A university education truly worth the name must do more than prepare students for a job or a career. It must broaden their understanding of the world, of themselves, of their role in society, and of the ideals and aspirations which have motivated human thought and action throughout the ages. It must help individuals use their acquired knowledge to grow in maturity as they take responsibility for their lives by establishing their own individual goals and developing the habit of lifelong learning.
The broad goals of the University of Kentucky's general education program, called University Studies, make for mature, open, flexible individuals who can adapt to changing situations, learn new skills, and meet unforeseen challenges in their careers. At the same time, University Studies will help students to develop their own sense of values, to pursue their own goals, and to contribute to the political, moral, social, and cultural enrichment of society.
The University Studies Program is separated into five areas of study: basic skills, inference and communicative skills, disciplinary requirements, cross-disciplinary requirements, and the cross-cultural component. Students are encouraged to work closely with their advisors in selecting courses which are appropriate for their own needs and aspirations.
Note: A course taken to satisfy a requirement in one area of University Studies cannot be used to satisfy a requirement in another except that a) a single calculus course will satisfy the mathematics component in both I-A and II-A; and b) courses approved as Clustered Courses may be used to satisfy both the Cross-Disciplinary and one Disciplinary requirement.
COM 181 Basic Public Speaking
COM 252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
COM 281 Communication in Small Groups
COM 287 Persuasive Speaking
TA 225 Vocal Production for the Stage I
The following colleges or departments have developed an alternate route for satisfying the Oral Communication requirement: colleges of Agriculture, Nursing, Pharmacy and Social Work; departments of Aerospace Studies, Agricultural Engineering, Anthropology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Economics, French, Geology, German, Landscape Architecture, Marketing, Military Science, Music Education, and Russian and Eastern Studies. Students who receive a degree in these colleges or departments or who take the sequence of courses prescribed by the unit for oral communication do not have to take one of the offerings in the Communication Department listed above.
Students may also satisfy one of the Disciplinary Requirement areas (Part A or Part B or Part C) and the six-hour Cross-Disciplinary requirement by taking two designated sequences for a total of twelve hours. These courses are listed under IV. Cross-Disciplinary Requirement: Part B - Clustered Courses.
Students complete the Natural Sciences requirement by completing at least six hours from the following courses:
Biology
BIO 102 Human Ecology
BIO 103 Basic Ideas of Biology
BIO 150 Principles of Biology I
BIO 151 Principles of Biology Laboratory I
BIO 152 Principles of Biology II
BIO 153 Principles of Biology Laboratory II
BIO 300 General Entomology
ENT 110 Insect Biology
ENT 300 General Entomology
PLS 104 Plants, Soils, and People: A Global Perspective
*BIO 104 Animal Biology
*BIO 105 Animal Biology Laboratory
*BIO 106 Principles of Plant Biology
*BIO 107 Plant Biology Laboratory
*BSL 110 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
*BSL 111 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
*Offered at the community colleges only.
Chemistry
CHE 104 Introductory General Chemistry
CHE 105 General College Chemistry I
CHE 106 Introduction to Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry
CHE 107 General College Chemistry II
CHE 115 General Chemistry Laboratory
*CHM 105 General College Chemistry Laboratory I
*CHM 107 General College Chemistry Laboratory II
*Offered at the community colleges only.
Geology
GLY 110 Endangered Planet: An Introduction to Environmental Geology
GLY 120 Sustainable Planet: The Geology of Natural Resources
GLY 130 Dinosaurs and Disasters
GLY 160 Geology for Elementary Teachers
GLY 220 Principles of Physical Geology
GLY 223 Introduction to Geology in the Rocky Mountains
*GLY 101 Physical Geology
*GLY 102 Historical Geology
*GLY 111 Laboratory for Physical Geology
*Offered at the community colleges only.
Physics and Astronomy
AST 191 The Solar System
AST 192 Galactic and Extra-Galactic Astronomy
PHY 151 Introduction to Physics
PHY 152 Introduction to Physics
PHY 211 General Physics
PHY 213 General Physics
PHY 231 General University Physics
PHY 232 General University Physics
PHY 241 General University Physics Laboratory
PHY 242 General University Physics Laboratory
Physics and Geology
PHY 160 Physics and Astronomy for Elementary Teachers
GLY 160 Geology for Elementary Teachers
Anthropology
ANT 101 Introduction to Anthropology
ANT 241 Origins of Old World Civilization
ANT 242 Origins of New World Civilization
ENG 374 American Folklore
Communication
COM 101 Introduction to Communications
Economics
AEC 101 The Economics of Food and Agriculture
ECO 101 Contemporary Economic Issues
ECO 201 Principles of Economics I
Family Studies
FAM 252 Introduction to Family Science
Geography
GEO 152 Regional Geography of the World
GEO 172 Human Geography
GEO 222 Cities of the World
GEO 240 Geography and Gender
Political Science
PS 101 American Government
PS 235 World Politics
PS 271 Introduction to Political Behavior
Psychology
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology
*PY 110 General Psychology
Sociology
**SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 152 Modern Social Problems
SOC 235 Inequality in Society
SOC 260 Population, Resources and Change
**RSO 102 The Dynamics of Rural Social Life
WS 200 Introduction to Women's Studies in the Social Sciences
*Offered at the community colleges only.
**Students may not receive credit for both SOC 101 and RSO 102.
Students fulfill the Humanities requirement by completing six hours from the following courses:
Art
A-H 105 Ancient Through Medieval Art
A-H 106 Renaissance Through Modern Art
A-H 312 Studies in Greek Art (Subtitle required)
A-H 313 Studies in Roman Art (Subtitle required)
A-H 322 Byzantine Art
A-H 323 Studies in Western Medieval Art (Subtitle required)
A-H 334 Renaissance Art
A-H 335 Studies in Early Modern Art, 1500-1700 (Subtitle required)
A-H 340 European Art 1850-1900: Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
A-H 341 20th Century Modernism
A-H 342 Studies in American Art (Subtitle required)
English
ENG 221 Survey of English Literature I
ENG 222 Survey of English Literature II
ENG 251 Survey of American Literature I
ENG 252 Survey of American Literature II
ENG 261 Survey of Western Literature from the Greeks Through the Renaissance
ENG 262 Survey of Western Literature from 1660 to the Present
ENG 270 The Old Testament as Literature
ENG 271 The New Testament as Literature
German
GER 103 Fairy Tales in European Context
GER 263 The German Cultural Tradition I
GER 264 The German Cultural Tradition II
History
HIS 104 A History of Europe Through the Mid-Seventeenth Century
HIS 105 A History of Europe From the Mid-Seventeenth Century to the Present
HIS 106 Western Culture: Science and Technology I
HIS 107 Western Culture: Science and Technology II
HIS 108 History of the United States Through 1865
HIS 109 History of the United States Since 1865
HIS 202 History of the British People to the Restoration
HIS 203 History of the British People Since the Restoration
HIS 229 The Ancient Near East and Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great
HIS 230 The Hellenistic World and Rome to the Death of Constantine
HIS 270 Early Middle Ages
HIS 271 Later Middle Ages
HIS 285 History of Russia to 1825
HIS 286 History of Russia Since 1825
Honors
Honors students with a score of 29 or better on the English component of the ACT may satisfy both the University Writing requirement and the Humanities requirement by passing three colloquia. Those with less than 29 on the English component of the ACT may satisfy both requirements by passing four colloquia. Honors students who complete all four colloquia also satisfy the cross-disciplinary requirement (described below). These students do not receive an extra six hours of credit, since credit is already applied toward the Humanities and the writing portions of University Studies.
HON 101 The Ancient World
HON 102 The Medieval and Renaissance World
HON 201 The Early Modern World
HON 202 The Contemporary World
Literature
CLA 135 Classical Mythology
CLA 210 The Art of Greece and Rome
CLA 261 Literary Masterpieces of Greece and Rome
FR 261 Masterpieces of French Literature in Translation
FR 465G Topics in French Literature and Culture in Translation (Subtitle required)
Music
MUS 100 Introduction to Music
MUS 201 Music in Western Culture to 1700
MUS 202 Music in Western Culture, 1700 - Present
MUS 206 American Music
MUS 220 Symphonic Music
MUS 221 Survey of Vocal Music: Opera, Art Song, Choral Music
MUS/AAS 300 History of Jazz
Philosophy
PHI 100 Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality
PHI 130 Introduction to Philosophy: Morality and Society
PHI 260 History of Philosophy I: From Greek Beginnings to the Middle Ages
PHI 270 History of Philosophy II: From the Renaissance to the Present Era
Russian and Eastern Studies
RAE 324 Jewish Thought and Culture I: From Ancient Israel to the Middle Ages
RAE 325 Jewish Thought and Culture II: From the Expulsion from Spain to the Present
Theatre
TA 380 History of Theatre I
TA 381 History of Theatre II
Students should satisfy this requirement by fulfilling EITHER Option A OR Option B.
Humanities and Fine Arts
Natural and Life Sciences
Social Sciences
Combined Fields
OPTION B - Clustered Courses
Students may prefer to satisfy one of the Disciplinary requirements and the six-hour Cross-Disciplinary requirement by taking two designated sequences for a total of twelve hours. This cluster arrangement is a simple combination of, for example, a six-credit sequence in American literature plus a six-credit sequence in American history or the sequence in biology plus the sequence in chemistry. Students choosing this option will not reduce the number of hours in University Studies but will develop a more coherent understanding of an area of study than would otherwise be the case. Taking only one semester of a cluster is equivalent to taking one of the pairs listed under A above. Current acceptable clusters on the Lexington campus are:
Students may fulfill the Cross-Cultural Requirement by completing any one of the following courses.
