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Areas of Inquiry

Below are brief descriptions and approved course lists for each Area of Inquiry. Note that no double-counting of courses across Areas of Inquiry is permitted. In other words, even if a given course is listed under more than one Area of Inquiry (as some are), that course may be counted only once, toward one of the Areas where it appears, but not toward more than one.

Note that Area of Inquiry requirements may only be fulfilled through courses or other experiences (e.g., independent study, AP credits, CLEP tests, etc.) that carry college-level credit. Ordinarily, AOI requirements must be fulfilled by taking a course appearing on the approved course list for that relevant area. With advisor approval, however, students may count appropriate courses falling into one of the following categories toward an AOI requirement: honors courses, independent study courses, special topics courses, and transfer courses. In such cases, the purposes and objectives of the advisor-approved course must substantially coincide with the objectives of the relevant Area of Inquiry.

According to the Undergraduate General Catalog Academic Regulations, each Drake Curriculum AOI course must be taken for a grade (rather than Credit/No Credit).

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Descriptions and Course Lists Examples

Artistic Literacy

Drake students will learn to interpret and/or create art. Art constructs an essential and ongoing dialogue among individuals, cultures, and societies. Art—whether it takes visual, musical, or theatrical form—grows out of sustained intellectual inquiry. Drake students will recognize that art provides distinctive ways to engage the world and create expressions of the human condition. Courses that fulfill this AOI will engage students to achieve at least two of these student learning outcomes. Students will be able to:

  1. Identify the characteristics of different artistic styles - visual, musical, or theatrical - and the factors that contributed to their establishment.
  2. Articulate the role played by an art form - visual, musical, or theatrical - in the development of culture(s) or as a distinctive expression of human identity and creativity.
  3. Articulate an analytical and reasoned understanding of a specific visual, musical, or theatrical art form and communicate this understanding in an appropriate form, whether oral or written or through the artistic medium itself.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the visual, musical, or theatrical arts through the application of or engagement with an art form.

Approved Course List:

ART 013 2-D DESIGN
ART 014 CONSTRUCTING SPACE
ART 015 OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING
ART 019 MICROCOSM, MACROCOSM
ART 021 DIGITAL MEDIA
ART 050 IDEA OF DESIGN
ART 063 PUSHING PAINT
ART 070 ART AND CHEMISTRY
ART 071 BLACKSMITHING AND THE ART OF UTILITY
ART 072 JEWELRY II
ART 074 INTRODUCTION TO ART
ART 075 THEMES IN ART HISTORY
ART 078 RECYCLE AND REPURPOSE
ART 079 BUILDING IDEAS
ART 081 FORGING THE IMAGINATION
ART 090 DRAWING IN TIME
ART 099 PLANET(S): AN ART STUDIO
ART 103 ART OF INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN
ART 108 AMERICAN ART HISTORY
ART 118 AMERICAN LANDSCAPES
ART 119 MATERIAL WORLD OF ART
ART 123 CRITTERS 101
ART 150 SPECIAL TOPICS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
ART 153 BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP
ART 167 INTRODUCTION TO LETTERPRESS PRINTING
ART 177 ART AND PERCEPTION
ART 185 ART NOW: MONUMENTS AND MEMORY
BIO 061 NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
CHEM 070 ART AND CHEMISTRY
EDUC 113 ART INTEGRATION IN EDUCATION
ENG 026 SUBURBIA IN FILM
ENG 027 IMAGING THE CITY
ENG 041 INTRO TO FILM STUDY
ENG 105 AESTHETICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE
ENG 134 TRANSATLANTIC LANDSCAPES IN BRITISH AMERICAN ART
HONR 108 US-JAPAN RELATIONS/FILM
HONR 119 MATERIAL WORLD IN ART
HONR 178 MUSIC AND POLITICS
HSCI 181 HEALTH COMM & ADVOCACY
JAPN 003 INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I
JMC 058 FOUNDATIONS OF VISUAL COMM
JMC 059 INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL COMMUNICATION
MUS 011 FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC THEORY
MUS 078 INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ
MUS 080 MUSIC IN WESTERN CULTURE
MUS 081 WORLD MUSIC FOR MUSIC MAJORS
MUS 082 WORLD MUSIC - NON-MUSIC MAJORS
MUS 119 MUSIC AND POLITICS
PHIL 138 PHILOSOPHY OF ART
SPAN 152 FILM
THEA 005 READINGS IN THEATRE
THEA 030 STAGECRAFT I
THEA 032 STAGE MAKEUP
THEA 074 CONTEMPORARY FILM
THEA 076 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
THEA 106 MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE STYLES
THEA 114 CLASSIC AMERICAN FILM
THEA 120 THEATRE HISTORY TO 1660
THEA 120T THEATRE HISTORY IN LONDON
THEA 121 THEATRE HISTORY SINCE 1660
THEA 123 MUSICAL THEATRE HISTORY

Engaged Citizen

Drake students will learn to participate effectively in democratic processes.

