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Liberal Arts Requirements

In addition to completing the prescribed program of study in their major as outlined in the Programs of Study chapter later in this section, students must take courses in the following liberal arts categories:

Humanities: Africana studies, American studies, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, comparative literature, classics, English, foreign languages, history, Jewish studies, linguistics, philosophy, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean studies, religion, Russian, Central and East European studies, women's and gender studies

Social and Behavioral Sciences: anthropology, economics, environmental resources, labor studies, political science, psychology, sociology, urban studies and community health

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Science: astronomy, biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, entomology, geography, geological sciences, marine and coastal sciences, physics, statistics

Dance

Area I:  01:355:101 Expository Writing I (3) and 01:355: 201 Research in the Disciplines (3)  (6)

Area II:  Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Computer Science, and Social and Behavioral Sciences  (6)

Area III:  07:700:101 Introduction to Music (3) and two courses in History or Theory of Art, Music, and Theater  (9)

Area IV:  Humanities  (6)

Area V:  Liberal arts electives  (9)



Total Credits = 36

Music

Area I:  01:355:101 Expository Writing I (3) and English Literature or American Literature (3)  (6)

Area II:  Humanities  (6)

Area III:  Social and Behavioral Sciences *  (6)

Area IV:  Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Computer Science *  (6)

Area V:Liberal arts electives*  (12)



Total Credits = 36

Theater Arts

Area I:  01:355:101 Expository Writing I (3) and English Literature or American Literature (6)  (9)

Area II:  01:082:105,106 Introduction to Art History (6) and Introduction to Music, Music History, or Music Theory (3) (9)

Area III:  Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences  (12)

Area IV:  Natural Sciences, Computer Science, and Mathematics  (6)



Total Credits = 36

Visual Arts

Area I:  01:355:101 Expository Writing I (3) and 01:355:201 Research in the Disciplines (3)  (6)

Area II:  Humanities (6); Philosophy or English Literature or American Literature (3)  (9)

Area III:  Social and Behavioral Sciences  (9)

Area IV:  Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Computer Science  (6)

Area V:  Liberal arts elective  (3)

Total Credits = 33

* For music education students, specific courses for meeting requirements in Areas III and IV are needed for certification. The total liberal arts requirement is 30 credits.

 
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