Complete AOI List
Artistic Literacy
Drake students will learn to interpret and/or create art. Art constructs an essential and ongoing dialogue among individuals, cultures, and societies. Art—whether it takes visual, musical, or theatrical form—grows out of sustained intellectual inquiry. Drake students will recognize that art provides distinctive ways to engage the world and create expressions of the human condition. Courses that fulfill this AOI will engage students to achieve at least two of these student learning outcomes. Students will be able to:
- Identify the characteristics of different artistic styles - visual, musical, or theatrical - and the factors that contributed to their establishment.
- Articulate the role played by an art form - visual, musical, or theatrical - in the development of culture(s) or as a distinctive expression of human identity and creativity.
- Articulate an analytical and reasoned understanding of a specific visual, musical, or theatrical art form and communicate this understanding in an appropriate form, whether oral or written or through the artistic medium itself.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the visual, musical, or theatrical arts through the application of or engagement with an art form.
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ART 013 Design ART 014 Constructing Space ART 015 Observational Drawing ART 019 Microcosm, Macrocosm ART 021 Digital Media ART 050 Idea of Design ART 060 Walking: Making Art Out There (occasional, summer term) ART 063: Pushing Paint ART 070 Art & Chemistry ART 071 Blacksmithing and the Art of Utility ART 072 Contemporary Textile & Fiber Art ART 074 Intro to Art ART 075 Themes in Art History ART 078 Repurpose and Recycle ART 079 Building Ideas ART 090 Drawing in Time ART 099 Planets: An Art Studio ART 103 Art of India, China and Japan ART 108 American Art History ART 111 Cultural Intersections C. 1900 ART 112 Special Topics in Art History ART 112 Race, Personhood and Citizenship: Building an Exhibition ART 113 Current Chinese Art & Issues ART 118 American Landscapes ART 119 The Material World of Art ART 145 Drawing the Figure ART145 Soft Sculpture ART 150 Special Topics/Graphic Design ART 153 Bookbinding Workshop ART 167 Introduction to Letterpress Printing ART 177 Art and Perception ART 185/ HONR 185: Monuments and Memory BIO 061 Nature Photography CHEM070/ART 070: Art and Chemistry EDUC 113 Arts Integration in Education ENG 026 Suburbia in Film ENG 027 Imaging the City ENG 041 Introduction to Film Study ENG 105 Aesthetics of Everyday Life ENG 134: Transatlantic Landscapes: Art & Literature in Britain & America, 1750-1850. (previously ENG 130 - 10.08.18) JMC 058 Into to Visual Communication for Non-Majors JMC 059 Intro to Visual Communication HONR087 – Music and Literature MUS 011 Fundamentals of Music MUS 073 Music Since 1900 MUS 078 Intro to Jazz MUS 080 Music in Western Culture
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MUS 081 World Music MUS 082 World Music (for non-music majors) MUS 119 Music and Politics MUS 160: Music Through Play MUS 160 Kind of Blue-Miles Davis MUS 160: Recording and Producing the Virtual Ensemble MUS 160 Suicide, Seduction, & Sopranos: a Survey of the Great Operas MUS 160 Fine Arts Travel Seminar: Home of the Masters MUS 160 Music of the Movies MUS 160: Music and the Great War PHIL 148 Philosophy of Art POLS 109: US-Japan Relations Through Film SPAN 152 Spanish Film THEA 005 Readings in Theatre THEA 018 Beginning Modern Dance THEA 030/030L Stagecraft I (Fall 2006 to present) THEA 032 Stage Makeup THEA 074 Contemporary Film THEA 076 Intro to Theatre THEA 114 Classic American Film THEA 120 Theatre History to 1600 THEA 120 Theatre History I THEA 121 Theatre History II THEA 123 American Musical Theatre AP - Art AP - Music Lit AP - Humanities and Fine Arts Subtest
The Artistic Experience area can also be fulfilled by combining any three of the following one credit courses: MUS 145, 148, 149, 150, 169-182, 185-191, 194,196, 197, 198
Note: Courses previously designated FA 18, 74, 76, 78, 80 and 81 have changed to Thea 018, Art 074, Thea 076, Mus 078, Mus 080 and Mus 081.
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Critical Thinking
The Drake Curriculum makes an intentional effort to help students acquire the skills for rational analysis and argumentation. Critical Thinking should be purposeful, rigorous, self-reflective, and based on a careful consideration of evidence. Students learn to:
- Clearly define a question or problem.
- Gather information that is relevant to that problem.
