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General Education Guides

Approved January 18, 2006:  Effective Fall 2006 semester

Subject to Change - Please reference your academic advisor for subsequent additions or deletions to the list.

Quick links: Proficiency 1 2 3 4 Distribution areas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Proficiency 1: College-Level Writing

BIS 1420

Informational Writing

3

ENGL 1050

Thought & Writing 

4

IME 1020

Technical Communication 

3

 

Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing 

Does not count toward 37 credit minimum General Education hour requirement *See your curriculum or major program advisor* 

Proficiency 3: College-Level Mathematics or Quantitative Reasoning

MATH 1140

Excursions in Mathematics  

3

MATH 1160

Finite Mathematics and Applications

3

MATH 1180

Precalculus Mathematics

4

MATH 1500

Number Concepts for Elem/Mid Teachers

4

MATH 1900

Survey of Mathematical Ideas

4

MATH 2000

Calculus with Applications

4

STAT 1600 

Statistics and Data Analysis

3

STAT 3660 

Introduction to Statistics 

4

 

Proficiency 4:  Enhance or Develop a Proficiency

(Please note-important informationNote: Please consult your college advisor) A course or courses in one of the following categories: ^top^

Proficiency 4a: Advanced Writing

ENGL 4620 

Advanced Writing 

4

Proficiency 4b: Mathematics or Quantitative Reasoning 

MATH 1220

Calculus I

4

MATH 1510

Geometry for Elem/Mid School Teachers

3

MATH 1700

Calculus I, Science & Engineering

3

MATH 2000

Calculus with Applications

4

MATH 2650

Probability/Statistics for Elem/Mid Teachers

4

STAT 2160 

Business Statistics 

3

STAT 2600

Elementary Statistics

4

Proficiency 4c: Critical Thinking  

NUR 2200

Foundations of Nursing and Critical Thinking

3

PHIL 2200 

Critical Reasoning  

3

PHIL 2250  

Deductive Logic  

3

PHIL 3200 

Introduction to Formal Logic

4

PHIL 3250

Inductive & Scientific Reasoning

3

PSCI 1050 

Critical Thinking about Politics 

3

Proficiency 4d: Oral Communications

COM 1040

Public Speaking 

3

COM 1700

Interpersonal Communication

3

Proficiency 4e: American Sign Language 

Proficiency 4f: Computer Science 

CS 1110 

Computer Science I

4

CS 1120

Computer Science II 

4

IMAG 2510 

Multimedia Publication and Design 

3

Proficiency 4g: Foreign Languages 

All Western Michigan University foreign language courses are granted general approval to satisfy Proficiency 4g. Two semesters of college-level foreign language study will satisfy this requirement; students entering the University with college-level knowledge of a foreign language will be allowed to satisfy this requirement by taking two more advanced language courses or by taking two semesters of yet another foreign language. ^top^

 

Distribution Area 1: Fine Arts

**Must be approved by College General Education advisor. (Please note-important informationNote: Not major/minor advisor)

AFS 3300

History/Significance of Black Pop Culture

3

AFS 3400 

African and African-American Cinema

3

AFS 4000

Blacks in the Arts

3

ART 1200 

Introduction to Art 

3

ART 1300 

Studio Experience (3-D) 

3

ART 1400

Studio Experience (2-D)

3

ART 1480

Direct Encounter with the Arts 

4

ART 2200

History of Art

3

ART 2210  

History of Art 

3

CHIN 2800  

Chinese Calligraphy

3

DANC 1450

Experiencing Dance

3

ED 2300 

Nature of Creativity

3

ENGL 1100

Literary Interpretation 

4

ENGL 1500 

Literature and Other Arts

4

ENGL 2100

Film Interpretation 

4

HIST 3150

Popular Art and Architecture inAmerica

3

INTL 3300**

Study Abroad-WMU Programs  

1-16

INTL 3310**

Study Abroad-Non-WMU Programs 

1-16

MUS 1480

Direct Encounter with the Arts 

4

MUS 1500 

Music Appreciation: Live Music

4

MUS 1510

Music Appreciation: Jazz/Pop 

4

MUS 1520

Rock Music: Genesis and Development 

3

MUS 4500

Music Appreciation:  The Symphony

3

PHIL 3120 

Philosophy of Art

3

PHYS 1010

The Science of Music

3

THEA 1000

Introduction to Theatre

3

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Distribution Area 2: Humanities

**Must be approved by College General Education advisor. (Please note-important informationNote: Not major/minor advisor)

