General Education Faculty Information
UTC's Philosophy and Goals of General Education Curriculum
The UTC faculty believes that the general education curriculum can expand students' fundamental knowledge, abilities, and aesthetic sensibilities, leading to more enriched lives and a more comprehensive view of our global world.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of their general education program, students will:
- Communicate effectively according to purpose using written, oral, and/or audio-visual methods.
- Critique and evaluate information, concepts, theories, and claims.
- Cultivate inclusion by recognizing, examining, and reflecting on the diversity of cultural and individual experiences.
- Create, innovate, and adapt to take charge of your own learning.
Categories of Study (40-41 hours total)
- Writing and Communication (6 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts (12 hours)
- Natural Science (7-8 hours)
- Behavioral and Social Science (6 hours)
- Quantitative Reasoning (6 hours)
- Individual and Global Citizenship (3 hours)
UTC courses that have not been certified for General Education curriculum may not be used to satisfy any General Education requirement. Consequently, student petitions seeking credit for non-certified UTC courses will not be accepted by the Office of the University Registrar or the General Education Committee.
- Writing and Communication
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In these courses, students will learn how to communicate effectively according to purpose using written, oral, and/or audio-visual methods. These courses have a focus on teaching writing and communication and offer opportunities for students to develop projects in a range of formats, including oral or visual communication.
Students must complete six (6) credit hours (two courses) in Writing and Communication with a grade of C or better in both courses. One course is required at the 1000-level, and the second course at the 1000- or 2000-level.
Some students may not be eligible to enroll in general education courses in this category until they fulfill prescribed course requirements. See the catalog section on Advising, Orientation, and Registration and information about directed self-placement for further details.
Writing and Communication Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate awareness of context, audience, and purpose of the assigned task(s) including following expectations appropriate to a specific discipline and/or task(s) for organization, content, and conventions.
- Students will use and document appropriate, credible research materials and integrate those materials with the student’s ideas and/or primary research materials.
- Students will reflect on their use of varying writing and communication strategies when composing, revising, and editing course projects, including responding to feedback they receive on emerging drafts.
Writing and Communication courses
- ENGL 1010 - Rhetoric and Composition I (WC)
- ENGL 1011 - Rhetoric and Composition I with Writing Tutorial (WC)
- ENGL 1020 - Rhetoric and Composition II (WC)
- HIST 2100 - Research and Writing in History (WC)
- THSP 1090 - Public Speaking (WC)
- UHON 1010 - Humanities I (HF and WC)
- UHON 1020 - Humanities II (HF and WC)
- Humanities and Fine Arts
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Students must complete a total of 12 credit hours (4 courses) from at least two prefixes (i.e., ART, ENGL, HIST, MCLL, PHIL, etc.). UHON students may satisfy more than two courses from the UHON prefix because that college offers interdisciplinary general education seminars.
Humanities and Fine Arts Learning Outcomes
- Students will critically interpret the works, products, and development in artistic and humanistic fields and/or create such works themselves.
- Students will assess the cultural and historical significance of the works, products, and developments in artistic and/or humanistic fields.
- Students will apply appropriate disciplinary vocabulary for artistic and humanistic fields of study and/or demonstrated competency in reading or speaking a language other than English.
