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(H) Humanities and Performing ArtsLS – Liberal StudiesLS 215Selected Topics in HumanitiesAn in-depth examination of specific areas in thehumanities. May be repeated once for creditwith change in topic. Variable credit: 1-3 hours.LS 221Introduction to Liberal Studies I: Prehistoryto the Early Modern WorldAn exploration of the areas traditionally characterizedas the humanities: history, philosophy,religious studies, art and art history, and literaturefrom Prehistory to the Early Modern World—beginnings to the Reformation. 3:0:3LS 222Introduction to Liberal Studies II:Reformation to the PresentAn exploration of the areas traditionally characterizedas the humanities: history, philosophy,religious studies, art and art history, and literaturefrom the Restoration to the Present. 3:0:3LS 250Great BooksThis course is an in-depth study of one ormore great books in the tradition of the liberalarts and sciences along with contemporarycriticism and commentary on the book,including interdisciplinary perspectives. Possibletopics include Homer’s Illiad, Plato’s Republic,Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, Augustine’sConfessions, Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations,Darwin’s Origin of Species, Jane Austen’s Prideand Prejudice, James Joyce’s Ulysses, EmilyDickinson’s The Complete Poems of EmilyDickinson, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, and soon. May be repeated for credit with change intopic. Variable credit: 1-3 credit hours.LS 299Field Trips in the HumanitiesAnalysis of humanists and artistic works andevents and exposure to those works throughfield trips in the Kansas City area. May berepeated with permission of advisor. 1:0:1LS 301Contemporary IssuesStudies in leading contemporary issues,problems, and concerns viewed frominterdisciplinary perspectives. The course alsoreviews different types of writing essential tosuccess in college and professions. 3:0:3LS 304Special Topics in Humanities and LiberalStudiesAn in-depth examination of specific areas in thehumanities. May be repeated once for creditwith change in topic. Variable credit: 1-3 hours.LS 400Senior ProjectLiberal Studies majors must take a total ofsix hours. An independent project course forliberal studies majors. The project may bescholarly or creative and must have relevance tothe student’s concentration(s). It may be a studyof a particular genre, theme, period or works ofa particular writer or artist. The student and themajor advisor must agree on the nature, area,scope, and method of evaluation of the project.3:0:3(NS) Natural and Applied SciencesMA – MathematicsMA 105Introduction to College MathematicsPrerequisite: PK 118 or satisfactory score onmathematics placement examination. Studentswho have successfully completed MA 106 maynot enroll in this course.The course objective is to improve basicmathematical skills through a systematicapplication of these skills to contemporaryproblems. Topics considered include: variousapplications from consumer mathematics,tables and graphs, systems of measure. 3:0:3MA 106Introduction to Business MathematicsPrerequisite: PK 118 or a satisfactory score onthe mathematics placement examination.An introduction to the basic mathematicsvia an application to business principles. Anexamination will be made of the quantitativeaspects of business activities such as accounting,marketing, financial and managerial operations,and computer applications. Students who havesuccessfully completed MA 105 may not enrollin this course. 3:0:3306