2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

Interdisciplinary Studies w/emphasis in Humanities and Social Sciences

The Humanities and Social Science emphasis is designed to provide a value-centered education, focused on understanding oneself, one’s society, one’s history, one’s culture, and the increasingly multi-cultured nature of one’s world. The student will be encouraged to find vision and purpose in life for contribution to and integration into his or her world. This program provides a broad-based liberal arts education with one or more areas of concentration for meeting the challenges of the 21st Century and for pursuing graduate studies in a variety of fields.

Degree Requirements

Area I – Foundation Skills - 2 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2

FSL 101 is required for new and transferring students with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3

ENG 102English Composition II

3

SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3

SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3

SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101, ENG 102, and SPAN 111.

Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3 or 4 hours

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3

MATH 111College Algebra

3

MATH 112Trigonometry

3

MATH 121Calculus I

4

Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in PHIL 201.

Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3

ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3

AND Choose one from the following:
ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3

or

ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3

PSY 201General Psychology

3

or

PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3

SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ANTH 210/SOC 210.

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one of two sequences:
HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3

and

HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3

or

HIS 201History of the United States I

3

and

HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours

Choose one from the following:

BIO 100Principles of Biology

4

BIO 111General Biology I

3

AND Choose one from the following:

ASTR 100Introduction to Astronomy

4

CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3

and

CHEM 103LFundamentals of Chemistry Lab

1

CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3

and

CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1

PHY 201College Physics I

4

PHY 210General Physics I

4

PS 100Physical Science

4

Humanities and Social Science Core - 15 hours

GEOG 301Cultural Geography

3

AND choose one course at the 300 level or higher from each area listed below:
ANTH ANTH Elective

3

PSY PSY Elective

3

REL REL Elective

3

SOC SOC Elective

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Humanities and Social Science Core.

Humanities and Social Science Electives - 36 hours

Choose 36 hours from the following at the 300 level or higher. Core and general electives should be selected to complete a minor in at least one of these subject areas.

ANTH - Anthropology
CRJ - Criminal Justice
ECON - Economics
ENG - English
GEOG - Geography
HIS - History
PHIL - Philosophy
REL - Religion
PSY - Psychology
SOC - Sociology

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Humanities and Social Science electives.

Required for Interdisciplinary Studies - 12 hours

Students are also required to choose 6 hours from the following:

Research course
Methods course
Internship

and


IDS 375Junior Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies

3

PHIL 312Ethics

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in Interdisciplinary Studies.

General Electives - 10-14 hours

Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.

   Total GEC Credit Hours (43-47 hours)
Total Humanities & Social Science Core (15 hours)
Total required for Interdisciplinary Studies (12 hours)
Total Humanities & Social Science Electives (36 hours)
Total General Electives (10-14 hours)

120 minimum hours required for graduation.