Humanities and Fine Arts courses
- ART 1110 - Introduction to Art (HF)
- ART 2140 - The History of Art from Prehistory to 1400 CE (HF)
- ART 2150 - The History of Art from 1400 CE to the Present (HF)
- CLAS 1200 - Legendary Rome: Epic Founders, Wicked Emperors, Saintly Martyrs (HF)
- CLAS 2000 - Everyday Life in the Roman Empire (HF)
- CLAS 3960 - Classical Mythology (HF)
- COMM 2200 - Mass Media History (HF)
- CPSC 3610 - Ethical and Social Issues in Computing (HF)
- ENGL 1130 - Western Humanities I (HF)
- ENGL 1150 - Western Humanities II (HF)
- ENGL 1310 - Values in 20th-Century American Fiction (HF)
- ENGL 1330 - Introduction to Literature (HF)
- ENGL 2060r - Topics in Literature (HF)
- ENGL 2070r - Topics in Rhetoric (HF)
- ENGL 2080r - Topics in Intellectual Inquiry (HF)
- ENGL 2280 - Children’s Literature (HF)
- ENGL 2510r - Popular Fiction (HF)
- ENGL 2520 - African-American Literature (HF)
- ENGL 2700 - Creative Writing (HF)
- ENGL 3230 - African-American Slave Narrative Tradition (HF)
- FREN 1010 - Elementary French I (CZ or HF)
- FREN 1020 - Elementary French II (CZ or HF)
- FREN 2110 - Intermediate French for Conversation I (CZ or HF)
- FREN 2120 - Intermediate French for Conversation II (CZ or HF)
- GRK 1010 - Elementary Greek I (HF)
- GRK 1020 - Elementary Greek II (HF)
- HIST 1110 - Gods, Empires, and Power: The World to 1400 (CZ or HF)
- HIST 1120 - Making the Modern World: Globalization, Imperialism, and Revolution (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2010 - Making the United States: Cultures in Conflict through the Civil War Era (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2020 - Remaking the United States: Struggles for Freedom since the Civil War Era (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2030 - History of Tennessee (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2210 - Medieval Europe, Illumined! From 300-1500 (HF)
- HIST 2220 - Europe and the World, c. 1500-1800 (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2230 - Empires, Nations, and Wars: Europe since 1800 (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2370 - Nazi Germany and Fascist Europe (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2420 - Early National and Antebellum America (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2430 - The Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2470 - Chattanooga History: From Scenic City to Gig City (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2480 - African American History (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2500 - Monuments, Museums, and Memory: Introduction to Public History (CZ and HF)
- HIST 2510 - History of Epidemics and Society (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2520 - Graphic Novels and History (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2610 - Precolonial African History: From Ancient Times to 1880 (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2820 - Modern East Asia: Wars, Ideologies, and Trade (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2850 - Inventing the Americas (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2880 - The Modern Middle East: From Islam to ISIS (CZ or HF)
- HUM 2520 - African-American Literature (HF)
- HUM 3110 - Musics of the World (CZ or HF)
- HUM 3230 - African-American Slave Narrative Tradition (HF)
- IARC 1200 - Survey of Architecture (HF)
- LAT 1010 - Elementary Latin I (HF)
- LAT 1020 - Elementary Latin II (HF)
- LAT 1110 - Elementary Latin for Science Majors I (HF)
- LAT 1120 - Elementary Latin for Science Majors II (HF)
- LAT 2010 - Intermediate Latin I (HF)
- LAT 2020 - Intermediate Latin II (HF)
- LTAM 1250 - Introduction to Latin American Studies (CZ or HF)
- LTAM 2200 - Afro-Latino Voices: The Caribbean and Beyond (CZ or HF)
- LTAM 3100 - Highlights of Mexican Identity and Culture (HF)
- MLNG 1050 - Knights of the Round Table in Film and Legend (HF)
- MLNG 1500R - World Cinema (CZ or HF)
- MLNG 1750 - World Cinema: Visualizing Latin American Cultures (CZ or HF)
- MUS 1110 - Introduction to Music (HF)
- MUS 3110 - Musics of the World (CZ or HF)
- MUS 3130 - America’s Musical Heritage (HF)
- MUS 3170 - Survey of Jazz (HF)
- MUS 3200 - African American Music: An Introduction (HF)
- PHIL 1010 - Western Philosophical Traditions I (HF)
- PHIL 1020 - Western Philosophical Traditions II (HF)
- PHIL 1110 - Applied Critical Thinking (HF)
- PHIL 1200 - World Philosophy (CZ or HF)
- PHIL 2120 - Introduction to Asian Philosophy (CZ or HF)
- PHIL 2210 - Introduction to Ethics (HF)
- PHIL 2240 - Ethics and the Professions (HF)
- PHIL 2250 - Biomedical Ethics (HF)
- PHIL 2310 - Existentialism (HF)
- PHIL 2350 - Popular Culture, Religion, and Philosophy (HF)
- PHYT 3050 - Ethics for Health Care Professionals (HF)
- REL 1030 - Introduction to the Study of Religion (HF)
- REL 1050 - Introduction to Islam: History, Religion, Culture (CZ or HF)
- REL 1070 - Buddhism: Teachings, Practices, and Socio-cultural History (CZ or HF)
- REL 1100 - Introduction to Western Religions (HF)
- REL 2110 - Religions of the East (CZ or HF)
- REL 2120 - Introduction to Asian Philosophy (CZ or HF)
- REL 2130 - A History of Judaism (HF)
- REL 2140 - The History of Christianity (HF)
- REL 2210 - Biblical Literature I: Old Testament (HF)
- REL 2220 - Biblical Literature II: New Testament (HF)
- REL 2350 - Popular Culture, Religion, and Philosophy (HF)
- REL 2360 - Religion in American Life (HF)
- REL 2700 - The History of Evangelicalism (HF)
- SPAN 1010 - Elementary Spanish I (CZ or HF)
- SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II (CZ or HF)
- SPAN 2110 - Intermediate Spanish for Conversation I (CZ or HF)
- SPAN 2120 - Intermediate Spanish for Conversation II (CZ or HF)
- THSP 1110 - Introduction to the Theatre (HF)
- THSP 2800 - Introduction to Film (HF)
- UHON 1010 - Humanities I (HF and WC)
- UHON 1020 - Humanities II (HF and WC)
- UHON 3620R - Topics in Humanities and Fine Arts (HF)
- Natural Science
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Students must complete seven or eight (7-8) credit hours (2 courses) in the Natural Sciences category. At least one course will require a corequisite lab experience which will be included as part of a 4-credit course or as an individual 1-credit course. Students are encouraged to check the specific category requirements for their major.