Democracy relies upon the participation of an engaged, knowledgeable and responsible citizenry. As preparation for active participation in public debate, Drake students learn to evaluate the mix of diverse values and interests that influence democratic decision-making. In a sophomore level course, students have the opportunity to bring diverse disciplines to bear in further developing the skills, knowledge, and dispositions that will lead them to be active stewards working for the common good of local, national and global communities.

This requirement will be fulfilled through coursework that challenges students to critically reflect upon the social, economic or political institutions and issues that shape the choices they will face as citizens. Instructors will provide students with opportunities to model democratic practices or public engagement through participatory activities organized in the classroom and/or community.

Courses that achieve this AOI will engage students to achieve at least two of the following four outcomes:

  1. Learn to evaluate the mix of diverse values and interests that influence democratic decision-making.
  2. Establish skills, knowledge, or dispositions that lead them to be active stewards for the common good.
  3. Critically reflect on the social, economic, or political issues that they will face as citizens.
  4. Learn democratic practices or public engagement through participatory activities organized in the classroom and/or in the community.

In order to take an Engaged Citizen AOI course, students must have 30 or more credit hours (sophomore standing).

Approved Course List:

ANTH 136 DIGITAL STORYTELLING
ART 072 JEWELRY II
BIO 108 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
BUS 067 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
BUS 105 COMM AND TOURISM ANALYSIS
ECON 108 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
ECON 109 PUBLIC ECONOMICS
ECON 115 LABOR ECONOMICS
ECON 120 REGULATION AND ANTITRUST POLICY
EDUC 120 ESL STRATEGIES
EDUC 140 SPEECH AND THE CLASSROOM TEACHER
EDUC 185 ETHICAL TENSIONS IN GLOB URBAN
ENG 037 PUBLIC VOICES
ENG 052 PUBLIC VOICES
ENG 069 RHETORIC AND POLITICS
ENG 075 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
ENG 121 RHETORICS OF SPACE & PLACE
ENG 138 ARGUMENTATION & ADVOCACY
ENG 199 WRITING IN SERV & PROF SETTING
ENSS 054 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION
ENSS 071 ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S.
ENSS 108 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
ENSS 111 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SEMINAR
ENSS 119 REGIONAL ECOLOGY
ENSS 156 ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS/POLICY
ENSS 163 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
HIST 188 URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
HONR 178 MUSIC AND POLITICS
HSCI 106 CULTURE CARE AND HEALTH LITERACY
INTD 020 CHANGEMAKER SCHOLARS SEMINAR
INTD 050 VOTE SMART AT DRAKE INTERNSHIP
INTD 075 COMMUNITY DIALOGUE & DEVELOP
INTD 085 DEVELOPING DEMOCRACY
INTD 087 DISEASE, DIALOGUE, AND DEMOCRACY
JMC 066 MEDIA RESPONSIBILITY OVER TIME
JMC 085 PUBLIC RELATIONS PRINCIPLES
JMC 088 INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
LEAD 100 LEADERSHIP: INFLUENCE AND CHANGE
LIBR 077 FAKE NEWS, FILTERS, AND FALSEHOODS
LIBR 085 SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY
LIBR 099 COPYRIGHT ISSUES IN THE UNITED STATES
LIBR 174 CONGRESS UP CLOSE
LPS 100 LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY PERSPECTIVES ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
LPS 138 REPRODUCTIVE LAW AND POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES
MUS 119 MUSIC AND POLITICS
PHAR 171 HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES
POLS 075 WORLD POLITICS
POLS 101 CONGRESS AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
POLS 102 THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
POLS 103 JUDICIAL POLITICS
POLS 104 WHAT'S WRONG WITH AMERICAN POLITICS?: CONTEMPORARY DEBATES IN INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
POLS 113 AMER ELECTORAL PROC
POLS 114 PUBLIC OPINION
POLS 115 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PROCESS
POLS 116 MEDIA/MODERN POLITIC
POLS 120 AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY
POLS 121 UNITED NATIONS/GLOBAL SECURITY
POLS 130 TRANSITIONS TO  DEMOCRACY
POLS 131 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS
POLS 134 COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS
POLS 135 SUPREME COURTS &  ELECTIONS
POLS 137 POLITICS & PARLIAMENTS
POLS 140 COMPARATIVE ASIAN POLITICS
POLS 141 GOVERNMENT & POLITICS OF CHINA
POLS 142 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF JAPAN
POLS 144 MODERN EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS
POLS 150 HUMAN RIGHTS AND WORLD POLITICS
POLS 151 TRANSNATIONAL ADVOCACY NETWORK
POLS 152 TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
POLS 156 GLOBAL HEALTH
POLS 160 THE UNITED NATIONS AND GLOBAL SECURITY
POLS 161 GENDER AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
POLS 166 REVISITING VIETNAM
POLS 167 THE US AND IRAN
POLS 171 POLITICAL INTEGRATION OF EUROPE
POLS 178 INTERNATIONAL LAW
POLS 185 AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
POLS 189 TOPICS/POL THEORY
REL 120 BLACK CHRISTIANITY AND PROPH POL
REL 155 LIBERATION THEOLOGY
SOC 075 INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES
SOC 080 SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOC 122 MAKING FAMILIES PUBLIC
SOC 145 FOOD & SOCIETY
SOC 154 POVERTY & SOCIETY
SOC 160 JOBS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INEQUALITY
SOC 165 THE ART OF THE INTERVIEW
SOC 175 THEORIES OF INEQUALITY
SPAN 153 CULTURE AND SOCIETY
TESL 104 STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
TESL 121 INTRO TEACHING MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS
TESL 221 INTRO TEACH MULTILINGUAL LEARN
WGS 001 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
WGS 075 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
WGS 150 WOMEN IN POLITICS
WGS 176 GENDER AND WORLD POLITICS

