Spring 2025 Course by Requirement_ Catalog Year 2024-2025

The table below lists Spring 2025 course options that can be used to fulfill Mason Core, major concentrations, and college-level requirements under the catalog year 2024-2025. A PDF copy of the current Undergraduate Catalog and archived catalogs are available here. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with an academic advisor to confirm how the courses will count toward their degree requirements.

 

Mason Core Course Options

Requirement* Courses  Title Credit
Social and Behavioral Sciences SOCI 101 Introductory Sociology 3
BUS 100 Business and Society 3
CONF 101 Conflict and Our World 3
CRIM 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
ECON 103 Contemporary Microeconomic Principles 3
ECON 104 Contemporary Macroeconomic Principles 3
INTS 362 Social Justice and Human Rights 3
SOCI 308 Race and Ethnicity in a Changing World 3
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology 3
ANTH 114 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3
Arts AVT 215 Typography 3
INTS 245 Visual Culture and Society 4
GAME 101 Introduction to Game Design 3
MUSI 301 Music in Motion Pictures 3
INTS 346 Art as Social Action 4
Global Context BUS 200 Global Environment of Business 3
GLOA 101 Introduction to Global Affairs 3
Quantitative Reasoning** MATH 106 Quantitative Reasoning 3
MATH 108 Introductory Calculus with Business Applications 3
MATH 113 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 4
BUS 210 Business Analytics I 3
STAT 250 Introductory Statistics I 3
Oral Communication COMM 101 Fundamentals of Communication 3
Written Communication (Lower) ENGH 100 Composition for Multilingual Writers 4
ENGH 101 Composition 3
Literature KORE 311 Modern Korean Literature in Translation 3
ENGH 201 Reading and Writing About Texts 3
ENGH 202 Texts and Contexts 3
Written Communication (Upper) ENGH 302 Advanced Composition 3
Global History HIST 125 Introduction to World History 3
Information Technology and Computing MUSI 259 Music in Computer Technology 3
MIS 303 Introduction to Business Information Systems 3
IT 104 Introduction to Computing 3
CDS 130 Computing for Scientists 3
Natural Science without Lab EVPP 201  Environment and You: Issues for the Twenty-First Century 3
CLIM 101 Global Warming: Weather, Climate, and Society 3
COS 301 Great Ideas In Science 3
Natural Science with Lab EVPP 108/109 Ecosphere- Introduction to Environmental Science I (Lecture and Lab) 3+1

* Certain Mason Core requirements may be fulfilled by major courses. Please check with your academic advisor.

** Depending on the majors, math requirements may vary. Please check with your academic advisor.

 

College Degree (BA) Requirements Course Options: GLOA, ECON

Requirement Courses  Title Credit
Foreign Languages*  CHIN 101  Elementary Chinese I 3
CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese II 3
CHIN 201  Intermediate Chinese I 3
CHIN 300 Reading Skills Development 3
SPAN 101  Elementary Spanish I 3
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I 3
KORE 110  Elementary Korean 6
KORE 201 Intermediate Korean I 3
KORE 202 Intermediate Korean II 3
KORE 305 Business Korean 3
KORE 410 Korean Discourse & Pragmatics 3
Non-Western Culture** HIST 387 Global Environmental History 3
HIST 387 The Modern Middle East 3
HIST 387 Modern Korean History 3
ANTH 114 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3
KORE 320 Korean Popular Culture in Global World 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences Select 3 credits of social and behavioral sciences in addition to the Mason Core social and behavioral sciences requirement.  The two courses used to fulfill the combined college and Mason Core requirements must be from different disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

* Students must have an intermediate level proficiency in one foreign language, fulfilled by 1) completing a course in a foreign language numbered 202 (or higher level courses or 2) achieving a satisfactory score on an approved proficiency test. Students who are already proficient in a second language may be eligible for a waiver of this requirement. Please consult the waving options with your academic advisor. 

** Students who completed high school in a non-western country may qualify for a Non Western Culture waiver. Please consult with your academic advisor to request the waiver.

 

Course Electives Options per Major Program

Economics Courses  Title Credit
Major Electives
  ECON 335 Environmental Economics 3

† Prerequisite :  A Completion of STAT 250 or BUS 210

Computer Game Design Courses  Title Credit
Digital Media Electives
  GAME 399 Esports and Game Design 3
GAME 399 AI in Games 3
Visual Art Electives
  AVT 215 Typography 3
AVT 311 Graphic Design Methods and Principles 3

 

Business Courses  Title Credit
Concentration
Accounting ACCT 311 Managerial and Cost Accounting 3
ACCT 331 Intermediate Accounting I 3
Business Analytics MIS 310 Database Management Systems 3
Management MGMT 313 Organizational Behavior 3
MGMT 321 Introduction to Human Resource Management 3
Management Information Systems MIS 310 Database Management Systems 3
MIS 415 Information Systems Audit and Control 3
Marketing MKTG 312 Consumer Behavior 3
Operations and Supply Chain Management MIS 310 Database Management Systems 3
 
