Core Curriculum
The hallmark of a liberal arts education is that it entices a student to examine the tree of knowledge, to see both the distinction and interdependence of its branches. Through its programs, the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) and its Core Curriculum for students pursuing Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees offers students the opportunity to examine areas of the communication and the arts in depth, while exposing them to the breadth of related disciplines.
The College of Human Development, Culture, and Media - B.A. Core Curriculum focuses on the following nine categories:
Social and Political Engagement - To cultivate a sense of meaningful citizenship, students will study the ways in which humans engage social and political issues through civic actions and cultural expressions.
Historical Contexts - To appreciate the way historical analysis helps us understand the world, students will take a course in the History Department that offers a broad investigation of social, political, cultural, and/or ideological forces shaping society over a long period of time and a course in Communication and the Arts that offers a history of a specific topic taught within the college.
Aesthetics - To cultivate an understanding of how visual and other forms of cultural production both reflect and affect the societies that produce them, students will learn about the aesthetic, cultural, social, and political implications of various art forms over the ages.
Identity and Difference - To develop an awareness of the ways that identities work and to understand the importance that identities play in society, students will study how identities are shaped by historical moments; how identities are predicated on differences of race, class, gender, nation, region, etc.; and/or how scholarly studies have theorized the construction of identities.
The Creative Process/Digital Cultures - To cultivate a sense of how creativity operates, students will learn how people make cultural works in historical periods, institutional settings, communicative modes, and/or artistic practices. To develop a meaningful understanding of our participation in the contemporary world, students will study how cultures work, circulate, and are accessed in digital environments.
Oral Communication - To understand the range of public discourse and prepare to contribute to and lead social groups, students will learn and practice presentations and other forms of spoken communication.
World Languages and Cultural Studies - To increase awareness of cultural roots and traditions in countries other than the United States, students will demonstrate understanding and appreciation of classical language, modern language, or world cultures.
Math and Science - To sharpen abilities to use and interpret quantitative information and use mathematical reasoning to solve problems, students will learn mathematical methodologies, models, and their applications; and to better understand the natural and physical world, including the challenges and impacts of discovery, students will examine scientific principles and practices.
Ethics - To examine what it means to lead a good and just life, students will use the principles of sound reasoning to make well-informed decisions about moral issues.
A course taken to fulfill one core requirement may not be used to fulfill another core requirement. In addition, a course taken to fulfill a core requirement may not be used to fulfill a program requirement.
Transfer Students
Students accepted as a transfer with an awarded Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from an accredited community college are waived from everything in the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media's Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Core, and University Core, except for Engaging the World, Ethics, and Aesthetics categories. Qualified students should contact their academic advisor to learn more.
College of Human Development, Culture, and Media - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Core Curriculum
The following outlines the requirements of the 16-credit University Core and the Core Curriculum of the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media's B.A. degree programs. To obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree, students within the College are required to complete both the University- and CHDCM B.A. Core Curriculum and declare a major to earn a minimum of 120 credits.
University Core
All students must demonstrate college-level competence in the following courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CORE 1001 | University Life | 1 |
| CORE 1101 | Journey of Transformation | 3 |
| CORE 2101 | Christianity and Cult in Dial. | 3 |
| CORE 3XXX | Engaging the World | 3 |
| ENGL 1201 | Core English I | 3 |
| ENGL 1202 | Core English II | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
College of Human Development, Culture, and Media - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Core Curriculum
As of Fall 2016, all incoming freshmen and transfer students with 29 or fewer credits who are candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media must demonstrate college-level competence in the following areas.
Notes:
- a course taken to fulfill one core requirement may not be used to fulfill another core requirement;
- a course taken to fulfill a core requirement may not be used to fulfill a program requirement unless the student has a minor or a double major in a program offered by the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media only. In this case, a student with a minor can count two courses (6 credits) from their minor/major into the CHDCM B.A. Core; and
- for students with a double major, three courses (9 credits) can be applied to both the major(s) and CHDCM B.A. Core.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Social and Political Engagement | ||
| Select one course from each of the following categories: | 6 | |
| Category A | ||
| Media Law | ||
| Gender and the Media | ||
| Literary Journalism | ||
| Dynamics-Human Comm | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Communication Ethics | ||
| History of Rhetoric | ||
| Team Building and the Group Process | ||
| Persuasive Speaking | ||
| Rhetorical Criticism | ||
| Moral Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Category B | ||
| History of the Civil Rights Movement | ||
| Black Politics | ||
| Political Economy of Racism | ||
| Intell Trad-Global African Exp | ||
| Political Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| United States Politics | ||
| Western Political Thought | ||
| Comparative Politics | ||
| International Relations | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Social Problems and Solutions | ||
| Social Change | ||
| Introduction to Social Work | ||
| Historical Contexts | ||
| Select at least two courses; one from each of the following categories: | 6 | |
| Category A | ||
| Art and Human Needs | ||
| Art of the Western World | ||
| American Art | ||
| Introduction to Television and Radio History | ||
| Sound, Technology and Culture | ||
| History of American Journalism | ||
| History of Rhetoric | ||
| Theater History | ||
| The Practice of Catholic Liturgical Music | ||
| Music and Civilizations | ||
| American Music as an Agent of Change | ||
| Music of Broadway | ||
| Category B | ||
| History of Africa I | ||
| History of Africa II | ||
| World History I | ||
| World History II | ||
| Western Civilization I | ||
| Western Civilization II | ||
| American History I | ||
| American History II | ||
| History of Latin America I | ||
| History of Latin America II | ||
| History of Traditional Asia | ||
| History of Modern Asia | ||
| Women, Culture and Society | ||
| Aesthetics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art and Human Needs | ||
| Art of the Western World | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| Introduction to Visual Theory | ||
| Film Criticism | ||
| Literary Journalism | ||
| Rhetorical Criticism | ||
| The Practice of Catholic Liturgical Music | ||
| Music and Civilizations | ||
| American Music as an Agent of Change | ||
| Music of Broadway | ||
| Music and Cultural Dialogue | ||
| Music in Film | ||
| Identity and Difference | ||
| Select at least two courses; one from each of the following categories: | 6 | |
Category A | ||
| American Art | ||
| Digital Media Studies | ||
| Reality Television | ||
| Sports, Media and Culture | ||
| Gender and the Media | ||
| Dynamics-Human Comm | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Non-Verbal Communication | ||
| Moral Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Theatre As Cultural Dialogue | ||
Category B | ||
| Introduction to African-American Studies | ||
| Early African-American Literature | ||
| Modern African-American Literature | ||
| Psych. of the Black Experience | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of America I | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of America II | ||
| Philosophy and Classical Mind | ||
| Philosophy and Modern Mind | ||
| Feminist Theories | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| International Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Religion | ||
| Religions of the World | ||
| History of Asian Relig Reflect | ||
| The Black Church | ||
| Jewish Beliefs and Practices | ||
| Intro to Islam | ||
| Women, Culture and Society | ||
| The Creative Process/Digital Cultures | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Drawing I | ||
| Painting I | ||
| Sculpture | ||
| Intro to Multimedia Comm | ||
| Brand Evolution - Logo Design | ||
| Drawing as Design | ||
| Digital Art and Design I | ||
| User Experience & Interface Design I | ||
| Digital Painting | ||
| Introduction to Digital Media Production | ||
| Writing for the Media | ||
| Performing Literature: Story-Telling and the Narrative Process | ||
| Introduction to the Theater | ||
| Acting I | ||
| Songwriting - Music Fundamentl | ||
| Oral Communication | ||
| COST 1600 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| World Languages and Cultures | ||
| Select a sequence of two (2) courses from one of the following: | 6 | |
ARAB | Arabic | |
CHIN | Chinese | |
FREN | French | |
GERM | German | |
GREK | Greek | |
ITAL | Italian | |
JAPN | Japanese | |
LATN | Latin | |
RUSS | Russian | |
SPAN | Spanish | |
| Math and Science | ||
| Select one course from each of the following categories: | 6 | |
| Category A - Math | ||
| Stat Concepts and Methods | ||
| Mathematical Perspective | ||
| Stats Models for Soc Science | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus I - Math - Phys Sci | ||
| Category B - Science | ||
| Introduction to Biology | ||
| Biology in the World Around Us | ||
| Human Structure-Function I | ||
| Human Structure-Function II | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Phys I Lab | ||
| Human Anatomy and Phys II and Human Anatomy and Phys II Lab | ||
| General Biology- Organisms and General Biology-Organisms Lab | ||
| General Biology-Cell and General Biology-Cell Lab | ||
| Chemistry and the World Around Us - An Integrative Approach | ||
| Principles of Chemistry I | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| General Chemistry II | ||
| Elements of Organic and Biochemistry | ||
| Intro to Physical Science | ||
| Intro to Astronomy | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Principles of Physics I | ||
| Principles of Physics II | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Ethics | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Christian Ethics | ||
| Faith and Justice | ||
| Buddhist World Thought-Culture | ||
| Total Hours | 42 | |
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