2003-2005 Catalog
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C A L I F O R N I A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y B A K E R S F I E L D
2003-2005 Catalog |
Liberal Studies
Dorothy Donahoe Hall, C102
(661) 664-3337
email: sjohnson@csub.edu
www.csub.edu/libstudies/
Program Chair: Shelley Stone
Advising Director: Martha Hernandez
Program Coordinator: Sally Johnson
Program Description
In addition to degrees in individual disciplines, the University offers a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, designed to provide students with a broad liberal arts experience. Students take courses in virtually all areas of the arts and sciences, and also develop a more in‑depth understanding of a single discipline or area. There are two tracks within this major.
The first Liberal Studies track has been designed to provide the educational experience best suited for the prospective elementary teacher. In the past, one degree track within the Liberal Studies Program has been approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) as a program waiving the subject matter examination required for licensing for multiple subjects instruction in the public schools. Currently, the credential track listed below is under consideration by the CCTC for recertification. As a result, the credential track listed below may have to change some of its required courses in the future. Students undertaking this track should inquire at the Liberal Studies Office or website (see below) regarding any updates about program requirements. To qualify for the waiver, students must complete the Credential track described below. This is an impacted program (that is, there is frequently more interest in its courses than space for students), and students interested in this program should contact the Liberal Studies Office for information about how to navigate the program and to receive advisement to facilitate in completing the major and to learn of the most recent developments.
A. Requirements for the Credential Track of the Liberal Studies Major:
Core Requirements
Students wishing to complete the approved multiple subjects waiver major must complete the requirements within each of the following areas. The requirements can be satisfied with CSUB courses, transfer courses or, when appropriate, by waiver examinations. A course used to satisfy one requirement cannot be used to satisfy a second requirement in a different area, with the exception that one course may be double counted for a requirement of the core requirements and as a part of the student’s Depth Concentration.
The credential‑track major in Liberal Studies satisfies all of the following University requirements:
• General Education
• Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
• Gender, Race and Ethnic Studies
• American Institutions
• Multiple Subjects Credential Program prerequisites
As directed by CCTC, some multiple subjects credential programs must now prepare students for teaching in classrooms that are bilingual (BCLAD stands for Bilingual, Cross-Cultural, Language and Academic Development). This degree program is, however, scheduled to change its requirements in the near future under mandate from the CCTC. Students interested in the BCLAD option should consult an advisor in the Liberal Studies office.
Area One: Language
1. Composition
Completion of the following two courses:
a. ENGL 110 Writing and Research
b. One of two approved GWAR courses, ENGL 310 (Advanced Writing) or ENGL/COMM 304 (Technical Writing) with a grade of “C” or better, or 8 on the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.
2. Literature
Completion of the following two courses:
a. ENGL 101 Introduction to Literature: Text and Contexts, or ENGL 290 Introduction to World Literature or ENGL 294 Masterpieces of Early Western World Literature: the Greeks to the Renaissance, ENGL 295 Masterpieces of Late Western World Literature: the Enlightenment to the Present.
b. ENGL 364 Studies in Fiction: The African-American Experience or ENGL 365 Slave Literatures or ENGL 366 Ethnic American Literature or ENGL 370 Literature by Women of Color or ENGL 395 Writing Nature: Literature and the Environment or ENGL 470 Studies in 19th Century Children’s Literature or ENGL 471 Studies in 20th Century Children’s Literature or ENGL 473 Children’s Literature and International Myth, Folk Tale, and Film or FREN 380 The Human Condition: French Literature Through the Ages; THTR 307 Dramatic Literature for Children or THTR 385 Modern Drama
or
BCLAD: SPAN 301 Spanish Literature I or SPAN 302 Spanish Literature II or SPAN 303 Hispanic-American Literature or SPAN 416 Contemporary Hispanic-American Poetry or SPAN 419 The Contemporary Hispanic-American Novel or SPAN 422 Children’s Literature in Spanish.
