The New General Education Program
This General Education Program applies to all students admitted to the University with basis of admission �FRESHMAN� in fall 2000 and thereafter and with basis of admission �TRANSFER� in fall 2002 and thereafter.
All other students should refer to the Undergraduate Bulletin for their class year concerning previous General Education Programs.�
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The General Education Program at the University at Albany proposes a set of knowledge areas, perspectives, and competencies considered by the University to be central to the intellectual development of every undergraduate. The Program is divided into three areas-Disciplinary Perspectives, Cultural and Historical Perspectives, and Communication and Reasoning Competencies.
The General Education Program is intended to provide students with a foundation that both prepares them for continued work within their chosen major and minor fields and gives them the intellectual habits that will enable them to become lifelong learners. Courses within the program are designed not only to enhance students� knowledge, but to provide them as well with new ways of thinking and with the ability to engage in critical analysis and creative activity.
Courses in the area of Disciplinary Perspectives emphasize multiple perspectives, enabling students to understand that subjects may be approached in a variety of ways and that different disciplines approach subjects in different ways. These courses prepare students for careers that will put them into contact with persons from different disciplinary backgrounds.
Courses in the area of Cultural and Historical Perspectives are designed to help students develop an understanding of their own identity and of their relation to various communities, and to increase their ability to interact effectively with persons from different cultural and regional backgrounds. Courses that focus on U.S. History and U.S. Diversity and Pluralism enable students to explore the U.S. as a nation, how it has developed, and how it relates to other areas of the world. Courses that focus on cultures, regions, and nations beyond the U.S. and on global and cross-cultural issues enable students to recognize the complexity and interconnectedness of the larger world.
Finally, courses in the area of Communication and Reasoning Competencies are designed to provide students with an enhanced ability to communicate with others, both through the written and spoken word, and to enable them to take advantage of computing technology as a medium of communication. Courses in this area are also designed to develop students� ability to reason in a variety of symbolic systems and contexts.
Students are encouraged to reflect on their General Education Program, to explore the relation of requirements to each other, to measure any given course against the stated goals for its specific category and for the program, and to use the experience of General Education to develop their own understanding of what constitutes a meaningful university education.
The characteristics of and the rationale and goals for the specific requirements of the General Education Program are discussed in greater detail below.
Characteristics of General Education Courses
The General Education Program as a whole has the following characteristics. Different categories within the Program emphasize different characteristics.
General education offers explicit understandings of the procedures and practices of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields.
General education provides multiple perspectives on the subject matter, reflecting the intellectual and cultural diversity within and beyond the University.
General education emphasizes active learning in an engaged environment that enables students to become producers as well as consumers of knowledge.
General education promotes critical thinking about the assumptions, goals, and methods of various fields of academic study and the interpretive, analytic, and evaluative competencies central to intellectual development.
The General Education Program at the University at Albany consists of a minimum of 30 credits of coursework in the following areas: disciplinary perspectives, cultural and historical perspectives, and communication and reasoning competencies.
The General Education Program is summarized in the following table:
Requirements of the General Education Program
Disciplinary Perspectives: |
Arts | (min. 3 crs) |
Humanities | (min. 3 crs) |
Natural Sciences | (min. 6 crs) |
Social Sciences | (min. 6 crs) |
Cultural and Historical Perspectives: |
U.S. Historical Perspectives | (min. 3 crs) |
Europe | (min. 3 crs) |
Regions beyond Europe | (min. 3 crs) |
Global and Cross-Cultural Studies | (min. 3 crs) |
U.S. Diversity & Pluralism |
(min. 3 crs) |
Communication and Reasoning Competencies: |
Information Literacy | (min. 1 course) |
Oral Discourse | (min. 1 course) |
Written Discourse: |
Lower-level Writing | (min. 1 course) |
Upper-level Writing | (min. 1 course) |
Mathematics and Statistics:
one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of mathematics at or
above the level of pre-calculus and/or probability, statistics, and data analysis |
Foreign Language:
two semesters of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a foreign language
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While the majority of General Education courses are at the 100 and 200 level, particularly in the category of Disciplinary Perspectives, the General Education Program at the University at Albany is conceived as extending throughout the four years of undergraduate study. Indeed, certain requirements, such as those in U.S. History, Global and Cross-Cultural Studies, and Oral Discourse, may be more appropriately completed during the junior and senior year. Students are encouraged, however, to complete the requirements in the category of Disciplinary Perspectives during their first two years. In addition, the Information Literacy and the lower-level writing requirement are expected to be completed within the freshman or sophomore year.
Students may not use the same course to fulfill both the Arts and the Humanities categories. Otherwise, if a course fulfills more than one category, students may use the course to fulfill all of those categories. Although such �double counting� may reduce the number of credits needed to fulfill General Education, to graduate from the University each student must have satisfactorily completed a minimum of thirty (30) graduation credits in courses designated as General Education requirements. If a course fulfilling a General Education category also meets a major or minor requirement, there is no prohibition against counting the course toward General Education and the major or minor.
Overview of the General Education Categories
The humanities and arts, natural sciences, and social sciences are commonly considered to be the core of a liberal arts education. Courses in the category of Disciplinary Perspectives are designed to familiarize students with the objectives, assumptions, subject matters, methods, and boundaries of knowledge organized in terms of academic disciplines. Requirements in this category seek to introduce students to a broad range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives and areas of knowledge.
Equally central to a liberal arts education is an understanding of history-the recognition that the world we inhabit today had its origins in and has been shaped by the events of the past, and that to understand our current situation we must try as best we can to understand the past. Of similar importance is an understanding of the origins, development and significance of human cultures, and the recognition of cultural distinctiveness and multiplicity. Courses in the category of Cultural and Historical Perspectives are designed to increase students� understanding of the history of this nation (U.S.), of its cultural diversity (U.S. Diversity and Pluralism), of histories and cultures that have played a major role in the development of the U.S. (Europe), and of cultures and histories beyond those of the U.S. and Europe (Regions beyond Europe).
