MPFIIA Creative Arts

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• THE 123 Acting for Non-Majors
  Introduction to the art of acting for the non-theatre major. Focuses on developing basic acting skills through improvisation and scene work; includes study of script analysis and acting theory.
• ART 181 Concepts in Art
  Introduction to visual and thematic concepts as applied to art in various cultures and historical periods.

MPFIII Global Perspectives

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• IDS 159 Strength through Cultural Diversity*
  A primary goal of this course is to facilitate students' abilities to build their cultural competencies and their abilities to work toward a socially just and inclusive world by providing the conceptual tools and vocabulary to think about, discuss and experience diversity. Topics covered include multiculturalism, ethnocentrism, prejudice, discrimination, privilege, the impacts of social and cultural change, and the engagement of students in the global community.
• WGS 201 Introduction to Women's Studies
  Interdisciplinary introduction to the study of women which focuses on determinants and expressions of women's roles.
• GEO 101 Global Forces, Local Diversity
  Application of human geography concepts to patterns and processes of economic, political, and cultural changes at global, regional and local scales.
• SOC 153 Sociology in a Global Context
  Designed to develop the sociological imagination - an imagination that allows students to place themselves in a larger, ever-changing global world. Serves as a prerequisite for upper level sociology courses and as an entry course for the Sociology major, Sociology minors and thematic sequences.

MPF IV Natural Science

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BIO

• MBI 131 Community Health Perspectives
  Discussion of community health primarily from the perspective of leading causes of disease and death in the U.S. Exploration of the impact of environment, behavior, and disease, including prevention and treatment strategies, on human health, public resources, and quality of life for society.
• BIO 121 Environmental Biology
  Local, regional, and global environmental issues examined in the context of current ecological theory and principles of resource use and management.

PHY

• PHY 101/111/121/141 + PHY 103L
  • PHY 101 Physics and Society
    Introduction of fundamental principles of physics and discussion of the interaction of science and society, both today and in the past. Provides skills in thinking critically about societal problems which have a scientific or technological component.
  • PHY 111 Astronomy and Space Physics
    Study of space exploration, astrophysics, astronomy, and cosmology.
  • PHY 121 Energy and Environment
    Application of physics principles and models to societal uses of energy. Includes mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, and atomic and nuclear physics. Energy topics include resources, environmental problems, global atmospheric challenges, nuclear power, solar energy, alternative energy systems, and energy conservation. Algebraic skills are required but no previous course in physics is needed.
  • PHY 141 Physics in Sports
    Various aspects of a dozen or more sports are treated using the laws of physics. Provides the non-science student with insight into principles governing motion, dynamics, and other elements of physics in sports.
  • PHY 103L Concepts in Physics Laboratory
    Laboratory course illustrating the basic concepts of physics. For the general student; complements physics lecture offerings at the nonspecialist level.
• GLG 111/121/141 +GLG 115L
  • GLG 111 The Dynamic Earth
    Earth as a geophysical-geochemical unit and its internal and external processes. Formation of minerals and their relationships in rocks. Earth stresses and rock deformation, mountain building, and earthquakes. Geomorphic (landscape) evolution by mass wasting and wave, stream, wind, ground water, glacial, and volcanic activity.
  • GLG 121 Environmental Geology
    A survey of introductory geology with a sub theme of human interaction with the geologic environment. Topics include flooding, earthquakes, volcanoes, water quality and availability, energy, use and abuse of natural resources and land-use planning.
  • GLG 115L Understanding the Earth
    Laboratory course exploring Earth from multiple perspectives. Earth in the solar system; Earth in time; the solid Earth; Earth's surface in flux; Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere. 
    Prerequisite or Co-requisite: any 100-level, 3 credit hour GLG course (students enrolled in these courses are not required to take the lab).

MP-IP Intercultural Perspective

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• WGS 201 Introduction to Women's Studies
  Interdisciplinary introduction to the study of women which focuses on determinants and expressions of women's roles.
• MAC 143 Introduction to Media
  Introduction to major mass communication theories as a context to examining some major issues surrounding mass media in American society.

MP-AW Advanced Writing

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• EGS 215 Workplace Writing
  Practice in varieties of workplace correspondence and communication with emphasis on writing clear, concise, and accurate informal and formal reports, including email, resumes, cover letters, incident reports, accident reports, sales reports, marketing plans, activity reports, progress reports, change controls, evaluation/performance reports, recommendation reports, and white papers.
• ENG 226 Creative Writing
  Techniques and principles of creative writing with application to fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid forms.