Requirements
Category 1: Core Competencies
12 hours required
Courses in written and oral communication enhance students' abilities to read and listen critically and to write and speak effectively by attention to how the gathering, analyzing, and presenting of evidence and conclusions can be designed for specific purposes and audiences. Courses in quantitative techniques enhance students' abilities to use quantitative data effectively and to apply relevant mathematical and statistical concepts and methods to diverse problems and situations. Personal wellness promotes the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills and attitudes necessary for implementing positive health-related decisions. (Students should complete 1A, 1B and 1C in their first year)
- 1A. Reading and Writing (3 hours required)
COURSE TITLE CREDITS ENGLISH 1005 College Writing and Research 3 ENGLISH 2015 Craft of Academic Writing 3 ENGLISH 2120 Critical Writing About Literature 3 UNIV 1000 and UNIV 1010 First-Year Cornerstone: Integrated Communication I and II 6 (satisfies both 1A and 1B) - 1B. Speaking & Listening (3 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS COMM 1000 Oral Communication 3 UNIV 1000 and UNIV 1010 First-Year Cornerstone: Integrated Communication I and II 6 (satisfies both 1A and 1B) - 1C. Quantitative Techniques and Understanding (3 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS CS 1025 Modern Tools for Exploring Data 3 MATH 1100 Mathematics in Decision Making 3 MATH 1420 Calculus I 4 STAT 1772 Introduction to Statistical Methods 3 STAT 1774 Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences 3 - 1D. Dimensions of Wellbeing (2-3 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS KAHHS 1020 Dimensions of Wellbeing Lecture 1 KAHHS 1030 Dimensions of Wellbeing Lab 1
Category 2: Civilizations and Cultures
9 hours required
Courses in this category promote an understanding of Western and Non-Western cultures and civilizations from ancient times to the present through historical accounts, literatures, philosophies, religions, and fine arts. Using methods of critical inquiry, students explore aspects of human nature, the shaping of thoughts and values, and their interrelations.
- 2A. Humanities (6 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS HUM 1021 Humanities I: The Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Worlds 3 HUM 1022 Humanities II: The Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment 3 HUM 1023 Humanities III: The Age of Revolution to the Present 3 - 2B. Non-Western Cultures (3 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS HUM 3121 Russia/Soviet Union 3 HUM 3122 Japan 3 HUM 3123 Latin America 3 HUM 3124 China 3 HUM 3125 India 3 HUM 3127 Middle East 3 HUM 3128 Africa 3 HUM 3132/ANTH 3132 Native North America 3 HUM 3137/ANTH 3137 Native Central and South America 3
Category 3: Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Religion
6 hours required
Courses in this category explore diverse forms of human expression and enhance understanding of how religious, philosophical, literary, and aesthetic ideas and experiences shape and reflect cultures and common patterns of human life. Students will develop knowledge of the complex interplay of culture, history, and human experience through critical examination of ideas and beliefs, rituals and symbols, moral codes and social values, story and poetry, visual art, music theater, and dance.
- 3A. Fine Arts (3 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS ART 1002 Visual Inventions 3 ARTHIST 1004 Visual Perceptions 3 MUSIC 1000 Soundscapes: Music in Culture 3 PEMES 2034 Survey of Dance History 3 THEATRE 1002 The Theatrical Arts and Society 3 - 3B. Literature, Philosophy, and Religion (3 hours required)
3B. Literature, Philosophy, and Religion (3 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS ENGLISH 1120 Literature: (topic) 3 GER 1120 Introduction to German Literature in Translation 3 PHIL 1020 Philosophy: The Art of Thinking 3 RELS 1020 Religions of the World 3
Category 4: Natural Science and Technology
7 hours required
Courses in natural science promote an understanding of science as a human process that investigates matter and energy acting within complex organic and inorganic systems. Fundamental principles of both physical and life sciences are included. A capstone course demonstrates the relationships among science, technology, society, and the natural environment. (Students are required to take a course with a scheduled laboratory from either Life Sciences or Physical Sciences or another laboratory course offered by the College of Natural Sciences. Only 6 hours are required for students who meet the Liberal Arts Core laboratory requirement with a course other than one listed in Life or Physical Sciences.)