A-H 307 Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian Art
A-H 308 African Art
AAS 254 History of Sub-Saharan Africa
AAS 263 African and Caribbean Literature and Culture of French Expression in Translation (Subtitle required)
AAS 264 Major Black Writers
AAS 328 Geography of the Middle East and North Africa
AAS 336 Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
AAS 417G Survey of Sub-Saharan Politics
AAS 431G Cultures and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa
ANT 160 Cultural Diversity in the Modern World
ANT 221 Native People of North America
ANT 241 Origins of Old World Civilization
ANT 242 Origins of New World Civilization
ANT 320 Andean Civilization
ANT 321 Introduction to Japanese Culture, Meiji (1868) to Present
ANT 322 Aztec and Maya Civilization
ANT 323 Peoples of the Pacific Islands
ANT 324 Contemporary Latin American Cultures
ANT 327 Culture and Societies of India
ANT 431G Cultures and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa
DMT 247 Dress and Culture
ENG 264 Major Black Writers
ENG 383 Japanese Film
ENG 473G Survey of World Folklore
EPE 555 Comparative Education
FAM 258 Child Development and Family Life in Japan and China
FR 263 African and Caribbean Literature and Culture of French Expression in Translation (Subtitle required)
GEO 160 Lands and Peoples of the Non-Western World
GEO 260 Third World Development
GEO 324 Geography of Central and South America and the Caribbean
GEO 328 Geography of the Middle East and North Africa
GEO 330 Geography of South Asia
GEO 332 Geography of Southeast Asia
GEO 333 Geography of East Asia
GEO 334 Environment, Society and Economy of Japan
GEO 336 Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
HIS 206 History of Colonial Latin America, 1492-1810
HIS 207 History of Modern Latin America, 1810 to Present
HIS 247 History of Islam and Middle East Peoples, 500-1250 A.D.
HIS 248 History of Islam and Middle East Peoples, 1250 to the Present
HIS 254 History of Sub-Saharan Africa
HIS 295 East Asia to 1800
HIS 296 East Asia Since 1800
HIS 505 Ethnohistory of the Native American Southeast
HIS 536 Intellectual and Cultural History of Russia to 1800
HIS 548 History of the Middle East: 1808-1952
HIS 549 History of the Middle East: 1952 to Present
HIS 561 The Intellectual and Cultural History of Latin America
HIS 562 Modern Mexico
HIS 593 East Asian History Since World War II
HIS 597 Westerners in East Asia, 1839 to the Present
HIS 598 China in Revolution, 1895-1976
*HUM 135 Introduction to Native American Literature
HUM 230 Twentieth Century Japanese Literature (cross-cultural credit available only at Somerset Community College)
JPN 320 Introduction to Japanese Culture, Pre-Modern to 1868
JPN 321 Introduction to Japanese Culture, Meiji (1868) to Present
JPN 334 Environment, Society and Economy of Japan
LAS 201 Introduction to Latin America
MUS 330 Music of the World (subtitle required)
PHI 343 Asian Philosophy
PHI 504 Islamic and Jewish Philosophy and the Classical Tradition
PS 212 Culture and Politics in the Third World
PS 417G Survey of Sub-Saharan Politics
PS 420G Governments and Politics of South Asia
PS 428G Latin American Government and Politics
RAE 270 Introduction to Russian Culture
RAE 280 Russian and Soviet Culture of the 20th Century
RAE 328 Islamic Civilization I
RAE 330 Islamic Civilization II
RAE 370 Russian Folklore (in English)
*RS/ANT 130 Introduction to Comparative Religion
SOC 380 Development of Non-Western Societies
SPI 314 Civilization of Spanish America
UK 301 Cross-Cultural Studies (Subtitle required)
*Offered at the community colleges only.
Ashland Community College
ENG 221/222 Survey of English Literature I and II
HIS 202/203 History of the British People to the Restoration/Since the Restoration
Elizabethtown Community College
ENG 251/252 Survey of American Literature I and II
HIS 108/109 History of the United States Through 1865/Since 1865
Hazard Community College
Clustered Courses - Western Traditions:
Clustered Courses:
Clustered Courses - American Studies:
ENG 251/252 Survey of American Literature I and II
HIS 108/109 History of the United States Through 1865/Since 1865
Maysville Community College
any two of the following sequences for 12 hours:
any two of the following sequences for 12 hours:
Clustered Courses - American Studies:
Clustered Courses:
Clustered Courses - American Studies:
