Liberal Arts Core Curriculum
APPROVED COURSES
updated: 6/26/08
* pending approval from University Senate
** temporarily approved for 2008-2009 semester only
+ temporarily approved for summer 2008 only
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| Tier I Methods and Concepts |
27/28 credits |
| Liberal Arts Colloquium |
4 credits |
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LAP 130 |
LIBERAL ARTS COLLOQUIUM |
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HON 130 |
READING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM |
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| College Writing |
3 credits |
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ENG 100 |
COLLEGE WRITING |
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ENG 100P |
COLLEGE WRITING |
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ENG 200 |
READING AND WRITING ARGUMENT |
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HON 200 |
HONORS EXPOSITORY WRITING |
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| Arts and Humanities: Arts in Context |
3 credits |
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ART 100 |
STUDIO ART INTRODUCTION |
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ART 110 |
TWO DIMENSIONAL DESIGN ELEMENTS |
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ART 111 |
THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN |
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ART 130 |
EXPLORING THE CREATIVE PROCESS |
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ART 140 |
EXPLORATIONS IN VISUAL CULTURE |
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COM 215 |
MEDIA AESTHETICS |
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MUS 100 |
FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC |
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MUS 117 |
INTRODUCTION TO VOICE STUDIES |
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MUS 130 |
MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD |
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THE 170 |
INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS |
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THE 267 |
WORLD THEATRE HISTORY I: ANCIENT TO 17TH CENTURY |
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THE 268 |
WORLD THEATRE HISTORY II: 17TH CENTURY TO PRESENT
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THE 270 |
INTRODUCTION TO DIRECTING
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| Arts and Humanities: Literature and Thought |
3 credits |
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ENG 125* |
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE* |
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ENG 225** |
FICTION** |
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ENG 226 |
DRAMA |
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ENG 227** |
POETRY** |
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ENG/WST 260* |
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES* |
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FRE/MCL/WST 231 |
WOMEN WRITERS FROM THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD |
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PHI 120 |
PERSPECTIVES IN PHILOSOPHY |
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PHI 210 |
ASIAN PHILOSOPHIES |
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PHI 215 |
LOGICAL INQUIRY |
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PHI 220 |
ETHICS |
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| Health and Wellness |
2 credits |
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HPE 104 |
FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH & WELLNESS |
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| Historical Perspectives |
3 credits |
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ART 211 |
ART HISTORY I: PRE-HISTORY TO 1400 |
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ART 212 |
ART HISTORY II: 1400 TO THE PRESENT |
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ECO 110* |
EARLY AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY* |
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ECO 115* |
MODERN AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY* |
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FRE 116 |
INTRODUCTION TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD |
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HIS 116 |
MODERN WORLD HISTORY |
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HIS 120 |
EARLY AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, 1607-1877 |
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HIS 121 |
RECENT AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, 1877-PRESENT |
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MUS 120 |
INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC HISTORY |
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| Mathematics |
3 credits |
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MAT 130 |
PRECALCULUS |
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MAT 135 |
MATH FOR LIBERAL ARTS |
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MAT 139 |
NUMBER SYSTEMS |
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MAT 243 |
CALCULUS I |
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| Natural Sciences |
3-4 credits |
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AST 214 |
DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY w/Lab |
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BIO 200* |
ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRNOMENT* |
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BIO 202 |
HUMAN BIOLOGY (optional lab BIO 203) |
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BIO 203 |
HUMAN BIOLOGY LABORATORY (must be taken w/ BIO 202) |
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CHE 200/201 |
INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY w/ Lab |
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CHE 205 |
CHEMISTRY OF LIFE w/ Lab |
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EES 104 |
DYNAMIC EARTH w/ Lab |
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EES 106 |
US NATIONAL PARKS: A GEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (optional lab EES 112) |
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EES 110 |
INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY |
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EES 112 |
EARTH SCIENCE LABORATORY (must be taken with either EES 106, EES 125, or EES 202) |
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EES 125 |
GEOLOGY OF NATURAL RESOURCES (optional lab EES 112) |
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EES 202 |
GEOLOGIC SETTING OF CONNECTICUT (optional lab EES 112) |
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EES 204 |
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE |
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PHY 102 |
ENERGY AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD |
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PHY 217 |
INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY |
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| Social Sciences |
3 credits |
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ANT 106 |
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY |
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BUS 230 |
