University General Education Courses - Approved


Updated November 16, 2007

 

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CATEGORY    
Dept. Course No. Course Title
     
Written Communication (WC)    
ENGL ENGL 100 Composition For Nonnative Speakers of English
ENGL ENGL 101 Composition
ENGL ENGL 302 Advanced Composition
     
Oral Communication (OC)    
COMM COMM 100 Oral Presentations
COMM COMM 101 Interpersonal and Group Interaction
     
Information Technology (IT, all)    
PUAF ADJ 300 Political Analysis
SOAN ANTH 395 Work, Technology, and Society: An IT Perspective
CHEM CHEM 350 Computer Techniques for Chemistry
PUAF GOVT 300 Political Analysis
INFT IT 103 Introduction to Computing
MUSI MUSI 415 Music in Computer Technology
Information Technology (IT, all except Ethics)    
AVT  AVT 180 AV- 180 Computers in the Creative Arts
CS CS 112 Computer Science I
PHYS PHYS 251 Introduction to Computer Techniques in Physics
(2 credits)
PSYC PSYC 300 PSYC 300 Statistics in Psychology (must take PSYC 301)
PSYC PSYC 301 PSYC 301 Research Methods in Psychology (must take PSYC 372)
PSYC PSYC 372 PSYC 372 Physiological Psychology
PSYC 300, 301, and 372 must be taken in sequence
SOAN SOCI 410 Social Survey and Attitude and Opinion Measurement
     
Information Technology Ethics (IT Ethics)    
CS CS 105 Computer Ethics and Society (1 credit)
CS CS 305 Ethics and Law for the Computing Professional (3 credits)
CEIE ENGR 107 Engineering Fundamentals (2 credits)
INFT IT  304 IT and the Global Economy
PRS PHIL 112 Ethics and the Cybersociety (1 credit)
     
Quantitative Reasoning (QR)    
INFT IT 250 Introductory Statistics I
MATH MATH 106 Quantitative Reasoning
MATH MATH 108 Introductory Calculus with Business Applications
MATH MATH 110 Introductory Probability and Statistics
MATH MATH 111 Linear Mathematical Modeling
MATH MATH 113 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
MATH MATH 115 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (Honors)
MATH MATH 125 Discrete Mathematics I
AES STAT 250 Introductory Statistics I
     
Literature (LIT)    
FLL CHIN 310 Survey of Chinese Literature
FLL CHIN 311 Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
FLL CHIN 325 Major Chinese Writers
FLL CHIN 328 Asian American Women Writers
FLL CLAS 250 Classical Mythology
FLL CLAS 260 The Legacy of Greece and Rome
FLL CLAS 340 Greek and Roman Epic
FLL CLAS 350 Greek and Roman Tragedy
FLL CLAS 360 Greek and Roman Comedy
FLL CLAS 380 Greek and Roman Novels
ENGL ENGL 201 Reading and Writing About Texts
FLL FREN 325 Major French Writers
FLL FREN 329 Problems of Western Civilization in French Literature
FLL FRLN 330 Topics in World Literature
FLL GERM 325 Major Writers
PRS PHIL 253 Philosophy and Literature
FLL RUSS 325 Major Russian Writers
FLL RUSS 326 A Survey of Russian Literature
FLL RUSS 327 A Survey of Russian Literature
FLL SPAN 325 Major Hispanic Writers
     
