Regardless of your major, you can satisfy your curiosity and interest in many topics by taking General Education courses in the College of Arts and Sciences.
We have identified some of our most noteworthy autumn 2022 courses for you. From mental health to mafia movies, there is no limit to what you can learn.
Our extensive course list includes in-person and online options for each academic area to provide flexibility to your schedule.
The university will roll out a new General Education program for new students beginning in Autumn 2022. Requirements for current students will not change, and they will continue to complete the same GE program — now called the Legacy GE. When searching and registering for Autumn 2022 classes, students can find Legacy GE classes by using the search filter "General Education – Legacy."
The most up-to-date course information can be found on BuckeyeLink. If a course you are interested in is full, please add your name to the waitlist, as that will help us gauge interest and potentially expand our offerings.
Course Spotlight
HISTORY 3706: Coca-Cola Globalization: The History of American Business and Global Environmental Change 1800-Today
This course offers an introduction to the fields of environmental history and business history, beginning with the industrial revolution of the early nineteenth century and ending in the twenty-first century. It chronicles the rise of some of America's biggest multinational corporations and examines how these firms, working with governments and other institutions, shaped global change.
Format – In Person
GE Category – Historical Study; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
Selected autumn offerings
English, Literature and Writing
AFAMAST 2281: Introduction to African-American Literature
Format – In Person
GE Category – Literature; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
CHINESE 4404: Chinese Drama
Format – In Person
GE Category – Literature; Diversity: Global Studies
COMPSTD 3603: Love in World Literature
Format – In Person
GE Category – Literature; Diversity: Global Studies
ECON 2367.02: Current Economic Issues in the United States
Format – In Person
GE Category – Social Science: Organizations & Polities; Writing and Communication
ENGLISH 2367.02: Literature in the U.S. Experience
Format – In Person
GE Category – Literature; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US; Writing and Communication
ENGLISH 3361: Narrative and Medicine
Format – In Person
GE Category – Literature
GERMAN 2254.02: Grimms' Fairy Tales and their Afterlives
Format – Online
GE Category – Literature
HISTORY 2221: Introduction to the New Testament: History and Literature
Format – In Person
GE Category – Historical Study; Literature
KOREAN 2451: Korean Literature in Translation
Format – In Person
GE Category – Literature; Diversity: Global Studies
PHILOS 2120: Asian Philosophies
Format – In Person
GE Category – Literature; Diversity: Global Studies
PSYCH 2367.01: Social Psychology
Format – In Person
GE Category – Social Science: Individuals and Groups; Writing and Communication
SOCIOL 2367.02: Urban Social Problems
Format – In Person and Online
GE Category – Social Science: Organizations & Polities; Writing and Communication
THEATRE 2367.01: Self Images: America on Stage, 1830 to the Present
Format – In Person
GE Category – Diversity: Social Diversity in the US; Writing and Communication
WGSST 2367.03 U.S. Lesbian Writers: Text and Context
Format – In Person
GE Category – Literature; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US; Writing and Communication
History, Culture and Languages
COMPSTD 2281: American Icons
Format – In Person
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
ENGLISH 2277: Introduction to Disability Studies
Format – Online
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas
ENGLISH 3378: Special Topics in Film and Literature: The Film and Literature of 1930s Hollywood
Format – In Person
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas
HISTORY 2402: History of East Asia in the Modern Era
Format – Online
GE Category – Historical Study; Diversity: Global Studies
HISTORY 2701: History of Technology
Format – In Person
GE Category – Historical Study
HISTORY 3475: History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Format – In Person
GE Category – Historical Study; Cultures and Ideas
JEWSHST 2201: Introduction to Jewish Culture, Thought, and Practice
Format – In Person
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas; Diversity: Global Studies
MEDREN 2215: Gothic Paris: 1100-1300
Format – In Person
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas; Diversity: Global Studies
PERSIAN 1101: Elementary Persian I
Format – In Person
GE Category – Foreign Language
PHILOS 2340: The Future of Humanity
Format – In Person
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas
PHILOS 2850: Introduction to Philosophy of Religion
Format – In Person
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas
SPANISH 2242: Introduction to Latino Studies
Format – In Person
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
SASIA 3625: Understanding Bollywood, Knowing India: Hindi Cinema Since 1960
Format – Online
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas; Diversity: Global Studies
SCANDVN 3350: Norse Mythology and Medieval Culture
Format – In Person
GE Category – Literature; Diversity: Global Studies
SLAVIC 3333.99: The Soviet Space Age
Format – Online
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas; Diversity: Global Studies
URDU 1101: Elementary Urdu I
Format – Online
GE Category – Foreign Language
WGSST 2400: Higher Power: Feminisms & Religion
Format – In Person
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas
WGSST 4520: Women of Color and Social Activism
Format – In Person
GE Category – Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
Math and Science
ANTHROP 3304: The Living Primates
Format – In Person
GE Category – Natural Science: Biological Science
ASTRON 1101: From Planets to the Cosmos (With Lab)
Format – In Person
GE Category – Natural Science: Physical Science
ASTRON 2291: Basic Astrophysics and Planetary Astronomy
Format – In Person
GE Category – Natural Science: Physical Science
BIOLOGY 1105: Human Biology in Cinema
Format – In Person
GE Category – Natural Science: Biological Science
CHEM 1100: Chemistry and Society
Format – Online
GE Category – Natural Science: Physical Science
EARTHSC 1108: Gemstones
Format – Online
GE Category – Natural Science: Physical Science
EARTHSC 1911: Climate Change: Mechanisms, Impacts, and Mitigation
Format – In Person and Online
GE Category – Historical Study; Natural Science: Biological Science; Natural Science: Physical Science
EARTHSC 2204: Exploring Water Issues
Format – Online
GE Category – Natural Science: Physical Science
MATH 1116: Excursions in Mathematics
Format – In Person and Online
GE Category – Quantitative Reasoning
PHYSICS 1106.01: Physics by Inquiry: Properties of Matter, Heat and Temperature, and Forces and Motion
Format – In Person
GE Category – Natural Science: Physical Science
PHYSICS 2367: Uses of Science in Solving Problems of Society
Format – In Person
GE Category – Natural Science: Physical Science; Writing and Communication
POLITSC 3780: Data Literacy and Data Visualization
Format – In Person and Online
GE Category – Data Analysis
SOCIOL 3549: Statistics in Sociology
Format – In Person
GE Category – Data Analysis
STAT 1350.01: Elementary Statistics
Format - In Person
GE Category – Data Analysis
STAT 1350.02: Elementary Statistics
Format - Hybrid and Online
GE Category – Data Analysis
Social Science
ANTHROP 3340: The Anthropology of Mental Health
Format – In Person
GE Category – Diversity: Global Studies
ANTHROP 3597.01: Crisis! An Anthropological Perspective of Global Issues
Format – In Person
GE Category – Diversity: Global Studies; Social Science: Individuals and Groups
COMM 3597.02: Media and Terrorism
Format – In Person
GE Category – Diversity: Global Studies
COMPSTD 2341: Technology, Science, and Society
Format – In Person and Online
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas; Diversity: Global Studies
ENGLISH 2282: Introduction to Queer Studies
Format – In Person
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
GERMAN 3252.02: The Holocaust in German Literature and Film
Format – Online
GE Category – Literature; Diversity: Global Studies
HISTORY 3083: Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
Format – In Person
GE Category – Historical Study; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
HISTORY 3620: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in the United States, 1940-Present
Format – In Person
GE Category – Historical Study; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
HISTORY 3706: Coca-Cola Globalization: The History of American Business and Global Environmental Change 1800-Today
Format – In Person
GE Category – Historical Study; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
PSYCH 3375: Stereotyping and Prejudice
Format – In Person
GE Category – Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
SOCIOL 2210: Sociological Aspects of Deviance
Format – In Person and Online
GE Category – Social Science: Individuals and Groups
SOCIOL 3306: Sociology of Poverty
Format – In Person and Online
GE Category – Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
WGSST 2327: Embodying Gender, Race & Ethnicity
Format – In Person
GE Category – Cultures and Ideas
Visual and Performing Arts
AFAMAST 2288: Bebop to Doowop to Hiphop: The Rhythm and Blues Tradition
Format – In Person
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
ART 2100: Beginning Drawing
Format – In Person and Online
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts
ART 2555: Introduction to Digital Photography and Contemporary Issues
Format – In Person and Online
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts
ART 3002: Intro to Ceramics: Structure
Format – In Person
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts
COMPSTD 3686: Cultural Studies of American Musics
Format – In Person
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
ENGLISH 2269: Digital Media Composing
Format – In Person
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts
ENGLISH 2464: Introduction to Comics Studies
Format – In Person
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts
HISTART 3901: World Cinema Today
Format – In Person
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts; Diversity: Global Studies
ITALIAN 2055: Mafia Movies
Format – Online
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts
MUSIC 2250: Music Cultures of the World
Format – Online
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts; Diversity: Global Studies
MUSIC 3344: Film Music
Format – In Person
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts
RUSSIAN 3480.99: The Russian Spy: Cultures of Surveillance, Secret Agents, & Hacking from the Cold War through Today
Format – Online
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts; Diversity: Global Studies
SLAVIC 3310: Science Fiction: East vs. West
Format – In Person
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts; Diversity: Global Studies
THEATRE 2100: Introduction to Theatre
Format – In Person and Online
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts; Diversity: Social Diversity in the US
WGSST 2230: Gender, Sexuality and Race in Popular Culture
Format – In Person
GE Category – Visual and Performing Arts
Get a jump start on a certificate
Certificate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences are designed for students and working professionals alike to pursue specific, career-advancing topics that will prepare you with skills, knowledge and experiences. Available programs include:
Computational Analysis of Language
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Essential Skills for Travel and Business in Russia
Food, Culture and Society
Forensic Anthropology
Health Communication
Hydrogeology
Intercultural Competence for Global Citizenship
Marine Science
Medical Anthropology
Natural History Museum Curation
Petroleum Geology
Planetary Science
Science and Environmental Communication
Translation and Interpretation