In addition, these courses seek to introduce students to the complex intersections of the local and global, and to the different perspectives that emerge from a focus on the national, the regional, the global, and the cross-cultural. 21st century students will inhabit an environment increasingly characterized by global dynamics in which decisions made in the United States will affect the lives of people elsewhere and decisions made elsewhere will affect the lives of people in the United States. Moreover, they will inhabit an environment increasingly shaped by forces that transcend national borders and that are reconfiguring the globe�s regions and cultures in the service of various economic and political interests. Courses approved for Global and Cross-Cultural Studies provide students with an opportunity to examine the global forces that give rise to and shape nations, cultures and regions, and to explore the larger perspectives that emerge from cross-cultural comparisons. The Foreign Language requirement is also designed to enhance students' global awareness and to expand their knowledge of different cultures.
The U.S. Diversity and Pluralism requirement reflects the University at Albany�s long-standing commitment to respect for difference, to civic dialogue as a means of negotiating conflicts in cultural and political values arising from human diversity, to understanding the relation of cultural pluralism to political democracy, and to the development of socially responsible citizens. Courses in this category are designed to introduce students to the diversity of cultures that make up the United States, as well as to the historical, political, and economic forces that have led these cultures to develop differently and to be accorded different significance. Approved courses frequently focus on key issues of current concern (e.g., the gay rights movement), setting these issues in the context of how a democratic society defines majorities and minorities and understands the rights and responsibilities of each.
The General Education Program is designed to provide students with a set of competencies essential both for academic success and for becoming effective citizens of the 21st century, including the requirement in Mathematics and Statistics, the Information Literacy requirement, and the Written and Oral Discourse requirements.
Transition and Implementation
A. Students admitted to the University whose basis of admission is "FRESHMAN":
The new requirements will apply to all students whose basis of admission is �freshman� who matriculate at the University in Fall 2000 or thereafter.
B. Students admitted to the University whose basis of admission is "TRANSFER":
The requirements do not apply to students whose basis of admission is �transfer� who matriculated at an accredited college or university prior to Fall 2000; these students instead are required to meet the �Continuing� (1992) General Education requirements for transfer students.
The requirements will apply to all other students whose basis of admission is �transfer� and who matriculate at the University in Fall 2002 or thereafter.
For at least the next few years, the Office of Undergraduate Studies will provide through the print and web versions of the Undergraduate Bulletin and through other media as deemed necessary, a full description for both the 1992-2000 and the 2000+ general education requirements. Students who feel their placement within either system of general education requirements is inappropriate to their circumstances or may cause undue hardship may appeal to the General Education Committee through the Office of Undergraduate Studies.
In accordance with the Trustees� policies, if a student from a SUNY state-operated campus or SUNY community college has fulfilled, as determined by the policies of the other SUNY campus, one or more of the Trustees-mandated general educational categories, the University at Albany will also consider the student to have fulfilled that category or those categories. This is true even if 1) Albany requires more credits or courses for the given category; 2) the requirement is fulfilled by a course whose Albany equivalent does not fulfill the same requirement; 3) the student received a non-transferable but minimally passing grade in the course; 4) due to limits on total transferable credits, the student is unable to include that course among those transferred to Albany; 5) the student was waived from the requirement based on high school achievement or other standards different from those employed by Albany; or 6) the student was covered by a blanket waiver of the requirement by the SUNY Provost because the other SUNY campus was not yet able to implement the given requirement.
The same principle of reciprocity should apply to students who transfer from non-SUNY schools. If a course approved for transfer from a non-SUNY school is deemed to be equivalent to a University at Albany course that meets a general education requirement, the student shall be considered to have fulfilled the Albany general education category represented by that course. This is true even if 1) Albany requires more credits or courses for the given category; 2) the student receives a non-transferable but minimally passing grade in the course; or 3) due to limits on total transferable credits, the student is unable to include that course among those transferred to Albany.
The foregoing conditions only apply to prematriculation credits.
The only exception to the policies outlined above are the University�s Global and Cross-Cultural Studies requirement, the U.S. Diversity and Pluralism requirement, and the upper division Writing Intensive requirement. These requirements shall be considered �local� campus requirements, independent of the SUNY Trustees� system of General Education, and shall be required of all students whose basis of admission is �transfer� who matriculate at the University in fall 2002 or thereafter. Students may continue to present credit for courses the University deems equivalent to these requirements, but for the transfer course to fulfill the upper division writing requirement it must be completed with a grade of C or better or a grade of S.
Students who feel they have not been appropriately accorded equivalence for any given course or courses are encouraged to consult with their academic adviser; if the academic adviser determines that the student has not been awarded appropriate equivalency, the student or the adviser may then appeal the decision through established procedures. Students who believe their transfer work or academic circumstances may justify a waiver or substitution for part of the general education requirements may appeal to the General Education Committee through the Office of Undergraduate Studies (LC 30). As the requirements are implemented, the units considering transfer equivalencies should, if there is demonstrable ambiguity, decide in favor of the transfer student.
C. Transfer Credit D Grades:
Except for the University�s writing requirements, for which a grade of C or higher or S is required, either pre- or postmatriculation transfer work graded D+, D or D- in a course that applies to one or more of the University�s General Education requirements may be applied toward fulfilling the requirements, even if the student receives no graduation credit for the course.
Administration of the Program
The Dean of Undergraduate Studies is responsible for the administration of the program, including interpretation of legislation, assessing the number of seats required and communicating that information to Deans, evaluation of courses, faculty development and program assessment. The Dean shall also have the explicit authority to grant waivers and make appropriate substitutions for individual students, and to decertify courses that do not meet the program�s standards. The Dean shall have sufficient material and human resources to meet these responsibilities.
The General Education Committee, appointed by the Dean, will advise the Dean on these matters. The General Education Committee shall have between 12 and 15 members, with broad representation across the University, and shall be chaired by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies with specific responsibility for the General Education Program.
Course proposals originate in departments or programs, pass through college and school curriculum committees where appropriate, and are reviewed by the General Education Committee. It is the responsibility of the Dean and of the General Education Committee to insure that course proposals meet the values and criteria of the General Education Program. New course proposals must also be approved by the Undergraduate Academic Council of the University Senate; revisions to existing courses designed to qualify them for the general education program will be reviewed only by the General Education Committee.
