Programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences Major - Option 2 (currently not accepting students)

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.

Applicants usually have completed 60 credits of college work, including 40 credit hours of the university’s liberal studies requirements, with a minimum grade point average of 2.25. At least 30 credit hours must be completed after the applicant is admitted into the program, regardless of the number of hours already completed.

Note: Courses in both programs must be planned in consultation with the program director. Courses may not count toward both the liberal studies requirements and the liberal arts and sciences degree (no double counting).

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Total Credits Required for Degree
124
General Education
30-40

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. 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.
Foundations of Humanities
Communication and Performance Studies
SP 402 Communication Criticism (4 cr.)
TH 385 Theatre in Perspective: The Stratford Festival Stage (3 cr.)
Engineering Technology
TE 351 Humanity and Technology (4 cr.) [PERS]
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.) [HUME]
EN 311 World Literature in English (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 312 Medieval British Literature (3-4 cr.)
EN 314 Traditional Oral Literatures: Selected Native American Cultures (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 316 Native American Novels and Poetry (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 317 Native American Drama, Nonfiction and Short Stories (4 cr.) [SOCR]
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.) [HUME]
EN 371 American Literature II: Emergent National Voices (1800-1865) (4 cr.) [HUME]
EN 372 American Literature III: Realism, Naturalism, through WWI (1865-1930) (4 cr.) [HUME]
EN 373 American Literature IV: Modern Voices (1930-1970) (4 cr.) [HUME]
EN 375 Diverse Traditions in American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 376 American Literature V: Contemporary Voices (1970-Present) (4 cr.) [HUME]
EN 385 Theatre in Perspective: The Stratford Festival Stage (3 cr.)
EN 400 Fiction 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 405 Technical Writing Seminar (4 cr.)
EN 411 Topics in World Literature (3-4 cr.) [SOCR]
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.) [PERS]
History
HS 304 The Middle Ages (4 cr.)
HS 307 Themes in Early Modern Europe (4 cr.)
HS 308 Themes in Modern Europe (4 cr.)
HS 314 Modern Britain,1485-Present (4 cr.)
HS 315 Imperialism (4 cr.)
HS 316 The Holocaust (4 cr.)
HS 335 Michigan History (4 cr.)
HS 336 History of the Upper Peninsula (4 cr.)
HS 292 African American History (4 cr.) [PERS]
HS 362 History of Mexico (4 cr.)
Modern Languages and Literatures
FR 310 Introduction to French Civilization and Culture (4 cr.) [PERS]
FR 438 Cultural and Artistic Heritage of Europe (4 cr.)
GR 310 Introduction to German Civilization and Culture (4 cr.) [PERS]
SN 312 Introduction to Spanish America (4 cr.) [PERS]
SN 314 Contemporary Latin American Culture (4 cr.) [PERS]
Philosophy
PL 310 Social and Political Philosophy (4 cr.) [PERS]
PL 320 Philosophy of Science (4 cr.)
PL 330 Existentialism (4 cr.) [INTT]
PL 370 Theory of Knowledge: Classical and Contemporary (4 cr.)
Political Science and Public Administration
PS 319 Women and U.S. Politics (4 cr.)
PS 411 American Political Thought (4 cr.) [PERS]
Foundations of Natural Sciences/Mathematics
Biology
BI 305 Ecology of the Northern Forest (4 cr.) [SCII]
BI 310 Ecology Theory and Methods (4 cr.)
Chemistry
CH 325 Organic Chemistry II (3 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.) [QUAR]
PY 320 Behavior 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.) [INTT]
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.) [QUAR]
EC 415 Labor Economics (4 cr.)
EC 340 Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (4 cr.) [PERS]
EC 425 International Economics (4 cr.)
EC 330 Law and Economics (4 cr.)
EC 335 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.) [SOCR]
GC 305 Regional Studies (4 cr.)
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.)
GC 435 Geography of Michigan (4 cr.)
Health, Physical Education and Recreation
HL 322 International Health Issues (4 cr.) [SOCR]
HL 450 Human Sexuality: Educational Issues (3 cr.)
HL 485 Drug Use and Abuse (3 cr.)
History
HS 337 American Economic History (4 cr.) [INTT]
Political Science and Public Administration
PS 202 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.) [PERS]
PS 312 War and Peace in the 21st Century (4 cr.)
PS 319 Women and U.S. Politics (4 cr.)
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.)
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 of Psychology (4 cr.)
Sociology and Social Work
AN 320 Native Peoples of North America (4 cr.)
SO 312 Religion and Society (4 cr.)
SO 322 Social Class, Power and Mobility (4 cr.) [SOCR]
SO 343 Sociology of Deviant Behavior (4 cr.)
SO 351 Social Change (4 cr.) [PERS]
SO 355 Introduction to Social Psychology (4 cr.)
SO 372 Minority Groups (4 cr.) [SOCR]
SO 382 Health, Society and Culture (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.)
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.)
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.) [QUAR]
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 Asian Influence in Modern Art (4 cr.)
AD 355 Twentieth Century Art and Architecture (4 cr.) [HUME]
AD 365 History of Modern Craft and Design (4 cr.)
Students may enroll in any 300 or 400 course, but they must consult with the department head before enrolling.
Communications and Performance Studies
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.)
TH 361 Modern Drama (4 cr.)
TH 404 American Musical Theatre (4 cr.)
TH 432 Theatre and Entertainment Careers (1 cr.)
Health, Physical Education and Recreation
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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