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III. ANÁLISIS DE LOS ESTADOS NUMÉRICOS DE INGRESOS Y GASTOS
A central component of undergraduate study is the University’s Core Curriculum, which embodies the University’s commitment to academic excellence, social responsibility,
and ethical awareness. Consistent with its mission, Sacred Heart University provides its students with a core curriculum that is rooted in the liberal arts and Catholic intellectual traditions. The core curriculum is:
• Fundamental to becoming a
knowledgeable, educated, and ethically responsible person;
• Foundational to studies in the major and to lifelong learning; and
• Essential preparation for personal and professional success in a global and ever-changing world.
STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM
The Core Curriculum is composed of three components:
• Foundational Core (30 credits)
• Common Core: The Human Journey Seminars: Great Books in the Catholic intellectual Tradition (6 credits)
• Thematic Liberal Arts Core (9 credits) I. Foundational Core (30 credits) The Foundational Core provides students with a broad liberal arts education which includes the development of written and oral communication, critical thinking, information literacy, and mathematical skills that are necessary for academic and professional success.
FYS 125* First Year Seminar (3 credits) FLO 125 The Art of Thinking (3 credits) Arts/Design/Communications (3 credits) History (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits)
College-level Mathematics (3 credits) Natural/Physical Sciences (3 credits) Philosophy (3 credits)
Social or Behavioral Sciences (3 credits) Theology/Religious Studies (3 credits)
*A minimum grade of C or better is required.
FYS 125* First Year Seminar (3 credits) First Year Seminars are designed and taught mainly by full-time faculty on topics that are pertinent to the lives of students, the world in which they live, and the interests of faculty. The seminars are writing and oral communications intensive and introduce students to college-level research skills and principles of information literacy. First Year Seminars are capped at 18 students to ensure that instructors can devote adequate attention to the content of their courses and the development of the proficiencies and skills of each student.
FLO 125 The Art of Thinking (3 credits) The Art of Thinking provides students with the tools they need to become effective thinkers.
This course covers the essential methods and rules of logic, such as inductive and deductive arguments, fallacies, and syllogisms. Using the tools of logic, students read primary texts and arguments with faculty from diverse disciplines.
FOUNDATiONAL CORE COURSES
The following courses will fulfill Foundational Core requirements for the 2016–2017 academic year. However, not all of these courses will be offered every semester or every academic year. Also, this list is subject to change in subsequent academic years.
Arts/Design/Communications (3 credits each) AR 101 Art in the Western World AR 104 American Art: Colonial
to Modern
AR 110 Design: Visual Organization AR 114 Digital Design Basics AR 120 Drawing i
AR 201 Studies in Modern Art CM 101 introduction to Media Culture CM 131 italian Media Culture: From
Film to Food
CM 132 irish Media Culture: From Movies to Music
CM 134 irish Cinema: Theory & Practice DA 100 introduction to Dance History MU 102 History of Jazz
MU 103 From Bach to Beethoven:
Their Lives & Music MU 104 From Brahms To Bernstein:
Their Lives & Music MU 112 Music in America
MU 114 Latin American & Caribbean Music
MU 239 Catholic Church Music THR 101 introduction to Theatre
History (3 credits each)
Hi 101 Western Civilization i, Ancient to 1500: Citizenship, Democracy, & Culture Hi 102 Western Civilization ii, Since
1500: Economies, Sciences,
& Politics
Literature (3 credits each)
ENG 201 Experiencing Literature ENG 220 Studies in British Literature
to 1603 ENG 223 Shakespeare
ENG 224 Studies in Seventeenth- Century British Literature ENG 225 Studies in Restoration and
Eighteenth-Century Literature ENG 226 Studies in the Romantic
Period in British Literature ENG 227 Studies in the Victorian Period
in British Literature ENG 228 Studies in the
Twentieth-Century British Literature ENG 229 Studies in British Literature:
Special Topics
ENG 230 Colonial & Federal American Literature
ENG 233 Literature of the American Renaissance
ENG 234 Studies in Dickinson to Eliot ENG 235 Studies in Faulkner to the
