General Education Requirements 2005-2006

General Education Requirements 2005 - 2006

Approved January 3, 2005: Effective fall 2005 semester

Subject to change. Please refer to your academic advisor for subsequent additions or deletions to the list. 

Proficiency 1: College-Level Writing
BIS 1420   Informational Writing     3
ENGL 1050   Thought & Writing     4
IME 1020   Technical Communication     3
Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing
Does not count toward the 37 credit minimum General Education hour requirement.
Please see your curriculum or major program advisor for assistance. 
MATH 1140   Excursions in Mathematics     3
MATH 1160   Finite Mathematics and Applications    
MATH 1180   Precalculus Mathematics     4
MATH 1500   Number Concepts for Elem/Mid Teachers     
MATH 1900   Survey of Mathematical Ideas     
MATH 2000    Calculus with Applications     
STAT 1600    Statistics and Data analysis     
STAT 3660    Introduction to Statistics     
Proficiency 4: Enhance or Develop a Proficiency      
Proficiency 4a: Advanced Writing     
ENGL 4620   Advanced Writing     
Proficiency 4b: Mathematics or Quantitative Reasoning      
MATH 1220   Calculus I     
MATH 1510    Geometry for Elem/Mid School Teachers     
MATH 1700    Calculus I, Science & Engineering     
MATH 2000    Calculus with Applications     
MATH 2650    Probability/Statistics for Elem/Mid Teachers     
STAT 2160    Business Statistics     
STAT 2600    Elementary Statistics     
Proficiency 4c: Critical Thinking      
PHIL 2200   Critical Thinking    
PHIL 2250   Deductive Logic     
PHIL 3200    Introduction to Formal Logic     
PHIL 3250    Inductive & Scientific Reasoning     
PSCI 1050    Critical Thinking about Politics     
Proficiency 4d: Oral Communications     
COM 1040   Public Speaking     
COM 1700    Interpersonal Communication     
Proficiency 4e: American Sign Language      
Proficiency 4f: Computer Science
CS 1100   Computer Science I     
CS 1120    Computer Science II      4
IMAG 2510   Multimedia Publication and Design     
Proficiency 4g: Foreign Languages      

All Western Michigan University foreign language courses are granted general approval to satisfy Proficiency 4g. Two semesters of college-level foreign language study will satisfy this requirement; students entering the University with college-level knowledge of a foreign language will be allowed to satisfy this requirement by taking two more advanced language courses or by taking two semesters of yet another foreign language. 