The General Education Committee will review approved courses on a regular cycle of three years. At the end of the review process, the committee will continue the course for another three-year cycle, suggest revisions necessary for its continuance, or designate the course to be discontinued as a general education course, effective at the end of the spring term of the next academic year. Any decision to discontinue a course must provide sufficient opportunity for appeal and revision.
General Education: Course Lists by Category:
To review the most up-to-date information on courses approved for General Education categories, please visit the General Education website: https://www.albany.edu/gened/newgened.html
Arts
A | Ant | 268L | Ethnology of Pre-Columbian Art |
A | Arh | 170L | Survey of Art in the Western World I |
A | Arh | 171L | Survey of Art in the Western World II |
A | Arh | 230 | The Art of Medieval Knighthood |
A | Arh | 260 | Introduction to Cinema |
A | Arh | 265 | History of Photography |
A | Arh | 266 | Photography from 1970 to Present |
A | Arh | 280 | Chinese Painting |
A | Cla | 207L | Egyptian Archaeology |
A | Cla | 208L | Greek Archaeology |
A | Cla | 209 | Roman Archaeology |
A | Eas | 140 | East Asian Cinema |
A | Eac | 280 | Chinese Painting |
A | Eng | 102 | Introduction to Creative Writing |
A | Eng | 233 | Modern Drama |
A | Eng | 325 | American Drama |
A | His | 263E | Art, Music, and History A Multimedia Approach I |
A | His | 264E | Art, Music, and History A Multimedia Approach II |
A | Lcs | 216L | Music and Society in Latin America |
A | Lcs | 268L | Ethnology of Pre-Columbian Art |
A | Lcs | 315L | Latin America through Film |
A | Mus | 100L | Introduction to Music |
A | Mus | 102L | The Golden Age of Piano Music |
A | Mus | 110 | Basic Music Theory |
A | Mus | 115L | Jazz: America's Music |
A | Mus | 170L | Secondary Performance |
A | Mus | 178L | Major Performance Study I |
A | Mus | 180L | Chamber Ensembles |
A | Mus | 182L | Percussion Ensemble |
A | Mus | 184L | Jazz Ensemble |
A | Mus | 185L | Univ-Community Symphony |
A | Mus | 186L | Univ-Community Symphonic Band |
A | Mus | 187L | The University Chorale |
A | Mus | 208L | Introduction to Opera |
A | Mus | 211L | The Concerto |
A | Mus | 212L | Chamber Music |
A | Mus | 213L | Survey of Symphonic Music |
A | Mus | 214L | American Music |
A | Mus | 216L | Music and Society in Latin America |
A | Mus | 230 | Music History I |
A | Mus | 231 | Music History II |
A | Mus | 270L | Secondary Performance |
A | Mus | 278L | Major Performance Study III |
A | Mus | 287L | University Chamber Singers |
A | Mus | 289L | Electronic Music Ensemble |
A | Mus | 320 | Intro to Music Composition |
A | Mus | 325 | Electronic Music |
A | Mus | 334L | Survey of American Music |
A | Mus | 338L | Survey of Opera |
A | Thr | 107L | Introduction to Dramatic Art |
A | Thr | 120 | Understanding Design for the Performing Arts |
A | Thr | 221L | Devlpmt of Theatre & Drama I |
A | Thr | 222L | Devlpmt of Theatre & Drama II |
A | Thr | 224L | Contemporary Issues in Modern Drama |
A | Thr | 225L | American Theatre History |
A | Thr | 230L | Great Drama on Film & Video |
A | Thr | 235L | Fundamentals of Theatrical Design |
A | Thr | 322L | Development of Theatre and Drama III |
A | Thr | 380L | History of Costume |
Humanities
A | Aas | 142L | African/African-American Literature |
A | Ant | 175L | Anthropology and Folklore |
A | Ant | 268L | Ethnology Pre-Columbian Art |
A | Cla | 207L | Egyptian Archaeology |
A | Cla | 208L | Greek Archaeology |
A | Cla | 209L | Roman Archaeology |
A | Clc | 105L | Myths of the Greek World |
A | Clc | 110L | Classical Roots: Great Ideas of Greece and Rome |
A | Clc | 223L | Masterpieces of Greek Tragedy and Comedy |
A | Eac | 150L | China Through Western Eyes |
A | Eac | 170L | China: Its Culture and Heritage |
A | Eac | 210L | Survey of Classical Chinese Lit in Translation I |
A | Eac | 211L | Survey of Classical Chinese Lit in Translation II |
A | Eac | 212L | Modern Chinese Literature in Translation |
A | Eaj | 170L | Japan: Its Culture and Heritage |
A | Eaj | 210L | Survey of Traditional Japanese Literature |
A | Eaj | 212L | Modern Japanese Literature in Translation |
A | Eas | 103L | Sources of East Asian Civilizations I |
A | Eas | 104L | Sources of East Asian Civilizations II |
A | Eng | 121L | Reading Literature |
A | Eng | 122L | Reading Prose Fiction |
A | Eng | 123L | Reading Drama |
A | Eng | 124L | Reading Poetry |
A | Eng | 144L | Reading Shakespeare |
A | Eng | 215L | Methods of Literary Criticism |
A | Eng | 222L | Masterpieces of Literature |
A | Eng | 223L | Short Story |
A | Eng | 226L | Study of Literary Theme, Form, or Mode |
A | Eng | 232L | Modern Novel |
A | Eng | 233L | Modern Drama |
A | Eng | 234L | Modern Poetry |
A | Eng | 241L | Popular Literature |
A | Eng | 242L | Science Fiction |
A | Eng | 260L | Forms of Poetry |
A | Eng | 261L | American Poetic Tradition |
A | Eng | 291L | The English Literary Tradition I |
A | Eng | 292L | The English Literary Tradition II |
A | Eng | 295L | Classics of Western Literature I: Epic to Modern Drama |
A | Eng | 296L | Classics of Western Literature II: Epic to Modern Novel |
A | Eng | 325L | American Drama |
A | Eng | 362 | Critical Approaches to Gender and Sexuality in Literature |
A | Eng | 368L | Women Writers |
A | Fre | 201 | Perspectives on the Modern World: Medieval Women |
A | Fre | 241L | Introduction to French Studies |
A | Fre | 361 | Readings in French Literature |
