---Please Select--- ACC 1 A Language of Accounting ACC 2 Financial Accounting and Reporting AER 1 Aeronautics: The Science of Flight AES 1 Air Power and National Security ARC 1 Urban Issues of Public Welfare and Policy ART 1 Women, Art and Art History ART 2 Ceramics Studio ART 3 Metals Studio ART 4 Sculpture Studio ART 5 Three-Dimensional Art Studio ART 7 East Asian Art History ATH 1 Earth, Ecology, and Human Culture ATH 2 Museum Studies ATH 3 World Cultures BOT 1 Conservation and the Environment BOT 2 Molecular Processes: From Cells to Whole Plants BOT 3 Plant Ecology BOT 4 Plant Structure and Devolopment CHM 1 Chemistry of Environmental Measurements CHM 2 Chemistry of Life Processes CLS 1 Classical Civilization CLS 2 Classical Literature COM 1 Relational Communication and Development in Modern _Society COM 2 Rhetorical Theory and Application COM 3 Contexts of Mass Media CSA 2 Computer Systems CSA 3 Mathematical and Computer Modeling DSC 1 Quantitative Concepts for Managerial Decision Making DSC 2 Applied Business Statistics ECO 1 Economics of Labor Markets ECO 2 Markets, Institutions, and the Role of Government ECO 3 Business Cycles, Economic Welfare, and Macroeconomic _Policy ECO 4 Exchange, Growth, and Development in the Global _Economy ECO 5 Sustainable Systems ECO 6 Microeconomic Perspectives EDL 1 Cultural Studies and Public Life EGR 1 Automation and Society: A Paradigm for Understanding _and Applying Technology EGR 2 Modelling, Computer Graphics, and Design EGR 3 The Art and Science of Engineering Thinking: _A Design-Based Approach to Creative Problem-Solving ENG 1 Victorian Literature and Culture ENG 2 Women and Literature ENG 3 American Life and Culture Since World War II ENG 4 Popular Culture ENG 5 Language and Literacy ENG 6 Modernism ENG 7 The Romantic Era ENG 8 African American History and Literature

The Miami Plan for Liberal Education:
Descriptions of Thematic Sequences (ACC-ENG)

ACC 1 A Language of Accounting.

Develops in non-business majors an ability to read and understand general-purpose external financial statements and internal managerial accounting reports for businesses and not-for-profit organizations. As such financial data are widely disseminated across all contexts in our society, a knowledge of the language of accounting is useful in a professional career and personal life. The focus is on using and interpreting, rather than preparing, financial statements and internal accounting reports.

ACC 221 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3); and

ACC 222 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3); and

ACC 225 The Accounting Process (1); and

ACC 468 Accounting for Governmental Operations (2); and

ACC 469 Accounting for Non-Governmental Not-For-Profit Organizations (1)

Note: Not open to business majors or majors in the Department of Accountancy.

ACC 2 Financial Accounting and Reporting.

Develops in business majors as well as non-business majors an ability to read and understand general-purpose financial statements of businesses, ranging from large publicly traded corporations to small privately held companies. As such financial information is widely disseminated, an understanding of financial statements is useful in a professional career and personal life. The sequence progresses from an introductory level, which focuses on using and interpreting financial statements, through intermediate and advanced levels, which examine the impact of more complex transactions and events on financial statements.

ACC 221 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3); and

ACC 225 The Accounting Process (1); and

ACC 321 Intermediate Financial Accounting (3); and

ACC 422 Financial Accounting Research (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Accountancy.

AER 1 Aeronautics: The Science of Flight.

Provides both the non-science career minded student and those students who plan a career in science or engineering with a fundamental understanding of the design and operation of flight vehicles. Begins with the application of the concepts of mass, momentum, and energy to the solution of elementary problems typically encountered in aeronautics. The objective of the upper-level courses is to give students a greater comprehension of specific areas of aerodynamics and jet propulsion, allowing them to model aeronautical phenomena and illuminate possibilities for future progress in aeronautics.

AER 101 Introduction to Aeronautics (MPF) (3); and

AER 321 Aerodynamics (3); and

AER 422 Jet Propulsion (3)

Note: Not open to students in the Department of Physics.

AES 1 Air Power and National Security.

Provides students opportunity to examine critically the definitions of national security and how national security policies affect—and are affected by—the context of international politics. The sequence examines, in particular, how the United States Air Force plays a major role in formulating national security policies.

POL 271 International Politics (MPF) (4); and

AES 221, 222 The Development of Air Power (1, 1); and

POL 376 U.S. National Security Policy (3); and

AES 431 National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Political Science.

ARC 1 Urban Issues of Public Welfare and Policy.