AFS 2140

Black Religion and Liberation

3

AFS 2240

Africana Autobiography 

3

AFS 2800

Topics and Themes in Africana Studies

3

AFS 3130 

Radical Activism and the Black Community

3

ENGL 1120

Literary Classics 

4

ENGL 2110 

Folklore and Mythology

4

ENGL 2520

Shakespeare

4

ENGL 3070 

Literature in Our Lives 

3

ENGL 3080

Quest for the Self

3

ENGL 3110 

Our Place In Nature  

3

ENGL 3120

Western World Literature

3

ENGL 3150

The English Bible as Literature 

3

ENGL 3820 

Literature for the Young Child 

4

ENGL 3830

Literature for the Intermediate Reader 

4

ENGL 4160 

Women in Literature  

4

HIST 1000 

Early Western World  

3

HIST 1010

Modern Western World 

3

HIST 1450

Heroes and Villains in the Middle Ages

3

HIST 3000

Arts and Ideas: Ancient/Medieval

3

HIST 3010

Modern Arts and Ideas

3

HIST 3300

Canadian History and Culture

3

HIST 3360 

Women in European History 

3

HIST 3790 

WWII in American and Japanese History  

3

INTL 3300**

Study Abroad-WMU Programs   

1-16

INTL 3310**   

Study Abroad-Non-WMU Programs

1-16

INTL 4050

Foreign Studies Seminar - Humanities 

1-6

LANG 3500

Classical Greek and Roman Mythology

3

LANG 3510  

The City of Gods : Power and Morality in the Roman World 

3

LANG 3530

Russian Myths and Tales

3

LANG 3750 

Foreign Literature In English Translation: Views

3

MDVL 1450 

Heroes and Villains of the Middle Ages 

3

NUR 3220

Healthcare Ethics

3

PHIL 2000

Introduction to Philosophy

4

PHIL 2010 

Introduction to Ethics

4

PHIL 3000 

Ancient & Medieval Philosophy 

4

PHIL 3010

History of Modern Philosophy  

4

PHIL 3030 

Existentialist Philosophies 

3

PHIL 3110  

Political Philosophy  

3

PHIL 3140

Philosophy & Public Affairs 

3

PHIL 3160

Ethics in Engineering & Technology  

3

PSCI 3600 

Intro to History of Political Theory I:  Political Theory to Thomas Hobbes 

3

PSCI 3610

Intro to History of Political Theory II: Political Theory to Thomas Hobbes to Karl Marx

3

PSCI 3620

Theoretical and Ideological Bases of Contemporary Politics

3

REL 1000   

Religions of the World  

4

REL 3050

The Christian Tradition 

4

REL 3060 

The Jewish Tradition 

4

REL 3240 

Psychological Elements in Religion 

4

REL 3320 

Religion and Social Ethics 

4

RUSS 3100  

Russian Civilization

3

WMS 1000

Media and the Sexes

3

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Distribution Area 3: The United States: Cultures and Issues

AFS 2000 

Intro and Foundations to Africana Studies

3

AFS 2230

African American Literature/Criticism and Culture 

3

AFS 3000 

Black Experience: From African Beginnings  to 1865 

3

AFS 3010   

Black Experience: From 1866 to the Present 

3

AFS 3100 

The Black Woman: Historical Perspective and Contemporary Status

3

AFS 3140 

The Black Community  

3

AFS 3150 

The Underground Railroad in the Midwest   

3

AFS 3600 

Black Woman- Black Man Relationships

3

AMS 2000 

Introduction to American Studies 

3

ANTH 3470 

Ethnicity/Multiculturalism  

3

BLS 3050  

Introduction to Adults with Disabilities

3

COM 3070

Freedom of Expression   

3

ECON 3090 

Women and the Economy

3

ENGL 2220

Literatures and Cultures of the U.S.

4

ENGL 2230

Black American Literature

4

ENGL 4840 

Multi-Cultural American Literature for Children

4

HIST 2100 

American History to 1877

3

HIST 2110

American History Since 1877

3

HIST 2120

American Culture

3

HIST 3160

Women in United States History

3

HIST 3180

American Environmental History

3

HIST 3260

Native American History & Culture

3

HIST 3270 

S/Spanish Borderlands: History & Culture

3

HIST 3280

African-American History & Culture

3

JRN 3300

The Cultural History of American Journalism

3

MUS 3500

American Music 

4

PHIL 3070

Philosophy in the American Context

3

PHIL 3150  

Race and Gender Issues 

3

PSCI 2000 

National Government 

3

PSCI 3000

Urban Politics in the U.S. 

3

PSCI 3630 

American Political Theory

3

PSCI 4220

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

3

REL 3130

Religion in America 

4

REL 3140 

African-American Religion to 1865

4

REL 3150  

African-American Religion in the 20th Century 

4

SPAN 2650

Hispanic Culture in the U.S.

