Approved ES Courses

To use a course to meet your Essential Studies (ES) requirements, it must be on the approved list in the semester you take it. This is important because the curriculum may change. A course that was on the approved list in the past may have been modified to meet a different ES requirement or it could have been dropped.

Breadth of Knowledge

You must complete at least 9 credit hours in each of the following four Breadth of Knowledge areas.

Communication

9 semester credits min.

Students must take ENGL 110 and ENGL 130; and 3 credits of oral communication.

Course Number Course Name Credits  
ENGL 110 College Composition I 3  
ENGL 130 Composition II: Writing for Public Audiences 3  
Oral Communication Courses
COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3  
RHS 200 Helping Skills in Community Service 3  
GEOL 356 Geoscience Lectures 1  
GEOL 421 Seminar I 1  
GEOL 422 Seminar II 1  
CHE 412 Plant Design II: Process Project Engineering 5  
EE 481 Senior Design II 3  
ME 488 Engineering Design 3  

Social Sciences

9 semester credits min. Must be taken in a mim. of 2 departments. Some of these courses are also approved to meet one of the Special Emphasis requirements.

SE Course Number Course Name Credits  
Anthropology
G ANTH 100 Introduction to Anthropology 3  
G ANTH 171 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3  
G ANTH 172 Introduction to Archaeology 3  
G ANTH 200 World Prehistory 3  
G ANTH 371 Cultural Dynamics 3  
G ANTH 377 North American Archaeology 3  
G ANTH 379 Culture Area Studies 3  
Aviation
G AVIT 372 Global Perspectives in Aviation History 3  
Business Administration
  BADM 101 Introduction to Business 3  
Chemical Engineering
  CHE 340 Professional Integrity in Engineering 3  
Communication
U COMM 102 Communication and the Human Community 3  
  COMM 103 Information, Technology and Social Change 3  
Communication Sciences & Disorders
G CSD 425 Language, Multiculturalism and Communication Disorders 3  
Criminal Justice Studies
  CJ 201 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3  
Earth System Science and Policy
  ESSP 160 Sustainability and Society 3  
Economics
Q ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 3  
Q ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 3  
Engineering
  ENGR 460 Engineering Economy 3  
Entrepreneurship
  ENTR 101 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3  
Geography
G GEOG 151 Human Geography 3  
G GEOG 161 World Regional Geography 3  
U GEOG 262 Geography of North America I 3  
History
G HIST 230 History of Modern Science 3  
Honors
U HON 102 Inquiry in the Social Sciences 3  
U HON 272 Social Science Colloquium on US Diversity 3  
  HON 292 Colloquium in the Social Science 2-4  
U HON 372 Advanced Social Science Colloquium on US Diversity 3  
G HON 382 Exploring Global Diversity Through the Social Science 3-4  
  HON 392 Advanced Colloquium in the Social Sciences 2-4  
Humanities
U HUM 224 Integrated Social Science Inquiry 2-4`  
G HUM 225 Advanced Integrated Social Science 2-4  
Indian Studies
U IS 171 Hollywood Indians 3  
U IS 311 Health & American Indian Cultures 3  
G IS 385 Sustainable Communities 3  
Leadership
  LEAD 101 Learning Leadership 3  
Mechanical Engineering
  ME 370 Engineering Disasters and Ethics 3  
Music
  MUSC 180 Introduction to Music Therapy 3  
Nursing
U NURS 490 Transcultural Health Care Theories, Research and Practice 3  
Nutrition and Dietetics
G N&D 335 World Food Patterns 3  
Occupational Therapy
U OT 451 Multicultural Competency in OT 3  
Political Science
  POLS 115 American Government I 3  
  POLS 116 State and Local Government 3  
  POLS 220 International Politics 3  
G POLS 225 Comparative Politics 3  
U POLS 318 American Political Thought 3  
Psychology
  PSYC 111 Introduction to Psychology 3  
  PSYC 250 Developmental Psychology 4  
  PSYC 270 Abnormal Psychology 3  
G PSYC 421 Diversity Psychology 3  
A PSYC 460 Advanced Social Psychology 3  
Public Health Education
  PHE 101 Introduction to Public Health 3  
Q PHE 102 Epidemiology in Public Health 3  
G PHE 103 Introduction to Global Health 3  
Recreational and Tourism Studies
  RTS 201 Recreation and Society 3  
U RTS 260 Inclusion in Recreation Setting 3  
Rehabilitation Services
U RHS 250 Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation 3  
Sociology
U SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology 3  
  SOC 115 Social Problems 3  
U SOC 250 Diversity in American Society 3  
  SOC 253 Juvenile Delinquency 3  
  SOC 340 Sociology of Gender and Sex Roles 3  
  SOC 367 Social Psychology 3  
Teaching & Learning
  T&L 252 Child Development 3  
U T&L 433 Multicultural Education 3  
University
  UNIV 110A First Year Seminary (Social Science) 3  
  UNIV 115A First Year Research (Social Science) 3  