A | His | 263E | Art, Music, and History a Multimedia Approach I |
A | His | 264E | Art, Music, and History a Multimedia Approach II |
A | His | 297 | Religion in Society and History |
A | Ita | 223L | Introduction to Literary Methods |
A | Jst | 231 | Modern Jewish Thought |
A | Jst | 242 | The Bible as Literature |
A | Jst | 272 | Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation |
A | Jst | 273 | The Arab in Israeli Literature |
A | Jst | 274 | Love & Sex in Hebrew Literature |
A | Jst | 373/Z | The Arab in Israeli Literature |
A | Jst | 374/Z | Love & Sex in Hebrew Literature |
A | Lcs | 216L | Music & Society in Latin America |
A | Lcs | 268L | Ethnology Pre-Columbian Art |
A | Lcs | 315L | Latin America through Film |
A | Mus | 216L | Music & Society in Latin America |
A | Phi | 110L | Introduction to Philosophical Problems |
A | Phi | 111L | The Mind and the World |
A | Phi | 112L | Introduction to Reasoning and Analysis |
A | Phi | 114L | Morals and Society |
A | Phi | 115L | Moral Choices |
A | Phi | 116L | World Views |
A | Phi | 210L | Introduction to Logic |
A | Phi | 212L | Introduction to Ethical Theory |
A | Phi | 218L | Understanding Science |
A | Rel | 100L | Introduction to Study of Religion |
A | Rel | 116L | World Views |
A | Rel | 175L | Anthropology and Folklore |
A | Rel | 200L | Introduction to the Bible |
A | Rel | 231 | Modern Jewish Thought |
A | Rel | 297L | Religion and Society in History |
A | Rus | 171L | Women in Russian Culture |
A | Rus | 251L | Masterpieces of 19th-Century Russian Literature |
A | Rus | 252L | Masterpieces of 20th-Century Russian Literature |
A | Rus | 253L | Contemporary Russian Lit |
A | Rus | 261L | Dostoevsky and Tolstoy in English Translation |
A | Rus | 354L | The Russian Novel in Its Western Context |
A | Spn | 223L | Intro to Literary Methods |
A | Spn | 312 | Representative Spanish Authors II |
A | Thr | 221L | Development of Theatre and Drama I |
A | Thr | 222L | Development of Theatre and Drama II |
A | Thr | 224L | Issues Modern Drama |
A | Thr | 225L | American Theatre History |
A | Thr | 230L | Great Drama on Film & Video |
A | Wss | 362L | Critical Approaches to Women in Literature |
A | Wss | 368L | Women Writers |
R | Pos | 103 | Political Theory |
R | Pos | 306 | Contemporary Democratic Theory |
U | Uni | 101 | Foundations of Great Ideas I |
U | Uni | 151L | Human Identity and Technology I |
U | Uni | 156L | Human Identity and Technology I |
Natural Sciences
A | Ant | 110N | Introduction to Human Evolution |
A | Ant | 111N | Introduction to the Primates |
A | Ant | 119N | The City and Human Health |
A | Atm | 100N | The Atmosphere |
A | Atm | 101N | The Upper Atmosphere |
A | Atm | 102N | Science and Major Environmental Issues |
A | Atm | 107 | The Oceans |
A | Bio | 102N | General Biological Sciences |
A | Bio | 110F | General Biology I |
A | Bio | 110N | General Biology I |
A | Bio | 111N | General Biology II |
A | Bio | 117N | Nutrition |
A | Bio | 208N | Marine Biology |
A | Bio | 209N | The Human Organism |
A | Bio | 230N | People and Resources in Ecological Perspective |
A | Bio | 241N | The Biology of Sex |
A | Chm | 100N | Chemical ABCs: Atoms, Bonds, Citizen Consumers, Chemistry of Cancer |
A | Chm | 120N | General Chemistry I |
A | Chm | 121N | General Chemistry II |
A | Geo | 100F | Planet Earth |
A | Geo | 100N | Planet Earth |
A | Geo | 201N | Environmental Analysis |
A | Gog | 101N | Introduction to the Physical Environment |
A | Gog | 201N | Environmental Analysis |
A | Gog | 304N | Introduction to Climatology |
A | Phy | 100N | Contemporary Astronomy: Cosmic Connection |
A | Phy | 102N | Applicatns Modern Physics in Art History and Archaeology |
A | Phy | 103N | Exploration of Space |
A | Phy | 104N | Physical Science for Humanists |
A | Phy | 105N | General Physics I |
A | Phy | 108N | General Physics II |
A | Phy | 140N | Introductory Physics I |
A | Phy | 141 | Honors Physics I: Mechanics |
A | Phy | 150N | Introductory Physics II |
A | Phy | 151 | Honors Physics II: Electromagnetism |
A | Phy | 202N | Environmental Physics |
U | Uni | 154N | Human Identity and Technology II |
U | Uni | 158N | Human Identity and Technology II |
A | Wss | 109N | Women, Biology and Health |
Social Sciences
A | Ant | 108M | Cultural Anthropology |
A | Ant | 131M | Ancient People of the World |
A | Ant | 160M | Symbol and Human Nature |
A | Ant | 220M | Introduction to Linguistics |
A | Ant | 240M | The North American Indian |
A | Ant | 341M | Ethnology of Mesoamerica |
A | Cla | 131M | Ancient People of the World |
A | Com | 100M | Human Communication |
A | Eac | 160M | China in the Post-Utopian Age |
A | Eas | 321M | Exploring the Multicultural City |
A | Eco | 110M | Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics |
A | Eco | 111M | Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics |
A | Eco | 202M | The American Economy: Its Structure and Institutions |
A | Eng | 217M | Introduction to Linguistics |
A | Gog | 102M | Place, Space, and Landscape |
A | Gog | 160M | China in the Post-Utopian Age |
A | Gog | 220M | Introduction to Urban Geography |
A | Gog | 321 | Exploring the Multicultural City |
A | His | 220M | Public Policy in Modern America |
A | Lcs | 282M | Race and Ethnicity |
A | Lcs | 321M | Exploring the Multicultural City |
A | Lin | 220M | Introduction to Linguistics |
A | Lcs | 341M | Ethnology of Mesoamerica |
A | Pln | 220M | Introductory Urban Planning |
A | Psy | 101M | Introduction to Psychology |
A | Psy | 102M | Advanced Introduction to Psychology |