Arts (ART)    
HIST ARTH 101 Introduction to the Visual Arts
HIST ARTH 102 Symbols and Stories in ART
HIST ARTH 103 Introduction to Architecture
HIST ARTH 200 Survey of Western Art (1)
HIST ARTH 201 Survey of Western Art (2)
HIST ARTH 321 Greek Art and Archaeology
HIST ARTH 322 Roman Art and Archaeology
HIST ARTH 324 From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra: The Hellenistic World
HIST ARTH 333 Early Christian and Byzantine ART
HIST ARTH 334 Western Medieval ART
HIST ARTH 341 Northern Renaissance ART
HIST ARTH 342 High Renaissance Art in Italy, 1480-1570
HIST ARTH 344 Baroque Art in Italy, France, and Spain 1600-1750
HIST ARTH 360 Nineteen Century European Art
HIST ARTH 362 Twentieth-Century European Art
HIST ARTH 372 Studies in 19th Century Art of the United States
HIST ARTH 373 Studies in 20th Century American ART
AVT AVT 103 Introduction To The Artist's Studio
AVT AVT 104 Studio Fundamentals I
AVT AVT 215 Graphic Information Design I
AVT AVT 222 Drawing I
AVT AVT 232 Painting I
AVT AVT 243 Printmaking I
AVT AVT 252 Photography I
AVT AVT 253 Introduction to Digital Photography
AVT AVT 262 Sculpture I
AVT AVT 272 InterArts I: History and Theory of Performance
DNTH DANC 101 Dance Appreciation
DNTH DANC 119 Dance in Popular Culture: Afro-Latino Dance
DNTH DANC 125 Beginning Modern Dance
DNTH DANC 131 Beginning Jazz
DNTH DANC 145 Beginning Ballet
DNTH DANC 161 Beginning Tap Dance
DNTH DANC 225 Beginning Intermediate Modern Dance
DNTH DANC 231 Intermediate Jazz
DNTH DANC 245 Beginning Intermediate Ballet
DNTH DANC 301 What is Dance?
DNTH DANC 390 Dance History I
DNTH DANC 391 Dance History II
ENGL ENGL 332 Introduction to Film
MUSI MUSI 100 Fundamentals of Music
MUSI MUSI 101 Introduction to Classical Music
MUSI MUSI 102 Popular Music in America
MUSI MUSI 107 The Development of Jazz
MUSI MUSI 301 Music in Motion Pictures
MUSI MUSI 302 American Musical Theater
MUSI MUSI 380 Wind Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSI MUSI 381 University Chorale (1 credit)
MUSI MUSI 382 Piano Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSI MUSI 383 Symphonic Band (1 credit)
MUSI MUSI 384 Symphonic Chorus (1 credit)
MUSI MUSI 385 Chamber Singers (1 credit)
MUSI MUSI 387 Symphony Orchestra
MUSI MUSI 389 Jazz Ensemble (1 credit)
MUSI MUSI 485 Chamber Ensembles (1 credit)
THR THR 101 The Theatrical Medium
THR THR 150 Drama, Stage & Society I
THR THR 151 Drama, Stage & Society II
THR THR 210 Acting I
THR THR 230 Introduction to Technical Theater
THR THR 395 Theater as the Life of the Mind
     
Western Civilization/World History (WSC)    
HIST HIST 100 History of Western Civilization
HIST HIST 125 Introduction to World History
     
Social & Behavioral Sciences(SBS)    
PUAF ADJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
SOAN ANTH 114 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
SOAN ANTH 120 Introduction to Archaeology
SOAN ANTH 135 Human Evolution, Biology, and Culture
SOAN ANTH 396Issues in Anthropology: Social Sciences
AFAM AFAM 200 Introduction to African American Studies
CONF CONF 101 Conflict and Our World: Introduction to Conflict Resolution
ECON ECON 100 Economics for the Citizen
ECON ECON 103 Contemporary Microeconomic Principles
ECON ECON 104 Contemporary Macroeconomic Principles
ECON ECON 110 Introduction to Economic Science
ECON ECON 111 Laboratory Methods in Economics
ECON 110 AND ECON 111 MUST BE TAKEN IN SEQUENCE
CEHD EDUC 372 Human Development and Learning
GEOG GEOG 103 Human Geography
PUAF GOVT 101 Democratic Theory and Practice
PUAF GOVT 103 Introduction to American Government
HFRR HEAL 230 Introduction to Health Behavior
HIST HIST 120 U.S. History
ENGL LING 326 General Linguistics
PSYC PSYC 100 Basic Concepts in Psychology
PSYC PSYC 211 Developmental Psychology
PSYC PSYC 231 Social Psychology
SOAN SOCI 101 Introductory Sociology
SOM SOM 100 Business in American Society (course description pending)
HFRR TOUR 311 Women and Tourism
WMST WMST 200 Introduction to Women's Studies
     
