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Fall 2014 Core Curriculum Approved Courses

American History (6 hrs)

Courses in this category focus on the consideration of past events and ideas relative to the United States, with the option of including Texas History for a portion of this component area.

Courses involve the interaction among individuals, communities, states, the nation, and the world, considering how these interactions have contributed to the development of the United States and its global role

  • HIST 201    United States History through 1877
  • HIST 202    United States History Since Reconstruction

Communication (6 hrs)

Courses in this category focus on developing ideas and expressing them clearly, considering the effect of the message, fostering understanding, and building the skills needed to communicate persuasively.

Courses involve the command of oral, aural, written, and visual literacy skills that enable people to exchange messages appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience.

  • ENGL 112     Introduction to College Composition (required)

Choose one of the following:

  • COMS 101    Fundamentals of Speech Communications
  • COMS 102    Public Speaking
  • COMS 202    Business and Prof Speaking

Creative Arts (3 hrs)

Courses in this category focus on the appreciation and analysis of creative artifacts and works of the human imagination.

Courses involve the synthesis and interpretation of artistic expression and enable critical, creative, and innovative communication about works of art.

  • ART 131    Art Appreciation
  • ART 231    Art History I
  • ART 232    Art History II
  • ART 331    Art History of America
  • F A 101    The Arts in History
  • FA 135    Visual and Theatre Arts
  • F A 160    The Art of Film
  • MUSC 120    Popular Music in America
  • MUSC 130    Music Appreciation
  • MUSC 213    Fundamentals of Music
  • MUSC 325    Jazz History
  • THEA 105    Introduction to the Theatre
  • THEA 207    History of Theatre I
  • THEA 404    Theatre and Criticism

Government and Political Science (6 hrs)

Courses in this category focus on consideration of the Constitution of the United States and the constitutions of the states, with special emphasis on that of Texas.

Courses involve the analysis of governmental institutions, political behavior, civic engagement, and their political and philosophical foundations.

  • POLS 201    American National Government
  • POLS 202    Texas Government

Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hrs)

Courses in this category focus on how ideas, values, beliefs, and other aspects of culture express and affect human experience.

Courses involve the exploration of ideas that foster aesthetic and intellectual creation in order to understand the human condition across cultures.

  • ARCH 201    Archeology
  • PHIL 101    Introduction to Philosophy
  • SOC 101    Cultural Anthropology
  • HIST 101     World History To 1700
  • HIST 102    World History Since 1700
  • ENGL 210    The Short Story
  • ENGL 220     Introduction to Literature
  • ENGL 240     Literature and Film
  • ENGL 250    Backgrounds of Western Literature

Life and Physical Sciences (6 hrs + 2 hrs in Institutional Option)

Courses in this category focus on describing, explaining, and predicting natural phenomena using the scientific method.

Courses involve the understanding of interactions among natural phenomena and the implications of scientific principles on the physical world and on human experiences.

  • BIOL 120    General Biology I
  • BIOL 121    General Biology II
  • BIOL 219    Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • BIOL 220    Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • CHEM 102    Essential Elements of Chemistry
  • CHEM 103    Fundamentals of Chemistry
  • CHEM 105    College Chemistry I
  • CHEM 108    College Chemistry II
  • E S 210    Earth Systems Science
  • GEOL 105    Physical Geology
  • GEOL 106    Historical Geology
  • GEOL 107    Environmental Science
  • GEOL 108    Natural Disasters
  • PHYS 101    Great Ideas of Physics
  • PHYS 102    Essential Elements of Physics
  • PHYS 103    Planetary Astronomy
  • PHYS 104    General Physics I
  • PHYS 105    General Physics II
  • PHYS 113    Stellar Astronomy
  • PHYS 122    Principles of Physics  II
  • PHYS 242    Principles of Physics II

Mathematics (3 hrs)  

Courses in this category focus on quantitative literacy in logic, patterns, and relationships.

Courses involve the understanding of key mathematical concepts and the application of appropriate quantitative tools to everyday experience.

  • MATH 107     College Algebra
  • MATH 108    Elementary Applied Mathematics

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hrs)

Courses in this category focus on the application of empirical and scientific methods that contribute to the understanding of what makes us human.

Courses involve the exploration of behavior and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, and events, examining their impact on the individual, society, and culture.

  • A EC 105   Introduction to Agricultural Economics
  • ECO 101    Introduction to Economics
  • ECO 201    Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics
  • ENGR 203    Engineering Economy
  • GEOG 110    World Regional Geography
  • GEOG 201    The Geography of Texas
  • GEOG 120    Introduction to Human Geography
  • PHIL 201    Introduction to Logic
  • PHIL 301    Ethics in the Professions
  • PSY 101    General Psychology
  • SOC 201    Introduction To Sociology

Component Area Option (6 hrs)

  • ENGL 111    College Composition and Research (required)
  • 1 hr First Year Seminar
  • 2 hrs Science