Present
ENG 236 Contemporary American Fiction
ENG 239 Studies in American Literature: Special Topics ENG 240 Studies in Early American
Black Literature ENG 241 Studies in Black Writers
in America
ENG 242 American Women of Color ENG 243 Latin-American Literature
in Translation
ENG 244 Studies in World Literature ENG 249 Studies in Multicultural
Literature: Special Topics ENG 261 Masterpieces of World
Literature SP 251 Spanish Literature i SP 252 Spanish Literature ii SP 258 Nineteenth Century Novel SP 259 Special Topics in the Literature
of Spain
SP 261 Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature i SP 262 Masterpieces of
Spanish-American Literature ii SP 263 Special Topics:
Spanish-American Literature SP 267 Special Topics: Caribbean
Literature
SP 269 Special Topics: Latin-American Literature
SP 353 Spanish Golden Age Literature SP 356 Advanced Topics in Spanish
Literature
SP 359 20th Century Spanish Prose Narrative
FR 251 Early French Writers
FR 252 French & Francophone Writers Then & Now
FR 371 Literary Travelers, Exiles,
& Expatriates FR 372 Women Writers
FR 373 Topics in French/Francophone Literature
FR 376 Studies in World Literature iT 251 Early italian Writers iT 252 italian Writers Then & Now iT 290 The italian Short Story iT 371 Literary Travelers, Exiles,
& Expatriates iT 372 Women Writers iT 373 Special Topics in italian
Literature
iT 380 Dante & the italian Literary Tradition
Mathematics (3 credits each unless otherwise noted)
MA 101 Modern College Mathematics MA 105 Mathematical Applications
for Health Sciences MA 106 College Algebra
MA 107 Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers (4 credits) MA 109 Mathematics for
Decision-Making
MA 110 Calculus for Decision-Making MA 140 Precalculus (4 credits) MA 151 Calculus i (4 credits) MA 152 Calculus ii (4 credits) MA 253 Calculus iii (4 credits) MA 261 Linear Algebra (4 credits)
Natural/Physical Sciences (3 credits each unless otherwise noted)
Bi 101 The Nature of Life Bi 103 The Human Body Bi 104 Coastal Ecology Bi 107 Heredity & Society Bi 110 Zoological Conservation &
Behavior
Bi 111/113 Concepts in Biology i with Lab (4 credits total)
Bi 152 Environment & Sustainability Bi 174 introduction to Coastal
Management
Bi 176 introduction to Oceanography CH 101/102 Physical Science with Lab
(3 credits total) CH 117 General Organic &
Biochemistry: An Overview CH 120 Drugs & Their implications
to Society
CH 130 The Chemistry of Nutrition CH 140 Chemistry, Society, & the
Environment CH 151 General Chemistry i CS 100 introduction to information
Technology
CS 101 Web Design & Visual Tools for Non-Majors
CS 102 Multimedia for Non-Majors CS 104 Digital Animation & Gaming
for Non-Majors
CS 106 introduction to information Technology for Business Administration
CS 110 introduction to Computer Science
CS 171 introduction to Computer Gaming
PY 100 Elements of Physics (4 credits)
PY 105 First Half of General Physics PY 111 General Physics 1
PY 155 Science & the Bible PY 190 Basic Astronomy
Philosophy (3 credits each)
PH 221 Historical Development of Philosophy
PH 224 introduction to Ancient Philosophy
PH 229 Eastern Philosophy
PH 231 introduction to the Philosophy of Knowledge
PH 240 introduction to the Philosophy of Beauty
PH 251 introduction to Ethics PH 255 introduction to Social &
Political Philosophy PH 272 introduction to Metaphysics PH 274 Existentialism
PH 290 Major Figures in Philosophy
Social or Behavioral Sciences (3 credits) AN 103 Archeology
AN 110 Human Cultural Diversity EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics EC 203 Principles of Macroeconomics GS 101 introduction to Global Studies PO 121 introduction to American
Government
PO 122 introduction to international Relations
PS 110 introduction to Psychology SO 110 Sociological imagination SO 120 Social issues & Social Change SO 239 Diversity & Oppression in
Contemporary Society
Theology/Religious Studies (3 credits each) TRS 201 introduction to the Old
Testament
TRS 202 introduction to the New Testament
TRS 203 introduction to the Gospels TRS 204 The Letters of Paul TRS 220 introduction to Catholic
Theology
TRS 221 Understanding Theology TRS 222 Faith & Reason
TRS 230 History of Christianity i TRS 231 History of Christianity ii TRS 233 Women in Christianity TRS 234 Contemporary Roman
Catholic Thought TRS 235 Constructing the Concept
of God
TRS 240 Foundations of Catholic Ethics TRS 241 History of Christian Ethics TRS 242 The Catholic Social Justice