Global & Cultural Understanding

Through understanding the interaction of knowledge, awareness, and cultural responsibility, Drake students will pursue the ideal wherein all persons have value and a voice. They will learn to examine aspects of society in relation to nationality, race, ethnicity, gender or culture, including the interactive nature of relations among people who differ according to these categories. Courses that fulfill this AOI will engage students to achieve at least two of the following learning outcomes:
• Identify and evaluate the fundamentals of international issues and events that shape the current world, influenced by geography, history, language, religion, and cultural values.
• Recognize and understand major issues, concerns, and problems of super-national or global scope (including, but not limited to, environmental concerns, international business, peace and war, underdevelopment, population growth and decline, human rights);
• Recognize and assess complexities within, and interactions among, current world nations, peoples, and cultures, and how these shape our global community.

Approved Course List:
ANTH 002 INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 143 TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION
ANTH 170 GLOBAL POLITICAL VIOLENCE
ANTH 175 MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ARAB 002 BEGINNING ARABIC II
ARAB 004 INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II
ART 104 FREEDOM, SLAVERY, AND EMANCIPATION
ASL 002 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II
ASL 070 DEAF CULTURE
BIO 092 INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY
BIO 092L INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY LAB
BIO 111 EVOLVED FOODWAYS
BLDS 072 INTRO TO AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES
BUS 067 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
BUS 070 GLOBALIZATION
CHIN 002 BEGINNING CHINESE II
CHIN 004 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II
COUN 145 COUNSELING DIVERSE POPULATIONS
ECON 135 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
EDUC 164 PERSPECTIVES IN RACE, ETHNICITY, AND GENDER
EDUC 189 GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP: CULTURE OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA
ENG 065 AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1920
ENG 066 READING RACE AND ETHNICITY
ENG 079 HOME AND BELONGING
ENG 158 LITERATURE OF SOUTH AFRICA
ENG 164 LATINO/A LITERATURE
ENG 168 POSTCOLONIAL RHETORICS
ENSS 111 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SEMINAR
FREN 002 BEGINNING FRENCH II
FREN 004 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
FREN 151 NATNL IDENTITY-TRANSNATNL AGE
FREN 152 FRENCH FILM
GERM 001 BEGINNING GERMAN I
GERM 002 BEGINNING GERMAN II
GERM 004 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II
GERM 152 GERMAN FILM
HIST 021 EAST ASIAN HISTORY TO 1600
HIST 022 EAST ASIAN HISTORY SINCE 1600
HIST 060 AFRICA IN WORLD HISTORY
HIST 123 MODERN MEXICO
HIST 124 AZTECS INCAS MAYAS
HIST 125 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
HIST 126 MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HIST 128 IMPERIAL CHINA
HIST 129 MODERN CHINA
HIST 135 HISTORY OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA
HIST 136 OLD REGIME AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
HIST 137 FIN-DE-SIECLE EUROPE
HIST 140 AFRICA'S COLONIAL MOMENT
HIST 142 THE WEST AND RUSSIA
HIST 156 SEX, POWER, AND WAR: THE AZTEC EMPIRE
HONR 062 RELIGIONS OF INDIA
HONR 068 RELIGIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
HONR 109 GENDER AND WAR
HONR 114 RELIGIONS OF DES MOINES
HONR 121 COMPARATIVE RELIGION
HONR 143 GLOBAL POLITICAL VIOLENCE
HONR 175 LITERATURE OF SOUTH AFRICA
HSCI 104 GLOBAL HEALTH
HSCI 106 CULTURE CARE AND HEALTH LITERACY
HSCI 147 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH TOPICS
