D5:  Upper Division Educational Objectives

EO 1  apply knowledge and understanding acquired in lower-division coursework in the area to the advanced study of a subject or to new, but related, areas of inquiry;

EO 2  respond in depth to the kinds of issues approached in lower-division study in the area;

EO 3  appreciate the implications of knowledge in a focused area of study;

EO 4  appreciate the way in which relationships between one area of study and another provide perspective on knowledge.

Upper-division Courses in D5 must meet EACH  of the following criteria:
The course proposal and expanded course outline must clearly indicate that the course is at the 300 level and has two or more prerequisites from the Area D/E foundation courses. (Although some courses may require specific prerequisites, most courses should require only the completion of coursework in two or more of the four sub-areas.) The course proposal and expanded course outline should also clearly indicate how the course:

D5:  Upper-Division Criteria

CR 1  draws upon and utilizes the perspective of one or more of the multiple fields in the social and behavioral sciences and human life development;

CR 2  makes an explicit connection between the perspectives of two or more of the Foundation Courses in Area D/E;

CR 3  serves as a Writing Intensive course in GE.

In addition, upper-division courses should, where appropriate, should:

CR 4  include consideration, both past and present, of the social, economic, political, legal, and commercial institutions and behavior that are inextricably interwoven in either the US or international contexts;

CR 5  cover the social, political, legal, and economic forces that influence the creation, development, evolution, and implementation of practical public policies in the American or international contexts;

CR 6  examine the psychological, physiological, and social influences on the development of the self that influence and determine the quality of one's life as related to one's environment.