Graduation Requirements

Students in this course approach writing as a subject of study by investigating how writing works across a variety of contexts.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-1A

This course will focus on observing human communication in a variety of contexts, practicing the skill of observation of the communication of others, analyzing communication interactions, and modifying one¿s own communication to bring forth the unconscious knowledge.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-1B

A course designed to improve students' understanding in communication, including the areas of interpersonal, nonverbal, listening, small group and public speaking.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-1B

A course in communication principles to develop skills in the analysis and presentation of speeches.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-1B

Beginner skills-building course that introduces students to hands-on speech and debate construction and practice. Students receive one-on-one coaching in outlining, research, organization, and delivery. Requirements vary based on number of credits and course can be repeated.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11, GE-1B

Through a series of historical simulations, students develop communication and oral reasoning skills by researching, writing, and participating in debates about key global political events that changed the course of history. Students will study primary and secondary sources related to the historical events. Students will draft, rewrite, and defend oral arguments based on their research, and they will conduct debates with other students in class.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-1B

Students will develop communication, reasoning, and collaborative skills through history-based exercises interrogating diverse and changing understandings of democracy in what is now the United States. Students will analyze historical sources highlighting American traditions of disagreement as well as creative compromise over the character and features of self-government, the narratives by which to understand the past, and the legacies and lessons of the past for the present. The course puts current divisions among Americans into historical context to help students widen their perspectives, work productively across differences, and learn to substantiate their opinions on public issues with historical and contemporary evidence.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-1B

The course is intended to prepare students to participate in the model UN. Students learn about issues before the UN and acquire a variety of communication and negotiating skills as they model the role of ambassadors.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-1B

Through interactive assignments, students will learn and practice the skills and techniques used by direct leaders in the Recreation and Parks profession. Topics include an introduction to leadership practices, program planning, activity selection, and activity facilitation for diverse groups.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-1B

The probability of extraterrestrial intelligent life; the chemical basis of life; planetary environments; habitable zones; the Drake equation; UFOs; space travel; interstellar communication; limits on technical civilizations. General Education Categories 2 and 3.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

The probability of extraterrestrial intelligent life; the chemical basis of life; planetary environments; habitable zones; the Drake equation; UFOs; space travel; interstellar communication; limits on technical civilizations.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

This course is an introduction to organic chemistry and biological chemistry. The laboratory will reinforce lecture.

Prerequisites:

CHEM 106 or high school chemistry

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

From an engineering perspective, concepts of general chemistry will be investigated. Topics include atomic structure, stiochiometry, gas laws, periodic trends chemical bonds, thermodynamics, kinetics and organic chemistry. Other Prerequisites: Alternatively, student must demonstrate math placement requirements at or above MATH 115 in the placement chart. See Mathematics for details.

Prerequisites:

Select 1 Course: MATH 112, MATH 113, MATH 115, MATH 121, or MATH 122. Alternatively, student must demonstrate math placement requirements at or above MATH 115 in the placement chart. See Mathematics for details.

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

Introduction to the basic principles of chemistry including atomic and molecular structure, bonding, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, thermodynamics and states of matter. Laboratory will reinforce lecture concepts. Other prerequisites: High school chemistry or C (2.0) or higher in CHEM 104. C (2.0) or higher in MATH 112 or student must demonstrate math placement requirements at or above MATH 115 in the placement chart. See Mathematics for details.

Prerequisites:

CHEM 104 and Select 1 Course: MATH 112, MATH 113, MATH 115, MATH 121. High school chemistry or "C" (2.0) or higher in CHEM 104. "C" (2.0) or higher in MATH 112 or student must demonstrate math placement requirements at or above MATH 115 in the placement chart. See Mathematics for details.

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

A course blending theory and practice to help individuals build effective relationships through improved communication.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02

This course will examine the gendered nature of public policy using standard microeconomic tools. It examines the impact of public policy on employment discrimination, reproductive rights, and sexual orientation.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Basic statistical methods including measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, probability distributions, sampling, problems of estimation and hypothesis testing in the case of one and two sample meaans and proportions. Chi-Square, one-way analysis of variance, simple regression and correlation analysis, and brief introduction to multiple regression analysis. Use of computer statistical packages required.

Prerequisites:

MATH 112 or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-04

Students analyze and apply rhetorical principles in their writing with new media. As members of a media-saturated culture, we know that print text is only one form of writing, and sometimes it is not the most effective choice. Because all of us make sense of texts and issues in a variety of ways, this course asks students to utilize multimodal (visual, aural, etc.) forms of communication and become more informed, critical consumers of new media writing themselves.

Prerequisites:

ENG 101

Goal Areas:

GE-02

Introduction to learning the written and oral communication of technical information. Assignments include writing and presenting proposals, reports, and documentation. Emphasis on use of rhetorical analysis, computer applications, collaborative writing, and usability testing to complete technical communication tasks in the workplace.

Prerequisites:

ENG 101

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-13

Introduction to business communication. Assignments include writing and presenting proposals, reports, and documentation typical to a business/industry setting. Emphasis on use of rhetorical analysis, software applications, collaboration, and usability testing to complete business communication tasks. Fall, Spring

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-13

An overview of the scope of family consumer sciences and the career potentials of the profession.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02

This course will answer the question Why should I care about getting old when I am young? through an exploration of the life course perspective, service learning opportunities, and written reflection and exploration.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

This course will answer the question Why should I care about getting old when I am young? through an exploration of the life course perspective, service learning opportunities, and written reflection and exploration.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

Explores how popular culture shapes and mirrors our understandings of gender and sexuality and their intersections with race and class. Critically examines representations of gender and race in popular culture forms such as film, television, music, books, and the internet.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-06

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is a historical investigation of taboos in America across time, cultures, and communities. Together, we explore how a range of taboos came to be, how they vary, where the power of taboos come from, and how they are often connected to ideas of gender, sex, race, and class. We will also explore how taboos have been transgressed, challenged, and evolved over time.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This class looks at the history of sports and games across the span of global history! Progressing through the course of human history, this class will discuss recreation, organized sports, professional sports, and the advent of modern video games. Students will develop critical thinking skills and engage with this fascinating topic by developing oral and written communication skills. This class will engage with human diversity, both inside and outside of the US through the lens of sports and games.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This a course designed to examine health products, services, and information from the consumer's perspective. Emphasis will be placed on those factors that influence and ultimately determine which products, services, and information sources that you will either accept or reject.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02

In order to explore careers in education, students will have the opportunity to identify and investigate issues of social justice in education and build skills of an educator through experiential learning in schools. Student will engage in a hands-on, interactive exploration and investigation into the complex roles of race, culture, and identity in education.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

This course will engage students in an indepth exploration of how the challenges and demands imposed by an ever evolving diverse, legalistic, politically minded, and technologically driven society impact public education in America today. Students will research central issues and critically analyze to foster ethical and civil responsible decision making.Fall, Spring, Summer

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

Logic, proof techniques, set theory, relations, functions, cardinality, operations, and an introduction to mathematical structures and number theory.

Prerequisites:

MATH 122 with "C" (2.0) or better or consent.

Goal Areas:

GE-02

Traditional syllogistic logic and an introduction to the elements of modern symbolic logic.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-04

This course explores what makes reasoning scientific as distinguished from non-scientific. Issues are inductive reasoning, causal reasoning, fallacies, hypothetico-deductive reasoning, falsifiability, and scientific knowledge.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-04

General background in physical concepts for those who do not plan advanced study in physics or engineering. Topics include mechanics, fluids, heat and thermodynamics. Lecture and laboratory.

Prerequisites:

Either MATH 112 and MATH 113, or MATH 115

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

PHYS 220 focuses on mathematical methods for introductory physics and problem solving skills framed in Newton's Laws at the introductory level. Specific topics include Vector Algebra and Trigonometry, Forces and Newtons Laws, and applications of Calculus to kinematics.The goal of the course is to provide students with supplemental preparation for a Calculus-Based Introductory Physics Course. Registration will require special permission.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

Designed for science and engineering students. Calculus-based physics. Covers elementary mechanics including kinematics, statics, equilibrium and dynamics of particles, work and energy, rotational motion, gravitation, and oscillation. Lecture and Laboratory. MATH 121 must be completed with a C or better prior to taking this course or must be taken concurrently. High school physics or PHYS 101 is also strongly encouraged. Fall, Spring

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

This course is designed to help you to read, think and write critically about important concepts and issues in the study and practice of politics. It is intended to acquaint you with some of the great debates in political thought, increase your understanding of how political systems work and help you to develop your research and writing skills.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02

Introduces students to major issues in society that impact their lives, behaviors, and the way they think. Course requires student to critically address controversial and non-controversial issues through clear argumentations, intensive writings, research and presentations.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02

You have spent years taking tests to measure learning, but do you know how to make the most of your learning in college? In this course we will look at what current learning science research in psychology tells us about how to best learn and remember. A strong emphasis will be made in applying science learning topics to college success.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02

This course examines the role of animals in society and the social relationships between humans and other animals. Students will explore how culture and society shape the ways other animals are integrated and treated in our families, schools, economy, legal system, and other social institutions. Through dialogue and writing students will identify their own perspectives on nonhuman animals and our relationships to them.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-09

An introduction to statistical concepts and methods that is applicable to all disciplines. Topics include descriptive measures of data, probability and probability distributions, statistical inference, tests of hypotheses, confidence intervals, correlation, linear regression, and analysis of variance. The use of statistical software will be emphasized. Prereq: ACT Math sub-score of 19 or higher, successful completion of MATH 098 or appropriate placement scores (see Placement Information under Statistics) Fall, Spring, Summer GE-4

Prerequisites:

Satisfy Placement Table in this section, or MATH 098 with grade of P.

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-04

This anthropology course explores the areas of anatomical forensic science. Students will learn the techniques and methodology involved in collection, preservation, and analysis of evidence pertaining to human remains. The course will include such subjects as analysis of skeletal trauma, victim identification, bite-mark analysis, and crime scene recovery methods. Ethnics and standards in medico-legal investigations will also be stressed.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

A comprehensive examination of modern archaeological theory methods and activities, focusing on American archaeology. Emphasis will be given to data collection, data analysis, and museology. Lab included.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

An introduction to the study of human biological evolution and variation. This course focuses on evolutionary theory, mechanisms of evolutionary change, and the fossil record of human evolution. Lab included.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

Broad survey of astronomy: the night sky, seasons, moon phases, eclipses, light, telescopes, stars, stellar evolution, galaxies, cosmology, the solar system.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

Survey of our solar system: the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids; history of the discovery and exploration of the solar system.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

The probability of extraterrestrial intelligent life; the chemical basis of life; planetary environments; habitable zones; the Drake equation; UFOs; space travel; interstellar communication; limits on technical civilizations. General Education Categories 2 and 3.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

The probability of extraterrestrial intelligent life; the chemical basis of life; planetary environments; habitable zones; the Drake equation; UFOs; space travel; interstellar communication; limits on technical civilizations.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

Techniques for observing with the naked eye, binoculars and small telescopes; constellation and star identification; use of star atlases and handbooks; observations of stars, binaries, clusters, nebulae, planets and the sun and moon, etc. Students will also learn how astronomical theories are formulated and tested by observing phenomena in the sky. Evening observing labs required.

Prerequisites:

AST 101

Goal Areas:

GE-03

Introductory course designed for students not majoring in science. Focuses on basic biological principles with special emphasis on the human species. Includes scientific problem solving, biodiversity, human and social aspects of biology, ecology, cellular processes and organ function, human reproduction, pre-natal development, and heredity. Lecture, laboratory, and small group discussions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-08

An introduction to biological topics of special interest to women with emphasis on anatomic and physiologic changes over the course of a woman's lifetime. Designed for students not majoring in science. Presents fundamental biologic concepts within this specialized context and provides opportunity to collect, evaluate, and analyze data.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

An introduction to the multidisciplinary field of soil science and fertility. The course will examine the basic physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. Further topics will explore soil genesis, soil health and management, and their relationships to crop production. Field trips and lab activities will be used to explore key concepts, with emphasis on examples relevant to the soils of southern Minnesota. Local field trips included.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

Study of biological processes at the suborganismal level including cell chemistry, metabolism, reproduction, genetics, and complex tissue physiology. Laboratory and discussion sessions stress problem solving and experimental design.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

An introduction to the general principles and methods used in the study of microorganisms. Lab included. Prereq: One BIOL course and one semester of chemistry from among CHEM 104, CHEM 106, CHEM 111, or CHEM 201. Fall, Spring, Summer

Prerequisites:

One BIOL course and one semester of chemistry from among CHEM 104, CHEM 106, CHEM 111, or CHEM 201

Goal Areas:

GE-03

An introduction to the general principles and methods to control the growth and transmission of pathogenic microbes and the development of antibiotic resistance in healthcare, food preparation/service, and industrial settings. Lab included.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

This lecture and laboratory course investigates the world of chemistry, the nature of matter and our interactions with chemicals on a daily basis. This course is intended for non-science majors and is not a preparation for CHEM 111 or CHEM 201. Credit will not be given to students who have previously taken a chemistry course at or above Chem 111 and received a passing grade.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

This course is an introduction to general chemistry. It is a non-laboratory class designed to prepare students for CHEM 201 or to be utilized as a general education course. This course will address more mathematical relationships than CHEM 106. Credit will not be given to students who have previously taken a chemistry course at or above Chem 111 and received a passing grade.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

This course covers fundamental concepts required to understand the general chemistry in living organisms. This is a non-laboratory class. This chemistry course will not prepare students for any Chemistry course at or above the 200 level. High school algebra recommended.

Prerequisites:

High school algebra recommended

Goal Areas:

GE-03

This course is an introduction to organic chemistry and biological chemistry. The laboratory will reinforce lecture.

