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2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog - Kettering University

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Liberal Studies / 103<br />

LIBERAL STUDIES<br />

Karen Wilkinson, Ph.D., Department Head<br />

Room 4-502 AB, 810-762-7827<br />

kwilkins@kettering.edu<br />

MISSION STATEMENT<br />

The Department of Liberal Studies imparts knowledge and concepts essential to the general education of students, and<br />

seeks to promote intellectual inquiry and effective communication. Its courses help students gain understanding of<br />

themselves, their cultural heritage, and human societies. By studying expressions of the imagination, philosophical and<br />

scientific ideas, and social, economic, and political behavior and change, the department's program explores moral and<br />

ethical dimensions of humanity, the necessity of informed citizenship, and social responsibilities of professionals.<br />

GENERAL EDUCATION<br />

As a part of their general education, all <strong>Kettering</strong> <strong>University</strong> undergraduate students are required to take the following courses.<br />

COMM-101 Written & Oral Communication I<br />

COMM-301 Written & Oral Communication II<br />

ECON-201 Economic Principles<br />

HUMN-201 Introduction to the Humanities<br />

LS-489 Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues<br />

SSCI-201 Introduction to the Social Sciences<br />

300 Level Courses Humanities Elective: ART, COMM, HUMN, LIT, MUS, PHIL<br />

Social Science Elective: ECON, HIST, SOC, SSCI<br />

Courses eligible for 300 level humanities and social science elective credit include:<br />

Humanities Elective Courses:<br />

ART-305 Art: Styles and Aesthetics<br />

COMM-311 Rhetorical Principles of Persuasion<br />

COMM-313 Rhetorical Principles of Public Speaking<br />

COMM-391 Topics in Communications<br />

HUMN-376 American Culture and Technology<br />

HUMN-391 Topics in Humanities<br />

LIT-304 American Literature and Philosophy<br />

LIT-307 Poetry: Substance and Structure<br />

LIT-309 The Literature of Multicultural America<br />

LIT-315 Literature of the Fantastic<br />

LIT-317 Masterpieces of Drama<br />

LIT-351 Literature in a Foreign Language<br />

LIT-372 Masterpieces of Literature<br />

LIT-379 The Plays of Shakespeare<br />

LIT-391 Topics in Literature<br />

MUS-380 Music, the Arts, and Ideas<br />

PHIL-373 Philosophy<br />

PHIL-378 Moral and Ethical Philosophy<br />

PHIL-391 Topics in Philosophy<br />

Social Science Elective Courses:<br />

ECON-342 Intermediate Microeconomics: Managerial Economics<br />

ECON-344 Intermediate Macroeconomics: Economic Growth and Fluctuation<br />

ECON-346 Introduction to Econometrics<br />

ECON-348 History of Economic Thought<br />

ECON-350 Comparative Economic Systems<br />

ECON-391 Topics in Economics<br />

HIST-306 International Relations<br />

HIST-308 America and The World<br />

HIST-310 Imperialism<br />

HIST-312 History of Science<br />

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