Below are the General Education themes (quadrants) and some clusters. Your major at completion of your degree determines general Education requirements. For more information, please contact the General Education Adviser or Dean of General Education ([email protected]). Course descriptions can be found at http://catalog2020-21.aua.am/.
Some courses might not be open to all majors as a General Education course. Check with your program chair. Italics indicates a course in the major with General Education seats (these courses cannot be applied as General Education courses to students in the respective major).
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Quadrant # 1. The World of Human Symbols includes some courses dealing with: Art, Literature, Music, Film, Cinema, Culture, Design, Drama, Linguistics, Media, Communications, Rhetoric, Logic, Great Books, Negotiation, Discourse Analysis, |
Quadrant # 4. Society and Culture includes some courses dealing with: Law, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Sociology, Culture, Economics, Media, Communications, Development Policy, Regional Politics/International Relations, Negotiation |
Quadrant # 7. The Living World includes some courses dealing with: Environmental/Climate, Biology, Health, Food, Water, and supporting fields, such as Engineering, Math, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics and Data & Information Science, Critical Thinking, Geography |
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Quadrant # 2. The Diversity of Human Experience in Time and Space, includes some courses dealing with:
History, Archeology, Political Science, Culture, Geography, Regional Politics/International Relations, Religion |
Quadrant # 5. Economics & Finance includes some courses dealing with:
Economics, Business, Personal Finance, Trade, Development Policy, Innovation/ Entrepreneurship, Political Science |
Quadrant # 8. The Physical World includes some courses dealing with: Environmental/Climate, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Disasters, Water, Energy, and supporting fields, such as Math, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Statistics and Data & Information Science, Critical Thinking |
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Quadrant # 3. Beliefs and Thought includes some courses dealing with: Religion, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Rhetoric, Logic, Critical Thinking, Ethics, Literature, Psychology, Culture, Discourse Analysis, Statistics for Humanities |
Quadrant # 6. Individual & Society includes some courses dealing with: Psychology and related fields, such as Critical Thinking, Education, Ethics, Social Psychology, Sociology, Media, Communications |
Quadrant # 9. The Built World includes some courses dealing with: Technology, Design, Engineering, Critical Thinking, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Energy, Environmental/Climate and supporting fields, such as Math, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Statistics and Data |
How to form a General Education Cluster
| SubCode | CourseNumber | Course Title | Themes |
| BUS | 101 | Introduction to Business | 4, 5 |
| BUS | 105 | Foundations of Management | 5 |
| BUS | 109 | Business Math | 7, 8, 9 |
| BUS | 110 | Applied Statistics | 7, 8, 9 |
| BUS | 112 | Social, Legal & Ethical Environment of Business | 3, 6 |
| BUS | 121 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4, 5 |
| BUS | 122 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4, 5 |
| BUS | 224 | Introduction to Econometrics | 4, 5 |
| BUS | 288 | Business Analytics | 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 |
| CBE | 102 | Introduction to Personal Finance | 5 |
| CHSS | 101 | Eastern Armenian Language 1 | 1 |
| CHSS | 102 | Eastern Armenian Language 2 | 1 |
| CHSS | 108 | Contemporary Issues in American Education | 1, 2, 3, 6 |
| CHSS | 110 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3, 6 |
| CHSS | 111 | Introduction to Ethics | 3, 6 |
| CHSS | 112 | Logic & Rhetoric | 1, 3 |
| CHSS | 114 | Introduction to Religion | 2, 3, 6 |
| CHSS | 125 | History of the Middle East | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 127 | World Civilizations 1 | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 128 | History of the Modern World | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 129 | Global Perspectives and Site Stories | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 130 | Introduction to Art | 1 |
| CHSS | 135 | Acting Technique | 1 |
| CHSS | 140 | Music Appreciation | 1 |
| CHSS | 141 | Understanding the XXth century through Music | 1, 2 |
| CHSS | 142 | Music Theory | 1 |
| CHSS | 151 | Introduction to French Language & Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 152 | Introduction to Korean Language & Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 153 | Introduction to Japanese Language & Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 154 | Armenian Language & Culture (through 2017) | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 154 | Armenian Society and Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 155 | Introduction to Russian Language & Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 156 | Introduction to Latin Language & Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 157 | Introduction to Italian Language & Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 158 | Introduction to Turkish Language & Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 159 | Intro to Chinese Language & Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 160 | Introduction to Arabic Language & Arab Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 170 | Religion in America | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| CHSS | 180 | Introduction to Psychology | 3, 6 |
