COLLEGE
OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
GENERAL
STUDIES
BACHELOR
OF GENERAL STUDIES DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Semester Credit Hours = 124
The BGS degree is designed for self-motivated students who desire a broad arts and sciences degree with an interdisciplinary perspective. Instead of a pursuing a traditional major, the BGS. student creates, with the consent of a faculty advisor, an individualized plan of study around a coherent interdisciplinary theme, period, set of problems, specialization, or perspective not currently available through the combining of a traditional major and minor. Information about possible interdisciplinary areas of concentration is available from the Advising Center in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Students interested in the BGS degree must have a 3.5 grade point average and are encouraged to apply for the program before the end of their sophomore year.
For a suggested four-year curriculum, please see your advisor.
Degree Requirements
A.
|
University
Core Curriculum (47 hrs.) |
B. |
BGS
Requirements
1. |
BGS
Core 42 hrs. (at least 36 hrs. upper-division) |
| |
| Philosophy |
3 |
| History,
English |
9 |
| Communication,
Journalism |
6 |
| Fine
Arts |
6 |
| Social
Sciences or Psychology |
9 |
| Science,
Mathematics, Computer Science |
(9 hours at least two disciplines must be represented) |
|
| 2. |
Interdisciplinary
Area of Concentration (21-27 hours, at least 18 hrs. upper-division) |
| 3.
|
Capstone
Senior Project: BGST 4200 |
| 4. |
Electives |
| Total |
65-71 Sem. Credit Hrs. |
|
Note:
Courses taken in the BGS Core and in the Area of Concentration are in
addition to those required in the Core Curriculum. A maximum of 9 hours
of BGS Core may count in the Area of Concentration and vice versa.
PRE-LAW
MINOR
The Pre-Law minor in Political Science is an 18-hour interdisciplinary minor designed to prepare students for the post-undergraduate study of law. It consists of 15 hours of required core courses and 3 hours from a list of selected electives. Courses taken to fulfill requirements for a major cannot be applied to the minor.
| A. |
Core
Courses: The following four courses which develop communication and
analytical skills and one from the list of case law courses are required:
| ENGL
3308: Writing Literary Analysis |
3 |
| POLS
3321: Jurisprudence |
3 |
| CRIJ
3325: Law and Society |
3 |
| SPCM
3325: Persuasive Communicational |
3 |
| |
|
| One
from the following list of case law courses: |
3 |
POLS
4321: American Constitution
POLS 4322: The Law of Civil Liberties
CRIJ 4341: Criminal Procedure
GENB 3306: Business Law
|
|
|
| B.
|
Directed
Electives: One course chosen from the following list. Any course
substitutions
will also be drawn from this list: |
3 |
CRIJ
3326: Criminal Law
CRIJ 4341: Criminal Procedure
GENB 3306: Business Law
JOUR 3318: Media Law and Ethics
POLS 4320: The Judicial System and Process
POLS 4321: American Constitutional Law
POLS 4322: The Law of Civil Liberties
POLS 4350: International Law, Diplomacy and Organization
SOCI 3315: Social Stratification
SOCI 4341: Majority/Minority Relations |
|
| |
18
Sem. Credit Hrs. |
|
PRE-MEDICINE
AND PRE-DENTISTRY PROGRAMS
Since medical and dental schools in the United States accept few students
without a degree, UT Tyler offers two degree programs for pre-medical
and pre-dental students.
| A. |
The Bachelor of Science with a major in biology and strong supporting work in chemistry, and |
| B. |
The Bachelor of Science with a major in chemistry and strong supporting work in biology. |
In consultation
with faculty advisors, students should examine the catalog of the medical
or dental school they plan to attend to determine any specific admission
requirements.
MINOR IN
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Requirements and curriculum:
The program in international studies is designed as an across-campus minor, with students combining the program with various majors offered at the university. The goal of the program is to increase the global awareness and cross-cultural sensitivity of graduates who as future professionals and citizens will live and work in an increasingly interdependent world. Students may focus on one of the three world regions: Latin America, Europe, or Asia.
The minor in international studies is an 18-hour program consisting of 1) a required core course, 2) one or two courses of upper-division directed electives dealing with global issues, 3) two courses in the world area of concentration, and 4) a travel-study course. If a student chooses not to concentrate in a world area, 9 hours must be taken from the list of directed electives. Courses taken to fulfill requirements for a major cannot be applied to the minor.
Foreign language requirement: Each student taking a minor in international studies must complete 6-8 hours of instruction in a modern foreign language before graduation. It could be French, German, Spanish, or a language related to the chosen world area of concentration. Instead of coursework, a student may choose to take a proficiency examination in a foreign language in order to demonstrate speaking/reading mastery.
| A.
|
Core
course:
|
| |
INTS
3300: Global Relations and Issues - 3 |
| B. |
Directed
Electives: (3-6 hours)
ANTH 4360: Topics in Anthropology
ART 3341: Art and Society: Ancient to Medieval
ART 3342: Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern
ART 4342: Non-Western Art
BIOL 4304: Biogeography
ECON 2305: Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 4330: International Trade
FINA 4350: International Finance
GENB 4310: International Business
GEOG 1313: World Regional Geography
HIST 3301: Patterns of World History
JOUR 4350: International Mass Media
POLS 3310: International Relations
SOCI 3321: Multi-Cultural Studies
SOCI 3380: Population Problems
SPCM 4331: Intercultural Communication |
| C. |
Concentration
area: (6 Hours)
Asia
HIST 4393: Japanese Civilization
HIST 4394: Chinese Civilization
PHIL 4330: Comparative Religious Philosophy
Europe
ART 4343 - 4347: Greek and Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
and Rococo, and Nineteenth-Century Art
ART 4349: Twentieth-Century Art
ENGL 2362: World Literature Through the Renaissance
ENGL 2363: World Literature Since the Renaissance
HIST 3352 - 3359: Renaissance, Reformation, Early Modern, Revolutionary,
Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Europe
HIST 3395: History of Russia
POLS 3372: Politics of Russia and the CIS
POLS 3375: European Political Systems
SPAN 4331: Hispanic Culture and Civilization
Latin America
HIST 4391: Colonial Latin America
HIST 4392: Modern Latin America
POLS 3380: Politics of Latin America
SPAN 4331: Hispanic Culture and Civilization
SPAN 4365: Modern Latin-American Literature |
| D.
|
Travel-Study
(3-6 hours)
|
| Total |
18
Sem. Credit Hrs. |
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