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Core Curriculum

Below is an outline of University of Detroit Mercy core curriculum requirements. The mission statement of the University of Detroit Mercy describes an education that integrates "the intellectual, spiritual, moral and social development" of its students. The core curriculum consists of a set of requirements based on objectives that express, in fuller detail, this academic purpose. Each objective, and the requirements designed to fulfill that objective, is essential to achieve the mission of the University.

University of Detroit Mercy Core Curriculum

Objective 1 Communication Skills 6 hours*
CST 1010 Fundamentals of Speech
ENL 1310 Academic Writing

Objective 2 - Mathematical and Computer Skills 6 hours*
MTH 1010 or any higher level mathematics course.
CIS 1000 or any higher level computer course.

*Some students may be able to place out of minimum requirements in Objectives 1 and 2. Contact the academic department or your college office for details.

Objective 3 Scientific Literacy 9 hours
A. Social Science (3 hours from the following):
ECN 1000	Introduction to Economics
ECN 2950	Microeconomic Principles
ECN 2960	Macroeconomic Principles
HIS 3600	History of American Technology
POL 1000	Introduction to Political Science
POL 2100	American Politics
PYC 1000	Introductory Psychology
SOC 1000	Introduction to Sociology
SOC 2110	Social Interaction
B. Natural Science (3 hours from the following):
BIO 1030	Environmental Science
BIO 1080	The Science of Life
CHM 1030	Chemistry in Society
PHY 1080	History of the Universe
or choose from any of the following: BIO 1200, BIO 1220, BIO 2540, BIO 2550, CHM 1010, CHM 1020, CHM 1050, CHM 1070, PHY 1300, PHY 1600
C. Social Science or Natural Science (any additional 3 hour course from POL, PYC, SOC, ECN departments)

Objective 4 Meaning and Value 9 hours
A. Philosophy (3 hours)
PHL 1000	Introduction to Philosophy
B. Religious Studies (3 hours from the following):
Any 1000 or 2000 level Religious Studies course
C. Philosophy or Religious Studies (3 hours any PHL or RELS course)
Objective 5 Diverse Human Experience 12 hours
A. Historical Experiences (3 hours from the following):
HIS 1500	Introduction to History
HIS 2000	The Ancient Mediterranean World
HIS 2100	Medieval Europe
HIS 2300	Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries
HIS 2500	The United States to 1877
HIS 2510	The United States Since 1877
HIS 2700	Modern China and Japan
HIS 2800	Latin American History
HIS 2900	Modern Africa
HIS 3170	Social History of Art in Italy
HIS 3480	African-American History
HIS 3800	History of Mexico
HIS 4480	Topics in African-American History
RELS 4470	Jews and Judaism in the Modern World
B. Literary Experiences (3 hours from the following)
ENL 2350	The Study of Fiction
ENL 2450	the Study of Poetry
ENL 2650	The Study of Drama
ENL 2850	African-American Literature
ENL 3700	Study of the Novel
C. Aesthetic Experiences (3 hours from the following):
AR 2120/2220	Architectural History and Theory I / II
CST 1120	Visual Communication
CST 2500	Film Art
ENL 2550	Studies in the Film
ENL 3750	Film Genres
FINA 2000	Introduction to the Arts
MUS 2020	Survey of Our Music Heritage
MUS 3060	Music of the Theatre
MUS 3080	American Music
PHL 3050	Aesthetics
TRE 1310	Introduction to the Theatre
TRE 1610	Fundamentals of Acting
D. Comparative Experiences (3 hours from the following)
** ADS 4950	Addictive Populations
CST 3140	Intercultural Communication
** ECN 3850	Comparative Economic Systems
ENL 2360	Diverse Voices in Fiction
GEO 2110	World Regional Geography
HIS 2640	Comparative Civilizations
HIS 3650	Introduction to Gender History
HUS 4410	Multicultural Understanding
MUS 2090	African-American Women in Music
PHL 3650	African Philosophy and Culture
POL 2600	Introduction of Comparative Politics
POL 3250	Comparative Administrative Systems
POL 4530	Japanese Politics
POL 4630	Third World Politics
POL 4660	Chinese Politics
POL 4670	Politics in Africa
PYC 2750	Human Sexuality
PYC 4400	Cross Cultural Socialization
SOC 2100	Cultural Anthropology
SOC 2120	The Black Americans in Social Relations and Social Institutions
TRE 4050	Classic Drama

	Any languages including: FRE 1100, 1110, 1120, GER 1100, 1110, 1120, SPA 1100, 1110, 1120, 2100, 2110, etc.