A | Psy | 250M | The Psychology of Decision Making |
A | Soc | 115M | Introduction to Sociology |
A | Soc | 180G | Social Problems |
A | Soc | 180M | Social Problems |
A | Soc | 210M | Sociology of Culture |
A | Soc | 262M | Sociology of Gender |
A | Soc | 282M | Race and Ethnicity |
A | Soc | 283M | Juvenile Delinquency |
A | Soc | 359G | Medical Sociology |
A | Soc | 359M | Medical Sociology |
A | Wss | 220G | Perspectives on Women |
A | Wss | 220M | Perspectives on Women |
A | Wss | 262M | Sociology of Gender |
E | Aps | 400 | United States Educational Governance, Policy, and Administration |
R | Pos | 101M | American Politics |
R | Pos | 102M | Comparative and International Politics |
R | Pos | 103M | Political Theory |
R | Pos | 240M | Introduction to Public Policy |
R | Pos | 340M | Introduction to Political Analysis |
U | Uni | 152M | Human Identity and Technology I |
U | Uni | 157M | Human Identity and Technology II |
United States Historical Perspectives
The following courses have been approved for ALL students to fulfill the U.S. Historical Perspectives General Education Requirement: |
A | His | 100 | American Political and Social History I |
A | His | 101 | American Political and Social History II |
R | Pos | 101 | American Politics |
A | His | 259 | History of Women and Social Change |
A | His | 311 | History of American Foreign Policy I |
A | His | 312 | History of American Foreign Policy II |
A | His | 317 | History of the American City to 1860 |
A | His | 318 | History of the American City since 1860 |
A | His | 321 | American Social History to Civil War |
A | His | 322 | American Social History: Civil War to Present |
A | His | 327 | The Roles of Law in American History |
A | His | 328 | Lawyers in American Life, 1607 to Present |
A | Wss | 259 | History of Women and Social Changes |
The following courses have been approved for students who received an 85 or above on the NYS Regents Exam to fulfill the U.S. Historical Perspectives General Education Requirement |
A | Aas | 213 | History of Civil Rights Movement |
A | Aas | 220 | Black and White in America |
A | Ant | 351 | Ethnicity in North America |
A | Eas | 180 | Asian America |
A | Gog | 125 | The American City |
A | Gog | 180 | Asian America |
A | Gog | 240 | Patterns of American Immigration |
A | Gog | 356/Z | Geography of the United States |
A | His | 100 | American Political and Social History I |
A | His | 101 | American Political and Social History II |
A | His | 220M | Public Policy in Modern America |
A | His | 292 | Trials in United States History |
A | His | 300 | History of American Indians |
A | His | 311 | History of American Foreign Policy I |
A | His | 312 | History of American Foreign Policy II |
A | His | 313 | Constitutional History of the United States |
A | His | 316 | Workers and Work in America: 1600-Present |
A | His | 317 | History of the American City to 1860 |
A | His | 318 | History of the American City since 1860 |
A | His | 321 | American Social History to Civil War |
A | His | 322 | American Social History: Civil War to Present |
A | His | 325 | The Quest for Equality in American History |
A | His | 327 | The Roles of Law in American History |
A | His | 328 | Lawyers in American Life, 1607 to Present |
A | Jst | 221 | The American Jewish Experience |
A | Jst | 260 | Jews and the Immigrant Experience in America |
A | Jst | 351 | Ethnicity in North America |
A | Wss | 106 | U.S. Women Who Changed Our World |
A | Wss | 260 | History of Women and Social Change |
R | Pos | 101 | American Politics |
R | Pos | 426 | American Constitutional Law |
Europe
A | Arh | 170 | Survey of Art in the Western World I |
A | Arh | 171 | Survey of Art in the Western World II |
A | Clc | 110 | Great Ideas of Greece and Rome |
A | Clc | 133 | History of Ancient Greece |
A | Clc | 134 | History of Ancient Rome |
A | Clc | 301 | Rome and the Mediterranean World |
A | Clc | 310 | Women in Antiquity |
A | Fre | 201 | Perspectives on the Modern World: Medieval Women |
A | Fre | 360 | Evolution of French Literature and Civilization |
A | His | 130 | History of European Civilization I |
A | His | 131 | History of European Civilization II |
A | His | 235 | Early Medieval Christianity |
A | His | 250 | The Holocaust in History |
A | His | 253 | Medieval Jews Among Muslims and Christians |
A | His | 257 | Jews, War and Revolution: West European Jewry, 1770-1918 |
A | His | 258 | Jews, War and Revolution: East European Jewry, 1772-1918 |
A | His | 263 | Art, Music, and History I |
A | His | 264 | Art, Music, and History II |
A | Jst | 275 | Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective |
A | His | 336/Z | History of the Early Middle Ages |
A | His | 337/Z | The High Middle Ages |
A | His | 338/Z | The Italian Renaissance, 1300-1530 |
A | His | 339/Z | Renaissance and Reformation in 16th Century Europe |
A | His | 342/Z | Europe in the Age of Romanticism and Revolution |
A | His | 343/Z | Europe 1848-1914 |
A | His | 344/Z | Europe, 1914-45 |
A | His | 345/Z | Europe Since World War Two |
A | His | 346/Z | The History of England I |
A | His | 347/Z | The History of England II |
A | His | 351/Z | History of Germany |
A | His | 352/Z | History of Eastern Europe I |
A | His | 353/Z | History of Eastern Europe II |
A | His | 354/Z | History of Russia I |
A | His | 355/Z | History of Russia II |
A | His | 356/Z | The World at War, 1939-45 |
A | His | 364Z | Culture and the French Revolution |
A | Jst | 250 | The Holocaust in History |
A | Jst | 252 | Jews Hellenism, and Early Christianity |
