2005/2006 Undergraduate Catalog

Core Competencies

COMS 100. Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3).

ENGL 103. Rhetoric and Composition I (3).

ENGL 104. Rhetoric and Composition II (3).

ENGL 105. Rhetoric and Composition (3).

MATH 101. Core Competency in Mathematics (3).

MATH 155. Trigonometry and Elementary Functions (3).

MATH 201. Foundations of Elementary School Mathematics (3).

MATH 206. Introductory Discrete Mathematics (3).

MATH 210. Finite Mathematics (3).

MATH 211. Calculus for Business and Social Science (3).

MATH 229. Calculus I (4).

General Education Course Titles

Humanities and the Arts (9-12)

Students must earn from 9 to 12 semester hours in the humanities and the arts area with at least one course taken in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and at least one course taken in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, with no more than 6 semester hours taken in any one department.

Courses from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

ANTH 102. The Rise of Civilization (3).

COMS 220. Rhetoric and Public Issues (3).

COMS 230. Rhetoric and the Media (3).

COMS 240. Rhetoric of Interpersonal Communication (3).

COMS 356. Critical Interpretation of Film/Television (3).

COMS 410. Communication and Gender (3).

ENGL 110. Experience of Fiction (3).

ENGL 115. Masterpieces of British Literature (3).

ENGL 116. Masterpieces of American Literature (3).

ENGL 310. Literary Classics (3).

ENGL 315. Shakespeare (3).

FLCL 271. Classical Mythology (3).

FLFR 371. Masterpieces of French Literature in Translation (3).

FLIT 272. The Italian Renaissance (3).

FLRU 261. Russian Culture and Literature (3).

HIST 110. Western Civilization to 1500 (3).

HIST 111. Western Civilization: 1500-1815 (3).

HIST 112. Western Civilization since 1815 (3).

HIST 140. Asia to 1500 (3).

HIST 141. Asia since 1500 (3).

HIST 171. The World since 1500 (3).

HIST 260. American History to 1865 (3).

HIST 261. American History since 1865 (3).

HIST 377. American Environmental History (3).

PHIL 101. Introduction to Philosophy (3).

PHIL 105. Critical Reasoning (3).

PHIL 170. World Religions (3).

PHIL 231. Contemporary Moral Issues (3).

PHIL 342. Philosophy of the Arts (3).

PHIL 361. Social and Political Philosophy (3).

PHIL 370. Philosophy of Religion (3).

Courses from the College of Visual and Performing Arts

ARTH 282. Introduction to the Visual Arts (3).

ARTH 291. Art History Survey I: to 1150 (3).

ARTH 292. Art History Survey II: 1150-1700 (3).

ARTH 293. Art History Survey III: from 1700 (3).

ARTH 294. Art History Survey IV: Arts of the East (3).

ARTH 378. Indian and Southeast Asian Art (3).

ARTH 385. Pre-Columbian Art (3).

ARTH 388B. Ancient Art II: Classical Art (3).

ARTH 395. 19th Century Art (3).

ARTH 396. Italian High Renaissance Art (3).

MUSC 220. Introduction to Music (3).

THEA 203. Introduction to Theatre (3).

TH-D 222. Dance and the Fine Arts (3).

Social Sciences (6-9)

Students must earn from 6 to 9 semester hours in the social sciences area with no more than 6 semester hours taken in any one department.

ANTH 120. Anthropology and Human Diversity (3).

ANTH 210. Exploring Archaeology (3).

ANTH 220. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3).

ANTH 230. Anthropology of Language (3).

ECON 160. Contemporary Economic Issues (3).

ECON 260. Principles of Microeconomics (3).

ECON 261. Principles of Macroeconomics (3).

FCNS 230. Child Development (3).

GEOG 202. World Regional Geography (3).

GEOG 204. Geography of Economic Activities (3).

GEOG 253. Environment and Society (3).

HIST 381. Colonial Latin America (3).

HIST 382. Modern Latin America (3).

POLS 100. American Government and Politics (3).

POLS 150. Democracy in America (3).

POLS 220. Introduction to Public Policy (3).

POLS 260. Foreign and Comparative Politics (3).

PSYC 102. Introduction to Psychology (3).

PSYC 225. Lifespan Development: Childhood through Adulthood (3).

SOCI 170. Introduction to Sociology (3).

SOCI 250. Contemporary Social Institutions (3).

SOCI 260. Introduction to Social Psychology (3).

SOCI 270. Social Problems (3).

Interdisciplinary Studies (3-6)

Students must earn from 3 to 6 semester hours from the following courses.

AHP 201. Social and Individual Patterns of Drug Use (3).

AHP 206. Contemporary Health Concepts (3).

AHP 295. Ecology of Health (3).

ANTH 101. Human Origins (3).

ARTH 288. Modern Art and Film (3).

BIOS 101. Plant Products and Human Affairs (3).

COMD 200. Disability in Society (3).

EPFE 201. Education as an Agent for Change (3).

FCNS 207. The Consumer (3).

FCNS 280. Human Development, the Family, and Society (3).

FCNS 406. Global Food and Nutrition Issues (3).

HIST 323. History of Science to Newton (3).

IDSP 200. Racism in American Culture and Society (3).

IDSP 211. Educating for Cultural Sensitivity (3).

IDSP 219. Introduction to African Studies (3).

IDSP 225. Introduction to Medieval Society and Culture (3).

ILAS 225. Southeast Asia: Crossroads of the World (3).

ILAS 261. Language, Mind, and Thought (3).

JOUR 150. Introduction to Mass Communication (3).

KNPE 100. Scientific Basis of Human Activity (3).

KNPE 111. Sport: Culture and Society (3).

MEE 200. Energy and the Environment (3).

PHIL 352. Philosophy of Science (3).

PSYC 245. Thinking (3).

TECH 294. Technology and Cultural Relevance (3) - Tech Department majors may only take this course as a departmental elective if allowed, and not to fulfill the interdisciplinary requirement.

WOMS 230. Women in Contemporary America (3).

WOMS 235. Women Across Cultures and Centuries (3).