Distribution Area 1: Fine Arts
AFS 3300   History/Significance of Black Pop Culture   3
AFS 3400   African and African-American Cinema   3
AFS 4000   Blacks in the Arts   3
ART 1200   Introduction to Art   3
ART 1300   Studio Experience (3-D)   3
ART 1400   Studio Experience (2-D)   3
ART 1480   Direct Encounter with the Arts   4
ART 2200   History of Art   3
ART 2210   History of Art   3
CHIN 2800   Chinese Calligraphy   3
DANC 1450   Experiencing Dance   3
ED 2300   Nature of Creativity   3
ENGL 1100   Literary Interpretation   4
ENGL 1500   Literature and Other Arts   4
ENGL 2100   Film Interpretation   4
HIST 3150   Popular Art and Architecture in America   3
INTL 3300**   Study Abroad - WMU Programs   1 - 16
INTL 3310**   Study Abroad - non-WMU Programs   1 - 16
MUS 1480   Direct Encounter with the Arts   4
MUS 1500   Music Appreciation:  Live Music   4
MUS 1510   Music Appreciation:  Jazz/Pop   4
MUS 1520   Rock Music:  Genesis and Development   3
MUS 4500   Music Appreciation:  The Symphony   3
PHIL 3120   Philosophy of Art   3
PHYS 1010   The Science of Music   3
THEA 1000   Introduction to Theatre   3
Distribution Area 2: Humanities
AFS 2140   Sources of Black Theology   3
AFS 2240   Africana Autobiography   3
AFS 2800   Topics and Themes in Africana Studies   3
AFS 3130   Black Ministers in Comparative Perspective   3
ENGL 1110   Myth & Folk Literature   4
ENGL 1120   Literary Classics   4
ENGL 2110   Folklore and Mythology (effective Spring 2006)   4
ENGL 2520   Shakespeare   4
ENGL 3070   Literature in Our Lives   3
ENGL 3080   Quest for the Self   3
ENGL 3110   Our Place in Nature   3
ENGL 3120   Western World Literature   3
ENGL 3150   The English Bible as Literature   3
ENGL 3820   Literature for the Young Child   4
ENGL 3830   Literature for the Intermediate Reader   4
ENGL 4160   Women in Literature   4
HIST 1000   Early Western World   3
HIST 1010   Modern Western World   3
HIST 1450   Heroes and Villains in the Middle Ages   3
HIST 3000   Arts and Ideas:  Ancient/Medieval   3
HIST 3010   Modern Arts and Ideas   3
HIST 3300   Canadian History and Culture   3
HIST 3360   Women in European History   3
HIST 3790   WWII in American and Japanese History   3
INTL 3300**   Study Abroad - WMU Programs   1 - 16
INTL 3310**   Study Abroad - non-WMU Programs   1 - 16
INTL 4050   Foreign Students Seminar:  Humanities    1 - 6
LANG 3500   Classical Greek and Roman Mythology   
LANG 3510    The City of Gods:  Power and Morality in the Roman World   
LANG 3530    Russian Myths and Tales   
LANG 3750    Foreign Lit. in Eng. Translation: Views   
MDVL 1450    Heroes and Villains of the Middle Ages   
PHIL 2000    Introduction to Philosophy   
PHIL 2010    Introduction to Ethics   
PHIL 3000   Ancient & Medieval Philosophy   4
PHIL 3010   History of Modern Philosophy   4
PHIL 3030   Existentialist Philosophies   3
PHIL 3110   Political Philosophy   3
PHIL 3140   Philosophy & Public Affairs   3
PHIL 3160   Ethics in Engineering & Technology   3
PSCI 3600   Intro to History of Political Theory I:  Political Theory to Thomas Hobbes   3
PSCI 3610   Intro to History of Political Theory I:  Political Theory to Thomas Hobbes to Karl Marx  
PSCI 3620   Theoretical and Ideological Bases of Contemporary Politics    3
REL 1000    Religions of the World    4
REL 3050    The Christian Tradition   
REL 3060    The Jewish Tradition   
REL 3240    Psychological Elements in Religion   
REL 3320    Religion and Social Ethics   
RUSS 3100    Russian Civilization   
WMS 1000    Media and the Sexes   
Distribution Area 3: The United States: Cultures and Issues    
AFS 2000   Intro and Foundations of Africana Studios   3
AFS 2230   African American Literature/Criticism and Culture   3
AFS 3000   Black Experience:  From African Beginnings to 1865   3
AFS 3010   Black Experience:  From 1866 to Present   3
AFS 3100   The Black Woman:  Hist. Persp/Contemporary Status   3
AFS 3140   The Black Community   3
AFS 3150   The Underground Railroad in the Midwest   3
AFS 3600   Black Woman - Black Man Relationships   3
AMS 2000   Introductions to American Studies   3
ANTH 3470   Ethnicity/Multiculturalism   3
BLS 3050   Intro to Adults with Disabilities   3
COM 3070   Freedom of Expression   3
ECON 3090   Women and the Economy   3
ENGL 2220   Literatures and Cultures of the U.S.   4
ENGL 2230    Black American Literature   4
ENGL 4840   Multi-Cultural American Lit for Children   4
GRN 3010   The View from Here: Growing Old in America   
HIST 2100    American History to 1877   
HIST 2110    American History Since 1877   
HIST 2120    American Culture   
HIST 3160    Women in United States History   
HIST 3180    American Environmental History   
HIST 3260    Native American History & Culture   

