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Creativity and the Interconnected World

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Social Sciences: 3 credits

Students will explore human society and social relationships through systematic study and analysis by applying scientific methods and theories to understand various aspects of human behavior, institutions, cultures, and interactions within societal contexts.

Course Number Course Title Credits
ACCT 2000 Accounting Basics For Non-Business Majors 3
ACMP 1200 Human-Centered Computing 3
ANTH 1050 Introduction To Anthropology 3
AVN 1000 Introduction To Aviation And Aerospace 3
AVN 1040 History Of Aviation And Aerospace 3
AVN 2510 Diversity In Aviation 3
BLST 1000 Introduction To Black Studies 3
BMCH 1000 Introduction To Biomechanics 3
BSAD 2100 Principles Of Sustainability: Impact Of Individuals & Organizations On Ecology, Equity & Economics 3
BSAD 2600 Ethics In Organizations 3
BSAD 2700 Globalization Of Business Enterprise 3
CDIS 1400 Introduction To Communication Disorders 3
CIST 2100 Organizations, Applications And Technology 3
CMST 1310 Perspectives In Communication Studies 3
CMST 2010 Interpersonal Communication 3
CMST 2410 Small Group Communication And Leadership 3
CRCJ 1010 Survey Of Criminal Justice 3
CRCJ 4760 Terrorism 3
ECON 1200 An Introduction To The U.S. Economy 3
ECON 2200 Principles Of Economics (Micro) 3
ECON 2220 Principles Of Economics (Macro) 3
EDL 2590 Foundations Of Leadership Development 3
EMGT 1000 Introduction To Emergency Management 3
EMGT 1150 Introduction To Tribal Management And Emergency Services 3
EMGT 2500 Disasters And Vulnerable Populations 3
ENGL 2280 Introduction To Language 3
ENGL 3610 Introduction To Linguistics 3
EXPL 1000 Exploratory Studies 3
GDRH 2110 Core Topics In The Social Sciences: Lifespan Development 3
GDRH 2120 Core Topics In Social Sciences: Social Issues 3
GEOG 1000 Fundamentals Of World Regional Geography 3
GEOG 1020 Introduction To Human Geography 3
GERO 2000 Introduction To Gerontology 3
HONR 3030 Honors Seminar-Social Sciences 3
INDS 1000 Introduction To Interdisciplinary Studies 3
INST 2130 Global Challenges 3
JMC 1500 Introduction To Journalism And Media Communication 3
KINS 2430 Foundations In Kinesiology 3
LLS 1000 Latin America: An Introduction 3
LLS 4240 Social Transformations In Latin America 3
LLS 4780 Urban Latin America 3
MGMT 1500 Introduction To Business 3
PA 2000 Leadership & Administration 3
PA 2170 Introduction To Public Administration 3
PHHB 1500 Foundations In Public Health 3
PSCI 1000 Introduction To Political Science 3
PSCI 1100 Introduction To American National Government 3
PSCI 2110 Introduction To Public Policy 3
PSCI 2120 Introduction To Leadership 3
PSCI 2180 Introduction To Law 3
PSCI 2210 Introduction To International Relations 3
PSCI 2500 Introduction To Comparative Politics 3
PSYC 1010 Introduction To Psychology I 3
SOC 1010 Introductory Sociology 3
SOC 2100 Social Problems 3
SOC 2150 Sociology Of Families 3
SOC 2300 Sport & Society 3
SOC 2400 Sociology On Film 3
SOC 3300 Sociology Of Gender 3
SOC 3700 Introduction To LGBTQ Studies 3
SOC 3820 Medical Sociology 3
SOC 3840 World Population And Social Issues 3
SOC 3900 Race And Ethnic Relations In The U.S. 3
SOC 4240 Social Transformations In Latin America 3
SOC 4310 Sociology Of Sexualities 3
SOC 4780 Urban Latin America 3
SPED 1500 Introduction To Special Education 3
SOWK 1000 Social Work And Social Welfare 3
SUST 1000 Introduction To Sustainability 3
UBNS 2500 Cities: Planning, Policies & Contemporary Issues 3
WGST 2010 Introduction To Women's And Gender Studies: Social And Behavioral Science

Humanities: 3 credits

Students will examine the cultural, historical, and philosophical aspects of human society through critical analysis and interpretation and focus on the exploration of human creativity, values, beliefs, and expressions across different civilizations and time periods.

