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Gened Courses
I. Foundation Courses (13 Credits Required) | ||
| IDS:101 | Cornerstone | 3 credits |
| ENG:101 | College Composition I - or | 3 credits |
| ENG:104 | Honors College Composition I | 3 credits |
| COM:101 | Oral Communication I | 3 credits |
| MTH:160 | College Algebra (or higher, except 165 and 166) | 4 credits |
II. Main Floor Courses (25-28 credits required) | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts - 6 credit hours | ||
| Art | ||
| ART:100 | Art Appreciation | 3 credits |
| ART:101 | Art History I | 3 credits |
| ART:102 | Art History II | 3 credits |
| ART:103 | History of Modern Art | 3 credits |
| ART:104 | Major Black Artists | 3 credits |
| Communications | ||
| COM:114 | Oral Interpretation of Literature | 3 credits |
| English/Literature | ||
| ENG:110 | Creative Writing | 3 credits |
| ENG:114 | Writing Plays and Filmscripts | 3 credits |
| ENG:201 | Introduction to Fiction | 3 credits |
| ENG:202 | Introduction to Poetry and Plays | 3 credits |
| ENG:203 | American Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG:204 | American Literature Before 1865 | 3 credits |
| ENG:205 | American Literature Between 1865 and 1945 | 3 credits |
| ENG:206 | American Literature After 1945 | 3 credits |
| ENG:207 | Humor in American Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG:210 | British Literature Before 1800 | 3 credits |
| ENG:211 | British Literature After 1800 | 3 credits |
| ENG:213 | The Short Novel | 3 credits |
| ENG:214 | Contemporary Fiction | 3 credits |
| ENG:215 | Popular Literature: Fantasy and Horror | 3 credits |
| ENG:216 | Women in Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG:217 | Major Black Writers | 3 credits |
| ENG:218 | Literature of American Minorities | 3 credits |
| ENG:222 | Major British Writers | 3 credits |
| ENG:224 | Fiction Writing | 3 credits |
| ENG:225 | Poetry Writing | 3 credits |
| EDU:226 | Children’s Literature (This course is the same as ENG:226) |
3 credits |
| ENG:226 | Children’s Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG:227 | Literature of the South | 3 credits |
| ENG:228 | Studies in Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG:230 | Environmental Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG:231 | World Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG:232 | Literature of the Caribbean | 3 credits |
| Foreign Language | ||
| ARA:101 | Modern Arabic I | 4 credits |
| ARA:102 | Modern Arabic II | 4 credits |
| CHI:101 | Elementary Chinese I | 4 credits |
| CHI:102: | Elementary Chinese II | 4 credits |
| DCS:104 | American Sign Language I | 5 credits |
| DCS:105 | American Sign Language II | 5 credits |
| DCS:106 | American Sign Language III | 5 credits |
| DCS:121 | American Sign Language IV | 3 credits |
| FRE:101 | Elementary French I | 4 credits |
| FRE:102 | Elementary French II | 4 credits |
| FRE:201 | Intermediate French I | 4 credits |
| FRE:202 | Intermediate French II | 4 credits |
| GER:101 | Elementary German I | 4 credits |
| GER:102 | Elementary German II | 4 credits |
| GER:201 | Intermediate German I | 4 credits |
| GER:202 | Intermediate German II | 4 credits |
| JPN:101 | Modern Japanese I | 4 credits |
| JPN:102 | Modern Japanese II | 4 credits |
| RUS:101 | Elementary Russian I | 4 credits |
| RUS:102 | Elementary Russian II | 4 credits |
| SPA:101 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 credits |
| SPA:102 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 credits |
| SPA:201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 credits |
| SPA:202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 credits |
| Humanities | ||
| HUM:101 | Humanities I | 4 credits |
| HUM:102 | Humanities II | 4 credits |
| HUM:106 | Black Humanities | 3 credits |
| HUM:109 | Arts and Ideas in the Ancient World | 3 credits |
| HUM:110 | The Middle Ages and the Renaissance | 3 credits |
| HUM:112 | Creative Thinking | 3 credits |
| HUM:113 | Introduction to Irish Studies | 3 credits |