Enhances theoretical knowledge and understanding of urban issues. Exposure to complexities of cultures, economics, demographics, politics, physical landscapes, and patterns of cities. Confronts you with the challenge of reconciling the complex, contradictory, and dialectic natures and discourses of human relationships expressed both through and amidst urban landscapes. Presents parallax of interdisciplinary integration as each discipline contributes a distinct perspective upon urban phenomena. Courses may be taken in any order; however, they must be from at least two departments and from departments other than your department of major.

ARC 405.H Social Structure in Urban Settlement and Habitation (3)

ARC 405.I Urban Issues of Housing (3)

ARC 427 The American City Since 1940 (3)

GEO 451 Urban and Regional Planning (3)

GEO 454 Urban Geography (3)

POL 364 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations (3)

POL 467 Public Budgeting (3)

Note: Open to all majors. Majors in the departments of Geography, Architecture, or Political Science must complete a minimum of nine hours of course work from departments other than their major.

ART 1 Women, Art and Art History.

Introduces the role of women as subjects as well as creators and patrons of art from antiquity to the present. Considers the role of women in the study of art and art history and in the creation of the "new art history."

ART 189 History of Western Dress(MPF) (3), or

ART 280 Art and Politics (MPF) (3); and
Two of the following:
ART 476 Origins of Art in Europe, Egypt, and the Ancient Near East (3)
ART 480.W Women in Medieval Art (3)
ART 480.X Women in Art: Renaissance to Modern (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Art.

ART 2 Ceramics Studio.

Explores and develops concepts, techniques, materials, methods, and critical aesthetic thinking as applied to the process of making utilitarian or sculptural ceramics. Ceramics as a nonverbal visual language is taught through research, production, viewing, interaction, and verbal critique with a focus on further development toward a significant personal expression at the 300 level. Prerequisite: ART 171 Visual Fundamentals 3-D (3), or ARC 101, 102 Environmental Design Studio (5, 5).

ART 261 Ceramics I (3); and

ART 361 Ceramics II (3); and

ART 362 Ceramics III (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Art.

ART 3 Metals Studio.

Explores and develops concepts, critical aesthetic thinking, methods, techniques, and materials as applied to the process of designing and making of jewelry, holloware, as well as functional and nonfunctional objects in non-precious and precious metals. Metals as a visual language is taught through research, interaction, production, and verbal critique with a focus on further development toward a more significant personal expression at the 300 level. Prerequisite: ART 171 Visual Fundamentals 3-D (3), or ARC 101, 102 Environmental Design Studio (5, 5).

ART 264 Introduction to Metals I (3); and

ART 364 Metals II (3); and

ART 365 Metals III (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Art.

ART 4 Sculpture Studio.

Explores concepts and develops critical aesthetic thinking, methods, techniques, and materials as applied to the process of making sculpture. Sculpture, as a visual language, is taught through viewing, research, interaction, production, and verbal critique with focus on further development toward significant personal expression at the 300 level. Prerequisite: ART 171 Visual Fundamentals 3-D (3), or ARC 101, 102 Environmental Design Studio (5, 5).

ART 271 Introduction to Sculpture I (3); and

ART 371 Sculpture II (3); and

ART 372 Sculpture III (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Art.

ART 5 Three-Dimensional Art Studio.

Explores and develops concepts, techniques, materials, methods, and critical aesthetic thinking as applied to the process of making three-dimensional objects. Three-dimensional art as a nonverbal language is taught through research, production, viewing, interaction, and verbal critique with a focus on further development toward a significant personal expression. Begins with the departmental core course then provides a broad experience of working in three disciplines: metals, ceramics, and sculpture. Prerequisite: ART 171 Visual Fundamentals 3-D (3), or ARC 101, 102 Environmental Design Studio (5, 5).

Courses made be taken any order:
ART 261 Ceramics I (3); and
ART 264 Metals I (3); and
ART 271 Sculpture I (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Art.

ART 7 East Asian Art History.

Explores the richness and complexity of East Asian culture through a study of Asian art. The first course provides an overview of the art of China, Korea, and Japan, and introduces the basic philosophies and historical movements that shaped the history of art. The second examines in detail the development of specific genres in Chinese painting and calligraphy, with particular attention paid to Chinese thought and social history. The third course demonstrates the influence of China in the development of Japanese painting and prints, and explores in depth both what is unique to Japan and the distinctive Japanese interpretation of outside influences.

ART 186 History of Asian Art: China, Korea, Japan (MPF) (3); and

ART 478 Chinese Painting History (3); and

ART 479 Japanese Painting and Prints (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Art.

ATH 1 Earth, Ecology, and Human Culture.

Examines some of the complex interrelationships of human culture with the earth. Because cultural assumptions have roots in religion, philosophy, politics, and economics, the sequence explores ways in which basic ideas in these fields influence our understanding of our relation to the earth, its biosphere, history, and resources.