HSCI 153 HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
JAPN 001 BEGINNING JAPANESE I
JAPN 002 BEGINNING JAPANESE II
JAPN 004 INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II
LEAD 110 LEADERSHIP AT SEA
LEAD 120 MANY WOMEN, MANY LEADERS
LPS 137 AMERICAN INDIAN LAW AND POLITICS
MKTG 170 GLOBAL MARKETING
MUS 081 WORLD MUSIC FOR MUSIC MAJORS
MUS 082 WORLD MUSIC - NON-MUSIC MAJORS
PHIL 081 INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 103 INTRO TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 121 COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS
POLS 065 COMPARATIVE POLITICS
POLS 121 UNITED NATIONS/GLOBAL SECURITY
POLS 130 TRANSITIONS TO  DEMOCRACY
POLS 131 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS
POLS 133 THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH FILM
POLS 140 COMPARATIVE ASIAN POLITICS
POLS 141 GOVERNMENT & POLITICS OF CHINA
POLS 153 RACIAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS
POLS 156 GLOBAL HEALTH
POLS 160 THE UNITED NATIONS AND GLOBAL SECURITY
POLS 162 GENDER AND WAR
POLS 171 POLITICAL INTEGRATION OF EUROPE
POLS 177 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GLOBALIZA
PSY 135 PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE
PSY 138 MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
REL 003 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS
REL 062 RELIGIONS OF INDIA
REL 064 INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM
REL 066 RELIGIONS OF AFRICA
REL 067 RELIGIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
REL 081 INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
REL 103 INTRO TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
REL 114 RELIGIONS OF DES MOINES
REL 121 COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS
REL 124 INVENTING "RELIGION"
REL 130 THE GLOBAL BIBLE
REL 141 CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN ISRAEL
SCSG 122 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
SCSG 132 EUROPE
SCSG 134 AFRICA
SCSG 135 ASIA
SCSG 176 SOUTH ASIA
SPAN 002 BEGINNING SPANISH II
SPAN 004 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
SPAN 151 NATIONAL IDENTITY
SPAN 152 FILM
SPAN 160 LITERATURE
WGS 001 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
WGS 015 READING GENDER
WGS 146 MANY WOMEN, MANY LEADERS
WGS 175 FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGY
WLC 040 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN CULTURE
WLC 148 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
WLC 154 INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CULTURE

 

Historical Foundations

Historical Foundations: Drake Students will gain greater understanding of the historical foundations of the modern world and the interconnections of global cultures. One course is required in this area of inquiry. Students will use historical analyses to study the interplay of multiple forces of change over time. Courses that count for this AOI will engage students to achieve at least two of these student learning outcomes. Students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the interplay of the fundamental historical forces (political, social, economic, cultural, scientific, and/or technological) that have shaped the contemporary world.
  2. Describe the historical processes that have contributed significantly to global change.
  3. Articulate an understanding of the histories of societies and cultures necessary to participate in an analysis of critical civic and global issues.
  4. Demonstrate critical reasoning skills necessary to analyze the lived realities of power and wealth differentials between industrialized and developing areas of the world.
  5. Reflect upon the nature of history itself as a product influenced by a nexus of forces, interests, and understandings, and on their own place within that historical context.

Approved Course List:

ART 075 THEMES IN ART HISTORY
ART 108 AMERICAN ART HISTORY
ART 109 MODERN ART HISTORY
ART 110 ART SINCE 1945
ART 112 SELECTED TOPICS IN ART HISTORY
ART 118 AMERICAN LANDSCAPES
ECON 131 CHINA'S ECONOMY
ENG 040 TOPICS IN LITERARY HISTORY
ENG 104 HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENG 126 FILM AND TV HISTORY AND CRITICISM
ENG 146 19TH CENTURY BRITISH LIT
ENG 147 20TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE
ENG 151 SALEM WITCH TRIALS
ENG 152 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENG 153 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENG 155 REPRESENTING DETROIT
ENG 166 DISCOURSES OF WAR
HIST 005 WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
HIST 011 WORLD HISTORY, 1500-1750
HIST 012 WORLD HISTORY, 1750-PRESENT
HIST 015 SELECTED INTRODUCTORY TOPICS IN HISTORY
HIST 021 EAST ASIAN HISTORY TO 1600
HIST 022 EAST ASIAN HISTORY SINCE 1600
HIST 025 FOOD HISTORY
HIST 050 RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1917
HIST 060 AFRICA IN WORLD HISTORY
HIST 065 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877
HIST 066 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1877
HIST 068 CIVIL RIGHT'S MOVEMENTS
HIST 071 EXPL US HIST THROUGH POP FILMS
HIST 075 US HISTORY TO 1877
HIST 076 US HISTORY SINCE 1877
HIST 078 GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HARLEM
HIST 079 THE COLD WAR THROUGH FILM
HIST 090 HERITAGE AND HOLOCAUST
HIST 099 EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HISTORY
HIST 105 MIDWESTERN HISTORY
HIST 109 AGE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
HIST 112 CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION
HIST 115 NATIVE AMERICA
HIST 123 MODERN MEXICO
HIST 124 AZTECS INCAS MAYAS
HIST 125 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
HIST 126 MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HIST 128 IMPERIAL CHINA
HIST 129 MODERN CHINA
HIST 133 EUROPE 19TH CENTURY
HIST 135 HISTORY OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA
HIST 136 OLD REGIME AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
HIST 137 FIN-DE-SIECLE EUROPE
HIST 138 HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION
HIST 139 WORLD WAR I
HIST 140 AFRICA'S COLONIAL MOMENT
HIST 142 THE WEST AND RUSSIA
HIST 146 MAGIC AND WESTERN ESOTERICISM IN EUROPEAN AND US CULTURE & SOCIETY
HIST 155 INTRODUCTION TO MARXISM
HIST 156 SEX, POWER, AND WAR: THE AZTEC EMPIRE
HIST 160 SOVIET EXPERIENCE: DAILY LIFE
HIST 161 AFRICA, AFRICANS, AND ATLANTIC SLAVERY
HIST 172 WOMEN AND GENDER IN EARLY AMERICA
HIST 173 WOMEN AND GENDER IN MODERN AMERICA
HIST 179 DICE TO MAHJONG:GAMES IN CHINA
HIST 186 HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
HIST 189 US-MEXICO BORDERLANDS
HIST 190 PUBLIC HISTORY
HIST 194 SELECTED TOPICS
HONR 053 LIFE & TEACHINGS OF JESUS
HONR 054 APOCALYPTIC AMERICA
HONR 062 RELIGIONS OF INDIA
HONR 128 NATIVE AMERICA
HONR 132 APOCALYPTIC US IN FILM/CULTURE
HONR 163 HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
INTD 099 HOLOCAUST AND HERITAGE
IS 172 EXPLORING THE SILICON PRAIRIE
MATH 157 HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS
MUS 085 MUSIC HISTORY I
PHAR 091 HISTORY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
POLS 143 JAPAN AND THE WORLD: ISSUES OF WAR AND MEMORY
POLS 153 RACIAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS
PSY 151 HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY
REL 053 LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS
REL 062 RELIGIONS OF INDIA
REL 131 APOCALYPTIC AMERICA
REL 132 APOCALYPTIC AMERICA IN FILM AND CULTURE
SOC 122 MAKING FAMILIES PUBLIC
SPAN 151 NATIONAL IDENTITY
SPAN 153 CULTURE AND SOCIETY
THEA 120 THEATRE HISTORY TO 1660
THEA 120T THEATRE HISTORY IN LONDON
THEA 121 THEATRE HISTORY SINCE 1660
THEA 123 MUSICAL THEATRE HISTORY
WGS 130 INTRODUCTION TO EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HISTORY

Information Literacy

Information Literacy: Drake students will learn to acquire, analyze, interpret, and integrate information, employing appropriate technology to assist with these processes, and to understand the social and ethical implications of information use and misuse. Drake students will use appropriate sources, including library and internet resources, to process and evaluate information. Students will gain an understanding of the social and ethical issues encountered in a networked world, an ability to assess the quality of information, and learn appropriate ways to reference information sources. Students will be able to:

  1. Navigate and integrate scholarly resources into their research and reflection.
  2. Articulate the social and ethical implications of information use and misuse.
  3. Evaluate information resources and identify quality resources relevant to the problem or issue investigated.
  4. Select and employ the appropriate method and data for disciplinary research, problem-based learning, experiential-based research, and/or reflective/integrative coursework.
  5. Articulate the basic implications of information use and misuse related to issues of academic honesty and plagiarism and pursue their educational goals with a high level of academic integrity.

