Undergraduate Course Catalog 2008-2009
The general education program is designed to emphasize the acquisition and improvement of those fundamental skills essential to advanced college work, especially the abilities to think critically, to read with discernment, to write effectively, and to understand quantitative data. It aims to acquaint the student with some of the major modes of thought necessary to understanding oneself, others, and the environment. It seeks to develop a critical appreciation of both the value and the limitations of significant methods of inquiry and analysis. Its goal, moreover, is the student’s achievement of at least the minimal level of literacy in mathematics, in science and technology, in historical perspectives and the comprehension of our own and other cultures, in aesthetic sensibility, and in the diverse approaches of the humanities and the social sciences to understanding the human condition.
General education is intended to serve as a foundation for any major. It aims to go beyond the mastery of job-related skills and educate students so that they learn how to learn. The program is based on the premise that change is the dominant characteristic of our times and that the truly useful education stresses intellectual adaptability and the development of those problem-solving abilities, cognitive skills, and learning techniques vital to lifelong learning.
General Education Requirements
Students must fulfill the following general education requirements:
1. one course in writing skills, which must be taken during a student's first year. This course will satisfy the English 401, First Year Writing component of the writing requirement;
2. one course in quantitative reasoning, which must be taken during a student's first year;
3. three courses in biological science, physical science, or technology, with no more than two courses in any one area;
4. one course in historical perspectives;
5. one course in foreign culture (may also be satisfied by approved study abroad programs);
6. one course in fine arts;
7. one course in social science; and
8. one course in works of philosophy, literature, and ideas.
General education requirements shall not be waived on the basis of special examinations or placement tests, except for the College Board Advanced Placement tests and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests. The required courses cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis. No single course may be counted in more than one general education category. Academic departments may or may not permit general education courses to count toward requirements for a major. Each course must carry at least 3 credits to qualify for general education consideration.
The specific courses that fulfill each category of the general education requirements are printed below. Any course appearing in this list will fulfill a general education requirement if taken after September 1, 2008. For the most current listing of general education courses, go to: unhinfo.unh.edu/registrar/geneduc/genedreq.html.
1. Writing skills
ENGL 401
2. Quantitative reasoning
ADM 430‡
ADMN 420
BIOL 528
CIS 425‡
CS 405, 407, 410
EREC 525
HHS 540
MATH 420, 424, 425, 439
PHIL 412
PSYC 402
SOC 402
3. Biological science, physical science, and technology
Biological science
ANSC 401
ANTH 415
BIOL 411, 412, 413‡, 414‡, 416, 420
BSCI 405‡, 406‡, 431‡
HMP 501
KIN 527, 607
MICR 407, 501
MLS 444A
NR 410, 433
NUTR 400
OT 513
PBIO 400, 412, 421
ZOOL 401, 412, 444A, 474, 507, 508
Physical science
CHEM 403, 404, 405
ESCI 401, 402, 405, 409, 420, 444, 501
GEOG 473
NR 504
PHYS 401, 402, 406, 407, 408, 444A
Technology
BIOL 404, 444A, 520‡
BSCI 421‡, 422‡
CHE 410
CHEM 444A, 444B
CIE 444
CIS 405‡, 411‡, 515‡
CS 401, 403
ENE 520
HHS 450
HMP 444
JUST 405
MICR 444
MS 401
NR 415, 435, 444, 444A, 444B, 444C, 444D, 502
PBIO 405
PHIL 447, 450
PHYS 444
TECH 444, 583
ZOOL 444
4. Historical perspectives
AMST 444D
ANSC 415, 444, ANSC 444B
CHEM 444
CLAS 405, 406, 550
ENGL 515
FS 444
GEOG 586
HIST 405, 406, 410, 421, 422, 435, 436, 444, 444A, 444B, 444C, 444D,
483, 497, 505, 506, 511, 512, 521, 522,
531, 532, 565, 567, 579
HMP 505
HUMA 510C†, 511C†, 512C†, 513C†, 514C†, 515C†
ITAL 681A*, 682A*
KIN 444B, 561
MLS 444B
POLT 403, 508
RS 483
5. Foreign culture
ANTH 411, 500, 515, 650
CHIN 425, 503, 504
ENGL 581
FREN 425, 426, 503, 504, 525, 526
GEOG 401, 402, 541
GERM 503, 504, 523, 524, 525
GREK 503, 504, 505, 506
HIST 425, 563
INTR 438‡
ITAL 425, 503, 504, 525
JPN 425, 503, 504
LATN 503, 504
LLC 444A, 444B
NR 660
POLT 553, 555, 556
RUSS 425, 503, 504
SPAN 503, 504, 525, 526
6. Fine arts
AMST 444C
ARTS 444, 444A, 480, 487, 532, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 580, 581
CA 502‡
FREN 522
HUMA 510A†, 511A†, 512A†, 513A†, 514A†, 515A†
INCO 480
LLC 444D
MUSI 401, 402, 444, 501, 502, 511
PHIL 421
THDA 435, 436, 438, 442, 450, 459, 461, 462, 463, 487, 546, 548, 583
7. Social science
ADMN 444
ANSC 405, 444A
ANTH 412, 625
CD 415
CLAS 506
CMN 455, 457
DS 444
ECN 411‡, 412‡
ECON 401, 402
EDUC 444, 444A, 444B
ENGL 405, 444B, 444F
EREC 409, 411
FS 525, 545
GEOG 581, 582
GERO 600
HHS 444, 510
HMP 401
HUMA 510D†, 511D†, 512D†, 513D†, 514D†, 515D†
INCO 401, 402
KIN 444A, 444C, 560
LING 405, 444B, 444F
MGT 444
NURS 535
NUTR 405
POLT 402, 444, 504, 505, 560, 565, 566, 567
PSYC 401, 444, 444A
RMP 444, 444A, 490, 570
SOC 400, 444, 444A, 520, 530, 540
SW 444, 525, 550
WS 401, 444
8. Works of literature, philosophy, and ideas
AMST 444A, 444B, 501, 502
ANTH 450
BIOL 444
CLAS 401, 402, 410A, 410B, 410C, 421, 422, 444, 444A, 500
CMN 456
ECN 444
ECS 400, 550
ENGL 403, 419, 444C, 444D, 444E, 511, 513, 514, 516, 517, 518, 521, 522, 523, 531, 532, 533, 555, 585, 586, 630, 651, 657, 681, 685
FREN 500, 651, 652
GERM 500, 521
HIST 484
HUMA 401, 411‡, 412‡, 444, 444A, 444B, 500, 510B†, 511B†, 512B†, 513B†, 514B†, 515B†, 519‡, 650, 651
INCO 450
ITAL 500, 521, 522, 651, 652, 681B*, 682B*
LLC 440, 444, 444C
PHIL 401, 417, 424, 430, 435, 436, 444, 444A, 520, 525, 540, 560, 570, 660
POLT 401, 407, 444A, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524
PORT 500
PSYC 571
RMP 511
RS 484
RUSS 426, 500, 521, 522, 593
SPAN 500, 522, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654
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*Students may not receive credit for both ITAL 681A and 681B or 682A and 682B.
†For students who complete four courses from the entire sequence of HUMA 510, 511, 512, and 513, enrolling in different discussion sections each time, a fifth general education requirement (in foreign culture) will be waived, although additional credit hours will not be granted.
‡Offered only at UNH Manchester.
