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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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:
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 |
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:
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 |
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: 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:
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: 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:
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 |
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:
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 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:
* 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 | |
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:
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 |
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 |