Liberal Arts Courses
Looking for Liberal Arts electives?
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CORE100X.02 International New Student Seminar
LIBA0281 Foundations of English Language: Art & Community
LIBA1281 College English Language For Art & Design
LIBA 3203 Presentation in Art & Design Culture
LIBA4081 /5081 ESL for the Art and Design Professional
GRNP5005.02/ARTH4104 Art Theory and Criticism ESL
GRNP5006.02 ESL Theory & Criticism Seminar
Natural Science
LIBA2456 Physics & Its Applications
LIBA2458 Human Anatomy & Physiology
LIBA2459 Scientific Applications for the Artist
LIBA2461 Ecology, Earth’s Life
LIBA2465 Plants and People
LIBA3440 Biodiversity
LIBA3450 CSI CCAD: Forensic Science
LIBA3466 Biotechnology
LIBA3674 Gender & Sexuality
Social Science
LIBA2675 Introduction to Sociology
LIBA2674 Introduction to Anthropology
LIBA2676 Human Factors
LIBA3660 Anthropology of Media
LIBA3674 Gender & Sexuality
LIBA3675 Folklore & Folk Art
LIBA3679 Cultural Ethnography (formerly Social Science Research Methods)
LIBA4600 Cross Cultural Communication for Artists & Designers
Psychological Science
LIBA2670 Introduction to Psychology
LIBA2680 Introduction to Art Therapy
LIBA3670 Theories of Personality
LIBA3671 Social Psychology
LIBA3672 Psychology of Development
LIBA3673 Psychological Disorders (formerly Abnormal Psychology)
LIBA3674 Gender & Sexuality
LIBA3677 Psychology of Creativity (Not Currently Offered)
Art Therapy minor: Science & Social Science offers a minor in Art Therapy that requires 15 credit hours, as follows.
| Course | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIBA2680 | Introduction to Art Therapy (required) | 3 | |
| LIBA2670 | Introduction to Psychology | Choose 12 credits | 3 |
| LIBA3670 | Theories of Personality | 3 | |
| LIBA3672 | Psychology of Development | 3 | |
| LIBA2679 | Cultural Ethnography | 3 | |
| LIBA3673 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | |
| LIBA3674 | Gender and Sexuality | 3 | |
| Art Therapy minor total credit hours | |||
LIBA2501 Math Quantitative Literacy
CORE2810 Intro to Programming for Visual Arts
LIBA2800 Fundamentals of Business Management & Entrepreneurship
LIBA2803 Finance & Marketing Tools for Artists and Designers
LIBA2804 Protecting Legal Rights for Artists & Designers
LIBA2805 Starting an Art and Design Business
LIBA2808 Marketing and Fundraising for the Arts
LIBA2809 Business of Brand Experience
LIBA3801 Design Management
LIBA3802 Arts Management
LIBA3803 Creative Leadership
LIBA3804 Emerging Art, Design & Business Seminar
Learning Pathways: If you are thinking “There are a lot of courses, what business courses should I take?” here are some recommendations:
- If you are interested in Freelance and Small business creation, the recommended courses are: LIBA2803, LIBA2805, LIBA2804, LIBA2806 (add 2806 to above?)
- If you are interested in Creative Entrepreneurship, the recommended courses are: CORE1030 or CORE1031, LIBA2800, LIBA2803, LIBA2805, LIBA2806, LIBA3803.
- If you are interested in Design Management & Entrepreneurship, the recommended courses are: CORE1031, LIBA2800, LIBA2809, LIBA3801, LIBA3803, LIBA3804.
- If you are interested in Arts Management & Entrepreneurship, the recommended courses are: CORE1030, LIBA2800, LIBA2806, LIBA2808, LIBA3802, LIBA3803, LIBA3804.
Business Minor: The department offers a Minor in Business for all our undergraduate students that requires completion of 15 total credit hours of coursework. The curriculum plan is as follows:
| Course | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORE1030 | SOSA Studio Art & Entrepreneurship | Choose one | 3 |
| CORE1031 | SODA Collab. Across Design Arts | 3 | |
| LIBA2800 | Fundamentals of Business & Entrepreneurship | Required | 3 |
| LIBA2803 | Finance & Marketing Tools | Choose 9 credit hours | 3 |
| LIBA2804 | Protecting Legal Rights for Artists & Designers | 3 | |
| LIBA2805 | Starting an Art & Design Business | 3 | |
| LIBA2806 | Business of Art for Social Change | 3 | |
| LIBA2808 | Marketing & Fundraising for the Arts | 3 | |
| LIBA2809 | Business of Brand Experience | 3 | |
| LIBA3801 | Design Management | 3 | |
| LIBA3802 | Arts Management | 3 | |
| LIBA3803 | Creative Leadership | 3 | |
| LIBA3804 | Emerging Art, Design & Business Seminar | 3 | |
| Total credit hours | 15 | ||
Writing, Literature & Philosophy
First year writing
LIBA0290 Introduction to College Writing
LIBA1290 Writing and the Arts
Creative Writing
(poetry, fiction, screenwriting, creative nonfiction, etc.)
LIBA3251 Screenwriting
LIBA4251 Advanced Screenwriting
LIBA3263 Writing Fiction
LIBA3264 Writing Poetry
LIBA3265 Writing Creative Nonfiction
LIBA3266 Writing Young Adult Fiction
LIBA4260 Advanced Creative Writing Workshop
Literature
LIBA3301 Critical Reading Fairytales
LIBA3303 Mythology
LIBA3304 Literature Comics Graphic Novels
LIBA3320 Readings in English Literature
LIBA3330 Film and Literature
LIBA3340 American Literature Origins and Beyond
LIBA3345 Twentieth Century American Literature
LIBA3350 American Literature for the New Century
LIBA3355 African American Literature
LIBA3394 Readings in World Literature
LIBA4391 Criticism of Literature and Art
LIBA4290 Literary Publishing Botticelli I
LIBA4291 Literary Publishing Botticelli II
LIBA4390 Narratology
Creative Writing minor
| Course | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIBA33/43** | Any Advanced Lit |
Literature |
3 |
| LIBA3320 | Readings in English Literature | 3 | |
| LIBA3330 | Film & Literature | 3 | |
| LIBA3304 | Literature Comics Graphic Novels | 3 | |
| LIBA3301 | Critical Reading Fairytales | 3 | |
| LIBA3265 | Writing Creative Nonfiction |
Advanced Writing
|
3 |
| LIBA3263 | Writing Fiction | 3 | |
| LIBA3264 | Writing Poetry | 3 | |
| LIBA3251 | Screenwriting | 3 | |
| LIBA3266 | Writing Young Adult Fiction | 3 | |
| LIBA4290 | Literary Pub. Botticelli I | 3 | |
| LIBA4260 | Advanced Creative Writing Workshop | Choose 3.0 Credits | 3 |
| LIBA4251 | Advanced Screenwriting | 3 | |
| Creative Writing Total Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Copywriting minor
| Course | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIBA3265 | Writing Creative Nonfiction |
Advanced Writing |
3 |
| LIBA3263 | Writing Fiction | 3 | |
| LIBA3264 | Writing Poetry | 3 | |
| LIBA3251 | Screenwriting | 3 | |
| ADVE2910 | Conceptual Copywriting and AD Dsn | 3 | |
| LIBA4242 | Advanced Copywriting | 3 | |
| LIBA4248 | Copywriting for New Media | 3 | |
| Copywriting Minor Total Credit Hours | 15 | ||