Prerequisites:

CHEM 106 or high school chemistry

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

This chemistry course explores the scientific methods used in criminal investigations. Course topics will include discussions of different kinds of evidence, how to select and analyze samples, and especially how to interpret results of scientific tests. Specific topics will include the analysis of DNA, drugs, accelerants and explosives, and other organic and inorganic compounds. Case studies will be used as examples throughout the course. There will also be discussions concerning the ethics of analysis and uses of forensic data.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-09

This course will explore the scientific, pharmacological, neurochemical and cultural aspects of psychoactive substances. The material is presented intuitively, with no mathematics. Course topics will include discussions of the major classes of pharmaceutical and psychoactive substances, basic neurochemistry, the role of psychoactive substances in medicine, the ritual use of psychoactive substances by traditional cultures, the FDA approval process, the significance and implications of drug testing, the controversy of drug-induced behavioral modification, national and global perspectives of substance abuse and the ethics of legalization. V

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

From an engineering perspective, concepts of general chemistry will be investigated. Topics include atomic structure, stiochiometry, gas laws, periodic trends chemical bonds, thermodynamics, kinetics and organic chemistry. Other Prerequisites: Alternatively, student must demonstrate math placement requirements at or above MATH 115 in the placement chart. See Mathematics for details.

Prerequisites:

Select 1 Course: MATH 112, MATH 113, MATH 115, MATH 121, or MATH 122. Alternatively, student must demonstrate math placement requirements at or above MATH 115 in the placement chart. See Mathematics for details.

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

Introduction to the basic principles of chemistry including atomic and molecular structure, bonding, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, thermodynamics and states of matter. Laboratory will reinforce lecture concepts. Other prerequisites: High school chemistry or C (2.0) or higher in CHEM 104. C (2.0) or higher in MATH 112 or student must demonstrate math placement requirements at or above MATH 115 in the placement chart. See Mathematics for details.

Prerequisites:

CHEM 104 and Select 1 Course: MATH 112, MATH 113, MATH 115, MATH 121. High school chemistry or "C" (2.0) or higher in CHEM 104. "C" (2.0) or higher in MATH 112 or student must demonstrate math placement requirements at or above MATH 115 in the placement chart. See Mathematics for details.

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

The basic elements of electricity and electronics are explored in an internet enabled, self-paced course. Laboratories make use of a Virtual Laboratory environment to provide experience with issues in wiring, power, circuits, and digital electronics.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

This course covers the development and status of electrical power as a global resource. This includes usage, generation, and impact on societies throughout the world. Finally, the course will examine the many renewable generation options.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introductory nutrition class which emphasizes the scientific method and natural science principles from biochemistry, physiology, chemistry, and other sciences to explain the relationships between food and its use by the human body for energy, regulation, structure, and optimal health. GE-3 non-lab

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

An introduction to the science of understanding earth's physical environment, with focus on the processes that drive fundamental earth systems. Includes investigation of natural hazards, earth-sun relationships, climate and climate change, weather, flora and fauna, soil, landforms, and surfaces processes driven by rivers, glaciers, wind, rock decay, gravity. North American and world-wide examples are used to demonstrate spatial distribution and interrelationships. Some coverage of human-environmental relations.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

This non-lab gateway course introduces geospatial thinking, scientific theories and cutting-edge technologies in Geospatial Science (GISc) through lectures and hands-on activities. It focuses on field data collection, space and ground based sensors, satellite imagery, aerial photography, LiDAR, digital mapping, data visualization, and geoanalytics. It prepares students for higher-level courses such as Cartography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, and the Global Positioning System (GPS). Students will learn how to solve problem with a variety of geospatial science methods. Topics include interrelationships between environmental, economic and cultural systems, social and ecological dimensions of health, and natural resource issues.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and flooding are three examples of naturally recurring events on the Earth that ultimately influence all of our lives. This course introduces the physical features and processes of the Earth that control these events. The course has a laboratory component.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

An introduction to the multidisciplinary field of soil science and fertility. The course will examine the basic physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. Further topics will explore soil genesis, soil health and management, and their relationships to crop production. Field trips and lab activities will be used to explore key concepts, with emphasis on examples relevant to the soils of southern Minnesota. Local field trips included.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

From mineral formation to mountain building, this course introduces all the main areas of geologic study and places them in the context of environmental justice. We will consider the social and political backdrop of geological processes, practices, and resources, and consider how ignoring the world's complicated history has resulted in the repetition and perpetuation of practices that have disproportionately harmed diverse peoples. Lecture discussions and laboratory exercises are designed for general education and students seeking a major or minor in one of the natural sciences.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the world's oceans: how they work, what they contain, how they impact everything on Earth, and how humans impact them.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

Physical geology is the study of how the earth works. From mountain building to soil erosion, this course provides an introduction to all the main areas of geologic study. Lecture discussions and laboratory exercises are designed for students seeking a major or minor in one of the natural sciences.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

An examination of the development and evolution of life on earth. In addition to reviewing the range of life forms and global climates existing on earth during various times in its geologic past, we will also look at how global industrialization could lead to the earth's next period of mass extinction. Weekly laboratory assignments help illustrate principles discussed in lectures.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

A one semester course which covers the basic principles of physics on a conceptual level and with a minimal amount of math. The course provides an understanding of natural processes and their applications. Topics generally include mechanics, simple machines, atomic structure, heat, light and sound. Lecture and laboratory components.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

Self-paced format. Includes readings on time; telling time from sundials to atomic clocks; Albert Einstein (a biography of the primary developer of the Theory of Relativity); and the Theory of Relativity. All the readings are written to be understood by non-scientists.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

General background in physical concepts for those who do not plan advanced study in physics or engineering. Topics include mechanics, fluids, heat and thermodynamics. Lecture and laboratory.

Prerequisites:

Either MATH 112 and MATH 113, or MATH 115

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

PHYS 220 focuses on mathematical methods for introductory physics and problem solving skills framed in Newton's Laws at the introductory level. Specific topics include Vector Algebra and Trigonometry, Forces and Newtons Laws, and applications of Calculus to kinematics.The goal of the course is to provide students with supplemental preparation for a Calculus-Based Introductory Physics Course. Registration will require special permission.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

Designed for science and engineering students. Calculus-based physics. Covers elementary mechanics including kinematics, statics, equilibrium and dynamics of particles, work and energy, rotational motion, gravitation, and oscillation. Lecture and Laboratory. MATH 121 must be completed with a C or better prior to taking this course or must be taken concurrently. High school physics or PHYS 101 is also strongly encouraged. Fall, Spring

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-03

In this course we will explore the importance of the natural world and how individuals and societies interact with and impact nature. Students will apply ethical frameworks of sustainability, rights, and justice to understand conservation and resource management practices in public and private lands. Students will analyze and reflect upon complex narratives that guide how diverse people and natural systems interact.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03

This course introduces and explores seven big ideas of computer science. Students will develop computational thinking skills vital for success across all disciplines, including algorithmic creativity, data abstraction, and modeling and simulation.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-04

Basic statistical methods including measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, probability distributions, sampling, problems of estimation and hypothesis testing in the case of one and two sample meaans and proportions. Chi-Square, one-way analysis of variance, simple regression and correlation analysis, and brief introduction to multiple regression analysis. Use of computer statistical packages required.

Prerequisites:

MATH 112 or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-04

A survey of mathematics and its relationship to society, showing its development and evolution to meet the needs of mankind.

Prerequisites:

Three years high school algebra/geometry or MATH 098

Goal Areas:

GE-04

Concepts of algebra (real numbers, exponents, polynomials, rational expressions), equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices and determinants, conic sections, sequences and series, probability, and binomial theorem.

Prerequisites:

Satisfy Placement Table in this section, or MATH 098 with grade of P.

Goal Areas:

GE-04

Basic concepts of trigonometry as preparation for college level mathematics and science course work. Topics include concepts of algebra (real numbers, functions, graphs of functions, exponential and logarithmic functions), trigonometric functions, analytic trigonometry, applications of trigonometry, and analytic geometry.

Prerequisites:

Satisfy Placement Table in this section, or MATH 112 with "C" (2.0) or better.

Goal Areas:

GE-04

This course will cover topics of precalculus mathematics. Topics covered will include functions, graphs of functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, conic sections, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices, trigonometric functions, circular functions, vectors and complex numbers, induction, series and probability.

Prerequisites:

Satisfy Math Placement Table in this section, or grade of P in MATH 098.

Goal Areas:

GE-04

Limits, continuity, the derivative and applications, transcendental functions, L'Hopital's Rule, and development of the Riemann integral.

Prerequisites:

Satisfy Placement Table in this section, MATH 115 or both MATH 112 and MATH 113 with "C" (2.0) or better.

Goal Areas:

GE-04

This course develops concepts and skills in algebra and introductory calculus needed to model applications in business, economics, social sciences and life sciences, using polynomials, exponentials, logarithms, linear systems, linear programming, sequences, series, derivatives and integrals.

Prerequisites:

Satisfy Placement Table in this section, or grade of "C" (2.0) or better in either MATH 112 or MATH 115.

Goal Areas:

GE-04

This course is an introduction to the mathematical concepts needed in computer science, including sets, logic, representations of numbers, counting techniques, discrete functions, matrices, trees and graphs, and algorithm analysis.

Prerequisites:

MATH 112 or equivalent, with "C" (2.0) or better, or consent

Goal Areas:

GE-04

Nature of mathematics from a problem solving approach using sets, relations, number systems through integers, rational numbers and discrete mathematics.

Prerequisites:

Satisfy Placement Table in this section, or Grade of P in MATH 098 or "C" (2.0) or better in MATH 112 or MATH 115.

Goal Areas:

GE-04

Traditional syllogistic logic and an introduction to the elements of modern symbolic logic.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-04

This course explores what makes reasoning scientific as distinguished from non-scientific. Issues are inductive reasoning, causal reasoning, fallacies, hypothetico-deductive reasoning, falsifiability, and scientific knowledge.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-04

Students will develop knowledge and understand the application of statistical concepts and quantitative methodologies to real-world social and political issues. Using social science data, students will analyze and interpret data to answer research questions relevant to the public and non-profit sectors.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-04

Develop knowledge and application of statistical concepts and methods to facilitate research in social sciences disciplines. Students learn to work with quantitative databases obtained from census, social surveys, and experiments. Develop data analysis skills and use of statistical software programs. Practice data interpretations and statistical decision-making as used in everyday government, non-profit/for-profit, healthcare, academic and research organizations.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-04

An introduction to statistical concepts and methods that is applicable to all disciplines. Topics include descriptive measures of data, probability and probability distributions, statistical inference, tests of hypotheses, confidence intervals, correlation, linear regression, and analysis of variance. The use of statistical software will be emphasized. Prereq: ACT Math sub-score of 19 or higher, successful completion of MATH 098 or appropriate placement scores (see Placement Information under Statistics) Fall, Spring, Summer GE-4

Prerequisites:

Satisfy Placement Table in this section, or MATH 098 with grade of P.

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-04

Class introduces students to history of the discipline and surveys both historical and contemporary topics of importance to American Indian Studies including gender roles, education, sovereignty treaties, and oral traditions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

An introduction to Indigenous cultural content, worldview, and concepts of Indigenous education, knowledge, and learning. Surveys the historical and present-day relationships between educational institutions, policies, practices, and Indigenous communities. Explores Indigenous communities across the U.S. with particular attention to Indigenous nations in Minnesota.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Oral traditions are at the base of all American Indian cultures. This class will provide students with the necessary tools for a better understanding of traditional knowledge and its importance within diverse traditional cultures.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is an introduction to Native American history from creation to 1900 in North America. It introduces students to the continuity of social, cultural, political, and economic diversity amongst Native American peoples and focuses on adaptions to intertribal and colonial relationships during this time period.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is an introduction to Native American history from 1900 to present day. It introduces students to the continuity of social, cultural, political, and economic diversity amongst Native American peoples and focuses on the impact of federal Indian policy, issues of power, sovereignty, identity, activism, and self-determination.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Course introduces students to the legal side of being American Indian. Politics and policies will be examined to show how a contemporary native experience is shaped through American courts, Presidential chambers, and Native activist movements.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will provide overview of Minnesota Indian nations and their relations to each other and the effects of European incursion. Subsequent relations will focus on the US-Dakota war and its aftermath.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Being American Indian and being woman creates a unique situation for women who have been directly influenced by the differences of gender roles from two intersecting cultures. This course will focus on how those differences have affected American Indian Women.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course surveys human biological and cultural diversity through time and space. You will learn about questions like: how did humans evolve? and how do anthropologists collect and interpret information about human beings and their ancestors?