A | Jst | 253 | Medieval Jews Among Muslims and Christians |
A | Jst | 257 | Jews, War, and Revolution: West European Jewry, 1770-1918 |
A | Jst | 258 | Jews, War, and Revolution: East European Jewry, 1772-1918 |
A | Jst | 275 | Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective |
A | Jst | 342/Z | Issues in Hellenistic-Rabbinic Judaism |
A | Jst | 343/Z | Issues in Medieval Jewish History |
A | Mus | 230 | Music History I |
A | Mus | 231 | Music History II |
A | Rel | 252 | Jews Hellenism, and Early Christianity |
A | Rel | 253 | Medieval Jews Among Muslims and Christians |
A | Rus | 161 | Russian Civilization |
A | Thr | 221 | Development of Theatre and Drama I |
A | Thr | 222 | Development of Theatre and Drama II |
A | Wss | 311 | Women in Antiquity |
R | Pos | 301 | History of Political Theory I |
R | Pos | 302 | History of Political Theory II |
Regions Beyond Europe
A | Aas | 269 | Caribbean: Peoples, Histories, Cultures |
A | Aas | 286 | African Civilizations |
A | Aas | 287 | Africa in the Modern World |
A | Ant | 233 | Aztec, Incas and Mayans |
A | Ant | 236 | American Indian Archaeology |
A | Ant | 240 | The North American Indian |
A | Ant | 243 | Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East |
A | Ant | 269 | Caribbean: Peoples, Histories, Cultures |
A | Ant | 341 | Ethnology of Mesoamerica |
A | Eac | 160 | China in the Post-Utopian Age |
A | Eac | 170 | China: Its Culture and Heritage |
A | Eac | 357 | China Women and Modernity |
A | Eac | 379/Z | History of China I |
A | Eac | 380/Z | History of China II |
A | Eaj | 170 | Japan: Its Culture and Heritage |
A | Eaj | 210L | Survey of Traditional Japanese Literature |
A | Eaj | 212L | Modern Japanese Literature in Translation |
A | Eaj | 384 | History of Japan I |
A | Eaj | 385Z | History of Japan II |
A | Eak | 170 | Korea: Its Culture and Heritage |
A | Eas | 103 | Sources of East Asian Civ I |
A | Eas | 104 | Sources of East Asian Civ II |
A | Eas | 177 | Cultures and Societies of Asia: An Historical Survey II |
A | Eas | 260 | China in the Revolution |
A | His | 145 | Continuity and Change in Latin America |
A | His | 170 | Intro to Caribbean History |
A | His | 176 | Cultures & Societies of Asia I |
A | His | 177 | Cultures & Societies of Asia II |
A | His | 260 | China in Revolution |
A | His | 286 | African Civilizations |
A | His | 287 | Africa in the Modern World |
A | His | 357 | China Women and Modernity |
A | His | 371/Z | South American Since 1810 |
A | His | 379/Z | History of China I |
A | His | 380/Z | History of China II |
A | His | 381/Z | History of the Middle East I |
A | His | 382/Z | History of the Middle East II |
A | His | 384 | History of Japan I |
A | His | 385/Z | History of Japan II |
A | His | 386/Z | Race and Conflict in South Africa |
A | His | 387 | Islam in the Middle East: Religion and Culture I |
A | His | 388/Z | Islam in the Middle East: Religion and Culture II |
A | Jst | 243 | Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East |
A | Jst | 251 | Early Israel & Biblical Civiliztn |
A | Jst | 257 | Jews, War and Revolution: West European Jewry, 1770-1918 |
A | His | 258 | Jews, War and Revolution: East European Jewry, 1772-1918 |
A | Jst | 285 | Hero and Antihero in Scripture |
A | His | 341/Z | Issues in Biblical Civilization |
A | Lcs | 100/Z | Cultures of Latin America |
A | Lcs | 102 | Intro Caribbean History |
A | Lcs | 145 | Continuity and Change in Latin America |
A | Lcs | 216L | Music and Society in Latin America: Past and Present |
A | Lcs | 233 | Aztec, Incas and Mayans |
A | Lcs | 269 | Caribbean: Peoples, Histories, Cultures |
A | Lcs | 341 | Ethnology of Mesoamerica |
A | Lcs | 371/Z | South America Since 1810 |
A | Rel | 285 | Hero and Antihero in Scripture |
A | Rel | 387 | Islam in the Middle East: Religion and Culture I |
A | Rel | 388 | Islam in the Middle East: Religion and Culture II |
R | Pos | 373 | Government and Politics in the People's Republic of China |
A | Wss | 357 | Chinese Women and Modernity |
Global and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
A | Ant | 108 | Cultural Anthropology |
A | Cas | 103 | Perspectives on Globalization |
A | Cas | 141 | Concepts of Race and Culture in the Modern World |
A | Cas | 150 | Cultural Diversity and the Human Condition |
A | Com | 371 | Theories of Intercultural Communication |
A | Eco | 130 | Third World Economies: An Interdisciplinary Profile |
A | Gog | 102 | Place, Space, and Landscape |
A | Gog | 225 | World Cities |
A | His | 158 | The World in the 20th Century |
A | His | 255 | The Holocaust: Lessons in Legacies |
A | His | 275 | Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective |
A | His | 291 | Messiah/Messianism in Judiasm and Christianity |
A | His | 293 | History of Women in the Americas |
A | His | 296 | Peace in the Nuclear Age |
A | His | 297 | Religion and Society in History |
A | Jst | 150 | Survey of Jewish Civilization |
A | Jst | 254 | Jews in the Modern World |
A | Jst | 255 | The Holocaust: Lessons in Legacies |
A | Jst | 256 | World Jewry Since the Holocaust |
A | Jst | 275 | Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective |
A | Jst | 286 | Jerusalem: The City and the Idea |
A | Jst | 291 | Messiah/Messianism in Judaism and Christianity |
A | Jst | 344 | Issues in Modern Jewish History |
A | Lcs | 359 | Globalization in the Americas |
A | Phi | 214 | World Religions |
A | Pln | 320 | International and Urban Planning |
A | Rel | 214 | World Religions |
A | Rel | 254 | Jews in the Modern World |