3. Oral Communication
Completion of one of the following courses:
a. COMM 108 Strategies of Public Communication or THTR 232 Acting I
4. Linguistics
Completion of the following courses or upper division equivalents:
a. ENGL 319 Structure of English
b. Completion of one of the following courses or upper division equivalent:
ENGL 415 General Linguistics or ENGL 418 Second Language Acquisition
or
BCLAD: SPAN 311 Advanced Spanish Grammar or SPAN 409 Advanced Spanish Syntax or SPAN 412 Spanish Linguistics or SPAN 415 Workshop Translation or SPAN 420 Southwest Spanish
Area Two: Mathematics
1. Mathematical concepts
Completion of the following three courses or upper division equivalent:
a. MATH 221 Introduction to Data Analysis, Statistics, and Algebraic Models.
b. MATH 320 An Introduction to Number Systems. Prerequisite; MATH 221.
c. MATH 321 Introduction to Modern Geometry. Prerequisite: Math 320.
Area Three: Sciences
1. Life Science
Completion of the following course or equivalent:
a. SCI 102 The Chemistry of Life.
2. Physical Science
Completion of the following course or equivalent:
a. SCI 101 Introduction to Physics. Prerequisite: Math 221.
3. Integrated Science Principles
Completion of the following courses or their upper division equivalent:
a. SCI 315 Earth/Physical Science Perspective. Prerequisites: Math 320, SCI 101, SCI 102
b. SCI 316 Life Science Perspective. Prerequisites: Math 221, SCI 101, SCI 102
Area Four: Humanities and Social Sciences
1. U.S. History and Government
Completion of the following three courses:
a. HIST 231 Survey of US History to 1870
b. PLSI 101 American Government and Politics
c. HIST 270 Survey of California History
2. World Civilization
Completion of the following courses:
a. HIST 210 Ancient Civilizations
b. HIST 211 Medieval and Early Modern Civilizations
3. Cultural Geography and Economic
Perspectives
Completion of one of the following courses:
a. GEOG 302 Cultural Geography of World’s Regions or ECON 395 Economic Geography or HIST 330 Historical Geography or PLSI 332 Political Geography or ANTH 340 Cultural Ecology
4. Critical Thinking
Completion of one of the following courses:
a. PHIL 102 Logical Reasoning or ANTH 120 Critical Thinking and the Evolution/Scientific Creationism Debate or SOC 120 Critical Thinking and Contemporary Social Problems
5. Social Sciences
Completion of the following courses:
a. PSYC 100 Explorations in Psychology or SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology.
b. One of the following courses: ANTH 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology or ANTH 104 Introduction to Archaeology or ECON 100 The Economic Way of Thinking or ECON 201 Essentials of Microeconomics or ECON 202 Essentials of Macroeconomics.
Area Five: Visual and Performing Arts
1. Appreciation and understanding of the visual and performing arts.
Completion of one of the following courses or an equivalent:
a. ART 101 Introduction to the Visual Arts or MUS 101 Understanding and Appreciation of Music or THTR 101 Introduction to the Study of Theatre
2. Visual or Performing Art for the Elementary Classroom
Completion of the two of the following upper-division courses which study disciplines different from the discipline of the course used to satisfy requirement 1.
a. ART 401 Principles of Art Education, MUS 310 Music in the Elementary Classroom, or THTR 305 Creative Dramatics
Area Six: Health and Physical Education
1. Health Issues Affecting Elementary School
Age Children
Completion of the following course or equivalent:
a. BIOL 320 Current Health Problems
2. Principles of Physical Education Affecting
Elementary School Age Children.
Completion of the following course or upper division equivalent:
a. PEAK 345 Teaching Physical Education in the Elementary School
Area Seven: Human Development
1. Understanding the Development of the Child
Completion of one of the following courses:
a. CAFS 350 Child Development in the School Years or PSYC 310 Child Psychology or SOC 366 Childhood and Society
Area Eight: Ethnic, Gender, Cultural and Handicapped Perspectives
Understanding and appreciating the perspectives of gender, racial and ethnic minorities, and non‑majority cultures.
a. Completion of one of the following approved courses (or equivalent) satisfying the Gender, Race and Ethnicity Requirement at CSUB: CAFS 320; Comm 360 and 370; CRJU 325, 330, 345; Econ 380 and 381; Engl 364, 370, 420; Hist 466 and 468; InSt 205; PEAK 430; Phil 381 or 382; PLSI 339; RS 365; Soc 327, 335, 336, 337, 338, 365; Span 425.
or
BCLAD: SOC 335 or SPAN 427 or 428.
Area Nine: Technology
1. Computer Competency
Completion of one of the following courses or equivalent:
a. CMPS 120 Computer Skills and Concepts I or GST 390 Computer Literacy
Note: students can test out of this course if they have the required competencies. See an advisor.