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A general survey of the evolution of human society from the earliest times to the development of written languages. Topics include the evolution of tools, the agricultural revolution, and the origins of urban life.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

Language provides not only communication but identification of oneself and one's group. Humans are extremely sensitive to language, dialect, jargon, and slang. An understanding of language and its relationship to culture is basic to any understanding of human beings.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Survey of human cultures through a variety of classic and contemporary anthropological writing and film. Students write weekly reflections. Written work is shared, discussed, and revised.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Fear and how we depict it in popular culture. Course examines folklore traditions and how they translate in contemporary storytelling formats.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

People all around the world use tattoos, piercing, makeup and dress codes as symbolic tools to represent their ideas of self, or as a means of gender, ethnicity, and class control and domination. This course looks at how people express connection to and disconnection from culture through body art practices.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Sex and our relationship with it. This course examines the topics of sex, sexuality, and gender by exploring the diverse range of sexual cultures of the world in the past and the present. Attention is given to the role of language, biology, culture, and the archeological record of societies's fascination with sex.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Examines the making of criminal law, the evolution of policing, the adjudication of persons accused of criminal law violations, and the punishment of adult offenders.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A critical consideration of definitions of juvenile delinquency, emphasis on micro and macro level of struggle in which delinquent behavior takes place, critique of current theories on delinquency, and the juvenile justice response to delinquency from a criminal justice lens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Brief description of the operation of the US economic system illustrated by a discussion of current economic policies, issues, and problems. No credit toward a major, minor, or area with economics as a core, or if credit has been earned in ECON 201 and/or ECON 202, or equivalent.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

This course will examine the gendered nature of public policy using standard microeconomic tools. It examines the impact of public policy on employment discrimination, reproductive rights, and sexual orientation.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Emphasis on forces influencing employment and inflation. Current problems of the economy are stressed along with tools government has to cope with them.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Examines decision making by the individual firm, the determination of prices and wages, and current problems facing business firms.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

A study of American racial/ethnic minorities, especially the histories of Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Their roles and contributions to American society will be emphasized.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course introduces students to multicultural and ethnic knowledge and values in and outside the United States. Students are exposed to such issues as race, culture, ethnicity, dominance, immigration, stereotypes, discrimination, and intergroup relations through interdisciplinary approaches-anthropological, economic, historical, political, psychological and/or sociological.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will explore the historical, social, political, and cultural experience of African Americans. It will also examine the contributions of African Americans to the growth and development of the United States.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Introduction to the history and cultures of the major Asian American ethnic groups with a comparative approach to their similarities and differences.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A survey of the history and present status of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States from 1848. Emphasis will be on culture, history, and socio-political patterns.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will focus on the struggle for civil rights by diverse groups in the United States. Emphasis will be on how these struggles have impacted their communities and cultural pluralism in the U.S.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Examination of current issues affecting the status of Asian Americans. The focus of this course will vary to reflect students' interests in the area of politics, education, economics, social and/or cultural dealing with Asian Americans.

Prerequisites:

ETHN 400, or consent

This course emphasizes cognitive, emotional, and social development within our diverse society. Multi-generational local and national-level underrepresented/diverse family forms and practices are highlighted, relating to inter/intrapersonal communication, conflict resolution, mate selection, marriage/family dynamics, sexual development, family strengths, stress and crisis, parenting, decision-making, parent-child relationships, and the balancing act of family and work. As an introductory level course, no prerequisite knowledge is required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will introduce students to the diverse physical, social, environmental, economic, political, and cultural aspects of the major regions and countries of the world. Students will gain knowledge of the similarities and differences in the cultural and natural environments in various regions. Other areas introduced in this course will be the significance of each major region at the global scale; relationships between regions and their population; and ways and means by which people live their lives in diverse societies.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Cultural aspects of interactions between people and their environment focusing on spatial patterns of population, agriculture, politics, language, religion, industrialization, and urbanization. Emphasis is placed on the processes that create the cultural landscape and on management of land and natural resources.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course familiarizes students with the field of Gender and Women's Studies. It focuses on major questions and approaches to understanding gender alongside race, class, and sexuality, among other identity categories.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course familiarizes students with the field of Gender and Women's Studies. It focuses on major questions and approaches to understanding gender alongside race, class, and sexuality, among other identity categories.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will examine women's lives and activism, past and present, throughout the world. We will explore and evaluate individual and collective efforts to achieve social justice in the context of interlocking systems of oppression. Fall, Spring, Summer

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities and identities, including challenges to homophobia and heterosexism. We will explore social and historical constructions of LGBT identities as they vary across ethnic, class, and gender lines.Fall, Spring

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

An introduction to the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities and identities, including challenges to homophobia and heterosexism. We will explore social and historical constructions of LGBT identities as they vary across ethnic, class, and gender lines.Fall, Spring

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

In this course, students will learn about health disparities and the social determinants of health in the United States. We will analyze how gender, race, class, ability, and sexuality impact access to health resources (including the environment, food, and medical care) as well as health outcomes. In addition to individual barriers to health, we will analyze how institutions and structural factors impact health in America. Topics may include health disparities by race and ethnicity, barriers to LGBT health care, weight discrimination, reproductive justice, and environmental effects on health.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is designed to provide an overview and analysis of the historical experiences of the family in the United States from earliest settlement to the present in order to aid students in understanding the contemporary situation of the family in American society.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A history of the physical, political, cultural, social, and economic foundations of world civilizations to 1500.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

A history of the physical, political, cultural, social, and economic foundations of world civilizations to 1500. Same content as HIST 170. Students may not take both HIST 170 and HIST 170W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Review of major changes in World Civilizations since 1500.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Review of major changes in World Civilization since 1500. Same content as HIST 171. Students may not take both HIST 171 and HIST 171W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A survey of European civilization from Egypt to the end of the Thirty Years War.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

A survey of European civilization from Egypt to the end of the Thirty Years War. Same content as HIST 180. Students may not take both HIST 180 and HIST 180W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

A survey of European history from the end of the Thirty Years War to the present.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Survey of European history from the end of the Thirty Years War to the present. Same content as HIST 181. Students may not take both HIST 181 and HIST 181W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

This course is designed to provide an overview of America's political, social, economic, and cultural development from earliest colonization to 1877.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is designed to provide an overview of America's political, social, economic, and cultural development from earliest colonization to 1877. Same content as HIST 190. Students may not take both HIST 190 and HIST 190W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A survey of American History from the end of Reconstruction to the present with a special emphasis on political and social developments.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is designed to provide an overview of America's political, social, economic, and cultural development from 1877 to the present. This course has the same content as HIST 191. Students may not take both HIST 191 and HIST 191W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A general survey of premodern East Asian civilizations -- particularly China and Japan -- from the beginning to 1800. Topics include the formation and development of East Asian civilizations and the evolving East Asian engagement with the natural environment before the 19th century.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A general survey of premodern East Asian civilizations -- particularly China and Japan -- from the beginning to 1800. Topics include the formation and development of East Asian civilizations and the evolving East Asian engagement with the natural environment before the 19th century.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course provides information on a variety of topics related to chemical use, abuse and dependency. Students will be exposed to chemical dependency counseling, assessment and intervention techniques. Different drug classifications will be discussed in detail. Counselor core functions and ethics will be discussed also.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Addresses drugs and drug use from psychological, behavioral, pharmacological, historical, legal and clinical perspectives - while examining the effects of drug use on personal health and social functioning.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Designed for non-teacher education students, this is a general education course considering human development from a life span perspective.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Focuses on the basic business functions of Accounting, Finance, Management, and Marketing in global context.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

This course is designed to provide an overview of American Military history from the Revolutionary War to the present, with emphasis on the post World War I era. It examines the cause, conduct, consequences, and historical threads of military conflict.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Introduces history of museums and philosophical nature of museums, covering types and definitions of museums, discusses contemporary practice in museums, and examines current issues in the profession as we face the future of museums in the twenty-first century.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Study of the nature of politics and government and their influence on society and human behavior.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Rejoin the political debates of 1787 to understand the US Constitution. Compare the founding document with amendments, later usage and Supreme Court interpretations. Examine controversies over the meaning of the Constitution using the methods of political philosophers, historians, and legal scholars.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Become informed enough to play your part in governing the United States. Start by learning about the Constitution, our rights and freedoms, how the national government works and the opportunities and challenges of citizen influence. Political Science methods, and the challenges of citizenship are emphasized.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

This course is designed to provide a thorough introduction to the broad spectrum of theories and applications that make up the field of psychology

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

This course introduces a multidisciplinary approach to the scientific study of cognition. Contributions from the fields of biology, computer science, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology are emphasized. Topics include the mind-body problem, perception, memory, linguistics, problem solving, artificial intelligence, and robotics. This course is a prerequisite for the cognitive science major. For the psychology major, it serves as unrestricted elective credit; it does not satisfy the cognitive restricted elective requirement.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

This course reviews the significance and potential of tourism and travel at the community level. The focus is on small to mid-size examples and the ways in which community tourism is a collaboration between various organizations and city park and recreation departments to develop, promote, and implement tourism events.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Overview of the structure and processes of social life; impact of social forces on individuals and groups; interdependence of society and the individual; social significance of social class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality; emphasis on critical analysis of social inequalities and injustice.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A critical description and analysis of selected social problems, as well as the social problems process through which problems are socially constructed and defined. A social constructionist approach examines how people and social systems define and react to social problems. Emphasis on the sociological perspective, critical thinking, roots of social inequality, and exploration of solutions and alternatives to existing social problems.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Relationships, marriage, and families are studied from a sociological perspective. Focuses on the connections between society, culture, social institutions, families, and individuals. Particular attention is given to the ways that race, ethnicity, social class, gender, and sexuality shape family patterns and dynamics.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Explores the social construction of sex and sexuality. Key topics include the social, cultural, and historical construction of sexual identities, sexual bodies, sexual politics, sexual socialization, and sexual technologies, in the context of the sexual activities, beliefs, and morals of people.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A critical consideration of how conceptions of juvenile delinquency are socially constructed, emphasis on interactional and institutional contexts in which delinquent behavior takes place, critique of current theories on delinquency, and the juvenile justice response to delinquency.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

he objective of this course is to explore social welfare as a social institution. Consideration will be given to formal and informal efforts to meet common social needs of diverse populations. This course emphasizes social challenges and impact of oppression facing American society and the program and policy prescriptions designed to minimize or eliminate these problems.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

The objective of this course is to explore social welfare as a social institution. Consideration will be given to formal and informal efforts to meet common social needs of diverse populations. This course emphasizes social challenges and impact of oppression facing American society and the program and policy prescriptions designed to minimize or eliminate these problems.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course exposes students to some of the major realities of life among the poor and socially deprived in all parts of the world, primarily developing countries. Students will confront conditions that impede development and keep people locked into poverty and despair, and will discuss how a person who sees her/himself as a global citizen can act in tangible ways to make that citizenship more meaningful.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A fresh look at the city, with emphasis on the reasons why cities have grown and how people can make cities livable.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

This course will identify and analyze global social, economic, political and environmental problems impacting community viability and explore the full range of solutions to these problems. The course will view communities as complex, sustainable organisms and bring together the works of the great minds working on sustainability.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

2-D visual problem solving and art-making strategies using the elements and principles of design. For elementary education majors and general education.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Introduction to Western and non-Western visual arts and the variety of methods by which art is understood. These may include art appreciation, art criticism, the history of art, popular culture, and aesthetic awareness.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

ART 225 offers art experiences with a focus on working with children. The class will be introduced to methods and materials that work best with these populations. The course includes an introduction to a broad scope of artists and artworks that reflect our culturally diverse country, as well as the global nature of our world. Visual Culture, work of fine art, museum analysis, installations, performances, video art, and graffiti will be discussed. Students will participate in hands-on art making activities through studio experiences, they will write and reflect on the outcomes, and they will participate in critiques and discussions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Material Exploration in Mixed Media is a problem-solving art studio experience implementing the use of a variety of traditional and non-traditional art materials into two and three-dimensional projects.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Introduction to art history from prehistoric and ancient cultures through circa 1400 CE. Includes examination of global art and architecture (1) to understand significant historical developments in human civilizations, cultural values, and creativity and (2) to explore its relevance to us today.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Lecture-based survey of the Art and Architecture of both Western and non-Western countries from the thirteenth through twentieth centuries.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

This course analyzes relationships between art and politics from ancient times through today, exploring uses of art from persuasion to overt propaganda in visual arts and architecture. It will deal with diverse cultures, covering material from a global perspective.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Introduction to the techniques and expressive potential of photography as an art form. Topics include basic camera controls, lighting, composition, editing, fine art printing, and historical and contemporary examples of art photography. A digital camera with manual controls of aperture and shutter speed is required for most of the semester.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Beginning Mandarin I is a practical introductory language course with simple, graded activities on essential daily topics. Students will begin to work orally and with the Chinese writing systems, while developing early listening and reading skills.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Beginning Mandarin II is a practical introductory language course with simple, graded activities on essential daily topics. Students will continue to work orally and with the Chinese writing systems, while developing early listening and reading skills.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

This course uses health humanities storytelling to prepare students with a sincere concern for human values within the capture, management, and evaluation of health information. Students will explore the synergy between health related data, healthcare informatics, and outcome measures. Students will gain fundamental information technology skills to understand and critique data, identify relationships between visual arts and written works regarding health, and explore cultural aspects of healthcare experiences and risk adjustment of quality outcome measures.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Exploration of the basic principles of visual media design, stressing the significance of images in a mass media society. Special focus on contextualizing historial and technological changes affecting image production for mass media.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Explores social media and their impacts on society through consideration of technologies, social networks, markets, communities, politics and social movements, and major companies. Special focus on individuals' roles as users, producers, consumers, and laborers toward becoming responsible online citizens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Course will explore the interplay between science fiction (1950s-present) and the development of artificial intelligence. Turing tests, agents, senses, problem solving, game playing, information retrieval, machine translation robotics, and ethical issues. Variable

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

An introduction, within cultural context, to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Dakota language.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

An introduction, within a cultural context, to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Dakota language.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Grammar review, oral practice, written composition, and development of reading and listening skills within a cultural context.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Grammar review, oral practice, written composition, and development of reading and listening skills within a cultural context.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

A survey of dance in all its vibrant forms intended to develop student understanding and appreciation for the significant role dance plays in world cultures.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

A survey of dance in all its vibrant forms intended to develop student understanding and appreciation for the significant role dance plays in world cultures.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Historical, cultural, ethical, philosophical, developmental, and creative aspects of engineering and technology as a discipline are explored. The course also examines concepts and events leading to important innovations of recent times including: microwave ovens, FAX machines, personal computers, traffic signals, and video games.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Study and analysis of elements of prose, poetry and drama in English from earlier periods through contemporary. Emphasizes critical reading of literature. May include such genres as short story, novel, memoir, nonfiction, biography, autobiography, poem, play, screenplay.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Study and analysis of prose, poetry, drama, and film from various genres, time periods, and geographies. Emphasizes critical reading of and writing about literature.

