LIBERAL STUDIES CORE AREA BY COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE
Those approved Liberal Studies courses having prerequisites carry the designation + after the course number. To identify the prerequisite(s) for a course so designated, go to MY ISU on ISU’s home page.
Liberal Studies Courses for GE2000
SMS: F,E - Scientific and Mathematical Studies-Foundational, Elective
| Depart. and Course Number | Course Title |
| BIOL 112/112L (LAB) | HUMAN ASPECTS OF BIOLOGY AND LABRATORY |
| CHEM 100/100L (LAB) | REACTIONS AND REASON |
| GEOG 111/111L (LAB) | THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT |
| GEOL 160/160L (LAB) | INTRODUCTION TO EARTH AND SKY |
| PHYS 101-101L (LAB) | INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES |
SMS: E - Scientific and Mathematical Studies-Elective
| Department and Course Number | Course Title |
| BIOL 113 | SURVEY OF THE PLANT KINGDOM |
| BIOL 410 | HISTORY OF BIOLOGY |
| BIO 415 | NATURAL HISTORY:A STUDY OF THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE |
| BIO 455 | HUMANS AND THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT |
| CS 151 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCES |
| FCS 201 | FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION |
| GEOG 115 | EARTH AND SPACE: CONTEMPORARY REMOTE SENSING |
| GEOG 316+ | WEATHER AND CLIMATE |
| GEOL 270+ | HISTORICAL GEOLOGY |
| GEOL 360 | GENERAL ASTRONOMY (CROSS LISTED AS PHYSICS 360) |
| GEOL 361+ | OCEANOGRAPHY |
| MATH 131 | CACULUS I |
| PHIL 105 | INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC |
| PHIL 409 | PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE |
| PHYS 105-105L (LAB) | GENERAL PHYSICS I AND GENRAL PHYSICS I LAB |
| PHYS 106-160L (LAB) | GENERAL PHYSICS II AND GENERAL PHYSICS II LAB |
| PHYS 360 | GENERAL ASTRONOMY (CROSS LISTED AS GEOG. 360) |
| PHYS 423 | FUNDAMENTAL OF LIGHT AND ITS APPLICATION TO PHOTOGRAPHY (CROSS LISTED AS SCIENCE EDUCATION 423) |
| PHYS 440 | MUSICAL ACOUSTICS |
| SCED 423 | FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHT AND ITS APPLICATION TO PHOTOGRAPHY (CROSS LISTED AS PHYS 423) |
| Department and Course Number | Course Title |
| CRIM 100 | INDIVIDUALS, SOCIETIES, AND JUSTICE |
| ECON 100 | BASIC ECONOMICS |
| PHIL 201 | ETHICS AND THE GOOD LIFE |
| PSCI 130 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE |
| PSY 101 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY: UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR |
| SOC 100 | FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL LIFE |
| Department and Course Number | Course Title |
| AFRI 461 | THE AUTO INDUSTRY- THE FIRST 100 YEARS |
| AFRI 423G | URBAN GEOGRAPHY (CROSS LISTED AS GEOGRAPHY 431) |
| ANTH 100 | INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY |
| ANTH 409 | MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY |
| CRIM 150 | INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM |
| CRIM 200 | CRIMINOLOGY |
| ECON 200 | PRINCIPLES OF MARCOECONOMICS |
| ECON 201 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS |
| ECON 331 | PUBLIC FINANCE |
| ECON 351+ | SURVEY OF LABOR EXONOMICS AND LABOR INSTITUTIONS |
| ELAF 200 | EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY |
| ENG 310 | ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR TEACHERS AND WRITERS |
| EPSY 202 (Ed. and School of Psy.-COE) | PSYCHOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE |
| EPSY 221 | DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (Note: CANNOT EPSY 221 OR PSYCH 266 FOR GEN ED CREDIT AS WELL) |
| EPSY 342 | GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUNG CHILD |
| FCS 103 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE FAMILY CONTEXT (Note: CANNOT TAKE FCS 103 OR PSYCH 266 FOR GED ED CREDIT AS WELL) |
| FCS 426 | WORLD HUNGER AND NUTRITION |
| GEOG 210 | INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY |
| GEOG 213 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY |
| GEOG 411 | CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
