75J Theories of Economic Development (Prerequisite: 14.01, 14.02)
17.148 Political Economy of Globalization
17.158 Political Economy of West Europe
17.181 Sustainable Development: Theory, Research and Policy
17.195 Globalization
17.199J Working in a Global Economy
17.40 American Foreign Policy: Past, Present, and Future
17.405 Seminar on Politics and Conflicts in the Middle East
17.407 Chinese Foreign Policy
17.411 Globalization, Migration, and International Relations
17.42 Causes and Prevention of War
17.50 Introduction to Comparative Politics
17.507 Democratization and Democratic Breakdown
17.523 Ethnicity and Race in World Politics
17.534 Domestic Politics of Western Europe
17.543 Japanese Politics and Society
17.544 Comparative Politics and China
17.545 Political Change in South Asia
17.547 The Rise of China
17.55J Introduction to Latin American Studies
17.551 Political Economy of Chinese Reform
17.559 Comparative Security and Sustainability
17.57J Soviet Politics and Society 1917 to 1991
17.905 Political Economy of Development in Mexico
17.905-17.911 European Politics
17.921 Independent International Research Project
21F.076 Globalization: The Good, the Bad and the In–Between
21H.150J Introduction to Asia American Studies
21H.306 The Emergence of Europe 500-1300
21H.311 The Renaissance 1300-1600
21H.320 Europe in the 20th Century
21H.342 The Royal Family
21H.346 The French Revolution and Napoleonic France
21H.411 History of Western Modern Thought 500 — 1300
21H.416 Medieval Economic History in Comparative Perspective
21H.418 Erasmus to E-Mail: Technologies of the World, 1450-2000
21H.433 The Age of Reason: Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries
21H.441 Revolutionary Europe, 1789-1989
21H.443 European Imperialism in the 19 th and 20 th Centuries
21H.447 Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
21H.466 Imperial and Revolutionary Russia: Culture and Politics
21H.467 Soviet Politics and Society, 1917-1991
21H.504 East Asia and the World: 1500-2000
21H.521 Ancient Japan and the Courtly Society
21H.522 Japan and the Age of the Samurai: History and Film
21H.523 Emergence of the Modern Japanese State, 1800-1952
21H.546 World War II in Asia: Film, Fantasy, Fact
21H.560 Smashing the Iron Rice Bowl: Chinese East Asia
21H.571 The Making of Modern South Asia, 2500BCE-200CE
21H.573 Religion and Politics in Modern South Asia
21H.575J Women in South Asia 1800 to Present
21H. 577J Re-Casting the Past: Film, Fiction, and the History in India, 1905-2005
21H.580 From the Silk Road to the Great Game; China, Russia, and Central Asia
21H.601 Islam, the Middle East, and the West
21H.615 The Middle East in the Twentieth Century
21H.621 Nation, Faith, and Gender in the Modern Middle East
21H.631 Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
21H.705 Introduction to the History of Modern Africa
21H.802 Latin America: Revolution, Dictatorship, and Democracy, 1914 to Present
21H.912 The World Since 1492
21H.914 Jewish History from Biblical to Modern Times
21H.917 Visualizing Cultures
SP.721J D-Lab: Development
SP.722J D-Lab: Design
SP.723 D-Lab: Dissemination — Implementing — Innovations for the Common Good
Area III: International Experience
Students will take one or two subjects from this area and choose those subjects in consultation with the Minor Advisor. These subjects prepare, accompany, and offer reflection on the international work or study experience. Following is a suggested list of offerings that fall within Area III. Other subjects may be included if the Minor Advisor deems it appropriate.
Preparatory: 21F.019 Communicating Across Cultures
Research projects during stay abroad: 17.921J/21F.099
Independent International Research Project (at least 9 units)
Re-entry subject: 17.199J/21.F098 Working in the Global Economy
