Course Requirements
DISCLAIMER: The following information is based on the NEW program passed by the University Faculty Senate on April 12, 2004. Students who are enrolled in the previous program may petition the Registrar's Office to change to the new program, if they wish. All new students will follow the program as described below. Students should view the official course catalog and consult with an advisor when making decisions about Liberal Arts Core courses.
Summary:
Category 1: Core Competencies 12 hours
Category 2: Civilizations and Cultures 9 hours
Category 3: Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Religion 6 hours
Category 4: Natural Science and Technology 7 hours
Category 5: Social Science 9 hours
Category 6: Capstone Experience 2 hours
Total Program Minimum 45 hours*
Category 1. Core Competencies 12 hours*
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.
A. Reading and Writing (3 hours required)
620:005 College Writing and Research, 3 hours
620:015 Craft of Writing, 3 hours
620:034 Critical Writing About Literature, 3 hours
B. Speaking and Listening (3 hours required)
48C:001 Oral Communication, 3 hours
C. Quantitative Techniques and Understanding (3 hours required)*
800:023 Mathematics in Decision Making, 3 hours
800:060 Calculus I, 4 hours
800:064 Elementary Probability and Statistics for Bioinformatics, 3
hours
800:072 Introduction to Statistical Methods, 3 hours
800:092 Introduction to Mathematical Modeling, 3 hours
810:025 Computational Modeling and Simulation, 3 hours
*Elementary Education students may meet the category 1C requirement by completing 800:031.
D. Personal Wellness (3 hours required)
440:010 Personal Wellness, 3 hours
Category 2. Civilizations and Cultures 9 hours
A. Humanities (6 hours required)
680:021 Humanities I: The Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Worlds, 3 hrs
680:022 Humanities II: The Renaissance, Reformation, and
Enlightenment, 3 hrs
680:023 Humanities III: The Age of Revolution to the Present, 3 hrs
B. Non-Western Cultures (3 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.
680:121 Russia/Soviet Union, 3 hours
680:122 Japan, 3 hours
680:123 Latin America, 3 hours
680:124 China, 3 hours
680:125 India, 3 hours
680:127 Middle East, 3 hours
680:128 Africa, 3 hours
680:132/990:132 Native North America, 3 hours
680:137/990:137 Native Central and South America, 3 hours
*780:120 may substitute for the non-Western Cultures requirement, 3
hours
Category 3. Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Religion 6 hours
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.
A. Fine Arts (3 hours required)*
420:034 Survey of Dance History, 3 hours
490:002 The Theatrical Arts and Society, 3 hours
520:020 Our Musical Heritage, 3 hours
520:030 Music of Our Time, 3 hours
600:002 Visual Inventions, 3 hours
600:004 Visual Perceptions, 3 hours
*590:011 may substitute for the Fine Arts requirement for all music majors, 3 hours
B. Literature, Philosophy, or Religion (3 hours required)
620:031 Introduction to Literature, 3 hours
640:024 Religions of the World, 3 hours
650:021 Philosophy: The Art of Thinking, 3 hours
720:031 Introduction to Francophone Literature in Translation, 3 hours
740:031 Introduction to German Literature in Translation, 3 hours
770:031 Introduction to Russian Literature in Translation, 3 hours
790:031 Introduction to Portuguese and Hispanic Literatures in Translation, 3 hours
Category 4. Natural Science and Technology 7 hours
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.)
A. Life Sciences (3 or 4 hours required)
For all courses listed under Life Sciences and Physical Sciences, with the exception of 990:010, a student must have satisfied University entrance requirements in English and Mathematics. (College of Natural Science majors and Health Promotion Major/Science Intensive: Environmental Health Options students may meet the Life Sciences requirement by completing 840:051 or 840:052.)
820:032* Inquiry into Life Science, 4 hours
840:012 Life: The Natural World, 3 hours
840:013* Life: The Natural World - Lab, 1 hour
840:014 Life: Continuity and Change, 3 hours
840:015* Life: Continuing and Change - Lab, 1 hour
990:010 Human Origins, 3 hours
*Lab course
B. Physical Sciences (3 or 4 hours required)
For all courses listed under Life Sciences and Physical Sciences, with the exception of 990:010, a student must have satisfied University entrance requirements in English and Mathematics. (College of Natural Sciences majors may meet the Physical Sciences requirement by completing 860:044, 860:070, 880:054, or 880:130.) Health Promotion Major/Science Intensive: Environmental Health Option students may met the Physical Sciences requirement by completing 860:044, 860:048, or 860:070.
820:031* Inquiry into Physical Science, 4 hours
820:033* Inquiry into Earth Science, 4 hours
860:010** Principles of Chemistry, 3-4 hours
860:011 Molecules and Life, 3 hours
870:010** Astronomy, 3-4 hours
870:021 Elements of Weather, 3 hours
870:031* Introduction to Geology, 4 hours
880:011* Conceptual Physics, 4 hours
880:012 Physics in Everyday Life, 3 hours
970:026** Physical Geography, 3-4 hours
* Lab Course
** Lab Course if 4-hour option elected
Category 5. Social Science 9 hours
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.
Required: one course from group A, one course from group B, and one course from group A, B, or C. (Students cannot count both 970:010 and 970:040 toward the Liberal Arts Core.)