PHL 376 Environmental Philosophy (4); and
Two from the following:
ATH 371 Anthropology of Parks and Protected Areas (3)
ATH 471 Ecological Anthropology (2)
GEO 271 Conservation of Natural Resources (3)
GEO 312 Earth History and Cultural Context (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Philosophy. Majors in anthropology or in the departments of Geography or Geology must select a minimum of nine hours outside their department of major.

ATH 2 Museum Studies.

Provides an understanding of museum functions, their cultural and historical context, cultural processes of granting significance and value to the tangible world, and opportunity to participate in solving problems and making decisions in museum work. Work with museum collections, conservation techniques, information management, interpretation, communication, and exhibition. With great diversity in museum responsibilities and activities, this sequence provides opportunity to apply knowledge within a practical context.

ATH 441 Museum Development, Philosophy, and
Social Context (3); and

ATH 444 Museum Collections Management and
Conservation (3); and

ATH 443 The Museum Exhibit (3)

Note: Not open to anthropology majors.

ATH 3 World Cultures.

Provides an appreciation of human cultural diversity and how anthropologists interpret that diversity in marriage and family patterns, political and economic organizations, and symbol systems. Acquaints you with various perspectives anthropologists use to understand human cultural variability. The final course allows you to pursue cultural diversity in one of the world's major culture areas or in the relations between culture and one specific aspect of life for all people, such as personality, environment, or cognition.

ATH 175 Peoples of the World (MPF) (3); and

ATH 231 Perspectives on Culture (3); and

ATH 303 Native American Culture (4), or
ATH 304 Contemporary Native America (3), or
ATH 305 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3), or
ATH 307 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East (3), or
ATH 322 The American Community (3), or
ATH 331 Social Anthropology (3), or
ATH/BWS 366 African Oral Traditions (3), or
ATH 465 Cognitive Anthropology (3), or
ATH 471 Ecological Anthropology (2)

Note: Not open to anthropology majors.

BOT 1 Conservation and the Environment.

Focuses on the challenge of reconciling increasing demands on resources with limitations on resource availability, and explores conservation as it pertains to the environment from a biological and social science perspective, including a historical overview. The first course, chosen from three options, is also a Foundation course in the biological science area. The third course focuses on applied problem solving.

BOT 131 Plants, Humanity, and Environment (MPF) (3), or
BOT 171 Ecology of North America (MPF) (3), or
ZOO 121 Environmental Biology (MPF) (3); and

GEO 271 Conservation of Natural Resources (3); and

IES 431, 531 Principles and Applications of
Environmental Science (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Geography. Majors in the Department of Botany must select ZOO 121 at the first level; majors in the Department of Zoology must select a botany course at the first level.

BOT 2 Molecular Processes: From Cells to Whole Plants.

A contemporary consideration of how plants work mechanistically. Combines molecular and subcellular structure and function with physical and chemical measurements of underlying genetic and physiological controls. Deals with establishment, replication, maintenance, coordination, and adaptive responses of plants at organizational levels ranging from molecules to whole plants.

BOT 191 General Botany (MPF) (4), or
BOT/MBI/ZOO 116 Biological Concepts: Structure, Function,
Cellular, and Molecular Biology (MPF) (4); and

BOT 203 Introduction ro Plant Cell and Molecular Biology (4); and

BOT/ZOO 342 Genetics (3), or
BOT 311 Fundamentals of Plant Physiology (4)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Botany. Majors in the Department of Zoology must take BOT 311 or BOT 342 at the third level.

BOT 3 Plant Ecology.

Provides an understanding of how plants interact with the environment, other plants, and other organisms. Included is study of the evolution of plant traits that are important in these interactions and factors that influence plant distributions at global and local scales. Several levels of organization are covered, including individuals, populations, communities, ecosystems, and landscapes.

BOT/MBI/ZOO 115 Biological Concepts (MPF) (4), or
BOT 191 General Botany (MPF) (4); and

BOT 204 Evolution of Plat Biodiversity: Genes to Biosphere (4); and

BOT 401 Plant Ecology (3), or
BOT/GEO 431 Plant Geography (3), or
BOT 432 Ecological Foundations of Vegetation--North America

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Botany.

BOT 4 Plant Structures and Devolopment.

In order to appreciate the unique role that plants play in the world's ecosystems, it is important to understand plant structure and development. This sequence allows students to consider plants from the molecular and cellular level to the tissue and organ level. It illustrates how evolutionary forces have resulted in exquisite adaptations in plant form and function.

BOT/MBI/ZOO 116 Biological Concepts: Structure, Function, Cellular, and Molecular Biology (MPF) (4), or
BOT 191 General Botany (MPF) (4); and

BOT 203 Introduction ro Plant Cell and Molecular Biology (4); and

BOT 303 Introductory Plant Anatomy (3), or
BOT 312 Plant and Fungal Diveristy (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Botany.

