| Major | 60 |
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| Upper Level Courses Suitable for Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| All language courses at the 300 level and above are acceptable. Substitutions can be made with the approval of the director. Lower-level courses (100-200) must be chosen from the approved list of liberal studies courses. Students must satisfy all prerequisites for courses. | |
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| The 60 upper level credits required are in addition to the 3-4 upper division credits required in the liberal studies program. | |
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| Foundations of Humanities | |
| Communication and Performance Studies | |
| SP 402 Communication Criticism (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| TH 385 Theatre in Perspective: The Stratford Festival Stage (3 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| Engineering Technology | |
| TE 351 Humanity and Technology (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| English | |
| EN 300 Creative Writing: Fiction (4 cr.) | |
| EN 301 Creative Writing: Poetry (4 cr.) | |
| EN 302 Nonfiction Writing (4 cr.) | |
| EN 303 Technical and Professional Writing (4 cr.) | |
| EN 310 Literature and the Bible (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 311 World Literature in English (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 312 Medieval British Literature (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 314 Traditional Oral Literatures: Selected Native American Cultures (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 316 Native American Novels and Poetry (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 317 Native American Drama, Nonfiction and Short Stories (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 320 Renaissance British Literature (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 322 Restoration Eighteenth Century British Literature (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 330 British Romantic Literature (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 340 Victorian Literature (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 360 Modern British Literature (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 361 Studies in Genre, Poetry (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 362 Studies in Genre, Narrative (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 363 Studies in Genre, Drama (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 364 Studies in Genre, Film (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 370 American Literature I: Columbus to the American Revolution (1492-1800) (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 371 American Literature II: Emergent National Voices (1800-1865) (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 372 American Literature III: Realism, Naturalism, through WWI (1865-1930) (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 373 American Literature IV: Modern Voices (1930-1970) (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 375 Diverse Traditions in American Literature (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 376 American Literature V: Contemporary Voices (1970-Present) (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 385 Theatre in Perspective: The Stratford Festival Stage (3 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| EN 400 Narrative Writing Seminar (4 cr.) | |
| EN 401 Poetry Writing Seminar (4 cr.) | |
| EN 402 Nonfiction Writing Seminar (4 cr.) | |
| EN 403 Drama and Script Writing Seminar (4 cr.) | |
| EN 404 The English Language (4 cr.) | |
| EN 405 Technical Writing Seminar (4 cr.) | |
| EN 411 Topics in World Literature (3 - 4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| EN 412 Chaucer (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 420 Shakespeare (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 422 Milton (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 430 Major Authors (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 440 Topics in Gender in Literature (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 490 Seminar (3 - 4 cr.) | |
| EN 493 Senior Seminar: The English Professional (2 cr.) | |
| Health, Physical Education and Recreation | |
| HN 362 Cultural Food Patterns (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| History | |
| HS 300 Ancient Egypt (4 cr.) | |
| HS 302 Ancient Rome (4 cr.) | |
| HS 304 The Middle Ages (4 cr.) | |
| HS 305 Renaissance-Reformation (4 cr.) | |
| HS 307 Themes in Early Modern Europe (4 cr.) | |
