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Liberal Arts and Sciences Major - Option 2
The 44-credit major will include at least 12 credits in three of the following five areas: humanities, social sciences, formal communication studies, natural sciences/mathematics and visual and performing arts with at least 28 credits at or above 300.

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Total Credits Required for Degree 124
Liberal Studies 30-40
Health Promotion Requirements 2
Major* 44
Minor (approved by director) 20
Note: Students in either degree program may not use any course to meet more than one degree requirement. Courses in the program concentration must be approved by the program director, who will submit the approved list to the Degree Audits Office. Any changes in the program must have the approval of the director. 
*Upper-level Courses Suitable for Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences 
All language courses 300 level and above are acceptable. Substituations 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.  
Foundations of Humanities 
Communication and Performance Studies 
SP 402 Communication Criticism (4 cr.) [II]
TH 385 Theatre in Perspective: The Stratford Festival Stage (3 cr.) [VI]
Engineering Technology 
TE 351 Humanity and Technology (4 cr.) [II]
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.) [II]
EN 311 World Literature in English (4 cr.) [II]
EN 312 Medieval British Literature (3-4 cr.)
EN 314 Traditional Oral Literatures: Selected Native American Cultures (4 cr.) [II]
EN 316 Native American Novels and Poetry (4 cr.) [II]
EN 317 Native American Drama, Nonfiction and Short Stories (4 cr.) [II]
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.) [II]
EN 371 American Literature II: Emergent National Voices (1800-1865) (4 cr.) [II]
EN 372 American Literature III: Realism, Naturalism, through WWI (1865-1930) (4 cr.) [II]
EN 373 American Literature IV: Modern Voices (1930-1970) (4 cr.) [II]
EN 375 Diverse Traditions in American Literature (4 cr.) [II]
EN 376 American Literature V: Contemporary Voices (1970-Present) (4 cr.) [II]
EN 385 Theatre in Perspective: The Stratford Festival Stage (3 cr.) [VI]
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.)
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.) [II]
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.) [II]
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 352 African American History (4 cr.) [II]
HS 360 Chinese Revolution, 1800-Present (4 cr.)
HS 361 History of the Americas (4 cr.) [II]
HS 362 History of Mexico (4 cr.) [II]
HS 481 Oral History (1 cr.)
Modern Languages and Literatures 
FR 310 Introduction to French Civilization and Culture (4 cr.) [II]
FR 438 Cultural and Artistic Heritage of Europe (4 cr.) [II]
GR 310 Introduction to German Civilization and Culture (3 cr.) [II]
SN 312 Introduction to Spanish America (4 cr.) [II]
SN 314 Contemporary Latin American Culture (4 cr.) [II]
Philosophy 
PL 310 Social and Political Philosophy (4 cr.) [II]
PL 320 Philosophy of Science (4 cr.)
PL 330 Existentialism (4 cr.) [II]
PL 370 Theory of Knowledge: Classical and Contemporary (4 cr.)
Political Science and Public Administration 
PS 319 Women and U.S. Politics (4 cr.) [II]
PS 411 American Political Thought (4 cr.) [II]
Foundations of Natural Sciences/Mathematics 
Biology 
BI 305 Ecology of the Northern Forest (3 cr.) [III]
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.) [V]
PY 320 Psychological Measurement (4 cr.)
PY 355 Abnormal Psychology (4 cr.)
Foundations of Social Sciences 
Economics 
EC 320 Money and Banking (4 cr.)
EC 337 American Economic History (4 cr.) [IV]
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.) [IV]
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.) [IV]
GC 305 Regional Studies (4 cr.) [IV]
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.) [IV]
GC 435 Geography of Michigan (4 cr.)
Health, Physical Education and Recreation 
HL 322 International Health Issues (4 cr.) [IV]
HL 450 Human Sexuality: Educational Issues (3 cr.)
HL 485 Drug Use and Abuse (3 cr.)
History 
HS 337 American Economic History (4 cr.) [IV]
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.) [IV]
PS 319 Women and U.S. Politics (4 cr.) [II]
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.) [IV]
PS 430 American Constitutional Law and Politics (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.) [IV]
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.) [IV]
SO 332 The Study of Population (4 cr.)
SO 343 Sociology of Deviant Behavior (4 cr.)
SO 351 Social Change (4 cr.) [IV]
SO 355 Introduction to Social Psychology (4 cr.) [IV]
SO 372 Minority Groups (4 cr.) [IV]
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.)
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.) [II]
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.) [V]
PY 311 Thinking and Cognition (4 cr.)
PY 351 Psychology of Personality (4 cr.)
Foundations of Visual and Peforming Arts 
Art and Design 
AD 300 Japan and the West: Crosscurrents in Art and Architecture (4 cr.) [VI]
AD 355 Twentieth Century Art and Architecture (4 cr.) [VI]
AD 365 History of Modern Design (4 cr.) [VI]
Students may enroll in any 300 or 400 course, but they must consult with the department head before enrolling. 
Communications and Performance Studies 
BC 325 Communication and Performance in Africa (4 cr.) [VI]
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.) [VI]
TH 361 Modern Drama (4 cr.) [VI]
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.) [VI]
PE 383 Theory of Dance (2 cr.) [VI]
Music 
Students may enroll in any 300 or 400 theory or performance course, but they must consult with the department head before enrolling. 

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