CHM 1 Chemistry of Environmental Measurements.

Enhances theoretical knowledge toward understanding environmental chemical issues and provides a foundation for learning followed by systematic investigation of advanced concepts in chemistry. Allows accomplished students to take alternative courses.

CHM 138 College Chemistry (4), or
CHM 142, 145 College Chemistry,
College Chemistry Laboratory (3, 2), or
CHM 142.M, 161 Inorganic Chemistry, Quantitative
Analysis (4, 2); and

CHM 231 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (4), or
CHM 241, 244 Organic Chemistry,
Organic Chemistry Laboratory (3, 2), or
CHM 251, 254 Organic Chemistry for Chemistry Majors,
Laboratory (3, 3); and

CHM 363, 364 Analytical Chemistry,
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (3, 2)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

CHM 2 Chemistry of Life Processes.

Enhances theoretical knowledge toward understanding biochemistry and provides a foundation for learning followed by the systematic investigation of advanced concepts in chemistry. Allows accomplished students to take alternative courses. Prerequisite: CHM 141, 144 or 151, 153 (all Foundation courses); alternative courses require additional prerequisites.

CHM 142, 145 College Chemistry,
College Chemistry Laboratory (3, 2), or
CHM 142.M, 161 Inorganic Chemistry,
Quantitative Analysis (4, 2); and

CHM 231 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (4), or
CHM 241, 244 Organic Chemistry,
Organic Chemistry Laboratory (3, 2), or
CHM 251, 254 Organic Chemistry for Chemistry
Majors, Laboratory (3, 3); and

CHM 332 Outlines in Biochemistry (4), or
CHM 433 Biochemistry (4)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

CLS 1 Classical Civilization.

Combines a general introduction to classical civilization and an in-depth encounter with Greco-Roman civilization, focusing on elements that provide opportunities for observing differences between modern and ancient civilization. Uses literature, monuments, legal documents, art, and sculpture to examine key examples of social organization, including the status of women, legal structures, and urban organization.

CLS 101 Greek Civilization in its Mediterranean Context (MPF) (3), or
CLS 102 Roman Civilization (MPF) (3), or
CLS 121 Introduction to Classical Mythology (MPF) (3); and

CLS 210.C Roman Cities (3), or
CLS 210.E Eureka: Monumental Discoveries in the Attics of Antiquity (3), or
CLS 210.R Race and Ethnicity (3), or
CLS 235 Women in Antiquity (3), or
ART 381 Greek and Roman Architecture (3); and

CLS 310.D Democracy and Identity in Ancient Athens (3), or
CLS 310.I Ancient Imperialism (3), or
CLS 321 Justice and the Law (3), or
CLS 322 Growing Old in Greece and Rome (3), or
ART 382 Greek and Roman Painting (3), or
ART 383 Greek and Roman Sculpture (3), or
REL/WMS 334 Women's Religious Experiences in the Ancient Mediterranean World (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Classics. Majors in the departments of Art and Religion must select a minimum of nine hours outside their department of major.

CLS 2 Classical Literature.

Provides an overview of Greek or Roman literature, then examines in detail the historical evolution of specific genres, such as tragedy, drama, and epic. Attention to historical forces that brought these genres into existence and those forces that affected their growth and development.

CLS 101 Greek Civilization in its Mediterranean Context
(MPF) (3), or
CLS 102 Roman Civilization (MPF) (3), or
CLS 121 Introduction to Classical Mythology (MPF) (3); and

CLS 211 Greek and Roman Epic (3), or
CLS 212 Greek Tragedy (3), or
CLS 213 Greek and Roman Comedy (3); or
CLS 215 Roman Historians (3); and

CLS 310.P From the Lair of the Cyclops to the Surface of the Moon: Travel and Self-Definition in Antiquity (3), or
CLS 316 Greek and Roman Lyric Poetry (3), or
CLS 317 Greek and Roman Philosophical Writers (3), or
CLS 331 From Epic to Romance (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Classics.

COM 1 Relational Communication and Development in Modern Society.

Explores how people use verbal and nonverbal communication to define, negotiate, and change their interpersonal relationships. Seeks to enhance an appreciation of the importance of context and diversity by exploring cultural and individual difference variables, employing a transactional perspective, and examining diverse relational situations.

COM 136 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
(MPF) (3); and

COM 336 Advanced Interpersonal Communication (3); and

COM 338 Communication in Conflict Management (3), or
COM 434 Nonverbal Communication (3), or
FSW 361 Developing Couple Relationships (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Communication. Majors in the Department of Family Studies and Social Work must select a minimum of nine hours outside their department of major.

COM 2 Rhetorical Theory and Application.

