Approved General Education Courses for 2005-2006 Catalog Year
The following courses have been approved for general education credit for the
2004-2005 academic year. The official course syllabus for any current course may be viewed at
http://www.radford.edu/~registra/Course_Syllabi_Index.htm
Area 1. Communication (6-9 hours)
Required (6 hours)
ENGL 101. Introduction to Expository Writing
ENGL 102. Reading, Writing, and Research Skills
Optional (0-3 hours)
MSTD 146. Media Performance
COMM 114. Public Speaking
COMM 250. Interpersonal Communication
COMM 240. Teamwork and Communication
Area 2. Fine Arts (3-6 hours)
ART 111. Art Appreciation
ART 215. Art History Survey: Prehistory to Gothic
ART 216. Art History Survey: Renaissance to Contemporary
ART 366. Art History Travel Study
ART 412. Late 18th and 19th Century Art
ART 422. Art of the Ancient World
ART 424. Medieval Art
ART 427. Special Topics in Art History
ART 428. Twentieth Century Art
ART 462. Renaissance Art
ART 482. Baroque and Rococo Art
DNCE 111. Dance Appreciation
DNCE 366. Travel Study
DNCE 480. History and Philosophy of Dance
DNCE 481. History and Philosophy of Dance
MUSC 100. Introduction to Music Literature
MUSC 121. The Art of Music
MUSC 123. The Art of Jazz
MUSC 321. History of Music
MUSC 322. History of Music
MUSC 366. Travel Study
THEA 100. Theatre Appreciation
THEA 110. Theater Aesthetics
THEA 180. Introduction to World Cinema
THEA 366. Travel Study
THEA 375. Theatre History I
THEA 376. Theatre History II
Area 3. Health and Wellness (3 hours)
FSDN 214. Introduction to Nutrition
HLTH 111. Personal Health
HLTH 200. Wellness Lifestyle
NURS 111. Personal Health
RCPT 200. Leisure in Contemporary Society
Area 4. Humanities (6-9 hours)
Required (3 hours)
CLSS 210. Greek Literature in Translation
CLSS 220. Latin Literature in Translation
ENGL 201. Readings in World Literature
ENGL 202. Readings in British Literature
ENGL 203. Readings in American Literature
FORL 204. Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation
Required (3 hours)
PHIL 111. Introduction: Knowledge, Reality, and the Human Condition
PHIL 112. Introduction: Ethics and Society
PHIL 113. Introduction: Reasoning and Argument
PHIL 114. Introduction: The Origins of Western Philosophy
RELN 111. Introduction to Religion
RELN 112. Survey of World Religions
RELN 200. Survey of the New Testament
RELN 202. Survey of the Old Testament
RELN 205. Religion and Culture
RELN 206. Survey of Religious Experiences
Optional (0-3 hours)
CLSS 110. Classical Mythology
CLSS 210. Greek Literature in Translation
CLSS 220. Latin Literature in Translation
ENGL 201. Masterpieces of World Literature
ENGL 202. Masterpieces of British Literature
ENGL 203. Masterpieces of American Literature
ENGL 314. Topics in Literature
ENGL 321. The Study of Fiction
ENGL 322. The Study of Poetry
ENGL 323. The Study of Drama
ENGL 324 The Study of the Essay
FORL 204. Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation
PHIL 111. Introduction: Knowledge, Reality, and the Human Condition
PHIL 112. Introduction: Ethics and Society
PHIL 113. Introduction: Reasoning and Argument
PHIL 114. Introduction: The Origins of Western Philosophy
RELN 111. Introduction to Religion
RELN 112. Survey of World Religions
RELN 200. Survey of the New Testament
RELN 202. Survey of the Old Testament
RELN 205. Religion and Culture
RELN 206. Survey of Religious Experiences
Area 5. International and Intercultural Studies (3-6 hours)
ANTH 121. Cultural Anthropology
CHNS 101. Elementary Chinese I
CHNS 102. Elementary Chinese II
CHNS 201. Intermediate Chinese I
CHNS 202. Intermediate Chinese II
ECON 340. Global Economy and Business
FORL 100. Elementary Conversation in Critical Languages
FORL 109. Study Abroad Practicum
FORL 200. Intermediate Conversation in Critical Languages
FORL 209. Study Abroad Practicum
FORL 210. Intermediate Conversation II in Critical Languages
FORL 309. Study Abroad Practicum
FORL 409. Study Abroad Practicum
FREN 100. Elementary French
FREN 101. Practical French Conversation
FREN 200. Intermediate French I
FREN 210. Intermediate French II
FREN 300. Readings in French
FREN 320. French Cinema
GEOG 101. Europe and the Americas
GEOG 102. Africa and Asia
GEOG 280. Regional Geography
GRMN 100. Elementary German
GRMN 200. Intermediate German I
GRMN 210. Intermediate German II
GRMN 300. Readings in German
GRMN 304. German Culture
HEBR 101. Elementary Hebrew I
HEBR 102. Elementary Hebrew II
HEBR 201. Advanced Biblical Hebrew
HIST 101. World History to 1650
HIST 102. World History after 1650
INST 101. Introduction to International Studies
LATN 101. Elementary Latin I
LATN 102. Elementary Latin II
LATN 201. Intermediate Latin
LATN 350. Latin Literature
POSC 130. Introduction to Comparative Government
PEAC 200. Introduction to Peace and World Security Studies
RELN 112. Survey of World Religions
SPAN 101. Spanish I Beginning Spanish
SPAN 102. Spanish II Beginning Spanish
SPAN 201. Spanish III Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 202. Spanish IV Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 325. Spanish Culture
SPAN 326. Contemporary Spanish Culture
SPAN 335. Spanish American Culture
SPAN 336. Contemporary Spanish America Culture
THEA 180. Introduction to World Cinema
WMST 101. Women in the World: Introduction to Women's Studies
Area 6. Mathematical Sciences (6 hours)
Three of the six hours must be in a course with a MATH or STAT prefix.