Area Ten: Field Experience
1. Experience in an Elementary School Setting
Completion of the following two-unit course:
a. EDEL 240 Early Field Experience in the Elementary School
CSUB requires that all graduates should have experience in a language other than English. You may satisfy this by taking two years of (the same) foreign language in High School Alternatively, you may demonstrate by test that you are fluent in a language other than English. If you cannot demonstrate that you have done either of these, you must take one term of a foreign language at a Community College or a four year institution of higher learning in order to graduate.
Area Twelve: Subject Matter Competency
Completion of the following two one-unit courses, leading to the creation of and submission of a portfolio covering selected courses taken as part of the major. For more information on the portfolio see an advisor or the Liberal Studies homepage (http://www.csub.edu/libstudies/).
a. LBST 290 Introduction to Liberal Studies. Prerequisites: satisfaction of Areas Nine and Ten above.
b. LBST 495 Portfolio Class. Prerequisites: completion of all but three courses (or less) in the degree program as listed above (Areas 1-11a and below (Area Twelve), and concurrent enrollment in the final three courses (or less) in the major.
Area Thirteen: Depth Concentration
The Depth Concentration requires the completion of four related courses. Approved concentrations and the courses that meet the concentration requirements are listed below. The minimum number of units required in a concentration is 18 quarter units. One course used to meet one of the requirements above may be double counted in a Depth Concentration. Students should contact the Liberal Studies Office regarding substitution of courses taken at other institutions. Courses in some concentrations may be used to meet requirements for a Supplementary Authorization allowing the student to teach the subject in Middle Schools (grades 6-9); students interested in this should contact the Credential Office in the School of Education for details on Supplementary Authorizations.
2. American History, Government, & Society
a. One course from the following: ANTH 252 Native Peoples of North America, ANTH 451 Native Peoples of California, ECON 304 Economic History of the US, HIST 232 Survey of US History since 1870, PLSI 314 Judicial Power and the Constitution, PLSI 315 Civil Liberties, PLSI 316 Congress, PLSI 317 The Presidency, PLSI 319 California Politics and Public Policy, RS 365 Native American Religion, SOC 335 The Latino Experience in the United States, SOC 336 The Asian experience in the United States, SOC 337 The African Experience in the United States.
b. Two courses chosen from the following: HIST 351 Colonial North America, HIST 352 Revolutionary America, HIST 356 The Civil War Era, HIST 357 The Emergence of Industrial America, HIST 370 Early California, HIST 371 Modern California
c. One course from the following: HIST 465 History of African-Americans to 1865, HIST 466 History of African-Americans since 1865, HIST 468 Mexican-American History
3. Anthropology
Four five unit courses, chosen from the following two groups:
a. At least one, and no more than two of the following courses: ANTH 100, ANTH 102 Introduction to Biological Anthropology, ANTH 104 Introduction to Archaeology, ANTH 106, ANTH 250 Peoples of Africa, ANTH 251 Peoples of South America, ANTH 252 Native Peoples of North America, ANTH 253 Peoples and Cultures of South Asia, ANTH 291 Introductory Field Archaeology
b. Two or three of the following courses: ANTH 319 Anthropology of Religion, ANTH 340 Cultural Ecology, ANTH 350 Peoples of Mexico, ANTH 351, ANTH 370 Third World Communities, ANTH 438 Anthropology of Women, ANTH 451 Native Peoples of California, ANTH 473 Historical Archaeology, ANTH 474 Archaeology of California, ANTH 475 Prehistory of North America
4. Art
a. Two studio art courses, of which one must be upper division, selected from ART 212 Two-Dimensional Design, ART 213 Beginning Drawing, ART 214 Beginning Painting, ART 216 Beginning Ceramics, ART 303 Life Drawing, ART 304 Painting, ART 310 Ceramics, ART 403 Drawing Studio, ART 404 Painting Studio, or ART 410 Ceramics Studio (or transferred equivalents).
b. One upper division course in Art History (ART 381-390, Art 478, Art 483-484).
c. Art 402 Crafts in Art Education (the prerequisite for this is Art 302).