A | Rel | 256 | World Jewry Since the Holocaust |
A | Rel | 291 | Messiah/Messianism in Judaism and Christianity |
A | Rel | 297 | Religion and Society in History |
A | Wss | 308 | Global Perspectives on Women |
R | Pos | 102 | Comparative and International Politics |
R | Pos | 355 | Government and Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa |
R | Pos | 370 | International Relations: Theory |
R | Pos | 371 | International Relations: Practice |
R | Pos | 374 | America and Asia: Whose Leadership? |
R | Pos | 385 | Vietnam: The Politics of Intervention |
R | Pos | 461 | Comparative Ethnicity |
R | Pos | 473 | Economic Relations in the Global System |
U | Uni | 301Z | Foundations of Great Ideas II |
U.S. Diversity and Pluralism
A | Aas | 142L | African/African-American Literature |
A | Aas | 213 | History of the Civil Rights Movement |
A | Aas | 220 | Black and White in America |
A | Aas | 240 | Classism, Racism & Sexism: Issues |
A | Ant | 100* | Culture, Society, and Biology |
A | Ant | 172 | Community and Self |
A | Ant | 351 | Ethnicity in North America |
A | Cas | 125 | Diversity of Voices in Literature & the Arts |
A | Cas | 131 | Diversity and Equity in America |
A | Cas | 141* | Concepts of Race and Culture in the Modern World |
A | Cas | 150* | Cultural Diversity and the Human Condition |
A | Cas | 240 | Images & Issues of Diversity in Visual Arts |
A | Com | 371* | Theories of Intercultural Communication |
A | Eas | 180 | Asian America |
A | Eco | 130* | The Third World Economies: Interdisciplinary Profile |
A | Eng | 240 | Growing Up in America |
A | Fre | 208 | New World Cultural Diversity |
A | Fre | 281 | Francophone Cultures: New World and Third World |
A | Gog | 125M | The American City |
A | Gog | 180 | Asian America |
A | Gog | 240 | Patterns of American Immigration |
A | His | 158* | The World in the 20th Century |
A | His | 225 | Hollywood and the Jews |
A | His | 275 | Antisemitism in Historical Perspective |
A | Jst | 155 | Judaism: Traditions and Practices |
A | Jst | 221 | The American Jewish Experience |
A | Jst | 225 | Hollywood and the Jews |
A | Jst | 260 | Jews and Immigrant Experience in America |
A | Jst | 270 | Jewish-Christian Relations |
A | Jst | 275 | Antisemitism in Historical Perspective |
A | Jst | 351 | Jewish American Ethnic Groups |
A | Lcs | 201 | Hispanic Cultures in the U.S. |
A | Lcs | 216L* | Music and Society in Latin America |
A | Lcs | 240 | Classism, Racism, and Sexism : Issues |
A | Lcs | 282 | Race and Ethnicity |
A | Lcs | 302 | Las Culturas Latinas en los Estados Unidos |
A | Lcs | 375 | Latino Politics in the United States |
A | Mus | 216L* | Music and Society in Latin America |
A | Phi | 214* | World Religions |
A | Phi | 328 | Philosophy and Race |
A | Rel | 100L* | Intro to the Study of Religion |
A | Rel | 155 | Judaism: Traditions and Practices |
A | Rel | 214* | World Religions |
A | Rel | 270 | Jewish-Christian Relations |
A | Rel | 275 | Social Morality and Citizenship Education in a Pluralistic Society |
A | Soc | 262M | Sociology of Gender |
A | Soc | 282 | Race and Ethnicity |
A | Soc | 375 | U.S. Urban Neighborhood Diversity |
A | Spn | 322 | Las Culturas Latinas en los Estados Unidos |
A | Thr | 228 | Voices Diversity Contemp Amer Theatre/Drama |
A | Wss | 101 | Introduction to Feminisms |
A | Wss | 106 | U.S. Women Who Changed the World |
A | Wss | 202 | Introduction to Lesbian and Gay Studies |
A | Wss | 240 | Classism, Racism and Sexism : Issues |
A | Wss | 262M | Sociology of Gender |
E | Edu | 275 | Social Morality and Citizenship Education in a Pluralistic Society |
E | Edu | 375 | Social Responsibility and Citizenship Education in Pluralistic Society |
E | Spe | 460 | Intro Human Exceptionality |
R | Crj | 210 | Policies of Crime in Heterogeneous Societies |
R | Ssw | 220 | Value Issues in Social Welfare |
U | Uni | 153 | Human Identity and Technology II |
U | Uni | 230 | An Introduction to Disability Studies |
* Counts toward this requirement only if taken before Fall 2004.
Information Literacy
A | Aas | 240 | Classism, Racism & Sexism: Issues (Ng section) |
A | Com | 265 | Intro to Communication Theory |
A | Csi | 198T | Consulting Service |
A | Csi | 199 | Consulting Service |
A | Eac | 160M/G | China in the Post-Utopian Age |
A | Eas | 205 | East Asian Research and Bibliographic Methods |
A | Lin | 100M | Understanding Language |
A | Gog | 160M/G | China: People and Places in the Land of One Billion |
A | Lin | 100M | Understanding Language |
A | Lcs | 240 | Classism, Racism & Sexism: Issues (Ng section) |
A | Wss | 109N | Women, Biology, and Health (if taken before Fall 2005) |
A | Wss | 240 | Classism, Racism & Sexism: Issues (Ng section) |
E | Cpy | 204 | Principles of Career and Life Planning |
R | Isp | 100 | Internet and Information Access |
R | Isp | 301 | Introduction to Information Science |
U | Uni | 100 | The Freshmen Year Experience |
(U | Uni | 15_) | Four-Course Project Renaissance Sequence |
U | Unl | 205 | Information Literacy |
U | Unl | 206 | Information Literacy in the Sciences |
Oral Discourse
A | Aas | 490 | Senior Seminar |
A | Ant | 423 | Linguistic Structures |
A | Arh | 450 | Art/Soc Early Mod France |
A | Arh | 499 | Research Seminar Art History |
A | Art | 305 | Intermediate Drawing |
A | Atm | 321 | Physical Meteorology |
A | Bio | 212 | Introductory Genetics |
A | Com | 203 | Speech Composition and Presentation |
A | Com | 212 | Argumentation and Debate |
A | Com | 399 | Oral Discourse & Civil Culture |
A | Eac | 210L | Survey of Classical Chinese Lit in Translation I |