3

SPAN 2750

Latino Writing/Latino Culture   

3

THEA 1050 

Introduction to African-American Theatre

3

WMS 2000 

Introduction to Women's Studies

4

WMS 3000

Working Women, Past and Present

3

WMS 3500

Male/Female Psychological Perspectives

3

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Distribution Area 4: Other Cultures

**Must be approved by College General Education advisor. (Please note-important informationNote: Not major/minor advisor. Please consult your college advisor) A course or courses in one of the following categories: 

A-S 3040 

Nonwestern World

4

AFS 2250

African Storytellers as Traditional Historians

3

AFS 2350

Black Majorities in the Caribbean and Latin America

3

AFS 3250

Ethnohistory of Sub-Saharan East Africa

3

AFS 3880

Introduction to African Civilization

3

AFS 4100

Bridging the African Diaspora in the New Millennium: An Interdisciplinary Approach

3

ANTH 1200

Peoples of the World

3

ANTH 3390 

Cultures of Latin America  

3

ANTH 3400 

Cultures of Asia

3

ANTH 3410

Cultures of Africa  

3

ANTH 3440 

The First Americans

3

ARAB 2750 

Life and Culture of the Arabs 

3

ART 2220

Art of Africa , Oceania & the Americas

3

ART 2230 

Asian Art

3

CHIN 2750 

Chinese Life and Culture 

3

ECON 3850

Central/East European and Central Asian Economies 

3

ECON 3870 

Studies in Asian Economies  

3

ECON 3880 

African Economies

3

ECON 3890 

Latin American Economies 

3

ENGL 3130 

Asian Literature 

3

ENGL 3140 

African Literature 

3

FCS 3150

Global Ecology of the Family 

3

FREN 2750

Francophone Culture 

3

GEOG 3810 

South America  

3

GEOG 3820

Mexico and the Caribbean

3

GEOG 3890

Monsoon Asia

3

GEOG 3900 

China, Japan, and Korea: Lands & Cultures

3

HIST 3020

World History to 1500

3

HIST 3030

World History since 1500

3

HIST 3740 

History of the Caribbean  

3

HIST 3750

East Asian Societies and Culture

3

HIST 3760

Modern East Asia

3

HIST 3840

Islamic Civilization

3

HIST 3850

Modern Middle East

3

HIST 3880 

Introduction to African Civilization

3

INTL 2000

Introduction to Global and International Studies

3

INTL 3300**

Study Abroad-WMU Programs 

1-16

INTL 3310** 

Study Abroad-Non-WMU Programs

1-16

JPNS 2750

Japanese Language & Culture 

3

MUS 3520 

Non-Western Music 

4

PSCI 3410

The Politics of Sub-Sahara Africa

4

PSCI 3440 

Russian and Central Asian Politics

4

PSCI 3450

Latin American Politics

4

PSCI 3460

Women in Developing Countries

4

REL 3010

Buddhist Traditions

4

REL 3020

Religion in the Indian Tradition

4

REL 3030

Chinese Religion

4

REL 3040

African Religions 

4

REL 3070

The Islamic Tradition 

4

REL 3080 

Japanese Religion 

4

SOC 3040

Nonwestern World 

4

SOC 3340 

Pacific Rim —Asian Societies

3

SOC 3350

Modern Latin American Societies

3

SOC 3360

Modern Japanese Society

3

 