5. Child Development
a. CAFS 200 Introduction to Child Development and CAFS 414 Advanced Practicum (2 units each)
b. One course selected from the following: CAFS 350 Child Guidance, Supervision and Support or PSYC 310 Child Psychology or SOC 366 Childhood and Society.
c. One course selected from the following: CAFS 312 Child Development in the School Years (5) or CAFS 313 Adolescent Development (5)
d. One course selected from the following: CAFS 360 Parenting and Family Relations or CRJU 340 Drugs and Crime or CRJU 345 Gangs in America or CRJU 380 Juvenile Justice Processes and Systems PSYC 320 Adult-Child Relationships or Soc 364 Family and Society or PSYC 411 Cognitive and Perceptual Development or PSYC 412 Personality and Social Development or PSYC 413 Language Development or PSYC 415 Developmental Psychopathology (all of the 400 level courses have Psyc 310 or instructor’s permission as prerequisite).
6. Children’s Literature
Four courses chosen from each of the following categories, as specified.
a. One course selected from: ENGL 101 Introduction to Literature or ENGL 290 Introduction to World Literature or ENGL 294 Masterpieces of Early Western World Literature: the Greeks to the Renaissance or ENGL 295 Masterpieces of Late Western World Literature: the Enlightenment to the Present.
b. Three courses selected from: ENGL 470 19th century Children’s Literature, ENGL 471 20th century Children’s Literature, ENGL 472 The Young Adult Novel or ENGL 473 Children’s Literature and International Myth, Folk Tale and Film or THTR 307 Dramatic Literature for Children or SPAN 422 Children’s Literature in Spanish (all of these courses have prerequisites).
7. Children’s Theatre
One course from each of the following categories.
a. One of the following classes: THTR 232 Acting I, THTR 233 Acting II, THTR 241 Stagecraft, THTR 251 Intro to Technical Theatre and Design
b. THTR 305 Creative Dramatics
c. THTR 307 (prerequisite is THTR 305) Dramatic Literature for Children
d. THTR 405 (prerequisite is THTR 305) Children’s Theatre
8. Communications
Three upper division courses selected from the following:
a. COMM 309 Theory of Communications, COMM 316 Mass Media Law, COMM 360 Gender and Communications, COMM 370 Intercultural Communication, COMM 376 Interpersonal Communication, COMM 388 Multimedia Development.
b. COMM 495 Applied Communication Education (3 units)
9. Computer Science
a. CMPS 120 Computer Skills and Concepts I, CMPS 211 Internet Programming and Web Design, and CMPS 212 Computer Science I
b. SCI 350B Computers and Society.
10. Diversity in US Society
Select four courses, one in each category. One course may be lower-division. No course may be double-counted to satisfy both areas A & B.
a. African American, Asian or Native American: ANTH 252 Native Peoples of North America, CRJU 330 Race, Ethnicity and the Criminal Justice System, CRJU 345 Gangs in America, ENGL 364 African-American Literature, HIST 465 History of African-Americans to 1865, HIST 466 History of African-Americans since 1865, RS 365 Native American Religion, SOC 336 The Asian Experience in the United States SOC 337 The African Experience in the United States, SOC 338 The Indigenous Experience in the Modern Americas.
b. Latino, Asian or Native American: ANTH 252, CRJU 330 or 345, HIST 468 Mexican-American History, RS 365, SOC 335 The Latino Experience in the United States, SOC 336, SOC 338, SPAN 425 Chicano Literature.
c. Gender: ANTH 438 Anthropology of Women, COMM 360 Gender and Communication, CRJU 325 Women and the Criminal Justice System, ECON 380 Gender and Diversity in the Workplace, ENGL 370 Literature by Women of Color, ENGL 375 Women Writers in the South, FREN 425 Novels of Colette in Translation, FREN 426 French Women Writers in Translation, HIST 462 Women in History, INST 205 Perspectives on Women in Society, NURS 327 Women’s Health, PEAK 430 Women in Sport, PHIL 381 Feminist Philosophy, PSYC 421 Psychology of Women, SOC 365 Gender and Society, THTR 381 Contemporary Women Playwrights.
d. Diversity studies: ANTH 339 Sexual Behavior in a Cross-Cultural Perspective, BEHS 435 Family and Kin: Comparative Perspectives, CAFS 320 Individual and Family Development in Diverse Cultures, COMM 370 Intercultural Communication, CRJU 430 Victims and the Criminal Justice System (prerequisite CRJU 240), ECON 381 Poverty and Discrimination, ENGL 420 Sociolingistics, PHIL 382 Philosophy of Race, PSYC 340 Psychology of Diversity, PSYC 442 Intergroup Relations, SOC 327 Race and Ethnic Relations.