Approved Course List:

ACCT 166 FINANCIAL ACCT II
CS 010 PREVIEW OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
CS 065 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I
CYB 010 INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY
ECON 170 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS
EDUC 109 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
EDUC 160 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
ENG 022 CRITICAL MEDIA STUDIES
ENSS 037 ENVIRONMENTAL CASE ANALYSIS
FIN 197 SEMINAR IN FINANCE
HONR 141 DIGITAL RELIGION
HSCI 160 SURVEY OF EVIDENCED BASED HEALTHCARE
HSCI 172 EVALUATING RESEARCH
IS 083 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW AND ETHICS
JMC 030 MASS MEDIA IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY
JMC 065 SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES
JMC 103 STATEHOUSE REPORTING
LIBR 046 INFORMATION LITERACY
LIBR 052 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHIVES
LIBR 056 INFORMATION LITERACY AND WALKING DEAD
LIBR 066 DESTINATION THAILAND
LIBR 072 WHAT'S UP DOC:  DOCUMENT FILMS
LIBR 077 FAKE NEWS, FILTERS, AND FALSEHOODS
LIBR 081 COMMUNICATING SCIENCE
LIBR 085 SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY
LIBR 088 SCIENCE FICTION, SCIENCE FACT
LIBR 127 RESEARCHING WOMEN
LIBR 174 CONGRESS UP CLOSE
MGMT 170 INT. MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
MKTG 113 MARKETING RESEARCH
MUS 167 JUNIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR
PHAR 145 BASIC PHARM SKILLS & APPL 2
PSY 133 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
REL 144 DIGITAL RELIGION
STAT 170 REGRESSION AND TIME SERIES

Quantitative Literacy

Drake students will learn to reason with the components of symbolic and/or mathematical languages as well as effectively use the principles that govern them. Courses that satisfy this requirement will have formal representations and reasoning as their principal focus. They may also address questions that engage learners with the world around them to analyze quantitative claims that arise from the study of civic, political, scientific, or social issues. Quantitative literacy courses address the quantitative aspects of a specific discipline or an interdisciplinary issue or problem.

 Students will be able to:

  1. Translate problem scenarios into formal representations and fluently execute appropriate procedures,
  2. Solve problems using components from symbolic and/or mathematical languages and their underlying principles, and
  3. Evaluate and analyze the implications and/or applications of the quantitative reasoning process.

Approved Course List:

BIO 140 BIOLOGY RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL METHODS
CS 114 SYMBOLIC LOGIC
HSCI 060 STATISTICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES
MATH 017 SPIRIT OF MATHEMATICS
MATH 020 PRE-CALCULUS: ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY
MATH 024 STRUCTURE OF MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION I
MATH 025 STRUCTURE OF MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION II
MATH 028 BUSINESS CALCULUS
MATH 050 CALCULUS I
MATH 054 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
MATH 061 GEOMETRY FOR 6-12TH GRADE TEACHERS
MATH 062 STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY FOR 6-12TH GRADE TEACHERS
MATH 063 ALGEBRA/MODELING FOR 6-12TH GRADE TEACHERS
MATH 070 CALCULUS II
MATH 080 LINEAR ALGEBRA
MATH 100 CALCULUS III
PHIL 114 SYMBOLIC LOGIC
POLS 110 METHODS IN POLITICS
PSY 011 INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS
SOC 158 SOCIAL SCIENCE STATS
STAT 071 STATISTICS I
STAT 072 STATISTICS II

Scientific Literacy

Scientific literacy is crucial for understanding the issues that affect the future for all people, locally, nationally, and globally. Drake students will gain a basic understanding of content, methods, and contributions of science through courses rooted in the content of the life/behavioral and physical sciences. Through significant exposure to experiment and theory, students will be able to meaningfully interpret and evaluate scientific information for personal and professional applications as engaged citizens. All courses that fulfill this AOI will engage students to achieve basic scientific literacy; individual courses will pursue the additional outcomes as appropriate to their disciplinary or interdisciplinary focus. A course taken for this AOI must include a laboratory or field experience. Students will be able to:

  1. Apply the methods of science for the generation, collection, assessment, and interpretation of scientific date and/or phenomena.
  2. Use scientific methods and ways of thinking to solve problems.
  3. Describe scientific theories on cognitive and behavioral, intellectual, or physical development.
  4. Articulate the interrelationship of the development of human societies with the natural world around them.
  5. Articulate the relevance of science to the global community in order to serve as active stewards for the natural environment.