Arts & Humanities

9 semester credits min. Must be taken in a mim. of 2 departments and also must include 3 credits designated as Fine Arts and 3 credits designated as Humanities. Some of these courses are also approved to meet one of the Special Emphasis requirements.

Fine Arts

SE Course Number Course Name Credits  
Art
  ART 100 Introduction to Sculpture 3  
  ART 112 Basic Design 3  
  ART 120 Introduction to Drawing and Color Materials 3  
  ART 130 Drawing I 3  
  ART 151 Introduction to Ceramics 3  
  ART 230 Drawing II 3  
  ART 250 Ceramics: Handbuilding 3  
  ART 260 Color Photography 3  
English
  ENGL 226 Introduction to Creative Writing 3  
  ENGL 235 The Art of Filmmaking 3  
A ENGL 308 The Art of Writing Non-Fiction 3  
Fine Arts
  FA 150 Introduction to the Fine Arts 3  
Humanities
  HUM 212 Integrated Cultural Experience 3  
Music
  MUSC 100 Introduction to the Understanding of Music 3  
  MUSC 101 Fundamentals of Music 3  
  MUSC 260 Concert Choir 1  
  MUSC 263 Varsity Bards Men's Chorus 1  
  MUSC 264 Women's Chorus 1  
  MUSC 270 Wind Ensemble 1  
  MUSC 271 University Band 1  
  MUSC 272 Marching/Athletic Band 1  
  MUSC 273 Instrumental Jazz Ensemble 1  
  MUSC 275 University Chamber Orchestra 1  
Technology
  TECH 322 Fundamentals of Photography 3  
Theatre Arts
  THEA 110 Introduction to Theatre Arts 3  
  THEA 161 Acting I 3  
  THEA 270 Stagecraft 3  
University
  UNIV 110B First Year Seminar (Fine Arts) 3  
  UNIV 115B First Year Research (Fine Arts) 3  