MATH 103. Finite Mathematics
MATH 104. College Algebra
MATH 109. Introduction to Geometry
MATH 111. Math and Human Development I
MATH 112. Math and Human Development II
MATH 114. Math and Human Society
MATH 116. Math and Humanity
MATH 121. Business Calculus
MATH 138. Precalculus Function Analysis
MATH 140. Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry
MATH 145. Applied Business Mathematics
MATH 151. Calculus and Analytic Geometry
MATH 152. Calculus and Analytic Geometry
MATH 155. Calculus and Analytic Geometry
MATH 260. Applied Linear Algebra and Matricies
STAT 200. Introduction to Statistics
ITEC 100. Introduction to Information Technology
ITEC 109 Problem Solving and Programming
ITEC 120. Principles of Computer Science I
Area 7. Physical and Natural Sciences (8 hours)
ASTR 111. General Astronomy I
ASTR 112. General Astronomy II
BIOL 103. Environmental Biology
BIOL 104. Human Biology
BIOL 105. Concepts of Biology
BIOL 111. Contemporary Issues in Biology
BIOL 112. Contemporary Issues in Biology
CHEM 101. General Chemistry
CHEM 102. General Chemistry
CHEM 103. General Chemistry
CHEM 115. Chemistry of the Environment
CHEM 120. Chemistry of Life
GEOL 105. Exploring Earth
GEOL 106. The Earth Through Time
GEOL 100. Earth Resources and Natural Hazards
PHSC 121. Physical Science Processes
PHSC 122. Physical Science Processes
PHYS 111. General Physics
PHYS 112. General Physics
PHYS 221. Physics
PHYS 222. Physics
Area 8. Social and Behavioral Sciences (12-15 hours)
Required (3-6 hours)
HIST 101. World History to 1650
HIST 102. World History after 1650
HIST 111. U.S. History to 1877
HIST 112. U.S. History since 1877
Required (9-12 hours selected from at least three different disciplines)
ANTH 121. Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 301. Culture Change and Survival
ANTH 332. World Prehistory
ANTH 411. Appalachian Cultures
ANTH 430. Native American Cultures
ANTH 451. Latin American Cultures
ANTH 471. Economic Anthropology
ANTH 481. Political Anthropology
APST 200. Introducing Appalachia
ECON 101. Survey of Economics
ECON 105. Principles of Economics
ECON 106. Principles of Economics
ECON 295. Topics in Economics
ECON 309. Comparative Economic Systems
ECON. 311. Economic Development
ECON 340. Global Economy and Business
GEOG 101. Europe and the Americas
GEOG 102. Africa and Asia
GEOG 103. Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG 140. Introduction to Environmental Studies
GEOG 201. North America
GEOG 202. Commonwealth of Virginia
GEOG 203. Appalachian Geography
GEOG 280. Regional Geography
POSC 110. Introduction to Politics
POSC 120. Introduction to American Government
POSC 130. Introduction to Comparative Government
POSC 140. Introduction to International Relations
PSYC 121. Introductory Psychology
PSYC 218. Adolescent Psychology
PSYC 282. Consumer Psychology
PSYC 317. Child Psychology
PSYC 343. Social Psychology
PSYC 361. Psychology of Personality
PSYC 381. Psychology of Work Behavior
PSYC 391. Psychology of Women
SOCY 110. Introduction to Sociology
SOCY 210. Social Problems
SOCY 250. Social Inequality
SOCY 331. Race and Ethnic Relations
SOCY 334. Population Trends and Analysis
SOCY 446. Social Change