This page contains information about the revised program relevant to faculty and advisors.  Included are:

• guidelines and application documents for designating a course as "US" or "GP",
• guidelines and application documents for designating distribution and thread requirements.

 

How to apply for United States and Global Perspectives Course Designations.

The US, GP, and EP Cover Sheet and Tracking Form.

The US and GP Application document.

How to apply for Distribution Elective or Skills Thread Course Designations.

The distribution elective Application, Cover Sheet and Tracking Form.

The thread elective Application, Cover Sheet and Tracking Form.

 

         Learning Outcomes

• Arts and Aesthetics
• Cultural
• Health and Physical Learning
• Information Literacy
• Literature
• Oral Communication
• Social & Behavioral Science
• Writing Intensive

 

The Meredith Signature

U.S. Perspectives
may be fulfilled by a gen ed required course or a course in the major. CORE 100 is eligible through spring 2010. Courses are designated “US” in the catalogue.

Courses approved for US designation beginning in spring 2010 are:

CD 440, Readings in Early Education & Early Intervention

EDU 232, Foundations of American Education

ENG 206, Survey of American Literature

ENG 216, Survey of American Literature II

HIS 214, American History to 1876

HIS 215, American History since 1876

HIS 270, Introduction to the Native American History & Cultures

HIS 319, Contemporary American History

IDS 94x, America in the Arts

MUS/THE 496, Seminar in Musical Theatre

POL 100, Introduction to American Political Systems

POL 300, Law and Society

PSY 312, Psychology of Exceptional Individuals

SOC 230, Principles of Sociology

SOC 231, Social Problems

SOC 335, Race and Ethnic Relations

SWK 241, Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare

 

Global Perspectives
may be fulfilled by a gen ed required course or a course in the major. Many 3-4 credit individual CORE 200 and all CORE 400’s are eligible through spring 2010. Courses are designated “GP” in the catalogue. The requirement is also fulfilled by Meredith-approved Study Abroad.

The following courses, completed during either fall 2009 or spring 2010 fulfill the GP designation:

BIO 225, Environmental Science

DAN 200, Dance in Society

ENG 203, World Literature in the 20th Century

GEO 205, World Regional Geography

HIS 200, History of Latin America

HIS 285, Women in Global Perspective

MRE 201, Pilgrims, Poets, and Prophets

REL 287, Latin American Liberation Theology

REL 345, Environmental Ethics

Courses approved for GP designation beginning in spring 2010 are:

Bio 203, Death, Disease, and Sex in the Middle Ages

BUS 310, International Business

BUS 369, International Marketing

CORE 404, Global Questions: The Needs of Familes

ECO 100, Principles of Macroeconomics

ECO 949, Environmental Economics

ENG/THE 350, Modern Drama

HED 400, Influences and Evolution of Global Health

HIS/POL 282, Modern Middle East

HIS 315, Holocaust Experiences

HIS 94x, History of Western and Non-Western Medicine

HIS 94x, Warfare, Culture, and Social Change in European History

MUS 216, World Music

POL 204, Modern Political Systems

POL 210, International Politics

POL 320, International Political Economy

POL 370, Model United Nations

SOC 338, Sociology of Families

SOC 430, Population Dynamics

WST-495, Crossing Borders, Women Making Changes in a Global Society

Ethical Perspectives
may be fulfilled by a gen. ed. required course or a course in the major. Courses are designated “EP” in the catalogue.  2003-2009 Ethics intensive courses taken at Meredith during 2009-10 are eligible for this requirement.