HIST 3270

  Spanish Borderlands: History & Culture   
HIST 3280    African-American History & Culture   
JRN 3300    The Cultural History of American Journalism   
MUS 3500    American Music   
PHIL 3070    Philosophy in the American Context   
PHIL 3150   Race and Gender Issues   
PSCI 2000   National Government   
PSCI 3000    Urban Politics in the U.S.    
PSCI 3200    The American Judicial Process   
PSCI 3630    American Political Theory   
PSCI 4220    Civil Liberties and Civil Rights   
REL 3130    Religion in America  
REL 3140    Antebellum African American Religion   
REL 3150    African American Religion in the 20th Century   
SPAN 2650    Hispanic Culture in the U.S.   
SPAN 2750    Latino Writing/Latino Culture   
THEA 1050    Introduction to African-American Theatre   
WMS 2000    Introduction to Women's Studies   
WMS 3000    Working Women, Past and Present   
WMS 3500    Male/Female Psychological Perspectives   
Distribution Area 4: Other Cultures
A-S 3040   Non-Western World   4
AFS 2250   African Storytellers/Traditional Historians   3
AFS 2350   African Diasporas in the Caribbean   3
AFS 3250   Ethnohistory of Sub-Saharan East Africa   3
AFS 3880   Introduction to African Civilization   3
AFS 4100   Bridging the African Diaspora in the New Millennium: An Interdisciplinary Approach   3
ANTH 1200   Peoples of the World   3
ANTH 3390   Cultures of Latin America   3
ANTH 3400   Cultures of Asia   3
ANTH 3410   Cultures of Africa   3
ANTH 3440   The First Americans   3
ARAB 2750   Life and Culture of the Arabs   3
ART 2220   Art of Africa, Oceania & the Americas   3
ART 2230   Asian Art   3
CHIN 2750   Chinese Life and Culture   3
ECON 3850   Central/East European and Central Asian Economics   3
ECON 3870   Studies in Asian Economics   3
ECON 3880   African Economics   3
ECON 3890   Latin American Economics   3
ENGL 3130   Asian Literature   3
ENGL 3140   African Literature   3
FCS 3150   Global Ecology of the Family   3
FREN 2750   Francophone Culture   3
GEOG 3810   South America   3
GEOG 3820   Mexico and the Caribbean   3
GEOG 3890   Monsoon Asia   3
GEOG 3900   China, Japan, and Korea: Lands & Cultures   3
HIST 3020   World History to 1500   3
HIST 3030   World History Since 1500   3
HIST 3740   History of the Caribbean   3
HIST 3750   East Asian Societies and Culture   3
HIST 3760   Modern East Asia   3
HIST 3840   Modern Islam   3
HIST 3850   Modern Middle East   3
HIST 3880   Introduction to African Civilization   3
INTL 2000   Introduction to Global and International Studies   3
INTL 3300**   Study Abroad - WMU Programs   1 - 16
INTL 3310**   Study Abroad - non-WMU Programs   1 - 16
JPNS 2750   Japanese Language & Culture   3
MUS 3520   Non-Western Music   4
PSCI 3410   The Politics of Sub-Sahara Africa   4
PSCI 3440   Russian and East European Politics   4
PSCI 3450   Latin American Politics   4
PSCI 3460   Women in Developing Countries   4
REL 3010   Buddhist Traditions   4
REL 3020   Religion in the Indian Tradition   4
REL 3030   Chinese Religion   4
REL 3040   African Religions   4
REL 3070   The Islamic Tradition   4
REL 3080   Japanese Religion   4
SOC 3040   Nonwestern World   4
SOC 3340   Pacific Rim - Asian Societies   3
SOC 3350   Modern Latin American Societies   3
SOC 3360   Modern Japanese Society   3
Distribution Area 5: Social and Behavioral Sciences
AFS 2100   Comp. Approaches to Forms of Black Consciousness   3
AFS 3350   Theories/Research Techniques-Diaspora Studies   3
ANTH 1100   Lost Worlds/Archeology   3
ANTH 2100   Introduction to Archeology   3
ANTH 2400   Principles of Cultural Anthropology   3
ANTH 3430   Cultures of Europe   3
BUS 1750   Business Enterprise   3
COM 2000   Introduction to Communication Theory   3
ECON 1070   Economic Issues in the USA Today   3
ECON 1080   Contemporary International Economic Issues   3
ECON 2010   Principles of Microeconomics   3
ECON 2020   Principles of Macroeconomics   3
GEOG 1020   World Geography Through Maps & Media   3
GEOG 2440   Economic Geography   3
GEOG 3830   Western & Southern Europe   3
GEOG 3840   The Post-Soviet States   3
HIST 1030   History and Current Events   3
HIST 3060   Technology and Culture   3
HIST 3130   American Diplomatic History   3
HIST 3600   The Medieval World: Society and Culture   3
HIST 3630   History of Modern Britain   3
HIST 3640   Modern Europe: Culture and Society   3
