VS-BIOE General Education Courses

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Students must satisfy all prerequisites and other requirements in order to take any of the courses listed below.  Not all courses are offered each semester.

Students must choose one course from EACH of the following General Education Elective areas:

Fine Arts 

Global Understanding 

Literature 

Fine Arts Credits: 3

• ARTH 101 - Introduction to the Visual Arts Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 102 - Symbols and Stories in Art Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 200 - Survey of Western Art Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 201 - Survey of Western Art Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 203 - Survey of Asian Art Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 204 - Survey of Latin American Art Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 321 - Greek Art and Archaeology Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 322 - Roman Art and Archaeology Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 324 - From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra: The Hellenistic World Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 333 - Early Christian and Byzantine Art Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 334 - Western Medieval Art Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 340 - Early Renaissance Art in Italy, 1300-1500 Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 341 - Northern Renaissance Art Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 342 - High Renaissance Art in Italy, 1480–1570 Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 344 - Baroque Art in Italy, France, and Spain, 1600–1750 Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 360 - Nineteenth-Century European Art Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 362 - Twentieth-Century European Art Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 372 - Studies in 18th- and 19th-Century Art of the United States Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 373 - Studies in 20th-Century Art of the United States Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 376 - Twentieth-Century Latin American Art Credits: 3
   
• DANC 101 - Dance Appreciation Credits: 3
   
• ENGH 332 - Restoration and 18th Century Drama Credits: 3
   
• MUSI 101 - Introduction to Classical Music Credits: 3
   
• MUSI 102 - Popular Music in America Credits: 3
   
• MUSI 107 - The Development of Jazz Credits: 3
   
• MUSI 302 - American Musical Theater Credits: 3
   
• THR 101 - Theatrical Medium Credits: 3
   
• THR 150 - Drama, Stage, and Society I Credits: 3
   
• THR 151 - Drama, Stage, and Society II Credits: 3
   

 Global Understanding Credits: 3

• ANTH 302 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America Credits: 3
   
• ANTH 304 - Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific Credits: 3
   
• ANTH 306 - Peoples and Cultures of Island Asia Credits: 3
   
• ANTH 307 - Ancient Mesoamerica Credits: 3
   
• ANTH 308 - Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East Credits: 3
   
• ANTH 309 - Peoples and Cultures of India Credits: 3
   
• ANTH 311 - Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia Credits: 3
   
• ANTH 312 - Political Anthropology Credits: 3
   
• ANTH 332 - Cross-cultural perspectives on globalization Credits: 3
   
• ANTH 385 - Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in Latin America Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 319 - Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 320 - Art of the Islamic World Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 380 - African Art Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 382 - Arts of India Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 383 - Arts of Southeast Asia Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 384 - Arts of China Credits: 3
   
• ARTH 385 - Arts of Japan Credits: 3
   
• COMM 305 - Foundations of Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
   
• ECON 360 - Economics of Developing Areas Credits: 3
   
• ECON 361 - Economic Development of Latin America Credits: 3
   
• ECON 362 - African Economic Development Credits: 3
   
• ECON 380 - Economies in Transition Credits: 3
   
• ECON 390 - International Economics Credits: 3
   
• ENGH 349 - African American Literature: Reconstruction to 1903 Credits: 3
   
• GGS 101 - Major World Regions Credits: 3
   
• GLOA 101 - Introduction to Global Affairs Credits: 3
   
• GOVT 132 - Introduction to International Politics Credits: 3
   
• GOVT 133 - Introduction to Comparative Politics Credits: 3
   
• HIST 130 - History of the Modern Global System Credits: 3
   
• HIST 251 - Survey of East Asian History Credits: 3
   
• HIST 252 - Survey of East Asian History Credits: 3
   
• HIST 262 - Survey of African History Credits: 3
   
• HIST 272 - Survey of Latin American History Credits: 3
   
• HIST 282 - Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization Credits: 3
   
• HIST 329 - Modern Russia and the Soviet Union Credits: 3
   
• HIST 356 - Modern Japan Credits: 3
   
• HIST 358 - Post-1949 China Credits: 3
   
• HIST 364 - Revolution and Radical Politics in Latin America Credits: 3
   
• HIST 460 - Modern Iran Credits: 3
   
• HIST 462 - Women in Islamic Society Credits: 3
   
• JAPA 310 - Japanese Culture in a Global World Credits: 3
   
• MSOM 305 - Managing in a Global Economy Credits: 3
   
• MUSI 103 - Musics of the World Credits: 3
   
• MUSI 431 - Music History in Society III Credits: 3
   
• RELI 100 - The Human Religious Experience Credits: 3
   
• RELI 211 - Religions of the West Credits: 3
   
• RELI 212 - Religions of Asia Credits: 3
   
• RELI 313 - Hinduism Credits: 3
   
• RELI 315 - Buddhism Credits: 3
   
• RELI 374 - Islamic Thought Credits: 3
   
• RUSS 354 - Contemporary Post-Soviet Life Credits: 3
   
• SOCI 120 - Globalization and Society Credits: 3
   
• SOCI 332 - The Urban World Credits: 3
   
• SPAN 322 - Introduction to Latin American Culture Credits: 3
   
• WMST 100 - Representations of Women Credits: 3
   

 Literature Credits: 3

• ARAB 325 - Major Arab Writers/Stories Credits: 3
   
• ENGH 201 - Reading and Writing about Texts Credits: 3
   
• ENGH 202 - Texts and Contexts Credits: 3
   
• ENGH 203 - Western Literary Tradition Credits: 3
   
• ENGH 204 - Western Literary Traditions Credits: 3
   
• CHIN 310 - Survey of Chinese Literature Credits: 3
   
• CHIN 311 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Credits: 3
   
• CHIN 325 - Major Chinese Writers Credits: 3
   
• CHIN 328 - Asian American Women Writers Credits: 3
   
• CLAS 250 - Classical Mythology Credits: 3
   
• CLAS 260 - The Legacy of Greece and Rome Credits: 3
   
• CLAS 340 - Greek and Roman Epic Credits: 3
   
• CLAS 350 - Greek and Roman Tragedy Credits: 3
   
• CLAS 360 - Greek and Roman Comedy Credits: 3
   
• CLAS 380 - Greek and Roman Novels Credits: 3
   
• FRLN 330 - Topics in World Literature Credits: 3
   
• GERM 325 - Major Writers Credits: 3
   
• ITAL 325 - Major Italian Writers Credits: 3
   
• PHIL 253 - Philosophy and Literature Credits: 3
   
• RELI 235 - Religion and Literature Credits: 3
   
• RUSS 325 - Major Russian Writers Credits: 3
   
• RUSS 326 - A Survey of Russian Literature Credits: 3
   
• RUSS 327 - A Survey of Russian Literature Credits: 3
   
• SPAN 325 - Major Hispanic Writers Credits: 3