New Courses
The following courses were approved for General Education after the publication of the current UW-L Catalog. Please contact the instructor for more information.
CATEGORY and COURSE INFORMATION
- II C.2. Science: Understanding the Natural World
ESC 211: Global Warming and Climate Change
(Instructor: Dr. Harunur Rasid)
- II E. Humanistic Studies: The Search for Values and Meaning
RUS 305: Golden Age Russian Literature and Culture
(Instructor: Dr. Leslee Poulton)
- II A. Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women's Studies
PHL 229: Multicultural Philosophy in the United States
(Instructor: Dr. Sharon Sherwitz)
- II B.2. International and Multicultural Studies: Becoming World Citizens
ART 301: World Art (replaces ART201)
(Instructors vary: contact Art Department Chair, Ms. Jennifer Williams Terpstra)
- II F. Arts: The Aesthetic Experience
MUS 317: Musical Classroom (students can take MUS105 OR MUS110 OR MUS317)
(Instructor: Dr. Soojin Kim Ritterling)
- II F. Arts: The Aesthetic Experience
ART/HON 160: General Art Foundations)
(Instructors vary: contact Art Department Chair, Ms. Jennifer Williams Terpstra)
- II G. Health and Physical Well Being: Learning to Create Healthy Lives
HED 207: Youth Health Issues
(Instructors vary: contact HEHP Professor, Dr. Marcie Wycoff-Horn)
- II D. Self and Society: Understanding Oneself and the Social World
THA/ECO 374: Economics of Art and Entertainment
(Instructors: Dr. Billy Clow or Dr. Michael Haupert)
- II B.2.International and Multicultural Studies: Becoming World Citizens
MIC 130: Global Impact of Infectious Disease
(Instructors: Ms. Sue Anglehart or Dr. Bernadette Taylor-Winfrey)
- II D. Self and Society: Understanding Oneself and the Social World
ART 302: Visual Language in the Global Classroom
(Instructors vary: contact Art Department Chair, Ms. Jennifer Williams Terpstra)
Guidelines to think about before proposing a course:
(DOs) The GEC encourages proposals for
1) Courses that are designed for a general audience. “General Education is the common educational experience for all undergraduates at UWL.” Courses should be designed for a general audience, and should be either introductory, survey, or 300/400 courses without prerequisites.
2) Courses should be representative of a specific category. General Education “is uniquely concerned with the broad education of the whole person…” The GEC wants courses that introduce students to different fields and expose them to different perspectives. Proposed courses should have a strong case for representing the category they’re placed in, since they may be the only course a student takes in that category. Multi-disciplinary courses can bring different disciplines/perspectives together.
3) Courses that incorporate Inquiry-based Teaching and Learning The General Education program “…plays a vital role in preparing students for life beyond the university.” Proposed courses should emphasize helping students to become more intellectually skilled through inquiry-based teaching and learning.
4) Courses with appropriate Student Learning Outcomes. Proposers should carefully choose the most appropriate distribution of SLOs for the content and learning activities of the course.
5) Courses with an informed, vigorous assessment plan. The course should have a plan for measuring the extent to which students actually achieve the intended outcomes of the course.
(DON’Ts) The GEC discourages proposals for
1) Courses that are intended for specific majors and minors. Proposed courses should generally be introductory/survey courses or 300/400 level courses with a general audience in mind. Courses should have open enrollment, except in cases where resources are an issue.
2) Courses that significantly overlap other GenEd courses. This wastes both University resources and student credit hours.
3) Courses from a single department in too many different categories. Students should gain breadth of knowledge and a variety of perspectives from the GenEd program. Too many courses from a single discipline (especially when such courses count toward a major/minor) runs counter to this goal. Courses in a category should be representative of the disciplines and perspectives that reside in that category. Departments with courses that satisfy a category requirement should be consulted before a new course is approved for that category.
4) Courses that are too specific in focus. Most courses at UW-L can meet several General Education SLOs even though the material is too discipline specific to be considered general education. Courses should be designed for a general audience, and with a relatively broad perspective.
Proposing a Course:
Instructions for completing LX 140
Fund for Innovations in General Education