Distribution Area 5: Social and Behavioral Sciences

**Must be approved by College General Education advisor. (Please note-important informationNote: Not major/minor advisor

AFS 2100

Comparative Approaches to Forms of Black Consciousness

3

AFS 3350

Theories/Research Techniques—Diaspora Studies

3

ANTH 1100

Lost Worlds/Archeology 

3

ANTH 2100 

Introduction to Archeology

3

ANTH 2400

Principles of Cultural Anthropology 

3

ANTH 3430 

Cultures of Europe

3

BUS 1750 

Business Enterprise

3

COM 2000

Introduction to Communication Theory

3

ECON 1070

Economic Issues in the USA Today

3

ECON 1080

Contemporary International Economic Issues

3

ECON 2010

Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECON 2020

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

GEOG 1020

World Geography Through Maps & Media 

3

GEOG 2440

Economic Geography

3

GEOG 3830

Western & Southern Europe  

3

GEOG 384

The Post-Soviet States 

3

HIST 1030

History and Current Events

3

HIST 3060 

Technology and Culture

3

HIST 3130 

American Diplomatic History 

3

HIST 3600

The Medieval World: Society and Culture 

3

HIST 3630

History of Modern Britain 

3

HIST 3640

Modern Europe : Culture and Society 

3

HIST 3660

Russia Yesterday and Tomorrow

3

HIST 3700

History of Latin America

3

IME 4220

Engineering Teams: Theory and Practice

3

INTL 3300**

Study Abroad-WMU Programs

1-16

INTL 3310**

Study Abroad-Non-WMU Programs

1-16

INTL 4040

Foreign Studies Seminar-Social Sciences

1-6

LAW 1500

Personal Law 

3

LAW 3500

Computer Law

3

OT 2250

Growth, Development and Aging

3

PADM 2000

Introduction to Nonprofit Leadership 

3

PHIL 3130

Philosophy of Law

3

PSCI 1000

Introduction To Political Science 

3

PSCI 1050

Critical Thinking about Politics

3

PSCI 2400

Comparative Politics

3

PSCI 2500

International Relations

4

PSCI 3110

American Politics and the Media

3

PSCI 3400

European Politics

4

PSCI 3500

American Foreign Policy

4

PSCI 4200

Constitutional Law

3

PSY 1000

General Psychology

3

REL 3230

Religion and Revolution

4

SOC 2000

Principles of Sociology

3

WMS 3200

Women, Multiculturalism, and Social Change

3

WMS 3300

Gender Issues in Education

3

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Distribution Area 6: Natural Science with Lab

ANTH 2500

Introduction to Biological Anthropology

4

BIOS 1050
and
BIOS 1100

Environmental Biology
and
Biology Laboratory

3
and
1

BIOS 1120
and
BIOS 1100

Principles of Biology
and
Biology Laboratory

3
and
1

CHEM 1100
and
CHEM 1110

General Chemistry I 
and
General Chemistry Laboratory

3
and
1

CHEM 1900
and
CHEM 1910

Chemistry in Society
and
Chemistry in Society Laboratory 

3
and
1

GEOG 1050

Physical Geography

4

GEOS 1000

Earth Studies

4

GEOS 1300

Physical Geology

4

GEOS 2000

Evolution of Life-A Geological Perspective

4

IMAG 1500 

Introduction to Imaging 

4

OT 2000

Human Functional Anatomy

4

PHYS 1000

How Things Work 

4

PHYS 1030
and
PHYS 1040

Sky and Solar System Laboratory
and
Introduction to the Sky and Solar System

1
and
3

PHYS 1060
and
PHYS 1050

Introduction to Stars and Galaxies
and
Stars and Galaxies Laboratory

3
and
1

PHYS 1070 
and
PHYS 1080

Elementary Physics
and
Elementary Physics Lab 

4
and
1

PHYS 1130 
and
PHYS 1140

General Physics I  
and
General Physics I laboratory

4
and
1

 PHYS 2050 
and
PHYS 2060

Mechanics and Heat
and
Mechanics and Heat Laboratory

4
and
1

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Distribution Area 7: Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications

ANTH 1500

Race, Biology and Culture

3

AVS 2800

Transportation Technology: Policy, Perils & Promise

3

CHEG 2610

Environmental Engineering

3

COM 2400

Introduction to Media and Telecommunications

3

CS 1000

Fluency with Information Technology

3

CS 1010
and
CS 1011

What is Computer Science?
and
What is Computer Science? (Lab)

3
and
1

ENVS 3000

Environment, Technology and Values

4

GEOG 1000

World Ecological Problems and Man

4

GEOG 3500

Conservation & Environmental Management

3

GEOS 1440

Environmental Earth Science

3

GEOS 3120

Geology of National Parks and Monuments

3

GEOS 3220

Ocean Systems

3

IME 1220

Automobile in Society 

3

IME 1500

Introduction to Manufacturing

3

ME 2200

Processes and Materials in Manufacturing

4

MSE 2510

The Evolution of Materials

3

NUR 3330

Informatics for Healthcare Professionals

3

2PAPR 1600

Introduction to Environmental Technology

3

PHIL 2550

Science, Technology and Values

3

PHIL 3340

Biomedical Ethics

4

PHIL 3500

Foundations of the Modern World View

4

PHIL 3550

Philosophy of Science

3

PHYS 1020

Physics, Technology and Society 

3

SPPA 2000

Communication Disorders and Sciences 

3

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Distribution Area 8: Health and Well-being

ADA 2250 

Drug Use: Personal and Social Impact

3

HOL 1000

Choices in Living 

3

HPER 1110

Healthy Living

2

PEGN 1700 

Health and Wellness - Aerobics  

2

PEGN 1710 

Health and Wellness - Water Aerobics 

2

PEGN 1720 

Health and Wellness - Circuit Fitness   

2

PEGN 1730

Health and Wellness - Jogging

2

PEGN 1740 

Health and Wellness - Walking  

2

PEGN 1760

Health and Wellness - Racquet Sports

2

PEGN 1770  

Health and Wellness - Climbing Techniques

2

PEGN 1780

Health and Wellness - Self-Defense

2

PEGN 1790 

Health and Wellness - Figure Skating

2

PEGN 1800 

Health and Wellness - Beginning Swimming  

2

PEGN 1810

Health and Wellness - Intermediate Swimming

2

PEGN 1820  

Health and Wellness - Swim Conditioning 

2

 

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