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GE 01- 03 Catalog Courses



AREA A:  COMMUNICATION

Area A1

Expository Writing 

ENGL 133

Writing: Exposition for ESL Students 

ENGL 134

Writing: Exposition

Area A2

Oral Communication

SCOM 101

Public Speaking

SCOM 102

Principles of Speech Communication

Area A3

Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing 

ENGL 145

Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing

ENGL 148

Reasoning, Argumentation, and Technical Writing

ENGL 149

Technical Writing for Engineers (for ABET Engineering students only)

HNRS 145

Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing

HNRS 148

Reasoning, Argumentation, and Technical Writing

HNRS 149

Technical Writing for Engineers (for ABET Engineering students only)

PHIL 126

Logic and Argumentative Writing

SCOM 126

Argument & Advocacy

SCOM 145

Reasoning, Argumentation and Writing

AREA B: SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

Area B1

Mathematics/Statistics

HNRS 141

Calculus I

HNRS 142

Calculus II

HNRS 143

Calculus III

MATH 112

The Nature of Modern Mathematics

MATH 117

Pre-Calculus Algebra II

MATH 118

Pre-Calculus Algebra

MATH 119

Pre-Calculus Trigonometry

MATH 120

Pre-Calculus Algebra & Trigonometry (5)

MATH 141

Calculus I

MATH 142

Calculus II

MATH 143

Calculus III

MATH 161

Calculus for the Life Sciences I

MATH 162

Calculus for the Life Sciences II

MATH 221

Calculus for Business and Economics

STAT 130

Introduction to Statistical Reasoning

STAT 217

Applied Statistics for the Liberal Arts

STAT 218

Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences

STAT 221

Introduction to Probability and Statistics

STAT 251

Statistical Inference for Management I (5)

STAT 252

Statistical Inference for Management II (5)

STAT 313

Applied Experimental Design and Regression Models

Area B2

Life Science 

ANT 250

Biological Anthropology

BIO 111

General Biology (B2&B4)

BIO 113

Animal Diversity and Ecology (B2&B4)

BIO 114

Plant Diversity and Ecology (B2&B4)

BIO 115

Animal/Human Structure and Function (B2&B4)

BIO 151

Introduction to Biology (5) (B2&B4)

BIO 227

Wildlife Conservation Biology

BOT 121

General Botany (B2&B4)

MCRO 221

Survey of Microbiology (B2&B4)

MCRO 224

General Microbiology I (5) (B2&B4)

Area B2

Recommended Life Science for students following Engineering GE:

BIO 213 & ENGR/ BRAE 213

Life Science for Engineers (2)
Bioengineering Fundamentals (2)
Concurrent enrollment in BIO 213 and ENG 213/BRAE 213 req.

B3

Physical Science 

ASTR 101

Introduction to the Solar System

ASTR 102

Introduction to Stars & Galaxies

CHEM 110

World of Chemistry (B3&B4)

CHEM 111

Survey of Chemistry (B3&B4)

CHEM 124

General Chemistry for the Engineering Disciplines (B3&B4)

CHEM 125

General Chemistry for the Engineering Disciplines (B3&B4)

CHEM 127

General Chemistry (B3&B4)

GEOL 102

Introduction to Geology

GEOL 205

Earthquakes

HNRS 131

General Physics (B3&B4)

PHYS 104

Introductory Physics

PHYS 121

College Physics (B3&B4)

PHYS 131

General Physics (B3&B4)

PHYS 132

General Physics (B3&B4)

PHYS 133

General Physics (B3&B4)

PSC 101

The Physical Environment: Matter and Energy (B3&B4)

PSC 103

The Physical Environment: Earth and the Universe

B4

(B4 = lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course)

B5 Elective

(GE credit option for CLA students only)

BIO 112

Conservation Biology & Environmental Science

BIO 302

Human Genetics

FNR 319

Natural Resource Ecology, Theories and Applications

FSN 210

Nutrition

GEOL 203

Fossils and the History of Life

PSC 201

Introduction to Physical Oceanography

PSY 340

Biopsychology

SS 121

Soil Science

B6

Upper-Division Area B (ABET Engineering Programs)

CSC 341

Numerical Engineering Analysis

GEOL 305

Fundamentals of Seismology

MATH 317

Topics in Engineering Mathematics

MATH 318

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

STAT 312

Statistical Methods for Engineers

STAT 321

Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists

AREA C: ARTS AND HUMANITIES

C1

Literature

ENGL 230

Masterworks of British Literature Through the Eighteenth Century

ENGL 231

Masterworks of British Literature from the Late 18th Century to the Present

ENGL 240

The American Tradition in Literature

ENGL 251

Great Books I: The Ancient & Classical World: From Myth to Legend

ENGL 252

Great Books II: The Emergence of Europe: From Faith to Doubt

ENGL 253

Great Books III: The Age of Revolution: From Ideology to Anxiety

FR 233

Critical Readings in French Literature

GER 233

Critical Reading in German Literature

HNRS 251

Great Books I: The Ancient and Classical World, From Myth to Reason

SPAN 233

Introduction to Hispanic Readings

C2

Philosophy

PHIL 230

Philosophical Classics: Metaphysics and Epistemology

PHIL 231

Philosophical Classics: Social and Political Philosophy

C3

Fine and Performing Arts 

ARCH 217

History of Architecture

ARCH 218

History of Architecture

ARCH 219

History of Architecture

ART 101

Fundamentals of Drawing

ART 111

Introduction to Art

ART 112

Survey of Western Art

ART 148

Sculpture

DANC 221

Dance Appreciation

MU 101

Introduction to Music Theory

MU 120

Music Appreciation

MU 221

Jazz Styles (USCP)

MU 229

Music of the 60's: War and Peace (USCP)

