GEAC-Approved PLAS Courses

The table below lists courses on Perspectives in the Liberal Arts and Sciences (PLAS) approved by the General Education Advisory Committee (GEAC), during the period of January 2008 through August 2010, and recommended to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee as fulfilling criteria for PLAS courses

Note on QR and PI Extended Requirements: Some of these courses were designed to fulfill the Quantitative Reasoning (QR) or Pre-Industrial Civilization (PI) Extended Requirements. As requested by the UCC, GEAC did not evaluate whether these courses meet extended requirements. The UCC will make recommendations about Extended Requirements for those courses.

 

Division Department Course Title AoK CoE
A&H ART ARTH 220: Renaissance Art and the Birth of Modernity AP ET
A&H ART ARTH 233: Naturalism and Art in Seventeenth-century Europe AP ET
A&H ART ARTH 256: Contemporary Art Practices AP n/a
A&H ART ARTS 185: Contemporary Art in a Global Society AP WC
A&H CMAL CLAS 150: Greek and Latin Classics in Translation RL ET
A&H CMAL EAST 250: Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation RL WC
A&H CMAL HEBRW 150: Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation RL WC
A&H CMLIT CMLIT 101W: Global Literatures I RL WC
A&H CMLIT CMLIT 102W: Global Literatures II RL WC
A&H DTD DANC 150: Introduction to Dance AP WC
A&H DTD DRAM 001: Introduction to Drama and Theatre AP n/a
A&H DTD DRAM 100: Introduction to Acting AP n/a
A&H DTD DRAM 101: Introduction to Play and Performance AP n/a
A&H DTD DRAM 111: Introduction to Theatre Design AP n/a
A&H DTD DRAM 155: Theatrical Texts and Times AP n/a
A&H ENGL ENGL 151/151W: Works of English Literature RL ET
A&H ENGL ENGL 152/152W: Works of American Literature - A Course for Non-majors RL US
A&H ENGL ENGL 161/161W: Introduction to Narrative RL n/a
A&H ENGL ENGL 162/162W: Literature and Place RL n/a
A&H ENGL ENGL 165/165W: Introduction to Poetry RL n/a
A&H ENGL ENGL 251: British Literature Survey I RL ET
A&H ENGL ENGL 253: American Literature Survey I RL US
A&H ENGL ENGL 255: Global Literatures in English RL WC
A&H ELL EURO 210: The Enlightenment CV ET
A&H ELL FREN 041: Masterpieces of French Literature in Translation RL ET
A&H ELL FREN 045/045W: French Civilization CV ET
A&H ELL FREN 250: French Cinema AP ET
A&H ELL GERM 041/041W: Masterpieces of German Literature RL ET
A&H ELL GERM 250/250W: German Cinema AP ET
A&H ELL GRKMD 041/041W: Modern Greek Literature in Translation RL ET
A&H ELL GRKMD 250: Modern Greek Cinema AP ET
A&H ELL ITAL 041: Masterpieces of Italian Literature in Translation RL ET
A&H ELL ITAL 045: Italian Civilization CV ET
A&H HLL SPAN 041: Hispanic Literatures in Translation RL n/a
A&H HLL SPAN 045/045W: Hispanic Cultures (in English) CV WC
A&H HLL SPAN 047: Hispanic Film in English Translation AP n/a
A&H HLL SPAN 060: Hispanic Literatures in the United States RL US
A&H LCD LCD 100: Language in Context CV n/a
A&H LCD LCD 103: Multilingualism in the US CV US
A&H LCD LCD 144: Language and Social Diversity SS WC
A&H MEDST MEDST 143: History of Cinema I (1880-1930) AP n/a
A&H MEDST MEDST 144: History of Cinema II (1930-1970) AP n/a
A&H MEDST MEDST 146: History of Cinema III: 1970 - present AP n/a
A&H MEDST MEDST 240: Styles of Cinema AP n/a
A&H MUSIC MUSIC 001: Music Appreciation AP ET
A&H MUSIC MUSIC 008: Studies in the Literature of Music AP n/a
MNS BIOL BIOL 011: Introduction to College Biology NS+L n/a
MNS BIOL BIOL 022: Introduction to Human Physiology NS n/a
MNS BIOL BIOL 024: Biology and Society NS n/a
MNS BIOL BIOL 025: Biological Evolution NS n/a
MNS BIOL BIOL 034: Genomics Research Experience I NS+L n/a
MNS BIOL BIOL 035: Genomics Research Experience II NS+L n/a
MNS BIOL BIOL 105: General Biology I -- Physiology and Cell Biology NS+L n/a
MNS BIOL BIOL 106: General Biology II -- Life-forms and Ecosystems NS+L n/a
MNS CHEM CHEM 16.1: Chemistry for the consumer NS+L n/a
MNS CHEM CHEM 16.3: Chemistry in Modern Society NS n/a
MNS SEES GEOL 16: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Moving Continents NS n/a
MNS FNES FNES 163: General Nutrition NS n/a
MNS MNSc 113: Contemporary Issues in Science NS n/a
MNS PHYS ASTR 001: General Astronomy NS n/a
MNS PHYS ASTR 002: General Astronomy with Laboratory NS+L n/a
MNS PHYS PHYS 001: Conceptual Physics NS+L n/a
MNS PHYS PHYS 005: Physics and the Future NS WC
MNS PHYS PHYS 007: Introduction to the Physics of Musical Sound NS n/a
MNS PHYS PHYS 103: Physics for Computer Science I NS+L n/a
MNS PHYS PHYS 121: General Physics I NS+L n/a
MNS PHYS PHYS 122: General Physics II NS+L n/a
MNS PHYS PHYS 145: Principles of Physics I NS+L n/a
MNS PHYS PHYS 146: Principles of Physics II NS+L n/a
MNS PHYS PHYS 204: Physics for Computer Science II NS+L n/a
MNS PSYCH PSYCH 101: General Psychology NS n/a
MNS SEES ENSCI 100: Our Planet in the 21st Century: Challenges to Humanity NS+L US
MNS SEES GEOL 008: Oceanography NS n/a
MNS SEES GEOL 011: Meteorology NS n/a
MNS SEES GEOL 012: Natural Disasters NS n/a
MNS SEES GEOL 025: Natural Resources and the Environment NS n/a
MNS SEES GEOL 101: Physical Geology NS+L n/a
SOC ACCTS ACCT 261: Business Law I CV US
SOC ANTH ANTH 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology SS WC
SOC ANTH ANTH 102: Introduction to Human Evolution NS n/a
SOC ANTH ANTH 103: Introduction to Archaeology SS WC
SOC ANTH ANTH 104: Language, Culture, and Society CV WC
SOC HIST HIST 229: Politics, Religion, and Literature in Early Modern England and Ireland RL ET
SOC ECON ECON 102: Introduction to Microeconomics SS US
SOC HIST HIST 101: Early Modern Europe 1500-1815 SS ET
SOC HIST HIST 102: Modern Europe, 1815-Present SS ET
SOC HIST HIST 103: American History, 1607-1865 SS US
SOC HIST HIST 104: United States History 1865-Present SS US
SOC HIST HIST 160: Global History: World VT SS WC
SOC HIST HIST 163: Social and Cultural History: United States VT SS US
SOC HIST HIST 164: Social and Cultural History: European VT SS ET
SOC HIST HIST 166: History and Memory: Global VT CV WC
SOC HIST HIST 168: History and memory: The United States VT CV US
SOC HIST HIST 169: History and Memory: Europe VT CV ET
SOC HNRS HSS 200: Social Sciences and Society SS ET
SOC PHIL PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy CV ET
SOC PHIL PHIL 104: Introduction to Ethics CV ET
SOC PHIL PHIL 116: Introduction to Philosophy of Religion CV ET
SOC PHIL PHIL 140: Ancient Greek Philosophy CV ET
SOC PSCI PSCI 100: Introduction to American Politics SS US
SOC PSCI PSCI 101: Introduction to Political Science SS US
SOC PSCI PSCI 102: Contemporary Political Controversies SS n/a
SOC PSCI PSCI 103: Introduction to Comparative Politics SS WC
SOC PSCI PSCI 104: Introduction to International Politics SS WC
SOC PSCI PSCI 105: Introduction to Political Thought CV ET
SOC SOC SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology SS n/a
SOC SOC SOC 211: Ethnic and Race Relations SS US
SOC SOC SOC 212: Sociological Analysis SS n/a
SOC SOC SOC 222: Social Welfare as a Social Institution CV US
SOC URBST URBST 101: Urban Poverty and Affluence SS US
SOC URBST URBST 103: Urban Diversity SS US
SOC URBST URBST 105: Urban Politics SS US
SPEC ACE ACE 004: Studies in Visual Arts and Music AP US
SPEC ACE ACE 005W: Great Works of Literature RL n/a
SPEC ACE ACE 015: Social Science Seminar I CV ET
SPEC ACE ACE 016: Social Science Seminar II SS n/a
SPEC ITAST ITAST 100: Italian Americans: An Interpretation of a People CV US
SPEC HNRS HNRS 125: The Arts in New York City: Seminar 1 AP n/a
SPEC HNRS HNRS 126W: The Peopling of New York City: Seminar 2 SS US
SPEC HNRS HNRS 225: Science and Technology in New York City NS US
SPEC HNRS HNRS 226: Shaping the Future of New York City SS US

 

Abbreviations used in the table. (For details on these categories, please see the overview page on PLAS courses.)

AoK: Area of Knowledge and inquiry

CoE: Context of Experience

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