SELF-UNDERSTANDING (9 hours)

Students must use courses with at least four different course codes to satisfy the Culture and Society and Self-Understanding Areas of inquiry.

Social/Behavioral Perspective (3) Select one of the following classes.

ANT 125 Exploring Our Human Ancestry (3)
This course will count toward the Self-Understanding/Social- Behavioral Perspective component of General Education. This course explores what it means to be human by tracing our biological and cultural roots. Topics include the evolutionary process; our place among the living primates; fossil and archaeological evidence of human ancestors; and the origins of language, society, and culture.

CFD 155 Principles of Human Development (3)
General Education Course (Self-Understanding/Social-Behavioral Perspective) Basic principles that govern human development from the prenatal period to death; developmental tasks and interrelations of family members through the life span.

ENG 296 Introduction to Linguistics (3)
Prerequisite: ENG 110. This course will count toward the Self-Understanding/Social-Behavioral Perspective component of General Education. Introduction to fundamental concepts of linguistic theory as they apply to languages of the world, especially English. Areas covered include phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, and some applied areas, such as language variation, change, and acquisition, disorders, and language and culture. Students cannot receive credit for both ENG 296 and ENG 591.

GST 170 Sex, Gender and Self (3)
This course will count toward the Self-Understanding/Social-Behavioral Perspective component of General Education. An introduction to Gender Studies that explores the influence that ideas about sex, gender, and gender roles have on women and men, both as individuals and as social beings. Using new research on gender in many disciplines, it examines representations of male and female experiences, and historical and social constructions of women's and men's roles.

PSY 101 Psychology for Personal Growth
General Education Course (Self-Understanding/Social-Behavioral Perspective) A study of the emotional, intellectual, and interpersonal experiences of self and others in order to enhance self-understanding, to make informed choices, and to promote adjustment. Will not count toward the major or minor in psychology.

PSY 121 Introductory Psychology (3)
General Education Course (Self-Understanding/Social-Behavioral Perspective) An examination of how psychology enhances our understanding of human behavior; a survey of basic biological, experiential, cognitive, emotional, and sociocultural influences on behavior and self-understanding. Students must choose either to be research participants or fulfill an alternative library assignment as part of the course requirements.

Humanities Perspective (3) Select one of the following classes:

ART 200 Art in Context (3)
General Education Course (Self- Understanding/Humanities Perspective) This course introduces the visual arts in the context of history and culture. It involves analysis of art works and introduces terminology and concepts necessary for understanding art within various cultural matrices. Does not count toward BA or BSED in Art and Design or BFA in Art or Design.

ENG 287 Life Stages in Literature (3)
Prerequisite: ENG 110. This course will count toward the Self-Understanding/Humanities Perspective component of General Education. Study of poetry, fiction, drama, biography, and autobiography selected to explore how factors such as historical era, ethnicity, religion, social class, family structure, and gender shape one's experience of life stages; emphasis on class discussion and various kinds of writing, some of it autobiographical; an introductory literature course for English majors and non-majors.

ENG 380 Intro to Women’s Literature (3)
Prerequisite: ENG 110. This course will count toward the Self-Understanding/Humanities Perspective component of General Education. Self-understanding and gender studies approach to reading and reflecting on literary and critical works by women from classical times to the present with emphasis on literature written in English. Course will explore the influence of identity and gender on formation of personal values through exploration of themes such as growing up female, women's roles and relationships, empowerment through spiritual reflection and social action.

LLT 180 Hero and Quest (3)
This course will count toward the Self-Understanding/Humanities Perspective component of General Education. This course explores the quest for self-knowledge as it is represented in the literature of non-English cultures, seeking a broader perspective on self-discovery in our own society, to understand how the protagonist, hero or anti-hero, discovers a deeper sense of nature and purpose as he or she confronts the inherited identity that culture and language have imposed.

MUS 239 Introduction to World Music (3)
This course will count toward the Self-Understanding/Humanities Perspective component of General Education. An exploration of music from various cultures and time periods and the ways in which music promotes self understanding by reflecting recurring patterns of human behavior.

PHI 105 Critical Thinking (3)
General Education Course(Self-Understanding/Humanities Perspective) This course develops intellectual self-awareness by teaching the canons and skills of critical reasoning. Deductive and inductive reasoning, the application of logic to a variety of significant issues, and the relation between language and argumentation will be studied.

PHI 110 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
General Education Course (Self-Understanding/Humanities Perspective) This course explores various ways of understanding the human self and its relation to the world. Through a consideration of what can be known, what is worth valuing, what reality is, and how human communities should be composed and regulated, the course deals with central themes that arise from the human quest for deeper self-understanding.

REL 100 Introduction to Religion (3)
General Education Course (Self-Understanding/Humanities Perspective) Investigates what religion is and does, compares religious ideas and practices, and explores how religion influences the relationship between individual and community.

REL 210 Paths of World Religion (3)
This course will count toward the Self-Understanding/Humanities Perspective component of General Education. A global survey of religious movements, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Students will learn how these religions have affected individual and cultural identities in history and in the contemporary world.

Creativity and Vision Perspective (3) Select one of the following classes:

ENG 203 Creative Writing: Poetry (3)
Prerequisite: ENG 110. This course will count toward the Self- Understanding/Creativity and Vision Perspective component of General Education. Introduction to the theory, technique, and terminology of writing poetry, and practical experience in writing in the form.

ENG 205 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction (3)
Prerequisite: ENG 110. This course will count toward the Self- Understanding/Creativity and Vision Perspective component of General Education. An introduction to writing creative nonfiction, including critical reading in the genre.

ENG 215 Creative Writing: Short Story (3)
Prerequisite: ENG 110. This course will count toward the Self-Understanding/Creativity and Vision Perspective component of General Education. Introduction to the theory, technique, and terminology of short story writing, and practical experience in writing in the form.

MUS 241 The Language of Music (3)
(General Education Course -Self-Understanding/Creativity and Vision Perspective). A study of the ways music creatively expresses self-understanding, cultural environment, and aesthetic values from ancient to modern times. Open to all students except music majors.

THE 101 Introduction to Theatre & Drama Arts (3)
General Education Course (Self-Understanding/Creativity and Vision Perspective) The creative processes of transforming drama to stage, film and television. A study of the collaborations and contributions that the various artists make to the process. Intended to increase the audience's ability to think critically about the artistic experience. Buying tickets to and attendance at local productions required.

THE 109 Performance Studies (3)
General Education Course (Self-Understanding/Creativity and Vision Perspective) Exploration of the social, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of performance through an examination of self and society. Course combines lecture, readings, and individual student performances of oral and literary texts. Course enrollment is limited and much one-on-one work takes place.

DAN 180 Introduction to the Dance (3)
This course will count toward the Self-Understanding/Creativity and Vision Perspective component of General Education. Survey of dance from a historical retrospective through the creative process. Emphasis will be placed on 20th century multicultural and societal influences on dance. The approach will be from the viewpoint of the audience to help heighten awareness of and increase critical thinking in relationship to the artistic experience. Buying tickets to and attendance at local productions required.