PACE Curriculum

PACE Blocks

I. The Social Sciences

SOCSC 101P The Social Environment
SOCSC 102P Introduction to Social Science
SOCSC 103P Dynamics of Western Civilization
12 hours of social science
SOCSC 102P meets constitution requirement

II. Rites of Passage: Individuals Through the Ages

HUMN 104P Themes of Individuality
HUMN 105P Literature, Composition and
  Critical Thinking
HUMN 106P The Individual in Literature,
  Philosophy and Art
12 hours of humanities
HUMN 105P meets ENGL 110 requirement
For B.A./B.S., HUMN 106P meets philosophy
   requirement

III-B. Changing Life on Earth

NATSC 101P Changing Life on Earth
NATSC 102P Fundamentals of Life Science
NATSC 103P Applications of Life Science
12 hours of natural science
NATSC 103P meets laboratory requirement

III-C. Chemistry

CHEM 180P Basic Chemistry
CHEM 181P Experimental Basic Chemistry
CHEM 182P Special Projects in Chemistry
12 hours of natural science
CHEM 181P meets laboratory requirement

IV. Myth and Meaning

HUMN 201P The Many Lives of Dr. Faust
HUMN 202P The Meaning of the American
  Experience
HUMN 203P American Dreams: Four Major
  American Myths
12 hours of humanities
HUMN 202P meets ENGL 225 requirement
For B.A./B.S., HUMN 203P meets literature
  requirement

V. Computer Information and Technology

CIT 105P Foundations of Computing and
  Problem Solving
CIT 106P Computers: Their Uses and Impact
COMS 260P Introduction to Web Communications
For B.A./B.S., CIT 105P meets computer
  and information technology requirement
4 hours humanities and 8 hours natural science

VI. Economic Principles

SOCSC 397A The Economics of Public
  Process I
ECON 201P Introduction to Economics I
ECON 202P Introduction to Economics II
SOCSC 395C Economics of Energy
SOCSC 395I Views of a Good Society
ECON 366 Art Markets
12 hours of social sciences; courses
  numbered 300 and above give junior-senior credit

VII. Leaders, Representatives or Bureaucrats: Who
  Governs?

POLSC 407P Politics of Representation
POLSC 409P Bureaucratic Politics
POLSC 406P Political Leadership
12 hours of social science, junior-senior level
POLSC 409P meets constitution requirement

VIII. Interdisciplinary Studies: From Birth to Death

INTDIS 401P The Natural Life Cycle
INTDIS 402P Literature of Life Science
INTDIS 403P Stages of Growth
For B.L.A., the courses in this block may be
  distributed across the three areas of humanities,
  social sciences, and natural sciences with
  enrollment in 12 hours a maximum of 6 hours
  may be counted in any one area; junior-senior level

IX. Commercial Economics

SOCSC 403P Industrial Organization Applications
ECON 353 Financial Analysis and the Economy
SOCSC 395B The Economics of the Law
9 hours of social science; junior-senior level
  

X. American Studies

AMST 301P Themes in American Popular Art
AMST 302P Survey of American Culture
AMST 303PW Methods and Problems in
  American Studies
May be used as humanities or social sciences, course
  by course, as needed by student; junior-senior level

XI. The Ancient World

HIST 470P The Social History of the Ancient World
HIST 471P The Political Structure of the
  Ancient World
HIST 472P The Cultural/Intellectual Dimension of
  Ancient Civilizations
8 hours social science, 4 hours humanities;
  junior-senior level

XII. The Writer's Tools: Mind, Society, Language and
  Language Use

ENGL 460PW Written Discourse: Speaking,
  Writing, Composing
HUMN 461 Interpreting Past and Present
  Rhetorical Practices
HUMN 462 Analyzing Modern Discourse
  Communities
12 hours humanities; junior-senior level

XIII. Technology and Society: General Introduction

HIST 330PW The Works of Western Man
HIST 331P America in the Machine Age
HIST 332P The City: Past and Present
May be used as 12 hours of social science or
  8 hours social science and 4 hours
  of humanities; junior-senior level

XIV. Labor and Economics

HUMN 401PW Culture of the Working Class
SOCSC 438P Labor History and Economic Policy
HIST 400Z Special Topics:
  Kansas City Labor History
ECON 486 Labor Economics
SOCSC 490C Readings in Labor Economics
4 hours of humanities and 8 hours
  social sciences; junior-senior level

XV. Images of Aging in America

INTDIS 350P Interdisciplinary Perspectives on
  Aging: Readings and Film
HUMN 408P Images of Aging in Literature
NATSC 430PC Biological and Ethical Issues in Aging
PHIL 401PC Biological and Ethical Issues
  in Aging
SOCSC 411P Aging in American Society:
  Past and Present
INTDIS 350P gives 4 hours of either humanities
  or social sciences credit
HUMN 408P gives 1 hour of humanities credit
NATSC 430PC gives 3 hours credit in
  natural sciences
PHIL 401PC 3 hours credit in philosophy
SOCSC 411P gives 4 hours of social sciences
  credit
For B.A./B.S., NATSC 430PC and PHIL 401PC
  meet "cluster course" requirement

XVI. Intercultural Studies in The New Millennium

INTDIS 310P Global Political and Social Issues in
  the New Millennium
HUMN 320P International Cultures
POLSC 358 Global Political and Social Issues
4 hours humanities and 8 hours social science;
  junior-senior level

XVII. Disabilities in American Life

(Courses offered will vary each semester.)