BUSINESS AND SOCIETY |
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COM 100 |
INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION |
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ECO 100 |
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIAL ISSUES |
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ECO 105 |
GLOBAL ISSUES |
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ECO 200 |
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS |
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ECO 210 |
ECONOMICS & THE ENVIROMENT |
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EDU 110* |
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION* |
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GEO 100 |
INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY |
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PSC 110 |
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS |
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PSC 140 |
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
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PSY 100 |
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY |
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SOC 100 |
INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY |
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SOC 107 |
SOCIAL PROBLEMS |
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| Tier II Synthesis and Application |
15/16 credits |
| For all Tier II Catagories |
3-4 credits |
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HON 360-363 |
HONORS COLLOQUIUM |
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| Applied Information Technology |
3 credits |
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ART 213* |
CREATING INFORMATION GRAPHICS* |
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BUS 205 |
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT |
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CSC 215* |
INTRODUCTION TO WEB DEVELOPMENT* |
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CSC 220* |
VISUALIZIING DATA, INFORMATION AND IDEAS* |
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ECO 215 |
STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS |
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EES 300+ |
BASICS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS+ |
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MAT 220 |
STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS |
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MUS 250 |
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MUSIC |
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THE 277** |
COMPUTERIZED DRAFTING** |
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THE 281 |
THEATRE SOUND TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN |
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| Arts and Humanities: Creative Expressions |
3 credits |
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ART 202 |
DRAWING I |
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ART 205** |
WATER MEDIA** |
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ART 235* |
RELIEF SCULPTURE* |
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MUS 211* |
CLASS PIANO I* |
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MUS 212 |
CLASS PERCUSSION I |
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THE 272 |
INTRODUCTION TO ACTING |
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THE 275 |
TECHNICAL THEATRE |
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THE 280 |
THEATRE LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN |
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THE 376 |
READER'S THEATRE |
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| Cultural Perspectives |
3 credits |
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ANT 221 |
NATIVE AMERICANS |
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ANT 222** |
NATIVE PEOPLES OF CANADA** |
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ART 345 |
MUSEUM STUDIES |
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ART 360** |
AMERICAN ART** |
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ART 369 |
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART |
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GEO 331 |
GEOGRAPHY OF FOOD |
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GEO 332 |
GEOGRAPHY OF TOURISM |
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HIS 230 |
WESTERN CIVILIZATION BEFORE 1500 |
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HIS 231 |
WESTERN CIVILIZATION SINCE 1500 |
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MUS 227 |
ALL THAT JAZZ |
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THE 269 |
ASIAN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE |
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THE 375 |
CONTEMPORARY WORLD THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE |
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| Individuals and Societies |
3 credits |
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ECO 201 |
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS |
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EES 222 |
WATER AND SOCIETY |
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GEO 228 |
HISTORICAL GEOGRPAHY OF THE US |
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HIS 362 |
HISTORY OF WAR AND SOCIETY |
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HIS 363 |
WOMEN IN MODERN HISTORY |
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PSC 208*+ |
COMPARATIVE POLITICS*+ |
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PSY 203** |
GROUPS AND TEAMS** |
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PSY 315** |
PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER** |
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SOC 373 |
COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS |
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THE 369 |
AMERICAN THEATRE |
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| Natural Sciences |
3-4 credits |
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AST 226 |
INTRODUCTION TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM |
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BIO 200* |
ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT* |
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BIO 205 |
INSECTS AND HUMAN SOCIETY w/ Lab |
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BIO 228* |
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH* |
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BIO 301 |
MICROBES AND YOUR HEALTH |
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BIO 305 |
ANIMAL WORLD |
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EES 205* |
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT* |
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EES 220 |
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY |
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EES 230 |
SCIENTIFIC DIMENSIONS OF NATURAL DISASTERS |
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EES 315 |
ENVIROMENTAL SCIENCE AND SOCIETY |
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| Tier III Independent Inquiry |
3 credits |
| Culminating Liberal Arts Experience |
3 credits |
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