May 10, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

US Culture and Business Practices, B.A.

120 hours (minimum)

Any student earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete a minimum of 39 hours at the 300+ level. These hours are generally completed by the major requirements. However, keep this hour requirement in mind as you choose your course work for the requirements in the major. See the complete description of .

UK Core Requirements

. The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

Credit(s): 3

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

Credit(s): 3

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

Credit(s): 3

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

Credit(s): 3

V. Composition and Communication I

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3

VI. Composition and Communication II

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3

VII. Quantitative Foundations

Credit(s): 3

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

Credit(s): 3

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

Credit(s): 3

X. Global Dynamics

Credit(s): 3

UK Core hours: 30

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

USB 495 - SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR Credit(s): 3

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR)

College Requirements

I. Foreign Language: 0-14

(placement exam recommended)

II. Disciplinary Requirements

a. Natural Science: 6

b. Social Science: 6

c. Humanities: 6

III. Laboratory or Field Work: 1

IV. Race and Ethnicity Requirement: 0-3

V. Electives: 6

College Requirement hours: 25-42

Major Requirements

USB 201 - US CULTURE AND BUSINESS STUDIES Credit(s): 3
USB 495 - SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR Credit(s): 3
ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit(s): 3
ECO 202 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II Credit(s): 3
MGT 292 - INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP Credit(s): 3
FIN 250 - PERSONAL INVESTING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING Credit(s): 3
MKT 300 - MARKETING MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
MGT 301 - INTRODUCTION TO MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS Credit(s): 3

Major Requirement Hours: 24

Guided Electives

Students must choose 18 hours from the courses below. At least 3 credit hours must come from each of the three areas: National Formations (includes US in the World), American Communities & Identities, and Literary Arts.

National Formations (includes US in the World)

ANT 311 - ANTHROPOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION Credit(s): 3
ANT 312 - BUSINESS, CULTURE AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
ANT 330 - NORTH AMERICAN CULTURES Credit(s): 3
ENG 191 - LITERATURE AND THE ARTS OF CITIZENSHIP Credit(s): 3
ENG 251 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
ENG 252 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II Credit(s): 3
GEO 220 - US CITIES Credit(s): 3
GEO 320 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Credit(s): 3
GEO 422 - URBAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GWS 301 - CROSSROADS: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
GWS 506 - HISTORY OF SEXUALITY Credit(s): 3
HIS 108 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH 1876 Credit(s): 3
HIS 109 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIS 208 - HISTORY OF THE ATLANTIC WORLD Credit(s): 3
AAS 260 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865 Credit(s): 3
OR
HIS 260 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865 Credit(s): 3
AAS 261 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 1865-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
OR
HIS 261 - AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 1865-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
HIS 265 - SEX & GENDER IN AMERICAN HISTORY Credit(s): 3
HIS 461 - THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1763-1789 Credit(s): 3
HIS 467 - MODERN AMERICA: 1941-1974 Credit(s): 3
HIS 468 - CONTEMPORARY AMERICA: 1974-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
PS 101 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Credit(s): 3
PS 430G - THE CONDUCT OF AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS Credit(s): 3
PS 433G - POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS Credit(s): 3
PS 463G - JUDICIAL POLITICS Credit(s): 3
PS 465G - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Credit(s): 3
PS 472G - POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS Credit(s): 3
PS 475G - POLITICS AND THE MASS MEDIA Credit(s): 3
PS 484G - THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY Credit(s): 3
AAS 400 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICANA STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
HIS 350 - TOPICS IN U.S. HISTORY BEFORE 1789 Credit(s): 3
HIS 351 - TOPICS IN U.S. HISTORY SINCE 1789: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
HIS 460 - COLONIAL AMERICA TO 1763 Credit(s): 3
HIS 463 - ANTEBELLUM AMERICA: EXPANSION AND CONFLICT, C. 1800-1861 Credit(s): 3
HIS 464 - CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION Credit(s): 3
HIS 465 - EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA, 1877-1917 Credit(s): 3
HIS 466 - MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY FROM WW I TO PEARL HARBOR, 1917-1941 Credit(s): 3
HIS 572 - AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY Credit(s): 3
HIS 573 - AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY Credit(s): 3
HIS 574 - THE DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1919. Credit(s): 3
HIS 575 - THE DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1919 Credit(s): 3
HIS 576 - FRONTIER AMERICA, 1400-1869 Credit(s): 3
HIS 577 - FRONTIER AMERICA, 1869-PRESENT Credit(s): 3
HIS 587 - THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE U.S. SINCE 1930 Credit(s): 3
APP 300 - TOPICS IN APPALACHIAN STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
APP 399 - PRACTICUM Credit(s): 1 - 6 (Variable)
WRD 222 - CURRENT EVENTS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: U.S. CITIZENS, GLOBAL CITIZENS Credit(s): 3

American Communities & Identities

AAS 200 - INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Credit(s): 3
AAS 420 - AFRICAN-AMERICAN RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE Credit(s): 3
ANT 341 - APPALACHIAN ENGLISH Credit(s): 3
APP 200 - INTRODUCTION TO APPALACHIAN STUDIES Credit(s): 3
AAS 168 - ALL THAT SPEAK OF JAZZ: AN INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY INTO JAZZ AND DEMOCRACY Credit(s): 3
OR
ENG 168 - ALL THAT SPEAK OF JAZZ: AN INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY INTO JAZZ AND DEMOCRACY Credit(s): 3
ENG 425 - ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING Credit(s): 3
GEO 221 - IMMIGRANT AMERICA: A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE Credit(s): 3
GEO 285 - INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING Credit(s): 3
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Electives

Students must complete at least 6 hours of free electives to bring the total number of credit hours to 120. Free electives may not be counted toward UK Core or A&S requirements.