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Academics at EMU

Area I: Effective Communication (EC)

1. ENGL 121 Composition II or waiver
    Proposal & Syllabus
 

2. CTAS 124 Fundamentals of speech or departmental waiver
   Proposal & Syllabus
 

Area II Quantitative Reasoning (QR)

1. One course in Quantitative Reasoning

  MATH 110 Mathmetical Reasoning [formerly 150]
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  MATH 110E Mathmetical Reasoning: Applications for Elementary School Teachers
  (Elementary Education majors only)[Formerly 109]
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

Area III: Perspectives on a Diverse World

1. One course on Global Awareness(GA)

  AAS 102 Introduction to African Civilization
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  AAS 313 Contemporary Africa: The Struggle and Prospects for Development
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  ANTH 135 Introduction to Cultural Anthropolgy
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  BIOL/ESSC 107 Introduction to Environmental Science
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CASI 206 Culture and the Holocaust [formerly 279]
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  DTC 358 Food and Culture
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  GEOG 110 World Regions
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  GERT 219 Around the World in 80 Years
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  HIST 103 Twentieth Century Civilization
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  HIST 110 World History since 1500
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHIL/WGST 226 Feminist Theory
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  PHIL 228 Global Ethics
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  PHIL 291 Introduction to Asian Philosophy
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PLSC 211 Comparative Politics
    Proposal & Syllabus
  



2. One course on US Diversity (US)

  AAS 101 Introduction to African American Studies
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  AAS 232 Politics in the African American Experience
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  ANTH/SOCL 214 U.S. Racial and Cultural Minorities
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  ANTH 237 Native North American Cultures
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CTAC/WGST 260 Gender Communication [formerly 360]
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  HIST 115 Making American Society: Race, Ethnicity & Gender in Historical Perspectives
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  HIST 105 Introduction to American Indian History
  •  Proposal & Syllabus
  LITR 160 African American Literature [formerly LITR 260]
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  LITR 161 Native American Literature [formerly LITR 204]
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  LITR 163 Introduction to Jewish American Literature [formerly LITR 279]
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  LITR 208 Multicultural Children's Literature
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PLSC 215 Civil Rights and Liberties
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  WGST 200 Introduction to Women's Studies
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

Area IV: Knowledge of the Disciplines 8 courses (25 - 30 credits)

1. Two courses in Arts with different prefixes (KA) (6 credits)

  ART 100 Art Appreciation
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  ART 101 Introduction to Art
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  ART 107 Survey of Western Art 1
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  ART 109 Survey of Non-Western Art
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CRTW 201 Introduction to Creative Writing
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CTAR/DANC/MUSC 106 Introduction to Performing Arts
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CTAR 150 Introduction to Theatre
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CTAR 150L Introduction to Theatre (also fulfills Area V #C)
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  CTAR 158 Fundamentals of Acting
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CTAT 145 Introduction to Film Appreciation
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  DANC 100 Ballet Fundamentals for Non-majors
  •  Proposal & Syllabus
  DANC 102 Fundamentals of Modern Dance
  •  Proposal & Syllabus
2. Two courses in Humanities with different prefixes (KH) (6 - 8 credits)

  CTAO 210 Interpretative Reading
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  HIST 100 The Comparative Study of Religion
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  HIST 101 Western Civilization to 1648
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  HIST 102 Western Civilization 1648 to WWI
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  FRNH 121 Beginning French I (5 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  FRNH 122 Beginning French II (5 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  GERN 121 Beginning German I (5 credit hours)
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  GERN 122 Beginning German II (5 credit hours)
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  JPNE 121 Beginning Japanese I (5 credit hours)
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  JPNE 122 Beginning Japanese II (5 credit hours)
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  LITR 100 Reading of Literature
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  LITR 101 Reading of Literature: Fiction
    Proposal & Syllabus
 

  LITR 102 Reading of Literature: Poetry
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  LITR 103 Reading of Literature: Drama
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  LITR 137 Harry Potter
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  LITR 160 African American Literature [formerly LITR 260]
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  LITR 161 Native American Literature [formerly LITR 204]
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  LITR 200 Literary Studies for Literature Lovers
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  LITR 207 Introduction to Children's Literature
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  LITR 210 Introduction to Shakespeare
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHIL 110 Philosophies of Life
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHIL 120 Introduction to Critical Reasoning
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHIL 212 Philosophy of Art
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHIL 215 Philosophy of Religion
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHIL 220 Ethics
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHIL 221 Business Ethics
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHIL 223 Medical Ethics
    Proposal & Syllabus


  PHIL 225 Political Philosophy
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHIL/WGST 226 Feminist Theory
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  PHIL 228 Global Ethics
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  PHIL 260 Existentialism
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHIL 279 Ethics and Food
  •  Proposal & Syllabus
  PLSC 213 Political Theory
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  SPNH 121 Beginning Spanish I (5 credit hours)
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  SPNH 122 Beginning Spanish II (5 credit hours)
  •  Proposal
  •  Syllabus

  SPNH 201 Intermediate Spanish I (4 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  SPNH 202 Intermediate Spanish II (4 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

3. Two courses in Natural Sciences with different prefixes (KN) (7 - 10 credits)

  BIOL 105 Introduction Biology for Non-Majors (4 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  BIOL 110 Introduction to Biology I (5 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CHEM 101 Chemistry for Elementary Teachers (3 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CHEM 115 & 116 Chemistry and Society, Lab (4 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CHEM 117 & 118 Fundamentals of Chemistry, Lab [formerly 119] (4 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
 

  CHEM 120 Fundamentals of Organic Biochemistry (4 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CHEM 121 & 122 General Chemistry I, Lab (4 credit hours)
  •  Proposal & Syllabus
  ESSC 108 & 109 Earth Science for Non-science Majors (4 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  ESSC 110 The Dynamic Earth System (4 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  ESSC 202 Earth Science for Elementary Teachers
  •  Proposal & Syllabus
  PHY 100 Physics for Elementary Teachers (3 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHY 101 Physical Science in the Arts (4 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
 

  PHY 221 Mechanics, Sound, and Heat (4 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PHY 223 Mechanics and Sound (5 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PSCI 110 The Science of Everyday Life (4 credit hours) [formerly PHY 110]
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PSY 102 General Psychology (4 credit hours)
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

4. Two courses in Social Sciences with different prefixes (KS) (6 credits)

  AAS 351 The Social Context of African American Health
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CTAC 225 Listening Behavior
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CTAC 226 Nonverbal Communication
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  CTAC 227 Interpersonal Communication
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  ECON 100 Introduction to Economics
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  GEOG 107 Introduction to Geography
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  HIST 123 The US to 1877
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  HIST 124 The US 1877-Present
    Proposal & Syllabus
  

  PLSC 112 American Government
    Proposal & Syllabus
 

  PLSC 113 American Government Honors
    Proposal & Syllabus
 

  PLSC 202 State and Local Government
    Proposal & Syllabus
 

  PLSC 212 Introduction to International Politics
    Proposal & Syllabus
 
  SOCL 105 Introduction to Sociology
    Proposal & Syllabus