Objective 6 Social Responsibility 6 hours A. Ethics (choose one course from the following) Any ETH course
HUS 4220	Ethics and Values in Human Services
PHL 2010	Ethics
PHL 2020	Person and Society
PHL 3200	Contemporary Ethical Theory
RELS 2340	Christian Ethics
RELS 2400	Christian Social Ethics
RELS 2450	Sex, Race, and Class: Feminist/Womanist Ethics
RELS 3480	Justice: Contemporary Issues and Theories
B. Contemporary Social Problems (choose one course from the following)**
** ADS 4170	Chemical Dependence and Youth
** BIO 4990	Biology and Social Issues
** BUS 3190	Business and Society
** CHM 4290	Industrial Chemistry and its Relation to Societal Issues
** CHM 4740	Recent Advances in Biochemistry Related to Societal Issues
CJS 4520	Organized Crime
CJS 4540	Sociology of Deviant Behavior
CST 3000	Mass Media Ethics
** CST 4020	Audience Analysis
** ECN 4510	Urban Regional Economics and Planning
EDU 4400	School and Society
HIS 4560	Detroit in the Twentieth Century
HSA 4610	Health Economics
** NUR 4200	Intervening with Families and Aggregates at Risk
PHL 3560	Peace and Social Justice
POL 3390	Issues in Public Policy
POL 3460	Civil Liberties and Equality
POL 3800	Elements of Political Thought
POL 3860	Politics and the Media
PYC 3420	Abnormal Psychology
PYC 3540	Sex Differences and Sex Roles
RELS 3430	Ethics and Economic Theories
RELS 3480	Justice: Contemporary Issues and Theories
SOC 3350	Urban Issues and Problems
SOC 4300	Ethnics and Race Relations
SOC 4520	Contemporary Social Problems
** SWK 2100	Social Welfare and Social Justice
WGS 2000	Introduction to Women’s Studies

	** Some courses have departmental prerequisites. Check the catalog and the schedule of classes before registering.

School of Architecture

Objective 1

6 Hours

                  Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 1

Objective 2

9 hours

                  MTH 1400

Elementary Functions

                  ARCH 1160

Introduction to Computer Graphics

                  ARCH 2160

Computer Aided Design

Objective 3

9 hours

A.              PYC 2650

Psychology of Environment

B.              Natural Science

                  Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 3b

C.              Social Science or Natural Science (one additional course)

Objective 4

9 hours

                  Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 4

Objective 5

12 hours

A.              Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 5a

B.              Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 5b

C.              "Cultural Experience" waived instead, student must take

                  one 3 credit hour non-architecture course from

                  Objectives 3-6 of the Liberal Arts core.

