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Overview
Students have the option of completing the program requirements for the major in Liberal Studies in a fully online delivery mode. This online option is more limited in scope than the regular program of study. But it is an option for students who need the flexibility of an online degree. As the College of Liberal Arts expands its online offerings, the number of available courses will increase.
Students electing the online option may choose either the Social Sciences or the Humanities concentration. The Social Sciences concentration has the greatest range of online course offerings and is the concentration that students will find most workable in this format. The range of on-line Humanities courses is more limited. We are currently not offering a fully online Fine Arts Concentration, but a hybrid program, which mixes online Core and traditional Fine Arts Concentration courses, is possible.
Online Course Offerings
- You should check WINGS to see which of the listed courses are offered online each semester.
- This is only a partial list. New online courses appear each semester.
- Some online courses have prerequisites, and some are restricted to departmental majors. Check the catalog listing for additional information.
Core Courses
You must take 12 hours of Core courses, with at least 3 hours in each area: Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. You may choose from both lower and upper-level courses.
Fine Arts
- ART 2140: Themes in Visual Culture
- ART 2430: Non-Western Art
- MP 1310: The Moving Image
- MP 3990: Women in Film
- MUS 1210: Music Listening
- MUS 2140: Music in Western Culture
- MUS 2420: Comp. NW Culture-Music
- MUS 2900: African American Music
- MUS 4140: Intro to Research in Music
- MUS 4650: Computer Applications in Music
Humanities
- CLS 1600: Intro to Classical Mythology
- ENG 1100: Academic Reading & Writing
- ENG 2040: Great Books-English
- ENG 2100: Research Writing & Argumentation
- ENG 2120: Research Writing--Health Sciences
- ENG 2140: Research, Tech Writing--Scientists & Eng.
- ENG 2310: Non-Western Literature
- ENG 3000: Business Writing
- ENG 3210: British Texts-Medieval-17th C.
- ENG 3230: British Texts-19th-21st Centuries
- ENG 3400: African Literature
- ENG 3420: Post-Colonial Texts
- ENG 3610: Technical Writing
- ENG 3820: Poetry Writing
- ENG 4650: Professional Editing
- ENG 4820: Advanced Poetry Writing
- ENG 4850: Creative Writing-Sp. Topics
- HST 1100: Western Civ to 1500
- HST 1200: West & the World, since 1500
- HST 4220: Muscovite Russia
- PHL 3000: Critical Thinking
- REL 2320: Nonwestern Religions
- RST 2910: Regional Studies-Middle East
Social Sciences
- AFS 2000: What is the Af-Am Experience?
- ATH 2500: Cultural Anthro for Health Professions
- COM 1010: Essentials of Public Address
- COM 1030: Writing for Comm & Media Studies
- COM 1040: Intro to Communication Theory
- COM 1520: Intro to Mass Communication
- COM 3330: Persuasion & Rhetorical Theory
- COM 3450: Public Relations
- COM 3490: Survey of Comm Research
- COM 3700: Dispute Resolution
- COM 4110: Performance for the Media
- COM 4251: Race, Gender & Health
- COM 4430: Interviewing
- COM 4470: Comm Relationship in Orgs
- COM 4640: Media Criticism
- GEO 2200: Human Geography
- GEO 2210: Nonwestern Human Environments
- GEO 3500: Environmental Geography
- GEO 4000: Climate Meteorology
- HST 1100: Western Civ. To 1500
- HST 1200: West & the World since 1500
- HST 4220: Muscovite Russia
- PLS 2000: Power & Politics
- PLS 2120: American National Government
- PLS 2220: International Politics
- PLS 2510: Comp NW Social Systems
- PLS 3100: Qualitative Methods
- PLS 3990: Polarization & Am. Politics
- PLS 4040: Civil Rights Struggles
- PLS 4350: Political Corruption
- PLS 4550: Politics of Iraq
- PLS 4570: Politics of Dev. Nations
- PLS 4720: International Terrorism
- PLS 4750: Weapons of Mass destruction
- RST 2910: Regional Studies--Middle East
- SOC 2000: Intro to Sociology
- SOC 3210: Sociology of Deviance
- SOC 3700: Criminology
- SW 2720: Cultural Competency
- URS 2000: Cities of the World
- WGS 2000: Intro to Women & Gender Studies
- PSY 2001: Psych of Food & Behavior
- PSY 2002: Sports Psychology
- PSY 2430: Psychological Issues in Aging
- PSY 2520: Forensic Psychology
- PSY 2540: Psychology of Disabilities
- PSY 2550: Af-Am Psychology
- PSY 2940: Mind, Body, Consciousness, Reality
- PSY 3090: Psych of Health Behavior
- PSY 3110: Abnormal Psychology
Concentration Courses
You must take 15 upper-level hours of either Humanities or Social Science courses. A fully online Fine Arts concentration is currently not available.
