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The College of Liberal Arts offers many upper-level special topics electives that require little to no prerequisites and are open to ALL USI students?


Well now you do! See what our college has to offer you! 

Art and Design Course:

ARTH 490: Michelangelo Studies

MW 12 - 1:15 p.m.

Communication and Media Courses:

ADV 499: Intro to Social Influencing

MWF 2 - 2:50 p.m.

CMST 414: Oral Traditions

TR 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

JRN 499: AI & Media in Culture

TR 9 - 10:15 a.m.

RTV 499: Short Narrative Film

MWF 10:00 - 10:50 a.m.

English and Humanities Courses:

HUM 203: Introduction to Humanities

Multiple day/time offerings

HUM 303: Business Humanities

Multiple day/time offerings

HUM 304: Medical Humanities

Multiple day/time offerings

History Courses:

HIST 302: Colonial America to 1740

TR 12 - 1:15 p.m.

HIST 325: Introduction to Public History

TR 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

HIST 346: Renaissance Europe

MWF 11 - 11:50 a.m.

HIST 393: Ancient and Early Imperial China

MWF 1 - 1:50 p.m.

Political Science, Public Administration, and Philosophy Courses:

POLS 384: The Middle East

MWF 11-11:50 a.m.

POLS 399: Advanced Topics-Mock Trial-Civil Law

TR 3 - 4:15 p.m.

PHIL 350: Hist-Philosophy I

TR 12 - 1:15 p.m.

PHIL 364: Gender and Philosophy

TR 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

PHIL 376: Philosophies & Religions of Asia

TR 3 - 4:15 p.m.

PHIL 425: Philosophy of Mind

MWF 2 - 2:50 p.m.

Social Work Courses:

SOCW 224: Intro to Social Justice

Online option

SOCW 242: Intro to Substance Abuse and Addictive Disorders

R 6 - 8:45 p.m.

SOCW 353: Substance Abuse, the Family & Society

Online option

SOCW 400: Intro to Sign Language

T 1:30 - 4:15 p.m.

World Languages and Cultures Courses:

GERM 308: Germanic Cultures

MWF 1 - 1:50 p.m.

GLST 302: Travel Writing

MWF 2 - 2:50 p.m.