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Fall 2007 Liberal Studies Course List

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Foundation Requirements [F]
Distribution Requirements
Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry [AHI]
Cultural Understanding [CU]
Science - [LAB]
Science - [SAS]
Social and Political Worlds [SPW]

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Fall 1999 - Summer 2007 Liberal Studies Course List

For an explanation of the Liberal Studies Program, please visit the Liberal Studies Homepage

It is highly recommended that you consult with your advisor when selecting courses to fulfill your liberal studies requirements.  Some majors require courses that fulfill both liberal studies and major requirements.  Some majors also recommend sets of liberal studies courses that compliment the major coursework.


Foundation Requirements [FNRQ] (7 units)

English (4 units)

ENG 105 Critical Reading and Writing in the University Community (4)

 To meet the 4 unit English composition requirement, you take ENG 105 (4 units), which offers you a valuable seminar experience during your first year at NAU.

You may also meet the English composition requirement by completing at another accredited university or community college English 101 and 102 (6 units), or equivalents, with a grade of C or better.

If you enter NAU with an ACT score of 23 or higher or a verbal SAT of 530 or higher or if you are a transfer student and have completed English 101 or equivalent, you are eligible to take the composition placement exam. If your score on this exam is sufficiently high, you receive 2 units of credit toward graduation and take ENG 205, in which you can earn another 2 units, for a total of 4 units. If you receive a score of 4 on either the AP English Language and Composition Exam or the English Literature and Composition Exam, you receive 2 units toward graduation and take ENG 205. (Please note that you cannot combine the 2 units for each exam to complete the English foundation requirement. Instead, you must complete ENG 205.) If your score on the placement exam is insufficient, you must take ENG 105 at NAU.

For more information, see Placement Exams in the section titled Undergraduate Course, Enrollment, and Credit Policies in the NAU Academic Catalog, or contact the English Composition office (Liberal Arts Building, room 303; 928-523-6842).

Mathematics (3 units)

MAT 114 Quantitative Reasoning (3)

 To meet the 3 unit Mathematics foundation requirement, you take MAT 114 or any other current NAU (or equivalent transfer) course of at least 3 units with a MAT or STA prefix—except MAT 101X, 102X, 108, or 150 (or equivalent).

In addition, you may use any MAT or STA course listed as a requirement in your major or minor—except MAT 101X, 102X, 108, or 150—to fulfill this 3-unit mathematics foundations requirement. The course must have a MAT or STA prefix to fulfill the Mathematics foundation requirement.  If your major doesn't require a specific mathematics course, we suggest you take MAT 114 to satisfy the Mathematics foundation requirement; however, consult with your advisor to determine the most appropriate mathematics course for your major.

Please note that you can’t count the course you use for the Mathematics foundation requirement toward the liberal studies distribution requirements.


Distribution Requirements (28 units)

 Students must take courses in each of the four distribution blocks: Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry [AHI] 6 units, Cultural Understanding [CU] 6 units, Science [LAB/SAS] 7 units (must include at least one lab science), and Social and Political Worlds [SPW] 6 units.  Additionally, students must also take one additional course from any distribution block (3 units), also referred to as "Liberal Studies Elective".

The First Year Seminar is an optional topics course approved for credit within one of the distribution blocks or as the “Liberal Studies Elective.”  This option is available to and recommended for students with fewer than thirty units.

The First Year Seminar will bring the best faculty teacher-scholars on campus together with first year students in small enrollment classes to explore rich and engaging topics related to faculty interests and current issues. Through this experience, communities will be established among the Seminar students, strong mentoring relationships formed with Seminar faculty, and students will learn about research opportunities.

Please be aware that you can’t use courses with the course prefix of your major to meet liberal studies distribution requirements. However, you may use courses with the course prefix of your minor or second major.

NOTE: For notification of Liberal Studies offered for a specific term, use LOUIE, go to the Schedule of Classes link on left side of page, type in the term and search by Requirement Designation (liberal studies) or by a specific Subject (discipline).