Course Number Course Title Credits
ART 1040 Cross Cultural Survey of Art 3
ART 2050 Survey of Western Art History I 3
ART 2060 Survey of Western Art History II 3
BLST 2260 Black Short Story 3
BLST 2410 African American History I: 1619-1865 3
BLST 2420 African American History II: 1865-1954 3
BLST 2430 African American History III: 1954-Present Day 3
BLST 2510 Music and Black Experience 3
BMCH 1100 Ethics of Scientific Research 3
CIST 3110 Information Technology Ethics 3
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Genre Studies: Prose 3
ENGL 1020 Introduction to Genre Studies: Poetry, Drama, Film 3
ENGL 1030 US Cultures in Literature 3
ENGL 1200 Autobiographical Readin and Writing 3
ENGL 2230 Ethnic Literature 3
ENGL 2250 The Short Story 3
ENGL 2260 Black Short Story 3
ENGL 2310 Introduction to British Literature I 3
ENGL 2320 Introduction to British Literature II 3
ENGL 2450 American Literature I 3
ENGL 2460 American Literature II 3
ENGL 2470 Survey of American Literature 3
ENGL 2490 Latino/a Literature 3
ENGL 2500 Literature of Western Civilization: The Ancient World 3
ENGL 2510 Global Explorations: Medieval to Early Modern World 3
ENGL 3000 Special Topics in English: Science, Technology and the Literary Imagination 3
ENGL 3130 American Nonfiction 3
ENGL 3280 Irish Literature I 3
ENGL 3290 Irish Literature II 3
FREN 1110 Elementary French I 5
GERM 1110 Elementary German I 5
GERM 1210 German for Beginners I 3
HIST 1000 World History To 1500 3
HIST 1010 World History Since 1500 3
HIST 1110 American History to 1865 3
HIST 1120 American History since 1865 3
HIST 2030 History of Medicine: From Antiquity to The Present 3
HIST 2040 African American History I: 1619-1865 3
HIST 2050 African American History II: 1865-1954 3
HIST 2060 African American History III: 1954-Present Day 3
HIST 2480 History of Latin America: Preconquest to the Present 3
HIST 2510 Ancient Greece: Bronze Age To Classical Eras 3
HIST 2520 Ancient History - Rome 3
HIST 2620 Modern Britain 3
HIST 2720 Russia: From the Crimean War to the Present 3
HIST 2810 History of China: From The Manchu Conquest to the Present 3
HIST 2820 Japan from Warring States To The Modern Day 3
HONR 1130 Honors Humanities 3
HONR 3020 Honors Seminar - Humanities 3
HUMN 1110 American Humanities 6
HUMN 1200 Autobiographical Reading 3
JAPN 1110 Elementary Japanese I 5
JMC 1050 Film History and Appreciation 3
LLS 1020 Introduction to Chicano-Latino Studies 3
LLS 2480 History of Latin America: Preconquest to the Present 3
MEDH 1000 Introduction to Medical Humanities 3
MEDH 2030 History of Medicine: From Antiquity to The Present 3
MUS 2150 Music and Black Experience 3
NAMS 1100 Introduction to Native American Studies 3
PHIL 1010 Introduction to Philosophy: Meaning Of Life 3
PHIL 1020 Contemporary Moral Problems 3
PHIL 1030 Introduction to Philosophy: Brains, Minds, And Machines 3
PHIL 1040 Introduction to Philosophy: Law, Politics, And Society 3
PHIL 1050 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy, Technology And Science Fiction 3
PHIL 1210 Critical Reasoning 3
PHIL 2030 Introduction to Ethics 3
PHIL 2040 Introduction to East Asian Philosophy 3
PHIL 3170 Ethics in Business 3
PHIL 3480 Philosophy of Race 3
PHIL 3490 Gender and Philosophy 3
PSCI 2310 Introduction to Political Thought 3
RELI 1010 Religions of the World 3
RELI 2020 Religion and Human Rights 3
RELI 2150 Hebrew Scriptures 3
RELI 2160 New Testament History, Literature, And Society 3
RELI 2170 Qur'an 3
SPAN 1110 Elementary Spanish I 5
SPAN 1210 Spanish for Beginners I 3
THEA 1010 Theatre Appreciation 3
THEA 1050 Film History and Appreciation 3
THEA 1060 History of Broadway Musical 3
WLL 1000 Linguistic Diversity in US Media 3
WGST 2020 Introduction to Women's And Gender Studies: Humanities 3
WGST 3490 Gender and Philosophy 3