- Rigorously identify assumptions and preconceptions, including their own, that influence analysis of that problem.
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ACCT 041 Intro. Accounting I ART 050 Idea of Design ART 082 World Building ART 111 Cultural Intersections ART 112 Museums ART 150 Failure ART 185. HONR 185: Monuments and Memory BIO 099 Biological Research & Statistical Methods BLAW 060 Business Law COUN 224 Adolescent and Adult Assessment CS 010 Preview of Computer Science CS 065 Introduction to Computer Science EDUC/STEM 174 Inquiry and the Natures of Science, Technology and Engineering EDUC 199/299 Perspectives on Education from Finland EDUC 199 Australia and US - Comparative Equity & Access ENG 030 Genre: The Documentary ENG 037 Public Voices ENG 038 Literary Study ENG 039 Writing Seminar ENG 081 Intro to English Linguistics ENG 102 Structure of Modern American English ENG 107 Teaching Writing: Theory and Practice ENG 138 Argumentation and Advocacy ENG 139 Language & Logic ENG 173 Critical Theory ENG 174 Theories of Language and Discourse HSCI 060 Statistics in Health Sciences INTD 075 Community Dialogue and Development JMC 076 Advertising Principles JMC 130 Advertising Research LPS 135 Crime & Film LPS 135: Farms and Forks in Italy: Global Food Security and Sustainability MATH025: Structure of Math for Elem. Ed MATH 101 Mathematical Reasoning MUS 053 Materials of Music IV PATH 100 Paths to Knowledge PHAR 117 Evolving Healthcare Paradigms: Past, Present and Future of the US Healthcare System PHAR 169 Non-Prescriptions Medications PHAR 172 Basic Quantitative Methods PHAR 173 Applied Quantitative Methods for Pharmaceutical Care PHIL 021 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 051 Logic and Critical Thinking PHIL 090 Ethics PHIL 100/RHET 100 Philosophies of Dialogue and the Interpersonal
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PHIL 104 Philosophic Classics: The Ancient Period PHIL 106 Philosophic Classics: The Modern Period PHIL 107 Philosophic Classics: The Contemporary Period PHIL 118 Feminist Ethics PHIL 124 Health and Social Justice PHIL 137 Rights and Responsibilities PHIL 138 Philosophy of Art PHYS 050: Modern Physics POLS 109: War, Memory, and Political Activism POLS 180 Ancient & Modern Political Theory POLS 181 Modern Political Theory PSY 010 Research Methods PSY 024/BIO 025 Animal Behavior PSY 030 Social Psychology SCSA 156 Ethnographic Methods (previously Anthropology 156) SCSS 082 Men, Masculinity and Movies SCSS 133 Sociological Theory SCSS 135 Technoscience Culture and Practice SCSS 151 Science, Cyborgs, & Monsters: Thinking Knowledge Projects for the New Millennium SCSS 158 Social Science Statistics (previously Sociology 158) SCSS 159 Methods of Social Research (previously Sociology 159) SCSS 196/SCS 196/PSY 194 The "Middle Kingdom" in a Global World: Considering Family, Self, and Nation in a Changing China STAT 060 Statistics for Pharmacy STAT 072 Statistics II STEM199: The History of Biology in France and England THEA 005: Readings in Theatre
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Engaged Citizen
Drake students will learn to participate effectively in democratic processes.
Democracy relies upon the participation of an engaged, knowledgeable and responsible citizenry. As preparation for active participation in public debate, Drake students learn to evaluate the mix of diverse values and interests that influence democratic decision-making. In a sophomore level course, students have the opportunity to bring diverse disciplines to bear in further developing the skills, knowledge, and dispositions that will lead them to be active stewards working for the common good of local, national and global communities.
This requirement will be fulfilled through coursework that challenges students to critically reflect upon the social, economic or political institutions and issues that shape the choices they will face as citizens. Instructors will provide students with opportunities to model democratic practices or public engagement through participatory activities organized in the classroom and/or community.
Courses that achieve this AOI will engage students to achieve at least two of the following four outcomes:
- Learn to evaluate the mix of diverse values and interests that influence democratic decision-making.
- Establish skills, knowledge, or dispositions that lead them to be active stewards for the common good.
- Critically reflect on the social, economic, or political issues that they will face as citizens.
- Learn democratic practices or public engagement through participatory activities organized in the classroom and/or in the community.
In order to take an Engaged Citizen AOI course, students must have 30 or more credit hours (sophomore standing).
Approved Course List:
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ART 112 Race/Art/Citizenship: Curating Race ART 145 Contemporary Textiles and Fibers BIO 108 Emerging Infectious Diseases BUS 067/HIST 067 Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (summer term) ECON 108/ENSS 108 – Environmental and Natural Resource Economics ECON 109 Public Economics ECON 115 Labor Economics ECON 120 Regulation & Antitrust Policy EDUC 140 Speech and the Classroom Teacher EDUC 185 Ethical Tensions in Global Urbanization EDUC 199 Education Opportunities for Children in a Developing Country EDUC 199 Global Engagement: Service Learning in Belize EDUC 199/299: Global Issues in Inclusive Education and the Role of Service-Learning ENG 037 Public Voices ENG 069 Rhetoric and Politics ENG 070 Environmental Communication ENG 083 English in America: Language, the Citizen, and National Identity ENG 121 Rhetorics of Space and Place ENG 138 Argumentation and Advocacy ENG 199 Writing in Service & Prof Settings ENSP 50 Species Conservation and Economic Development ENSP 50 Poverty, Development, and the Environment ENSP 051/PHSC 051 Energy and the Environment ENSP 055 Tropical Ecology ENSS 50: Sustainable Food Systems in Southern Spain ENSS 119 Regional Ecology HIST 168 U.S. Interventionism HIST 170 The United States and Vietnam, 1945-1975: War, Dissent, and American Society HIST 188 Urban Environmental History HONR 140/REL 155 Liberation and Feminist Theologies HSCI 106: Culture Care and Health Literacy INTD 050: Vote Smart Internship INTD 075 Community Dialogue and Development INTD 085 Developing Democracy: Critical Issues in Creating Democratic Engagement INTD 085 Explorations of Urban Poverty in Des Moines and New York INTD 087 Disease, Dialogue, and Democracy INTD 150 Leading With Emotional Intelligence JMC 066 Media Responsibility Over Time JMC 084 Brand Media Principles JMC 085 Public Relations Principles LEAD 100 Influence and Change LIBR 085 Science and Democracy: Empower, Collaborate & Advance LIB 099 Copyright Issues in the United States LPS 100 Law and Social Change LPS 135 Contemporary American Indian Law and Politics LPS 135 Intergroup Dialogue on Race and Ethnicity LPS 138 Reproductive Law and Politics in the U.S.: Dissent and the Possibility of Dialogue MUS 119 Music and Politics PHIL 124 Health and Social Justice PHIL 151 Science, Values, and Democracy (topic specific) POLS 075 World Politics POLS 109 Coronavirus Governmental Responses Across the World POLS 113 The American Electoral Process POLS 114 Public Opinion POLS 115 President Nomination Process POLS 116 Media and Modern Politics
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POLS 121 The United Nations and Global Security POLS 124 Revisiting the Vietnam War POLS 125 Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Justice POLS 127 Global Public Health and World Politics POLS 128 Nationalism and Politics in Eastern Europe POLS 129 Transitions to Democracy POLS 139 Comparative Asian Politics POLS 151 The American Presidency POLS 152 Congress and the Legislative Process POLS 153 Judicial Politics POLS 155 American Public Policy POLS 156 Environmental Politics and Policy POLS 157 Crime Politics and Policy in the US POLS 160 Modern European Political Systems POLS 162 Government and Politics of China POLS 163 The Government and Politics of Japan POLS 165 Government & Politics of Developing Nations POLS 166 Comparative Political Parties and Interest Groups POLS 167 Supreme Courts and Elections POLS 168 Politics and Parliaments POLS 170 International Law POLS 171 Political Integration of Europe POLS 173 Human Rights and World Politics POLS 174 Global Migration POLS 176 Gender and World Politics POLS 179 American Foreign Policy POLS 183 American Liberalism and Conservatism POLS 185 American Political Theory POLS 186 Politics and Religion POLS 189 Topics/Pol Theory POLS 190 Seminar in Constitutional Law PSY 134 Ethno political Conflict and Peacemaking REL 120 Black Christianity and Prophetic Politics SCSS 071/ENSP 071:Environmentalism in the U.S. SCSS 074 Debating Marriage in the Contemporary United States SCSS 076 Making Families Public SCSS 077 Art of the Interview SCSS 080 Social Problems SCSS 145 Food and Society SCSS 150: Political Sociology in Two Contexts SCSS 150 Digital Storytelling SCSS 160: Jobs, Organizations and Inequality SCSS 163/ENSS 163: Sustainable Communities SCSS 175 Social Stratification SCSS179: Sociology of Education STAT 198 Using Statistics to Shape Health Policy TESL 104 Strats Teach Eng/Lang Learners WLC150: Learning about Immigrants WS 075/ENG 75/SCSS 75 Introduction to Women's Studies
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Global & Cultural Understanding
Through understanding the interaction of knowledge, awareness, and cultural responsibility, Drake students will pursue the ideal wherein all persons have value and a voice. They will learn to examine aspects of society in relation to nationality, race, ethnicity, gender or culture, including the interactive nature of relations among people who differ according to these categories. Courses that fulfill this AOI will engage students to achieve at least two of these learning outcomes:
1. Identify and evaluate the fundamentals of international issues and events that shape the current world, influenced by geography, history, language, religion, and cultural values.
