Communication, Identity & Place Themes
- Students select from one of the following pre-designed themes: Social, Intercultural or Environmental Communication, Identity and Place.
- Please consult with Dr. Natalie Dollar (ndollar@osucascades.edu)regarding these themes when completing your Liberal Studies Application Essay and Plan of Study.
Social Communication, Identity & Place (46-47 credits)
| Lower Division (19-20 credits) |
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| ANTH 299: Gender & Sexuality in Anthropology (last offered Spring 2007) HST 201: History of the United States (Fall 2007, Winter & Spring 2008) HST 202: History of the United States (Fall 2007, Winter & Spring 2008) HST 207: History of the American West (Spring 2008) HST 225: U.S. Women's History HUM 230: Immigrant Experience in American Literature HUM 240: Native American Literature (last offered Winter 2007) HUM 256: African-American Culture and Literature WS 101: Introduction to Women & Gender Studies WS 102: Introduction to Women Studies |
4 credits (select 1) |
COCC |
| SOC 201: Introduction to Sociology (Fall 2007, Winter & Spring 2008) SOC 211: Social Deviance (Fall 2007, Winter & Spring 2008) SOC 212: Race, Class & Ethnicity (Fall 2007, Winter 2008) SOC 215: Social Issues (Fall 2007, Winter 2008) SOC 250: Sociology of Popular Culture (Fall 2007, Spring 2008) |
8 credits (select 2) |
COCC |
| SP 111: Public Speaking (Fall 2007, Winter & Spring 2008) SP 218: Interpersonal Communication (Fall 2007, Winter & Spring 2008) SP 219: Small Group Communication (Fall 2007, Winter & Spring 2008) SP 241: Media, Communication & Society (Spring 2008) |
3 or 4 credits (select 1) |
COCC |
| PS 201: Introduction to U.S. Government (Fall 2007) PS 203: State/Local Government |
4 credits (select 1) |
COCC |
| Upper Division (27-28 credits) | ||
| COMM 318: Advanced Interpersonal Communication (last offered Fall 2006) COMM 322: Small Group Problem Solving (Winter 2008) |
3 credits (select 1) |
OSU-C |
| COMM 321: Introduction to Communication Theory (Fall 2007) |
3 credits |
OSU-C |
| COMM 418: Interpersonal Communication Theory & Research with COMM 408: Community Dialogue Workshop (Winter 2008) COMM 425: Communication & Youth Outreach (Fall 2008) |
4 credits (select 1) |
OSU-C |
| PS 317: Gender & Politics (Winter 2008) PS 363: Gender & Race in America (Summer 2007) PS 425: Gender & Law (Winter 2008) |
4 credits (select 1) |
OSU-C |
| WS 399: Sex in the City (last offered Fall 2006) WS 399: Witches, Midwives & Healers (Fall 2007) WS 340: Gender & Science (last offered Winter 2007) |
3 credits (select 1) |
OSU-C |
| SOC (TBA) |
3 credits |
OSU-C |
| LS 406: Project LS 410: Internship |
3 or 4 credits (select 1) |
OSU-C |
| Writing Intensive Course (WIC): COMM 418: Interpersonal Communication Theory & Research (Winter 2008) PS 429: Topics in Judicial Politics (last offered Spring 2007) |
3 or 4 credits (select 1) |
OSU-C |
Suggested STS Synthesis Courses:
- PS 370: Science, Religion & Politics (4, Summer 2007) or
- WS 340: Gender & Science (3, last offered Winter 2007)
Suggested CGI Synthesis Courses:
- ENG 416: Power & Representation (3, last offered Spring 2007) or
- WS 450: Ecofeminism (3, last offered Spring 2007)
Intercultural Communication, Identity & Place (46 credits)
| Lower Division (19 credits) | ||
| ANTH 103: Cultural Anthropology (Fall 2007, Spring 2008) ANTH 226: Latin American Culture ANTH 228: Cultures of Mexico ANTH 299: Language & Culture (Fall 2007) ANTH 299: Accessing the Muslim World (2 credits, last offered Fall 2007) ANTH 299: Documentary & Foreign Films (last offered Winter 2007) HST 218: Native American History (Fall 2007) HUM 210: Culture & Literature of Asia (last offered Fall 2006) HUM 211: Culture & Literature of Africa (Fall 2007) HUM 212: Culture & Literature of the Americas PS 205: Introduction to International Affairs (Winter 2008) |
8 credits (select 2) |
COCC |
| HST 105: World History (Fall 2007 in Italy, Winter 2008) HST 106: World History (Spring 2008) HST 290: East Asia History (last offered Fall 2006) HST 291: East Asia (Fall 2007) HST 258: Colonial Latin American History (Winter 2008) HST 259: Modern Latin American History (Spring 2008) |
8 credits (select 1 sequence) |
COCC |
| SP 115: Intercultural Communication |
3 credits |
COCC |
| Upper Division (27 credits) | ||
| COMM 321: Introduction to Communication Theory (Fall 2007) |
3 credits |
OSU-C |
| COMM 326: Intercultural Communication (Spring 2008) |
3 credits | OSU-C |
| COMM 407: Persuasion and Culture (last offered Summer 2006) COMM 427: Cultural Codes of Place (Fall 2007) |
3 credits (select 1) |
OSU-C |
| ENG 360: Native American Literature (Summer 2007) |
3 credits | OSU-C |
| ENG 480: Studies in Literature, Culture & Society (last offered Fall 2006, Winter & Spring 2007) |
3 credits |
OSU-C |
| ART 465: Native American Art NW Coast ART 467: Native American Art Plains (Spring 2008) |
3 credits (select 1) |
OSU-C |
| WS 480: International Women (Summer 2007) |
3 credits |
OSU-C |
| LS 406: Project LS 410: Internship |
3 credits (select 1) |
OSU-C |
| Writing Intensive Course (WIC): ART 411: Contemporary Issues in Art (Spring 2008) ART 368: History of Photography (Fall 2007) COMM 418: Interpersonal Communication Theory & Research (Winter 2008) ENG 485: Studies in American Literature (Spring 2008) |
3 credits (select 1) |
OSU-C |
Suggested STS Synthesis Courses:
- PS 370: Science, Religion & Politics (4, Summer 2007) or
- WS 340: Gender & Science (3, last offered Winter 2007)
Suggested CGI Synthesis Courses:
- ENG 416: Power & Representation (3, last offered Spring 2007) or
- WS 450: Ecofeminism (3, last offered Spring 2007)
Environmental Communication, Identity & Place (46-49 credits)
| Lower Division (limit to 18 credits) | ||
| ANTH 299: Environment and Culture (last offered Fall 2006) |
4 credits |
COCC |
| SP 111: Public Speaking (Fall 2007, Winter & Spring 2008) |
3 credits |
COCC |
| SP 219: Small Group Communication (Fall 2007, Winter & Spring 2008) |
3 credits |
COCC |
| HUM 266: Popular Culture/Travel Literature (Spring 2008) |
4 credits |
COCC |
| HST 207: History of the American West (Winter 2008) |
4 credits |
COCC |
| WR 240: Creative Writing / Nonfiction (Winter & Spring 2008) |
4 credits | COCC |
| Upper Division (28-31 credits) | ||
| COMM 321: Introduction to Communication Theory (Fall 2007) |
3 credits |
OSU-C |
| COMM 418: Interpersonal Communication Theory & Research with COMM 408: Community Dialogue Workshop (Winter 2008) |
4 credits |
OSU-C |
| COMM 427: Cultural Codes of Place, Space & Landscape (Fall 2007) |
3 credits |
OSU-C |
| ENG 482: American Literature, Culture & Environment |
3 credits |
OSU-C |
| PHL 440: Environmental Ethics (last offered Winter 2007) |
3 credits |
OSU-C |
| WS 450: Ecofeminism (last offered Spring 2007) |
3 credits |
OSU-C |
| LS 406: Projects LS 410: Internship |
3 or 4 credits |
OSU-C |
| Writing Intensive Course: COMM 418: Interpersonal Communication Theory & Research (Winter 2008) ENG 485: Studies in American Literature (Spring 2008) PS 429: Topics in Judicial Politics (last offered Spring 2007) |
3 or 4 credits (select 1) |
OSU-C |
Suggested STS Synthesis Courses:
- CSS 395: World Soil Resources (Summer 2007, Winter 2008) or
- FW 350: Endangered Species, Society & Sustainability (Fall 2007) or
- GEO 305: Living with Volcanoes (Spring 2008) or
- PS 370: Science, Religion & Politics (4, last offered Spring 2007) or
- WS 340: Gender & Science (last offered Winter 2007)
Suggested CGI Synthesis Courses:
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ENG 416: Power & Representation (last offered Spring 2007) or
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FOR 465: Current Issues in Natural Resources (last offered Fall 2006) or
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FW 325: Global Crisis in Resource Ecology (Winter 2008) or
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GEO 308: Global Change & Earth Science (Spring 2008)