Develops an understanding of the relationships among speakers, messages, and audiences in a variety of contexts. Begins by exploring theoretical bases of informative and persuasive messages, then moves into finer analysis of issues and ideas in particular rhetorical situations.

COM 135 Public Expression and Critical Inquiry (MPF) (3), and

COM 239 Rhetorical Theory (3); and COM 241 Methods of Rhetorical Criticism (3); and

COM 332 Argumentation and Debate (3), or
COM 335 Public Discourse in Western Thought (3), or
COM/HST 389 Great Issues in American History (3), or
COM 438 Political Communication (3)
COM 447 MAss Media Criticism (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Communication.

COM 3 Contexts of Mass Media.

Focuses on ways the mass media have developed and the ways scholars have sought to explain the impact of media on society and society's impact on media. Explores how the media are historically situated and how political, economic, social and cultural structures, and decisions have led to the type of media that have developed in this country and around the world.

COM 143 Introduction to Mass Communication Theory and
Issues (MPF) (3); and

COM 215 Electronic Media History (3); and

COM 354 Media and Society (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Communication.

CSA 2 Computer Systems.

Because computer information systems usually are not developed by single individuals, it is likely that you will participate on a development team during your professional life. With this sequence, you are in a unique position to understand, assist, and contribute to the development of information systems that improve your own and your colleagues' way of work. Prerequisite: Ability to program.

CSA 174 Fundamentals of Porgramming and Problem Solving (3); and

CSA 271 Object-Oriented Programming (3); and
Take one of the following courses:
CSA 274 Data Abstraction and Data Sturctures (3)
CSA 275 Data Processing and File Design (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Computer Science & Systems Analysis.

CSA 3 Mathematical and Computer Modeling.

Enhances your ability to approach applied problems in a quantitative way. Use your knowledge of calculus, probability, statistics, and computing to develop quantitative models of problem situations from a variety of areas. The first course provides an introduction to quantitative modeling, using calculus. All elements of the problem situation are represented as constants. The second course uses probability and statistics to create stochastic models in which some elements of the problem are represented as random variables. The third course introduces the use of computers to create simulation models of the problem situation.

CSA 273 Analysis of Deterministic Systems (3); and

CSA 372 Analysis of Stochastic Systems (3); and

CSA 471 Simulation (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Systems Analysis.

DSC 1 Quantitative Concepts for Managerial Decision Making.

Enhances analytical capabilities and provides breadth and depth of course work in decision science methodology. While its contextual orientation is business, the techniques and processes discussed and ways of thinking developed are applicable to every field. The underlying aim is improved decision making and action through thought that is informed by statistical and management science methodologies.

DSC 205 Business Statistics (4); and

DSC 305 Applied Regression Analysis in Business (3); and

DSC 321 Quantitative Analysis of Business Problems (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems.

DSC 2 Applied Business Statistics.

Enhances analytical capabilities and teaches fundamental concepts of statistical thinking. Provides breadth and depth of course work in business statistics methodology. While the academic area of business forms its contextual orientation, the techniques and processes discussed and ways of thinking developed are applicable to every field. The underlying aim is improved decision making and action through thought that is informed by statistical analysis.

DSC 205 Business Statistics (4); and

DSC 305 Applied Regression Analysis in Business (3); and

DSC/STA 365 Statistical Quality Control (3), or
DSC 442 Design of Experiments in Business (3), or
DSC 444 Business Forecasting (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems.

ECO 1 Economics of Labor Markets.

Provides an understanding of how labor markets work, the impact and/or need for employment related public policies, and why employment outcomes (wages, benefits, hours worked, retirement ages) differ across time and people. Primarily provides understanding from an economic perspective.

ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics (MPF) (3); and

ECO 361 Labor Economics (3); and

ECO 462 The Economics of Compensation, Discrimination,
and Unionization (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Economics.

ECO 2 Markets, Institutions, and the Role of Government.

In some situations, competitive markets fail to allocate resources efficiently. In some instances, production is concentrated in the hands of a few firms that may restrain output and raise prices. In other cases, market prices fail to fully reflect the costs or benefits associated with the consumption or production of certain goods. This arises in the case of externalities or government in ensuring allocative efficiency.

ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics (MPF) (3); and

Two from the following:

ECO 321 Economic Institutions and the Competitive
System (3), or
ECO 385 Government and Business (3), or
ECO 331 Public Sector Economics (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Economics.

ECO 3 Business Cycles, Economic Welfare, and Macroeconomic Policy.

Concern for the material well-being of individuals motivates the study of aggregates since fluctuations in these aggregates and changes in their growth rates significantly affect welfare. Focuses on possible government initiatives to influence the behavior of economic aggregates and enhance welfare. Addresses rationale for government intervention, practical difficulties associated with actual implementation of policy, and evaluation of policy. Macroeconomic history and current policy discussions provide many applications. Provides understanding of motives, pitfalls, and history of macroeconomic policy.

ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (MPF) (3); and

ECO 317 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (3); and

ECO 418 Monetary Theory and Policy (3), or
ECO 419 Business Cycles (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Economics.

ECO 4 Exchange, Growth, and Development in the Global Economy.

Evolution of the modern world economy has been influenced not only by technical and institutional changes within national economics but also by interactions among them. Substantial international flows of people, goods, capital, and technology, since the beginning of the modern era, have helped to set the terms for development of national patterns of economic growth and specialization. Introduces formal analysis of international economic relations in the areas of trade, financial flows, and government policies, and then encourages examination of international economic developments in various historical and institutional settings.

ECO 344 International Economic Relations (3); and

Two from the following:

ECO 341 Economic History of Modern Europe (3), or
ECO 342 Comparative Economic Systems (3), or
ECO 347 Economic Development (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Economics.

ECO 5 Sustainable Systems.

Sustainability requires that business and resource use be conducted in ways that meet the needs of the enterprise and its stakeholders today, while protecting, sustaining, and enhancing human resources and the environment for the future. Provides scientific, philosophic, and economic principles necessary to appreciate a sustainable system. Sequence of four courses.

BOT 131 Plants, Humanity, and the Environment (MPF) (3), or
ZOO 121 Environmental Biology (MPF) (4), or
GLG 121 Environmental Geology (MPF) (3); and

GEO 271 Conservation of Natural Resources (3); and

PHL 376 Environmental Philosophy (4); and

ECO 434 Environmental Economics (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the departments of Geography, Philosophy, and Economics. Majors in the departments of Botany, Zoology, and Geology must select a course outside the department of their major at the first level.

ECO 6 Microeconomics Perspectives.

Introduces theory and practice of microeconomics and develops, both intuitively and formally, the prevailing paradigm for describing decision-making processes of microeconomics agents. Students see how the "microeconomic way of thinking" can be applied to a wide variety of topical political and social issues and discover how it provides a coherent and consistent structure for understanding, analyzing, and dealing with "real world" problems.

ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics (MPF) (3); and

ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (MPF) (3); and

ECO 315 Inermediate Microeconomic Theory (3); and
One of the following:
ECO 321 Economic Institutions and the Competitive System (3), or
ECO 325 Economic Analysis of Law (3), or
ECO 331 Public Sector Economics (3), or
ECO 332 Health Economics (3), or
ECO 356 Poverty and Income Distribution (3), or
ECO 361 Labor Economics (3), or
ECO 385 Government and Business (3), or
ECO 462 The Economics of Compensation, Discrimination, and Unionization (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Economics.

EDL 1 Cultural Studies and Public Life.

Assists in understanding how culture helps construct public life through deliberate and unwitting actions of people; therefore, reveals one way that you can play an active role in public life of your society. Cultural studies is concerned with the struggles over meaning that reshape and define cultures; therefore, this sequence studies contemporary cultural productions and attempts of people to participate in public life. Emphasis on mass and popular cultures, youth subcultures including minority subcultures such as those associated with African American and Latino cultures.

EDL 204 Sociocultural Studies in Education (MPF) (3), or
PHS 292 Dance, Culture, and Contexts (MPF) (3), or
COM 205 American Film as Communication (3); and

EDL 282 Culture Studies, Power, and Education (3); and

EDL 334 Youth Subcultures, Popular Culture, and the
Non-formal Education (3), or
ARC 427 The American City Since 1940 (3)
SOC/WMS 427 Social Perspectives: Images of Women (3)

Note: Open to all majors.

EDP 1 Developmental, Social, and Educational Patterns in Individuals with Exceptionalities.

Enhances critical understanding of issues surrounding individuals who fall outside the "norm." Issues include societal values and moral practices related to development, identification, socialization, education, and treatment of these individuals. Explores exceptionality among individuals from the perspectives of psychological "disorder," developmental or educational "difference," and/or "deviance" from socially defined norms. Prerequisite: EDP 101 Psychology of the Learner (MPF) (3), or PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology (MPF) (4), or EDP 201 Human Development and Learning (MPF) (3).

EDP 256 Psychology of the Exceptional Learner (3); and
Two from the following:
EDP 402 Characteristics/Assessment of Gifted/Talented
Individuals (3), or
EDP 457 Individuals with Mental Retardation (3), or
EDP 492 Individuals with Severe Behavior Disorders and/or
Emotional Disturbance: Social, Educational, and Legal
Issues (3), or
EDP 493 Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities:
Social, Educational, and Legal Issues (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Educational Psychology.

EGR 1 Automation and Society: A Paradigm for Understanding and Applying Technology.

