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Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal

ID Sort descending Course title Goals Credits
HUM 380 Environmental Humanities HUM 380
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
HUM 386 Health Humanities HUM 386
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
ICS 377 Interaction Design for User Experience ICS 377
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • General Education and Liberal Studies Elective
4
IDST 310 Principles of Community Engagement IDST 310
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
IDST 310T Principles of Civic Engagement: Communities of Conflict IDST 310T
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
IDST 317 Women in Minnesota Life: Education, Politics and Social Change IDST 317
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
IDST 321 Human Rights and the Educated Citizen IDST 321
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
IDST 323 Reimagining and Sustaining Sense of Place IDST 323
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
IDST 327 Mapping Judaism, Christianity, and Islam IDST 327
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
IDST 330 Women in Math, Science and Technology IDST 330
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
IDST 330 Diverse Perspectives in Science, Technology, and Health Studies IDST 330
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
IDST 370 Cinema, Self and Other IDST 370
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
IDST 380 Adult Learning and Social Change IDST 380
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
IDST 385 Turning Points: Self-Transformation IDST 385
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
IDST 396T Travel and Culture Theory Seminar IDST 396T
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
IDST 425 Comparing Alternatives: Community, Diversity, and Utopia IDST 425
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
INFS 315 Searching for Information INFS 315
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • General Education and Liberal Studies Elective
4
INFS 338 The Craft and Commerce of Book Publishing INFS 338
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • General Education and Liberal Studies Elective
4
INFS 340 Research in Special Collections and Archives INFS 340
  • Goal 1: Communication
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • General Education and Liberal Studies Elective
4
LING 316 The Nature of Language LING 316
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
LING 326 Language and Culture LING 326
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
LING 327 Language and Society LING 327
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LING 346 Language and Gender LING 346
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LING 547 History of the English Language LING 547
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • General Education and Liberal Studies Elective
  • Community Engagement
4
LIT 300 Literary Analysis LIT 300
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
3
LIT 301 The Short Story LIT 301
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 302 The Novel LIT 302
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 303 Drama LIT 303
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 307 Poetry LIT 307
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 312 Women Writers LIT 312
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 315 Gender and Race in Literature and Film LIT 315
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
LIT 326 Love and Sex in Pre-Modern World Literature LIT 326
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 327 The Fairy Tale LIT 327
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 330 Children's Literature LIT 330
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
LIT 332 Adolescent Literatures LIT 332
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
LIT 341 American Literature: Beginnings-1870 LIT 341
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 342 American Literature: 1870-Present LIT 342
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 349 Nature Writing and Environmental Literature LIT 349
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
LIT 361 African-American Literature LIT 361
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
LIT 362 Black Women Writers LIT 362
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
LIT 363 Native American Oral and Written Narratives LIT 363
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
LIT 364 Literature by Immigrants of Color LIT 364
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
LIT 365 Asian Women Writers LIT 365
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 368 Asian American Literature LIT 368
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
LIT 369 African and African Diasporic Literatures LIT 369
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 371 English Literature: Beginnings-1800 LIT 371
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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LIT 372 English Literature: 1800-Present LIT 372
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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LIT 373 Asian and Asian Diasporic Literatures LIT 373
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 383 Latinx Literature of the U.S. LIT 383
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
LIT 401 Literature of the Global South LIT 401
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
MATH 301 Introduction to Analysis MATH 301
  • Goal 4: Mathematical or Logical Reasoning
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
MATH 310 Calculus III: Multivariable Calculus MATH 310
  • Goal 4: Mathematical or Logical Reasoning
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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MATH 315 Linear Algebra and Applications MATH 315
  • Goal 4: Mathematical or Logical Reasoning
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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MATH 320 Probability MATH 320
  • Goal 4: Mathematical or Logical Reasoning
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MATH 340 Mathematical Modeling MATH 340
  • Goal 4: Mathematical or Logical Reasoning
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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MATH 350 Ordinary Differential Equations MATH 350
  • Goal 4: Mathematical or Logical Reasoning
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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MATH 370 Modern Geometry MATH 370
  • Goal 4: Mathematical or Logical Reasoning
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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MATH 375 Complex Variables MATH 375
  • Goal 4: Mathematical or Logical Reasoning
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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MATH 471 Abstract Algebra MATH 471
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • General Education and Liberal Studies Elective
4
MDST 330 Topics in Film Studies MDST 330
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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MDST 361 Visual Communication MDST 361
  • Goal 1: Communication
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
MDST 363 Children, Adolescents and the Media MDST 363
  • Goal 1: Communication
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
MDST 370 Contemporary Cinema MDST 370
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
MDST 371 American Film: Tradition and Trends MDST 371
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
MDST 375 Women in Film MDST 375
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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MDST 378 World Cinema MDST 378
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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MDST 560 Writing for Television Comedy MDST 560
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • General Education and Liberal Studies Elective
4
MDST 561 Advanced Television Writing MDST 561
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • General Education and Liberal Studies Elective
4
MDST 580 Impacts of Mediated Communication MDST 580
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • General Education and Liberal Studies Elective
4
MGMT 360 Managing a Diverse Workforce MGMT 360
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
MUSC 322 Topics in Music MUSC 322
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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MUSC 333 Applied Guitar Study MUSC 333
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 301 Ethical Inquiry PHIL 301
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 302 Philosophy Now: PHIL 302
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 303 Principles of Inquiry: Ways of Knowing PHIL 303
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 306 Philosophy and Sexuality PHIL 306
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 310 Environmental Philosophy PHIL 310
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 320 Business Ethics PHIL 320
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 321 Medical Ethics PHIL 321
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 325 Criminal Justice Ethics PHIL 325
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 327 Ethics in the Information Age PHIL 327
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 334 Philosophy for Children PHIL 334
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 352 Borders, Walls, Us and Them PHIL 352
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 354 Economic Justice: Who Gets What and Why? PHIL 354
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 362 Philosophy and Blackness PHIL 362
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 364 Feminism and Philosophy PHIL 364
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 365 The Cultural Politics of GLBT Sexuality PHIL 365
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 366 Race and Racism: Philosophical Problems PHIL 366
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
PHIL 375 Ancient Greek Philosophy PHIL 375
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 376 Early Modern European Philosophy PHIL 376
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 378 Contemporary Epistemology and Metaphysics PHIL 378
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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PHIL 379 Contemporary Moral Theory PHIL 379
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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POL 301 Citizenship in a Global Context POL 301
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
POL 304 Social Movements in Global Perspective POL 304
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
POL 305 Elections and Political Parties POL 305
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
POL 311 Community Organizing and Social Action POL 311
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
POL 312 Advocacy for Policy Change POL 312
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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POL 312 Advocating and Making Change POL 312
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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POL 313 Democracy, Politics, and Punishment POL 313
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
POL 319 Capitalism, Democracy, and Inequality POL 319
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
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