Natural Science Student Learning Outcomes
Lecture/Non-lab Courses
- Students will explain how scientific knowledge develops over time as new evidence emerges.
- Students will demonstrate scientific literacy by locating, evaluating, interpreting, and applying scientific information/data.
- Students will explain how scientific developments impact society.
Corequisite Lab Courses
- Students will demonstrate the connection between scientific theory and application.
- Students will apply the methods of science by testing hypotheses and reporting the results.
Natural Science courses
- ANTH 1100 - Biological Anthropology (LL)
- BIOL 1050 - Life on Earth (LL)
- BIOL 1110 - Principles of Biology I (LL)
- BIOL 1120 - Principles of Biology II (LL)
- BIOL 2100 - Microbiology and Health (LL)
- CHEM 1019 - Light and Life: The Chemistry of Photography (LL)
- ESC 1500 - Introduction to Environmental Science I (LL)
- ESC 1510 - Introduction to Environmental Science II (LL)
- ASTR 1010 - Introduction to Astronomy - The Solar System (LC or NL) and ASTR 1010L - Astronomy Laboratory - The Solar System (LB)
- ASTR 1020 - Introduction to Astronomy - Stars to Galaxies (LC) and ASTR 1020L - Astronomy Laboratory - Stars to Galaxies (LB)
- CHEM 1050 - Principles of Chemistry (LC) and CHEM 1050L - Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (LB)
- CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I (LC) and CHEM 1110L - General Chemistry I Laboratory (LB)
- GEOL 1025 - Geology of the National Parks (LC or NL) or GEOL 1030 - Natural Hazards (LC or NL) or GEOL 1110 - Physical Geology (LC) and GEOL 1110L - Physical Geology Laboratory (LB)
- GEOL 1040 - Earth’s Resources and the Environment (LC or NL) or GEOL 2200 - Global Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future (LC or NL) or GEOL 2250 - Oceanography (LC or NL) and GEOL 1105L - Earth and Environment Lab (LB)
- GEOL 1120 - Historical Geology (LC) and GEOL 1120L - Historical Geology Laboratory (LB)
- PHYS 1030 - General Physics - Mechanics and Heat (LC) and PHYS 1030L - General Physics Laboratory - Mechanics and Heat (LB)
- PHYS 1040 - General Physics - Electromagnetism and Optics (LC) and PHYS 1040L - General Physics Laboratory - Electromagnetism and Optics (LB)
- PHYS 2300 - Principles of Physics - Mechanics and Heat (LC) and PHYS 2300L - Principles of Physics Laboratory-Mechanics and Heat (LB)
- PHYS 2310 - Principles of Physics - Electricity and Magnetism (LC) and PHYS 2310L - Principles of Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism (LB)
- UHON 3630R - Topics in Natural Science (LC or LL)
Natural Science Non-Laboratory Science courses
- ASTR 1010 - Introduction to Astronomy - The Solar System (LC or NL)
- BIOL 1100 - Conservation of Biodiversity (NL)
- ESC 1100 - Conservation of Biodiversity (NL)
- GEOG 1010 - Physical Geography (NL)
- GEOL 1025 - Geology of the National Parks (LC or NL)
- GEOL 1030 - Natural Hazards (LC or NL)
- GEOL 1040 - Earth’s Resources and the Environment (LC or NL)
- GEOL 2200 - Global Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future (LC or NL)
- GEOL 2250 - Oceanography (LC or NL)
- GNSC 1150 - Science and Society (NL)
- HHP 3080 - Introduction to Epidemiology (NL)
- INTS 1110 - Science of Sustainability (NL)
- Behavioral and Social Science
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Students are required to complete six (6) credit hours (two courses) in the Behavioral and Social Science category. It is recommended that these two courses be from different disciplines. Students are encouraged to check any specific category requirements for their major.
