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UNIVERSITY SEMINAR

Subject Number Course Title  Credits Notes
AGED 140US

Leadership Dev for Agriculture

3

Lecture & lab
CLS 101US Knowlege and Community 3 First Year Students Only
CLS 201US Knowlege and Community 3 Students w/30+ credits
COMX 111US Intro to Public Speaking 3  
EDU 101US Teaching and Learning 3  
HLD 121US Leadership Foundations 3  
HONR 301US Texts & Critics II 4 RE: Honors program
LS  101US Ways of Knowing 3 Topics differ by section
US 101US First-Year Seminar 3 First Year Students Only
QUANTITATIVE REASONING (Q)
Subject  
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
M
105Q

Contemporary Mathematics 

3
PRE: M088 or Math Placement 290
M
121Q
College Algebra
3
PRE: M 090 or Math Placement 300
M
133Q
Geometry & Measurement K-8 Teachers
3
PRE: 132
M
151Q
Precalculus
4
PRE: M 121Q or Math Placement 400
M
161Q
Survey of Calculus
4
PRE: M 121Q or Math Placement 400
M
165Q
Calculus for Tech I
3
PRE: M 151Q or Math Placement 500
M
171Q
Calculus I
4
PRE: M 151Q or PLEV 500
STAT
216Q
Intro to Statistics
3
PRE: M 105Q, M 121Q or placement 
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SCIENCE (CS)
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
BIOB
110CS
Intro to Plant Biology
3
 
BIOE
103CS
Environmental Science & Society
3
 
BIOM
107CS
Molecules of Life
3
 
BIOO
162CS
Insects & Human Society
3
 
CHMY
102CS
Applying Chemistry to Society
3
 
CSCI
215CS
Social & Ethical Issues in Computer Science
3
PRE: US & W Core; sect. 002 & 003 non-maj.
ECHM
205CS
Energy and Sustainability
3
 
ENSC
272CS
Water Resources
3
Online
HSTR
282CS
Darwinian Revolution
3
 
LIT
202CS
The Environmental Imagination
3
 
NUTR
221CS
Basic Human Nutrition
3
In-person & Online sections
PHSX
111CS
The World of Quantum Physics
3
PRE: Level 400 math placement
TE
250CS
Technology and Society
3
 
INQUIRY & RESEARCH NATURAL SCIENCE (IN & RN)
Subject
Number
Course
Credits
Notes
ASTR
110IN

Intro to Astronomy: Mysteries of the Sky

3
 
BIOB
100IN
Organism Function
3
 
BIOB
170IN
Principles of Biological Diversity
4
Lecture & Lab
BIOM
103IN
Unseen Universe: Microbes
3
Lecture & Lab
CHMY
121IN
Intro to General Chemistry
3
PRE: Math Placement 300; Lecture & Recitation
CHMY
122IN
Intro to General Chemistry Lab
1
 
ERTH
101IN
Earth System Science
4
Lecture & Lab
GEO
111IN
Dinosaurs
3
Lecture & Recitation
PHSX
103IN
The Physics of How Things Work
3
PRE: HS Algebra
PHSX
201IN
Physics by Inquiry
3
** Elementary Education Majors Only **
INQUIRY & RESEARCH HUMANITIES (IH & RH)
Subject
Number
Course
Credits
Notes
AMST
201IH

American Identity, American Dreams

3
Lecture & Recitation
FILM
101IH
Understanding Film & Media
3
Non-majors contact Film Advisor to register
HONR
202IH
Texts & Critics: Imagination
4
Honors Program
HSTA
102IH
American History II
4
Lecture & Recitation
HSTA
220IH
History of American Religions
3
 
HSTR
146IH
Silk Road-Religion & Globalization
3
 
JPNS
361IH
Japanese Text and Cinema
3
PRE: WRIT 101W or consent of instuctor
LIT
110IH
Introduction to Literature
3
 
LIT
169IH
Literature as Pop Culture
3
 
NAXS
360IH
Natvie Amercians and Cinema
3
 
PHL
101IH
Intro to Phil: Reason and Reality
3
 
PHL 
110IH
Intro to Ethics: Good and Evil
3
 
PHL
207IH
Philosophy of Sport
3
 
PSCI
250IH
Intro to Political Theory
3
 
RLST
223IH
Sacrifice, Rite, Ritual
3
Online only
SPNS
363IH
Spanish Cinema
3
Taught in Spanish

 

College Writing
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
WRIT
101W

College Writing I

3
In-person & Online sections

 

Inquiry & Research Social Science (IS & RS)
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
AGBE
210IS
Economics of Ag Business
3
PRE: ECNS 101IS
ANTY
215IS
Human Prehistory
3
 
ANTY
225IS
Culture, Language and Society
3
 
BMGT
240IS
Business Analytics
3
PRE: STAT 216Q and BMIS 211
ECNS
101IS
Economic Way of Thinking
3
CO: ECNS 105 or PLEV 300 or above
ECNS
204IS
Microeconomics
3
PRE: ECNS 101IS or ECNS 251IS and M 121Q
ECNS
251IS
Honors Economics
4
RE: Honors or ECNS majors
EDU
222IS
Educ Psych & Child Development
3
 
EDU
223IS
Educ Psych & Adolescent Dev
3
 
HDFS
101IS
Individual & Family Dev: Livespan
3
In-person, Blended, & Online sections
PSCI
210IS
Intro to American Government
3
 
