System-wide General Education Requirements

GOAL 4: Arts & Humanities 6 credits (in two disciplines or a sequence of foreign language courses)

Students will understand the diversity and complexity of the human experience through study of the arts and humanities.

Student Learning Outcomes: As a result of taking courses meeting this goal, students will:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of the diversity of values, beliefs, and ideas embodied in the human experience.
  2. Identify and explain basic concepts of the selected disciplines within the arts and humanities.

In addition, as a result of taking courses meeting this goal, students will be able to do at least one of the following:

  1. Identify and explain the contributions of other cultures from the perspective of the selected disciplines within the arts and humanities.
  2. Demonstrate creative and aesthetic understanding.
  3. Explain and interpret formal and stylistic elements of the literary or fine arts.
  4. Demonstrate foundational competency in reading, writing, and speaking a non-English language.
General Education Requirements
Credits
Arts & Humanities Requirement 6
Select 2 courses in two disciplines or a sequence of foreign language courses from the following: 6-8
ART 111 Drawing I
ART 121 Design I - 2D
ART 123 3-Dimensional Design
ARTH 100 Art Appreciation
ARTH 211 History of World Art I
ARTH 212 History of World Art II
ARTH 231 Survey of Art, Music, Theatre
ENGL 210 Introduction to Literature
ENGL 211 World Literature I
ENGL 212 World Literature II
ENGL 221 British Literature I
ENGL 222 British Literature II
ENGL 241 American Literature I
ENGL 242 American Literature II
ENGL 268 Literature
FREN 101 Introduction to French I
FREN 102 Introduction to French II
HIST 121 Western Civilization I
HIST 122 Western Civilization II
HUM 254 World Civilizations
LAKL 101 Introduction to Lakota I
LAKL 102 Introduction to Lakota II
MUS 100 Music Appreciation
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 200 Introduction to Logic
SPAN 101 Introduction to Spanish I
SPAN 102 Introduction to Spanish II
THEA 100 Introduction to Theatre
THEA 131 Intro to Acting
THEA 200 Theatre History
NOTE: Foreing language courses (FREN, LAKL, SPAN) are 4 credits all other courses are 3 credits
Last Updated: 10/14/09