Courses by subject area
Complete at least 42 credit hours, distributed among the Knowledge Areas listed below in accordance with your degree plan.
MSU-WP CORE 42 MOTR Courses
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9 credits minimum from at least 2 disciplines, including at least one Civics course.
Course Number Course Name AGR 144 Agricultural Economics ANT 125 Exploring Our Human Ancestry ANT 226 Cultural Anthropology CFD 155 Principles of Human Development COM 260 Intercultural Communication CRM 210 American Criminal Justice System ECO 101 Economics of Social Issues ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics GRY 100 World Regional Geography HST 103 World History to 1600 C.E. HST 104 World History Since 1600 C.E. PLS 205 Comparative Government: Countries and Cultures PLS 232 International Relations PSY 121 Introductory Psychology SOC 150 Principles of Sociology Civics Courses HST 121 Survey of US History to 1877 HST 122 Survey of US History Since 1877 PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship -
7 credit hours minimum from at least 2 disciplines, including one course with a lab component
Course Number Course Name AST 113 Modern Astronomy AST 114 Survey of Astronomy AST 115 Basic Astronomy BIO 100 Biological Science for Educators BIO 101 Biology in Your World BIO 102 Principles of Biological Science BIO 101 / 111 Biology in Your World & Understanding Biological Systems Through Inquiry BIO 121 General Biology I BMS 110 Introduction to Human Biology CHM 116 Fundamentals of Chemistry CHM 116 / 117 Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture with Lab CHM 160 General Chemistry I CHM 160 / 161 General Chemistry I with Lab ENV 105 Environmental Science GLG 110 Principles of Geology GRY 142 Introductory Physical Geography PHY 100 Survey of Physics with Laboratory PHY 101 Physics by Inquiry for Educators PHY 102 Survey of Physics PHY 123 Introduction to Physics I PHY 203 Foundations of Physics I -
3 credit hours minimum
Course Number Course Name MTH 130 Contemporary Math MTH 136 Pre-Calculus I: Algebra *Mathematical Sciences courses that use one of the pathway courses as a prerequisite will meet the general education credit for math. For example, Calculus meets the General Education math requirement since Pre-Calculus Algebra is a prerequisite.
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9 credit hours minimum, from at least 2 disciplines
Course Number Course Name ART 115 Drawing I ART 200 Art in Context BUS 170 Business and Professional Ethics ENG 200 Great Books and Instant Classics ENG 203 Creative Writing: Poetry ENG 215 Creative Writing: Short Story ENG 236 Minorities in Literature ENG 240 Survey of World Literature I ENG 241 Survey of World Literature II ENG 250 Survey of American Literature I ENG 251 Survey of American Literature II FRN 101 Elementary French I FRN 102 Elementary French II MED 274 Understanding Film MUS 100 Music Fundamentals MUS 162 Collegiate Choral MUS 239 Introduction to World Music MUS 241 The Language of Music PHI 105 Logic, Language and Argumentation PHI 110 Introduction to Philosophy PHI 115 Introduction to Ethics REL 100 Religion and Human Culture REL 101 Introduction to the Old Testament REL 102 Introduction to the New Testament SPN 101 Elementary Spanish I SPN 102 Elementary Spanish II THE 101 Intro to Theatre and Drama Arts