2. Recognize and understand major issues, concerns, and problems of super-national or global scope (including, but not limited to, environmental concerns, international business, peace and war, underdevelopment, population growth and decline, human rights);
3. Recognize and assess complexities within, and interactions among, current world nations, peoples, and cultures, and how these shape our global community.
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ARAB 002: Beginning Arabic II ARAB 052: Intermediate Arabic II ART 104: Freedom/Slavery/Emancipation ASL 002: American Sign Language II ASL 070: Deaf Culture BIO 111: Evolved Foodways BUS 67/HIST 67/HONRS65: Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa BUS 70: Globalization BUS 198: Issues in Global Business & Leadership: Panama CHIN 002: Beginning Chinese II CHIN052: Intermediate Chinese II COUN 145/245: Understanding Diverse Populations ECON 135: Developing Economies EDUC 164/264: Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Culture EDU 189 Spain and Morocco: Exploring the Intersection of Ethics and Culture EDUC 199/299: Perspectives on Education in Finland EDUC 199/299: Understanding Diverse Culture: Japan ENG 20: Literature and Culture ENG 60: British Identity in England ENG 65: Introduction to African American Literature ENG 071 Rhetorics of Race ENG 079 Home and Belonging ENG 158/HONS 175 Literature of South Africa ENG 164: Latino/a Literature ENG 165: Postcolonial Literature ENG 168 Postcolonial Rhetorics FREN 002: Beginning French II FREN 052: Intermediate French II FREN 151: National Identity FREN 152: French Film GERM 002: Beginning German II GERM 052: Intermediate German II GERM 151: National Identity HSCI 104: Global Health HIST 021: East Asia to 1600 HIST 022: East Asia Since HIST 60: Africa in World History HIST 123: Modern Mexico HIST 124: Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas HIST 125: Colonial Latin America HIST 126: Modern Latin America HIST 128: Imperial China HIST 129: Modern China HIST 135: History of Imperial Russia
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HIST 136: The Old Regime and the French Revolution HIST 138: History of the Soviet Union HIST 152: European Enlightenment HIST 156: Sex, Power, and War in the Aztec Empire HIST 176: Nationalism in Modern European History HSC 106: Culture Core and Health Literacy JAPN 002: Beginning Japanese II JAPN 052: Intermediate Japanese II JMC 133: International Advertising LEAD 110: Leadership at Sea LPS 135: Wrongdoing and Punishment MUS 081: World Music for Music Majors MUS 160 Mexico: Cultural Immersion Through Music POLS 065: Comparative Politics POLS 109 Case Studies in Comparative and Transnational Human Rights POLS 121: United Nations and Global Security POLS 126: Political Economy of Globalization POLS 127: Global Health POLS 129: Transitions to Democracy POLS 139: Comparative Asian Politics POLS 162 The Government and Politics of China POLS 174: Global Migration REL 003: World Religions REL 62: Religions of India REL 64: Introduction to Buddhism REL 67/HONRS 089: Religions of the Middle East REL 114: Religions of Des Moines REL 121/PHIL 121: Comparative Religions REL 124: Inventing "Religion" REL 125/PHIL 125: Philosophy of Religion REL 151/SCSA 196: Religions of Africa SCSA 002: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology SCSA 180: Global Political Violence SCSS 20: Introduction to Race & Ethnic Relations SPAN 002: Beginning Spanish II SPAN 052: Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 151: National Identity SPAN 152: Spanish Film SPAN 160: Literature WLC 148: Intercultural Communications WLC 151/ADS 072: Introduction to African Diaspora Studies WLC 154: Introduction to Chinese Culture
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Historical Foundations
Historical Foundations: Drake Students will gain greater understanding of the historical foundations of the modern world and the interconnections of global cultures. Students will use historical analyses to study the interplay of multiple forces of change over time. Courses that count for this AOI will engage students to achieve at least two of these student learning outcomes. Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the interplay of the fundamental historical forces (political, social, economic, cultural, scientific, and/or technological) that have shaped the contemporary world.