SCOM 208

Performance of Literature

TH 210

Introduction to Theatre

TH 227

Theatre History: Classical

TH 228

Theatre History: 18th Century to Contemporary

C4

Upper-division elective 

ARCH 320

History of Asian Arch & the Built Environment

ART 314

The History of Photography

ART 318

Asian Art Topics: National, Religious & Intellectual Movements

DANC 311

Dance American Musical Theatre

DANC 321

Cultural Influences on Dance in America (USCP)

ENGL 330

British Literature in the Age of Belief: to 1485

ENGL 331

British Literature in the Age of Discovery: 1485-1600

ENGL 332

British Literature Age of Enlightenment: 1660-1798

ENGL 333

British Literature in the Age of Romanticism: 1798-1832

ENGL 334

British Literature in the Age of Industrialism: 1832-1914

ENGL 335

British Literature in the Age of Modernism: 1914-Present

ENGL 338

Introduction to Shakespeare: London

ENGL 339

Introduction to Shakespeare

ENGL 340

Literary Sources of the American Character: 1600-1865

ENGL 341

Literary Sources of the American Character: 1865-1914

ENGL 342

Literary Sources of the American Character: 1914-1956

ENGL 343

Multiple Voices of Contemporary American Literature: 1956 - Present

ENGL 345

Women Writers of the 20th Century (USCP)

ENGL 346

Ethnic American Literature (USCP)

ENGL 347

African American Literature (USCP)

ENGL 349

Gender Roles in Literature (USCP)

ENGL 350

Modern Novel

ENGL 351

Modern Poetry

ENGL 352

Modern Drama

ENGL 353

Drama in London

ENGL 354

Bible as Literature and in Literature and the Arts

ENGL 370

World Cinema

ENGL 371*

Film Styles and Genres (Rubric)

 

371 - *Subtitle: French New Wave

ENGL 372*

Film Directors (Rubric)

 

372 - *Subtitle: Stanley Kubrick
372 - *Subtitle: Films of Coppola and Scorsese
372 - *Subtitle: Films of David Lynch
372 -* Subtitle: Films of Alfred Hitchock

ENGL 380*

Literary Themes (Rubric)

 

380 - *Subtitle: Love, Sex and Romance in Contemporary American Poetry 5/24
380 - *Subtitle: Science Fiction
380 - *Subtitle: EXOLIT: Reading and Writing the Landscape
380 - *Subtitle: Asian-American Literature
380 - *Subtitle: American Writers at the Movies

ENGL 386

Creative Nonfiction

ENGL 387

Creative Writing: Fiction

ENGL 388

Creative Writing: Poetry

ES 300

Chicano/a Non-Fiction Literature (USCP)

ES 321

Native American Cultural Images (USCP)

ES 360

Ethnicity & the Land (FNR 360) (USCP)

FNR 360

Ethnicity and the Land (ES 360) (USCP)

FR 305*

Significant Writers in French (rubric)

 

305 - *Subtitle: French Novel
305 - *Subtitle: French Theatre
305 - *Subtitle: Medieval and Renaissance French Literature

GER 305*

Significant Writers in German (rubric)

 

305 - *Subtitle: German Heritage

GER 350*

German Literature-English Translation (rubric)

 

350 - *Subtitle: German Heritage

HNRS X304

Values and Technology 

HNRS X320

Values, Media and Culture

HUM 303

Values and Technology

HUM 310*

World Cultures (rubric)

 

310 - *Subtitle: Culture of China
310 - *Subtitle: Culture of France
310 - *Subtitle: Culture of Germany
310 - *Subtitle: Culture of Japan
310 - *Subtitle: Culture of India
310 - *Subtitle: Cultures of Italy
310 - *Subtitle: Latin American Culture
310 - *Subtitle: Cultures of Mexico
310 - *Subtitle: Culture of Spain

HUM 312

Chicano/a Culture

HUM 320

Values, Media, Culture

HUM 340

The Content of Our Character

MU 324*

Music and Society (rubric)

 

324 -*Subtitle: IVES (Composers)
324 -*Subtitle: Piano
324 -*Subtitle: History of Musical Theatre
324 -*Subtitle: World Music

MU 328

Women in Music

PHIL 311

Greek Philosophy

PHIL 312

Medieval Philosophy

PHIL 313

Continental Philosophy: Descartes to Leibniz

PHIL 314

British Philosophy: Bacon to Mill

PHIL 315

German Philosophy: Kant to Nietzsche

PHIL 316

Contemporary European Philosophy

PHIL 317

Contemporary British & American Phil

PHIL 320

Asian Philosophy

PHIL 321

Philosophy of Science

PHIL 331

Ethics

PHIL 332

History of Ethics

PHIL 333

Political Philosophy

PHIL 334

Philosophy of Law

PHIL 335

Social Ethics (USCP)

PHIL 337

Business Ethics

PHIL 338

Ethics and Education

PHIL 339

Biomedical Ethics

PHIL 340

Environmental Ethics

PHIL 342

Philosophy of Religion

PHIL 350

Aesthetics

RELS 304

Judaism

RELS 305

Christian Origins

RELS 306

Hinduism

RELS 307

Buddhism

RELS 336

Religion, Gender and Society (USCP)

SPAN 305*

Significant Writers in Spanish (Rubric)

 

305- *Subtitle: Latin American Novel
305- *Subtitle: Latin American Poetry in the Twentieth Century
305- *Subtitle: Latin American Short Story
305- *Subtitle: Mexican Literature
305- *Subtitle:Mexican Women Writers
305- *Subtitle: Spanish Language Cinema
305- *Subtitle: Spanish Literature to 1700
305- *Subtitle: Spanish Theatre

SPAN 340

Chicano/a Authors

SPAN 350*

Hispanic Literature in English Translation (Rubric)