| HUM:209 | Blacks and the World of Cinema | 3 credits |
| Mass Communications | ||
| MCM:102 | Media Literacy | 3 credits |
| MCM:130 | Film Appreciation | 3 credits |
| MCM:131 | History of Film | 3 credits |
| MCM:132 | Major Themes in Film | 3 credits |
| MCM:134 | Filmmaking | 3 credits |
| MCM:209 | Blacks and the World of Cinema | 3 credits |
| MCM:215 | Major Film Directors | 3 credits |
| MCM:218 | Advanced Filmmaking | 3 credits |
| Music | ||
| MUS:113 | History of Jazz | 3 credits |
| MUS:114 | The Enjoyment of Music | 3 credits |
| MUS:128 | Survey of Rock Music | 3 credits |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHL:101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 credits |
| PHL:102 | Introduction to Logic | 3 credits |
| PHL:104 | Ethics | 3 credits |
| PHL:105 | Black Philosophy | 3 credits |
| PHL:106 | Black Religion | 3 credits |
| PHL:109 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 credits |
| PHL:111 | Environmental Ethics | 3 credits |
| PHL:112 | Business Ethics | 3 credits |
| Theatre | ||
| THT:101 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 credits |
| THT:110 | History of Theatre | 3 credits |
| Life & Physical Sciences - 7-10 credit hours - at least one has to be a laboratory course - | ||
| Laboratory Courses | ||
| Biology | ||
| BIO:106 | Human Heredity | 4 credits |
| BIO:110 | General Zoology | 4 credits |
| BIO:111 | Introductory Biology I | 4 credits |
| BIO:124 | General Botany I | 4 credits |
| Chemistry | ||
| CHM:101 | Fundamentals of Chemistry I | 5 credits |
| CHM:102 | Fundamentals of Chemistry II | 4 credits |
| CHM:105 | General Chemistry I | 5 credits |
| CHM:106 | General Chemistry II | 5 credits |
| Geology | ||
| GEO:111 | Physical Geology | 5 credits |
| Physical Science | ||
| PSI:105 | Physical Science I | 3 credits |
| PSI:124 | Principles of Physical Science | 4 credits |
| Physics | ||
| PHY:111 | College Physics I | 4 credits |
| PHY:112 | College Physics II | 4 credits |
| Non-Laboratory Courses | ||
| Biology | ||
| BIO:105 | Topics in Evolution | 3 credits |
| BIO:113 | Modern Aspects of Biology | 3 credits |
| BIO:117 | Conservation and Ecology | 3 credits |
| BIO:122 | Human Sexuality | 3 credits |
| BIO:123 | Animal Behavior | 3 credits |
| BIO:144 | Marine Ecology | 3 credits |
| BIO:146 | Desert Ecology | 3 credits |
| BIO:148 | Ozark Ecology | 3 credits |
| BIO:151 | Biology of Human Health and Disease | 3 credits |
| BIO:153 | Introduction to Tropical Biology | 3 credits |
| BIO:154 | Human Reproduction, Embryology and Development | 3 credits |
| Geography | ||
| GEG:103 | Physical Geography | 3 credits |
| Geology | ||
| GEO:100 | Earth Science | 3 credits |
| GEO:103 | Environmental Geology | 3 credits |
| GEO:104 | Prehistoric Life | 3 credits |
| GEO:113 | Oceanography | 3 credits |
| Physical Anthropology | ||
| ANT:101 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology | 3 credits |
| Physical Science | ||
| PSI:101 | Physical Science Lecture I | 3 credits |
| PSI:111 | Introduction to Astronomy I | 3 credits |
| PSI:121 | Light and Vision | 3 credits |
| PSI:123 | Meteorology | 3 credits |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences - 9 credit hours | ||
| Three credit hours must meet Missouri State Requirement. * Indicates course meets Missouri State Requirement | ||
| Anthropology | ||
| ANT:102 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 credits |
| ANT:103 | Cultural Variations | 3 credits |
| ANT:104 | Field Study in Archaeology | 3-6 credits |
| ANT:105 | Foundations in Archaeology | 3 credits |
| ANT:201 | North American Archaeology | 3 credits |
| ANT:202 | Ethnography: North American Indians | 3 credits |
| ANT:203 | Biblical Archaeology | 3 credits |
| ANT:205 | Cultural Context of Early Christianity | 3 credits |
| ANT:207 | Ancient Civilizations of the Old World | 3 credits |
| Communications | ||
| COM:120 | Gender Communications | 3 credits |
| COM:200 | Communications between Cultures | 3 credits |