A. Group A Sociocultural and Historical Perspectives
900:023 American Civilization, 3 hours
970:010 Human Geography, 3 hours
970:040 World Geography, 3 hours
980:001 Introduction to Sociology, 3 hours
990:011 Culture, Nature, and Society, 3 hours
B. Group B Individual and Institutional Perspectives
31F:010 Human Identity and Relationships, 3 hours
400:001 Introduction to Psychology, 3 hours
920:024* Introduction to Economics, 3 hours
942:014 Introduction to American Politics, 3 hours
943:024 International Relations, 3 hours
*Satisfactory completion of both 920:053 and 920:054 by all non-business majors and Business Teaching majors, through UNI or transfer, may substitute for 920:024.)
C. Group C Topical Perspectives
450:041/900:041 Social Welfare: A World View, 3 hours
450:045/900:045/980:045 American Racial & Ethnic Minorities, 3 hours
900:020 Women, Men, and Society, 3 hours
900:080 Conflict and Social Reconstruction, 3 hours
900:090 Children and Youth: Issues and Controversies, 3 hours
940:020 Contemporary Political Problems, 3 hours
980:060 Social Problems, 3 hours
Category 6. Capstone Experience 2 hours
(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.
CAP:121 Creativity and the Evolution of Culture, 3 hours
CAP:122 Building Communities: Developing Intentional Family Spaces, 3hours
CAP:124 Democracies, 3 hours
CAP:125 Globalization, Cultural Pluralism, and International Security, 3 hours
CAP:128 Greece: From the "Cradle of Democracy" to Today, 3hours
CAP:129 Being National, 3 hours
CAP:130 Science and Pseudoscience: Critiquing the World Around You, 3 hours
CAP:131 Analysis of Social Issues, 3 hours
CAP:132 Medicine, Morality, and Society, 3 hours
CAP:134 Back to the Valley: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 21st
Century, 3 hours
CAP:159 Communication Disorders and Society, 3 hours
CAP:159 Leadership and Professional and Civic Competencies, 2 hours
CAP:159 Lies and Lying in Personal and Public Life, 3 hours
CAP:159 Local Issues: Advocacy and Civil Engagement, 3 hours
CAP:159 Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genocide: Case Studies, 3 hours
CAP:159 Prehistory of Environmental Impact, 3 hours
CAP:159 Sacred Space, 3 hours
CAP:159 The Washington Center Internship Program, 3 hours
CAP:159 The Water Planet, 3 hours
100:155/CAP:155 Socio-Economic Reality of Central America, 2 hours
230:186 Studies in Cultures and Languages in Kazakhstan, 3 hours
330:102/CAP:102 Living in our Techno-social World, 3 hours
410:160/CAP:160 Community and Public Health, 3 hours
48C:128/CAP:128 Ethics in Communication, 3 hours
490:106/CAP:106 Theatre in Education, 3 hours
620:187/CAP:187 Blues and Jazz in African American Film and Literature, 3 hours
640:173/650:173/CAP:173 Bio-Medical Ethics, 3 hours
640:194/650:194/CAP:194 Perspectives on Death and Dying, 3 hours
740:148/CAP:148 The Holocaust in Literature and Film, 3 hours
820:140 Environment, Technology, and Society, 2 hours
820:150 Science, Mathematics, and Technology in the
Americas, 3 hours
840:110/CAP:110 Obesity and Diabetes: Science, Sociology and Economics,
2 hours
TOTAL 45 HOURS
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES
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Liberal Arts Core courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both the Liberal Arts Core
program and the major, minor, and program emphasis.
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Departments offering a liberal arts core course may preclude their major or minor students from
taking that particular course to satisfy the requirements for the liberal arts core, the major, or the
minor.
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Liberal Arts Core requirements can be met through CLEP examinations, departmental
examinations and the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board.
CLEP examinations do not include the mandatory laboratory course requirement. A student who
receives CLEP credit in both the physical and biological sciences shall be considered to have
fulfilled the laboratory requirement.
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No Liberal Arts Core course may be taken for graduate credit.
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No Liberal Arts Core course may have a non-Liberal Arts Core course as a prerequisite.
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All courses taken to meet liberal arts core requirements must be taken for graded credit.
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The Liberal Arts Core program requirements apply to all undergraduate degree programs.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Courses numbered 000-099 are open primarily to freshmen and sophomores. Courses numbered 100-199 are open primarily to juniors and seniors.
*620:005 recommended for students with ACT English and Reading scores of 18-26;
620:015 has prerequisite of combined ACT English and Reading scores of 54 or higher;
620:034 recommended for English majors and minors with prerequisite of ACT English and Reading scores of 54 or higher.
**For students admitted to UNI prior to Fall 1994, the Speech and Listening course included in the Communication Essentials category is not required.
***Students with Math ACT scores that are 26 or higher will be placed in 800:072 or 800:092 as follows:
Those with four years of college prep math with a grade of B or higher in the senior-level course will be placed in the highest math course, 800:092 Introduction to Mathematical Modeling.
Those not satisfying these criteria will be placed in 800:072 Introduction to Statistical Methods.
Liberal Arts Core courses included in major or minor program requirements are distinguished by italics. |