HUMN 490P Perceptions and Images of Disabilities
  in Literature and Film
PSYCH 406P Introduction to Developmental
  Disabilities
PSYCH 407P Developmental Disabilities
  and Community Life
INTG 425P Integrative Seminar in Disability Studies
INTG 430P Developmental Disabilities: Partners in
  Policymaking

XVIII. Macroeconomics Block

ECON 397CP Current Macroeconomics Issues
ECON 331P Money and Banking
ECON 301P Macroeconomic Analysis
ECON 308 Challenges Facing the US Economy
12 hours social sciences; junior-senior level

XIX. Art

A&S 400P Special Readings/Topics: Current
  Art Events
ART 110P Introduction to the Visual Arts
6 hours humanities; 3 hours junior-senior level
For B.A./B.S., ART 110P meets fine arts
  requirement

XX. Criminal Justice and Society

CJC 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJC 355P Crime and Public Policy
CJC 421 Criminal Behavior in the United States
CJC 475 White Collar Crime
12 hours social sciences; 9 hours junior-senior level

XXI. The Family

PSYCH 322P Child Psychology
SOCIOL 310R Families and the Life Course
6 hours social sciences; junior-senior level

XXII. Family Studies

HUMN 452P Images of the Family in Art and
  Literature
PSYCH 453P Family Life Cycle:
  A Developmental Approach to
  Understanding Family Dynamics
HIST 454 Historical Perspectives of the Family
  in Christian, Judaic and Islamic Cultures
4 hours humanities, 8 hours social sciences;
  junior-senior level

XXIII. Anthropology

SOCIOL 307P Controversial Issues from an
  Anthropological Perspective
INTDIS 308P Introduction to Physical Anthropology
SOCIOL 309P Cultures of the Past and Present
INTDIS 308P (may be used as 4 hours natural
  science or social science as needed)

XXIV. Interdisciplinary Studies

INTDIS 201P Energy, Technology and Society
INTDIS 202P Energy Science
INTDIS 203P Social, Economic and Political
  Influences on Energy
INTDIS 201P (may be used as 2 hours natural
  science, 2 hours social science)
INTDIS 202P (may be used as 4 hours natural
  science)
INTDIS 201P (may be used as 4 hours social
  science)

XXV. Hospitality Studies

(Courses offered will vary each semester.)

A&S 400H Special Topics: Global Tourism:   Western Hemisphere
A&S 400J Special Topics: Summer Field
  Trip/Jamaica
A&S 490 Special Topics: Readings in
  Hospitality Administration
COMS 345P Communication in Organizational
  Settings
ECON 323P Administration in the Service Industry
ECON 343P Resource Acquisition & Distribution in
  the Hospitality Industry
ECON 423P Legal and Social Issues of the
  Hospitality Industry
ECON 433P Commercial Economic Aspects of the
  Hospitality Industry
SOCSC 359P Technology Policies in Hospitality
SOCSC 375P Contemporary Issues in the
  Service Industry
SOCSC 465P Human Resources in the
  Service Industry
SOCSC 489P Internship in Hospitality Studies

XXVI. Integrated Studies

INTGST 401P The Creative Source: Concepts
  and Actions
INTGST 402P Turning Points in the History of Ideas
INTGST 403P Major Intellectual Developments in
  Western History
May be used as humanities or social sciences, course
  by course, as needed by student; junior-senior level

XXVII. Global Studies

SOCSC 456P In-Depth Country Study
SOCSC 457P First Nations and Survival
SOCSC 458P Women, Men and Development in
  a Cultural Context
12 hours of social science; junior-senior level

XXVIII. Fiction Studies

ENGL 352P Critical Approaches to the Short Story
ENGL 353PW Critical Review & Evaluation of
  Fiction and Film
ENGL 354P Masterpieces of Fiction
12 hours of humanities; junior-senior level

XXIX. Religious Studies

(Courses offered will vary each semester.)

XXX. Environmental Studies

(Courses offered will vary each semester.)

POLSC 435P Politics of the Environment
ENVSC 110R Understanding the Earth
ENVSC 110L Understanding the Earth Laboratory
GEOG 319 Descriptive and Synopic Meteorology
GEOL 220 General Geology
GEOL 220L General Geology Laboratory

XXXI. Nations and Their Society

SOCSC 301P Varieties of People and Society
SOCSC 302P Power and Authority
SOCSC 303P National Perspectives of Capitalism
  and Liberal Society
12 hours of social science; junior-senior level

XXXII. Women's Culture, Media and Theory in the
  Age of Feminism

HUMN 375P Research in Women's Culture
HUMN 376P Textual Representation of the
  Feminine: "Scribbling Women"
HUMN 377P Growing Up Female with the
  Mass Media
12 hours of humanities; junior-senior level

XXXIII. Physical Science

PHYSC 301P Scientific Approaches to the
  Physical Worlds
PHYSC 302P Concepts of Chemistry, Earth
  Sciences and Astronomy
PHYSC 303P Applications of Physical Science
12 hours of natural science; junior-senior level

XXXIV. American Material Culture

AMST 340P American Material Culture - The 20th
  Century
AMST 341P American Material Culture -
  Objects and Images
AMST 342P American Material Culture - Museums
May be used as humanities or social science, course
  by course, as needed by student; junior-senior level

XXXV. Addiction Counseling

PSYCH 270P Compulsive Gambling and
  Other Addictions
A&S 365P Introduction to Substance
  Abuse Counseling
3 hours social science; 3 hours junior-senior level

XXXVI. Information Technology

CIT 310P Web Design and Development
CIT 315P Web Graphics and Multimedia
CIT 420P CGI Perl
9 hours natural science; junior-senior level

XXXVII. News and Media Analysis

COMST 311 Radio and   Television Reporting
ENGL 313WI Reporting
6 hours humanities; junior-senior level

XXXVIII. Film Studies

(Courses offered will vary each semester.)

COMST 376 History of the Film Industry
COMST 380 Contemporary Media Topics
COMST 400A Tutorial in Film History
COMST 400K Introduction to Screenwriting
COMST 400M Advanced Screenwriting
COMST 400P Introduction to Film
COMST 400Q Film Analysis
COMST 400R Major Film Genres

XXXIX. Psychology

A&S 280 Special Topics: The Principles of
  Psychology of Influence
PSYCH 210 General Psychology
PSYCH 433 Abnormal Psychology
6 hours social science and 3 hours arts and science;
  3 hours junior-senior level

XL. Vulnerable Populations

INTDIS 380P People with Special Needs:
  Educational Planning
INTDIS 381P People with Special Needs: Career
  Exploration
INTDIS 382P People with Special Needs: Disability
  Service Settings
12 hours social science; junior-senior level

XLI. American Concept of Evil

AMST 410P American Concept of Evil: Historical
  and Cultural Contexts
AMST 411P American Concept of Evil: Readings in
  Primary Sources
May be used as humanities or social science, course-
  by-course, as needed by student; junior-senior level

XLII. Meaning of Masculinity

SOC 381P Everyday Masculinity
INTDIS 482P The Meaning of Masculinity in
  Contemporary U.S. Culture
INTDIS 483P Artful Man Embodied: Cultural Icons
  of Masculinity
4 hours Sociology, 8 hours humanities or scoial
  science as needed; junior-senior level

XLIII. New Media Services

COMST 421P Multimedia and New Media
  Streaming
COMST 422P New Media Writing for the Web
COMST 423P Shooting Digital Video for the Web
  and New Media
COMST 424P Web Radio
12 hours humanities; junior-senior level

Additional Courses Offered Through PACE

Humanities

COMS 254P Communication Competence:
  Theory and Practice (Equivalent:
  COMS 110 Fundamentals of Effective
  Speaking and Listening)
HUMN 340PW The World Of Advertising
HUMN 404PW Professional Communications
HUMN 410PW Turning Life Into Stories

Natural Sciences

MATH 116 Mathematics for Liberal Arts
  (For B.L.A./B.A., meets mathematics requirement)
NATSC 308P Physical Measurements
NATSC 375P Nature of Science
  (For B.A., meets physical science requirement)
NATSC 425P Introduction to Quantitative Methods
PHYS 280 Survey of Astronomy

Social Sciences

ANTHRO 425P Comparative Feminist Issues in
  International Development: Africa &
  Latin America
ECON 204P Principles of Economics
Five hours social science; equivalent to
  ECON 201P and 202P
ECON 302P Microeconomics
SOCSC 397B The Economics of Public Process II
HIST 102P American History Since 1877
  (meets constitution requirement)
SOCSC 210P Foundations in Social Science
  (For B.A./B.S., meets SOCSC 210 requirement)

Interdisciplinary

INTDIS 420P Brain and Behavior
2 hours social science and 2 hours natural science