Humanities

SE Course Number Course Name Credits  
Art
  ART 110 Introduction to the Visual Arts 3  
  ART 210 History of Art I 3  
  ART 211 History of Art II 3  
Arts & Sciences
  A&S 252 Introduction to Canadian Studies 3  
Communication
  COMM 300 Communication and Society 3  
English
  ENGL 225 Introduction to Film 3  
  ENGL 227 Introduction to Literature and Culture 3  
G ENGL 228 Diversity and Global Literatures 3  
U ENGL 229 Diversity in U.S. Literature 3  
A ENGL 271 Reading and Writing About Texts 3  
  ENGL 315 Shakespeare 3  
  ENGL 316 Shakespeare 3  
  ENGL 357 Women Writers and Readers 3  
U ENGL 365 Black American Writers 2-4  
U ENGL 367 American Indian Literature 3  
A ENGL 408 Advanced Composition 3  
German
  GERM 206 Germany in a Global World 3  
  GERM 306 Contextualizing Culture: Intro to German Studies 3  
History
G HIST 101 Western Civilization I 3  
G HIST 102 Western Civilization II 3  
U HIST 103 United States to 1877 3  
U HIST 104 United States Since 1877 3  
G HIST 105 World Civilizations I 3  
G HIST 106 World Civilizations II 3  
  HIST 220 History of North Dakota 3  
A HIST 325 American West 3  
U HIST 332 Women in American History to 1865 3  
U HIST 333 Women in American History since 1865 3  
U HIST 371 African-American History since 1877 3  
Honors
U HON 101 Inquiry in the Humanities 3  
  HON 291 Colloquium in the Humanities 1-4  
G HON 381 Exploring Global Diversity through Humanities 3-4  
  HON 391 Advanced Colloquium in the Humanities 1-4  
Humanities
  HUM 101 Introduction to Humanities I 4  
  HUM 102 Introduction to Humanities II 4  
  HUM 300 Knowledge, Truth and Reality 1-3  
Indian Studies
U IS 121 Introduction to American Indian Studies 3  
U IS 151 White Images of Native Americans 3  
U IS 181 Native North America to 1600 3  
U IS 201 History of the Sioux 3  
U IS 203 History of the Anishinabe 3  
U IS 207 History of the Three Affiliated Tribes 3  
U IS 221 North American Indians before 1815 3  
U IS 222 North American Indians since 1815 3  
U IS 346 American Indian Woman 3  
U IS 360 Oral Traditions in American Indian Cultures 3  
U IS 395 Ethnohistory of North America 3  
Languages
G CHIN 101 First Year Chinese I 4  
  CHIN 102 First Year Chinese II 4  
G CHIN 201 Second Year Chinese I 4  
  CHIN 202 Second Year Chinese II 4  
G CLAS 101 First Year Latin I 4  
  CLAS 102 First Year Latin II 4  
G CLAS 201 Second Year Latin I 4  
  CLAS 202 Second Year Latin II 4  
G FREN 101 First Year French I 4  
  FREN 102 First Year French II 4  
G FREN 201 Second Year French I 4  
  FREN 202 Second Year French II 4  
G GERM 101 First Year German I 4  
  GERM 102 First Year German II 4  
G GERM 201 Second Year German I 4  
  GERM 202 Second Year German II 4  
G NORW 101 First Year Norwegian I 4  
  NORW 102 First Year Norwegian II 4  
G NORW 201 Second Year Norwegian I 4  
  NORW 202 Second Year Norwegian II 4  
  RUSS 101 First Year Russian I 4  
  RUSS 102 First Year Russian II 4  
  RUSS 161 Introduction to Russian Literature 4  
  RUSS 162 Introduction to Russian Culture 4  
  RUSS 201 Second Year Russian I 4  
G SPAN 101 First Year Spanish I 4  
  SPAN 102 First Year Spanish II 4  
G SPAN 201 Second Year Spanish I 4  
  SPAN 202 Second Year Spanish II 4  
Music
  MUSC 201 Rock and Roll History 3  
G MUSC 203 Music and Culture 3  
Philosophy
  PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy 3  
  PHIL 110 Introduction to Logic 3  
  PHIL 120 Introduction to Ethics 3  
  PHIL 130 Introduction to Political Philosophy 3  
  PHIL 250 Ethics in Engineering and Science 3  
  PHIL 251 Ethics in Health Care 3  
  PHIL 252 Ethics in Business and Public Administration 3  
  PHIL 253 Environmental Ethics 3  
  PHIL 300 Ancient Philosophy 3  
  PHIL 301 Medieval Philosophy 3  
  PHIL 302 Renaissance and Enlightenment 3  
  PHIL 303 Kant and the Nineteenth Century 3  
  PHIL 312 American Philosophy 3  
U PHIL 355 Social and Political Philosophy 3  
  PHIL 360 Feminist Philosophy 3  
G PHIL 383 Asian Philosophy 3  
  PHIL 400 Philosophy of Language 3  
  PHIL 415 Philosophy of Mind 3  
  PHIL 420 Epistemology - What is Knowledge? 3  
  PHIL 425 Metaethics - Is Ethics Possible? 3  
  PHIL 430 Philosophy of Science and Technology 3  
  PHIL 451 Citizenship and Political Participation 3  
Religion
  RELS 100 Introduction to Religious Inquiry 3  
G RELS 101 Religions of the West 3  
G RELS 102 Religions of Asia 3  
  RELS 120 Religion in America 3  
G RELS 203 World Religions 3  
  RELS 216 Women and Religion 3  
  RELS 221 Jewish Scripture/Old Testament 3  
  RELS 231 Christian Scripture/New Testament 3  
G RELS 245 Death and Dying 3  
G RELS 250 East and West in Religion 3  
  RELS 300 Jesus in Gospel and History 3  
  RELS 301 Life and Religion of Paul 3  
G RELS 305 Mysticism 3  
  RELS 309 Atheism, Theism and Secularism 3  
G RELS 315 Daoism and Confucianism 3  
G RELS 320 Hinduism 3  
  RELS 321 Prophets and Prophecy 3  
  RELS 334 Judaism 3  
G RELS 380 Buddhism 3  
U RELS 410 Asian Religions in the United States 3  
  RELS 423 Psychology of Religion 3  
  RELS 431 Religious Violence and the Apocalyptic Mind 3  
University
  UNIV 110C First Year Seminar (Humanities) 3  
  UNIV 115C First Year Research (Humanities) 3  
Women and Gender Studies
U WGS 200 Introduction to Gender Studies 3  
G WGS 225 The Study of Women 3  