| CHSS | 181 | Introduction to Sociology | 4, 6 |
| CHSS | 183 | Statistics for Humanities and Social Sciences | 3, 7, 8, 9 |
| CHSS | 184 | Social Psychology | 3, 4, 6 |
| CHSS | 185 | Understanding Genocide | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 186 | World Regional Geography | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 187 | The Armenian Genocide | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 188 | The Holocaust | 2,4 |
| CHSS | 189 | Gender Perspectives | 2,3,4 |
| CHSS | 190 | Armenian Heritage & Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 192 | Introduction to Classical Cultures | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 194 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 195 | Introduction to Archaeology | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 201 | Comparative Education | 3, 6 |
| CHSS | 202 | Perspectives in Education | 3, 6 |
| CHSS | 203 | Philosophy of Mind | 3, 6 |
| CHSS | 204 | Bioethics | 3,4 |
| CHSS | 205 | Learning, activism, and social movements | 2,4,6 |
| CHSS | 206 | Lens on Armenia: Photojournalism in Yerevan | 1, 4 |
| CHSS | 210 | Philosophy, Politics and Economics Seminar | 3, 4, 5 |
| CHSS | 211 | Great Books | 1, 2, 3 |
| CHSS | 212 | Epistemology & Philosophy of Science | 3, 7, 8, 9 |
| CHSS | 215 | Surveying and Polling | 4, 8 |
| CHSS | 220 | Study of History | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 221 | Ancient Near East | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 222 | Soviet Armenia | 2,4 |
| CHSS | 225 | The Modern Middle East: Peoples, States and Societies | 2,4 |
| CHSS | 230 | Asian Art | 1, 2 |
| CHSS | 231 | Armenian Visual Traditions: Illuminated Manuscripts and Miniatures | 1, 2 |
| CHSS | 232 | Topics in Western Art History | 1, 2 |
| CHSS | 233 | Creative Productions | 1, 2 |
| CHSS | 234 | Cultural Policy and Arts Management | 1, 2, 4, 5 |
| CHSS | 235 | Women/Gender and the Visual Arts | 1,2,4,6 |
| CHSS | 236 | Baroque Era | 1,2 |
| CHSS | 237 | 20th Century Art | 1,2,6 |
| CHSS | 238 | Psychology of Gender | 2,4,6 |
| CHSS | 240 | Music and Literature | 1 |
| CHSS | 250 | Professional Communication in Armenian | 1, 5 |
| CHSS | 251 | Topics in Cinema | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 255 | Russian Professional Communication | 1, 2, 5 |
| CHSS | 256 | Latin Language & Literature | 1, 2 |
| CHSS | 261 | Armenian Literature in Perspective | 1, 2 |
| CHSS | 262 | Russian Language and Literature | 1, 2 |
| CHSS | 272 | Comparative Religion | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| CHSS | 280 | Clinical Psychology | 3, 6 |
| CHSS | 281 | Human Development & Personality | 3, 6, 7 |
| CHSS | 282 | Trade | 4, 5 |
| CHSS | 285 | Genocide Studies and Human Rights Seminar | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 290 | Cultural Geography | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 291 | Modernism | 1, 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 292 | Gender & Social Change | 2, 4 |
| CHSS | 293 | Intro to Armenian Studies | 1, 2 |
| CHSS | 295 | Special Topics in the Arts | as documented in the course schedule for a specific offering |
| CHSS | 296 | Special Topics in Social Sciences | as documented in the course schedule for a specific offering |
| CS | 100 | Calculus 1 | 7, 8, 9 |
| CS | 101 | Calculus 2 | 7, 8, 9 |
| CS | 102 | Calculus 3 | 7, 8, 9 |
| CS | 104 | Linear Algebra | 7, 8, 9 |
| CS | 110 | Introduction to Computer Science | 7, 8, 9 |
| CS | 111 | Discrete Math | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 111 | The Scientific Method & Critical Thinking | 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 112 | Mathematical Thinking | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 120 | Introduction to the World of Programming | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 130 | Technology Marketing | 5,9 |
| CSE | 131 | Industrial Technologies | 5, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 141 | Introduction to Data | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 145 | Geographic Information Systems | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 150 | Cybersecurity Essentials | 4, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 151 | Introduction to Energy Sources | 8, 9 |
| CSE | 162 | Introduction to Bioscience | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 165 | Introduction to Chemistry | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 171 | Conceptual Physics | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 175 | Relativity | 8 |
| CSE | 181 | Creativity and Technological Innovation | 5, 9 |
| CSE | 190 | Engineering for non-Engineers | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 210 | Historical Development of Mathematical Ideas | 3, 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 220 | Tomorrow’s Technologies | 7,8,9 |