| HS 308 Themes in Modern Europe (4 cr.) | |
| HS 312 Revolutionary Russia (4 cr.) | |
| HS 314 Modern Britian, 1485-Present (4 cr.) | |
| HS 315 Imperialism (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| HS 316 The Holocaust (4 cr.) | |
| HS 325 Colonial America in the Atlantic World (4 cr.) | |
| HS 326 America from Revolution to Jackson (4 cr.) | |
| HS 327 Civil War and Reconstruction (4 cr.) | |
| HS 328 America in the Age of Industrialization and Reform (4 cr.) | |
| HS 335 Michigan History (4 cr.) | |
| HS 336 History of the Upper Peninsula (4 cr.) | |
| HS 292 African American History (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| HS 360 Chinese Revolution, 1800-Present (4 cr.) | |
| HS 361 History of the Americas (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| HS 362 History of Mexico (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| HS 481 Oral History (1 cr.) | |
| Modern Languages and Literatures | |
| FR 310 Introduction to French Civilization and Culture (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| FR 438 Cultural and Artistic Heritage of Europe (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| GR 310 Introduction to German Civilization and Culture (3 cr.) [Div I] | |
| SN 312 Introduction to Spanish America (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| SN 314 Contemporary Latin American Culture (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| Philosophy | |
| PL 310 Social and Political Philosophy (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| PL 320 Philosophy of Science (4 cr.) | |
| PL 330 Existentialism (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| PL 370 Theory of Knowledge: Classical and Contemporary (4 cr.) | |
| Political Science and Public Administration | |
| PS 319 Women and U.S. Politics (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| PS 411 American Political Thought (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
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| Foundations of Natural Sciences/Mathematics | |
| Biology | |
| BI 305 Ecology of the Northern Forest (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| BI 310 Ecology Theory and Methods (4 cr.) | |
| Chemistry | |
| CH 322 Organic Chemistry II (4 cr.) | |
| CH 430 Environmental Chemistry (5 cr.) | |
| CH 435 Gas and Liquid Chromatography (2 cr.) | |
| CH 450 Biochemistry I (4 cr.) | |
| Geography | |
| GC 365 Historical Geology (4 cr.) | |
| GC 370 Geomorphology (4 cr.) | |
| GC 385 Weather and Climate (4 cr.) | |
| GC 390 Oceanography (2 cr.) | |
| GC 401 Biogeography (4 cr.) | |
| Physics | |
| PH 320 Physical Electronics (4 cr.) | |
| PH 322 Modern Physics (4 cr.) | |
| PH 330 Optics (4 cr.) | |
| PH 393 Experimental Instrumentation and Analysis (4 cr.) | |
| Psychology | |
| PY 302 Causes and Control of Aggression (4 cr.) | |
| PY 304 Animal Behavior (4 cr.) | |
| PY 305 Psychological Statistics (4 cr.) [Div V] | |
| PY 320 Psychological Measurement (4 cr.) | |
| PY 355 Abnormal Psychology (4 cr.) | |
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| Foundations of Social Sciences | |
| Economics | |
| EC 320 Money and Banking (4 cr.) | |
| EC 337 American Economic History (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| EC 345 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (4 cr.) | |
| EC 401 Intermediate Microeconomics (4 cr.) | |
| EC 402 Intermediate Macroeconomics (4 cr.) | |
| EC 405 Public Finance (4 cr.) | |
| EC 410 Managerial Economics (4 cr.) | |
| EC 415 Labor Economics (4 cr.) | |
| EC 420 Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| EC 425 International Economics (4 cr.) | |
| EC 435 Law and Economics (4 cr.) | |
| EC 444 Health Care Economics (4 cr.) | |
| EC 460 Economic Development (4 cr.) | |
| EC 490 Seminar in Economics (1 - 4 cr.) | |
| English | |
| EN 313 Introduction to Linguistic Theory (4 cr.) | |
| Geography | |
| GC 300 Regional Studies: World Cultures (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| GC 305 Regional Studies (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| GC 310 Urban Geography (4 cr.) | |
| GC 316 Geography of Tourism (4 cr.) | |
| GC 320 Environmental Policy and Regulation (4 cr.) | |
| GC 360 Population Geography (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| GC 435 Geography of Michigan (4 cr.) | |
| Health, Physical Education and Recreation | |
| HL 322 International Health Issues (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| HL 450 Human Sexuality: Educational Issues (3 cr.) | |
| HL 485 Drug Use and Abuse (3 cr.) | |
| History | |
