Academic Programs / University Core
Individual and Society
Core Individual and Society courses involve the study of contemporary society. Topics include political and economic organizations, social development, problems faced by minority groups, relationships between individuals, and the rights and responsibilities that accompany membership in a community.
Requirement: One 3-credit course from this list.
Note: Core courses no longer offered by departments have been removed from this list, but students who took them will receive Core credit, as indicated in their DARS document. Questions about Core courses can be answered by the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies.
| Course # |
Course Name |
Credits |
| Anthropology |
|
|
| R060 |
Introduction to Anthropology: A Four-Field Integrated Approach to Race and Racism |
3 |
| H090 |
Honors Introduction to Anthropology |
3 |
| Criminal Justice |
|
|
| C050 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 |
| Economics |
|
|
| C050 |
Introduction to the Economy (formerly C053) |
3 |
| C051/X051 |
Macroeconomic Principles |
3 |
| C052 |
Microeconomic Principles |
3 |
| H091 |
Honors Macroeconomic Principles |
3 |
| H092 |
Honors Microeconomic Principles |
3 |
| H093 |
Honors Economic Principles |
3 |
| Environmental Studies |
|
|
| C050/X050 |
Environment and Society (cross-listed with Geography & Urban Studies C050/X050) |
3 |
| Geography and Urban Studies |
|
|
| C050/X050 |
Environment and Society (cross-listed with Environmental Studies C050/X050) |
3 |
| C055 |
Urban Society |
3 |
| R055 |
Urban Society: Race, Class, and Community |
3 |
| H090 |
Honors Environment and Society |
3 |
| Healthcare Management |
|
|
| C101/X101 |
Introduction to Healthcare Management |
3 |
| Health Related Professions |
|
|
| C050 |
Contemporary Aspects of Disability |
3 |
| Journalism |
|
|
| C055 |
Journalism and Society (formerly Introduction to Mass Media) |
3 |
| Legal Studies (was Law and Business) |
|
|
| C001 |
Law in Society |
3 |
| X091 |
Honors Law in Society |
3 |
| X199 |
Honors Law and Ethics in Business |
3 |
| Philosophy |
|
|
| C050/X050 |
Philosophical Challenges to the Individual |
3 |
| C062 |
Morality and the Law |
3 |
| H090 |
Honors Philosophical Challenges to the Individual |
3 |
| Political Science |
|
|
| R050 |
The Individual, Race, and American Political Life |
3 |
| Psychology |
|
|
| C060 |
Psychology as a Social Science (formerly C050) |
3 |
| X091 |
Honors Psychology as a Social Science |
3 |
| Religion |
|
|
| C054 |
Religion and Society |
3 |
| H094 |
Honors Religion and Society |
3 |
| Social Work |
|
|
| C060 |
Human Behavior in the Social Environment |
3 |
| Sociology |
|
|
| C050/X050 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| C059/R059/X059 |
Sociology of Race and Racism |
3 |
| C066 |
Money: Who Has It, Who Doesn’t, Why It Matters |
3 |
| H090 |
Honors Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| H099 |
Honors Sociology of Race and Racism |
3 |
| Women’s Studies |
|
|
| X051 |
Introduction to Women’s Studies |
3 |
| X091 |
Honors Introduction to Women’s Studies |
3 |
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