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General Studies B.A. - Online

39 credit hours

Students must complete all the general education (GE) courses required of all students. The major in general studies requires students to complete 39 credit hours of electives beyond the normal GE requirements. Any course listed in the LU General Education Handbook will satisfy this 39 credit hour elective requirement.

All elective courses must be different from those courses taken to satisfy general education requirements. For example, students are required to complete two literature courses for general education and two additional literature courses for the general studies degree.

Requirements

A degree in general studies requires the completion of the following general education requirements:

English Composition

One course selected from the following options:

ENG 15000Strategies for University Writing

3
EPP 15000Strategies for University Writing for Non-Native Speakers

3

One required course:

ENG 17000Research and Argumentation

3

Communications

One course selected from the following options:

COM 10200Public Debate

3
COM 10300Storytelling

3
COM 10500Group Dynamics and Effective Speaking

3
COM 11000Fundamentals of Oral Communication

3
SW 11000Introduction to Social Work

3

Literature

Two courses selected from the following options:

ENG 20000Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 20100World Literature I

3
ENG 20200World Literature II

3
ENG 21600Comedy: Its Origin and Development

3
ENG 23500American Literature I

3
ENG 23600American Literature II

3
ENG 24500Folklore and Fables: The Telling of Tales

3
ENG 25000Myth and Civilization

3
ENG 25600Epic and Tragedy: The Hero and the City

3
ENG 27600African-American Literature

3
ENG 27800Latino Literature

3
ENG 28000-28099Selected Topics in Literature

3
ENG 28100-28199Selected Topics in Literature

3
ENG 30500British Literature I

3
ENG 30600British Literature II

3
ENG 30900The English Novel

3
ENG 31000Modern Fiction

3
ENG 33200Chaucer

3
ENG 33300Shakespeare

3
ENG 33500Modern Drama

3
ENG 33700Survey of American Literature

3
ENG 33800Medieval English Literature

3
ENG 33900Renaissance English Literature

3
ENG 34100Restoration and 18th-Century Literature

3
ENG 34200English Romantic Literature

3
ENG 34300Victorian Literature

3
ENG 34700-34799Topics in American Literature

3
ENG 35100Modern Poetry

3
ENG 38000-38099Advanced Topics in Literature

3
ENG 38100-38199Advanced Topics in Literature

3
TA 33500Modern Drama

3
TA 33600Survey of Dramatic Literature

3
*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

Philosophy or Religion

One course selected from the following options:

PHL 10200Moral Life: A Study in Ethics

3
PHL 14000Philosophy of Love

3
PHL 15000Introduction to Philosophy

3
PHL 17000Philosophy of Human Nature: Mind, Soul and Body

3
PHL 18000-18099Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 18100-18199Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 21400Ethics

3
PHL 21500Traditional Logic

3
PHL 24000Bioethics

3
PHL 26500Philosophy of Science

3
PHL 28000-28099Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 28100-28199Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 30000The Natural Law

3
PHL 30500Political Philosophy

3
PHL 31100Ancient Philosophy

3
PHL 31200Medieval Philosophy

3
PHL 31300Modern Philosophy

3
PHL 32500Philosophy of Religion

3
PHL 38000-38099Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 38100-38199Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
REL 15000World Religions

3
REL 20100History of Christianity

3
REL 20200Religion in America

3
REL 21000Old Testament

3
REL 21100New Testament

3
REL 22200Amusements and American Religion

3
REL 23000Introduction to Asian Religions

3
REL 28000-28099Selected Topics in Religion

3
REL 28100-28199Selected Topics in Religion

3
REL 30000Religion, Science, and Faith

3
REL 30500The Psychology of Religion

3
REL 31000Islam and the West

3
REL 31800Asian Myth and Religion

3
REL 32000The Christian Faith

3
REL 32600Faith and Reason

3
REL 33000Religious Upheaval in 16th Century Europe

3
REL 38000-38099Selected Topics in Religion

3
REL 38100-38199Selected Topics in Religion

3
*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

Fine Arts

One course selected from the following options:

ART 10000Fundamentals of Drawing and Design

3
ART 10600Two-Dimensional (2-D) Design

3
ART 13600Three-Dimensional (3-D) Design

3
ART 18100Analog Photography I

3
ART 18101Digital Photography I

3
ART 24000Ceramics I

3
ARTH 22200History of Western Art to 1300

3
ARTH 22400History of Western Art from 1300

3
DAN 10100Introduction to Dance

3
DAN 17100Dance as an Art

3
DAN 37100Dance in the 21st Century

3
MUS 15000Music in America

3
MUS 15500Jazz History

3
MUS 16500Introduction to Music Literature

3
MUS 35500History of Western Music I

3
MUS 35600History of Western Music II

3
MUS 35700World Music

3
TA 10500Fundamentals of Acting

3
TA 11700Introduction to the Theatrical Arts

3
TA 31700History of Costume and Fashion

3
TA 33500Modern Drama

3
TA 33600Survey of Dramatic Literature

3
TA 33700Seminar in American Drama

3
TA 37000History of Theatre

3
TA 38600-38699Special Topics

3
*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

History and Government

One course selected from the following options:

HIS 10500America: Colony to Civil War

3
HIS 10600America: Civil War to World Power

3
HIS 15500U.S. Government: Politics and History

3
HIS 21500American History to 1865 Advanced Survey

3
HIS 21600American History Since 1865 Advanced Survey

3
PS 15500American Government: The Nation

3
PS 15600American Government: The States

3
*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

Foreign Language

Two courses selected from the following options:

Option 1:
CHI 10100Elementary Mandarin I

3
CHI 10200Elementary Mandarin II

3
Option 2:
FRE 10100Elementary French I

3
FRE 10200Elementary French II

3
Option 3:
GER 10100Elementary German I

3
GER 10200Elementary German II

3
Option 4:
SPA 10100Elementary Spanish I

3
SPA 10200Elementary Spanish II

3

Online majors may take two extra cross cultural courses in lieu of the foreign language requirement.

Social Science

Two courses selected from different disciplines from the following options:

ANT 10000Introduction to Anthropology

3
ANT 11200Cultural Anthropology

3
ANT 32700Environmental Anthropology

3
ANT 33700Anthropology of Migration

3
CJ 20000Criminology

3
ECON 23010Survey of Economics

3
ECON 23020Principles of Microeconomics

3
GEO 28200-28299Special Topics

3
PSY 10000Principles of Psychology

3
PSY 10100Interactive Psychology

3
REC 20600Leisure in Contemporary Society

3
SOC 10200Basic Concepts of Sociology

3
SOC 21400The Family

3
SOC 22000Social Problems

3
SOC 24000The Sociology of Gender Roles

3
SW 24000Human Diversity and Social Justice

3
*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

Natural Sciences

Two courses selected from different discipline areas and at least one having a lab from the following options:

Biological Science

ANT 13100Biological Anthropology with Lab

4
BSC 10000Concepts in Biology

4
BSC 10700Human Biology

3
BSC 11000Principles in Biology

3
BSC 11200Environmental Biology

4
BSC 11400Principles of Environmental Biology

3
BSC 11500Environmental Biology Laboratory

1
BSC 12100Nutrition

3
BSC 22700Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
BSC 24000Introduction to Biological Diversity

4
BSC 24400Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology

4
HFS 20700Human Anatomy and Physiology

4
SCI 21400Ethical Problems in Science

3

BSC 100000, BSC 11200, BSC 24400 have a lab component.

*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

Earth Science

ESC 10000Physical Geology with Lab

4
ESC 10500Survey of Geology

3
ESC 11000Introductory Meteorology

3
ESC 11100Meteorology Lab

1
ESC 12000Oceanography

3
ESC 13000Introductory Astronomy

3
ESC 13100Astronomy Lab

1
ESC 13200Introductory Astronomy with Lab

4

*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum. 

