Concordia University Wisconsin
The Liberal Arts Core
Course List (Spring 2005)
The Common Core
[All students take these particular courses, for a total of 15 credits]
Writing (3 credits)
ENG 104 Introduction to Writing
Bible Content (3 credits)
REL 100 The Bible
All Church Work Students:
REL 201 The Old Testament
REL 203 The New Testament (for program/elective credit)
Note: if students choose to take REL201 to satisfy the Bible Content requirement, they must also take REL203 to fully satisfy the core. Three credits of the total six credits in this area may count towards their program or as elective credit.
Christian Doctrine (3 credits)
REL 110 The Christian Faith
All Church Work Students:
REL 204 Biblical Theology
Civilization & Worldviews: History (3 credits)
HIST 103 Civilization & Worldviews: History
HIST 105 Introduction to History (honors)
Civilization & Worldviews: Literature (3 credits)
ENG 103 Civilization & Worldviews: Literature
The Narrative Core
[In each category, students choose from several courses which satisfy a narrative that specifies a particular competence, for a total of 12 credits]
Communications (Speech, Interpersonal) (3 credits)
COMM 105 Spoken Word
COMM 201 Interpersonal Communication
Culture & Language (3 credits)
COMM 460 Cross-Cultural Communication
ENG 365 English- Its Cultural Development
GEOG 271 The Geography of Israel
HIST 221 The Ancient World
HIST 241 Introduction to Latin America
HIST 246 History of Japan
HIST 277 Byzantium
HIST 284 Imperial China
HIST 285 Modern China
HIST 292 The Columbian Exchange (summer or winterim)
HIST 364 Americas
HIST 403 History of Mexico
HIST 417 Pacific Century
REL 476 The Holy Land
Any course appropriate for the “Language & Culture” requirement (as listed below)
Citizenship (Pol. Sci., Economics) (3 credits)
POLS 101 Introduction to Political Science
POLS 201 American Government
POLS 285 American Politics and Health Care Policy
POLS 359 Constitutional Law
ECON 200 Principles of Economics
ECON 222 Macro-Economics
Philosophical Foundations (3 credits)
PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 211 Elementary Logic
PHIL 250 Moral Philosophy
PHIL 371 Philosophy and Film
ED 102 Foundations of Education
LA 105 Higher Education: A New Experience
SCI 303 Cosmogony
The Elective Core
[Students choose from a range of courses, in light of their interests
and program requirements, for a total of 21 credits]
Mathematics (3 credits)
MATH 125 or any 3-credit math course above 125 unless the student’s program or major requires another class
MATH 119 and 120 are required for Elementary Education and Early Childhood
Creative Arts (3 credits)
Art:
ART 110 Design I
ART 141 Drawing I
ART 151 Introduction to Studio Art
Music:
MUS 100 Piano Class
MUS 171 Creative Arts Music
MUS 180 Chapel Ringers (1 credit hour)
MUS 181 Wind Ensemble (1 credit hour)
MUS 182 Chorale (1 credit hour)
MUS 184 Kammerchor (1 credit hour)
MUS 185 Alleluia Ringers (1 credit hour)
MUS 186 Small Ensemble (1 credit hour)
MUS 187 Pep Band (1 credit hour)
MUS 188 Jazz Ensemble (1 credit hour)
MUS 189 Resounding Joy (1 credit hour)
MUS 190 Strings
Any Applied Music Study (Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Percussion, Piano, Organ, Voice)
Theatre:
THTR 120 Orientation to the Theatre
THTR 261 Acting I
Language & Culture (3 credits)
SPAN (any) Spanish
GER (any) German
GRK (any) Greek
HEB (any) Hebrew
LAT (any) Latin
ENG 305 (formerly ENG 101) English Grammar & Usage
ENG 102 Elements of English Grammar
ENG 405 Linguistics and Grammar
SIGN 101 Sign Language I
SIGN 102 Sign Language II
Physical Development (2 credits)
HHP 100 Introduction to Lifetime Fitness
HHP 1xx Any activity class (1 credit or more); students may substitute one full season of intercollegiate athletics for this requirement.
Lab Science (4 credits)
SCI 100 unless the major requires a specific 4-credit hour science lab course. No winterim trips or non-lab science courses will meet core requirements.
BIO 256 Environmental Science (best option—also taken by BUS)
SCI 100 Introduction to Natural Science (new class; basics of science)
SCI 135 Earth Science
BIO 140 General Biology I
Social Science (3 credits)
PSY 101 General Psychology
POLS 101 Introduction to Political Science (if not taken for the Citizenship requirement in the Narrative Core)
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
All Psychology Majors:
PSY 101 General Psychology
Theology Elective (3 credits)
Any course listed under the REL prefix other than the introductory courses on Bible content or Christian doctrine