Humanities
- ENG 3000: Business Writing
- ENG 3210: British Texts-Medieval-17th C.
- ENG 3230: British Texts-19th-21st Centuries
- ENG 3400: African Literature
- ENG 3420: Post-Colonial Texts
- ENG 3610: Technical Writing
- ENG 3820: Poetry Writing
- ENG 4650: Professional Editing
- ENG 4820: Advanced Poetry Writing
- ENG 4850: Creative Writing-Sp. Topics
- HST 1100: Western Civ to 1500
- HST 1200: West & the World, since 1500
- HST 4220: Muscovite Russia
- PHL 3000: Critical Thinking
Social Sciences
- COM 3330: Persuasion & Rhetorical Theory
- COM 3450: Public Relations
- COM 3490: Survey of Comm Research
- COM 3700: Dispute Resolution
- COM 4110: Performance for the Media
- COM 4251: Race, Gender & Health
- COM 4430: Interviewing
- COM 4470: Comm Relationship in Orgs
- COM 4640: Media Criticism
- GEO 2200: Human Geography
- GEO 2210: Nonwestern Human Environments
- GEO 3500: Environmental Geography
- GEO 4000: Climate Meteorology
- HST 1100: Western Civ. To 1500
- HST 1200: West & the World since 1500
- HST 4220: Muscovite Russia
- PLS 2000: Power & Politics
- PLS 2120: American National Government
- PLS 2220: International Politics
- PLS 2510: Comp NW Social Systems
- PLS 3100: Qualitative Methods
- PLS 3990: Polarization & Am. Politics
- PLS 4040: Civil Rights Struggles
- PLS 4350: Political Corruption
- PLS 4550: Politics of Iraq
- PLS 4570: Politics of Dev. Nations
- PLS 4720: International Terrorism
- PLS 4750: Weapons of Mass destruction
- RST 2910: Regional Studies--Middle East
- SOC 2000: Intro to Sociology
- SOC 3210: Sociology of Deviance
- SOC 3700: Criminology
- SW 2720: Cultural Competency
- URS 2000: Cities of the World
- WGS 2000: Intro to Women & Gender Studies
- PSY 2001: Psych of Food & Behavior
- PSY 2002: Sports Psychology
- PSY 2430: Psychological Issues in Aging
- PSY 2520: Forensic Psychology
- PSY 2540: Psychology of Disabilities
- PSY 2550: Af-Am Psychology
- PSY 2940: Mind, Body, Consciousness, Reality
- PSY 3090: Psych of Health Behavior
- PSY 3110: Abnormal Psychology
Related Requirements
You must take one (3 credit) Interdisciplinary Studies course, and one (3 credit) Professional Component course.
Interdisciplinary Studies
- AFS 2000: What is the Af-Am Experience
- ART 2140: Themes in Visual Culture
- ART 2430: Non-Western Art
- MUS 2420: Comp. NW Culture-Music
- MUS 2900: African American Music
- PLS 2220: International Politics
- PLS 4720: International Terrorism
- RST 2910: Regional Studies-Middle East
- WGS 2000: Intro to Women & Gender Studies
Professional Component
- COM 1010: Essentials of Public Address
- COM 1030: Writing for Comm & Media Studies
- COM 1040: Intro to Communication Theory
- COM 1520: Intro to Mass Communication
- COM 3330: Persuasion & Rhetorical Theory
- COM 3450: Public Relations
- COM 3490: Survey of Comm Research
- COM 3700: Dispute Resolution
- COM 4110: Performance for the Media
- COM 4251: Race, Gender & Health
- COM 4430: Interviewing
- COM 4470: Comm Relationship in Orgs
- COM 4640: Media Criticism
- ENG 3000: Business Writing
- ENG 3610: Technical Writing
- EC 2050: Macroeconomics
- FIN 2050: Personal Financial Decisionmaking
- OL 2010: Leading Self
- OL 3020: Leadership Foundations
- OL 3030: Interpersonal Leadership
- CS 1000: Technology & Society