| MCM:101 | Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 credits |
| Deaf Communication Studies | ||
| DCS:212 | Deaf History and Culture | 3 credits |
| Economics | ||
| ECO:103 | Economics of the Black Experience | 3 credits |
| ECO:140 | Introduction to Economics | 3 credits |
| ECO:151 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 credits |
| ECO:152 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 credits |
| Geography | ||
| GEG:100 | Regional Geography: The Eastern World | 3 credits |
| GEG:101 | Regional Geography: The West World | 3 credits |
| GEG:106 | U. S. and World Geography | 3 credits |
| History | ||
| *HST:100 | American Civilization | 3 credits |
| *HST:101 | American History I | 3 credits |
| *HST:102 | American History II | 3 credits |
| *HST:103 | American History I, Honors | 3 credits |
| *HST:104 | American History II, Honors | 3 credits |
| *HST:105 | U.S. in the Twentieth Century | 3 credits |
| *HST:107 | History of Black America | 3 credits |
| HST:115 | Ancient and Medieval Heritage | 3 credits |
| HST:117 | Early Modern Europe | 3 credits |
| HST:119 | The Modern World | 3 credits |
| HST:130 | African History I | 3 credits |
| HST:131 | African History II | 3 credits |
| *HST:137 | African American History I | 3 credits |
| *HST:138 | African American History II | 3 credits |
| HST:139 | British History | 3 credits |
| HST:140 | Modern Latin American History | 3 credits |
| HST:205 | History of Modern Middle East | 3 credits |
| Humanities | ||
| HUM:115 | Life and Death During the Nazi Era | 3 credits |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHL:103 | World Religions | 3 credits |
| Political Science | ||
| *PSC:101 | Introduction to American Politics | 3 credits |
| *PSC:103 | State and Urban Politics | 3 credits |
| PSC:104 | British Politics and Society | 3 credits |
| *PSC:106 | Blacks and the American Political Process | 3 credits |
| PSC:201 | International Relations | 3 credits |
| PSC:204 | Politics of African Nations | 3 credits |
| *PSC:205 | Constitution Issues | 3 credits |
| PSC:211 | U. S. Foreign Policy | 3 credits |
| Psychology | ||
| PSY:125 | Human Sexuality | 3 credits |
| PSY:200 | General Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSY:203 | Child Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSY:205 | Human Growth and Development | 3 credits |
| PSY:206 | Introduction to Social Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSY:207 | Applied Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSY:208 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSY:214 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSY:215 | Brain and Behavior | 3 credits |
| PSY:216 | Psychology of Gender | 3 credits |
| PSY:217 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSY:219 | Freud and Psychoananysis | 3 credits |
| Sociology | ||
| DSC:212 | Deaf History and Culture | 3 credits |
| SOC:100 | Human Relations | 3 credits |
| SOC:101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 credits |
| SOC:102 | Introduction to Sociology, Honors | 3 credits |
| SOC:202 | American Social Problems and Issues | 3 credits |
| SOC:203 | Criminology and Deviance | 3 credits |
| SOC:204 | Marriage and the Family | 3 credits |
| Women's Studies | ||
| WMS:100 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 credits |
iii. Capstone Course (4 CreditS REQUIRED) | ||
| IDS:201 | 4 credits | |
| General Education Elective | ||
| BUS:201 | Elementary Statistics | 3 credits |
| BUS:202 | Statistical Analysis | 3 credits |
| COM:104 | Persuasion | 3 credits |
| ENG:102 | College Composition II - or | 3 credits |
| ENG:105 | Honors College Composition II | 3 credits |
| ENG:229 | Intermediate Writing Workshop | 3 credits |
| ENG:233 | Writing Creative Nonfiction | 3 credits |
| LIB:101 | Introduction to Library and Online Research | 1 credit |
| Any main floor course as well as mathematics courses number above MTH:160 (except MTH:165 and MTH:166) may be used as an elective. | ||
| IV. IDS:201 (CAPSTONE COURSE) | ||