* Special rules for courses with SMCE prefix: SMCE courses integrate physical science, life science and math. A student taking two SMCE courses will be considered to have fulfilled the science AND quantitative requirements. SMCE courses may be taken in any order.

Approved Course List:

ASTR 001 DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
ASTR 01L DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY LAB
BIO 001 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES FOR NON-MAJORS
BIO 001L BIOLOGY LABORATORY
BIO 012 GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I
BIO 012L GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I LAB
BIO 013 GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY II
BIO 013L GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY II LAB
BIO 019 INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY
BIO 019L BOTANY LAB
BIO 035 SPORTSTEM
BIO 092L INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY LAB
BIO 111 EVOLVED FOODWAYS
CHEM 001 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 003 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
CHEM 006 CHEMISTRY FOR THE INFORMED CITIZEN
CHEM 007 CHEMISTRY FOR THE INFORMED CITIZEN LAB
CHEM 097 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 098 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB
CHEM 108 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
CHEM 110 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB
ENSS 035 ONE EARTH: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ENSS 036 ONE EARTH LABORATORY
ENSS 041 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY
ENSS 042 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY LAB
ENSS 119 REGIONAL ECOLOGY
PHSC 001 PHYSICAL SCIENCE
PHY 001 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS I
PHY 011 GENERAL PHYSICS I
PSY 001 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
STEM 107 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 1
STEM 108 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 2
STEM 109 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 3
STEM 110 INTEGRATED SCIENCE I
STEM 111 INTEGRATED SCIENCE II
STEM 112 PLACE-BASED INTEGRATED SCIENCE
STEM 120 METHODS OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN
STEM 174 SCIENCE METHODS AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
Physical Science Life Science
ASTR 001 DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY BIO 001 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES FOR NON-MAJORS
ASTR 01L DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY LAB BIO 001L BIOLOGY LABORATORY
BIO 035 SPORTSTEM BIO 012 GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I
CHEM 001 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I BIO 013 GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY II
CHEM 003 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB BIO 019 INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY
CHEM 006 CHEMISTRY FOR THE INFORMED CITIZEN BIO 035 SPORTSTEM
CHEM 007 CHEMISTRY FOR THE INFORMED CITIZEN LAB BIO 092 INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY
CHEM 097 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I BIO 092L INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY LAB
CHEM 098 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB BIO 111 EVOLVED FOODWAYS
CHEM 108 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II CHEM 006 CHEMISTRY FOR THE INFORMED CITIZEN
CHEM 110 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB CHEM 007 CHEMISTRY FOR THE INFORMED CITIZEN LAB
ENSS 022 METEOROLOGY: SCIENCE AND WEATHER CHEM 097 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
ENSS 041 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY CHEM 098 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB
ENSS 042 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY LAB CHEM 108 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
ENSS 135 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: THE SCIENCE AND POLICY OF GLOBAL WARMING CHEM 110 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB
HONR 123 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE-SCI/POL ENSS 035 ONE EARTH: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
PHSC 001 PHYSICAL SCIENCE ENSS 119 REGIONAL ECOLOGY
PHY 001 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS I HSCI 107 SKELETAL MUSCLE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
PHY 011 GENERAL PHYSICS I HSCI 148 EXERCISE TEST AND PRESCRIPTION
STEM 107 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 1 NSCI 001 INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE
STEM 108 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 2 PSY 001 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
STEM 109 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 3 STEM 107 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 1
STEM 110 INTEGRATED SCIENCE I STEM 108 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 2
STEM 111 INTEGRATED SCIENCE II STEM 109 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 3
STEM 112 PLACE-BASED INTEGRATED SCIENCE STEM 110 INTEGRATED SCIENCE I
STEM 120 METHODS OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN STEM 111 INTEGRATED SCIENCE II
  STEM 112 PLACE-BASED INTEGRATED SCIENCE
  STEM 174 SCIENCE METHODS AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
   
   

Values & Ethics

Drake students will learn to recognize ethical issues and to reflect critically upon the demands of conscience. They will develop as reflective practitioners with an understanding of the larger goals of stewardship inherent in their professional endeavors, and have a sense of obligation that extends to beyond the self. They will develop an understanding of the skills and knowledge necessary to anticipate the consequences of actions as well as an understanding of the dispositions necessary to develop a commitment to ethical conduct. Students will develop the basic tools required to question themselves and others in a responsible manner and to evaluate the ethical implications of both collective and personal choices.

Courses that fulfill this AOI will meet at least two of these student learning outcomes. Students will be able to:

  1. Recognize and reflect critically on ethical issues.
  2. Identify values that underlie human activities.
  3. Articulate ethical issues that arise in their professional or civic life.
  4. Articulate relevant ethical issues and apply them in developing solutions for critical problems and questions.
  5. Articulate a reasoned vision of their own values or core beliefs.

