The arts include courses whose primary focus is the study and/or practice of artistic creation in literature, the visual arts, music, dance, theater and film. Courses in the arts examine how art forms express ideas and experiences. Some of these courses focus on the history of art forms, the contexts of their production and reception, and the theories used to interpret them. Other arts courses focus on students making, writing, or performing artistic creations. By studying the arts, students learn to attend carefully to the structure and details of creative works, to understand these works in their social and historical contexts, and to express their creative and critical intentions clearly and effectively.The following courses satisfy the Arts requirement:

ART 204: Introduction to Drawing
ART 206: Introduction to Painting
ART 208: Introduction to Sculpture
ART 212: Introduction to Photography
ART 214: Introduction to Digital Art
ART 233: Topics in Studio Art
ART 239: Painting and Drawing from Life
ART 269: Community Arts
ARTH 220: Rock, Paper, Sword: The Media of the Ancient and Medieval World
ARTH 250: Topics in Western Art History
ENGL 106: Introduction to Literature
ENGL 130: Literary Topics
ENGL 270: Creative Writing
ENGL 281: Literature in History I
ENGL 282: Literature in History II
ENGL 283: Literature in History III
HIST 264: Introduction to Museum Studies
MUSC 112: Music as Communication
MUSC 203: Music Theory I (3)
MUSC 205: The Story of Music
MUSC 217: The Jazz Makers
MUSC 221: Topics in Music History
MUST 200: Introduction to Museum Studies
TFMS 106: Introduction to Dramatic Literature
TFMS 130: Introduction to Performance
TFMS 170: Stagecraft
TFMS 171. Elements of Theatrical Design
TFMS 200: Theater in History
TFMS 220: Introduction to Film and Media Studies
TFMS 221: Film and Media Production Modes
TFMS 225: Topics in Film and Media
TFMS 228: Media Production I
TFMS 230: Acting I
TFMS232: Voice and Speech for the Actor
TFMS 234: Acting for the Camera
TFMS 250: Movement I
TFMS 255: Modern Dance I
TFMS 258: Dance in History
TFMS 260: Topics in Dance/Movement
TFMS 275: Costumes and Clothes in History
TFMS 280: Topics in Production

Four 1-credit MUSA courses at the lower division level may also satisfy the arts requirement in the following ways: 1) Students taking lessons (at the 200 level) may accumulate credits only on one instrument (or voice) across four semesters. 2) Students may participate in an ensemble (at the 100 level) across four semesters. 3) Credits may also accumulate through a combination of lessons (in only one instrument or voice) plus any mixture of ensembles for a total of four credits.

Lessons that can be used to fulfill this requirement:

Guitar: MUSA 280
Piano MUSA 281
Brass: MUSA 284
Strings: MUSA 285
Voice: MUSA 286
Percussion: MUSA 287
Woodwinds: MUSA 288
Ensembles that can be used to fulfill this requirement:

Choir: MUSA 180
Chamber Singers: MUSA 182
Jazz Ensemble: MUSA 186
Chamber Ensemble: MUSA 187
Orchestra: MUSA 189

Courses in this category are designed to help students better recognize the ways their own culture shapes their thinking and the ways in which culture more generally shapes an individual’s world view. Courses include those in which the primary object of study is cultures and languages using the methodologies of diverse disciplines as well as interdisciplinary methodologies. Courses might examine theories of race and ethnicity, explore the experiences of people and societies in various cultures, or investigate diverse issues related to both globalization and the variability of experiences within particular cultures.The following courses satisfy the Cultural Perspectives requirement:

AADS 214: Africa and the African Diaspora
ANTH 150: Gambian Languages and Cultures
ANTH 230: Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 250: Language and Culture
ARTH 224: Ancient American Art and Architecture
ARTH 255: Topics in Global Art History
ASIA 200: Introduction to Asian Studies
ENGL 235: Topics in Literature and Culture
HIST 253: Latin American Civilization
HIST 268: Russian Civilization
HIST 280: Africa and the African Diaspora
ILAS 210: Latin American Cultural Studies
ILAS 206: Introduction to Latin American Literature in Translation
ILC/LNG102, 201, 202, 205, 206, or 260 courses, if they are not used to fulfill the language requirement.
ILCT106: Introduction to World Literature
MUSC 216: Introduction to the World’s Music
MUSC 223: Topics in Ethnomusicology
POSC 252: Comparative Politics
POSC 269: International Politics
RELG 221: Islamic Civilizations
RELG 231: Religions of Ancient India
RELG232: Religions of Modern India
TFMS 210: Japanese Performance Traditions
TFMS 251: Introduction to Traditional African Dance