11. Earth and Planetary Science
a. PHYS 110 Introduction to Astronomy, GEOL 201 Physical and Historical Geology and GEOL 202 Environmental Geology
b. One of the following: GEOL 309 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy or GEOL 333 (prerequisites for these are Geol 100 or 201 or 205), SCI 370B Earth Systems and Global Change or SCI 380B California Geology and Society (prerequisites for both Science courses are completion of General education areas A and B).
12. Economic Issues
One course selected from each of the following:
a. Spatial Economics: ECON 395 Economic Geography or ECON 320 Geographic Information Systems.
b. Historical Perspectives in Economics: ECON 304 Economic Development of the US, ECON 305 Political economy of the Pre-Modern West or ECON 306 History of Economic Ideas: Adam Smith to the Present
c. Economics of World Regions: ECON 311 Pacific Rim Economies, ECON 312 Economies of the Near East and North Africa or ECON 410 International Economic Development
d. Current Economic Issues: ECON 309 Economics and Society, ECON 310 Economics of Health and Health Care, ECON 370 Economics of Environmental and Safety Regulation, ECON 380 Gender and Diversity in the Workplace, ECON 381 Poverty and Discrimination or ECON 482
13. Ethics and Values
Four courses, as designated below:
a. Three courses to be selected from: PHIL 332 Theories of Ethics, PHIL/PLSI 333 Political Philosophy and Thought, PHIL 315 Philosophy, Technology and our Future, 317 Ethical Issues in the Media, 334 Law and Morality or 478 Special Topics in Applied Ethics.
b. PHIL 490 Senior Seminar in Philosophy
14. Ethnic Literature
a. ENGL 207 Ethnic Minority American Literature, ENGL 364 African-American Literature and SPAN 425 Chicano Literature
b. One course selected from: Engl 365 Slave Literature, Engl 366 Ethnic American Literature, Engl 370 Literature by Women of Color, Engl 372 Studies in Chicano Literature, Engl 395 Literature and the Environment.
15. Geography
Choose one course from each category.
a. One course in Human or Cultural Geography: GEOG 302 Cultural Geography of World Regions or ANTH 340 Cultural Ecology or HIST 330 Historical Geography
b. PLSI 332 Political Geography
d. ECON 320 Geographic Information Systems
16. Health & Wellness
a. BIOL 320 Current Health Problems (3 units) and BIOL 370 Nutrition (3 units)
b. Two courses chosen from: BIOL 250 Human Anatomy, BIOL 255 Human Physiology, SCI 370A Human Biology, BIOL 355 Human Pathophysiology (has BIOL 255 as prerequisite), BIOL 311 Microbiology
c. LBST 496 Internship in Liberal Studies (3 units)
17. Literature
One course selected from each of the following groups:
a. ENGL 205 Introduction to American Literature, ENGL 207 Ethnic-Minority American Literature, ENGL 208 Major British Writers, ENGL 235 Shakespeare’s World, ENGL 290 Introduction to World Literature, ENGL 294 Masterpieces of Early Western World Literature or ENGL 295 Masterpieces of Late Western World Literature
b. ENGL 315 English Literature Survey I, ENGL 316 English Literature Survey II, ENGL 320 Medieval English Literature, ENGL 325 Chaucer, ENGL 335 Shakespeare I, ENGL 336 Shakespeare II, ENGL 337 Milton, ENGL 340 Restoration and Eighteenth Century English Literature, ENGL 35 Romantic English Literature, ENGL 351 Victorian English Literature, ENGL 360 Modern English Literature, ENGL 361 Contemporary English Literature.
c. ENGL 364 African-American Literature, ENGL 365 Slave Literature, ENGL 366 Ethnic American Literature, ENGL 372 Studies in Chicano Literature, ENGL 380 Major American Authors to the Civil War, ENGL 381 Major American Authors from the Civil War to 1900, ENGL 382 Major American Authors 1901-Present, ENGL 383 American Literature Survey I, ENGL 384 American Literature Survey II.
d. ENGL 362 Studies in Contemporary Literature, ENGL 363 Literature and Technology, ENGL 370 Literature by Women of Color, ENGL 373 Women in Literature and Film, ENGL 375 Studies in a Major Author or Genre, ENGL 391 Bible as Literature, ENGL 392 International Folk Narrative, ENGL 393 Classical Mythology, ENGL 395 Literature and the Environment, ENGL 396 Gothic Worlds, ENGL 469 Modern African Literature, ENGL 470 19th Century Children’s Literature, ENGL 471 20th Century Children’s Literature, ENGL 472 The Young Adult Novel, ENGL 473 Children’s Literature and International Myth, Folk Tale and Film, ENGL 475 Genre Studies.
18. Life Science
a. BIOL 201 Cellular Biology, BIOL 202 Animal Biology, and BIOL 203 Plant Biology.
b. BIOL 323 Animal Rehabilitation (prerequisite Biol 203).
19. Linguistics
Four courses chosen from each of the following categories, as specified.
a. Engl/Ling 319 Structure of English.
b. Three courses from the following: Engl/Ling 411 Writing in a Second Language, Engl/LinG 414 History of the Language, Engl/Ling 415 General Linguistics, EngL/Ling 416 Phonology, Engl/Ling 417 Syntax, Engl/Ling 418 Second Language Acquisition, Engl/Ling 419 Interlanguage, Engl/Ling 420 Sociolinguistics (the prerequisite for all of these is Engl 319).
20. Mathematics
a. MATH 191 Precalculus Mathematics I: College Algebra and 192 Precalculus Mathematics II: Elementary Functions.
b. One other Mathematics course at the 100 level or above, not including Math 221, Math 320 and Math 321.
c. MATH 494 Senior Seminar for Elementary/Middle School Mathematics Teachers.
21. Music
All of the following; MUS 310 Music in the Elementary Classroom, MUS 330 Music Teaching Techniques for the Elementary Classroom (prereq. MUS 310), MUS 350 Music Teaching Techniques for the Elementary Classroom II (prereq. MUS 330) and MUS 495 Senior Seminar in Music Education (prereq. MUS 350).
22. Physical Education
a. PEAK 345 Elementary School Physical Education (6 units)
b. Two of the following: PEAK 300 Motor Learning (4 units), PEAK 305 Motor Development (4 units), PEAK 325 Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Physical Education, PEAK 340 Techniques for Teaching Physical Education (4 units), PEAK 400 Adapted Physical Education.
c. PEAK 491 Culminating Experience for Future Elementary School Teachers (4 units)
23. Physical Science
a. CHEM 211 General Chemistry I (prereq. High School CHEM or CHEM 150 and Math 90 or equiv.) and CHEM 212 General Chemistry II (prereq. CHEM 211)
b. PHYS 201 Basic Newtonian Physics (prereq. Math 192) & PHYS 202 Basic Maxwellian Physics (prereq. Math 192 and PHYS 201).
24. Religious Studies
a. RS 110 Religion in Western Civilization and RS 111 Religion in Asian Cultures.
b. One course from the following: RS 332 Judaism, 335 Christianity, 338 Islam, 345 India, 348 China and Japan, RS/PHIL 363 Philosophy and Religion in Literature, 365 Native American Religion, 401 Religion in Ancient Western Civilization.
c. RS 361 Mythology and Symbolism in Religion or RS 490 Senior Seminar.
25. Science Breadth (prereq. Completion of Gen Ed areas A and B)
a. BIOL 311 Plagues and Peoples or SCI 370A Human Biology or SCI 370C Insects and Society
b. SCI 360A Energy and Technology or SCI 360C Weather Dynamics
c. SCI 360B Water and the West or SCI 370B Earth Systems and Global Change or SCI 380B California Geology and Society
d. SCI 350A Science and Technology in a Modern Society or SCI 350B Computers and Society
26. World Civilization and Culture
a. One course from the following: ANTH 250 Peoples of Africa, ANTH 251 Peoples of South America, ANTH 253 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East or Art 201 Survey of World Art Prehistory to C.E. 1400, Art 202 Survey of World Art 1400 to Present, ENGL 290 Introduction to World Literature, HIST 222 Modern Pacific Asia, HIST 240 Survey of Latin American History, HIST 250 History of Africa or RS 110 Religion in Western Civilization or RS 111 Religion in Asian Cultures.
b. One course from the following: ANTH 350 Peoples of Mexico, ANTH 370 Third World Communities, ECON 311 The Pacific Rim Economies, ECON 312 Economies of the Middle East and North Africa, ECON 395 Economic Geography, GEOG 302 Cultural Geography of World Regions, PHIL 302, History of Western Philosophy I; RS 338 Islam, RS 345 India, RS 401 Religion in Ancient Western Civilization.