D.              Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 5d

Objective 6

                 Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 6

College of Business Administration

Objective 1

9 hours

                  CST 1010

Fundamentals of Speech

                  ENL 1310

Academic Writing

                  ENL 2040

Introduction to Business Writing

Objective 2

12-14 hours

                  CIS 1000 or CIS 1020 or CIS 1030 or CSC 1710

                  MTH 1110 and 1120; or MTH 1400 and MTH 1410; or MTH 1410 and MTH 1420

                  MTH 2140 or STA 2250

Objective 3

12 hours

                  ECN 2950

Microeconomic Principles

                  ECN 2960

Macroeconomic Principles

                  ECN 3050

Money and the Financial System

                  One course from natural science list, general core outline

Objective 4

9 hours

                  Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 4

Objective 5

12 hours

                  Same requirements as 5A, 5B, 5C & 5D in general core outline, Objective 5

Objective 6

6 hours

A.              Ethics

                  PHL 2010/ETH 2590                Ethics/Business Ethics

B.               Contemporary Socio-Political Problems

BUS 3190 Business & Society
School of Dentistry - Dental Hygiene Program
Objective 1	6 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 1
Objective 2	6 hours
MTH 1010 (or any higher level mathematics course)
CIS 1000 (or any higher level computer course)
Objective 3	15 hours
A. Social Science (6 hours from the following):
PYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology
SOC 1000 Introduction to Sociology
B. Natural Sciences (9 hours from the following):
BIO 2540 Principles of Human Anatomy
CHM 1010 Principles of Inorganic Chemistry
CHM 1020 Principles of Organic and Biochemistry
Objective 4	9 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 4
Objective 5	12 hours
A. ENL 2350, 2450, 2650 (Choice of one)
B. One course each from 5A, 5C and 5D in the general core outline.
Objective 6	12 hours
A. DHY 8240 Intro to Ethical and Legal Issues
DHY 8320 Intro to Ethical and Legal Issues II

B. COM 8210 Concepts in Community Health
COM 8220 Community Oral Health Education
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 6
College of Engineering and Science*
Objective 1	6 hours
CST 1010	Fundamentals of Speech
ENL1310	Academic Writing
Objective 2	6 hours
Mathematics - Biology Students
MTH 1400 Elementary Functions OR
MTH 1410 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I

Mathematics - All others in College
MTH 1410 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I

Computers - Biology, Chemistry, and Biochemistry
CIS 1000 Introduction to Computers OR
CIS 1020 Computers and Research OR
CIS 1030 Web Productivity Tools OR
CSC 1710 Introduction to Programming

Computers - Mathematics and Computer Science
CSC 1710 Introduction to Programming

Computers - Engineering
ENGR 2040 Introduction to Engineering Computing OR
CSC 1710 Introduction to Programming
Objective 3	9 hours
Engineering, Biology, BS-Chemistry and BS-Biochemistry Program courses satisfy this Objective BA-Chemistry In addition to program requirements, must take one 3A course from the general listing. Mathematics and Computer Science Same as general Core requirements.
Objective 4	9 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 4*
Objective 5	9 hours
A. Two courses from 5A, 5B, 5C, in general core outline* (For BS-Chemistry and BA-Chemistry there can only be one from 5A, 5B or 5C; BA-Chemistry must have 12 credit hours - one each from 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D)
B. One course from 5D (Comparative Experiences) in general core outline
Objective 6	5-6 hours
A. Engineering
ENGR 1000 Ethics and Politics of Engineering

All others
Any course under 6A of the General Core

B. Contemporary Socio-Politocal Problems

Engineering
ENGR 3010 Professional World of Work I and
ENGR 3020 Professional World of Work II and
ENGR 3030 Professional World of Work III

Biology
BIO 4990 Biology and Social Issues
BS-Chemistry
CHM 4380 Recent Adv in Chem Related to Social Issues
BS-Biochemistry
CHM 4740 Recent Adv in Biochem Related to Social Issues
BA-Chemistry
Any 6B course from the general listing
Mathematics and Computer Science
Any course from Objective 6B of the General Core Curricilum
College of Health Professions
Objective 1	6 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 1
Objective 2	6 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 2
Objective 3	9 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 3
Objective 4	9 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 4
Objective 5	12 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 5
Objective 6	6 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 6
McAuley School of Nursing
Objective 1	6 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 1
Objective 2	6 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 2
Objective 3	9 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 3
Objective 4	9 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 4
Objective 5	12 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 5
Objective 6	6 hours
ETH 3380	Health Care Ethics
NUR 4200	Families in Crisis
Note: PYC 2500, CHM 1010, STA 2250, BIO 2410 and 2420, BIO 2540 and BIO 2550, HSA 4610, and ETH 3580 are supportive core for BSN completion students.
College of Liberal Arts and Education
Objective 1	6 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 1
Objective 2	6 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 2
Objective 3	9 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 3
Objective 4	9 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 4
Objective 5	18 hours
Same requirements as general core outline for Objective 5, plus two additional courses in history, literature, aesthetic experiences, or comparative experiences.
Objective 6	6 hours
Same requirements as general core outline, Objective 6 except that a capstone seminar (inside the major or interdisciplinary seminar) is another option for completing three of the six credits in this objective.


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