General Education Requirements

Arts and Humanities

2 courses (from 2 different departments)
Minimum 6 credits
Each course must be a minimum of 3 hours (hours in parentheses after each course).

1. One introductory-level course in the arts or humanities.
2. One introductory-level arts or humanities course focused on a society other than the US.
   (Note: At least one of these courses, or one of the introductory-level Social Science courses, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin America or the Middle East.)

• Anthropology
  • ANT 103 Ancient Civilizations (4): Africa, Middle East, Latin America Effective Spring 2009
• Arabic
  • ARB 274 Introduction to the Middle East (4): Middle East
• Art
  • ART 140 The Art of the Comic (4): Effective Spring 2009
  • ART 252 Introduction to Early Western Art (4): Europe
  • ART 253 Introduction to Western Art since 1400 (4): Europe
  • ART 281 History of Far Eastern Art (4): Asia
  • ART 286 Introduction to African Art (4): Africa Effective Summer 2010
• Classical and Medieval Studies
  • CLM 230H Turning Points in Ancient and Medieval History (4): Europe Effective Spring 2012
• Communication
  • COM 221 Introduction to Film (4)
• Dance
  • DAN 201 Introduction to Dance (3)
  • DAN 212H Dance: Power, Art & Movement (3)
• English
  • ENG 203 Creative Writing: Forms and Techniques (4) Effective Spring 2010
  • ENG 204 Nonwestern Literature (4): Africa, Asia, Latin America Effective Spring 2009
  • ENG 206 Literature and American Culture (4)
  • ENG 240 Introduction to Poetry (4)
  • ENG 240H Honors Introduction to Poetry (4)
  • ENG 241 Introduction to Fiction and Drama (4)
  • ENG 241H Writing about Literature: Fiction and Drama - Honors (4) Effective Spring 2009
  • ENG 271 Shakespeare and Film (4) Effective Spring 2009
  • ENG 280 Classical Literature in Translation (4): Europe
• History
  • HIS 101 Western Civilization I (4): Europe
  • HIS 102 Western Civilization II (4): Europe
  • HIS 110 United States History Survey (4)
  • HIS 111 United States History to 1877 (4)
  • HIS 112 United States History Since 1877 (4)
  • HIS 165 Introduction to Latin American History (4): Latin America
  • HIS 175 Introduction to African History (4): Africa
  • HIS 185 Survey of Middle Eastern History (4): Middle East
  • HIS 195 Introduction to East Asian History (4): Asia Effective Spring 2009
  • HIS 201H Honors Urban America: Last Half of the 20th Century (4)
  • HIS 230H Turning Points in Ancient and Medieval History (4) Effective Spring 2012
  • HIS 271 Empire's End: British Asia (4): Effective Spring 2009
  • HIS 271H Empire's End: British Asia (4): Effective Fall 2009
  • HIS 272H Cultural Interactions: Japan - Honors (4): Asia Effective Spring 2011
  • HIS 274 Introduction to the Middle East (4): Middle East
• Honors
  • HON 250 Indian Ecocriticism (4) Asia Effective only Spring 2011
• Modern Languages
  • MLA 201 Words: An Introduction to Etymology (4) Effective Fall 2011
  • MLA 204 Nonwestern Literature (4): Africa, Latin America, Asia, Middle East
  • MLA 230/330 Gods, Heroes, and Ritual (4) Effective Fall 2009
  • MLA 235 Arabic Film (4): Africa, Asia, Middle East Effective Spring 2009
  • MLA 255 Western European Film (4): Europe Effective Spring 2009
  • MLA 265 Francophone Literature in Translation (4): Africa, Caribbean
  • MLA 280 Women in the Arab World (4) Africa, Asia, Middle East Effective Spring 2009
• Music
  • MUS 111 The Enjoyment of Music (4)
  • MUS 151 Jazz Survey (4)
  • MUS 161 Roots of Rock and Soul (4)
  • MUS 260H The Performing Arts in Cleveland (4) Effective Spring 2009
  • MUS 261H Honors Evolution of Western Popular Music (4)
  • MUS 262 Nonwestern Popular Music (3): Africa, Latin America, Asia, Middle East
  • MUS 263 Black Music of Two Worlds (3): Africa, Latin America
• Philosophy
  • PHL 120 Reasoning and Argument (4) Effective Spring 2011
  • PHL 130 Introduction to Logic (4)
  • PHL 171 Introduction to Philosophy (4)
  • PHL 175 Meaning of Life (4) Effective Fall 2010
  • PHL 181 Historical Introduction to Philosophy (4): Europe
  • PHL 211 Morals & Rights (4)
  • PHL 213 Environmental Ethics (4) Effective Spring 2009
  • PHL 213H Environmental Ethics - Honors (4) Effective Spring 2009
  • PHL 215 Engineering Ethics (3)
  • PHL 220 Philosophy, Fantasy, and Science Fiction (4) Europe Effective Spring 2010
  • PHL 225H Utopias, Dystopias, and Human Nature (4) Effective Fall 2011
  • PHL 240 Health Care Ethics (3)
  • PHL 255 Nonwestern Philosophy (4): Africa, Latin America, Asia, Middle East
  • PHL 261 Ancient Philosophy (4): Europe
  • PHL 262 Medieval Philosophy (4): Europe Effective Spring 2009
  • PHL 263 Early Modern Philosophy (4): Europe
  • PHL 283 Introduction to Ethics (4): Europe
• Political Science
  • PSC 274 Introduction to the Middle East (4): Middle East
• Religious Studies
  • REL 101 Understanding Religion (4): Africa, Latin America, Asia, Middle East
  • REL 227 Science and Belief (3) Effective Spring 2009
  • REL 231 Introduction to the Old Testament (4)
  • REL 232 Jesus and the Gospels (4)
  • REL 233 Paul and the Development of Christianity (4) Effective Spring 2009
  • REL 234 The Later New Testament (4) Effective Spring 2009
  • REL 235H Origins of the Christian Religion - Honors (4) Effective Spring 2009
  • REL 236 Introduction to the New Testament (4) Effective Fall 2010
  • REL 245 Religion in America (4)
  • REL 260 Women and Religion (3)
  • REL 265 Religion and Culture (4)
  • REL 276 Eastern Religions (4) Asia Effective Fall 2010
  • REL 280 Introduction to Mythology (4): Europe Effective Spring 2012
• Theatre
  • THE 111 Theatre Appreciation (4)
  • THE 211 History of the Theatre I (3)
• Urban Studies
  • UST 250 The City in Film (4) Effective Spring 2009

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