FIU UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM - COURSES MAPPED WITH COMPETENCIES General Education Broad Competencies (*definitions below) Critical Thinking Communication UCC Courses Content/Discipline Knowledge and Skills SLS 1501 First-Year Experience ENC 1101 Writing and Rhetoric I ENC 1102 Writing and Rhetoric II ENC 3211 Advanced Writing and Research x AFH 2000 African Civilizations AMH 2041 Origins of American Civilization AMH 2042 Modern American Civilization ARC 2701 History of Architecture 1 EUH 2011 Western Civilization.: Early European Civilization EUH 2021 Western Civilization: Medieval to Modern Europe EUH 2030 Western Civilization: Europe in the Modern Era HUM 3214 Ancient Classical Culture & Civilization HUM 3306 History of Ideas LAH 2020 Latin American Civilization PHH 2063 Classics in Phil.: Introduction to the History of Philosophy POT 3013 Ancient & Medieval Political Theory WOH 2001 World Civilization ENG 2012 Approaches to Literature PHI 2011 Philosophical Analysis PHI 2600 Introduction to Ethics
REL 2011 Religion: Analysis and Interpretation MAC 1114 Trigonometry MGF 1106 Finite Math MGF 1107 Math of Soc. Choice and Decision Making MAC 2147 Pre-calculus MAC 2233 Calculus for Business MAC 2311 Calculus I MAC 2312 Calculus II MAC 2313 Multivariable Calculus MTG 1204 Geometry for Education STA 2023 Statistics for Business and Economics STA 2122 Introduction to Statistics I STA 3111 Statistics I STA 3145 Statistics for the Health Professions COP 2210 Introduction to Programming COP 2250 Programming in Java PHI 2100 Introduction to Logic CGS 2518 Data Analysis AMH 3560 The History of Women in the U.S. ANT 2000 Introduction to Anthropology CPO 2002 Introduction to Comparative Politics DEP 2000 Human Growth & Development ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics GEO 2000 Introduction to Geography INP 2002 Intro. Industrial/Organizational Psychology INR 2001 Introduction to International Relations INR 2002 Dynamics of World Politics POS 2042 American Government POT 3302 Political Ideologies
PSY 2020 Introduction to Psychology SOP 3004 Introductory Social Psychology SOP 3015 Social and Personality Development SPC 3210 Communication Theory SYG 2000 Introduction to Sociology SYG 2010 Social Problems SYG 3002 Basic Ideas of Sociology WST 3015 Introduction to Women s Studies AFA 2000 African World- Intro ANT 3212 World Ethnographies ANT 3451 Anthropology of Race & Ethnicity ANT 3241 Myth, Ritual and Mysticism COM 3461 Intercultural/Interracial Communication CPO 3103 Politics of Western Europe CPO 3304 Politics of Latin America ECS 3003 Comparative Economic Systems ECS 3021 Women, Culture, and Economic Develop EDF 3521 Education in History EGN 1033 Technology, Human and Society EVR 1017 The Global Environment & Society GEA 2000 World Regional Geography INR 3081 Contemporary International Problems LBS 3001 Introduction to Labor Studies REL 3308 Studies in World Religions SYD 3804 Sociology of Gender SYP 3000 The Individual in Society WST 3641 Gay and Lesbian in America
BOT 1010 & BOT 1010L Introductory Botany BSC 1010 & BSC 1010L General Biology I BSC 1011 & BSC 1011L General Biology II BSC 2023 & BSC 2023L Human Biology CHS 3501 & CHS 3501L Survey of Forensic Science EVR 3013 & EVR 3013L Ecology of South Florida GLY 1101 & GLY 1101L History of Life MCB 2000 & MCB 2000L Introduction to Microbiology HUN 2000 & HUN 2000L Foundations of Nutritional Science OCB 2003 & OCB 2003L Introductory Marine Biology PCB 2061 & PCB 2061L Introductory Genetics and Lab PCB 2099 & PCB 2099L Foundations of Human Physiology AST 2003 & AST 2003L Solar System Astronomy AST 2004 & AST 2004L Stellar Astronomy CHM 1032 & CHM 1032L Chemistry and Society CHM 1033 & CHM 1033L Survey of Chemistry CHM 1045 & CHM 1045L General Chemistry I EVR 1001 & EVR 1001L Introduction to Environmental Sciences EVR 3011 & EVR 3011L Environmental Resources & Pollution GEO 3510 & GEO 3510L Earth Resources GLY 1010 & GLY 1010L Introduction to Earth Sciences GLY 3039 & GLY 3039L Environmental Geology MET 2010 & MET 2010L Meteorology & Atmospheric. Physics OCE 3014 & OCE 3014L Oceanography
PHY 1020 & PHY 1020L Understanding the Physical World PHY 2048 & PHY 2048L Physics with Calculus I PHY 2049 & PHY 2049L Physics with Calculus II PHY 2053 & PHY 2048L Physics without Calculus I PHY 2054 & PHY 2049L Physics without Calculus II PHY 1037 & PHY1037L Quarks & Black Holes ARH 2050 Art History Survey I ARH 2051 Art History Survey II ART 2300 Beginning Drawing (3 cr) ART 2500C Beginning Painting (3 cr) ART 2750C Beginning Ceramics (3 cr) CRW 2001 Introduction to Creative Writing DAA 1100 Modern Dance Techniques I DAA 1200 Ballet Techniques I DAN 2100 Introduction to Dance DAN 2140 Dance in Modern Amer. Culture: 1895-Pres. ENL 3504 English Literature to 1660 ENL 3506 English Literature Since 1660 MUH 1011 Music Appreciation MUH 2116 Evolution of Jazz MUN 1100 Golden Panther Band MUN 1210 Orchestra MUN 1380 Master Chorale SPC 2600 Public Speaking THE 2000 Theatre Appreciation TPP 2100 Introduction to Acting *Critical Thinking: Think critically, analytically, and creatively, with a passion to learn and with the skills and ability to assemble, assess, incorporate, and synthesize new knowledge and information; Written Communication: Organize and clearly express their knowledge and ideas
Synthesis of Knowledge: Determine the importance and relevance of new ideas through a synthesis of both broad and narrow contexts and the integration of seemingly disparate pieces into a meaningful whole. Source: FIU Core Curriculum Courses - Competencies mapped to description categories found in Undergraduate Catalog, 2008-09, p.26-28