Global Understanding (GU)    
PUAF ADJ 405 Law and Justice Around the World
SOAN ANTH 302 Peoples and Cultures Of Latin America
SOAN ANTH 304 Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific
SOAN ANTH 306 Peoples and Cultures of Island Asia
SOAN ANTH 309 Peoples and Cultures Of India
SOAN ANTH 311 Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia
SOAN ANTH 312 Comparative Political Systems
SOAN ANTH 313 Anthropological Perspectives On Religion
SOAN ANTH 331 Refugees
SOAN ANTH 332 Cultures in Comparative Perspective
SOAN ANTH 333 Humanitarian Action
SOAN ANTH 385 Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in Latin America
HIST ARTH 203 Survey of Asian ART
HIST ARTH 319 Art of the Ancient Near East
HIST ARTH 320 Art of the Islamic World
HIST ARTH 380 African ART
HIST ARTH 382 Arts of India
HIST ARTH 383 Arts of Southeast Asia
HIST ARTH 384 Arts of China
HIST ARTH 385 Arts of Japan
CEIE CEIE 100 Environmental Engineering Around the World
COMM COMM 305 Foundations of Intercultural Communication
COMM COMM 456 Comparative Mass Media
DNTH DANC 118 World Dance
DNTH DANC 318 Global Perspectives: The Afro-Caribbean Diaspora
ECON ECON 360 Economics of Developing Areas
ECON ECON 361 Economic Development of Latin America
ECON ECON 362 African Economic Development
ECON ECON 380 Economies in Transition
ECON ECON 390 International Economics
ENGL ENGL 349 Global Voices
ENGL ENGL 350 The Idea of a World Literature
GCH GCH 205 International Health
GEOG GEOG 101 Major World Regions
UNIV GLOA 101 Introduction to Global Affairs
PUAF GOVT 132 Introduction to International Politics
PUAF GOVT 133 Introduction to Comparative Politics
HIST HIST 130 Modern Global Systems
HIST HIST 251 Survey of East Asian History
HIST HIST 252 Modern East Asia
HIST HIST 261 Survey of African Civilizations to 1800's
HIST HIST 262 Survey of African Civilizations to 1800's to Present
HIST HIST 271 Latin America from the Pre-Columbian Era to Independence
HIST HIST 272 Latin America in the Modern Era
HIST HIST 281 Survey of Middle Eastern Civilizations
HIST HIST 282 Survey of Middle Eastern Civilizations
HIST HIST 328 Rise of Russia
HIST HIST 329 Modern Russia and the Soviet Union
HIST HIST 356 Modern Japan
HIST HIST 364 Revolution and Radical Politics in Latin America
HIST HIST 365 Conquest and Colonization in Latin America
HIST HIST 387 Topics in Global History
HIST HIST 459 History of Pre-Modern South Asia
HIST HIST 460 State and Society in Modern Iran
HIST HIST 462 Women in Islamic Society
BU MSOM 305 Managing in Global Economy
MUSI MUSI 103 Musics of the World
MUSI MUSI 431 Music History in Society III
PRS RELI 100 Human Religious Experience
PRS RELI 211 Religions of the Near East
PRS RELI 212 Religions of the Orient
PRS RELI 313 Hindu Philosophy & Religion
PRS RELI 315 The Buddhist Tradition
PRS RELI 341 Global Perspectives on Spirituality and Healing
PRS RELI 374 Islamic Thought
FLL RUSS 354 Contemporary Post-Soviet Life
SOAN SOCI 120 Problems in a Global Society
SOAN SOCI 320 Human Dimensions of Global Change
SOAN SOCI 332 Sociology of Urban Communities
FLL SPAN 322 Introduction to Latin American Culture
THR THR 359 World Stages
HFRR TOUR 210 Global Understanding Through Travel and Tourism
WMST WMST 100 Representation of Women
     
Non Laboratory Natural Science (NLS)    
PHYS ASTR 103 Astronomy
PHYS ASTR 302 Foundations of Cosmological Thought
CDS CDS 101 Introduction to Computational and Data Sciences
CHEM CHEM 101 Introduction to Modern Chemistry
CHEM CHEM 102 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
CHEM CHEM 201 Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM CHEM 202 Introductory Chemistry II
CDS CLIM 101 Weather, Climate and Global Society
ESP EVPP 201 Environment and You: Issues in the 21st Century
GEOG GEOG 102 Physical Geography
UNIV UNIV 301 Great Ideas in Science
     
