General Education Semester-Hour Courses

This course covers written communication skills with an emphasis on understanding the writing process, analyzing readings, and practicing writing for personal and professional applications.

A course building on lessons learned in English Composition I. In addition to reviewing the writing process, topics include research techniques, citation techniques, documentation formats, and critical analysis of written topics.

This upper-division course for research and writing prepares students with the ability to propose solutions to problems they encounter in their communities. This course focuses on the key skills of academic research and cohesively writing about them. Students use independent research to analyze a topic and formulate a position or thesis.

This course introduces the concepts and theories of interpersonal communication. Students will explore the process and functions of communication, developing relationships, communication strategies and skills, and interpersonal language skills, including conflict management.

Communication ethics covers an introduction to the ethical nature of communication as it relates to evolving systems of communication, public discourse, and intercultural dynamics. Topics for this course will include systems of ethical reasoning and how to effectively address current issues in various fields of the communication discipline.

This course begins with a review of real numbers and algebraic expressions before covering algebra topics including linear equations and inequalities, lines and functions, systems, exponents, polynomials, and factoring.

Basic concepts of using statistical models to draw conclusions from experimental and survey data. The course is a postcalculus introduction to mathematical probability theory and statistical inference. It balances theory and applications. The course also serves as a suitable background for further work in mathematical and applied probability and statistics.

This course provides foundational topics related to logic and critical thinking including, informal logic, formal logic, and fallacies.

A course covering concepts essential to the comprehension, analysis, and creation of arguments, including induction, deduction, informal fallacies, Aristotelian and symbolic logic, modes of persuasion, perspective and bias, language and meaning. Studies culminate in the development of reasonable strategies for belief formation.

This course covers popular culture and the relationship between culture, the individual, and society. Focus is placed on viewing everyday life and concepts through different lenses.

A course covering the foundational concepts related to human behavior. Topics include the human mind, human behavior, and important experiments and research in the field of psychology.

The concept of money is powerful, and it has evolved into an essential tool of the global economy. This course focuses on the relationship between money and economics. Topics include basic macroeconomic and microeconomic principles such as unemployment, inflation, business cycles, and emerging forms of money.

A course focused on the principles, institutions, and politics of the United States national government. Topics covered include the U.S. Constitution, congress, elections, public opinion, and news media.

This course introduces students to the study of political science. This course explores systems, rules, public policy, public interest, and power. Individuals, groups, institutions, and governments are all examined through the lens of politics and political systems.

This course explores key societal and cultural aspects of technology. Topics include value issues raised by technology and how technology shapes and is shaped by society.

A course covering the fundamentals of social psychology and group behavior. The course focuses on how individuals are influenced by other people and situations.

A course covering the history of environmental concerns and how species interact with their environment. Topics include environmental history, sustainability, ecosystems, and human population change.