Physical Science

CHM 10000Concepts in Chemistry

4
CHM 10100The World of Chemistry

3
CHM 10500Chemistry in Society

3
CHM 11100Environmental Science

3
CHM 23000General Chemistry 1

3
CHM 23100General Chemistry 2

3
CHM 23200General Chemistry 3

3
CHM 24100General Chemistry 2 Laboratory

1
CHM 24200General Chemistry 3 Laboratory

1
PHY 11100Concepts of Physics

3
PHY 11200Concepts of Physics Laboratory

1
PHY 25100Introductory Physics I

4
PHY 25200Introductory Physics II

4
PHY 30100General Physics I

4
PHY 30200General Physics II

4

CHM 10000, PHY 25100, and PHY 30100 have lab components.

*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

Mathematics

One course selected from the following options:

MTH 12100Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics

3
MTH 14100Basic Statistics

3
MTH 14200Quantitative Methods for Business

3
MTH 14800Mathematical Structures for Teachers I

4
MTH 14900Mathematical Structures for Teachers II

3
MTH 15100College Algebra

3
MTH 15200Pre-calculus: Elementary Functions

3
MTH 17300Survey of Calculus

4
MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3
MTH 27100Calculus I

5
MTH 27200Calculus II

5
PHL 21600Modern Symbolic Logic

3
PSY 30600Behavioral Science Statistics

3

*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

Additional required coursework

A degree in general studies also requires the completion of an additional 39 credit hours of elective coursework chosen from general education courses. Courses beyond the required general education coursework must come from the ten categories listed below:

One computer/computer applications course selected from the following options:

RTAIL 15510Introduction to Retailing

3
MIS 21400Excel for Professionals

3
CSC 10011Introduction to Computer Science: Python

3
CSC 10022Introduction to Computer Science: Javascript

3

Two literature courses selected from the following options:

ENG 20000Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 20100World Literature I

3
ENG 20100World Literature I

3
ENG 21600Comedy: Its Origin and Development

3
ENG 23500American Literature I

3
ENG 23600American Literature II

3
ENG 24500Folklore and Fables: The Telling of Tales

3
ENG 25000Myth and Civilization

3
ENG 25600Epic and Tragedy: The Hero and the City

3
ENG 27600African-American Literature

3
ENG 27800Latino Literature

3
ENG 28000-28099Selected Topics in Literature

3
ENG 28100-28199Selected Topics in Literature

3
ENG 30500British Literature I

3
ENG 30600British Literature II

3
ENG 30900The English Novel

3
ENG 31000Modern Fiction

3
ENG 33200Chaucer

3
ENG 33300Shakespeare

3
ENG 33500Modern Drama

3
ENG 33700Survey of American Literature

3
ENG 33800Medieval English Literature

3
ENG 34100Restoration and 18th-Century Literature

3
ENG 34200English Romantic Literature

3
ENG 34700-34799Topics in American Literature

3
ENG 35100Modern Poetry

3
ENG 38000-38099Advanced Topics in Literature

3
ENG 38100-38199Advanced Topics in Literature

3
TA 33500Modern Drama

3
TA 33600Survey of Dramatic Literature

3
*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

One political science or history course selected from the following options:

PS 15500American Government: The Nation

3
PS 15600American Government: The States

3
HIS 10500America: Colony to Civil War

3
HIS 10600America: Civil War to World Power

3
HIS 15500U.S. Government: Politics and History

3
HIS 21500American History to 1865 Advanced Survey

3
HIS 21600American History Since 1865 Advanced Survey

3

Two cross cultural courses selected from the following options:

ANT 10000Introduction to Anthropology

3
ANT 11200Cultural Anthropology

3
ANT 21000Native North American Indians

3
ANT 31700Social and Cultural Change

3
ANT 31800Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: A Global Perspective

3
ANT 32400The Anthropology of Religion

3
ANT 32700Environmental Anthropology

3
ANT 33700Anthropology of Migration

3
ART 38700-38799Special Topics

1-3
ARTH 22200History of Western Art to 1300

3
ARTH 22400History of Western Art from 1300

3
ARTH 35400Nineteenth-Century Art

3
ARTH 35600Baroque Art

3
ARTH 35700Ancient Art

3
ARTH 35800Medieval Art

3
ARTH 36100Twentieth-Century Art/Modern

3
ARTH 36300Early Modern Gender Studies

3
ARTH 36400Non-Western Art

3
ARTH 38300Renaissance Art

3
ARTH 38400Classical Myth

3
CHI 10300Chinese Culture

3
CJ 22500Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

3
COM 37000History of Film

3
COM 37600Asian Cinema

3
CSP 35000History of Traditional Chinese Civilization

3
CSP 35100History of Modern Chinese Civilization

3
DAN 17100Dance as an Art

3
DAN 37100Dance in the 21st Century

3
ECON 33035Current Economic & Social Issues

3
ENG 20100World Literature I

3
ENG 20200World Literature II

3
ENG 21600Comedy: Its Origin and Development

3
ENG 24500Folklore and Fables: The Telling of Tales

3
ENG 25000Myth and Civilization

3
ENG 27800Latino Literature

3
ENG 28100-28199Selected Topics in Literature

3
ENG 38100-38199Advanced Topics in Literature

3
ENG 33500Modern Drama

3
FRE 23000France: Museums, Monuments and Culture

3
FRE 33700History of French Civilization

3
FRE 35000Masterpieces of French Literature to 1800

3
FRE 35100Masterpieces of French Literature since 1800

3
FRE 36000Speaking of Art: The Pulitzer Project

3
FRE 38200-38299Special Topics

3
FRE 40000-40999Seminar on Selected Authors and Genres of French Literature

3
FRE 41000Seventeenth-Century French Theatre

3
FRE 41100Rise of the French Novel

3
FRE 41200French and Francophone Women Writers

3
FRE 41300Twentieth-Century French Theatre

3
FRE 41400French Autobiography

3
GEO 20100World Regional Geography

3
GEO 20200Concepts of Geography

3
GEO 20300Human Geography

3
GEO 20700World Economic Geography

3
GEO 28100-28199Special Topics

3
GEO 30100World Historical Geography

3
GER 23000From the Berlin Wall to the Bavarian Alps

3
GER 38200-38299Special Topics in German

3
HIS 20500History of Asia

3
HIS 22000History of Latin America

3
HIS 28200-28299Selected Topics

3
HIS 38200-38299Selected Topics

3
INTL 48070International Business and Cross-Cultural Communications

3
IR 35000International Relations Theory

3
MUS 35500History of Western Music I

3
MUS 35600History of Western Music II

3
MUS 35700World Music

3
PHL 18100-18199Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 28100-28199Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 31800Asian Philosophy

3
PS 30000Comparative Analysis

3
REL 15000World Religions

3
REL 23000Introduction to Asian Religions

3
REL 31000Islam and the West

3
REL 31800Asian Myth and Religion

3
SOC 31800Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: A Global Perspective

3
SPA 20300Intermediate Spanish Composition and Reading

3
SPA 23000Travel Experience in Spanish-Speaking Nations

3
SPA 23700Costa Rica Through History

3
SPA 31300Advanced Spanish Composition Workshop

3
SPA 31400Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

3
SPA 33500Peninsular Spanish Culture and Civilization

3
SPA 33600Latin American Culture and Civilization

3
SPA 33700Costa Rica: History and Society of 19th and 20th Centuries

3
SPA 35000Masterpieces of Peninsular Spanish Literature

3
SPA 35100Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature

3
SPA 36400Latin American History in Film

3
SPA 40000Seminar on Selected Authors and Genres of Spanish and Spanish-American Literatures

3
SPA 41200Spanish Romanticism

3
SPA 41300Major Movements in the 19th-Century Spanish Novel

3
SPA 41500The 20th-Century Spanish Novel

3
SPA 41600The Role of Women in Hispanic Societies

3
SPA 41800The Spanish-American Short Story

3
SPA 42000The Novel of the Mexican Revolution

3
SPA 42100The Spanish-American Regional Novel

3
TA 33500Modern Drama

3
TA 33600Survey of Dramatic Literature

3
TA 37000History of Theatre

3
TA 38700-38799Special Topics

3
*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

One social science course selected from the following options:

ANT 10000Introduction to Anthropology

3
ANT 11200Cultural Anthropology

3
ANT 13100Biological Anthropology with Lab

4
ANT 32700Environmental Anthropology

3
ANT 33700Anthropology of Migration

3
CJ 20000Criminology

3
ECON 23010Survey of Economics

3
ECON 23020Principles of Microeconomics

3
GEO 28200-28299Special Topics

3
PSY 10000Principles of Psychology

3
PSY 10100Interactive Psychology

3
REC 20600Leisure in Contemporary Society

3
SOC 10200Basic Concepts of Sociology

3
SOC 21400The Family

3
SOC 22000Social Problems

3
SOC 24000The Sociology of Gender Roles

3
SW 24000Human Diversity and Social Justice

3
*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

Two fine and performing arts courses selected from the following options:

ART 10000Fundamentals of Drawing and Design

3
ART 13600Three-Dimensional (3-D) Design

3
ART 18100Analog Photography I

3
ART 18101Digital Photography I

3
ART 24000Ceramics I

3
ARTH 22200History of Western Art to 1300

3
ARTH 22400History of Western Art from 1300

3
DAN 10100Introduction to Dance

3
DAN 37100Dance in the 21st Century

3
DAN 17100Dance as an Art

3
MUS 15000Music in America

3
MUS 15500Jazz History

3
MUS 16500Introduction to Music Literature

3
MUS 35500History of Western Music I

3
MUS 35600History of Western Music II

3
MUS 35700World Music

3
TA 10500Fundamentals of Acting

3
TA 11700Introduction to the Theatrical Arts

3
TA 31700History of Costume and Fashion

3
TA 33500Modern Drama

3
TA 33600Survey of Dramatic Literature

3
TA 37000History of Theatre

3
*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

One philosophy course selected from the following options:

PHL 10200Moral Life: A Study in Ethics

3
PHL 15000Introduction to Philosophy

3
PHL 17000Philosophy of Human Nature: Mind, Soul and Body

3
PHL 21400Ethics

3
PHL 21500Traditional Logic

3
PHL 24000Bioethics

3
PHL 26500Philosophy of Science

3
PHL 28000-28099Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 28100-28199Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 30000The Natural Law

3
PHL 30500Political Philosophy

3
PHL 31100Ancient Philosophy

3
PHL 31200Medieval Philosophy

3
PHL 31300Modern Philosophy

3
PHL 32500Philosophy of Religion

3
PHL 38000-38099Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 14000Philosophy of Love

3
PHL 18000-18099Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
PHL 18100-18199Selected Topics in Philosophy

3
*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

One religion course selected from the following options:

REL 15000World Religions

3
REL 20100History of Christianity

3
REL 20200Religion in America

3
REL 21000Old Testament

3
REL 21100New Testament

3
REL 22200Amusements and American Religion

3
REL 23000Introduction to Asian Religions

3
REL 28000-28099Selected Topics in Religion

3
REL 28100-28199Selected Topics in Religion

3
REL 30000Religion, Science, and Faith

3
REL 31000Islam and the West

3
REL 30500The Psychology of Religion

3
REL 31800Asian Myth and Religion

3
REL 32000The Christian Faith

3
REL 32600Faith and Reason

3
REL 33000Religious Upheaval in 16th Century Europe

3
REL 38000-38099Selected Topics in Religion

3
REL 38100-38199Selected Topics in Religion

3
*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.

One written or oral communications course selected from the following options:

COM 10500Group Dynamics and Effective Speaking

3
COM 11000Fundamentals of Oral Communication

3
COM 30300Written Communication for Business

3
COM 32700Media Literacy

3
ENG 21100Introduction to Creative Writing

3
ENG 21200Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing

3
ENG 30200Advanced Writing and Research

3
SW 10000Intercultural Communication

3

One economics course selected from the following options:

ECON 23010Survey of Economics

3
ECON 23020Principles of Microeconomics

3
ECON 23030Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Note: No course can count as both a general education required course and as an elective course for the major in general studies.

*Course options have been revised as of the publication of the July 2014 catalog addendum.