| GEOG 431 | URBAN GEOGRAPHY (CROSS LISTED AS AFRI 423G) |
| HLTH 111 | PERSONAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND WELLNESS |
| IS 301 | WORLD PROBLEMS SINCE 1945: GLOBAL HUNGER |
| JOUR 280 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION |
| LING 200 | EXPLORING LANGUAGE |
| LING 210 | INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS |
| MGT 140 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS |
| PSCI 201 | AMERICAN GOVERNMNET |
| PSCI 305 | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| PSCI 370 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICS |
| PSCI 481 | POLITICS IN WESTERN EUROPE |
| PSY 100 | PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL RESPONSIBILITY |
| PSY 266+ | DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (Note: Students CANNOT also take EPSY 221 or FCS 103 for General Education credit as well) |
| PSY 338+ | PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN |
| PSY 340 | COGNITION IN EVERYDAY LIFE |
| PSY 350 | ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (Cross-listed as FCS 350) |
| PSY 362+ | PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY |
| SOC 220 | CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEM |
| SOC 240 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY |
| SOC 260 | COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE |
| SOC 322+ | SOCIAL CONFLICT |
| Department and Course Number | Course Title |
| LITERATURE AND LIFE TOPICS COURSES: | |
| COMM 208 COMM 210 ENG 239 LLL 250 PHIL 221 THTR 230 |
LITERATURE AND LIFE-Content of each course varies by department |
| LITERATURE AND PUBLIC LIFE TOPIC COURSES: | |
| COMM 308 COMM 310 ENG 338 LLL 350 PHIL 321 THTR 330 |
LITERATRURE AND PUBLIC LIFE-Content of each course varies by department |
| INDIVIDUAL COURSES: | |
| AFRI 213 | INTRO. TO BLACK AMERICAN WRITERS (CROSS LISTED AS ENG 243) |
| AFRI 383 | MODERN BLACK AMERICAN LITERATURE |
| ENG 219 | INTO. TO CREATIVE WRITING |
| ENG 231 | INTO. TO FICTION |
| ENG 243 | INTRO. TO BLACK AMERICAN WRITERS (CROSS LISTED AS AFRI 213) |
| ENG 335 | SCIENCE FICTION AS SOCIAL CRITICISM |
| ENG 336 | POPULAR LITERATURE IN MASS MEDIA |
| ENG 346 | MODERN BLACK AMERICAN LITERATURE (CROSS LISTED AS AFRI 383) |
| ENG 349 | WOMEN WRITERS OF THE UNITED STATES |
| ENG 359 | WOMEN WRITERS OF GREAT BRITAIN |
| Department and Course Number | Course Title |
| AFRI 325 | SURVEY OF JAZZ, BLUES, AND ROCK |
| AFRI 423M | SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC (CROSS LISTED AS MUS 425) |
| ANTH 316 | NATIVE AMERICAN ART AND CULTURES |
| ART 151 | VISUAL ART IN CIVILIZATION |
| ART 200 | SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN ART |
| ART 271 | SURVEY OF ART HISTORY I |
| ART 272 | SURVEY OF ART HISTORY II |
| ART 371 | HISTORY OF ART: SURVEY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY |
| ART 373 | WOMEN ARTISTS |
| ART 374 | HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE |
| COMM 110 | TELEVISION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY |
| COMM 240 | INTRODUCTION TO FILM |
| COMM 265 | ORAL INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE |
| COMM 266 | ORAL INTERPRETATION OF CHILDREN LITERATURE |
| FCS 354 | TRADITIONAL INTERIORS |
| LAT 215 | CLASSIC MYTHOLOGY |
| LAT 316 | SURVEY OF LATIN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION |
| LLL 170 | HUMANITIES AND THE MODERN WORLD |
| MUS 233 | MUSIC APPRECIATION |
| MUS 330 | SURVEY OF JAZZ, BLUES, AND ROCK (CROSS LISTED AS AFRI 423M) |
| MUS 333+ | MASTERPIECE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC |
| MUS 341 | HISTORY OF JAZZ |
| MUS 343 | SURVEY OF AMERICAN, FOLK, COUNTRY, AND BLUE GRASS MUSIC |
| MUS 344 | SURVEY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC |
| MUS 425 | SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC (cross-listed as AFRI 423 M) |
| PHIL 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY |
| PHIL 190 | THE PHILOSOPHY OF STAR TREK |
| PHIL 204 | INTRODUCTION TO AESTHETICS |
| PHIL 253 | ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS |
| REL 190 | INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION |
| THTR 150 | BEGINNING ACTING |
| THTR 174 | INTRODUCTION TO THEATHER |
| THTR 191 | INTRODUCTION TO PLAY ANALYSIS |
| THTR 395 | HISTORY OF THEATER I: THE GREEKS TO MOLIERE |
| THTR 396 | HISTORY OF THEATHER II: THE RESTORATION TO SHAW |
| Department and Course Number | Course Title |
| HIST 101 | STUDIES IN WORLD CIVILIZATION TO 1500 |
| HIST 102 | STUDIES IN WORLD CIVILIZATION SINCE 1500 |
| HIST 110 | HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II |
| HIST 201 | THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 |
| HIST 202 | THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1865 |
| HIST 315 | THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR |
| HIST 336 | THE 1960'S: COUNTERCULTURE AND PROTEST |
| HIST 351 | THE ANCIENT WORLD |
| HIST 355 | EUROPE: 1500-1815 |
| HIST 356 | COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA |
MCS:USD - MULTICULTURAL STUDIES: US DIVERSITY
| Department and Course Number | Course Title |
| AFRI 113 | FOUNDATIONS OF AFRICAN & AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES |
| AFRI 212 | AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE I |
| AFRI 312 | AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE II |
| AFRI 331 | SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART (CROSS LISTED AS ART 389) |
| AFRI 340 | MULTICULTURAL AMERICAN LITERATURE (CROSS LISTED AS ENG 340) |
| ANTH 315 | INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA |
| ART 389 | SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE (CROSS LISTED AS AFRI 331) |
| ENG 340 | MULTICULTURAL AMERICAN LITERATURE (CROSS LISTED AS AFRI 340) |
| ENG 342 | NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE |
| ENG 373 | AMERICAN FOLKLORE |
| EPSY 341 | EDUCATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY |
| PSCI 107 | US DIVERSITY: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ISSUES |
| SOC 110 | US DIVERSITY: SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES |
| WS 200 | INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES |
| Department and Course Number | Corse Title |
| AFRI 214 | LITERATURE AND THE BLACK WORLD (CROSS LISTED AS ENG 244) |
| AFRI 334 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART (Cross-listed as ART 388) |
| AFRI 350 | HISTORY AND CULTURE OF MODERN AFRICA I: AFRICAN SOCIETIES IN THE AGE OF COLONIALISM (CROSS LISTED AS HIST 371) |
| AFRI 351 | HISTORY AND CULTURE OF MODERN AFRICA II: NATIONAL MOVEMENTS AND INDEPENDENCE (CROSS LISTED AS HISTORY 372) |
| ANTH 202 | MULTIPLE LIFEWAYS |
| ANTH 306 | PEOPLE OF MIDDLE AND SOUTH AMERICA |
| ART 388 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART (Cross-listed as AFRI 334) |
| COMM 416 | CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION |
| ENG 244 | LITERATURE OF THE BLACK WORLD (CROSS LISTED AS AFRI 214) |
| ENG 370 | SURVEY OF FOLKLORE |
| FCE 214 | PERSPECTIVES OF DRESS I |
| FL 201+ | INTERMEDIATE I: ARABIC, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, LATIN, RUSSIAN, OR SPANISH |
| FL 202+ | NTERMEDIATE II: ARABIC, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, LATIN, RUSSIAN, OR SPANISH |
| GEOG 130 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY |
| GEOG 423 | GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST |
| GERM 308 | WEIMAR AND FASCISM IN GERMAN CULTURE |
| HIST 320 | COMPARATIVE SLAVERY |
| HIST 358 | THE ATLANTIC WORLD 1500-1820 |
| HIST 371 | HISTORY AND CLUTURE OF MODERN AFRICA I- AFRICAN SOCIEITIES IN THE AGE OF COLONIALISM |
| HIST 372 | HISTORY AND CULTURE OF MODERN AFRICA ii- NATIONAL MOVEMENTS AND INDEPENDENCE |
| IS 110 | INVITATION TO ASIAN STUDIES |
| MUS 151 | INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL TRADITIONS II |
| MUS 329 | MUSIC IN AFRICA |
| PSCI 105 | ISSUES OF OUR TIMES |
| PSCI 280 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARITIVE POLITICS |
| REL 250 | WORLD RELIGIONS |
| TMGT 335 | TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT |