General Education Course Distribution 

Presently approved courses in Gen Ed have been allocated to one of the four disciplinary groups by the Gen Ed Implementation Committee.  Course assignments are tentative subject to review by departments and approval of the final draft of this report to the Educational Policies Committee.  Approved goals and objectives for each of the four disciplinary groups precedes the table listing course allocation.  In a small number of cases, assignment to one of the four groups was not made by the committee and it is seeking additional information and clarification from the offering department.  Pending review of this listing, all departments will be solicited to consider whether they wish to propose any additional courses for approval and addition to this list.

Group 1 - Humanities

Courses approved for Humanities General Education credit develop a student’s abilities to: 

• recognize the humanities as ways of knowing that critically and analytically examine, interpret, and reflect on the human condition and experience
• understand the diverse methods of inquiry, including reason, scholarly use of evidence, reflection, faith experience, and aesthetic sense, that characterize the humanities
• understand and use the materials of the humanities, and recognize how these materials shape and are shaped by their cultural contexts
• explore aesthetic experience, and issues of values and goodness
• become a thoughtful and reflective participant in disciplinary conversations, oral and written, while recognizing the implications of those discussions for addressing problems of human choice and self-determination

Group 2 - Creative Arts

Courses approved for Creative Arts General Education credit develop a student’s abilities to:

• understand the tools of expression used in an artistic medium, and the use of those tools in design/structural form
• demonstrate creative use of the tools of expression in writing, visual, or performing art
• achieve personal expression through an artistic medium

Group 3 - Social Sciences

Courses approved for Social Science General Education credit develop a student’s abilities to:  

• recognize that the basis for knowledge in the social sciences is grounded in the application of the scientific method to behavior
• apply moral and ethical standards to human relationships and develop personal standards of behavior
• identify and compare various theories of human behavior and the application of these theories to society
• analyze problems of human behavior and offer potential solutions
• identify current and past ways in which humans deal with social problems and discover and evaluate strengths and weaknesses

Group 4 - Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Courses approved for Natural and Mathematical Sciences General Education credit develop a student’s abilities to:

• explain the goals of science, and both describe and apply the methodology scientists use in their work
• describe the range of questions that may be addressed by scientific inquiry and identify questions that fall outside the purview of science
• communicate scientific concepts and facts that explain the functioning of the natural world
• apply scientific principles that underlie contemporary issues drawn from distinct disciplines within the natural and physical sciences

Please note that courses approved for Gen Ed in the "skills" area, e.g., Mathematics, Physical Education, and Foreign Language instruction, are not included in this table.   
* MUS 101, presently approved for credit in Fine Arts, will not be assigned to any of the four groups.  The Music Department is considering modification of this course and submission for later assignment.
** Three International Studies courses, IS 101, 103 and 210, have not been assigned to any of the four groups.  The committee is awaiting additional materials and clarification as to how these courses address Gen Ed goals.

