Courses Open to First-Year Students by Theme
climate and environment
ENV 102 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
GEO 182 - Introduction to Meteorology
GEO 184 - Introduction to Geology
GEO 186 - Introduction to Hydrogeology
HIST 111 - Topics in Introduction American History
PHIL 154 - Environmental Ethics
PHYS 115 - Astrobiology
PHYS 150 - Introduction to Physics I
PHYS 160 - Introduction to Physics II
REL 286 - Islam and Environment
Creativity and expression
AMST 101 - Topics in American Studies
ARCH 110 - Introduction to Architectural Studies
ARTH 313 - History of Modern Landscpe Architecture
ARTH 101 - Ancient to Medieval Art
ARTH 102 - Renaissance to Modern
ARTH 201 - Black Arts in America
ARTH 209 - Chinese Pictures: 1000 Years
ARTH 237 - Princely Art
ARTH 282 - 20th Century American Art
ARTS 105 - Color and Composition
ARTS 114 - Introduction to Sculpture
ARTS 115 - Three Dimensional Design
ARTS 125 - Introduction to Drawing
ARTS 165 - Introduction to Imaging
DAN 101 - Introduction to Dance: Body & Self
DAN 110 - Introduction to Dances of the African Diaspora
DAN 230 - Community Arts: Activism Embodied
DAN 922 - Contemporary Ballet II
DAN 940 - Modern Dance II: Somatic Found
ENG 290 - Creative Writing
FSCT 210 - Rebels on Screen: Women and Freedom in American Cinema
GLS 201 - Global Cultural Literacies
GSIJ 250 - Chicana Feminism & Visual Culture
LAT 238 - Latin Epic (Vergil Or Ovid)
MDSC 100 - Introduction to Media & Society
MDSC 130 - Introduction to Global Animation
MUS 120 - How Music Works
MUS 190 - History of Rock & Roll
MUS 210 - Remixing Western Music History
MUS 211 - Science, History & Art of Video Game
MUS 214 - Rock, Pop, & the Written Word
THTR 100 - Page to Stage
THTR 130 - Acting I
THTR 160 - Introduction to Stagecraft
WRRH 100 - Writer's Seminar
Ethics and Morality
AFS 180 - The Black Atlantic
AMST 101 - Topics in American Studies
ANTH 110 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ARTH 201 - Black Arts in America
ARTH 206 - Greece-Greek Revival in Architecture
ARTH 237 - Princely Art
ARTH 282 - 20th Century American Art
ASN 101 - Trekking through Asia
ASN 212 - Confucianism, Marxism, & Chinese Women
ASN 296 - China and the U.S.
ECON 120 - Introduction to Economics
ECON 122 - Economics of Caring
ECON 126 - Economics of Immigration
ECON 160 - Principles of Economics
EDUC 230 - Teaching English Language Learners
ENV 102 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
GSIJ 100 - Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice
GSIJ 213 - Transnational Feminism
GSIJ 247 - History, Psychology and Feminism
GSIJ 250 - Chicana Feminism & Visual Culture
HIST 231 - Modern Latin America
HIST 233 - History of American Thought to 1865
HIST 235 - Civil War America
INRL 140 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
INRL 180 - Introduction to International Relations
INRL 248 - Politics of Development
INRL 285 - Borders, Belonging, and Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
MGMT 101 - Entrepreneurial Leadership
MUS 210 - Remixing Western Music History
PBHL 100 - Introduction to Public Health
PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 154 - Environmental Ethics
PHIL 163 - Philosophy of Sport
PHIL 275 - God
POL 110 - Introduction to American Politics
POL 130 - Introduction to Law & Politics
POL 160 - Introduction to Political Theory
POL 208 - Law and Society
REL 105 - Religion, Peace, and Conflict
REL 274 - Zionism, Israel, Mideast Conflict
REL 278 - Modern Judaism
REL 286 - Islam and Environment
REL 291 - The Ethics of Identity: Being, Knowing, and Doing
REL 297 - Religion, Ethics, and Society
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology
Culture and Society
AFS 180 - The Black Atlantic
AMST 101 - Topics in American Studies
ANTH 102 - Archaeology & World Prehistory
ANTH 110 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ARCH 110 - Introduction to Architectural Studies
ARCH 313 - History of Modern Landscpe Architecture
ARAB 101 - Beginning Arabic I
ARAB 201 - Intermediate Arabic I
ARTH 101 - Ancient to Medieval Art
ARTH 102 - Renaissance to Modern
ARTH 201 - Black Arts in America
ARTH 206 - Greece-Greek Revival in Architecture
ARTH 209 - Chinese Pictures: 1000 Years
ARTH 237 - Princely Art
ARTH 282 - 20th Century American Art
ASN 101 - Trekking through Asia
ASN 212 - Confucianism, Marxism, & Chinese Women
ASN 296 - China and the U.S.
CHIN 101 - Beginning Chinese I
CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I
DAN 110 - Introduction to Dances of African Diaspora
DAN 230 - Community Arts: Activism Embodied
ECON 122 - Economics of Caring
ECON 126 - Economics of Immigration
ECON 160 - Principles of Economics
EDUC 230 - Teaching English Language Learners
ENG 152 - American Revolutions
ENG 175 - Travel Literature
FSCT 210 - Rebels on Screen: Women and Freedom in American Cinema
GER 101 - Beginning German I
GER 102 - Beginning German II
GER 301 - Introduction: German Area Studies I
GLS 101 - Introduction to Global Studies: Alcohol
GLS 201 - Global Cultural Literacies
GRE 101 - Elementary Ancient Greek
GSIJ 100 - Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice
GSIJ 213 - Transnational Feminism
GSIJ 247 - History, Psychology and Feminism
GSIJ 250 - Chicana Feminism & Visual Culture
HIST 231 - Modern Latin America
HIST 233 - History of American Thought to 1865
HIST 235 - Civil War America
HIST 283 - South Africa in Transition
HIST 284 - Africa: From Colonial to Neocolonial
HIST 297 - Pre-Modern Mediterranean Law
INRL 140 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
INRL 180 - Introduction to International Relations
INRL 285 - Borders, Belonging, and Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
ITA 101 - Beginning Italian
ITA 102 - Beginning Italian II
JPN 101 - Beginning Japanese I
LTAM 232 - The Latina Experience
MGMT 101 - Entrepreneurial Leadership
MGMT 120 - Economic Principles
MUS 210 - Remixing Western Music History
PBHL 100 - Introduction to Public Health
PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 163 - Philosophy of Sport
POL 110 - Introduction to American Politics
POL 130 - Introduction to Law & Politics
POL 160 - Introduction to Political Theory
POL 208 - Law and Society
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology
REL 228 - Religion and Resistance
REL 278 - Modern Judaism
REL 286 - Islam and Environment
REL 291 - The Ethics of Identity: Being, Knowing, and Doing
REL 297 - Religion, Ethics, and Society
RUS 101 - Beginning Russian I
RUSE 101 - Blood and Ice: Russian Empires
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology
SPN 101 - Beginning Spanish I
SPN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
SPN 204 - Bilingual Realities
SPN 231 - Spanish for the Professions
WRRH 100 - Writer's Seminar
language, literature and media
AMST 101 - Topics in American Studies
ARAB 101 - Beginning Arabic I
ARAB 201 - Intermediate Arabic I
ARCH 313 - History of Modern Landscpe Architecture
ARTH 206 - Greece-Greek Revival in Architecture
ARTH 209 - Chinese Pictures: 1000 Years
ARTH 237 - Princely Art
ARTH 282 - 20th Century American Art
ARTS 105 - Color and Composition
ARTS 114 - Introduction to Sculpture
ARTS 115 - Three Dimensional Design
ARTS 125 - Introduction to Drawing
ARTS 165 - Introduction to Imaging
ASN 101 - Trekking Through Asia
ASN 296 - China and the U.S.
CHIN 101 - Beginning Chinese I
CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I
EDUC 230 - Teaching English Language Learners
ENG 152 - American Revolutions
ENG 175 - Travel Literature
ENG 266 - Modern American Poetry
ENG 287 - Jane Austen in Film
ENG 290 - Creative Writing
FRN 101 - Beginning French I
FRN 225 - Parlons Francais
FSCT 210 - Rebels on Screen: Women and Freedom in American Cinema
GER 101 - Beginning German I
GER 102 - Beginning German II
GER 301 - Introduction: German Area Studies I
GLS 101 - Introduction to Global Studies: Alcohol
GLS 201 - Global Cultural Literacies
GRE 101 - Elementary Ancient Greek
ITA 101 - Beginning Italian
ITA 102 - Beginning Italian II
JPN 101 - Beginning Japanese I
LAT 238 - Latin Epic (Vergil Or Ovid)
LTAM 232 - The Latina Experience
MDSC 100 - Introduction to Media & Society
MDSC 130 - Introduction to Global Animation
MUS 120 - How Music Works
MUS 214 - Rock, Pop, & the Written Word
RUS 101 - Beginning Russian I
SPN 101 - Beginning Spanish I
SPN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
SPN 204 - Bilingual Realities
THTR 100 - Page to Stage
WRRH 100 - Writer's Seminar
power and justice
AFS 180 - The Black Atlantic
AMST 101 - Topics in American Studies
ANTH 110 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ARTH 201 - Black Arts in America
ARTH 237 - Princely Art
ARTH 282 - 20th Century American Art
ASN 101 - Trekking through Asia
ASN 212 - Confucianism, Marxism, & Chinese Women
ASN 296 - China and the U.S.
ECON 122 - Economics of Caring
EDUC 230 - Teaching English Language Learners
ENG 152 - American Revolutions
ENV 102 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
GLS 101 - Introduction to Global Studies: Alcohol
GSIJ 100 - Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice
GSIJ 213 - Transnational Feminism
GSIJ 247 - History, Psychology and Feminism
GSIJ 250 - Chicana Feminism & Visual Culture
GSIJ 300 - Who's Afraid of Gender?
HIST 231 - Modern Latin America
HIST 235 - Civil War America
HIST 283 - South Africa in Transition
HIST 284 - Africa: From Colonial to Neocolonial
HIST 297 - Pre-Modern Mediterranean Law
INRL 140 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
INRL 180 - Introduction to International Relations
INRL 248 - Politics of Development
LTAM 232 - The Latina Experience
PBHL 100 - Introduction to Public Health
POL 110 - Introduction to American Politics
POL 130 - Introduction to Law & Politics
POL 160 - Introduction to Political Theory
POL 208 - Law and Society
REL 105 - Religion, Peace, and Conflict
REL 228 - Religion and Resistance
REL 274 - Zionism, Israel, Mideast Conflict
RUSE 101 - Blood and Ice: Russian Empires
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology
SPN 204 - Bilingual Realities
science and technology
ASN 101 - Trekking through Asia
BIOL 167 - Introductory Topics
CHEM 101 - That's Cool Chemistry
CHEM 110 - Introduction to General Chemistry
CHEM 190 - Accelerated General Chemistry
CPSC 120 - Principles of Computer Science
CPSC 124 - Introduction to Programming
CPSC 220 - Introduction to Computer Architecture
DATA 101 - Introduction to Data Analytics
DATA 127 - Math Foundations of Data
ENG 175 - Travel Literature
ENV 102 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
GEO 144 - Astrobiology
GEO 182 - Introduction to Meteorology
GEO 184 - Introduction to Geology
GEO 186 - Introduction to Hydrogeology
GSIJ 247 - History, Psychology and Feminism
GSIJ 300 - Who's Afraid of Gender?
MATH 100 - Elementary Functions
MATH 130 - Calculus I
MATH 131 - Calculus II
MATH 204 - Linear Algebra
MATH 232 - Multivariable Calculus
MUS 211 - Science, History & Art of Video Game
PBHL 100 - Introduction to Public Health
PHIL 154 - Environmental Ethics
PHYS 115 - Astrobiology
PHYS 150 - Introduction Physics I
PHYS 160 - Introduction Physics II
PHYS 285 - Math Methods
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology
global connections
AFS 180 - The Black Atlantic
ANTH 102 - Archaeology & World Prehistory
ANTH 110 - Introduction Cultural Anthropology
ARAB 101 - Beginning Arabic I
ARAB 201 - Intermediate Arabic I
ARTH 101 - Ancient to Medieval Art
ARTH 102 - Renaissance to Modern
ARTH 201 - Black Arts in America
ARTH 206 - Greece-Greek Revival in Architecture
ARTH 209 - Chinese Pictures: 1000 Years
ARTH 237 - Princely Art
ARTH 282 - 20th Century American Art
ASN 101 - Trekking through Asia
ASN 212 - Confucianism, Marxism, & Chinese Women
ASN 296 - China and the U.S.
CHIN 101 - Beginning Chinese I
CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I
DAN 110 - Introduction Dances of African Diaspora
ENG 175 - Travel Literature
GER 101 - Beginning German I
GER 102 - Beginning German II
GER 301 - Introduction: German Area Studies I
GLS 101 - Introduction to Global Studies: Alcohol
GLS 201 - Global Cultural Literacies
GSIJ 213 - Transnational Feminism
GSIJ 250 - Chicana Feminism & Visual Culture
HIST 231 - Modern Latin America
HIST 283 - South Africa in Transition
HIST 284 - Africa: From Colonial to Neocolonial
HIST 297 - Pre-Modern Mediterranean Law
INRL 140 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
INRL 180 - Introduction to International Relations
INRL 248 - Politics of Development
INRL 285 - Borders, Belonging, and Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
JPN 101 - Beginning Japanese I
LTAM 232 - The Latina Experience
MDSC 130 - Introduction to Global Animation
REL 105 - Religion, Peace, and Conflict
REL 274 - Zionism, Israel, Mideast Conflict
REL 286 - Islam and Environment
RUS 101 - Beginning Russian I
RUSE 101 - Blood and Ice: Russian Empires
SPN 204 - Bilingual Realities
SPN 231 - Spanish for the Professions