Prerequisites:

ENG 101

Goal Areas:

GE-06

This course will introduce students to Shakespeare's plays (histories, tragedies, and comedies) and sonnets. Students will read, analyze, and develop interpretations of these works, learning about Shakespeare's language, historical situations, and world views.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Courses will explore literary representations of, and literary contributions made by, under-represented peoples. Students will develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills, and increased appreciation of the diversity of human experience. Potential topics include: Multi-Ethnic Literature, Literature and Disability. May be repeated as topics change.

Prerequisites:

ENG 101

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Courses will introduce students to works of literature from a variety of world cultures. Designed to increase knowledge of world cultures and appreciation and understanding of cultural differences in representation, and in seeing, believing, and being. Emphasizes critical thinking, reading, and writing. May be repeated with different topics.

Prerequisites:

ENG 101

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Courses will focus on some characteristic ways in which literature addresses and explores the ethical dimensions of human society and the relationships between works and their cultural contexts. Emphasizes critical thinking, reading and writing. May be repeated as topics change.

Prerequisites:

ENG 101

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Promotes appreciation and understanding of cinema through the study of film style, film history, film genres, and the cultural impact of films.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Study and analysis of the elements basic to a critical understanding of film: story elements; visual design; cinematography and color; editing and special effects; functions of sound and music; styles of acting and directing; and functions of genre and social beliefs.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Study and analysis of the techniques, thematic conventions, and cultural and historical contexts of major film genres including the western, the musical, crime, melodrama, science fiction, and gangster. Films will include a mix of classic and contemporary examples.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Course will explore specialized topics in film; may be repeated under a different topic.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Studies analytical film language in several different film writing forms, including short and long-form reviews, collaborative analysis, and formal critical essays. Emphasizes social and critical contexts needed for film analysis and practice of writing in these film forms.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Introduces fundamentals of film production: writing, producing, directing, lighting, shooting, and editing, through lecture, critiquing the work of other filmmakers, and hands on production. By the end of this course students will be ready to puruse their own film projects.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

This course explores a wide range of cultural topics such as race, gender, human rights, social conflict, mythology, imaginary worlds, etc. Topics vary every semester and will be explored from a global perspective involving at least 4 cultures (e.g. Dakota, German, Francophone, Scandinavian, Hispanic, Lusophone, etc.). The course is taught in English through the lens of literary and cultural criticism with a focus on French and Francophone studies, and exposes students to international and diverse points of view that prepare them to be global citizens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein); it will provide an overview of their geography, history, culture, society and current political situation in comparison to the U.S.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course explores a wide range of cultural topics such as race, gender, human rights, social conflict, mythology, imaginary worlds, etc. Topics vary every semester and will be explored from a global perspective involving at least 4 cultures (e.g. Dakota, German, Francophone, Scandinavian, Hispanic, Lusophone, etc.). The course is taught in English through the lens of literary and cultural criticism with the focus on German studies, and exposes students to international and diverse points of view that prepare them to be global citizens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Explores how popular culture shapes and mirrors our understandings of gender and sexuality and their intersections with race and class. Critically examines representations of gender and race in popular culture forms such as film, television, music, books, and the internet.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-06

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to Humanities and its themes of study, including an exploration of the diversity of world cultures and multiple forms of creativity and expression. aspects of interactions among peoples across the world. Students will think critically about and increase their understanding of diverse human perspectives and global relationships.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

An introduction to the history of humankind through the lens of the humanities--language and literature, art and architecture, music, philosophy, and religion. Through the study of the humanities, we aim not only to know but also to understand what humans across time have thought about and created from earliest times through the 15th century.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

An introduction to the history of humankind through the lens of the humanities--language and literature, art and architecture, music, philosophy, and religion. Through the study of the humanities, we aim not only to know but also to understand what humans across time have thought about and created from High Renaissance through the 21st century.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

An introduction to the cultures and traditions of Asia and Africa through focused interdisciplinary humanities topics--language and literature, art and architecture, music, philosophy, and religion. Through the study of the humanities, we aim not only to know but also to understand how culture has influenced humans to develop and express their ideas, ideals, and their inner selves. May be repeated with different topics.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

An introduction to the cultures and traditions of the Americas, Australia, and Oceania regions through focused interdisciplinary humanities topics--language and literature, art and architecture, music, philosophy, and religion. Through the study of the humanities, we aim not only to know but also to understand how culture has influenced humans to develop and express their ideas, ideals, and their inner selves. May be repeated with different topics.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Explores the critical analysis of written, visual, and/or msucial texts; considers these texts from a variety of cultural and historical contexts; and analyzes issues that engage basic questions of human existence for individuals and societies. May be repeated when topic changes.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Explores the critical analysis of written, visual and/or musical texts; considers these texts from a variety of cultural and historical contexts; and analyzes issues that engage basic questions of human existence, for individuals and societies. May be repeated when topic changes.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Historical or cultural periods, beliefs, or movements within the larger Western traditions of Europe and the Americas and the expressions of these traditions through the visual, literary, and performing arts and other forms. May be repeated when topic changes.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Historical or cultural periods, beliefs, or movements within the larger Western traditions of Europe and America and the expressions of these traditions through the visual, literary and performing arts and other forms. May be repeated when topic changes.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Cultural and artistic traditions of groups that have experienced discrimination or exclusion in U.S. society and how these groups express themselves through the visual, literary and performing arts and other forms. May be repeated when topic changes.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Historical or cultural periods, beliefs, or movements of one of more groups outside Europe and America and the expressions of these traditions through the visual, literary and performing arts and other forms. May be repeated when topic changes.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A general course in music appreciation. This course includes a study of styles at different periods, musical forms, and information about composers with emphasis on the elements of music and how these elements have evolved through history.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Popular music is a multi-billion dollar industry today. What is it, and where did it come from? Learn about the origins of jazz in the music of African-Americans, its growth from Dixieland through the Big Band era (with the contributions of performers like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington) to its influences on musical styles in the present day.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Rock music has fans in every country and in every culture. It really is a universal language, but it didn't start that way. It began as black Rhythm and Blues in the 40's, and through to the present, minority groups have had a major influence on the music.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Class instruction in keyboard. No experience with the keyboard is required. Functional skills, including technique, scales and chord progressions, solo playing, and ensemble playing are all incorporated. Assignments are made based upon the student's major and interests.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Explore the musics of the world and the cultures that they came from. Participation in off-campus musical events (concert/celebration/festival) required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

No audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

A select group of approximately 20 singers who perform works for small ensemble. The group tours regularly in the state and in the region. Prereq: audition required

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

A select group of wind and percussion players. Open to all students who play a band instrument. Concerts on and off campus. Prereq: audition required

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

No audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Introduction to the nature of philosophy and specific, basic problems.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

This course considers historical and contemporary analyses of the mind in relation to the body and the connection of the mind-body problem to other issues concerning both religion and science.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

To what extent do the differences among races and between genders represent biological differences, and to what extent are they constructed by society? Is racism best conceptualized as an additional burden to sexism or as one different in kind?

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Discussion of theories of value and obligation.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Survey of Asian philosophical traditions of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Discussion of the ways that a culture both creates human community and shapes self-identity. Exploration of similarities and differences between and interdependence among cultural traditions, and of vocabularies for assessing traditions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Ethical perspectives relevant to issues such as euthanasia, genetic engineering, organ transplant, patients' rights, abortion, etc.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Introduction to ethical theories and concepts and their application to specific cases in the world of business.V

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Introduction to ethical theories and concepts and their application to specific cases in the world of business.V

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Consideration of the basic philosophical approaches to the idea of justice and how this idea relates to other fundamental ideas in political philosophy, ethics, and law.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands); it will provide an overview of their geography, history, culture, society, and current political situation in comparison to the U.S.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

In this course, students will learn about the indigenous population of Scandinavia, the Sami. Students will investigate Sami traditions and cultural production along with the historical and contemporary sociopolitical standing of the Sami within the majority cultures of Scandinavia.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course explores a wide range of cultural topics such as race, gender, human rights, social conflict, mythology, imaginary worlds, etc. Topics vary every semester and will be explored from a global perspective involving at least 4 cultures (e.g. Dakota, German, Francophone, Scandinavian, Hispanic, Lusophone, etc.). The course is taught in English through the lens of literary and cultural criticism with a focus on Scandinavian studies and exposes students to international and diverse points of view that prepare them to be global citizens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing; presentation of condensed cultural notes.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

An introduction to the basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing; presentation of condensed cultural notes.

Prerequisites:

SPAN 101 or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

A review of the fundamentals of grammar, practice in written and oral expression, development of listening and reading skills, brief cultural components.

Prerequisites:

one year university level Spanish or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

A review of the fundamentals of grammar, practice in written and oral expression, development of listening and reading skills, brief cultural components. Prereq: One year university level Spanish or equivalent

Prerequisites:

one year university level Spanish or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Includes basic communication exchanges, common vocabulary and experiences. Emphasis is on improving written expression through compositions related to socio-cultural topics of the countries in which Spanish is the primary language.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

This course is an immersive and kinesthetic way to learn or review Spanish. Spanish is used as the language of instruction in order to teach students the basics to various types of Latin dancing, including salsa, bachata, and merengue. Students will learn about the history of each dance and will be able to identify each genre of music. Specific Spanish vocabulary covered includes lyrics to songs, names of dance steps, dancing commands, and phrases needed to participate in a Latin dance event in a Spanish-speaking country. Students will also learn about the cultural importance of dancing in different Spanish-speaking countries.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Survey of theatre arts; lectures, with lab experience available. Note: Students may not take both THEA 115 and this class.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

Performance scenes and exercises for the beginner.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

A survey of literature, artists and performances with specific regard to the theatre of diversity including, but not restricted to: Feminist Theatre, Gay and Lesbian Theatre, African-American Theatre, Asian American Theatre, Hispanic Theatre, etc.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Appreciation of the city as the highest cultural achievement in design and architecture.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06

This course explores a wide range of cultural topics such as race, gender, human rights, social conflict, mythology, imaginary worlds, etc. Topics vary every semester and will be explored from a global perspective involving at least 4 cultures (e.g. Dakota, German, Francophone, Scandinavian, Hispanic, Lusophone, etc.). The course is taught in English and exposes students to international and diverse points of view that prepare them to be global citizens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Class introduces students to history of the discipline and surveys both historical and contemporary topics of importance to American Indian Studies including gender roles, education, sovereignty treaties, and oral traditions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Ojibwe language as well as non-linguistic aspects of cultural background and history.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Ojibwe language as well as non-linguistic aspects of cultural background and history.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Oral traditions are at the base of all American Indian cultures. This class will provide students with the necessary tools for a better understanding of traditional knowledge and its importance within diverse traditional cultures.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is an introduction to Native American history from creation to 1900 in North America. It introduces students to the continuity of social, cultural, political, and economic diversity amongst Native American peoples and focuses on adaptions to intertribal and colonial relationships during this time period.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is an introduction to Native American history from 1900 to present day. It introduces students to the continuity of social, cultural, political, and economic diversity amongst Native American peoples and focuses on the impact of federal Indian policy, issues of power, sovereignty, identity, activism, and self-determination.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Course introduces students to the legal side of being American Indian. Politics and policies will be examined to show how a contemporary native experience is shaped through American courts, Presidential chambers, and Native activist movements.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will provide overview of Minnesota Indian nations and their relations to each other and the effects of European incursion. Subsequent relations will focus on the US-Dakota war and its aftermath.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Being American Indian and being woman creates a unique situation for women who have been directly influenced by the differences of gender roles from two intersecting cultures. This course will focus on how those differences have affected American Indian Women.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

What qualifies a word as bad? How does profanity, cursing, and swearing evolve across time and vary across cultures? Where does the power of these bad words come from? What relationship do these words have to issues of gender, race, and class? This course examines the historical evolution and modern usage of obscenities to answer these questions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Sex and our relationship with it. This course examines the topics of sex, sexuality, and gender by exploring the diverse range of sexual cultures of the world in the past and the present. Attention is given to the role of language, biology, culture, and the archeological record of societies's fascination with sex.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

ART 225 offers art experiences with a focus on working with children. The class will be introduced to methods and materials that work best with these populations. The course includes an introduction to a broad scope of artists and artworks that reflect our culturally diverse country, as well as the global nature of our world. Visual Culture, work of fine art, museum analysis, installations, performances, video art, and graffiti will be discussed. Students will participate in hands-on art making activities through studio experiences, they will write and reflect on the outcomes, and they will participate in critiques and discussions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

This course will introduce a wide range of communication disorders affecting children and adult population. We will explore how the brain produces and understands speech, language and hearing. Neurological, anatomical, physiological, sensory, cognitive and linguistic liberation components of communication will be discussed. You will learn to identify a communication disorder based on the origin of the disorder, characteristics of the disorder, related assessment and intervention methods, and an impact of the disorder on one¿s daily life (for example, home, school, work, and/or community). You will learn how systemic racism affects linguistic diversity and equity in speech-language and hearing sciences.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course uses health humanities storytelling to prepare students with a sincere concern for human values within the capture, management, and evaluation of health information. Students will explore the synergy between health related data, healthcare informatics, and outcome measures. Students will gain fundamental information technology skills to understand and critique data, identify relationships between visual arts and written works regarding health, and explore cultural aspects of healthcare experiences and risk adjustment of quality outcome measures.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

The course explores communication with people from other cultures, why misunderstandings occur and how to build clearer and more productive cross-cultural relationships.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Exploration of the basic principles of visual media design, stressing the significance of images in a mass media society. Special focus on contextualizing historial and technological changes affecting image production for mass media.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

.This course will introduce students to the ¿Courageous Conversations¿ protocol designed to facilitate healthy conversations about race, racial equity and social justice. Students will be introduced to the five tenants of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and learn how to isolate race, as they reflect on their own personal life experiences. Students will read relevant articles, discuss current events and examine common historical practices within the United States. Students will actively engage in dialogue focused on the role race and racism have in perpetuating social disparities between dominant and marginalized racial groups, and actively engage in small and large group discussions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course provides education in self-awareness and skills that are essential for living and working in a democratic and socially just society. The course addresses issues of oppression and social justice related to race/ethnicity, gender, age, class, religion, disability, physical appearance, sexual orientation, and nationality. The course addresses groups that have historically been excluded from western power and decision-making. Participants will examine mainstream and alternative viewpoints for values, validity, and outcomes using investigative and critical thinking skills.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

Courses will explore literary representations of, and literary contributions made by, under-represented peoples. Students will develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills, and increased appreciation of the diversity of human experience. Potential topics include: Multi-Ethnic Literature, Literature and Disability. May be repeated as topics change.