Math, Science & Technology

9 semester credits min. Must be taken in a minimum of 2 departments and must include a 4-hour science course with a lab. Lab courses are designated with an L. Some of these courses are also approved to meet the Special Emphasis requirement in Quantitative Reasoning (Q).

SE   Course Number Course Name Credits  
Anthropology
    ANTH 170 Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3  
    ANTH 270 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology 3  
Atmospheric Sciences
Q L ATSC 110 & 110L Meteorology I (with lab) 3  
Q   ATSC 120 Sever and Hazardous Weather 3  
Biology
  L BIOL 111 & 111L Concepts of Biology (with lab) 4  
  L BIOL 150 & 150L General Biology I (with lab) 4  
  L BIOL 151 & 151L General Biology II (with lab) 4  
Q   BIOL 333 Population Biology 3  
Chemical Engineering
Q   CHE 431 Chemical Engineering Laboratory IV 3  
Chemistry
Q L CHEM 115 & 115L Introductory Chemistry (with lab) 4  
  L CHEM 116 & 116L Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry (with lab) 4  
Q L CHEM 121 & 121L General Chemistry I (with lab) 4  
Q L CHEM 122 & 122L General Chemistry II (with lab) 4  
Q L CHEM 221 & 221L Fundamentals of Chemistry - Concepts (with lab) 4  
Computer Science
    CSCI 101 & 101T Introduction to Computers (with lab) 4  
    CSCI 120 Computer Programming I 4  
    CSCI 130 Introduction to Scientific Programming 4  
    CSCI 160 Computer Science I 4  
    CSCI 289 Social Implications of Computer Technology 3  
    CSCI 290 Cyber-Security and Information Assurance 3  
Economics
Q   ECON 210 Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics 3  
Earth System Science and Policy
    ESSP 200 Sustainability Science 3  
Geography
Q   GEOG 121 Global Physical Environment 3  
Q L GEOG 121 & 121L Global Physical Environment (with lab) 4  
Q   GEOG 134 Introduction to Global Climate 3  
Q L GEOG 134 & 134L Introduction to Global Climate (with lab) 4  
Geology
  L GEOL 101 & 101L Introduction to Geology (with lab) 4  
    GEOL 102 The Earth Through Time 3  
    GEOL 103 Introduction to Environmental Issues 3  
    GEOL 111 Views of Earth and Planets 3  
    GEOL 205 Surviving on Planet Earth 3  
Honors
    HON 103 Inquiry in the Sciences 3  
    HON 293 Colloquium in the Sciences 2-4  
    HON 393 Advanced Colloquium in the Sciences 2-4  
Humanities
    HUM 270 Integrated Studies Life Sciences 3  
  L HUM 271 & 271L Integrated Studies General Science (with lab) 4  
Mathematics
Q   MATH 103 College Algebra 3  
Q   MATH 105 Trigonometry 2  
Q   MATH 115 Introduction to Mathematical Thought 3  
Q   MATH 146 Applied Calculus I 3  
    MATH 165 Calculus I 4  
    MATH 166 Calculus II 4  
Nutrition and Dietetics
    NUTR 240 Fundamentals of Nutrition 3  
Philosophy
Q   PHIL 221 Symbolic Logic 3  
Physics
Q L PHYS 110 & 110L Introductory Astronomy (with lab) 4  
Q L PHYS 130 Natural Science - Physics (includes lab) 4  
Q L PHYS 161 Introductory College Physics I (includes lab) 4  
Q L PHYS 211 College Physics I (includes lab) 4  
Psychology
Q   PSYC 241 Introduction to Statistics 4  
Sociology
Q   SOC 326 Sociological Statistics 3  
Technology
    TECH 300 Technology and Society 3  
University
    UNIV 110D First Year Seminary (Math/Science/Tech) 3  
    UNIV 115D First Year Research (Math/Science/Tech) 3  



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