- Describe the historical processes that have contributed significantly to global change.
- Articulate an understanding of the histories of societies and cultures necessary to participate in an analysis of critical civic and global issues.
- Demonstrate critical reasoning skills necessary to analyze the lived realities of power and wealth differentials between industrialized and developing areas of the world.
- Reflect upon the nature of history itself as a product influenced by a nexus of forces, interests, and understandings, and on their own place within that historical context.
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ACTS 198/MATH195 Risky Business ART 075 Themes in Art History I ART 076 Survey of Art History II ART 103 Art of India, and Japan ART 104 Christian Art ART 105 Italian Renaissance ART 106 17th and 18th Century Art ART 107 19th Century Art ART 108 American Art History ART 109 Modern Art History ART 110 Art Since 1945 ART 112 Selected Topics in Art History ART 112 Museums ART 118 American Landscapes COUN145/245: Counseling Diverse Populations ECON 131 China's Economy EDUC 199 Cyprus: Centuries of Globalization EDUC 199/MSLD 252 Global and Team Leadership ENG 40 Renaissance in Women ENG 063 American Writing Since 1960 ENG 104 History of the English Language ENG 124 Emergence of Mass Culture ENG 126 Film/TV History & Criticism ENG 130 Studies in Literary Genre: Murder, mystery, and the Gothic in England (J-Term Only) ENG 146 19th Century British Lit ENG 147 Twentieth Century British Literature ENG 150 Advanced Topics in Theory and Criticism ENG 151 Colonial American Literature: Salem Witch Trials ENG 152 19th Century American Literature ENG 155 20th Century American Literature ENG 166 Literature of War HIST 001 Passages to the Modern World, 1500-1750 HIST 002 Passages to the Modern World, 1750 to Present HIST 005 World Environmental History HIST 015 Intro Topics in History HIST 021 East Asian History to 1600 HIST 022 East Asian History since 1600 HIST 041 Ancient Greece HIST 042 Ancient Rome HIST 060 Africa in World History HIST 061 The Rise and Demise of Colonialism in Africa HIST 071 Exploring US History Through Film HIST 075 US History to 1877 HIST 076 US History 1877 to Present HIST 079: The Cold War Through Popular Film HIST 099/WS 130 Women in European History HIST 105 Midwestern History HIST 113 America as a World Power HIST 114 The US from 1933 to Present HIST 115 From Contact to Removal: American Indian History, 1492-1840 HIST 123 Modern Mexico HIST 124 Aztecs, Incas and Mayas HIST 125 Colonial Latin America HIST 126 Modern Latin America HIST 129 Modern China HIST 128 Revolutions in 20th Century Asia HIST 133 Nineteenth Century Europe HIST 134 Contemporary Europe
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HIST 135 History of the Soviet Union HIST 136 The Old Regime and the French Revolution HIST 137 France since 1799 HIST 138 History of the Soviet Union HIST 140 Africa’s Colonial Women HIST 151 Culture and History: American from the Depression to the McCarthy Era HIST 152 European Enlightenment HIST 153 Chinese Communist Revolution HIST 155 Introduction to Marxism HIST 157 Sex and Power in Peasant Societies HIST 161 Africa, Africans and Atlantic Slavery HIST 166 The Women Intellectual in the West HIST 167 Religious History of the United States HIST 169 The US and the Origins of the Cold War HIST 172 Women and Gender in Early America HIST 173 Women and Gender in Modern America HIST 174 Civil War and Reconstruction HIST 175 Slavery and Emancipation HIST 176 Nationalism in Modern European History HIST 189 US-Mexico Borderlands HIST 194 Special Topics INTD 085 Developing Democracy JMC 99/INTD 99 Holocaust and Heritage IS 172 Exploring the Silicon Prairie (J-term 2017) MATH 157 History of Mathematics MILS 005 American Military History MUS 085 Music History I MUS 160 Music and the Great War POLS 109 War, Memory, and Political Activism POLS 136 Racial Justice and Human Rights in the U.S. after WWII POLS 172 Japan & the World: War & Memory PSY 151 History and Systems of Psychology REL 053 Life and Teachings of Jesus REL 062 Religions of India REL 151 Apocalyptic America in Film and Culture (effective 2/2016) SCSS 122 Making Families Public SCSS 130 Contemporary Chinese Society (previously Sociology 130) SCSS 157 Sociology of the Sixties SPAN 153: Maya Culture & Society STEM199/HONR136: The History of Biology in France and England THEA 120 Theatre History I THEA 121 Theatre History II THEA 123 American Musical Theatre AP - American History AP - European History IB - American History Higher Level IB - American History Subsidiary IB - European History Higher Level IB - European History Subsidiary
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Information Literacy
Information Literacy: Drake students will learn to acquire, analyze, interpret, and integrate information, employing appropriate technology to assist with these processes, and to understand the social and ethical implications of information use and misuse. Drake students will use appropriate sources, including library and internet resources, to process and evaluate information. Students will gain an understanding of the social and ethical issues encountered in a networked world, an ability to assess the quality of information, and learn appropriate ways to reference information sources. Students will be able to:
- Navigate and integrate scholarly resources into their research and reflection.
