F. Non-Western and International/Global Awareness Component 9 credit hours
To fulfill this requirement, students entering as freshmen or sophomores must take at least 9 credit hours of non-Western and/or international/global awareness courses.
A minimum of 3 credit hours (designated by an “NW” following the course title) must deal in either a direct or comparative way with non-Western or Third World concerns. Courses designated non-Western are found across the disciplines, including art, Chinese, communication, dance, education, English, geography, government and world affairs, history, international business, international studies, Japanese, music, nursing, philosophy, religion, sociology, Spanish, theatre and urban studies. Where appropriate, a non-Western course may be used to satisfy both the non-Western requirement and other requirements (including major and minor requirements).
International/global awareness courses (designated by an “IG” following the course title) deal in a direct or comparative way with political, social, cultural or economic issues impacting the international and/or global arena. For business majors, BUS 101 partially meets this requirement. Courses designated as international/global awareness are found across the disciplines, including art, biology, Chinese, communication, criminology, cross-cultural studies, dance, education, English, French, geography, German, government and world affairs, history, international business, international studies, Italian, Japanese, language, Latin, music, philosophy, religion, sociology, Spanish, theatre, urban studies and women’s studies. Where appropriate, an international/global awareness course may be used to satisfy both the international/global awareness requirement and other requirements (including major and minor requirements).
Transfer students entering as juniors must complete 6 credit hours of IG or NW courses before graduating, with a minimum of 3 credit hours designated NW. Those entering as seniors must complete 3 credit hours designated IG or NW.