| HS 337 American Economic History (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| HS 353 The Finnish Immigrant in America (4 cr.) | |
| HS 360 Chinese Revolution, 1800-Present (4 cr.) | |
| Political Science and Public Administration | |
| PS 301 Seminar in Public Policy Analysis (4 cr.) | |
| PS 303 Public Opinion and Voting Behavior (4 cr.) | |
| PS 307 Principles of Public Administration (4 cr.) | |
| PS 309 State and Local Government (4 cr.) | |
| PS 312 War and Peace in the 21st Century (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| PS 319 Women and U.S. Politics (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| PS 331 Judicial Process (4 cr.) | |
| PS 332 Administrative Law (4 cr.) | |
| PS 340 International Organizations (4 cr.) | |
| PS 341 Social Welfare Policy (4 cr.) | |
| PS 402 Political Economy (4 cr.) | |
| PS 404 Politics of East and Southeast Asia (4 cr.) | |
| PS 406 Legislative Politics (4 cr.) | |
| PS 415 Politics of American Foreign Policy (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| PS 430 American Constitutional Law (4 cr.) | |
| Psychology | |
| PY 313 Introduction to Linguistic Theory (4 cr.) | |
| PY 335 Social Psychology (4 cr.) | |
| PY 344 Lifespan Developmental Psychology (4 cr.) | |
| PY 345 Psychology of Exceptional Young Children (4 cr.) | |
| PY 390 Western Childhood (4 cr.) | |
| PY 400 History and Systems (4 cr.) | |
| Sociology and Social Work | |
| AN 320 Native Peoples of North America (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| AN 382 Health, Society and Culture (4 cr.) | |
| SO 301 Urban Sociology (4 cr.) | |
| SO 302 Life Cycle and Social Structure (4 cr.) | |
| SO 312 Religion and Society (4 cr.) | |
| SO 322 Social Class, Power and Mobility (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| SO 332 The Study of Population (4 cr.) | |
| SO 343 Sociology of Deviant Behavior (4 cr.) | |
| SO 351 Social Change (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| SO 355 Introduction to Social Psychology (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| SO 372 Minority Groups (4 cr.) [Div II] | |
| SO 382 Health, Society and Culture (4 cr.) | |
| SO 412 Sociology of Education (4 cr.) | |
| SO 472 Occupational Stress (4 cr.) | |
| SO 473 Juvenile Delinquency (4 cr.) | |
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| Formal Communications Studies | |
| Communication and Performance Studies | |
| SP 300 Rhetorical Theory (4 cr.) | |
| SP 310 Communication Theory (4 cr.) | |
| SP 401 Persuasion (4 cr.) | |
| SP 402 Communication Criticism (4 cr.) [Div I] | |
| SP 404 Communication and the Arts (4 cr.) | |
| SP 410 Advanced Interpersonal Communication (4 cr.) | |
| SP 412 Nonverbal Communication (4 cr.) | |
| SP 421 Organizational Communication (4 cr.) | |
| SP 432 Environmental Communication (4 cr.) | |
| English | |
| EN 404 The English Language (4 cr.) | |
| Modern Languages and Literatures | |
| All 300 and 400 Modern Language and Literature courses, except those listed in other areas. | |
| Psychology | |
| PY 305 Psychological Statistics (4 cr.) [Div V] | |
| PY 311 Thinking and Cognition (4 cr.) | |
| PY 351 Psychology of Personality (4 cr.) | |
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| Foundations of Visual and Performing Arts | |
| Art and Design | |
| AD 300 Japan and the West: Crosscurrents in Art and Architecture (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| AD 355 Twentieth Century Art and Architecture (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| AD 365 History of Modern Design (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| Students may enroll in any 300 or 400 course, but they must consult with the department head before enrolling. | |
| Communication and Performance Studies | |
| BC 325 Communication and Performance in Africa (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| TH 330 Intermediate Acting (4 cr.) | |
| TH 340 Stage Lighting (3 cr.) | |
| TH 341 Stage Properties (4 cr.) | |
| TH 352 Directing Theory (4 cr.) | |
| TH 358 Directing Practicum (1 cr.) | |
| TH 360 History of Theatre (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| TH 361 Modern Drama (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| TH 404 American Musical Theatre (4 cr.) | |
| TH 432 Audition (1 cr.) | |
| TH 458 Theory of Drama (4 cr.) | |
| Health, Physical Education and Recreation | |
| PE 381 History of Dance (2 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| PE 383 Theory of Dance (2 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| Music | |
| Students may enroll in any 300 or 400 theory or performance course, but they must consult with the department head before enrolling | |
