Dec 22, 2024

2025-2026 Catalog (Working Draft)

Liberal Arts, B.L.A.

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Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree - Plan of Study

The Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree consists of a 35-hour General Education requirement, 18 general electives, and a 67-hour major. The major is divided into a 36-hour core and a 31-hour concentration. The core consists of four “concept areas”: Creative Expression; Digital Literacy; Effective Communication; and Global Understanding. Students take 9 hours in each concept area of the core; of the 36 total core hours, 18 must be at the 30000 or 40000 level.

The available concentrations are Art, Communication, English, Modern Languages, and Music. The Communication, English, and Modern Languages concentrations each include two or three emphases ( of which the student chooses one). Each concentration consists of 31 hours, at least 22 of which must be at the 30000 or 40000 level.

Major Requirements: 67 hours

Liberal Arts Core: 36 hours; 18 at 30000 or 40000 level

Concept Area I - Creative Expression: 9 hours

Any ARAD, ARED, ARHS , ARTS , DMPR, GDES course

Any MUED, MUEN, MUHS, MUPD, MUSC, MUTH, THTR course

Any MUAC, MUAP course

Concept Area II - Digital Literacy: 9 hours

Concept Area III - Effective Communication: 9 hours

Concept Area IV - Global Understanding: 9 hours

ARHS 34003 - Art History Survey I: Prehistoric to Renaissance
ARHS 34103 - Art History Survey II: Renaissance to Present
FREN 20103 - Intermediate French I A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # FREN 2013
FREN 20203 - Intermediate French II A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # FREN 2023
FREN 34303 - Survey of French Literature I
FREN 34403 - Survey of French Literature II
WLLC 23003 - Introductory Seminar in Foreign Language Studies
PHIL 11003 - Introduction to Philosophy A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # PHIL 1103
SPAN 20103 - Intermediate Spanish I A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # SPAN 2013
SPAN 20203 - Intermediate Spanish II A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # SPAN 2023
SPAN 36293 - Survey of Major Hispanic Literatures

Concentration: 31 hours; 22 hours at the 30000 or 40000 level

Art Concentration Requirements

ARAD 10103 - Drawing I
ARAD 10203 - Design and Color
GDES 10403 - Graphic Design I
ARHS 34003 - Art History Survey I: Prehistoric to Renaissance
ARHS 34103 - Art History Survey II: Renaissance to Present
ARTS 46964 - Senior Thesis
12 hours of ARAD, ARED, ARHS , ARTS , DMPR, GDES electives at 30000 or 40000 level

Communication Concentration Requirements

Select an Emphasis:

Social Media Emphasis: 18 hours

SPCH 30103 - Social Media Content Production
SPCH 30203 - Social Media Management
6 hours of COMM, SPCH, THTR electives

One of the following courses:

Professional Communication Emphasis: 18 hours

One of the following courses:

Communication Research Emphasis: 18 hours

SPCH 34103 - Intercultural Communication
SPCH 40403 - Modern Rhetoric
SPCH 46503 - Theories of Human Communication
6 hours of COMM electives

One of the following courses:

English Concentration Requirements

Select an Emphasis:

Creative Writing Emphasis: 15 hours

ENGL 20103 - Introduction to Creative Writing A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # ENGL 2013
ENGL 23253 - Introduction to Literary Studies
ENGL 35453 - Creative Writing (6 hours with different topics)
ENGL 46853 - Seminar in Writing: Special Topics

Literature Emphasis: 15 hours

Rhetoric and Composition Emphasis: 15 hours

Modern Languages Concentration Requirements

Select an Emphasis:

French Emphasis: 31 hours

FREN 20103 - Intermediate French I A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # FREN 2013
FREN 20203 - Intermediate French II A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # FREN 2023
FREN 34003 - Intermediate Conversation
FREN 3990V Introduction to Interpretation and Translation (3 hours)
WLLC 48004 - Senior Capstone
12 hours of FREN electives at 30000 or 40000 level

Supportive Requirement:

SPAN 20203 - Intermediate Spanish II A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # SPAN 2023

Spanish Emphasis: 31 hours

SPAN 20103 - Intermediate Spanish I A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # SPAN 2013
SPAN 20203 - Intermediate Spanish II A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # SPAN 2023
SPAN 35093 - Conversational Spanish I
SPAN 3990V Introduction to Interpretation and Translation (3 hours)
WLLC 48004 - Senior Capstone
12 hours of SPAN electives at 30000 or 40000 level

Supportive Requirement:

FREN 20203 - Intermediate French II A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # FREN 2023

Music Concentration Requirements

MUHS 35683 - History of Music I
MUHS 35783 - History of Music II
MUSC 48004 - Senior Capstone
21 hours of MUED, MUEN, MUHS, MUPD, MUSC, MUTH, THTR, and/or MUAC, MUAP Electives (12 hours at 30000 or 40000 level)

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Liberal Arts, B.L.A.

Major Requirements: 67 hours

Liberal Arts Core: 36 hours; 18 at 30000 or 40000 level

Concept Area I - Creative Expression: 9 hours

Concept Area II - Digital Literacy: 9 hours

Concept Area III - Effective Communication: 9 hours

Concept Area IV - Global Understanding: 9 hours

Concentration: 31 hours; 22 hours at the 30000 or 40000 level

Art Concentration Requirements

Communication Concentration Requirements

Select an Emphasis:

Social Media Emphasis: 18 hours

One of the following courses:

One of the following courses:

Professional Communication Emphasis: 18 hours

One of the following courses:

One of the following courses:

Communication Research Emphasis: 18 hours

One of the following courses:

English Concentration Requirements

Select an Emphasis:

Creative Writing Emphasis: 15 hours

Literature Emphasis: 15 hours

Rhetoric and Composition Emphasis: 15 hours

Modern Languages Concentration Requirements

Select an Emphasis:

French Emphasis: 31 hours

Supportive Requirement:

Spanish Emphasis: 31 hours

Supportive Requirement:

Music Concentration Requirements

Electives: 18 hours