- Articulate the social and ethical implications of information use and misuse.
- Evaluate information resources and identify quality resources relevant to the problem or issue investigated.
- Select and employ the appropriate method and data for disciplinary research, problem-based learning, experiential-based research, and/or reflective/integrative coursework.
- Articulate the basic implications of information use and misuse related to issues of academic honesty and plagiarism and pursue their educational goals with a high level of academic integrity.
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ACCT 166 Financial Accounting II ACTS 170 Stat Modeling/Data Analysis II ART 112 Special Topics in Art History CS 010 Preview of Computer Science CS 065 Introduction to Computer Science CYB 010 Intro to Cybersecurity ECON 170 Into to Econometrics EDUC 109 Educational Technology ENG 022 Critical Media Studies ENSP 037 Environmental Case Analysis FIN 197 Seminar in Finance HSCI 160 – Survey of Evidence-Based Health Care HSCI 172 Evaluating Research JMC 030 Communications in Society JMC 099 Social Media Strategies LIBR 042 Information Literacy LIBR 046 Information Literacy LIBR 055: Information Literacy and the Walking Dead LIBR066: Destination Thailand (J-term) LIBR 072 What's Up Doc(umentory)? LIBR 081: Communicating Science LIBR 085 Science and Democracy: Empower, Collaborate & Advance LIBR 120 Advanced Research Methods for the Humanities and Social Sciences LIBR 127 Research Women LPS 135 John Grisham: Lessons in Law and Pop Culture LPS 135 Toxic Torts MGMT 170 International Management MKTG 113: Marketing Research PHAR 144 and 145: Basic Pharmacy Skills and Applications 1 and 2. BOTH are required to fulfill the AOI. PSY 133 Psychological Assessment SCSS 157 Sociology of the Sixties SCSS 163 Global Youth Studies
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Quantitative Literacy
Drake students will learn to reason with the symbols and components of mathematical languages as well as effectively use the principles that underlie these operations. Courses that satisfy this requirement will have mathematical reasoning as their principal focus. They may also address questions that engage learners with the world around them and help them to analyze quantitative claims that arise from the study of civic, political, scientific, or social issues. Quantitative literacy courses may be focused on the mathematical needs of a specific discipline or on a specific interdisciplinary issue or problem. These courses will engage students to achieve these student learning outcomes. Students will be able to:
- Analyze and present solutions to problems using symbols and components from mathematical languages and their underlying principles.
- Identify and execute appropriate mathematical operations for a given question.
- Evaluate claims based upon mathematical arguments.
Scientific literacy is crucial for understanding the iss
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BIO 099 Biological Research & Statistical Methods HSCI 060 Statistics in Health Sciences MATH 017 The Spirit of Mathematics MATH 020 College Algebra MATH 024 Structure of Mathematics for Elementary Education MATH 025 Structure of Mathematics for Elementary Education II MATH 028 Business Calculus MATH 050 Calculus I MATH 054 Discrete Mathematics MATH 070 Calculus II MATH 080 Linear Algebra MATH 100 Calculus III PHIL 114 Symbolic Logic POLS 095 Methods in Politics PSY 011 Introductory Statistics STAT 050 Statistics for Social Sciences STAT 060 Statistics for Life Sciences STAT 071 Statistics I STAT 072 Statistics II AP - Math Calc A&B AP - Math Calc B&C AP - Stat IB - Math Higher Level IB - Math Subsidiary CLEP - Calculus Elem Function
As of Fall 2011 we no longer accept credit for these three CLEP tests: CLEP - College Algebra CLEP - College Algebra/Trig CLEP - Trigonometry
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Scientific Literacy
Issues that affect the future for all people, locally, nationally, and globally. Drake students will gain a basic understanding of content, methods, and contributions of science through courses rooted in the content of the life/behavioral and physical sciences. Through significant exposure to experiment and theory, students will be able to meaningfully interpret and evaluate scientific information for personal and professional applications as engaged citizens. All courses that fulfill this AOI will engage students to achieve basic scientific literacy; individual courses will pursue the additional outcomes as appropriate to their disciplinary or interdisciplinary focus. Students will be able to:
- Apply the methods of science for the generation, collection, assessment, and interpretation of scientific date and/or phenomena.