A | Eac | 211L | Survey of Classical Chinese Lit in Translation II |
A | Eac | 212L | Modern Chinese Literature in Translation |
A | Eac | 301 | Advanced Chinese I |
A | Eac | 302 | Advanced Chinese II |
A | Eaj | 301 | Advanced Japanese I |
A | Eaj | 302 | Advanced Japanese II |
A | Eak | 301 | Advanced Korean I |
A | Eak | 301 | Advanced Korean II |
A | Eas | 190 | Confucianism & Samurai Ethic |
A | Eas | 321 M | Exploring the Multicultural City |
A | Eco | 466 | Financial Economics |
A | Eng | 300 Z* | Expository Writing |
A | Eng | 301 Z* | Critical Writing |
A | Eng | 302 Z* | Creative Writing |
A | Eng | 303 Z* | Forms of Argumentative and Persuasive Writing (Rhetoric) |
A | Eng | 304 Z* | Forms of Creative Writing (Poetics) |
A | Fre | 218 | France Today |
A | Fre | 221 L | Intermediate French I |
A | Fre | 222 L | Intermediate French II |
A | Fre | 270 | Beginning French for Business |
A | Fre | 350 | Conversation and Writing |
A | Fre | 460 | Art/Soc Early Mod France |
A | Geo | 350 | Environmental Geochemistry |
A | Gog | 321 M | Exploring the Multicultural City |
A | Gog | 330 | Principles of Environmental Management |
A | Gog | 344 | World Population |
A | Ita | 206 | Intermediate Conversation and Oral Grammar |
A | Jrl | 350 | Journalistic Interviewing |
A | Jst | 285 | Hero & Antihero in Scripture |
A | Lcs | 321 M | Exploring the Multicultural City |
A | Lin | 423 | Linguistic Structures |
A | Mus | 320 L | Music History |
A | Mus | 455 | Form & Analysis in Tonal Music |
A | Phi | 425 | Contemporary Ethical Theory |
A | Pln | 320/Z | International Urban Planning |
A | Pln | 330/Z | Principles of Environmental Management |
A | Psy | 297 | Directed Study in Psychology (Wulfert section) |
A | Psy | 397/Z | Directed Research in Psychology (Wulfert section) |
A | Rel | 285 | Hero & Antihero in Scripture |
A | Rus | 311 | Russian Conversation |
A | Rus | 312 | Russian Conversation: The Press |
A | Soc | 250Z | Sociology of Families |
A | Soc | 359D | Topics Sem Medical Sociology |
A | Soc | 470D | Topics Sem Sociology of Families |
A | Spn | 206 | Intermediate Conversation and Oral Grammar |
A | Thr | 240 | Acting I |
A | Thr | 242 | Voice I |
A | Thr | 310 | Reader's Theatre |
A | Thr | 340 | Acting II |
A | Thr | 341 | Acting III |
A | Thr | 343 | Voice II |
A | Thr | 440 | Acting IV |
A | Wss | 322 | Feminist Pedagogy in Practice |
B | Mgt | 481 | Strategic Management |
R | Crj | 202 | Introduction to Law & Criminal Justice |
R | Pub | 499 | Senior Seminar in Public Affairs |
R | Ssw | 406 | Social Work Practice IV |
R | Isp | 499Z | Senior Seminar Information Science |
U | Uni | 153 | Human Identity and Technology I |
U | Uni | 157 | Human Identity and Technology II |
U | Uni | 301 | Foundations of Great Ideas II |
* If taken Fall 2003 or thereafter.
Writing Intensive
Writing Intensive courses are designated by the suffix letters E, F, G, and Z. A 100- or 200-level course with one of those suffixes may be used to meet the lower division requirements; a 300-level or above course with one of those suffixes, the upper division requirement.
Mathematics and Statistics
R | Crj | 281 | Introduction to Statistics in Criminal Justice |
A | Eco | 210 | Tools of Economics |
A | Mat | 101 | Algebra And Calculus |
A | Mat | 105 | Finite Mathematics |
A | Mat | 106 | Survey of Calculus |
A | Mat | 108 | Elementary Statistics |
A | Mat | 109 | Applied Matrix Algebra |
A | Mat | 111 | Algebra and Calculus II |
A | Mat | 112 | Calculus |
A | Mat | 118 | Honors Calculus |
A | Phi | 210 | Introduction to Logic |
A | Psy | 210 | Statistical Methods in Psychology |
A | Soc | 221 | Statistics for Sociologists |
B | Msi | 220 | Introduction to Business Statistics |
O | Eop | 13A | Math I |
O | Eop | 13B | Math II |
O | Eop | 13C | Math III |
R | Pos | 416 | Research Models in Political Science I |
Foreign Language
A | Clg | 102L | Elementary Greek II |
A | Cll | 102L | Elementary Latin II |
A | Dch | 102L | Elementary Dutch II |
A | Eac | 102L | Elementary Chinese II |
A | Eaj | 102L | Elementary Japanese II |
A | Eak | 102L | Elementary Korean II |
A | Fre | 102L | Beginning French II |
A | Ger | 102L | Elementary German II |
A | Heb | 102L | Elementary Hebrew II |
A | Ita | 101L | Elementary Italian II |
A | Pol | 102L | Elementary Polish II |
A | Por | 101L | Elementary Portuguese II |
A | Por | 102L | Intensive Elementary Portuguese |
A | Rus | 102L | Elementary Russian II |
A | Rus | 104L | Russian for Bilingual Students II |
A | Rus | 105L | Intensive Introduction to Russian |
A | Spn | 101L | Elementary Spanish II |
A | Spn | 105L | Intensive for Bilinguals I |
A | Ukr | 102L | Elementary Ukrainian II |
A | Yid | 102L | Elementary Yiddish II |
NOTE:
More than one printed and electronic version of approved course lists for the New General Education Program appeared in the past year. Students who believed they were fulfilling a requirement by taking a course which no longer appears on the list for that requirement category should bring this to the attention of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, LC 30.
The General Education Committee continues to receive applications from faculty who wish their courses to count toward one or more of the New General Education categories. Although the printed copy of the Undergraduate Bulletin only comes out once a year, as new courses are approved for categories they will be added to the University�s New General Education web page:
https://www.albany.edu/gened/newgened.html