COLONNADE PROGRAM2017 WINTER/SPRING WEB COURSE OPTIONS

The WKU Colonnade Program is a new general education program designed for students entering Fall 2014 and after. Students entering prior to Fall 2014 may choose between the former general education curriculum and Colonnade Program.

The 39 credit hour WKU Colonnade Program seeks to embody the following goals and learning outcomes:

1. Knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, including a. An informed acquaintance with major achievements in the arts and the humanities; b. An appreciation of the complexity and variety of the world’s cultures; c.Anunderstandingofthescientificmethodandaknowledgeofnaturalscienceandits relevance in our lives; D. A historical perspective and an understanding of connections between past and present.

2. Intellectual and practical skills, including a. The capacity for critical and logical thinking; b.Proficiencyinreading,writing,andspeaking; c. The ability to understand and apply mathematical skills and concepts.

3. Personal and social responsibility, including a. An understanding of society and human behavior; b. An understanding of factors that enhance health, well-being, and quality of life.

4. Integrative Learning, including Synthesis and advanced accomplishments across general and specialized studies.

All coursework is categorized as General Education coursework and consists of courses in 3 categories. Courses withanapprovedequivalency,includingthosewitha“C”suffix,willfulfilltheappropriaterequirement.

ThiscourselistdoesnotincludeallapprovedColonnadecourses,butinsteadidentifies2016SummerSessionscoursesthatareavailableonlineandfulfillColonnaderequirements.Optionsinclude:

• Campuslocation“web”referstocoursesthataretermbasedonlineclassesthathavespecificstartandenddates.

• Campuslocation“ondemand”referstocoursesthatyoucanstartanydayoftheyearandfinishinaslittleas 7 weeks. Course delivery formats include online, print and email.

For a complete list of approved courses, visit: www.wku.edu/colonnade.

WKU COLONNADE PROGRAM: WAYS OF KNOWING & UNDERSTANDING

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I. FOUNDATIONS: INTELLECTUAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS The Foundations component requires a total of 18 hours, all categories must be represented. They include: College Composition (F-W1), WritingintheDiscipline(F-W2),HumanCommunication(F-OC),QuantitativeReasoning(F-QR),LiteraryStudies(F-AH)andWorldHistory (F-SB).

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English(ENG)100:IntroductiontoCollegeWriting

Foundations: College Composition (F-W1)(3 Credit Hours Required)

English(ENG)300:WritingintheDisciplines

Communication(COMM)145:FundamentalsofPublicSpeaking&Communication

ComputerScience(CS)146:IntroductiontoProgramming

Foundations: Human Communication (F-0C)(3 Credit Hours Required)

English(ENG)200:IntroductiontoLiterature

History(HIST)101:WorldHistoryI

COLONNADE PROGRAM: WEB OPTIONS AT A GLANCE FOR WINTER/SPRING 2017

English(ENG)100C:IntroductiontoCollegeWriting

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Math(MATH)109:GeneralMathematics

Math(MATH)117:Trigonometry

English(ENG)200C:IntroductiontoLiterature

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Foundations: Writing in the Disciplines (F-W2)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Foundations: Quantitative Reasoning (F-QR)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Foundations: Literary Studies (F-AH)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Foundations: World History (F-SB)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Art(ART)100:ArtAppreciation

Dance(DANC)110:DanceAppreciation

FolkStudies(FLK)276:IntroductiontoFolkStudies

Music(MUS)120:MusicAppreciation

Philosophy(PHIL)102:TheGood&TheBeautiful

AfricanAmericanStudies(AFAM)190:AfricanAmericanExperience

Agriculture(AGRI)108:RuralSociology

Anthropology(ANTH)130:IntroductiontoArchaeology

Criminology(CRIM)101:IntroductiontoCriminalJustice

Economics(ECON)150:IntroductiontoEconomics

Economics(ECON)202:PrinciplesofEconomics,Micro

Economics(ECON)203:PrinciplesofEconomics,Macro

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II. EXPLORATIONS: KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN CULTURES AND THE PHYSICAL & NATURAL WORLD TheExplorationscomponentrequiresatotalof12hours,allcategoriesmustberepresented.Theyinclude:Arts&Humanities(E-AH), Social&BehavioralSciences(E-SB),Natural&PhysicalSciences(E-NS)andNatural&PhyscialScienceswithaScienceLab(E-NS+E-SL).

