To understand our daily lives in the modern world, one must understand the dynamics of modern society and the forces that influence the course of living and working in the world.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Area of Knowledge: Contemporary Perspective | 9 | |
| Select three of the following courses: 1,2 | ||
| American Memoir and Autobiography | ||
| Sports in American Life | ||
| Multicultural America | ||
| Special Topics in American Studies 1 | ||
| The New South in Literature, Music and Film | ||
| Philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr. | ||
| American Popular Culture | ||
| America and the Future | ||
| Technology and Science in America | ||
| Hip Hop and American Culture | ||
| American Identity in the Arts | ||
| Social Impact of Rock and Roll | ||
| Communication, Culture and Media | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Communication Ethics | ||
| Gender and Communication | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| The Social Construction of Global Society | ||
| Politics of the Global Economy | ||
| Public Opinion | ||
| Global Politics | ||
| Terrorism, Revolutions, and Political Violence | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Ethnographic Film | ||
| Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Global Perspectives on Health and Illness | ||
| Third World Politics | ||
| Politics of Exile, Asylum and Diaspora | ||
| The Arab-Israeli Conflict | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Women's Studies | ||
| Race, Class and Gender in Contemporary American Society | ||
| Popular Constructions of Gender and Sexuality | ||
| Gender and Communication | ||
| Leadership and Community | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| Modern East Asia | ||
| History of Modern Japan | ||
| American Urban History | ||
| 20th-Century Europe | ||
| China in Revolution | ||
| Homeland Security | ||
| U.S. Constitutional Law | ||
| The Political System - Theories/Theme | ||
| Homeland Security | ||
| U.S. Constitutional Law | ||
| Political Behavior: Fear, Risk and Crisis | ||
| Congressional Power and National Security Policy | ||
| Congressional Power and National Security Policy | ||
| Presidential Power and National Security Policy | ||
| Public Administration | ||
| The Politics and Ethics of Emergencies | ||
| U.S. Foreign Policy and Security Policy | ||
| Critical Views of Global Security | ||
| Courts, Judges and Politics | ||
| Human Rights in Global Context | ||
| Conflict & Conflict Resolution | ||
| Cyberspace Law and Policy | ||
| Race, Class and Gender in Contemporary American Society | ||
| Contemp Music Experience | ||
| Social Philosophy | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Medical Ethics | ||
| All Political Science (POL) courses | ||
| Introduction to Psychology 2 | ||
| Organizational Psychology 2 | ||
| Abnormal Psychology 2 | ||
| Child Development 2 | ||
| Youth and Adolescent Development 2 | ||
| Social Psychology 2 | ||
| Psychology of Peace & Conflict 2 | ||
| Drugs and Human Behavior 2 | ||
| Cyberpsychology | ||
| Psychology of the Family 2 | ||
| Psychology and Law | ||
| Psychology of Gender 2 | ||
| Positive Psychology 2 | ||
| Death, Dying and Suicide 2 | ||
| Sociological Imagination | ||
| Families | ||
| Deviance and Crime | ||
| Racial and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Youth and Crime | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Drugs, Crime &American Society | ||
| Aging | ||
| Social Service Organizations | ||
| Media, Culture and Society | ||
| Schools and Schooling | ||
| Work and Occupations | ||
| Women and Law | ||
| Cities And Suburbs | ||
| Pre-Industrial Economies | ||
| Women in Society | ||
| Gender and Criminal Justice | ||
| Feminist Social Thought | ||
| Law and Lawyers | ||
| Hate Crimes in the United States | ||
| White Collar & Corporate Crime | ||
| Class and Economic Inequality | ||
| Punishment and Corrections | ||
| Power and Politics | ||
| Developing Societies | ||
| Police and American Society | ||
| Policing and Counter Terrorism | ||
| Race and Crime | ||
| Health Care and Society | ||
| Human Service Organizations | ||
| Contemporary Theater | ||
| 1 | To request approval of courses not included in this Area of Knowledge contact: Terri Marriott |
| 2 | Students enrolled in Psychology (B.A.), Psychology - Online (B.A.) or Organizational Psychology (B.A.) degree programs may not use any PSY courses in the Contemporary Perspective to complete this requirement. |