HIST 3660   Russia Yesterday and Tomorrow   3
HIST 3700   History of Latin America   3
IME 4220   Engineering Teams: Theory and Practice   3
INTL 3300**   Study Abroad - WMU Programs   1 - 16
INTL 3310**   Study Abroad - non-WMU Programs   1 - 16
INTL 4040   Foreign Studies Seminar - Social Sciences   1 - 6
LAW 1500   Personal Law   3
LAW 3500   Computer Law   3
OT 2250   Growth, Development and Aging   3
PADM 2000   Introduction to Nonprofit Leadership   3
PHIL 3130   Philosophy of Law   3
PSCI 1000   Introduction to Political Science   3
PSCI 1050   Critical Thinking about Politics   3
PSCI 2400   Introduction to Comparative Politics   3
PSCI 2500   International Relations   4
PSCI 3110   American Politics and the Media   3
PSCI 3400   West European Political Systems   4
PSCI 3500   American Foreign Policy   4
PSY 1000   General Psychology   3
REL 3230   Religion and Revolution   4
SOC 2000   Principles of Sociology   3
WMS 3200   Women, Multiculturalism, and Social Change   3
WMS 3300   Gender Issues in Education   3
Distribution Area 6: Natural Science with Lab
ANTH 2500   Introduction to Biological Anthropology   4
BIOS 1050   Environmental Biology   3
and        
BIOS 1100   Biology Laboratory   1
BIOS 1120   Principles of Biology   3
and        
BIOS 1100   Biology Laboratory   1
CHEM 1100   General Chemistry I   3
and        
CHEM 1110   General Chemistry Laboratory   1
CHEM 1900   Chemistry in Society   3
and        
CHEM 1910   Chemistry in Society Laboratory   1
GEOG 1050   Physical Geography   4
GEOS 1000   Earth Science   4
GEOS 1300   Physical Geology   4
GEOS 2000   Evolution of Life-A Geological Perspective   4
IMAG 1500   Introduction to Imaging   4
OT 2000   Human Functional Anatomy   4
PHYS 1000   How Things Work   4
PHYS 1030   Sky and Solar System Laboratory   13
and        
PHYS 1040   Introduction to the Sky and Solar System   3
PHYS 1050   Stars and Galaxies Laboratory   1
and        
PHYS 1060   Introduction to Stars and Galaxies   3
PHYS 1070   Elementary Physics   4
and        
PHYS 1080   Elementary Physics Laboratory   1
PHYS 1130   General Physics I   4
and        
PHYS 1140   General Physics I Laboratory   1
PHYS 2050   Mechanics and Heat   4
and        
PHYS 2060   Mechanics and Heat Laboratory   1
Distribution Area 7: Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications
ANTH 1500   Race, Biology and Culture   3
AVS 2800   Transportation Technology: Policy, Perils & Promise   3
CHEG 2610   Environmental Engineering   3
COM 2400   Intro. to Media and Telecommunications   3
CS 1000   Fluency with Information Technology   3
CS 1010   What is Computer Science?   3
and        
CS 1011   What is Computer Science? Laboratory   1
ENVS 3000   Environment. Technology and Values   4
GEOG 1000   World Ecological Problems and Man   4
GEOG 3500   Conservation & Enviromental Management   3
GEOS 1440   Environmental Earth Science   3
GEOS 3120   Geology of National Parks and Monuments   3
GEOS 3220   Ocean Systems   3
IME 1220   Automobile in Society   3
IME 1500   Introduction to Manufacturing   3
ME 2200   Processes and Materials in Manufacturing   4
MSE 2510   The Evolution of Materials   3
PAPR 1600   Introduction to Environmental Technology   3
PHIL 2550   Science, Technology and Values   3
PHIL 3340   Biomedical Ethics   4
PHIL 3500   Foundations of the Modern World View   4
PHIL 3550   Philosophy of Science   3
PHYS 1020   Physics, Technology and Society   3
SPPA 2000   Communication Disorders and Sciences   3
Distribution Area 8: Health and Well-Being
ADA 2250   Drug Use: Personal and Social Impact   3
HOL 1000   Choice in Living   3
HPER 1110   Healthy Living   2
PEGN 1700   Health and Wellness - Aerobics   2
PEGN 1710   Health and Wellness - Water Aerobics   2
PEGN 1720   Health and Wellness - Circuit Fitness   2
PEGN 1730   Health and Wellness - Jogging   2
PEGN 1740   Health and Wellness - Walking   2
PEGN 1760   Health and Wellness - Racquet Sports   2
PEGN 1770   Health and Wellness - Climbing Tech   2
PEGN 1780   Health and Wellness - Self Defense   2
PEGN 1790   Health and Wellness - Figure Skating   2
PEGN 1800   Health and Wellness - Beginning Swimming   2
PEGN 1810   Health and Wellness - Intermediate Swimming   2
PEGN 1820   Health and Wellness - Swim Conditioning   2

**Must be approved by College General Education advisor. Note: not a major or minor advisor.