Approved Course List:

BLAW 060 BUSINESS LAW I
BUS 090 INTRO TO BUSINESS ETHICS
CS 083 COMPUTER ETHICS
EDUC 103 FOUNDATIONS IN EDUCATION
EDUC 189 GLOB CITZ: CULT IBERIAN PENIN
EDUC 198 EDUCATIONAL EQUITY & SOCIAL JU
EDUC 199 CULTURE & VALUES THROUGH ART & ARCHITECTURE
ENG 076 RHETORICS OF SEX & GENDER
ENG 078 PUBLIC FEELINGS
ENG 167 RHETORICS OF WAR
ENSP 071 ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S.
ENSS 071 ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S.
ENSS 157 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
HONR 098 BUSINESS ETHICS
HONR 146 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
HSCI 105 VALUES & ETHICS IN HSCI
HSCI 108 INTRO TO US HEALTH CARE POLICY
INTD 161 ETHICAL REG:LAW/OTHER DISCIPL
JMC 104 COMMUNICATIONS LAW & ETHICS
LPS 031 LAW & THE BORDERS OF BELONGING
LPS 120 MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION
OTD 256 ADV CLIN REASONING & ETHICS
PHAR 162 PHARMACY LAW & ETHICS
PHIL 090 ETHICS
PHIL 091 CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL PROBLEMS
PHIL 118 FEMINIST ETHICS
PHIL 137 RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
POLS 150 HUMAN RGHTS/WRLD POL
POLS 152 TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
POLS 154 HUMAN TRAFFICKING
PSY 145 APPLIED PROFESSION ETHICS PSY
REL 091 CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL PROBLEMS
REL 140 ECOLOGICAL ETHICS
SCSS 071 ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S.
SCSS 100 DOING MORALITY
SCSS 146 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
SCSS 164 FEMINISM, NATURE, MATTER
SCSS 170 DEVIANCE
SCSS 174 FEMINIST THEORIES/SUBJECTIVITY
TD 116 ETHICS, LDSHP, GAME OF THRONES

Written Communication

Drake students will learn to read with discrimination and understanding and to write persuasively.

Drake students will learn to shape their writing according to subject, purpose, medium, context and intended audience.

This area of inquiry may be satisfied by a single course, provided that writing is a significant component of the course, significant attention is directed towards the teaching of writing, and a significant portion of the student's grade focuses on the quality of writing, independent of the subject matter.

Approved Course List:

ENG 038 LITERARY STUDY
ENG 039 WRITING SEMINAR
ENG 042 APPROACH TO AM LIT PRE 1900
ENG 043 APPROACHES TO BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1900
ENG 047 READING SHAKESPEARE
ENG 048 THE CLASSIC THEN & NOW
ENG 050 LITERARY STUDY
ENG 051 WRITING SEMINAR
ENG 056 THE CLASSIC THEN & NOW
ENG 058 READING SHAKESPEARE
ENG 061 APPROACH TO AM LIT AFTER 1900
ENG 062 APPROACH TO BRIT LIT POST 1900
ENG 080 TOPICS IN WRITING
ENG 082 AI IN FICTION
ENG 086 READING AND WRITING SEXUALITY
ENG 088 READING AND WRITING ABOUT CLASS
ENG 090 READING/WRITING DRAMA
ENG 091 READING AND WRITING POETRY
ENG 092 READING/WRITING SHORT STORY
ENG 093 READING/WRITING NON-FICTION
ENG 107 TEACHING WRITING
ENG 109 PROSE STYLISTICS
ENG 111 ADV WKSHP IN CRTV FLASH NONFIC
ENG 112 AUTOBIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
ENG 116 WRITING FOR THE NETWORKED WRLD
ENG 118 READING AND CREATING COMICS
ENG 119 COMMUNITY WRITING
ENG 120 ADVANCED TOPICS IN WRITING
ENG 199 WRITING IN SERV & PROF SETTING
HIST 100 DOING HISTORY: HISTORIAN'S CRAFT
HONR 053 LIFE & TEACHINGS OF JESUS
HONR 116 COMMUNITY WRITING
INTD 121 FRAMING RACE: REPAIR AND REPARATION
JMC 054 REPORTING AND WRITING PRINCIPLES
JMC 123 PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING
JMC 124 ADVERTISING COPY AND CONTENT
POLS 182 THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PSY 012 WRITING IN PSYCHOLOGY
REL 053 LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS
SOC 042 SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY
THEA 006 PLAYWRITING I
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