Art Department
ART 100   Drawing Introduction 3	2
ART 150 Survey of Art Studio 2	2
ART 200 Calligraphy 3	2
ART 201 Studio Fundamentals: Painting 3	2
ART 220 Introduction to Prints I 3	2
ART 233 Photography I 3	2
ART 250 Art Through the Ages I 3	1
ART 251 Art Through the Ages II 3	1
ART 305 Ceramics 3	2
ART 350 American Art 3	1
ART 351 Art of the Modern World 3	1
ART 352 Beyond the Western World 3	1
ART 354 Christian Heritage in Art 3	1
Biology Department
BIOL 101 Principles of Human Biology 4	4
BIOL 103 General Biology I 4	4
BIOL 106 Human Genetics 3	4
BIOL 107 Plants and Civilization 3	4
BIOL 109 Environmental Science 4	4
BIOL 110 Natural History for Poets 3	4
BIOL 123 Selected Topics 2-4	4
Business and Economics Department
ECON 101 Economics Survey 3	3
ECON 201 Principles of Macro-Economics 3	3
ECON 202 Principles of Micro-Economics 3	3
Catholic Studies
CATH 201 Introduction to Catholic Studies 3	1
Chemistry Department
CHEM 101 Chemistry and Society 4	4
CHEM 102 History of Chemistry 3	4
CHEM 103 Principles of Chemistry 4	4
CHEM 105 General Chemistry I 4	4
Criminal Justice Department
CRJU 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3	3
CRJU 316 Crime and Delinquency** 3	3
**Effective Summer 1992 and not retroactive
English Department
ENGL 120 Literary Topics 3	1
ENGL 201 British Literature I 3	1
ENGL 202 British Literature II 3	1
ENGL 210 American literature I 3	1
ENGL 211 American Literature II 3	1
ENGL 221 Literature in English Outside the U.K. and U.S. 3	1
ENGL 222 Women's Literature 3	1
ENGL 233 Minority Voices in Literature 3	1
ENGL 240 Fiction in Film	1
ENGL 242 Popular Literature	1
ENGL 244 Literature of the Sacred	1
ENGL 246 Literature of Place	1
ENGL 303 Shakespeare 3	1
ENGL 304 Renaissance Literature 3	1
ENGL 307 Romanticism 3	1
ENGL 309 Victorian Literature 3	1
ENGL 310 Nineteenth-Century Fiction 3	1
ENGL 341 American Poetry 3	1
ENGL 343 American Realism and Naturalism 3	1
ENGL 344 Modernism 3	1
ENGL 345 Twentieth-Century Fiction 3	1
ENGL 346 Contemporary Fiction 3	1
ENGL 360 Advanced Topics 3	1
Language and International Studies Department
SPAN 303 Selected Works in Spanish Literature 3	1
SPAN 304 Selected Works in Spanish Literature 3	1
SPAN 305 Selected Readings from Latin American Literature 3	1
SPAN 306 Selected Readings from Latin American Literature 3	1
IS 101 Intercultural Understanding 3	1
IS 103 Foreign Cultural Experience 4	1
IS 201 Selected Works of French Lit in Translation 3	1
IS 204 Selected Works of Hispanic Lit in Translation 3	1
IS 210 Selected Topics in Culture and Civilization 3	1
Geography
GEOG 201 Physical Geography 3	4
GEOG 205 Human Geography 3	3
History Department
HIST 101 World Civilization to 1500 3	1
HIST 102 World Civilization Since 1300 3	1
HIST 111 U.S. History to 1865 3	1
HIST 112 U.S. History Since 1865 3	1
HIST 115 Topics in History 3	1
HIST 140 History of Sport and Recreation 3	1
HIST 220 Modern East Asia 3	1
HIST 225 The Modern Middle East 3	1
HIST 230 Modern Latin America 3	1
HIST 235 Modern Africa 3	1
HIST 245 Catholicism in America 3	1
HIST 260 History of Iowa 3	1
HIST 307 History of Christianity: Early and Medieval 3	1
HIST 308 History of Christianity: Reformation and Modern 3	1
HIST 310 Greece and Rome 3	1
HIST 315 Advanced Topics in History 3	1
HIST 317 The Middle Ages: 300 to 1300 3	1
HIST 319 The Renaissance and the Reformation 3	1
HIST 336 Europe 1648-1815 3	1
HIST 337 Europe 1815-1918 3	1
HIST 338 Twentieth Century World 3	1
HIST 340                 Modern Britain, 1603-present   3	1
HIST 341                History of the British Empire   3	1
HIST 342                Modern Ireland   3	1
HIST 345                Modern Germany   3	1
HIST 365               Peopling of America   3	1
HIST 368               The Irish-American Experience, 1700-present   3	1
Music Department
MUS 101 Basic Musicianship 2	*
MUS 102 Guitar Class 1	2
MUS 103 Applied Music 1	2
MUS 104 Piano Class 1	2
MUS 110 Music Orientation 2	1
MUS 111 Choir 1	2
MUS 112 Miriam Singers 1	2
MUS 115 Music in Culture 2	1
MUS 117 Band 1	2
MUS 118 Jazz Band 1	2
MUS 120 Jazz Appreciation 2	1
MUS 121-127 Ensemble 1	2
MUS 213 Stamvoja 1	2
MUS 303 Advanced Applied Music 1	2
MUS 310 Music in Liturgy 3	1