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UNIVERSITY SEMINAR

Subject Number Course Title  Credits Notes
AGED 140US

Leadership Dev for Agriculture

3

** Majors Only **
BGEN 104US Business & Entrepreneurship 3 ** Majors Only **
CLS 101US Knowlege and Community 3 First Year Students Only
CLS 201US Knowlege and Community 3 Students w/30+ credits
COLS 101US First-Year Seminar 3 RE: Pre-Univ Studies Students Only
COMX 111US Intro to Public Speaking 3

 
EDU 101US Teaching and Learning 3  
HLD 121US Leadership Foundations 3  
HONR 201US Texts & Critics: Knowledge 3 RE: Honors program
LS  101US Ways of Knowing 3 Topics differ by section
US 101US First-Year Seminar 3 First Year Students Only
QUANTITATIVE REASONING (Q)
Subject  
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
M
105Q

Contemporary Mathematics 

3
PRE: M088/090/096 or placement
M
121Q
College Algebra
3
PRE: M 090/096 or placement
M
133Q
Geometry & Measurement K-8 Teachers
3
PRE: M 132
M
151Q
Precalculus
4
PRE: M 121Q or placement
M
161Q
Survey of Calculus
4
PRE: M 121Q or placement 
M
165Q
Calculus for Tech I
3
PRE: M 151Q or placement 
M
171Q
Calculus I
4
PRE: M 151Q or placement
M 
181Q
Honors Calculus I
4
PRE: Honors Program & placement
PHL
236Q
Logic
3
 
STAT
216Q
Intro to Statistics
3
PRE: M 105Q, M 121Q or placement
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SCIENCE (CS)
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
ARCH
231CS
Issues in Sustainability
3
 
BIOB
105CS
Intro to Biotechnology
3
 
BIOB
170IN
Principles of Biological Diversity
4
Lecture & Lab
BIOE
103CS
Environmental Science & Society
3
 
CSCI
215CS
Social & Ethical Issues in Computer Science
3
PRE: US & W Core, sect. 002 &003 non maj
ECHM
205CS
Energy and Sustainability
3
 
EGEN
125CS
Technology, Innovation and Society
3
 
ENSC
272CS
Water Resources
3
Sophomore Standing
HSTR
282CS
Darwinian Revolution
3
 
NUTR
221CS
Basic Human Nutrition
3
In-person & Online sections
TE
250CS
Technology and Society
3
 
INQUIRY & RESEARCH NATURAL SCIENCE (IN & RN)
Subject
Number
Course
Credits
Notes
ASTR
110IN

Intro to Astronomy: Mysteries of the Sky

3
 
BIOB
100IN
Organism Function
3
 
BIOB
170IN
Principles of Biological Diversity
4
Lecture & Lab
BIOM
103IN
Unseen Universe: Microbes
3
Lecture & Lab
BIOM
210RN
Environmental Health Science
3
PRE: WRIT 101W
BIOO
262IN
Intro to Entomology
3
PRE: BIOB 100 or 170, Lecture & Lab
CHMY
121IN
Intro to General Chemistry
3
PRE: M 096/097 or placement; Lecture, Lab & Recitation
CHMY
122IN
Intro to General Chemistry Lab
1
 
ENSC
245IN
Soils
3
PRE: M 121 or higher; Lecture & Lab
ERTH
101IN
Earth System Science
4
Lecture & Lab; online section available, majors only
ERTH
201IN
Honors Earth System Science
4
PRE: Honors Program; Lecture & Lab
ERTH
212RN
Yellowstone Scientific Lab
4
 
GEO
111IN
Dinosaurs
3
 
GEO
140IN
Planetary Geoscience
3
 
PHSX
201IN
Physics by Inquiry
3
** Elementary Education Majors Only **
INQUIRY & RESEARCH HUMANITIES (IH & RH)
Subject
Number
Course
Credits
Notes
AMST
201IH

American Identity, American Dreams

3
Lecture & Recitation
FILM
101IH
Understanding Film & Media
3
Majors only space available
GH
100IH
Intro to World Cultures
3
 
HSTA
101IH
American History I
4
Lecture & Recitation
HSTA
220IH
History of American Religions
3
 
HSTR
101IH
Western Civilization I
4
Lecture & Recitation
HSTR
105IH
Making our World in Ten Events
3
Online Ony
HSTR
146IH
History & Culture: Silk Road
3
 
LING
210IH
Intro to Language & Linguistics
3
 
LIT
110IH 
Intro to Literature
3
Changing the World, 1 Story at a Time
LIT
169IH
Literature as Popular Culture
3
 
LIT
203IH
Great Books
3
 
NASX
265IH
World Indigenous Humanities
3
 
PHL
101IH
Intro to Phil: Reason and Reality
3
 
PHL 
110IH
Intro to Ethics: Good and Evil
3
 
RLST
207IH
Myth and Belief
3
In-person & Online section
WGSS
201IH
Intro to Feminist Theories
3
 

 

College Writing
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
WRIT
101W

College Writing I

3
 

 

Inquiry & Research Social Science (IS & RS)
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
ANTY
215IS
Human Prehistory
3
 
