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THE SCHOOL
OF LIBERAL ARTS


College Studies Curriculum (previous course numbers in parentheses)
Year One 
(1-30 credits) 
Year Two 
(31-60 credits) 
Year Three 
(61-90 credits) 
Year Four 
(91-120 credits)
(Language courses can be taken in any year)

Language or Area Studies

Select two courses: (6 cr.)

Japanese I-IV

JAPN-XXX (L341/L641/L741/L841)

Spanish I-IV

SPAN-XXX (L342/L642/L742/L842)

French I-IV

FREN –XXX (L343/L643/L743/L843)

German I-II

GER-XXX (L345/L645)

Italian I-III

ITAL-XXX (L346/L646/L746)

 

AREAST-201 (L351): Europe

AREAST-202 (L352): Latin America

AREAST-205 (L353): East Asia

AREAST-208 (L354): Africa

AREAST-210 (L355): Middle East

AREAST-220 (L356): Great Britain

(Study  Abroad Preparation)

AREAST-227 (L358): South Asia

HUMN-226 (L357): Italy

(Study Abroad Preparation)

Senior Capstone Course

(Writing Intensive)

One course for all students (4 cr.)

 

COLLST-499 (L911):

Contemporary Perspectives

Science I and II

Select two courses: (6-8 cr.)

Check requirements for major

Non-science majors

SCI-101 (L121): Environmental Science

SCI-102 (L314): Exploring Science

BIOL-101 (L311): Current Topics in Biology

CHEM-101 (L312): Gen. Chemistry

PHYS-101 (L313): Gen. Physics

 

Science majors

CHEM-103 (L321): Chemistry I (4 cr.)

BIOL-103 (L323): Biology I (4 cr.)   

PHYS-103 (L325): Physics I (4 cr.)

 

Junior Seminars

(Writing Intensive)

Select two courses: one from each category below or two Liberal Arts Seminars (6 cr.)

Liberal Arts Seminars

 

COMM 300: Shaping Communication: Text, Image, and Sound      

HIST-229 (L675): U.S.: Recent Past

HIST-320 (L672): Industry & Work

HONOR-380 (L689): Honors Jr. Seminar        

LIT-310 (L682): Caste & Class in Literature

LIT-311 (L683): Artist & Society in Literature

LIT-315 (L685): Shakespeare and Contemporary Culture

LIT-320 (L686): From Fiction to Film

SOC-305 (L661): Post Industrial Societies

SOC-309 (L663): Social Conflict

SOC-312 (L664): Human Rights

SOC-315 (L671): The African-American Experience

SOC-317 (L687): Applied Professional Ethics

SOC-321 (L673): The Urban Experience
SOC-325 (L684): Gender Studies

SOC-327 (L674): Science & Society
JSLA-3xx/4xx: Liberal Arts Seminars

(Go to www.PhilaU.edu/JuniorSeminars to check for additional offerings in this category)

  

 

Integrative Professional Seminars

 JSINT-3xx/4xx: Integrative Professional Seminars

(Go to www.PhilaU.edu/JuniorSeminars to check for offerings in this category)

Quantitative

Reasoning I and II

Select two courses from sequences: (6-8 cr.)

 

MATH-100/1 (L130/13)1: Finite Math &

MATH-103 (L132): Intro. to Calculus

Or

MATH-102 (L135): Pre-Calculus &

MATH-103 (L132): Intro. to Calculus


Or

MATH-102 (L135): Pre-Calculus &

MATH-111 (L141): Calculus I

Or

MATH-111 (L141): Calculus I &

MATH-112 (L142):  Calculus II

 

Check requirements for major

Social Sciences I

Select one course: (3 cr.)

 

SOC-201 (L362): Class, Gender & Race in World Societies

SOC-204 (L363): Personality & Global Cultures

SOC-208 (L364): Individual & The Global Environment

SOC-211 (L366): Power and Poverty in the Global Economy

SOC-225 (L365): Global Politics

Writing Seminar I

One course for all students (3 cr.)

 

WRTG-101 (L111): Writing Seminar I: Finding Philadelphia

Historical Understanding I

Select one course: (3 cr.)

 

HIST-112 (L171): Global Transitions

HIST-113 (L172): Forces of Technology
HIST-114 (L173): American Transitions

Writing Seminar II

Select one course: (3 cr.)

 

WRTG-211 (L611): Business

WRTG-215 (L612): Design

WRTG-217 (L613): Science, Engineering, Technology, and Health Professions

Humanities I

Select one course: (3 cr.)

 

HUMN-215 (L383): Evil and Good

HUMN-223 (L382): World Philosophies

LIT-225 (L381): Exploring World Literature

 

Arts & Cultures
Non-Design Majors

Select one course: (3 cr.)

 

HUMN-120 (L151): Performing Arts

HUMN-123 (L152): Ideas and Images

HUMN-105 (L155): Music

ARTH-101 (T771): History of Western Art I**

ARTH-102 (T772): History of Western Art II**

AHIST-205 (A331): History of Architecture & Interiors I**

Arts & Cultures

Architecture & all Design Majors:

Select one course: (3 cr.)

 

HUMN-120 (L151): Performing Arts

HUMN-105 (L155): Music

HUMN-104 (L158): Art in Context (junior/senior status)

ARTH-101 (T771): History of Western Art I**

ARTH-102 (T772): History of Western Art II**

AHIST-205 (A331): History of Architecture & Interiors I**

 

 
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