Global Affairs Courses  Title Credit
Concentration
Global Economy and Management BULE 303 Legal Environment of Business 3
GLOA 396* K-Pop, Hallyu, and Korean Culture 3
International Development HIST 387* Global Environmental History 3
Human Security HIST 387* Global Environmental History 3
Global Governance GOVT 342  Diplomacy 3
GLOA 396*  Humor and Global Politics  3
HIST 387*  Global Environmental History 3
HIST 387*  Modern Middle East  3
Global Inequalities and Responses GLOA 396* Humor and Global Politics 3
HIST 387* Modern Middle East 3
SOCI 308 Race and Ethnicity in a Changing World 3
HIST 387* Global Environmental History 3
Media, Communication, and Culture GLOA 396* K-Pop, Hallyu, and Korean Culture 3
GLOA 396* Humor and Global Politics  3
ENGH 367 World Literatures in English 3
COMM 202 Media and Society 3
Environment ECON 335* Environmental Economics 3
Asia GLOA 396* K-Pop, Hallyu, and Korean Culture 3

* Course approved by the program director. On completion, Program Elective Approval form should be submitted to the academic advisor to apply to the concentration. 

 

Conflict Analysis and Resolution Courses  Title Credit
CONF elective without concentration*
 
 
 
 
CONF 335 Justice and Reconciliation
3
CONF 399 Memory, History and Conflict 3
Concentration**
Global Engagement GOVT 322 International Relations Theory 3
EVPP 337 Environmental Policy Making in Developing Countries 3
ECON 385 International Economic Policy 3
CONF 335 Justice and Reconciliation 3
GOVT 342 Diplomacy 3
Building Peace in Divided Societies CONF 335 Justice and Reconciliation 3
GOVT 342 Diplomacy 3
CONF 399*** Memory, History and Conflict  3
Justice and Reconciliation INTS 362 Social Justice and Human Rights 3
SOCI 308 Race and Ethnicity in a Changing World 3
CONF 335 Justice and Reconciliation 3
CONF 399*** Memory, History and Conflict 3
Political and Social Action INTS 362 Social Justice and Human Rights 3
COMM 326 Rhetoric of Social Movements and Political Controversy 3

Collaborative Leadership

MGMT 303 Principles of Management 3
CONF 326 Negotiation 3
Environmental Conflict and Collaboration EVPP 337 Environmental Policy Making in Developing Countries 3
CONF 326 Negotiation 3
Other Requirements
Foreign Languages**** CHIN 101  Elementary Chinese I 3
CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese II 3
CHIN 201  Intermediate Chinese I 3
CHIN 300 Reading Skills Development 3
SPAN 101  Elementary Spanish I 3
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish 3
KORE 110  Elementary Korean 6
KORE 201 Intermediate Korean I 3
KORE 202 Intermediate Korean II 3
KORE 305 Business Korean 3
KORE 410 Korean Discourse & Pragmatics 3
Skills and Practice CONF 326 Negotiation 3
Research Methods***** BUS 210 Business Analytics I 3
STAT 250 Introductory Statistics I 3
Field Experience CONF 370 Internship Field Experience 3

* Students may opt to complete their major in Conflict Analysis and Resolution without a concentration. Students may choose this option and complete the conflict resolution core and 18 credits of elective conflict coursework.

** Declaring a concentration is optional. To fulfill the concentration requirement students select six concentration courses. Four of those six courses must be taken from within their chosen concentration. The remaining two concentration courses may be taken from any of the concentration course lists. At least THREE of the six concentration courses must be CONF (prefix) courses. All six courses must be approved concentration courses in the appropriate concentration.

*** Special topics course approved by the program director. On completion, program elective form should be submitted to apply to the concentration. 

**** Students in CONF BA must have an intermediate level proficiency in one foreign language, fulfilled by 1) completing a course in a foreign language numbered 202 (or higher level courses or 2) achieving a satisfactory score on an approved proficiency test.  Students who are already proficient in a second language may be eligible for a waiver of this requirement. Please consult about  the waiver options with your advisor. 

***** Students in CONF BS must have at least 6 credits from the approved course list. See catalog for more information. 

 

Degree Works

Degree Works is the degree evaluation system that students can use to see the courses they have taken and the ones they still need to complete for their degree program. Review your Degree Works before registration. To access Degree Works, please log in to Patriot Web, select Student Services, select Student Records, select Degree Evaluation Menu, and then select Degree Works. The degree evaluation presents your requirements in areas called blocks. A green checkbox will appear next to individual requirements that are completed. Students should contact their academic advisor if they have questions about how courses are applied in the degree evaluation.

 

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