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Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry [AHI] (6 units) 

*courses with blank effective date cells are effective Fall 1999                                                                 Top

COURSE

 

TITLE

EFFECTIVE DATE*

NOTES

AIS 255 (Ethnic)

3

"Authentic Indian": Gender and Indigenous Representation

Fall 2008

 

ANT 106

3

The Art of Ancient Technology

Fall 2008

 

ANT 355 (Global)

3

Archaeology of Rock Art

 

 

ARH 257

3

A Cultural History of Photography

Fall 2003

 

ARH 269 (Global) 3 Arts of China Spring 2006  
ARH 270 (Global) 3 Arts of Japan: Tradition and Modernity Fall 2004  

ARH 370 (Global)

3

Buddhist Art: Visual Language and Religious Context

Fall 2003
Fall 2008 - prerequisite change

Prerequisite:  ARH 143, REL 150 or Junior Status or higher

ARH 380 (Global) 3 Islamic Art: Religious and Secular Arts of Islamic Asia Spring 2006
Fall 2008 - prerequisite change

Prerequisite:  ARH 143, REL 150 or Junior Status or higher

ART 100

3

Art Appreciation

 

 

ART 101

3

Introduction to Studio Art

 

 

ART 123

3

Color and Light: Practice and Theory

 

 

ART 142 3 Silk-Screen Printmaking Fall 2005 Prerequisite: ART 135

ART 150

3

Two-Dimensional Design Fundamentals

Prerequisite deleted Fall 2007

 

ART 151

3

Three-Dimensional Design Fundamentals

 

 

ART 161

3

Ceramics I

 

 

ART 171

3

Jewelry/Metalsmithing I

 

 

ART 181

3

Sculpture I

 

 

ART 200

3

Visual Aesthetics for a Contemporary Culture

 

 

ART 300

3

Contemporary Art Trends

 

 

CCJ 215

3

Crime, Justice and the Media

Fall 2008 - prefix change from CJ

 

CCJ 314

4

Hollywood & the Social Construction of Crime & Justice

Fall 2008 - prefix change from CJ

 

COM 250

3

Environmental Perspectives on Communication Arts

 

 

COM 382

3

The Art of Communication

 

 

CVC 101

3

Introduction to Cinema and Visual Culture

Spring 2009

 

ENG 110

3

Rhetoric in the Media

 

 

ENG 130

3

The World of Literature

Fall 2008 - prerequisite added

Prerequisite: Freshman or Sophomore status

ENG 210

3

Principles of Rhetoric

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 211

3

Principles of Written Argumentation

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 230

3

Introduction to Literature

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 231

3

British Literature to 1750

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 232

3

British Literature since 1750

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 241

3

Intro to American Literature: The American Short Story

Deleted - Valid thru Spring 2008

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 242

3

American Literature from Colonial Times to 1865

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 243

3

American Literature from 1865 to Present

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 245 (Ethnic)

3

US Multi-Ethnic
Literature Survey

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 247 (Ethnic)

3

Introduction to African American Literature

Spring 2008

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 251

3

Ancient Literature

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 252

3

European Literature

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 253

3

World Literature

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 261

3

Introduction to Women Writers

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 280

3

Folklore

Deleted - Valid thru Spring 2008

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 335

3

Shakespeare

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 341

3

The American Novel

 

Prerequisite: (ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191) and 3 hours ENG coursework

ENG 345 (Ethnic)

3

Topics in US Multi-Ethnic Literature

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 361

3

Special Topics in Women Writers

 

Prerequisite: (ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191) and 3 hours ENG coursework

ENG 362

3

Drama

Fall 2008

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191 or International Exchange Student Group

ENG 365

3

Contemporary Literature

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ENG 366

3

Film as Literature

 

Prerequisite: (ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191) and 3 hours ENG coursework

ENG 381

3

Cross-Cultural Approaches to Folklore

 

Prerequisite: ENG 105 or HON 190 or HON 191

ES  150
(Ethnic)
3 Introduction to African American Studies Summer 2006  
ES  160 (Ethnic) 3 Introduction to Latino(a)/Chicano(a) Studies Fall 2008  
ES  200
(Ethnic)
3 Race, Identity and Film Summer 2006  
ES  250 (Ethnic) 3 Africana Women Fall 2005  
ES  255 (Ethnic) 3 "Authentic Indian": Gender and Indigenous Representation Fall 2008  
FS 121 3 Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry First Year Seminar Fall 2007 Prerequisite: Not open to students with more than 30 units

HIS 308

3

Science, Technology and Society in the American West

 

 

HIS 341

3

Early Modern Europe

 

 

HUM 101

3

Introduction to the Humanities

 

 

HUM 120 3 The Search for Meaning