Creates a paradigm for understanding technology by studying the interrelationship between automation and society and the impact on human knowledge, quality of life, and mechanisms of the work place. Studies the history of technology and its effect on society, applies scientific and engineering methods to conduct design, evaluates advantages and disadvantages of designs, and creates alternative solutions that reflect ethical, economical, and environmental concerns of society.

EGR 161 Perspectives on Technology (MPF) (3); and

EGR\ENT 251 Automation, Technology, and Society (3); and

EGR\ENT 351 Computer-integrated Manufacturing for
Small Manufacturers (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering.

EGR 2 Modelling, Computer Graphics, and Design.

Provides an in-depth study of modelling theories and their interrelationship with the physical world. Modelling requires critical thinking, careful synthesis, comprehensive analysis, and skillful implementation. In science, it can be used to discover natural laws; in engineering, modelling can be used to perform product and system design. Prerequisites: EGR 143 CSA 163; (EGR 211) EGR 143 and MTH 151; (EGR 311) EGR 211 and MTH 251.

EGR 143 Engineering Design and Computer Graphics (3); and
EGR 211 Statical Modelling of Mechanical Systems (3); and
EGR 311 Dynamical Modelling of Mechanical Systems (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering.

EGR 3 The Art and Science of Engineering Thinking: A Design-Based Approach to Creative Problem-Solving.

Allows students to know and comprehend the art and science of the engineering thinking process. Enables students to discover the core of the logical problem-solving process used by engineers in design. Also, students will understand the nature of reasoning, characteristic ways of thinking, and methods of inquiry that distinguish the discipline of engineering. Engineering thinking combines art and science, intuition and logic, observation and experimentation; it is a creative activity that requires critical thinking, careful synthesis, comprehensive analysis, and skillful implementation. At the conclusion of the sequence, students should be able to integrate engineering thinking creatively into their work when solving problems.

EGR 143 Engineering Design and Computer Graphics (3); and

EGR 211 Static Modeling of Mechanical Systems (3); and

EGR 203 Electric Circuit Analysis (4); and

EGR 303 Computer-aided Experimentation (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering.

ENG 1 Victorian Literature and Culture

. Introduces the culture broadly defined as "Victorian" and focuses on the responses of artists, political leaders, and writers to various historical events and movements that have helped shape the 20th and 21st centuries: ideas of progress, democracy, nationalism and imperialism, religious doubt, theories of evolution and natural selection, impressionism and post-impressionism.

ENG 132 Life and Thought in English Literature, 1660-1900
(MPF) (3); and

Two courses in any order from the following:

ENG 343, Victorian Literature, 1830-1860 (3), or
ENG 344, Victorian Literature, 1860-1900 (3), or
ART 486 Art of the Late 19th Century (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of English. Majors in the departments of Art or History must select a minimum of nine hours outside their department of major.

ENG 2 Women and Literature.

Assumes the importance of gender as a category for analyzing authors and texts. Attention to how various literatures that constitute "English literature" represent women and the feminine, how these representations differ, and the various agendas pursued through these representations. Most important, emphasizes women as themselves authors and readers. Builds new knowledge of non-canonical writers and texts; reconsiders canonical writers and texts by focusing on depictions of women or your relation to women's writings.

WMS 201 Introduction to Women's Studies (MPF) (3), or
ENG\WMS 368 Feminist Literary Theory and Practice (3); and

ENG\WMS 232 American Women Writers (3), or
ENG\WMS 233 British Women Writers (3); and

ENG 390 Studies in American Regionalism: Women's Local
Color Fiction (3), or
ENG\WMS 468 Gender and Genre (3), or
ENG\WMS 490 Did Women Have a Renaissance? (3), or
FRE 350.B The Woman-Centered Text (3), or
SPN\WMS 180 Minority Women Writers in the U.S. (3), or
WMS 370.A Black Women Writers (3), or
WMS 370.C Lesbian Fiction (3), or
WMS 370.D Gender, Class, and Culture in 20th Century U.S. (3)

Note: Open to all majors.
* ENG 490 topics may vary from semester to semester. Consult the sequence coordinator or the Office of Liberal Education to see if the topic can be applied.

ENG 3 American Life and Culture Since World War II.

A cross-disciplinary study of the changing forms of American culture since World War II.

ENG 143 Life and Thought in American Literature,
1945 to Present (MPF) (3), or
MUS 135 Understanding Jazz, Its History and Evolution
(MPF) (3); and

Two courses from the following:

ARC 427 American History Since 1940 (3)
ART 489 Contemporary Art (3)
ENG 293 Contemporary American Fiction (3)
ENG 555 American Literature, 1945-Present (3)
ENG\BWS 338 Contemporary Black American Writers (3)
ENG 223 Assassinations in the U.S. History (3)
HST 367 The U.S. in the 1960's (3)
HST 369 20th Century America Since 1933(3)
HST 380.M God, Man, and the Crisis of Modernity (3)

Note: Nine hours minimum must be taken outside your department of major.

