BSU 98-2000 Liberal Education Area IV-Focus on the United States

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Area IV: Focus on the United States

Minimum 3 Courses, 6 Credits

Note: In fulfilling the requirements for this focus area, at least one course must be in the Humanities and one must be in the Social Sciences.

Courses in this area develop critical insight into the United States experience by exploring the art, literature, politics, economics, technologies, or social issues of the past, present, or possible futures of our society.

Humanities

ENGL 2240 The American Film (2 credits)
ENGL 2254 American Literature I (2 credits)
ENGL 2255 American Literature II (2 credits)
HUM 2120 American Culture and Civilization (3 credits)
HUM 2140 The African-American Experience: 1492 to the Present (3 credits)
MASC 1100 Mass Media and Society (3 credits)
MASC 2100 Minorities in the Media (2 credits)
MUS 1120 Introduction to Folk, Jazz, and Rock Music (2 credits)

Social Sciences

ANTH 2100 Native North Americans (3 credits)
ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
HST 1104 United States History and Life, 1890-1953 (4 credits)
HST 1105 United States History and Life, 1953-Present (4 credits)
HST 1114 United States History I, to 1865 (4 credits)
HST 1115 United States History II, since 1865 (4 credits)
HST 2610 Minnesota History (3 credits)
HST 2620 U.S. Ethnic and Minority History (3 credits)
HST 2630 Religion in America (3 credits)
IT 2100 Impact of Technology (2 credits)
POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
PSY 2200 Human Sexuality (3 credits)
SOC 1104 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
SOC 2230 Ethnic and Minority Group Relations (3 credits)
SOC 3220 Sociology of Marriage and Family (3 credits)
WMST 2220 Women's Issues (3 credits)
WMST 2600 Women and Diversity: Crossing Boundaries of Race, Class,Gender, and Sexuality (3 credits)

Additional Choices

ACCT 1100 Financial Information for Life (3 credits)
CS 1107 Introduction to Computers (3 credits)
INTL 2300 Comparative International Study Project (1-3 credits)

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