| CSE | 221 | Nanotechnology | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 241 | Data Mining | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 262 | Quantitative Biology | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 263 | Human Physiology | 7 |
| CSE | 264 | Human Brain | 3, 6, 7 |
| CSE | 270 | Sports Analytics | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 271 | Number Statistics and the Environment | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 281 | Design Thinking | 8, 9 |
| CSE | 285 | How things work | 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 290 | Start-up Culture | 5, 7, 8, 9 |
| CSE | 291 | Introduction to Product Design | 1, 9 |
| CSE | 292 | Building a Learning Organization | 3,5,6,9 |
| EC | 103 | Introduction to Language and Culture | 1, 2, 4 |
| EC | 104 | Introduction to Communications | 1, 4 |
| EC | 105 | Structure of English | 1 |
| EC | 120 | American Literature 1 | 1 |
| EC | 121 | English Literature 1 | 1 |
| EC | 122 | World Literature 1 | 1, 2 |
| EC | 130 | Introduction to Journalism | 1, 4 |
| EC | 140 | Expository Writing | 1 |
| EC | 141 | Persuasive Writing | 1 |
| EC | 151 | Consecutive & Simultaneous Interpreting | 1 |
| EC | 200 | Discourse Analysis | 1 |
| EC | 220 | American Literature 2 | 1 |
| EC | 221 | English Literature 2 | 1 |
| EC | 222 | World Literature 2 | 1, 2 |
| EC | 227 | Modern Poetry | 1, 3 |
| EC | 231 | Public Speaking | 1 |
| EC | 232 | Public Relations | 1, 4, 5 |
| EC | 233 | Professional Communications | 1, 5 |
| EC | 234 | Advertising | 1, 4, 5 |
| EC | 235 | Communications Ethics | 1, 3 |
| EC | 236 | Survey and Polling Methodology (Through Fall 2018) | 4 |
| EC | 237 | Filmmaking 1 | 1, 4 |
| EC | 238 | Media & Society | 1, 4, 5, 6 |
| EC | 240 | Creative Writing | 1 |
| EC | 243 | Practice of Art of Non-Fiction | 1 |
| EC | 244 | Writing for Media | 1, 4 |
| EC | 245 | Writing for Tourism, Culture and Country Promotion | 1, 4 |
| EC | 246 | Business Journalism | 1, 5 |
| EC | 250 | Introduction to Translation | 1 |
| EC | 253 | Literary Translation | 1 |
| EC | 260 | Negotiation | 1, 4 |
| EC | 261 | World Media | 1, 2, 4 |
| EC | 262 | Filmmaking 2 | 1, 4 |
| EC | 263 | Opinion Making in the Age of New Media | 1, 4, 6 |
| EC | 268 | Intro to Photography | 1 |
| EC | 269 | Visual Communication | 1 |
| ECON | 101 | Introduction to Economics | 4, 5 |
| ECON | 121 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4, 5 |
| ECON | 122 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4, 5 |
| ECON | 201 | Economics and Public Policy | 4, 5 |
| ENGS | 123 | Electricity and Magnetism | 7, 8, 9 |
| ENGS | 131 | Chemistry | 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 101 | Introduction to Environmental Sciences | 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 105 | Numbers, Responsibility and the Environment | 4, 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 120 | Food | 7, 9 |
| ENV | 130 | Plants and Society | 4, 7 |
| ENV | 140 | Solid and Hazardous Waste | 8, 9 |
| ENV | 150 | Basics of Sustainable Energy | 4, 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 170 | Chemistry in Everyday Life | 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 201 | Environmental Field Studies | 4, 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 202 | Projects in Environmental Sciences | 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 203 | Environmental Monitoring | 4, 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 204 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 4, 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 210 | Disasters | 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 211 | Sustainable Cities | 4, 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 212 | Mining | 4, 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 215 | Urban Environment Mapping | 4, 7, 8, 9 |
| ENV | 230 | Water | 7, 8 |
| ENV | 250 | Biodiversity: Conservation and Restoration | 7 |
| ENV | 251 | Forests | 4, 7, 9 |
| EPIC | 231 | Design and Fabrication | 1, 9 |
| FND | 101 | Freshman Seminar 1 | Foundation |
| FND | 102 | Freshman Seminar 2 | Foundation |
| FND | 103 | Armenian Language & Literature 1 | Foundation |
| FND | 104 | Armenian Language & Literature 2 | Foundation |
| FND | 221 | Armenian History 1 | Foundation |
| FND | 222 | Armenian History 2 | Foundation |
| LAW | 101 | Law in Everyday Life | 4 |
| LAW | 110 | Introduction to Armenian Justice System | 4 |
| LAW | 142 | Introduction to Human Rights | 4 |
| LAW | 160 | Law & Justice in Popular Culture | 3, 4 |
| LAW | 201 | Armenian Constitution | 4 |
| LAW | 202 | Legal Anthropology | 2,4 |
| PH | 101 | Basics of Healthy Lifestyle | 7 |
| PH | 201 | Global Health | 4, 7 |
| PH | 202 | Causes, Treatment and Prevention of Cancer | 4,7 |
| PH | 203 | Human Nutrition and Health | 6,7 |
| PSIA | 101 | Introduction to Political Science | 4 |
| PSIA | 102 | Introduction to US Government | 4 |
| PSIA | 103 | Introduction to Armenian Government | 4 |
| PSIA | 201 | Political Philosophy | 2, 3, 4 |
| PSIA | 205 | International Relations | 4 |
| PSIA | 271 | Religion & Politics | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| PSIA | 272 | Geopolitics of Asia | 2, 4, 5 |
| PSIA | 273 | Geopolitics of Europe | 2, 4, 5 |
| PSIA | 281 | Development Policy | 4, 5 |
| PSIA | 282 | Survey of Regional Politics | 2, 4, 5 |