d. Two courses selected from the following: HIST 301 Greece, HIST 302 The Hellenistic Age and the Coming of Rome, HIST 303 The Roman Empire, HIST 304 Early Medieval Europe: AD 500-1100, HIST 305 Medieval Europe, 1100 to the Renaissance, HIST 306 Europe 1350-1648, HIST 307 Europe 1648-1815, HIST 308 Europe 1815-1914, HIST 309 Europe Since 1914, HIST 325 The History of European Colonialism, 1500-1970, HIST 401 The Renaissance, HIST 402 The Reformation, HIST 404 Pagans and Christians in the Roman World, HIST 423 Modern Japan, HIST 424 China from Qin to Qing, 256 BCE-1839 CE, HIST 425 China from the Opium War to the Founding of the People’s Republic, HIST 437 The Afro-Creole Caribbean, HIST 441 Ancient Mexico, HIST 442 Colonial Mexico, HIST 462 Women in History, HIST 477 Concepts in World History.
27. Other concentrations area available upon approval from the Program Chair. Please see a Liberal Studies Advisor to explore this option.
Blended Baccalaureate for Excellence in Studies and Teaching – BBEST (Four-Year BA in Liberal Studies with Multiple Subjects Credential)
CSUB’s Blended Baccalaureate for Excellence in Studies and Teaching (BBEST) combines undergraduate subject matter courses in Liberal Studies with pedagogy courses in education, offering an integrated program of study over four years. Students will have the opportunity to begin their study of the elementary classroom in their first year, and continue to develop their expertise as a teacher through multiple field experiences while completing a BA degree. Students graduate with both a BA in Liberal Studies and a Level I (Preliminary) Multiple Subject Credential. This is a rigorous program that requires participating students to maintain a minimum 2.8 grade point average while taking overloads nearly every quarter in residence. The Blended program is currently under revision. Students interested in becoming part of BBEST should contact the Liberal Studies Office.
B. General (Non-Credential) Track
Students undertaking this degree track do not fulfill the Multiple Subjects Waiver as defined by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC), although they complete all of the requirements for Graduation from CSUB. This degree track is for the student who wants a general and non-specialized course of study that provides some knowledge of a broad range of subjects. One course may be double counted in the core requirements and in the depth of concentration area.
1. Composition
Completion of the following two courses:
a. ENGL 110 Writing and Research
b. An approved GWAR course (see above page 73) with a grade of “C” or better, or 8 on the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement Exam.
2. Literature
Completion of the following two courses:
a. Any course that satisfies C.4.
b. An upper division literature course.
3. Oral Communication
Completion of one of the following courses:
a. COMM 108 Strategies of Public Communication or THTR 232 Acting I
4. Grammar/Linguistics/Language
Completion of the following courses or upper division equivalents:
a. ENGL 319 Structure of English or SPAN 311 Advanced Spanish Grammar
b. Completion of one of the following courses or upper division equivalent:
ENGL 411 Writing in a Second Language or ENGL 414 History of the Language or ENGL 415 General Linguistics or ENGL 416 Phonology or ENGL 417 Syntax or ENGL 418 Second Language Acquisition or ENGL 419 Interlanguage or ENGL 420 Sociolinguistics: Language, Society, and Education or SPAN 412 Spanish Linguistics
Area Two: Mathematics
1. Mathematical concepts
Completion of the following three courses or upper division equivalent:
a. Completion of any course that satisfies General Education area B.4.
b. Completion of another five-unit course in mathematics or computer science.
Area Three: Sciences
1. Life Science
a. Completion of any course that satisfies B.1/B.3.
2. Physical Science
a. Completion of any course that satisfies B.2/B.3.
3. Completion of an upper division Science course that satisfies Gen Ed Theme 1.
4. Completion of another upper division natural science course.
Area Four: Social and Behavioral Sciences
1. U.S. History and Government
Completion of the following courses:
a. HIST 231 Survey of US History to 1870
b. PLSI 101 American Government and Politics
2. Completion of a course in each of the following groups:
a. ANTH 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology or ANTH 104 Introduction to Archaeology or ANTH 250 Peoples of Africa or ANTH 251 Peoples of South America or ANTH 252 People of North America or ANTH 253 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East.
b. ECON 100 The Economic Way of Thinking or ECON 201 Essentials of Microeconomics or ECON 202 Essentials of Macroeconomics.
c. PSYC 100 Explorations in Psychology or SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology.