PSYX
100IS
Intro to Psychology
4
Lecture & Lab
SOCI
101IS
Intro to Sociology
3
 
SOCI
110IS
Honors Sociological Inquiry
3
RE: Honors Program
SOCI
221IS
Criminal Justice System
3
Online
Inquiry Arts (IA)
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
ARCH
121IA

Intro to Design

3
 
ARCH
152IA
Design Fundamentals II
4
Lecture & lab
ARTH
201IA
Art of World Civilization II
4
Lecture & Recitation
ARTZ
105IA
Visual Lang-Drawing 
3
Non-major sections
ARTZ
109IA
Visual Language - Comprehensive Foundations
4
Art Majors or Minors Only
 EDU
204IA
Arts & Lifelong Learning
3
 
FILM
122IA
Acting for Non-Majors
3
 
FRCH
255IA
French on Stage
3
PRE: FRCH 102D or 3 yrs HS French
HONR
219IA
Transformative Power of Music
3
RE: Honors Pre: HONR 201, 202 or 301
MUSI
101IA
Enjoyment of Music
3
 
MUSI
112IA
Choir: University or Tenor Bass
1
Audition Req. 001= Choir, 002= Tenor/Bass
MUSI
114IA
Band I: MSU Univeristy Band
1
Majors or Consent
MUSI
130IA
History of Jazz
3
 
MUSI
131IA
Jazz Ensemble I
1
Audition Required
MUSI
203IA
American Popular Music
3
 
MUSI
212IA
Choir II
1
Audition Required
MUSI
307IA
World Music
3
Non-majors only; Online
MUSI
308IA
Orchestra II: MSU Symphonic Orchestra
1
Audition Required
MUSI
312IA
Choir III: Voces Luminis
1
Audition Required
MUSI
314IA
Band III: MSU Wind Symphony
1
Audition Required
MUSI
331IA
Jazz Ensemble II: One O'Clock Jazz
1
Audition Required
MUSI
426IA
Montananas
1
Audition Required
PHOT
154IA
Exploring Digital Photography
3
Lecture & Recitation; In-person & Online

 

RESEARCH ARTS (RA)
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
ARTZ
110RA
Ideation & Creativity
3
Non-major sections available
ARTZ
231RA
Ceramics I
4
Non-major sections available
CRWR
240RA
Intro to Creative Writing
3
PRE: WRIT 101W or WRIT Exempt
CS/MART
145RA
Web Design (Cross-listed course)
3
Lecture & Lab
MUSI
103RA
Fundamentals of Musical Creation
3
 
PHOT 
113RA
Understanding Photography
3
Non-major sections available
DIVERSITY (D)
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
AMST
101D

Intro to American Studies

3
Lecture & Recitation
ANTY
101D
Anthropology and Human Experience
3
 
BGEN
242D
Intro to International Business
3
 
CHIN
211D
Chinese Culture & Civilization 
3
Taught in English
EDU
211D
Multicultural Education
3
 
FILM
202D
Film History II: 1960s-present
3
PRE: FILM 101IH, 112 & PHOT 113RA
GPHY
121D
Human Geography
3
 
GPHY
141D
Geography of World Regions
3
 
HONR
204D
Great Expeditions
3
RE: Honors Program
HSTR
135D
The Modern Middle East
4
Lecture and Recitation
JPNS
150D
Japnese Culture & Civ
3
Class taught in English
LIT
285D
Mythologies
3
 
LIT
343D
African American Lit
3
PRE: Writ 101W & Soph Standing
NASX
105D
Intro to Native Amer Studies
3
Lecture & recitation
NASX
205D
Natvie Americans in Contemporary Society
3
 
NASX
232D
MT Indian Cult, Hist, Current Issues
3
 
PHL
270D
Philosophies of Asia
3
 
PSYX
235D
Contemporary Issues in Human Sexuality
3
 
RLST
203D
Buddhist Traditions
3
 
SIGN
220D
Intermediate Sign Languages
3
PRE: SIGN 120
SOCI
150D
Social Difference
3
 
SOCI
201D
Social Problems
3
 

 

DIVERSITY (D) FOREIGN LANGUAGES All require prerequisite language courses
Subject
Number
Course Title
Credits
Notes
ARAB
102D
Elementary Modern Arabic II
3
PRE: ARAB 101
CHIN
102D
Elementary Chinese II
3
PRE: CHIN 101
CHIN
202D
Intermediate Chinese II
3
PRE: CHIN 201
FRCH
102D
Elementary French II
3
PRE: FRCH 101
FRCH
202D
Intermediate French II
3
PRE: FRCH 201
GRMN
102D
Elementary German II
3
PRE: GRMN 101
GRMN
201D
Intermediate German I
3
PRE: GRMN 102
GRMN
202D
Intermediate German II
3
PRE: GRMN 201
JPNS
102D
Elementary Japanese II
3
PRE: JPNS 101
JPNS
202D
Intermediate Japanese I
3
PRE: JPNS 201
SPNS
102D
Elementary Spanish II
3
PRE: SPNS 101
SPNS
201D
Intermediate Spanish I
3
PRE: SPNS 102
SPNS
202D
Spanish Language & Culture
3
PRE: SPNS 201