Prerequisites:

ENG 101

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A study of American racial/ethnic minorities, especially the histories of Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Their roles and contributions to American society will be emphasized.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course introduces students to multicultural and ethnic knowledge and values in and outside the United States. Students are exposed to such issues as race, culture, ethnicity, dominance, immigration, stereotypes, discrimination, and intergroup relations through interdisciplinary approaches-anthropological, economic, historical, political, psychological and/or sociological.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Students will participate in field trips, activities, and guest discussions that will enable them to interact with people ethnically (race, religion, lifestyle, etc.) different from the students, to understand their perspectives and to appreciate their unique experiences and/or contributions to the U.S. pluralistic society. Students are expected to learn actively in and outside the classroom by experiencing events or people from diverse cultural groups.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

This course deals with the history of interracial/interethnic and intergroup (sex, age, religion, etc.) dating and marriage in the U.S. It will explore dating patterns, mate selection theories and impacts on multi-racial children in the area of identity and adjustment.

Prerequisites:

none

This course will explore the historical, social, political, and cultural experience of African Americans. It will also examine the contributions of African Americans to the growth and development of the United States.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Introduction to the history and cultures of the major Asian American ethnic groups with a comparative approach to their similarities and differences.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A survey of the history and present status of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States from 1848. Emphasis will be on culture, history, and socio-political patterns.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will answer the question Why should I care about getting old when I am young? through an exploration of the life course perspective, service learning opportunities, and written reflection and exploration.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

This course will answer the question Why should I care about getting old when I am young? through an exploration of the life course perspective, service learning opportunities, and written reflection and exploration.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

This course familiarizes students with the field of Gender and Women's Studies. It focuses on major questions and approaches to understanding gender alongside race, class, and sexuality, among other identity categories.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course familiarizes students with the field of Gender and Women's Studies. It focuses on major questions and approaches to understanding gender alongside race, class, and sexuality, among other identity categories.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities and identities, including challenges to homophobia and heterosexism. We will explore social and historical constructions of LGBT identities as they vary across ethnic, class, and gender lines.Fall, Spring

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

An introduction to the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities and identities, including challenges to homophobia and heterosexism. We will explore social and historical constructions of LGBT identities as they vary across ethnic, class, and gender lines.Fall, Spring

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

This course is designed to provide an overview and analysis of the historical experiences of the family in the United States from earliest settlement to the present in order to aid students in understanding the contemporary situation of the family in American society.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is designed to provide an overview of America's political, social, economic, and cultural development from earliest colonization to 1877.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is designed to provide an overview of America's political, social, economic, and cultural development from earliest colonization to 1877. Same content as HIST 190. Students may not take both HIST 190 and HIST 190W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A survey of American History from the end of Reconstruction to the present with a special emphasis on political and social developments.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is designed to provide an overview of America's political, social, economic, and cultural development from 1877 to the present. This course has the same content as HIST 191. Students may not take both HIST 191 and HIST 191W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course provides an historical and interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Islamic world. The course examines Islam and Islamic cultures within a global context, from its beginnings through the contemporary period.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

This class looks at the history of sports and games across the span of global history! Progressing through the course of human history, this class will discuss recreation, organized sports, professional sports, and the advent of modern video games. Students will develop critical thinking skills and engage with this fascinating topic by developing oral and written communication skills. This class will engage with human diversity, both inside and outside of the US through the lens of sports and games.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is an overview of Human Sexuality with special emphasis on how sexuality relates to marginalized populations. This course requires a supervised fieldtrip.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Cultural and artistic traditions of groups that have experienced discrimination or exclusion in U.S. society and how these groups express themselves through the visual, literary and performing arts and other forms. May be repeated when topic changes.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

The purpose of this course is for teacher candidates to engage in self-reflection to deeply explore their intersectional identity. Furthermore, teacher candidates will examine historic and ongoing systemic inequities in education. Finally, teacher candidates will analyze the implications of systemic oppression on pedagogy, curriculum, communication, relationships, and learning in classrooms.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

Popular music is a multi-billion dollar industry today. What is it, and where did it come from? Learn about the origins of jazz in the music of African-Americans, its growth from Dixieland through the Big Band era (with the contributions of performers like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington) to its influences on musical styles in the present day.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Rock music has fans in every country and in every culture. It really is a universal language, but it didn't start that way. It began as black Rhythm and Blues in the 40's, and through to the present, minority groups have had a major influence on the music.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

To what extent do the differences among races and between genders represent biological differences, and to what extent are they constructed by society? Is racism best conceptualized as an additional burden to sexism or as one different in kind?

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

This class will cover the psychological experiences of diverse individuals in American educational, work, health care, consumer, and legal environments. Diversity in this course will be broadly defined to include race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, obesity, pregnancy, disability status, and others as deemed appropriate. Topics of prejudice, discrimination and stigma will be discussed. We will also discuss potential solutions to diversity-related problems in these environments.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-7A

Promotes an understanding of the impact of physical and mental disabilities on people in their daily livesthrough in-class contacts and exercises with and about persons with disabilities.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

A critical description and analysis of selected social problems, as well as the social problems process through which problems are socially constructed and defined. A social constructionist approach examines how people and social systems define and react to social problems. Emphasis on the sociological perspective, critical thinking, roots of social inequality, and exploration of solutions and alternatives to existing social problems.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Relationships, marriage, and families are studied from a sociological perspective. Focuses on the connections between society, culture, social institutions, families, and individuals. Particular attention is given to the ways that race, ethnicity, social class, gender, and sexuality shape family patterns and dynamics.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Explores the social construction of sex and sexuality. Key topics include the social, cultural, and historical construction of sexual identities, sexual bodies, sexual politics, sexual socialization, and sexual technologies, in the context of the sexual activities, beliefs, and morals of people.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Exploration of human service professions serving and interacting with individuals with disabilities.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A survey of literature, artists and performances with specific regard to the theatre of diversity including, but not restricted to: Feminist Theatre, Gay and Lesbian Theatre, African-American Theatre, Asian American Theatre, Hispanic Theatre, etc.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Ojibwe language as well as non-linguistic aspects of cultural background and history.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Ojibwe language as well as non-linguistic aspects of cultural background and history.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course surveys human biological and cultural diversity through time and space. You will learn about questions like: how did humans evolve? and how do anthropologists collect and interpret information about human beings and their ancestors?

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This introduction to cultural anthropology covers cultural diversity and organization by examining several examples in detail. Both anthropological methodology and theory will be important parts of this course.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Language provides not only communication but identification of oneself and one's group. Humans are extremely sensitive to language, dialect, jargon, and slang. An understanding of language and its relationship to culture is basic to any understanding of human beings.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Fear and how we depict it in popular culture. Course examines folklore traditions and how they translate in contemporary storytelling formats.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

People all around the world use tattoos, piercing, makeup and dress codes as symbolic tools to represent their ideas of self, or as a means of gender, ethnicity, and class control and domination. This course looks at how people express connection to and disconnection from culture through body art practices.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Introduction to Western and non-Western visual arts and the variety of methods by which art is understood. These may include art appreciation, art criticism, the history of art, popular culture, and aesthetic awareness.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Introduction to art history from prehistoric and ancient cultures through circa 1400 CE. Includes examination of global art and architecture (1) to understand significant historical developments in human civilizations, cultural values, and creativity and (2) to explore its relevance to us today.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Lecture-based survey of the Art and Architecture of both Western and non-Western countries from the thirteenth through twentieth centuries.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

This course analyzes relationships between art and politics from ancient times through today, exploring uses of art from persuasion to overt propaganda in visual arts and architecture. It will deal with diverse cultures, covering material from a global perspective.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Introductory course designed for students not majoring in science. Focuses on basic biological principles with special emphasis on the human species. Includes scientific problem solving, biodiversity, human and social aspects of biology, ecology, cellular processes and organ function, human reproduction, pre-natal development, and heredity. Lecture, laboratory, and small group discussions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-08

Beginning Mandarin I is a practical introductory language course with simple, graded activities on essential daily topics. Students will begin to work orally and with the Chinese writing systems, while developing early listening and reading skills.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Beginning Mandarin II is a practical introductory language course with simple, graded activities on essential daily topics. Students will continue to work orally and with the Chinese writing systems, while developing early listening and reading skills.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Addresses the justifications and the historical development of punishment, the legal and policy issues concerning capital punishment, and the use of incarceration as a response to crime.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08

The course explores communication with people from other cultures, why misunderstandings occur and how to build clearer and more productive cross-cultural relationships.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Devoted to the development of students' understanding of the strategies and practices of communication in cultural contexts. The course is experiential involving travel outside the United States.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

An introduction, within cultural context, to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Dakota language.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

An introduction, within a cultural context, to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Dakota language.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Grammar review, oral practice, written composition, and development of reading and listening skills within a cultural context.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Grammar review, oral practice, written composition, and development of reading and listening skills within a cultural context.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

A survey of dance in all its vibrant forms intended to develop student understanding and appreciation for the significant role dance plays in world cultures.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

A survey of dance in all its vibrant forms intended to develop student understanding and appreciation for the significant role dance plays in world cultures.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Cross-cultural survey of dance from around the world with emphasis on historical, social, and cultural dimensions. Includes western concert dance as one among many other forms. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

DANC 120 or DANC120W

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-11

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course covers the development and status of electrical power as a global resource. This includes usage, generation, and impact on societies throughout the world. Finally, the course will examine the many renewable generation options.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Historical, cultural, ethical, philosophical, developmental, and creative aspects of engineering and technology as a discipline are explored. The course also examines concepts and events leading to important innovations of recent times including: microwave ovens, FAX machines, personal computers, traffic signals, and video games.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will introduce students to Shakespeare's plays (histories, tragedies, and comedies) and sonnets. Students will read, analyze, and develop interpretations of these works, learning about Shakespeare's language, historical situations, and world views.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

This course is designed to introduce students to the complex field of environmental science. Reading assignments, lectures, discussions and other class assignments will introduce students to the structure and functions of ecosystems, the concept of sustainability, issues in environmental protection with an emphasis on global commons, the interrelationships between environment, culture, government and economics and what individuals or groups can do to influence environmental policy/rules.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-10

An introduction, within a cultural context, to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08

An introduction, within a cultural context, to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Prereq: FREN 101 or equivalent

Prerequisites:

FREN 101 or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-08

Grammar review, oral practice, written composition and development of reading and listening skills within a cultural context. Prereq: One year university French or equivalent

Prerequisites:

One year university French or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-08

Grammar review, oral practice, written composition and development of reading and listening skills within a cultural context. Prereq: FREN 201 or equivalent

Prerequisites:

FREN 201 or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-08

This course explores a wide range of cultural topics such as race, gender, human rights, social conflict, mythology, imaginary worlds, etc. Topics vary every semester and will be explored from a global perspective involving at least 4 cultures (e.g. Dakota, German, Francophone, Scandinavian, Hispanic, Lusophone, etc.). The course is taught in English through the lens of literary and cultural criticism with a focus on French and Francophone studies, and exposes students to international and diverse points of view that prepare them to be global citizens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to Geography and its themes of study. The course will familiarize students with where places are located in the world together with their cultural and physical features. Students will be tasked to think critically and diversely about various cultures and features of the modern world.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-10

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will introduce students to the diverse physical, social, environmental, economic, political, and cultural aspects of the major regions and countries of the world. Students will gain knowledge of the similarities and differences in the cultural and natural environments in various regions. Other areas introduced in this course will be the significance of each major region at the global scale; relationships between regions and their population; and ways and means by which people live their lives in diverse societies.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Cultural aspects of interactions between people and their environment focusing on spatial patterns of population, agriculture, politics, language, religion, industrialization, and urbanization. Emphasis is placed on the processes that create the cultural landscape and on management of land and natural resources.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Introduction to German for students with little or no language experience.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08

Prereq: GER 101 or equivalent

Prerequisites:

GER 101 or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-08

This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein); it will provide an overview of their geography, history, culture, society and current political situation in comparison to the U.S.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Prereq: GER 201 or equivalent

Prerequisites:

GER 201 or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-08

This course explores a wide range of cultural topics such as race, gender, human rights, social conflict, mythology, imaginary worlds, etc. Topics vary every semester and will be explored from a global perspective involving at least 4 cultures (e.g. Dakota, German, Francophone, Scandinavian, Hispanic, Lusophone, etc.). The course is taught in English through the lens of literary and cultural criticism with the focus on German studies, and exposes students to international and diverse points of view that prepare them to be global citizens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will examine women's lives and activism, past and present, throughout the world. We will explore and evaluate individual and collective efforts to achieve social justice in the context of interlocking systems of oppression. Fall, Spring, Summer

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will examine women's lives and activism, past and present, throughout the world. We will explore and evaluate individual and collective efforts to achieve social justice in the context of interlocking systems of oppression. Fall, Spring, Summer

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A history of the physical, political, cultural, social, and economic foundations of world civilizations to 1500.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

A history of the physical, political, cultural, social, and economic foundations of world civilizations to 1500. Same content as HIST 170. Students may not take both HIST 170 and HIST 170W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Review of major changes in World Civilizations since 1500.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Review of major changes in World Civilization since 1500. Same content as HIST 171. Students may not take both HIST 171 and HIST 171W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course provides an historical and interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Islamic world. The course examines Islam and Islamic cultures within a global context, from its beginnings through the contemporary period.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

Examines the causes, course and legacy of World War II and the Holocaust, including the rise of fascism; European, Japanese, and U.S. imperialism in Asia; the course of the war in Europe and Asia; the home fronts of the belligerent countries; and the march toward the final solution. This course will focus in on a global perspective of these events and discuss the impact it had on various ethnic, racial, religious and gender groups.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to Humanities and its themes of study, including an exploration of the diversity of world cultures and multiple forms of creativity and expression. aspects of interactions among peoples across the world. Students will think critically about and increase their understanding of diverse human perspectives and global relationships.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

An introduction to the cultures and traditions of Asia and Africa through focused interdisciplinary humanities topics--language and literature, art and architecture, music, philosophy, and religion. Through the study of the humanities, we aim not only to know but also to understand how culture has influenced humans to develop and express their ideas, ideals, and their inner selves. May be repeated with different topics.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

An introduction to the cultures and traditions of the Americas, Australia, and Oceania regions through focused interdisciplinary humanities topics--language and literature, art and architecture, music, philosophy, and religion. Through the study of the humanities, we aim not only to know but also to understand how culture has influenced humans to develop and express their ideas, ideals, and their inner selves. May be repeated with different topics.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Historical or cultural periods, beliefs, or movements of one of more groups outside Europe and America and the expressions of these traditions through the visual, literary and performing arts and other forms. May be repeated when topic changes.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Explore the musics of the world and the cultures that they came from. Participation in off-campus musical events (concert/celebration/festival) required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

Introduces history of museums and philosophical nature of museums, covering types and definitions of museums, discusses contemporary practice in museums, and examines current issues in the profession as we face the future of museums in the twenty-first century.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Survey of Asian philosophical traditions of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Discussion of the ways that a culture both creates human community and shapes self-identity. Exploration of similarities and differences between and interdependence among cultural traditions, and of vocabularies for assessing traditions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

This introductory course examines key concepts and issues in contemporary world politics. It is a survey course covering topics including political culture, the political impact of economic globalization, the changing role of the state, nationality and ethnic identity, and issues of oppression and empowerment.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08

The course is intended to prepare students to participate in the model UN. Students learn about issues before the UN and acquire a variety of communication and negotiating skills as they model the role of ambassadors.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-1B

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing coupled with culture.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing coupled with culture.

Prerequisites:

SCAN 101

Goal Areas:

GE-08

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, coupled with cultural notes.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, coupled with cultural notes.

Prerequisites:

SCAN 111

Goal Areas:

GE-08

This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands); it will provide an overview of their geography, history, culture, society, and current political situation in comparison to the U.S.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

In this course, students will learn about the indigenous population of Scandinavia, the Sami. Students will investigate Sami traditions and cultural production along with the historical and contemporary sociopolitical standing of the Sami within the majority cultures of Scandinavia.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course explores a wide range of cultural topics such as race, gender, human rights, social conflict, mythology, imaginary worlds, etc. Topics vary every semester and will be explored from a global perspective involving at least 4 cultures (e.g. Dakota, German, Francophone, Scandinavian, Hispanic, Lusophone, etc.). The course is taught in English through the lens of literary and cultural criticism with a focus on Scandinavian studies and exposes students to international and diverse points of view that prepare them to be global citizens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Overview of the structure and processes of social life; impact of social forces on individuals and groups; interdependence of society and the individual; social significance of social class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality; emphasis on critical analysis of social inequalities and injustice.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course exposes students to some of the major realities of life among the poor and socially deprived in all parts of the world, primarily developing countries. Students will confront conditions that impede development and keep people locked into poverty and despair, and will discuss how a person who sees her/himself as a global citizen can act in tangible ways to make that citizenship more meaningful.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing; presentation of condensed cultural notes.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

An introduction to the basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing; presentation of condensed cultural notes.

Prerequisites:

SPAN 101 or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

A review of the fundamentals of grammar, practice in written and oral expression, development of listening and reading skills, brief cultural components.

Prerequisites:

one year university level Spanish or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

A review of the fundamentals of grammar, practice in written and oral expression, development of listening and reading skills, brief cultural components. Prereq: One year university level Spanish or equivalent

Prerequisites:

one year university level Spanish or equivalent

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Includes basic communication exchanges, common vocabulary and experiences. Emphasis is on improving written expression through compositions related to socio-cultural topics of the countries in which Spanish is the primary language.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

A fresh look at the city, with emphasis on the reasons why cities have grown and how people can make cities livable.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

This course explores a wide range of cultural topics such as race, gender, human rights, social conflict, mythology, imaginary worlds, etc. Topics vary every semester and will be explored from a global perspective involving at least 4 cultures (e.g. Dakota, German, Francophone, Scandinavian, Hispanic, Lusophone, etc.). The course is taught in English and exposes students to international and diverse points of view that prepare them to be global citizens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to Indigenous cultural content, worldview, and concepts of Indigenous education, knowledge, and learning. Surveys the historical and present-day relationships between educational institutions, policies, practices, and Indigenous communities. Explores Indigenous communities across the U.S. with particular attention to Indigenous nations in Minnesota.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

What qualifies a word as bad? How does profanity, cursing, and swearing evolve across time and vary across cultures? Where does the power of these bad words come from? What relationship do these words have to issues of gender, race, and class? This course examines the historical evolution and modern usage of obscenities to answer these questions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This chemistry course explores the scientific methods used in criminal investigations. Course topics will include discussions of different kinds of evidence, how to select and analyze samples, and especially how to interpret results of scientific tests. Specific topics will include the analysis of DNA, drugs, accelerants and explosives, and other organic and inorganic compounds. Case studies will be used as examples throughout the course. There will also be discussions concerning the ethics of analysis and uses of forensic data.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-09

Basic foundations in computer concepts. Topics include: hardware, software, uses of technology in industry, and ethical, and social issues. Lab work covers various systems and applications software including word processing, e-mail, the Internet, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software. Cannot be counted toward any major or minor offered by Computer Information Science.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-13

Students prepare written summaries and oral presentations related to the complex social and ethical issues associated with computers. Through thoughtful questions, informative readings, and the analysis of opposing viewpoints, participants gain insight into the complexity of technology-related issues in a world without clearly defined borders.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-13

Examines the making of criminal law, the evolution of policing, the adjudication of persons accused of criminal law violations, and the punishment of adult offenders.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A critical consideration of definitions of juvenile delinquency, emphasis on micro and macro level of struggle in which delinquent behavior takes place, critique of current theories on delinquency, and the juvenile justice response to delinquency from a criminal justice lens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Nature, functions, responsibilities and effects of the media in contemporary society.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Introduction to advocacy through communication and mass media, including principles, theories, practices, and ethics.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09

Explores social media and their impacts on society through consideration of technologies, social networks, markets, communities, politics and social movements, and major companies. Special focus on individuals' roles as users, producers, consumers, and laborers toward becoming responsible online citizens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Course will explore the interplay between science fiction (1950s-present) and the development of artificial intelligence. Turing tests, agents, senses, problem solving, game playing, information retrieval, machine translation robotics, and ethical issues. Variable

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

.This course will introduce students to the ¿Courageous Conversations¿ protocol designed to facilitate healthy conversations about race, racial equity and social justice. Students will be introduced to the five tenants of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and learn how to isolate race, as they reflect on their own personal life experiences. Students will read relevant articles, discuss current events and examine common historical practices within the United States. Students will actively engage in dialogue focused on the role race and racism have in perpetuating social disparities between dominant and marginalized racial groups, and actively engage in small and large group discussions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Courses will focus on some characteristic ways in which literature addresses and explores the ethical dimensions of human society and the relationships between works and their cultural contexts. Emphasizes critical thinking, reading and writing. May be repeated as topics change.

Prerequisites:

ENG 101

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

The arts and humanities play an important role in our shared challenge of forging an environmentally better future. Poets, filmmakers, photographers, and artists make important environmental interventions. This course explores the emergence of environmental thinking and its development in art, literature, history, philosophy, theology, music, theater, film, and many other areas of the arts and humanities. Topics may include urbanization, land use, environmental politics, human/nonhuman relations, disaster capitalism, environmental fiction, the anthropocene, global environmental justice, energy, and climate change.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-10

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Students will examine the gendered and systematic nature of violence. Special attention will be given to the ways in which violence against women is perpetuated through interpersonal relationships and through institutions such as schools, the judicial system, welfare policies. The effects of internalized oppressions, such as internalized sexism, racism, and homophobia will be discussed. Emphasis on feminist analysis and building skills for educating ourselves and others about constructing non-violent cultures.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Students will examine the gendered and systematic nature of violence. Special attention will be given to the ways in which violence against women is perpetuated through interpersonal relationships and through institutions such as schools, the judicial system, welfare policies. The effects of internalized oppressions, such as internalized sexism, racism, and homophobia will be discussed. Emphasis on feminist analysis and building skills for educating ourselves and others about constructing non-violent cultures.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will examine women's lives and activism, past and present, throughout the world. We will explore and evaluate individual and collective efforts to achieve social justice in the context of interlocking systems of oppression. Fall, Spring, Summer

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will examine women's lives and activism, past and present, throughout the world. We will explore and evaluate individual and collective efforts to achieve social justice in the context of interlocking systems of oppression. Fall, Spring, Summer

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

We explore the influence of gender on legal rights in the United States historically and today, focusing on constitutional rights, employment, education, reproduction, the family, gender-based violence, and related issues. We will study constitutional and statutory law as well as public policy. Race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and additional intersecting identities will be examined.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

In this course, students will learn about health disparities and the social determinants of health in the United States. We will analyze how gender, race, class, ability, and sexuality impact access to health resources (including the environment, food, and medical care) as well as health outcomes. In addition to individual barriers to health, we will analyze how institutions and structural factors impact health in America. Topics may include health disparities by race and ethnicity, barriers to LGBT health care, weight discrimination, reproductive justice, and environmental effects on health.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A survey of European history from the end of the Thirty Years War to the present.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Survey of European history from the end of the Thirty Years War to the present. Same content as HIST 181. Students may not take both HIST 181 and HIST 181W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Examines the causes, course and legacy of World War II and the Holocaust, including the rise of fascism; European, Japanese, and U.S. imperialism in Asia; the course of the war in Europe and Asia; the home fronts of the belligerent countries; and the march toward the final solution. This course will focus in on a global perspective of these events and discuss the impact it had on various ethnic, racial, religious and gender groups.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is a historical investigation of taboos in America across time, cultures, and communities. Together, we explore how a range of taboos came to be, how they vary, where the power of taboos come from, and how they are often connected to ideas of gender, sex, race, and class. We will also explore how taboos have been transgressed, challenged, and evolved over time.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Through a series of historical simulations, students develop communication and oral reasoning skills by researching, writing, and participating in debates about key global political events that changed the course of history. Students will study primary and secondary sources related to the historical events. Students will draft, rewrite, and defend oral arguments based on their research, and they will conduct debates with other students in class.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-1B

Students will develop communication, reasoning, and collaborative skills through history-based exercises interrogating diverse and changing understandings of democracy in what is now the United States. Students will analyze historical sources highlighting American traditions of disagreement as well as creative compromise over the character and features of self-government, the narratives by which to understand the past, and the legacies and lessons of the past for the present. The course puts current divisions among Americans into historical context to help students widen their perspectives, work productively across differences, and learn to substantiate their opinions on public issues with historical and contemporary evidence.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-1B

This class traces the evolving history of race from its creation in early modern Europe to political uses of this history in the twenty-first century United States. Students will learn about whiteness and blackness as social constructions that implicated the trans-Atlantic slave trade, patterns of imperialism, systems of oppression, and notions of beauty in western society. Students will also be involved in historical commemoration and/or racial justice projects involving communities of color in Minnesota to reflect on how the historical context informs these activities and how history continues to be used politically.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-11

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

This course will engage students in an indepth exploration of how the challenges and demands imposed by an ever evolving diverse, legalistic, politically minded, and technologically driven society impact public education in America today. Students will research central issues and critically analyze to foster ethical and civil responsible decision making.Fall, Spring, Summer

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

Designed as an introduction to the nonprofit sector, this course provides the foundation for students working toward a certificate in Nonprofit Leadership. This workshop addresses the historical and philosophical foundations in nonprofit leadership as well as exploring key leadership issues.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09

Discussion of theories of value and obligation.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Ethical perspectives relevant to issues such as euthanasia, genetic engineering, organ transplant, patients' rights, abortion, etc.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Introduction to ethical theories and concepts and their application to specific cases in the world of business.V

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Introduction to ethical theories and concepts and their application to specific cases in the world of business.V

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Questions about human responsibilities to other animals and the environment gain urgency as environmental crises become more prevalent, and animal species continue to be eliminated. Learn about, critique, and apply the principles underlying evaluations of human environmental conduct.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-10

Consideration of the basic philosophical approaches to the idea of justice and how this idea relates to other fundamental ideas in political philosophy, ethics, and law.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Combine study with action to remake yourself into a democratic citizen. Consider your beliefs, debate issues and learn political skills. Integrate these in practical public work on a real issue or project in a student group or community organization.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-11

Become informed enough to play your part in governing the United States. Start by learning about the Constitution, our rights and freedoms, how the national government works and the opportunities and challenges of citizen influence. Political Science methods, and the challenges of citizenship are emphasized.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

A foundation course that introduces the student to the profession of leisure services. Emphasis is placed on recreation in the student's life, the development of the profession, the community leisure service system and careers in recreation, parks and leisure services.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09

This course examines the role of animals in society and the social relationships between humans and other animals. Students will explore how culture and society shape the ways other animals are integrated and treated in our families, schools, economy, legal system, and other social institutions. Through dialogue and writing students will identify their own perspectives on nonhuman animals and our relationships to them.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-09

This course explores sociological understandings of deviance including: an overview of major sociological theories of deviance; examinations of specific examples of high consensus criminal deviance (i.e., murder, rape, street crime, white collar crime), lifestyle deviance (i.e., alcohol and drug abuse, sex work), and status deviance (i.e. mental illness, obesity and eating disorders, LGBTQ identities). This course will emphasize how social constructions of deviance reinforce inequalities in society.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09

A critical consideration of how conceptions of juvenile delinquency are socially constructed, emphasis on interactional and institutional contexts in which delinquent behavior takes place, critique of current theories on delinquency, and the juvenile justice response to delinquency.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

he objective of this course is to explore social welfare as a social institution. Consideration will be given to formal and informal efforts to meet common social needs of diverse populations. This course emphasizes social challenges and impact of oppression facing American society and the program and policy prescriptions designed to minimize or eliminate these problems.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

The objective of this course is to explore social welfare as a social institution. Consideration will be given to formal and informal efforts to meet common social needs of diverse populations. This course emphasizes social challenges and impact of oppression facing American society and the program and policy prescriptions designed to minimize or eliminate these problems.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Exploration of human service professions serving and interacting with individuals with disabilities.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Introduction to community leadership-elected, professional, or voluntary-and the skills and values which support it.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-11

Introduction to community leadership-elected, professional, or voluntary-and the skills and values which support it.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-11

A general survey of the evolution of human society from the earliest times to the development of written languages. Topics include the evolution of tools, the agricultural revolution, and the origins of urban life.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

A comprehensive examination of modern archaeological theory methods and activities, focusing on American archaeology. Emphasis will be given to data collection, data analysis, and museology. Lab included.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

An introduction to the multidisciplinary field of soil science and fertility. The course will examine the basic physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. Further topics will explore soil genesis, soil health and management, and their relationships to crop production. Field trips and lab activities will be used to explore key concepts, with emphasis on examples relevant to the soils of southern Minnesota. Local field trips included.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

The arts and humanities play an important role in our shared challenge of forging an environmentally better future. Poets, filmmakers, photographers, and artists make important environmental interventions. This course explores the emergence of environmental thinking and its development in art, literature, history, philosophy, theology, music, theater, film, and many other areas of the arts and humanities. Topics may include urbanization, land use, environmental politics, human/nonhuman relations, disaster capitalism, environmental fiction, the anthropocene, global environmental justice, energy, and climate change.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-10

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is designed to introduce students to the complex field of environmental science. Reading assignments, lectures, discussions and other class assignments will introduce students to the structure and functions of ecosystems, the concept of sustainability, issues in environmental protection with an emphasis on global commons, the interrelationships between environment, culture, government and economics and what individuals or groups can do to influence environmental policy/rules.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-10

This class will explore the complex modern food system from a systems lens, including the development, establishment, and execution of policies regarding the production and availability of food and food/nutrition practices as well as the environmental impact of those practices. Policies that are explicit (set by law) and implicit (not the result of legislation) and the programs that derive from them will be explored. Agricultural systems and policies at the personal, local, national and global level will be considered.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-10

An introduction to Geography and its themes of study. The course will familiarize students with where places are located in the world together with their cultural and physical features. Students will be tasked to think critically and diversely about various cultures and features of the modern world.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-10

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the science of understanding earth's physical environment, with focus on the processes that drive fundamental earth systems. Includes investigation of natural hazards, earth-sun relationships, climate and climate change, weather, flora and fauna, soil, landforms, and surfaces processes driven by rivers, glaciers, wind, rock decay, gravity. North American and world-wide examples are used to demonstrate spatial distribution and interrelationships. Some coverage of human-environmental relations.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

This non-lab gateway course introduces geospatial thinking, scientific theories and cutting-edge technologies in Geospatial Science (GISc) through lectures and hands-on activities. It focuses on field data collection, space and ground based sensors, satellite imagery, aerial photography, LiDAR, digital mapping, data visualization, and geoanalytics. It prepares students for higher-level courses such as Cartography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, and the Global Positioning System (GPS). Students will learn how to solve problem with a variety of geospatial science methods. Topics include interrelationships between environmental, economic and cultural systems, social and ecological dimensions of health, and natural resource issues.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

Introduction to the concepts of landscape and place in a variety of geographical writings. Emphasizes works with strong regional overtones. The interaction between the physical and cultural environments is paramount. Field observation and integrating imagery into original student writing documents is also addressed.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-10

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and flooding are three examples of naturally recurring events on the Earth that ultimately influence all of our lives. This course introduces the physical features and processes of the Earth that control these events. The course has a laboratory component.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

An introduction to the multidisciplinary field of soil science and fertility. The course will examine the basic physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. Further topics will explore soil genesis, soil health and management, and their relationships to crop production. Field trips and lab activities will be used to explore key concepts, with emphasis on examples relevant to the soils of southern Minnesota. Local field trips included.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

From mineral formation to mountain building, this course introduces all the main areas of geologic study and places them in the context of environmental justice. We will consider the social and political backdrop of geological processes, practices, and resources, and consider how ignoring the world's complicated history has resulted in the repetition and perpetuation of practices that have disproportionately harmed diverse peoples. Lecture discussions and laboratory exercises are designed for general education and students seeking a major or minor in one of the natural sciences.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the world's oceans: how they work, what they contain, how they impact everything on Earth, and how humans impact them.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

Physical geology is the study of how the earth works. From mountain building to soil erosion, this course provides an introduction to all the main areas of geologic study. Lecture discussions and laboratory exercises are designed for students seeking a major or minor in one of the natural sciences.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-10

A survey of European civilization from Egypt to the end of the Thirty Years War.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

A survey of European civilization from Egypt to the end of the Thirty Years War. Same content as HIST 180. Students may not take both HIST 180 and HIST 180W for credit.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

A general survey of premodern East Asian civilizations -- particularly China and Japan -- from the beginning to 1800. Topics include the formation and development of East Asian civilizations and the evolving East Asian engagement with the natural environment before the 19th century.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A general survey of premodern East Asian civilizations -- particularly China and Japan -- from the beginning to 1800. Topics include the formation and development of East Asian civilizations and the evolving East Asian engagement with the natural environment before the 19th century.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the dimensions of wellness; physical, emotional, occupational, intellectual, financial, interpersonal, cultural, environmental, and spiritual health of the individual.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-10

Questions about human responsibilities to other animals and the environment gain urgency as environmental crises become more prevalent, and animal species continue to be eliminated. Learn about, critique, and apply the principles underlying evaluations of human environmental conduct.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-10

A broad survey course that is concerned with game and non-game wildlife species. Habitat is stressed throughout the course as a necessity for maintaining a species. Funding of wildlife programs and changing attitudes of the public are concerns throughout this course.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-10

This course will identify and analyze global social, economic, political and environmental problems impacting community viability and explore the full range of solutions to these problems. The course will view communities as complex, sustainable organisms and bring together the works of the great minds working on sustainability.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-10

Beginning ASL - Level I aims to develop a basic understanding and use of American Sign Language through learning parameters of sign, fingerspelling, basic grammar and a basic understanding of Deaf culture.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Beginner skills-building course that introduces students to hands-on speech and debate construction and practice. Students receive one-on-one coaching in outlining, research, organization, and delivery. Requirements vary based on number of credits and course can be repeated.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11, GE-1B

The purpose of this course is to help students develop critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills necessary to manage the challenges they face now (choice of major) and in the future (career choice and balancing work and life roles). Meets General Education requirements for critical thinking.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

An introduction to writing poetry and short prose. This course does not assume previous creative writing experience on the part of the student.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Fundamentals of jazz technique, including knowledge and application of terminology. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Fundamentals of African-based dance forms explored through West African and Caribbean roots. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Fundamentals of ballet technique, including knowledge and application of terminology. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Fundamentals of tap dance technique utilized in musical theatre. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Fundamentals of modern dance technique, including an improvisatory component. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Expanding knowledge and skill of jazz dance technique with more direct application to musical theatre and concert dance, as well as focus on emerging performance skills. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Cross-cultural survey of dance from around the world with emphasis on historical, social, and cultural dimensions. Includes western concert dance as one among many other forms. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

DANC 120 or DANC120W

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-11

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Expanding knowledge and skill of ballet technique, with increasing development of centerfloor and across-the-floor variations, as well as emerging performance skills. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Expanding knowledge and skill of tap technique, in musical theatre, as well as focus on emerging performance skills. May be repeated. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Expanding knowledge and skill of modern dance technique, including floor work, elevations, inversions, and emerging performance skills. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

This course introduces foundations of experiential education through direct experience with various applications connected through reflection and group processing. Course topics include, but are not limited to, project-based learning, service learning, adventure education, ethics in leadership, and wilderness experience.Fall, Spring

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Introduces fundamentals of film production: writing, producing, directing, lighting, shooting, and editing, through lecture, critiquing the work of other filmmakers, and hands on production. By the end of this course students will be ready to puruse their own film projects.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

This class traces the evolving history of race from its creation in early modern Europe to political uses of this history in the twenty-first century United States. Students will learn about whiteness and blackness as social constructions that implicated the trans-Atlantic slave trade, patterns of imperialism, systems of oppression, and notions of beauty in western society. Students will also be involved in historical commemoration and/or racial justice projects involving communities of color in Minnesota to reflect on how the historical context informs these activities and how history continues to be used politically.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-11

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing, and first aid emergencies in order to provide immediate care to an injured or ill person, which include performing CPR/AED and first aid, and to decide whether advanced medical care is needed. This course includes a basic level of First Aid and CPR/AED certification, along with certification in bloodborne pathogens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to respond and perform in an emergency to help sustain life, reduce pain, and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness. This course includes an advanced level of First Aid certification, including bloodborne pathogens, and all aspects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation (CPR/AED) for the Emergency Medical Responder.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

This course provides small group personal training sessions (e.g., 1 to 4) ideal for sedentary students looking to begin a physical activity program in a non-competitive supportive environment. With the assistance of exercise science students enrolled in HP 486, participants will enhance their physical fitness and overall wellness.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Concepts and development of lifelong healthy exercise and nutritional habits.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Introduction to basic swimming skills; basic rescue and water safety skills and techniques; stroke instruction in front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Develop basic knowledge and appreciation through participation in the activity of disc golf.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Develop basic knowledge and appreciation through participation in the sport of bowling.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Develop basic knowledge and appreciation for the sport of billiards.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Theory and practice of aerobic conditioning.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Includes street fighting techniques and personal safety tips.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Open for credit to those on the intercollegiate team. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Open for credit only for those students who make the Minnesota State University, Mankato, team and who complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Open for credit only for those students who make the Minnesota State University, Mankato, team and who complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Open for credit to those who make the wrestling team and complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Open for credit to those who make the team and complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Open for credit only for those students who make the Minnesota State University, Mankato, team and who complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Open for credit only for those students who make the Minnesota State University, Mankato, team and who complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Must be on intercollegiate roster. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Class for only students on the intercollegiate baseball team. Need permission to register. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Open for credit to those who make the team and complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Open for credit to those who make the team and complete the requirements. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

This course is admission by permission only. The course is limited to male students who are members of the Minnesota State University, Mankato, intercollegiate hockey team. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Participation in NCAA II soccer. Prereq: selection for team

Prerequisites:

Selection for team

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Flag/Touch Football, Softball (fast and slow pitch), Soccer, Speedball, Ultimate, Volleyball, Basketball, Team handball.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Develop basic knowledge and appreciation through participation in the sport of racquetball.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Develop basic knowledge and appreciation through participation in the sport of badminton.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Participation and increase skill knowledge through activity in body building, physical conditioning, and aerobics.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Develop basic knowledge and appreciation through participation in the sport of pickleball.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Develop basic knowledge and appreciation through participation in the sport of golf.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Develop basic knowledge and appreciation through participation for the sport of downhill skiing.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Acquaint students with the basic skills and rules of handball.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Acquaint students with advanced skills, strategies, and rules of handball.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Overview of aquatic skills and activities. Basic techniques and practical experience in teaching aquatic skills and activities.

Prerequisites:

Human Performance major or Aquatic emphasis. Ability to swim front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke. Developing teaching skills and curriculum.