Laboratory Natural Science (LS)    
PHYS ASTR 111 Introduction to Modern Astronomy I
PHYS ASTR 112 Introduction to Modern Astronomy Lab I
PHYS ASTR 113 Introduction to Modern Astronomy II
PHYS ASTR 114 Introduction to Modern Astronomy Lab II
MMB BIOL 103 Introductory Biology I
MMB BIOL 104 Introductory Biology II
MMB BIOL 213 Cell Structure and Function
MMB BIOL 303 Animal Biology 
MMB BIOL 304 Plant Biology
MMB BIOL 305/306 Biology of Microorganisms
CHEM CHEM 103 Chemical Science in a Modern Society
CHEM CHEM 104 Chemical Science in a Modern Society
CHEM CHEM 155 Introduction to Environmental Chemistry I
CHEM CHEM 156 Introduction to Environmental Chemistry II
CHEM CHEM 211 General Chemistry (1)
CHEM CHEM 212 General Chemistry (2)
CHEM CHEM 251 General Chemistry for Engineers
ESGS EOS 121 Dynamic Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
ESP EVPP 110 The Ecosphere: An Introduction to Environmental Science I
ESP EVPP 111 The Ecosphere: An Introduction to Environmental Science II
ESP GEOL 101 Introductory Geology I
ESP GEOL 102 Introductory Geology II
PHYS PHYS 103 Principles and Development of Modern Physics 1
PHYS PHYS 104 Principles and Development of Modern Physics 2
PHYS PHYS 160 University Physics I
PHYS PHYS 243 College Physics (1)
PHYS PHYS 244 College Physics Lab
PHYS PHYS 245 College Physics (2)
PHYS PHYS 246 College Physics Lab
PHYS PHYS 260 University Physics II
PHYS PHYS 261 University Physics II Laboratory
PHYS PHYS 262 University Physics III
PHYS PHYS 263 University Physics III Laboratory
     
Synthesis (SYN)    
PUAF ADJ 303 Experiencing the Criminal Justice System
SOAN ANTH 400 Engaging the World: Anthropological Perspectives on Social Issues
HIST ARTH 394 The Museum
AVT AVT 497 Senior Project
AVT AVT 498 Senior Design Project
BINF BINF 354/
NEUR 354
Foundations of Mathematical Biology
MMB BIOL 301 - Biology and Society - 4 topics approved:
Infectious Diseases and Society
HIV/AIDS
Biodefense Science and Policy
Ethical and Political Dilemmas in Science
NCC BIS 490 Bachelor of Individualized Study Project
CAS CAS 313 Mystery, Madness and Murder
CEIE CEIE 490 Senior Design Project
COMM COMM 326 Rhetoric of Social Movements and Political Controversy
COMM COMM 362 Argument and Public Policy
COMM COMM 454 Free Speech and Ethics
CONF CONF 490 Integration
CS CS 306 Synthesis of Ethics and Law for the Computing Professional
CS CS 491 Great Principles of Information Technology 
DNTH DANC 490 Senior Dance Seminar
ECE ECE 447 Single Chip Microcomputers
ECE ECE 492 Senior Advanced Design Project I
ECE ECE 493 Senior Advanced Design Project II
ECON ECON 309 Economic Problems and Public Policies
CEHD EDUC 490 Student Teaching in Education
ENGL ENGL 325 Dimensions of Writing and Literature 
GGS EOS 304 Population Dimension of Global Change Note: cross listed with GEOG 304
ESP EVPP 335 People, Plants and Culture
MCL FRLN 385 Multilingualism, Identity and Power
GEOG GEOG 303 Conservation of Resources and Environment
GEOG GEOG 304 Population Dimension of Global Change Note: cross listed with EOS 304
GEOL GEOL 420 Earth Science and Policy
PUAF GOVT 490 Synthesis Seminar
PUAF GOVT 491 Honors Seminar
HIST HIST 300 Introduction to the Historical Method
HIST HIST 499 Senior Seminar in History
INFT IT 492 Senior Design Project I
CHSS LAS 499 Research Seminar in Latin American Studies
MATH MATH 400 History of Mathematics
MUSI MUSI 490 Musical Communication in Context
NCC NCLC 308 American Landscapes in Fiction, Film and History
CNHS NURS 465/HSCI 465 Examination and Integration of Professional and Health Care Issues
PRS PHIL 309 Medicine and Human Values
PRS PHIL 343 Issues in Environmental Ethics
PRS PHIL 377 Darwin: Biology and Beyond
PRS PHIL 378 Reason, Science and Faith in the Modern Age
PRS RELI 490 Comparative Study of Religion
FLL RUSS 353 Russian Civilization
SOAN SOCI 377 Arts and Society
SOAN SOCI 483 The Sociology of Higher Education
SOCW SOCW 323 Human Behavior in the Social Environment
BU SOM 498 Capstone Course: Advanced Business Models
IT&E SYST 495 Senior Design Project II
THR THR 440 Advanced Studies in Directing & Dramaturgy
THR THR 496 Text in Production 
UNIV UNIV 342 The George Mason Debates in Current Affairs
UNIV UNIV 442 Krasnow Seminar in Cognitive Science