Explorations: Arts & Humanities (E-AH)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Art(ART)105:HistoryofArtto1300

Explorations: Social & Behavioral Sciences (E-SB)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Finance(FIN)161:PersonalFinance

Geography(GEOG)110:WorldRegionalGeography

Gerontology(GERO)100:IntroductiontotheAgingExperience

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Gender&Women’sStudies(GWS)200:IntroductiontoGender&Women’sStudies

Leadership(LEAD)200:IntroductiontoLeadershipStudies

SchoolofJournalism&Broadcasting(SJB)154:NewMediaLiteracy

SocialWork(SWRK)101:FoundationsofHumanServices

Sociology(SOCL)100:IntroductorySociology

Biology(BIOL)113:GeneralBiology

Biology(BIOL)114:LabforGeneralBiologyThis is a 1 credit hr. course & can be taken with BIOL 113 to meet the E-NS + E-SL requirement.

Nursing(NURS)102:IntroductiontoProfessionalNursing

PersonalHealth(PH)100:PersonalHealth

PoliticalScience(PS)110:AmericanNationalGovernment

PoliticalScience(PS)250:InternationalPolitics

PoliticalScience(PS)260:IntroductiontoComparativePolitics

Psychology(PSY)100:IntroductiontoPsychology

Psychology(PSY)220:IntroductiontoDevelopmentalPsychology

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Explorations: Social & Behavioral Sciences (E-SB)(3 Credit Hours Required)

PsychologicalSciences(PSYS)100:IntroductiontoPsychology

PsychologicalSciences(PSYS)220:IntroductiontoDevelopmentalPsychology

Recreation(REC)200:IntroductiontoRecreation

Exploration: Natural & Physical Sciences (E-NS and E-NS + E-SL)Minimum of 6 credit hours required. Must include courses from different disciplines; 1 course with an essential applied/lab component (SL): E-NS and E-NS + E-SL must be represented.

Biology(BIOL)120:BiologicalConcepts;Cells,MetabolismandGenetics(E-NS)

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Communication(COMM)263:FundamentalsofCultureandCommunication

Dance(DANC)360:DanceinCulture

History (HIST) 341: A Cultural History of Alcohol

InteriorDesignandFashionMerchandising(IDFM)431:ClothingandHumanBehavior

Nursing(NURS)415:ComplementaryHealthCare

Biology(BIOL)207:GeneralMircobiology(E-NS)

Chemistry(CHEM)109:Chemistry/HealthScience(E-NS)This is a 4 credit hour course.

Exploration: Natural & Physical Sciences (E-NS and E-NS + E-SL)Minimum of 6 credit hours required. Must include courses from different disciplines; 1 course with an essential applied/lab component (SL): E-NS and E-NS + E-SL must be represented.

EnvironmentalScience(ENV)280:IntroductiontoEnvironmentalScience(E-NS)

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Geography(GEOG)103:OurDynamicPlanet(E-NS)

Meteorology(METR)121:Meteorology/Lab

Physics(PHYS)130:Acoustics/Music/SpeechLab

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III. CONNECTIONS: UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TheConnectionscomponentrequirescompletionof9credithours.Threecoursesfromdifferentdisciplinesatthe200+levelarerequired tofulfilltheConnectionscategory.Studentsshouldcomplete21credithoursofFoundations&Explorationscourses,orhavejuniorstatus, before enrolling in Connections courses.

Connections: Social & Cultural (K-SC)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Economics(ECON)375:MoralIssuesofCapitalism

InterdisciplinaryStudies(IDST)390:IDSTApplications

PersonalHealth(PH)365:HumanSexuality

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PersonalHealth(PH)447:HumanValues/HealthSCI

Psychology(PSY)350:SocialPsychology

Sociology(SOCL)220:MarriageandFamily

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Connections: Social & Cultural (K-SC)(3 Credit Hours Required)

SchoolofJournalism&Broadcasting(SBJ)310:MediaDiversity

Connections: Local to Global (K-LG)(3 Credit Hours Required)

Anthropology (ANTH) 388: Foodways

GeographicInformationScience(GISC)216:GeotechinaGlobalCommunity

Leadership(LEAD)450:LeadershipinGlobalContext

Healthcare Administration (HCA) 347: International Health Care

Music(MUS)277:WorldMusic

Sociology(SOCL)240:GlobalSocialProblems

HospitalityManagementandDietetics(HMD)211:HumanNutrition

Entrepreneurship (ENT) 312: Entrepreneurship

Psychology(PSYS)353:PsychologyofPrejudice

Psychology (PSYS) 423: Psychology of Adult Life and Aging

SchoolofProfessionalStudies(SPS)300:SystemsThinking

Sociology(SOCL)342:AginginSociety

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