Natural and Physical Sciences: 4 credits

Students will investigate the physical and natural world through systematic observation, experimentation, and analysis, applying scientific methods and principles to demonstrate understanding of natural phenomena, processes, and laws governing the universe. Students must complete a lab as part of this requirement.

Course Number Course Title Credits
ANTH 3910 Introduction To Physical Anthropology 3
BIOI 1000 Digital Health And Biological Systems 3
BIOL 1020 Principles Of Biology 4
BIOL 1330 Environmental Biology 3
BIOL 1450 Biology I 5
BMCH 2400 Human Physiology & Anatomy I 4
CHEM 1010 Chemistry In The Environment And Society 3
CHEM 1014 Chemistry In The Environment And Society Laboratory 1
CHEM 1140 Fundamentals Of College Chemistry 4
CHEM 1144 Fundamentals Of College Chemistry Laboratory 1
CHEM 1170 General Chemistry I-II 4
CHEM 1180 General Chemistry I 3
CHEM 1184 General Chemistry I Laboratory 1
CSCI 1200 Computer Science Principles 3
CSCI 1204 Computer Science Principles Laboratory 1
CSCI 1280 Introduction To Computational Science 3
FSMT 1600 Fundamentals Of Fire Science 3
GEOG 1030 Our Dynamic Planet: Introduction To Physical Geography 4
GEOG 1050 Human-Environment Geography 4
GEOL 1010 Environmental Geology 3
GEOG 1090 Introduction To Geospatial Sciences 4
GEOL 1100 Earth System Science 3
GEOL 1104 Earth System Science Lab 1
GEOL 1170 Introduction To Physical Geology 4
GEOL 2100 Geology Of Nebraska 3
GEOL 2500 Special Topics In Geography-Geology 1
GEOG 3510 Meteorology 3
GEOG 3514 Introduction To Meteorology Laboratory 1
HEKI 3090 Applied Nutrition 3
HONR 3040 Honors Seminar: Non-Lab Science 3
NEUR 1000 Supeheroes, Zombies, Cyborgs And Droids: Could They Live Among Us? 3
NSCI 1050 Science And Critical Thinking 3
PHYS 1030 Physics Of Everyday Life 3
PHYS 1034 Physics Of Everyday Life Laboratory 1
PHYS 1050 Introduction To Physics 4
PHYS 1054 Introduction To Physics Laboratory 1
PHYS 1110 General Physics I 4
PHYS 1154 General Physics Laboratory I 1
PHYS 1350 Principles Of Astronomy 3
PHYS 1354 Introductory Astronomy Lab 1
PHYS 2110 General Physics I - Calculus Level 4
STEM 2800 Science Experimentation And Engineering Design 4
TED 2800 Science Experimentation And Engineering Design 4

Arts: 3 credits

Students will explore creative expression, aesthetics, and artistic practices across various disciplines with a focus on cultivating skills, knowledge, and appreciation for artistic forms, techniques, and traditions.

Course Number Course Title Credits
ART 1010 Art Appreciation 3
ENGL 2110 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing 3
ENGL 3150 Form and Style in Creative Nonfiction 3
HONR 1150 Honors Arts 3
HONR 3050 Honors Seminar: Arts 3
LLS 2810 Music in Latin American Culture 3
MUS 1050 Music of the People: The Beatles 3
MUS 1070 Music of the People: Rock and Pop 3
MUS 1080 Music of the People: The World 3
MUS 1090 Music Appreciation 3
MUS 1100 Music of the People: Jazz 3
MUS 2700 University Chorus 0-1
MUS 2760 University Concert Band 0-1
MUS 2810 Music in Latin American Culture 3
THEA 1300 Acting I 3
THEA 3310 Voice for the Actor 3
WRWS 1500 Introduction to Creative Writing 3
WRWS 3500 Creative Writing for the Arts 3

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