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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts - Humanities and Social Science Track - Columbus State University

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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts - Humanities and Social Science Track

For general degree requirements, see the General Degree Requirements pages.

Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:

MATH 1001
MATH 1101
MATH 1111
MATH 1113
MATH 1125
MATH 1131

Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:

ITDS 1125
ITDS 1779
ITDS 2726
ITDS 2727
ITDS 2735
ITDS 2746
ITDS 2748
ITDS 2749
ITDS 2755

OR
Select one of the following courses:

EURO 2105
LEAD 1705
LIBR 1105
POLS 2401
HIST 1111
HIST 1112

Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.

Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:

ENGL 2111
ENGL 2112
ITDS 1145*
ITDS 1155
ITDS 2125
PHIL 2010

Select one of the following fine arts courses:

ARTH 1100
ITDS 1145*
MUSC 1100
THEA 1100

*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:

ANTH 1145 (no lab)
ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional)
ASTR 1106/1305
BIOL 1215K (lab included)
BIOL 1125 (no lab)
BIOL 1225K (lab included)
CHEM 1151/1151L
CHEM 1152/1152L
CHEM 1211/1211L
CHEM 1212/1212L
ENVS 1105/1105L (lab optional)
ENVS 1205K
GEOL 1110 (no lab)
GEOL 1112/1112L
GEOL 1121 (lab included)
GEOL 1122/1322
GEOL 2225 (lab included)
PHYS 1111/1311
PHYS 1112/1312
PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional)
PHYS 2211/2311
PHYS 2212/2312

Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:

CPSC 1105
CPSC 1301/1301L
GEOG 2215
MATH 1113
MATH 1125
MATH 1131
MATH 1132
MATH 1165
MATH 2125
PHIL 2500
STAT 1127

Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:

ECON 2105
ECON 2106
PHIL 2030
PSYC 1101
SOCI 1101

Select one world cultures course from the following courses:

ANTH 1105
ANTH 1107
ANTH 2105
ANTH 2136
ENGL 2136
GEOG 1101
HIST 1111
HIST 1112
ITDS 1146
ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
(A grade of “C” or better is required in each course.)
Foreign Language 1002
Foreign Language 2001
PHIL 2010 Introduction to Philosophy

Select three of the following:
ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics
ENGL 2111 World Literature 1
ENGL 2112 World Literature 2
ENGL 2158 Advanced Writing for the Non-English Major
ITDS 1145 Comparative Arts
ITDS 2125 Historical Perspectives on the Philosophy of Science and Mathematics
PHIL 2020 Critical Thinking
PHIL 2030 Moral Philosophy
PHIL 2500 Formal Logic
POLS 2101 Introduction to Political Science
SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology
Three hours at the 1000-2000 level as approved by advisor

Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 9
(A grade of “C” or better is required in each course.)
ITDS 3115 Seven Revolutions in Global Change
ITDS 4999 Capstone

Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 30

(A grade of “C” or better is required in each course.)

Writing Group (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
ENGL 3107 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing
ENGL 3126 Feature Writing
ENGL 3155 News Writing
ENGL 3158 Writing in the Workplace&nbsp

Humanities/ Fine Arts Group(15 hours)
Select five of the following in at least two different disciplines:
Any Philosophy 3000 or above
Any English Literature(3131,3132,3136,3137,3138,3139,3140,3145,3146,3147,3148,3149),
Theatre, History, Art or Music 3000 or above
ITDS 5555. Interdisciplinary Special Topic

Social Sciences Group (12 hours)
Select four of the following in at least two different disciplines:
Any ECON, SOCI, POLS 3000 or Above
ITDS 4698. Internship

Area I General Electives Required Hours: 21

Select 21 hours approved by advisor. Students are strongly encouraged to complete a minor.

Total Hours Required: 123

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