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Liberal Studies B.A. (Culture, Religion and Society Concentration)

Information about the Department of Philosophy, Religion, and Liberal Studies can be found on the department page.

Degree Requirements

 

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

Total Credit Hours:42

 

Area F

Interdisciplinary Methods

 Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

IDST 2000Interdisciplinary Exploration

3
Select one of the following

IDST 2305Topics Humn and Fine Arts

3
IDST 2310Fine & Applied Arts in Civ

3
IDST 2315Amer Diverse Cultural Heritage

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Theory/Methods Focus Courses

Satisfactorily complete three of the following courses:

ANTH 1102Introduction to Anthropology

3
ARTS 1105Understanding Visual Art

3
ARTS 1110Art and Ideas

3
BLST 2010Introduction to Black Studies

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

3
ENGL 2160Studies in International Lit

3
GEOG 1101Intro to Human Geography

3
GEOG 2990Geographic Research Seminar

1-4
HIST 1131World Civilization & Soc I

3
HIST 1132World Civilization & Soc II

3
PHIL 2010Survey of Philosophy

3
RELI 1111Intro to World Religion

3
SOCI 1121Sociological Perspectives

3
WMST 2010Women In Society

3
Total Credit Hours:9

Foreign Language Requirement

Satisfactorily complete one (1) of the following courses:

FREN 2002Interm Fren Lang & Culture II

3
GRMN 2002Inter German Lang & Culture II

3
ITAL 2002Interm Ital Lang & Culture II

3
SPAN 2002Interm Span Lang & Culture II

3
Total Credit Hours:3
Additional pre-requisite language courses taken to meet this requirement will count toward elective hours.

 

Major/Concentration

  • Satisfactorily complete 27 hours of 3000-4000 level courses from AFST, ANTH, ARTS, BLST, PHIL, RELI, SOCI, WMST, or the following courses.
  • Courses must include two different disciplines, with at least 9 hours in each. 
  • A cross-listed course can only count toward the requirement in one discipline.
  • Special Topics courses may also be used to fulfill these requirements with the permission of the department chair.
ENGL 4220Medieval English Literature

3
ENGL 4223Chaucer

3
ENGL 4449Great Books of the Western Wrl

3
ENGL 4451African Literature

3
ENGL 4452African Women Writers

3
ENGL 4662Southern Literature

3
ENGL 4664Flannery O'Connor

3
ENGL 4667African-American Literature

3
ENGL 4669Multicultural Amer Literature

3
ENGL 4671Studies in Native American Lit

3
ENGL 4770Studies in Folklore

3
ENGL 4950Special Topics

1-4
ENGL 4955Special Topics in Intern'l Lit

3
GEOG 4080Environmental History

3
GEOG 4205Political Geography

3
GEOG 4305Cultural Geography

3
GEOG 4220Economic Geography

3
GEOG 4230Geography of Cities

3
GEOG 3500Regional Geography:Spec Topics

3
HIST 3700Asia to 1500

3
HIST 3705Asia since 1500

3
HIST 3715Colonia Latin America

3
HIST 3720Modern Latin America

3
HIST 4125The Crusades

3
HIST 4130The Middle Ages

3
HIST 4135Women Ancient/Medieval World

3
HIST 4155Early Modern Europe

3
HIST 4170Women in Early Mod Europe

3
HIST 4280Int'ual & Cult His of Eur 1550

3
HIST 4285Int & Clt His of Eur Since1550

3
HIST 4360Cul His of Wales, Scotlnd, Ire

3
HIST 4635The Era of Segregation

3
HIST 4640Civl Rights/Blck Powr Movement

3
HIST 4645AfricnAmer Cult/Intellect Hist

3
HIST 4690Hist US/Latin Amer Relations

3
HIST 4700Conquest of Latin America

3
HIST 4710Modern Middle East

3
HIST 4730Modern China

3
HIST 4800Modern Mexico

3
HIST 4805Span Amer Wars of Independence

3
HIST 4810Modern Caribbean

3
MUSC 3650Jazz History

3
MUSC 3660American Music

3
POLS 2401Intro to Intl Relations

3
POLS 4531Politics of the Middle East

3
POLS 4541Politics of Modern Africa

3
RHET 3310Performance Studies

3
RHET 4315Modern/Postmodern Rhet Theory

3
RHET 4500Rhetorical Criticism

3
Total Credit Hours:27

 

Electives

For students who must take the 1001, 1002, and/or 2001 foreign language courses, these courses will be applied to electives and will reduce the total number of elective credits available.

Total Credit Hours:21-30

 

Capstone

Satisfactorily complete an appropriate 4000-level course that includes a senior research paper/project or complete an appropriate study abroad course.  The capstone must be approved by the department chair.

Total Credit Hours:3

 

Additional Degree Requirements

Satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements listed in the academic policies section of this catalog.

Earn a grade of C or higher in all courses that count toward major/concentration requirements.

Total Credit Hours: 120