Courses in this category take as their primary objects of study the constitutive events, ideas, beliefs, and practices that have shaped, and continue to shape, the human condition. Methodologically, they focus on the analytical investigation of human experience in general; of the experience of particular individuals; and of the links between the particular and the general—thus recognizing both the individual and also the way in which every individual’s experience is shaped by larger systems and paradigms. Courses may address the fundamental question of what it means to be human in the world, thereby providing students with the analytic tools to critically reflect on their place on earth. In the process, students will also become familiar with the key topics, questions, issues, and methodologies central to the disciplines of philosophy, history, religious studies, and women, gender and sexuality studies.The following courses satisfy the Humanistic Foundations requirement:

ARTH 100: Introduction to Art History
HIST 104: Historical Foundations of the Modern World to 1450
HIST 105: Western Civilization
HIST 108: History of the Modern World
HIST 200: United States History, 1776-1980
HIST 206: East Asian Civilization
HIST 219: Colonial American Survey
HIST 272: Ancient Mediterranean
HIST 274: Europe, 1815-1914
HIST 276: Twentieth Century World
PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 120: Introduction to Ethics
RELG 110: Introduction to the Study of Religions
RELG 210: Biblical Foundations
RELG 211: Speaking of God: Introduction to Theology
RELG 220: Introduction to Islam
WGSX 220: Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Mathematics is a discipline that studies quantitative aspects of the world. The courses within this section introduce the student to basic mathematical skills and concepts, sometimes through the elements of computer programming. Students are expected to learn methods and techniques of problem-solving and to develop facility in the mathematical mode of thinking. They are expected to become acquainted with the major areas of current interest in mathematics, with the primary achievements of the past, and with the fundamental problems of number, space, and infinity.The following courses satisfy the Mathematics requirement:

COSC 120: Introduction to Computer Science
MATH 131: Survey of Mathematics
MATH 151: Calculus I
MATH 152: Calculus II
MATH 200: Discrete Mathematics
MATH 255: Vector Calculus
MATH 256: Linear Algebra
MATH 281: Foundations of Mathematics

The natural sciences are academic disciplines that study the natural world, including biological, chemical and physical structures and phenomena. Courses in the natural sciences present major scientific concepts and theories and teach students to apply investigative methodologies to explore scientific questions. Students will learn to analyze scientific literature and to write and speak using the languages of these disciplines. All courses in this area include the required laboratory component.The following courses satisfy the Natural Sciences with Laboratory requirement:

ASTR 154: Solar System Astronomy
ASTR 155: Stellar Astronomy and Cosmology
BIOL 101: Contemporary Bioscience with Laboratory
BIOL 105 and BIOL105L: Principles of Biology I and Laboratory
CHEM 101. Contemporary Chemistry with Laboratory
CHEM 106: General Chemistry II
GEOL 130: Introduction to Geology
PHYS 104: Basic Physics with Laboratory
PHYS 121: College Physics I
PHYS 141: General Physics I
PHYS 142: General Physics II
PHYS 151: Fundamentals of Physics I
PHYS 152: Fundamentals of Physics II
PHYS 251: Fundamentals of Physics III

The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. The courses within the social sciences take human behavior—individual, in groups, or in societies—as its object of study. They emphasize the use of scientific methodologies in the study of humanity, including quantitative tools and narrative approaches. The goal of the social sciences is to make students aware of the forces that have shaped and are shaping the modern world in order to enable them to think critically about the global society in which they live and to write and speak effectively about that society. Students who study the social sciences will have a wide-ranging appreciation of the functioning of a broad spectrum of social systems and will appreciate how the methods of social science can help interpret human behavior. The following courses satisfy the Social Sciences requirement:ANTH 101: Introduction to Anthropology
ECON 102: Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 103: Principles of Macroeconomics
POSC 100: Introduction to Politics
PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychology
SOCI 101: Introduction to Sociology
Courses may be added to or removed from the six categories in the Liberal Arts Approaches to Understanding the World pending approval by the Curriculum Review Committee.