ENG 4 Popular Culture.

Introduces cultural studies, specifically the analysis of contemporary popular culture. One of the central objectives is to develop analytical tools to examine how film, popular literature, and other mass media (ordinarily "taken for granted" elements of everyday life) have shaped our modern sensibility. In its very nature, the study of popular culture is interdisciplinary, examining both the text and the context of such cultural creations as mass-market literature and film.

FST 201 Introduction to Film History and Criticism
(MPF) (3); and

Two from the following:

ENG\FST 220 Literature and Film (3), or
ENG\FST 221 Shakespeare and Film (3), or
ENG\FST 236 Alternative Traditions in Film (3), or
ENG\FST 350.A Topics in Film (3)
ENG\FST 350.B Topics in Film (3)
ENG\FST 350.C The Art Film (3)
ENG\FST 350.D The Satiric Film (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of English.

ENG 5 Language and Literacy.

Examines how structure, history, and social aspects of language affect how we learn to write and how schools teach literacy skills. Uses formal reasoning skills, research and writing, and ethnographic case studies to develop a sense of the synchronic structure and diachronic background of the English language so that you understand how concepts of literacy have changed through the ages, how literacy functions in contemporary society, and how societies, schools, and communication technologies interact to shape our concepts of literacy, rhetoric, and language standards. Studies grammatical structure of modern English, social and cultural history of the language, and either rhetorical theory (COM 239 or contemporary notions of teaching writing (ENG 304). Although ENG 301 and 302 are recommended to be taken before ENG 304 or COM 239 three courses may be taken in any order.

ENG 301 History of the English Language (4); and

ENG 302 Structure of Modern English (4); and

ENG 304 Backgrounds to Composition Theory and
Research (3), or
COM 239 Rhetorical Theory (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of English. Majors in the Department of Communication must select a minimum of nine hours of English courses.

ENG 6 Modernism.

Examines the intellectual and cultural movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries commonly called modernism. In the visual arts, modernism marks the progression from natural representation to abstraction, best shown in the transition from the French impressionists to the cubists. In the literary arts, especially poetry and fiction, modernism moves from the realists and naturalists to the symbolists and imagists, and on to the fugitives and ironists. By taking these courses, you observe the significance of changes in attitude toward experience that are revealed in the transition from an external and objective outlook and expression to a more internal and subjective outlook and expression.

ENG 142 Life and Thought in American Literature: Civil War
to World War II (MPF) (3), or
ENG 133 Life and Thought in English Literature:
20th Century (MPF) (3); and

ENG 283 Modern Poetry, the Symbolist and Imagist
Traditions (3), or
ENG 345 British Modernism (3), or
ENG 454 American Literature from 1914-1945 (3); and

ART 486 Art of the Late 19th Century (3), or
ART 487 Art of the Early 20th Century (3), or
HST 332 Europe, 1914-1945 (3), or
RUS 256 Russian Literature in Translation--Tolstoy
to Nabokov (3)

Note: Not open to majors in the Department of English. Majors in the departments of Art, History, or Russian must select a course outside their department of major from the third level.

ENG 7 The Romantic Era.

Through methods and perspectives of at least two disciplines, introduces the culture characterized as "romantic," which emerged in the later 18th century, flourished in the early 19th century, became domesticated in the Victorian era, was repressed by the modernists, revived by the counterculture of the 1960s, and newly historicized by post-modernists. Focuses on the response of artists and writers to economic, political, and social change (particularly change resulting from industrialism and revolution) and the role of artists and writers in shaping that change. Begin with ENG 132 or RUS 255, then take two of the remaining courses from at least two disciplines.

ENG 132 Life and Thought in English Literature, 1660-1901
(MPF) (3), or
RUS 255 Russian Literature from Pushkin to Dostoevsky in
English Translation (MPF) (3); and

Two courses from at least two disciplines from the following:

ENG 339 Writers: Early Romantic Period (3), or
ENG 342 Writers: Later Romantic Period (3), or
ART 485 Art of the Early 19th Century (3), or
FRE 452 The Romantic Movement in French Literature
(readings and classes in French) (3)
POL 303 Modern Political Philosophy (4)

Note: Nine hours minimum must be taken outside your department of major.

ENG 8 African American History and Literature.

Provides a sustained encounter with the African American experience from the arrival of African Americans to North America through their contemporary cultural and literary accomplishments.

BWS 151 Introduction to Black World Studies (MPF) (4); and

Two from the following:
BWS\ENG 336 African American Writing, 1746-1877
BWS\ENG 337 African American Writing, 1878-1945(3)
BWS\ENG 338 African American Writing, 1945 to Present (3)
BWS\HST 221 African American History (3)
ENG 355 American Literature, 1945-Present (3)

Note: Open to all majors.

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