Behavioral and Social Science Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will explain behavioral and social phenomena, institutions, systems, or processes as they relate to a particular behavioral or social science.
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Students will explain the importance of understanding how the diversity of human experiences and belief systems are shaped by historical processes, social structures, and institutional systems of power.
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Students will evaluate how data, concepts, or methods within the behavioral and social sciences are used to support conclusions about individual, group, or institutional behavior.
Behavioral and Social Science courses
- ANTH 1200 - Cultural Anthropology (CZ or SB)
- ANTH 1400 - Archaeology (SB)
- ANTH 1500 - Anthropology Today: The Arc of Humanity (CZ or SB)
- ANTH 2150 - Plagues and Peoples (CZ or SB)
- CRMJ 1100 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (SB)
- CRMJ 2950 - Gender Based Violence (SB)
- ECON 1010 - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics (SB)
- ECON 1020 - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics (SB)
- ETR 1010 - Entrepreneurship: The Mindset and Skillset (SB)
- GEOG 1040 - Cultural Geography (SB)
- HHP 2220 - Public Health Essentials (SB)
- PSPS 1010 - American Politics (CZ or SB)
- PSPS 1020 - World Politics (CZ or SB)
- PSPS 1030 - Controversies in Public Policy (SB)
- PSPS 2700 - Comparative Government (CZ or SB)
- PSY 1010 - Introduction to Psychology (SB)
- SOC 1250 - Sociology of Social Problems (SB)
- SOC 1510 - Introduction to Sociology (SB)
- SOCW 2050 - Introduction to Social Policy: A Child and Family Perspective (SB)
- SOCW 2100 - Matters of Ethnicity, Race, Class and Gender (SB)
- UHON 3640R - Topics in Behavioral and Social Sciences (SB)
- WGSS 2000 - Introduction to Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (CZ or SB)
- WGSS 2220 - Women’s Health Issues (CZ or SB)
- WGSS 2950 - Gender Based Violence (SB)
- Quantitative Reasoning
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Students must complete 6-7 credit hours (2 courses) in Quantitative Reasoning. Students with ACT-Math scores of 28 or above (SAT Math of 630 or above) may satisfy this requirement with 3-4 credit hours (1 course).
Some students may not be eligible to enroll in general education courses in this category until they fulfill prescribed course requirements. See the UTC catalog section, Advising, Orientation, and Registration for further information.
Quantitative Reasoning Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will interpret quantitative information presented in mathematical and/or statistical forms (e.g., equations, graphs, diagrams, tables, and words).
- Students will present quantitative information in various mathematical and/or statistical forms (e.g., equations, graphs, diagrams, tables, and words).
- Students will evaluate quantitative evidence and assumptions in decision-making, estimation, modeling, and data analysis.
- Students will apply quantitative tools and technologies to make judgements and draw conclusions about problems in personal, professional, and public life.
- Students will communicate quantitative decisions and solutions effectively and in context.
Quantitative Reasoning courses
- ENCE 2220 - Probability and Statistics for Engineering (QR)
- FIN 2010 - Personal Finance (QR)
- MATH 1010 - Mathematics in the Modern World (QR)
- MATH 1130 - College Algebra (QR)
- MATH 1730 - Combined Precalculus (QR)
- MATH 1830 - Calculus for Management, Life, and Social Sciences (QR)
- MATH 1950 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (QR)
- MATH 2100 - Introductory Statistics (QR)
- MATH 2160 - Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers II (QR)
- MATH 3100 - Applied Statistics (QR)
- MATH 4140 - Mathematical Statistics (QR)
- MGT 2130 - Statistics for Business (QR)
- PSY 2010 - Introductory Statistics in Psychology (QR)
- UHON 3650R - Topics in Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
- Individual and Global Citizenship
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Students must complete three credit hours (one course) to satisfy this requirement.