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Develop basic knowledge and appreciation through participation in the sport of curling.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Variable content based on demand. Prereq: varies depending on activity

Prerequisites:

Varies depending on activity

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Develop basic knowledge and appreciation through participation in yoga.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Develop basic knowledge and appreciation through participation in the activity of spinning or cycling.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Advanced strokes: butterfly, overarm sidestroke, trudgeon, inverted breaststroke. Competitive strokes and turns. Springboard diving. Aquatic Art. Mask and snorkel skills. Safety/rescue skills. Water exercise. Water polo. Prereq: front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke

Prerequisites:

Front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke. Spring

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Adult fitness, from theory to practice.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

The purpose of this course is for teacher candidates to engage in self-reflection to deeply explore their intersectional identity. Furthermore, teacher candidates will examine historic and ongoing systemic inequities in education. Finally, teacher candidates will analyze the implications of systemic oppression on pedagogy, curriculum, communication, relationships, and learning in classrooms.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

This class is open to all students. Please note, this is a physically demanding class. It is a comprehensive fitness program based on the latest military fitness techniques and principles. Students participate in and learn the components of an effective physical fitness program, with emphasis on the development of an individual fitness program and the role of exercise and fitness in one's life. In addition, students will achieve the highest standards of physical fitness in preparation for the Army Physical Fitness Test. This class is a pre-requisite for MSL 403.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

No audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

A select group of approximately 20 singers who perform works for small ensemble. The group tours regularly in the state and in the region. Prereq: audition required

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

A select group of wind and percussion players. Open to all students who play a band instrument. Concerts on and off campus. Prereq: audition required

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

No audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Audition required.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

The Chamber String Ensemble provides chamber music and ensemble opportunities for string players. The ensemble is open to all students following an audition. Regular performances are offered each semester. The ensemble programs musical works from all periods.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Provides an introduction to the profession of nursing and explores relationship-based care in healthcare. Provides an overview of concepts related to establishing caring and healing environments, developing therapeutic and professional relationships, and the inter-relationship of care for self, team, and patient.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Combine study with action to remake yourself into a democratic citizen. Consider your beliefs, debate issues and learn political skills. Integrate these in practical public work on a real issue or project in a student group or community organization.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-11

This course addresses esports collaboration and exposes active contribution into competitive esports play. Esports is studied in relation to commitment to improve, self-confidence, mental practice, focus, social development, collaboration, goal setting and strategic thinking. Students will be introduced to mechanics, metadata, structure, and strategies needed to win and put those skills together to build the team and practice in the game.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

This course addresses leisure wellness and incorporates leisure into life as a balancing force for healthy living. Leisure is studied in relation to: work, time and money management, stress management, healthy relationships, life choices and decisions, personal and community resources, career opportunities and in relation to current issues in politics and in the work place.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-11

This course is an immersive and kinesthetic way to learn or review Spanish. Spanish is used as the language of instruction in order to teach students the basics to various types of Latin dancing, including salsa, bachata, and merengue. Students will learn about the history of each dance and will be able to identify each genre of music. Specific Spanish vocabulary covered includes lyrics to songs, names of dance steps, dancing commands, and phrases needed to participate in a Latin dance event in a Spanish-speaking country. Students will also learn about the cultural importance of dancing in different Spanish-speaking countries.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Performance scenes and exercises for the beginner.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-11

Acting in a mainstage or approved production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Work on stage or house management, or public relations. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Work on stage crew in a mainstage production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Work on costumes or wardrobe crew in a mainstage production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Work on lighting crew in a mainstage production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Work on sound crew in a mainstage production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Instructs the student through a series of movement exercises in body alignment, breathing, flexibility, strength and coordination.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Goal Areas:

GE-11

Introduction to community leadership-elected, professional, or voluntary-and the skills and values which support it.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-11

Introduction to community leadership-elected, professional, or voluntary-and the skills and values which support it.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-11

This course offers an introduction to the various disciplines of engineering and their relationship to the principles of physics and mathematics. Students are prepared for academic success and the transition into an engineering program.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-12

This course offers an introduction to the various disciplines of engineering and their relationship to the principles of physics and mathematics. Students are prepared for academic success and the transition into an engineering program.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-12

First Year Seminar supports the development of student success skills, such as reading, writing and speaking; helps students gain intellectual confidence; builds in the expectation of academic success; and provides assistance in making the transition to the University.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-12

This course offers an introduction to the various disciplines of engineering and their relationship to the principles of physics and mathematics. Students are prepared for academic success and the transition into an engineering program.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-12

A self-paced, interactive, multi-media course, for nonengineering students, exploring the basics of computer hardware. The course will cover concepts behind computer design and operation, including issues such as the need for RAM, hard drive, memory, ROM, etc.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-13

This is an introductory course in the use of technology for communication. During the semester students will study the evolution of communications technology from early days to the present. This course will cover wireless, analog, and digital techniques including telephony, the internet, and mobile formats. The student will study theory and principles involved in the different types of communications. Modern techniques in digital communications will be discussed and demonstrated through simulation. A consumer example of digital communication will be given.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-13

Introduction to learning the written and oral communication of technical information. Assignments include writing and presenting proposals, reports, and documentation. Emphasis on use of rhetorical analysis, computer applications, collaborative writing, and usability testing to complete technical communication tasks in the workplace.

Prerequisites:

ENG 101

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-13

Introduction to business communication. Assignments include writing and presenting proposals, reports, and documentation typical to a business/industry setting. Emphasis on use of rhetorical analysis, software applications, collaboration, and usability testing to complete business communication tasks. Fall, Spring

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-02, GE-13

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Ojibwe language as well as non-linguistic aspects of cultural background and history.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Ojibwe language as well as non-linguistic aspects of cultural background and history.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

An introduction to Indigenous cultural content, worldview, and concepts of Indigenous education, knowledge, and learning. Surveys the historical and present-day relationships between educational institutions, policies, practices, and Indigenous communities. Explores Indigenous communities across the U.S. with particular attention to Indigenous nations in Minnesota.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is an introduction to Native American history from creation to 1900 in North America. It introduces students to the continuity of social, cultural, political, and economic diversity amongst Native American peoples and focuses on adaptions to intertribal and colonial relationships during this time period.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is an introduction to Native American history from 1900 to present day. It introduces students to the continuity of social, cultural, political, and economic diversity amongst Native American peoples and focuses on the impact of federal Indian policy, issues of power, sovereignty, identity, activism, and self-determination.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This class introduces students to Indigenous perspectives of education, knowledge, and learning. Students will explore the historical relationships between educational institutions, policies, practices, and Indigenous communities. Through an engagement with present day efforts of educators, programs, and institutions that incorporate and engage traditional knowledges, students will develop a deeper understanding of Indigenous education and ways to promote teaching practices and pedagogies that value and support a diverse educational community.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course examines American Indian identity as it relates to Hollywood film industry history. Underlying issues of contemporary Indians are also addressed through an introduction to Native Cinema and the effects of current technologies and globalization.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Introduces students to the differences between indigenous and Western views of the environment. Analyzes the impact of invasion and encroachment on indigenous societies' interactions with nature. Compares historical and contemporary environmental issues in indigenous societies.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Course introduces students to the various ways that land is used by American Indians. We will explore traditional land use, contemporary land use, and land issues that impact American Indians and cultural activities that are tied to the land.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course surveys human biological and cultural diversity through time and space. You will learn about questions like: how did humans evolve? and how do anthropologists collect and interpret information about human beings and their ancestors?

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This introduction to cultural anthropology covers cultural diversity and organization by examining several examples in detail. Both anthropological methodology and theory will be important parts of this course.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Language provides not only communication but identification of oneself and one's group. Humans are extremely sensitive to language, dialect, jargon, and slang. An understanding of language and its relationship to culture is basic to any understanding of human beings.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

What qualifies a word as bad? How does profanity, cursing, and swearing evolve across time and vary across cultures? Where does the power of these bad words come from? What relationship do these words have to issues of gender, race, and class? This course examines the historical evolution and modern usage of obscenities to answer these questions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Fear and how we depict it in popular culture. Course examines folklore traditions and how they translate in contemporary storytelling formats.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

People all around the world use tattoos, piercing, makeup and dress codes as symbolic tools to represent their ideas of self, or as a means of gender, ethnicity, and class control and domination. This course looks at how people express connection to and disconnection from culture through body art practices.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Sex and our relationship with it. This course examines the topics of sex, sexuality, and gender by exploring the diverse range of sexual cultures of the world in the past and the present. Attention is given to the role of language, biology, culture, and the archeological record of societies's fascination with sex.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

The variability and universality of human religious expression are explored in specific cross-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Exploring culture through the foods we eat, preparation practices, and historic implications of food in daily life. We will examine a sampling from hunter-gathers, agricultural practices and animal husbandry, mass production, and the food industry to better understand cultural practices from around the globe.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Introduction to Western and non-Western visual arts and the variety of methods by which art is understood. These may include art appreciation, art criticism, the history of art, popular culture, and aesthetic awareness.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Introduction to art history from prehistoric and ancient cultures through circa 1400 CE. Includes examination of global art and architecture (1) to understand significant historical developments in human civilizations, cultural values, and creativity and (2) to explore its relevance to us today.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Historical survey of art and architecture from Islam's origins through today. Course focuses on contextualizing monuments, paintings, ceramic ware and other art forms from various regions around the world through the contemporary era.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Historical survey of the art and architecture of China, Korea, Japan, and South Asia from pre-history to the present.

Prerequisites:

ART 260, ART 261 or consent

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course will introduce a wide range of communication disorders affecting children and adult population. We will explore how the brain produces and understands speech, language and hearing. Neurological, anatomical, physiological, sensory, cognitive and linguistic liberation components of communication will be discussed. You will learn to identify a communication disorder based on the origin of the disorder, characteristics of the disorder, related assessment and intervention methods, and an impact of the disorder on one¿s daily life (for example, home, school, work, and/or community). You will learn how systemic racism affects linguistic diversity and equity in speech-language and hearing sciences.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course uses health humanities storytelling to prepare students with a sincere concern for human values within the capture, management, and evaluation of health information. Students will explore the synergy between health related data, healthcare informatics, and outcome measures. Students will gain fundamental information technology skills to understand and critique data, identify relationships between visual arts and written works regarding health, and explore cultural aspects of healthcare experiences and risk adjustment of quality outcome measures.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Examines the making of criminal law, the evolution of policing, the adjudication of persons accused of criminal law violations, and the punishment of adult offenders.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A critical consideration of definitions of juvenile delinquency, emphasis on micro and macro level of struggle in which delinquent behavior takes place, critique of current theories on delinquency, and the juvenile justice response to delinquency from a criminal justice lens.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is designed to provide peace officer students with the foundational information, tools, and skills needed to improve interpersonal communications with coworkers and the public from all ethnic and cultural groups. This course also provides some historical information so students can contextualize and better understand why particular groups may distrust and resist peace officers and the criminal justice system as a whole.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Students will develop resources, skills, and strategies needed to address racism and inequity on their journey in building a more inclusive, connected, and effective criminal justice system. Students will discover a framework to help discuss issues related to cultural competency: learn about methods, practices, and values that define cultural competency and culturally based work in various fields and organizations.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Nature, functions, responsibilities and effects of the media in contemporary society.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course provides practical experience in writing and editing stories for campus news entities, such as the newspaper or radio station or other communications organizations, working under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Minimum of 2 hours per week. Cannot be substituted for MASS498 Internship.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

The course explores communication with people from other cultures, why misunderstandings occur and how to build clearer and more productive cross-cultural relationships.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Exploration of the basic principles of visual media design, stressing the significance of images in a mass media society. Special focus on contextualizing historial and technological changes affecting image production for mass media.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Cross-cultural survey of dance from around the world with emphasis on historical, social, and cultural dimensions. Includes western concert dance as one among many other forms. Consent of instructor is required.

Prerequisites:

DANC 120 or DANC120W

Goal Areas:

GE-08, GE-11

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

.This course will introduce students to the ¿Courageous Conversations¿ protocol designed to facilitate healthy conversations about race, racial equity and social justice. Students will be introduced to the five tenants of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and learn how to isolate race, as they reflect on their own personal life experiences. Students will read relevant articles, discuss current events and examine common historical practices within the United States. Students will actively engage in dialogue focused on the role race and racism have in perpetuating social disparities between dominant and marginalized racial groups, and actively engage in small and large group discussions.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course covers the development and status of electrical power as a global resource. This includes usage, generation, and impact on societies throughout the world. Finally, the course will examine the many renewable generation options.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-03, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Historical, cultural, ethical, philosophical, developmental, and creative aspects of engineering and technology as a discipline are explored. The course also examines concepts and events leading to important innovations of recent times including: microwave ovens, FAX machines, personal computers, traffic signals, and video games.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

The arts and humanities play an important role in our shared challenge of forging an environmentally better future. Poets, filmmakers, photographers, and artists make important environmental interventions. This course explores the emergence of environmental thinking and its development in art, literature, history, philosophy, theology, music, theater, film, and many other areas of the arts and humanities. Topics may include urbanization, land use, environmental politics, human/nonhuman relations, disaster capitalism, environmental fiction, the anthropocene, global environmental justice, energy, and climate change.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-10

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Specific topics in multicultural literature with detailed study of a particular period, region, or group in the United States and their contributions to a diverse literature. Topics include African American Literature, American Indian Literature, Southern Writers of Color, and others. May be repeated as topics change.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Animals and Literature is a required class for the Human-Animal Studies minor. The course examines literature focusing on animals from various time periods, genres, and geographical locations. By analyzing the role of animals in various literary texts, students will develop a greater understanding of human-animal interactions and relationships, will be exposed to ethical issues surrounding human-animal relationships, and will understand and engage in theoretical issues central to Human-Animal Studies. Topics may vary and the course can be repeated with change in content.

Prerequisites:

none

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

A study of American racial/ethnic minorities, especially the histories of Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Their roles and contributions to American society will be emphasized.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course introduces students to multicultural and ethnic knowledge and values in and outside the United States. Students are exposed to such issues as race, culture, ethnicity, dominance, immigration, stereotypes, discrimination, and intergroup relations through interdisciplinary approaches-anthropological, economic, historical, political, psychological and/or sociological.

Prerequisites:

none

Goal Areas:

GE-05, GE-7A

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

Students will examine the forces which create and maintain prejudice, discrimination and racism within global perspectives. Special attention will be given to the work of Paulo Freire.

Prerequisites:

ETHN 100 or ATHN 400

Diverse Cultures:

Purple