3. Cultural Geography and Economic Perspectives
Completion of the following courses:
a. GEOG 302 Cultural Geography of World’s Regions or ECON 395 Economic Geography or HIST 330 Historical Geography or PLSI 332 Political Geography or ANTH 340 Cultural Ecology
4. Completion of one upper division course that satisfies General Education Theme 3.
Area Five: Humanities
1. Critical Thinking
Completion of one of the following courses:
PHIL 102 Logical Reasoning or ANTH 120 Critical Thinking and the Evolution/Scientific Creationism Debate or SOC 120 Critical Thinking and Contemporary Social Problems
2. Historical, Philosophical and Ethical perspectives: any course that satisfied General Education area C.3 or C.5.
3. Completion of one upper division course that satisfies General Education Theme 3.
Area Six: Visual and Performing Arts
1. Completion of a course that satisfies General Education area C.1.
2. Completion of an upper-division course in Art, Music or Theatre .
Area Seven: Understanding and appreciating the perspectives of gender, racial and ethnic minorities, and non‑majority cultures.
a. Completion of an approved course (or equivalent) satisfying the Gender, Race and Ethnicity Requirement at CSUB (see list above page 73 ).
or
BCLAD: SOC 335 or SPAN 427 or 428.
Area Eight: Technology
1. Computer Competency
Completion of one of the following courses or equivalent:
a. CMPS 120 Computer Skills and Concepts I or GST 390 Computer Literacy
Note: students can test out of this course if they have the required competencies. See an advisor.
CSUB requires that all graduates should have experience in a language other than English. You may satisfy this by taking two years of (the same) foreign language in High School Alternatively, you may demonstrate by test that you are fluent in a language other than English. If you cannot demonstrate that you have done either of these, you must take one term of a foreign language at a Community College or a four year institution of higher learning in order to graduate.
Area Ten: Depth Concentration
The Depth Concentration requires the completion of four related courses. Approved concentrations and the courses that meet the concentration requirements are listed above, under degree track A. The minimum number of units required in a Depth concentration is 18 quarter units. One course used to meet one of the requirements above may be double counted in a concentration. Students should contact the Liberal Studies Office regarding substitution of courses taken at other institutions.
Area Eleven: Subject Matter Competency
Completion of the following one-unit course, leading to the creation of and submission of a portfolio covering selected courses taken as part of the major. For more information on the portfolio see an advisor or the Liberal Studies homepage (http://www.csub.edu/libstudies/).
LBST 495 Portfolio Class. Prerequisites: completion of all but three courses (or less) in the degree program as listed above, and concurrent enrollment in the final three courses (or less) in the major.
Course Descriptions
LBST 290 Introduction to the Credential Track
Major (1)
Introduction to the major and its requirements, including the portfolio, and to teaching as a profession. Exposure to information competencies required of majors. Assemblage of a portfolio documenting computer skills (CTAP Level I Competency). Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of the Technology requirement for the major by course or test, and completion of EDEL 240.
LBST 299 Individual Study (1-5)
Exploration of a topic through individual study with a faculty sponsor. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor, who will serve as sponsor, and approval of the Chair of the Liberal Studies Department. Offered on a credit, no-credit basis only. [By petition].
LBST 495 Portfolio Class (1)
Taken by the student during the last term in residence as a major. During this class students will assemble the portfolio required of graduating seniors, and write their responses to assigned topics on their experiences in the major. Prerequisites: completion of all but three other courses in the major, and concurrent enrollment in the final three courses in the major. Offered on a credit, no-credit basis only.
LBST 496 Internship in Liberal Studies (3)
Students characteristically take this course as a capstone of their concentration in Liberal Studies. The course consists of supervised field experiences in an educational activity with students aged 5-12 in the academic area of the student’s concentration in Liberal Studies.
LBST 497 Cooperative Education (5)
The Community Service program offers a sponsored learning experience in a work setting, integrated with a field analysis seminar. The field experience is contracted by the Cooperative Education office on an individual basis, subject to approval by the department. The field experience, including the seminar and reading assignments, is supervised by the cooperative education coordinator and with the faculty liaison (or course instructor, working with the field supervisor). Offered on a credit, no-credit basis only.
LBST 499 Individual Study (1-5)
Exploration of a topic through individual study with a faculty sponsor. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor, who will serve as sponsor, and approval of the Chair of the Liberal Studies Department. Offered on a credit, no-credit basis only. [By petition].