Individual and Global Citizenship Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will assess how multiple perspectives and experiences, especially those previously underrepresented historically and currently, manifest in societies.
- Students will apply conceptual or theoretical frameworks to issues on a local, regional, national, and/or global scale to understand how overlapping experiences affect people individually and as groups.
- Students will demonstrate intercultural knowledge and competencies and a sense of community through interaction with the cultural, material, spatial, and/or historical dimensions of the diverse world around us.
Individual and Global Citizenship courses
- ANTH 1200 - Cultural Anthropology (CZ or SB)
- ANTH 1500 - Anthropology Today: The Arc of Humanity (CZ or SB)
- ANTH 2150 - Plagues and Peoples (CZ or SB)
- ECON 1000 - The Economics of Global Issues (CZ)
- ENGL 3560 - African Literature (CZ)
- FREN 1010 - Elementary French I (CZ or HF)
- FREN 1020 - Elementary French II (CZ or HF)
- FREN 2110 - Intermediate French for Conversation I (CZ or HF)
- FREN 2120 - Intermediate French for Conversation II (CZ or HF)
- GEOG 1030 - World Geography (CZ)
- HIST 1110 - Gods, Empires, and Power: The World to 1400 (CZ or HF)
- HIST 1120 - Making the Modern World: Globalization, Imperialism, and Revolution (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2010 - Making the United States: Cultures in Conflict through the Civil War Era (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2020 - Remaking the United States: Struggles for Freedom since the Civil War Era (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2030 - History of Tennessee (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2220 - Europe and the World, c. 1500-1800 (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2230 - Empires, Nations, and Wars: Europe since 1800 (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2370 - Nazi Germany and Fascist Europe (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2420 - Early National and Antebellum America (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2430 - The Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2470 - Chattanooga History: From Scenic City to Gig City (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2480 - African American History (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2500 - Monuments, Museums, and Memory: Introduction to Public History (CZ and HF)
- HIST 2510 - History of Epidemics and Society (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2520 - Graphic Novels and History (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2610 - Precolonial African History: From Ancient Times to 1880 (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2820 - Modern East Asia: Wars, Ideologies, and Trade (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2850 - Inventing the Americas (CZ or HF)
- HIST 2880 - The Modern Middle East: From Islam to ISIS (CZ or HF)
- HUM 3110 - Musics of the World (CZ or HF)
- LEAP 3030 - Leadership and Diverse Multicultural Organizations (CZ)
- LEAP 4050 - Global Perspectives of Leadership (CZ)
- LTAM 1250 - Introduction to Latin American Studies (CZ or HF)
- LTAM 2200 - Afro-Latino Voices: The Caribbean and Beyond (CZ or HF)
- MLNG 1500R - World Cinema (CZ or HF)
- MLNG 1750 - World Cinema: Visualizing Latin American Cultures (CZ or HF)
- MUS 3110 - Musics of the World (CZ or HF)
- PHIL 1200 - World Philosophy (CZ or HF)
- PHIL 2120 - Introduction to Asian Philosophy (CZ or HF)
- PSPS 1010 - American Politics (CZ or SB)
- PSPS 1020 - World Politics (CZ or SB)
- PSPS 1040 - Global Culture and Politics (CZ)
- PSPS 2700 - Comparative Government (CZ or SB)
- REL 1050 - Introduction to Islam: History, Religion, Culture (CZ or HF)
- REL 1070 - Buddhism: Teachings, Practices, and Socio-cultural History (CZ or HF)
- REL 2110 - Religions of the East (CZ or HF)
- REL 2120 - Introduction to Asian Philosophy (CZ or HF)
- SPAN 1010 - Elementary Spanish I (CZ or HF)
- SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II (CZ or HF)
- SPAN 2110 - Intermediate Spanish for Conversation I (CZ or HF)
- SPAN 2120 - Intermediate Spanish for Conversation II (CZ or HF)
- UHON 3660R - Topics in Individual and Global Citizenship (CZ)
- WGSS 2000 - Introduction to Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (CZ or SB)
- WGSS 2220 - Women’s Health Issues (CZ or SB)