- Use scientific methods and ways of thinking to solve problems.
- Describe scientific theories on cognitive and behavioral, intellectual, or physical development.
- Articulate the interrelationship of the development of human societies with the natural world around them.
- Articulate the relevance of science to the global community in order to serve as active stewards for the natural environment.
* Special rules for courses with SMCE prefix: SMCE courses integrate physical science, life science and math. The first SMCE course may be counted toward physical science or life science, but not both. A student taking two SMCE courses will be considered to have fulfilled the physical science, life science AND quantitative requirements. SMCE courses may be taken in any order.
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Physical Science
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Life/Behavioral Science
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ASTR 001 Descriptive Astronomy (w/optional lab) BIO 021 Sports STEM CHEM 001/003 General Chemistry I w/lab CHEM 006/007 Chemistry for the Informed Citizen w/lab CHEM 97/98 Organic Chemistry I w/lab CHEM 108/110 Organic Chemistry II w/lab ENSP 022 Meteorology: The Science of Weather ENSP 027 Environmental Hazards ENSP 041/GEOL 001 Principles of Geology ENSP 105 Environmental Geology ENSP 135 Global Climate Change: Science and Policy Issues ENSS 50: Sustainable Food Systems in Southern Spain PHSC 001 Physical Science I PHSC 051 Energy and the Environment PHY 001 Intro Physics I PHY 005 Intro Topics in Physics PHY 011 General Physics I SMCE 001 Science and Math for Civic Engagement: Nutrition* SMCE 002 Science and Math for Civic Engagement: The Iowa Environment* STEM 107 Science Content & Pedagogy for Elem Teachers I STEM 108 Science Content & Pedagogy for Elem Teachers II STEM 109 Science Content & Pedagogy for Elem Teachers III STEM 112 Place-based Integrated Science(Jterm) AP - Chemistry AP - Physics B AP - Physics C Elec & Mag AP - Physics C Mechanics IB - Chemistry Higher Level IB - Chemistry Subsidiary IB - Physics Higher Level IB - Physics Subsidiary CLEP - Chemistry General
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BIO 001/001L Biological Sciences w/lab BIO 012/012L General and Pre-Professional Biology w/lab BIO 013/013L General and Pre-Professional Biology II w/lab BIO 019/BIO 019L Intro to Botany w/lab BIO 021 Sports STEM BIO 21/21L: Personal Genomics BIO 030 Personal Fitness & Nutrition BIO 092/092L Ethnobotony w/ lab BIO 111 Evolved Foodways CHEM 006/007 Chemistry for the Informed Citizen w/lab CHEM 97/98 Organic Chemistry I w/lab CHEM 108/110 Organic Chemistry II w/lab COUN 160 Medical & Psychological Aspects of Disability ENSP 035/036 One Earth: Global Environmental Science w/lab ENSP 055 Tropical Ecology ENSS 50: Sustainable Food Systems in Southern Spain ENSS 119 Regional Ecology HSCI 148 – Exercise Testing and Prescription NSCI001: Intro to Neuroscience: Scientific Literacy PSY 001 Intro to Psychology SMCE 001 Science and Math for Civic Engagement: Nutrition* SMCE 002 Science and Math for Civic Engagement: The Iowa Environment* STEM 107 Science Content & Pedagogy for Elem Teachers I STEM 108 Science Content & Pedagogy for Elem Teachers II STEM 109 Science Content & Pedagogy for Elem Teachers III STEM 112 Place-based Integrated Science (J-term) AP - Biology AP - Psychology IB - Biology Higher Level IB - Biology Subsidiary CLEP - Biology Genera
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Values and Ethics
Drake students will learn to recognize ethical issues and to reflect critically upon the demands of conscience. They will develop as reflective practitioners with an understanding of the larger goals of stewardship inherent in their professional endeavors, and have a sense of obligation that extends to beyond the self. They will develop an understanding of the skills and knowledge necessary to anticipate the consequences of actions as well as an understanding of the dispositions necessary to develop a commitment to ethical conduct. Students will develop the basic tools required to question themselves and others in a responsible manner and to evaluate the ethical implications of both collective and personal choices.
Courses that fulfill this AOI will meet at least two of these student learning outcomes. Students will be able to:
- Recognize and reflect critically on ethical issues.
- Identify values that underlie human activities.
- Articulate ethical issues that arise in their professional or civic life.
- Articulate relevant ethical issues and apply them in developing solutions for critical problems and questions.
- Articulate a reasoned vision of their own values or core beliefs.
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BIO 021/PHY 025/PSY 095 Science, Ethics and Diversity (Spring 2008 to present) BLAW 060 Business Law BUS 090 Business Ethics CS 083 Ethical and Social Issues and Computing EDUC 103 Foundations of Education EDUC 174 Safety in Academic Science Labs EDU 189 Spain and Morocco: Exploring the Intersection of Ethics and Culture EDUC 198 Educational Equity and Social Justice ENG 078 Public Feelings ENG 167 Rhetorics of War ENSP 157 Environmental Justice HSCI 105 Issues in Health Sciences IV: Bioethics HSCI 150: Intro US Health Care JMC 104 Communications Law and Ethics LPS 135 Wrongdoing & Punishment OTD 256 Advanced Clinical Reasoning & Ethics PHAR 162 Pharmacy Law & Ethics PHIL 090 Ethics PHIL 091 Contemporary Ethical Problems PHIL 117 Bio-Medical Ethics PHIL 118 Feminist Ethics PHIL 137 Rights and Responsibilities PHIL151: Business Ethics
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POLS 125 Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Justice POLS 173 Human Rights & World POLS 175: Human Trafficking PSY 145 Applied and Professional Ethics in Psychology (previously PSY 195) REL 140 Ecological Ethics REL 151: Confucianism and Human Rights SCSR 118: Rhetorics of the American Family SCSS 146 Restorative Justice SCSS 071:/ENSP 071: Environmental Movements SCSS 100: Doing Morality (previously Soc 100) SCSS 146/HONR 146: Restorative Justice SCSS 164/HONR 157: Feminism, Nature, Matter SCSS 170 Deviance (previously Soc 170) SCSS 174 Being and Power: Feminist Theories of Subjectivity (previously Soc 174)
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Written Communication
Drake students will learn to read with discrimination and understanding and to write persuasively.
Drake students will learn to shape their writing according to subject, purpose, medium, context and intended audience.
This area of inquiry may be satisfied by a single course, provided that writing is a significant component of the course, significant attention is directed towards the teaching of writing, and a significant portion of the student's grade focuses on the quality of writing, independent of the subject matter.
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BUS 098 Professional Communications ENG 038 Literary Study ENG 039 Writing Seminar ENG 042 Approaches to American Literature (before 1900) ENG 044 Approaches to British Literature (before 1900) ENG 056 The Classic Then and Now ENG 058 Reading Shakespeare ENG 061 Approaches to American Literature (after 1900) ENG 062 Approaches to British Literature (after1900) ENG 082 AI in Fiction ENG 086 Reading & Writing Sexuality ENG 088 Reading and Writing about Class ENG 090 Reading & Writing Drama ENG 091 Reading & Writing Poetry ENG 092 Reading & Writing the Short Story ENG 093 Reading & Writing Non-Fiction ENG 094 Business & Admin. Communication ENG 107 Teaching & Tutoring Writing ENG 109 Prose Stylistics
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ENG 111 Reading & Writing the Personal Essay ENG 112 Autobiography and Memoir ENG 116 Creative Writing for New Media ENG 118 Reading and Creating Comics ENG 119 Community Writing ENG 199 Writing in Serv. & Prof Setting HIST 100 Doing History: The Historian’s Craft INTD 121: Framing Race: Repair and Reparations JMC 054 Reporting & Writing Principles JMC 091 Magazine Article Writing JMC 123 Public Relations Writing JMC 124 Advertising Copywriting POLS 192 Senior Seminar on International Relations Theory PSY012 Writing in Psychology REL 053 Life and Teachings of Jesus SCSS042: Sociological Inquiry THEA 006: Playwriting I AP - English Lit AP - Composition
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