- 4A. Life Sciences (3 or 4 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS ANTH 1001 Human Origins 3 BIOL 1012 Life: The Natural World 3 BIOL 1013 Life: The Natural World (lab) 1 BIOL 1014 Life: Continuity and Change 3 BIOL 1015 Life: Continuity and Change (lab) 1 - 4B. Physical Sciences (3 or 4 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS CHEM 1010 Principles of Chemistry (w/lab) 4 CHEM 1011 Molecules and Life 3 EARTHSCI 1100 Astronomy (lab course if 4-hour option elected) 3 or 4 EARTHSCI 1110 Astronomy Laboratory 1 EARTHSCI 1200 Elements of Weather 3 EARTHSCI 1210 Elements of Weather Laboratory 1 EARTHSCI 1300 Introduction to Geology 4 GEOG 1210 Physical Geography 3 GEOG 1211 Physical Geography Laboratory 1 PHYSICS 1000 Physics in Everyday Life 3 PHYSICS 1400 Conceptual Physics 4 TECH 1015 Introduction to Sustainability 3
Category 5: Social Science
9 hours required
Courses in this category introduce students to the description and analysis of human behavior from different perspectives, ranging from the societal and cultural to the institutional, individual, and topical viewpoints. Students are exposed to the diversity of sociocultural systems created by human beings during their evolutionary development, and examine the manner in which behavior is influenced by environmental, sociocultural, psychological, and historical processes. 2016 Program Requirement: one course from group A, one course from group B, and one course from group C.
- 5A. Sociocultural and Historical Perspectives (3 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS ANTH 1002 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 GEOG 1120 Human Geography 3 HISUS 1023 History of the United States 3 SOC 1000 Introduction to Sociology 3 WGS 1040 Women's and Gender Studies: Introduction 3 - 5B. Individual and Institutional Perspectives (3 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS ECON 1031 Introduction to Economics 3 FAM SERV 1010 Human Identity and Relationships 3 POL AMER 1014 Introduction to American Politics 3 PSYCH 1001 Introduction to Psychology 3 - 5C. Diversity and Global Issues (3 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS EDPSYCH 2030 Dynamics of Human Development 3 GEOG 1110 World Geography 3 POL GEN 1020 Contemporary Political Problems 3 POL INTL 1024 International Relations 3 SOC 1060 Social Problems 3 SOC SCI 1020 Women, Men, and Society 3 SW 1041/SOC SCI 1041 Social Welfare: A World View 3 SW 2045/SOC SCI 1045 American Racial and Ethnic Minorities 3
Category 6: Capstone Experience
2 hours required, Prerequisite: junior or senior standing
Capstone courses provide opportunities for students to synthesize the diverse realms of thought they have studied and to apply the intellectual proficiencies they have acquired. The emphasis is on cultivating life-long learning through linking theory and academic preparation to practical problem-solving activities in multidisciplinary seminars or community-based learning courses.
- 6. Capstone Courses (2 hours required)
COURSE TITLE HOURS CAP 3102/TECH 3102 Living in our Techno-Social World 3 CAP 3103 Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genocide: Case Studies 3 CAP 3105 Sacred Space 3 CAP 3016/THEATRE 3100 Theatre in Education 3 CAP 3121 Creativity and the Evolution of Culture 3 CAP 3123 Greece: From the "Cradle of Democracy" to Today 3 CAP 3124 Democracies 3 CAP 3125 Globalization, Cultural Pluralism and International Society 3 CAP 3128/COMM 4236 Ethics in Communication 3 CAP 3129 Being National 3 CAP 3130 Science and Pseudoscience: Critiquing the World Around You 3 CAP 3131 Analysis of Social Issues 3 CAP 3134 Back in the Valley: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 21st Century 3 CAP 3140 Environment, Technology, and Society 2 CAP 3144/ENGLISH 3144 Genocide in Writing and Film 3 CAP 3148/ENGLISH 3148 The Holocaust in Literature and Film 3 CAP 3151/SOC 3151 Money, Sex, and Power: Theories of Race, Class and Gender 3 CAP 3152/HPE 3650 Complimentary, Alternative, and Integrative Health 3 CAP 3154/BUSINESS 3154 Global Skills 2-3 CAP 3155/BUSINESS 3155 Socio-Economic Reality of Central America 2 CAP 3157/RELS 3157 Monsters, Vampires, and Religion: An Awesome Alliance 3 CAP 3158 The Water Planet 3 CAP 3160/HPE 3160 Community and Public Health 3 CAP 3162 Ireland: Literature, Culture, History 3 CAP 3165/GER 3334/TESOL 3565 Intercultural Perspectives 3 CAP 3173/PHIL 3510/RELS 3510 Bio-Medical Ethics 3 CAP 3187/ENGLISH 4577 Blues and Jazz in Africa America Film and Literature 3 CAP 3190 Idea of the University 3 CAP 3194/PHIL 3110/RELS 3110 Perspectives on Death and Dying 3 CAP 3550/TESOL 3550 Constructing Cross-Cultural Bridges 3