ANTY
225IS
Culture, Language and Society
3
 
BMGT
240IS
Business Research Methods
3
PRE: STAT 216Q; PRE/CO: BMIS 211
ECNS
101IS
Economic Way of Thinking
3
Math Placement 300 suggested
ECNS
204IS
Microeconomics
3
PRE: ECNS 101IS, M 121Q
ECNS
251IS
Honors Economics
4
RE: Honors or ECNS majors
EDU
222IS
Educ Psych & Child Development
3
 
EDU
223IS
Educ Psych & Adolescent Dev
3
 
HDFS
101IS
Individual & Family Dev: Livespan
3
In-person & Online sections
PSCI
210IS
Intro to American Government
3
 
PSYX
100IS
Intro to Psychology
4
Lecture & Lab
PSYX
110IS
Honors Intro to Psychology
4
Honors; Lecture & Lab
SOCI
101IS
Intro to Sociology
3
 
SOCI
221IS
Criminal Justice System
3
Online only
Inquiry Arts (IA)
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
ARCH
121IA

Intro to Design

3
Major and Non-major sections available; Lect and recit
ARCH
322IA
World Architecture I
3
Junior Standing: Non-Majors
ARTH
200IA
Art of World Civilization I
4
Lecture & Recitation
ARTZ
105IA
Visual Language - Drawing
3
Non-majors sections available
ARTZ
109IA
 Visual Language - Comprehensive Found
4
Non-majors sections available
 EDU
204IA
Arts & Lifelong Learning
3
 
HONR
319IA
Transformative Power of Music
3
Honors Program
MUSI
101IA
Enjoyment of Music
3
 
MUSI
112IA
Choir: Univeristy or Tenor Bass
1
Previous Performance Experience 001=Choir, 002=Tenor/Bass
MUSI
114IA
Band I: MSU Univeristy Band
1
Previous Performance Experience
MUSI
131IA
Jazz Ensemble I
1
Previous Performance Experience
MUSI
203IA
American Popular Music
3
 
MUSI
211IA
Masterworks in Music
3
 
MUSI
307IA
World Music
3
Majors Only
MUSI
308IA
Orchestra II: MSU Symphonic Orchestra
1
Audition Required
MUSI
312IA
Choir III: MSU Chorale
1
Audition Required
MUSI
314IA
Band III: MSU Wind Symphony
1
Audition Required
MUSI
331IA
Jazz Ensemble II: One O'Clock Jazz
1
Audition Required
PHOT
154IA
Exploring Digital Photography
3
 
THTR
122IA
Acting for Non-Majors
3
 

 

RESEARCH ARTS (RA)
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
AMST
202RA

The Arts in America

3
PRE: WRIT 101W - Online Only
ARCH
151IA
Design Fundamentals I
4
Majors only space available
ARTZ
211RA
Drawing I
 3
Non-major sections available
ARTZ
231RA
Ceramics I
4
Non-major sections available
CRWR
240RA
Intro to Creative Writing
3
PRE: WRIT 101W
CS/MART
145RA
Web Design (Cross-listed course)
3
Lecture & Lab
MUSI
103RA
Fundamentals of Musical Creation
3
 
PHOT 
113RA
Understanding Photography
3
Non-major sections available
DIVERSITY (D)
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
AMST
101D

Intro to American Studies

3
Lecture & Recitation
ANTY
101D
Anthro and Human Experience
3
 
ANTY
242D
Contemporary Japan
3
 
EDU
211D
Multicultural Education
3
Pre-Reg: EDU 222IS or EDU 223IS 
FILM
201D
Film History I: Origins to the 1960s
3
PRE: FILM 101IH, FILM 112 & PHOT 113RA
GPHY
121D
Human Geography
3
 
GPHY
141D
Geography of World Regions
3
 
HSTR
140D
Modern Asia
3
Lecture & Rec
JPNS
150D
Japanese Culture & Civilization
3
PRE: WRIT 101W, taught in English
LIT
285D
Mythologies
3
 
LS
194D
Intro to Africana Studies
3
 
NASX
105D
Intro to Native Amer Studies
3
 
NASX
205D
Natvie Americans in Contemporary Society
3
 
NASX
232D
MT Indian Cult, Hist, Current Issues
3
 
PHL
103D
Philosophy and Popular Culture
3
Online only
PSCI
230D
Intro to International Relations
3
 
PSYX
232D
Contemporary Issues in Human Sexuality
3
PSYX 100IS preferred
RLST
202D
Hindu Traditions
3
 
RLST
203D
Buddhist Traditions
3
 
SOCI
150D
Social Difference
3
 
SOCI
201D
Social Problems
3
 

 

DIVERSITY (D) FOREIGN LANGUAGES All require prerequisite language courses
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
CHIN
201D
Intermediate Chinese I
3
PRE: CHIN 102
FRCH
201D
Intermediate French I
3
PRE: FRCH 102
GRMN
102D
Elementary German II
3
PRE: GRMN 101; Online Only
GRMN
201D
Intermediate German I
3
PRE: GRMN 102
GRMN
202D
Intermediate German II
3
PRE: GRMN 201
JPNS
201D
Intermediate Japanese I
3
PRE: JPNS 102
SPNS
102D
Elementary Spanish II
3
PRE: SPNS 101
SPNS
201D
Intermediate Spanish I
3
PRE: SPNS 102
SPNS
202D
Spanish Language and Culture
3
PRE: SPNS 201