Tradition
TRS 243 Ethics in World Religions TRS 260 Eastern Religions TRS 261 islam
TRS 262 Judaism
TRS 263 Symbol, Myth, & Ritual TRS 265 introduction to World
Religions
TRS 266 Understanding Religion TRS 270 Religion in America TRS 271 Celtic Religious Traditions TRS 272 Religion in Contemporary
ireland
TRS 273 Religion & Sexuality TRS 275 Art & the Sacred TRS 276 Women in World Religion TRS 277 Jewish-Christian Relations TRS 284 Cults, Sects, & New Religious
Movements
II. Common Core: The Human Journey Seminars: Great Books in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Sacred Heart University’s academic signature centerpiece, The Human Journey Seminars, provides students with an interdisciplinary understanding of the roots and development of the Catholic intellectual tradition as an ongoing 2,000-year conversation between the Catholic community of thinkers, writers, and artists and the cultures in which they have lived, asking fundamental questions about God, humanity, society,
and nature. The seminars engage students in an interdisciplinary exploration of the fundamental claims of the Catholic intellectual tradition; enable students to understand the Catholic intellectual tradition as characterized by open, rigorous, intellectual inquiry in the context of a faith tradition; enjoin students, with faculty, in seminar discussion; and develop students’
reading, writing, and speaking skills.
The seminars are framed by four fundamental and enduring questions of human meaning and value:
• What does it mean to be human?
• What does it mean to live a life of meaning and purpose?
• What does it mean to understand and appreciate the natural world?
• What does it mean to forge a more just society for the common good?
The two seminars are:
CiT i 201: An interdisciplinary study of the early Catholic thinkers, writers, and artists who provide an understanding of the roots of this Tradition and who begin its ongoing conversation about fundamental questions of human existence.
CiT ii 202: An interdisciplinary study of modern Catholic thinkers, writers, and artists who continue the development of this ongoing conversation about God, humanity, society, and nature.
III. Thematic Liberal Arts Core Students will select three courses around a common theme which will provide them with a multidisciplinary understanding of that theme. Students will take one course in each of the following liberal arts areas: humanities, social and behavioral sciences, and natural and physical sciences. By exploring contemporary themes such as wellness and well-being, the aesthetic vision and the search for beauty, and freedom, equality, and the common good, this component of the core curriculum will provide a distinctive SHU experience.
Freedom, Equality, and the Common Good This concentration is designed to prepare students for a life of engaged, responsible, and ethical citizenship in an increasingly interdependent and complex world. Topics include identity and self-determination, political representation and participation, equality of opportunity, cultural diversity, race and discrimination, conflict and cooperation, religious freedom and toleration, immigration, and social welfare.
The Search for Beauty
This thematic framework will consider the intellectual, spiritual, aesthetic, and scientific search for and expression of the beautiful in all its forms. Students will explore and appreciate the fundamental aspiration to unravel and celebrate the innate and intricate beauty of life and of human creativity and inquiry, and will learn how we find emotional and intellectual satisfaction as well as personal and social significance through that understanding.
Wellness and Well-Being
This theme investigates the physical, mental, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, economic, and environmental dimensions underlying personal wellness and well-being. it will enable students to reflect, articulate, and connect the numerous contributions that allow people to realize their individual potential, engage in meaningful relationships, and contribute to the development and application of knowledge for the betterment of the human community.
The following courses will fulfill the respective themes in the Thematic Liberal Arts Core for the 2016–2017 academic year.
However, not all of these courses will be offered every semester or every academic year. Also, this list is subject to change in subsequent academic years.
THEMATIC LIBERAL ARTS CORE COURSES