Courses
External Studies Program | University College

1, 3, 4 & 6 Credit Hour Courses

BGS - Bachelor of General Studies

Course Credit Hour Title

• BGS 212 (1) Communication Skills
• BGS 213 (1) Study Skills
• BGS 214 (1) Elements of Research
• BGS 216 (1) Writing: A Communication Process
• BGS 217 (1) The Storyteller's Art
• BGS 301 (3) Advanced Pro Seminar
• BGS 302 (3) Methods of Critical Reasoning
• BGS 330 (3) History and Literature of the Holocaust
• BGS 331 (3) Images of Women
• BGS 351 (1) Scientific Methodology
• BGS 352 (1) Structure of Matter
• BGS 353 (1) Genetics: Language of Life
• BGS 355 (1) Science and Society
• BGS 356 (1) Earthquakes, Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
• BGS 357 (1) Endangered Species
• BGS 358 (1) Natural Selection and Evolution
• BGS 359 (1) Animal Behavior
• BGS 370 (1) Introduction to Humanities
• BGS 373 (1) The Comic Spirit
• BGS 374 (1) The Storyteller’s Art
• BGS 375 (1) The Holocaust in Literature
• BGS 376 (1) Art and Communication
• BGS 377 (1) Introduction to drama: Greek Tragedy
• BGS 378 (1) Images and Culture
• BGS 379 (1) Science Fiction: An Interdisciplinary Humanities Module
• BGS 381 (1) Technology and Values
• BGS 382 (1) Women and Work: The Continuing Revolution
• BGS 383 (1) Health, Illness, and Society
• BGS 385 (1) History of Chicago: 1920 to Present
• BGS 386 (1) Social Perspectives on American History
• BGS 390 (6) Seminar in the Social Sciences
• BGS 391 (6) Seminar in the Natural Sciences
• BGS 392 (6) Seminar in the Humanities
• BGS 396 (3) Topics in Social Science
• BGS 397 (3) Topics in Natural Science
• BGS 398 (3) Topics in Humanities
• BGS 399 (3) Senior Thesis

Computer Science

• CST 100 (3) PC Software Packages
• CST 100A (1) Intro to Word Processing
• CST 100B (1) Intro to Access Database
• CST 100C (1) Intro to Excel Spreadsheet
• CST 101 (3) Overview of Information Technology
• CST 123 (3) Introduction to Programming Techniques with Qbasic
• CST 150 (4) Computer Science I
• CST 246 (3) Data Communications
• CST 250 (4) Computer Science II
• CST 263 (3) Visual Basic Programming 1
• CST 290 (3) Telecommunications System
• CST 331 (3) Telecommunications Systems Analysis
• CST 362 (3) Telecommunications: Regulations/Properties

Economics

• ECON 101 (3) Principles of Economics I
• ECON 102 (3) Principles of Economics II

English

• ENG 101 (3) Introduction to Composition
• ENG 102 (3) Argument, Analysis, Research

Environmental Science

• ENVS 202 (3) Pollution Control

Geography

• GEOG 101 (3) Physical Geography I
• GEOG 102 (3) Physical Geography II
• GEOG 305 (3) Urban Development and the Social Component
• GEOG 307 (3) World Regional Geography
• GEOG 309 (3) Political Geography

History

• HIST 240 (3) Introduction to African History, Culture, and Traditions
• HIST 307 (3) History of Chicago
• HIST 307-95A (1) Chicago History to 1871
• HIST 307-95B (1) Chicago History 1871-1919
• HIST 307-95C (1) Chicago History 1920-Present
• HIST 326-95 (3) Topics in American Social History
• HIST 326-95A (1) Social History: Technology and Values
• HIST 326-95B (1) Social History: Health, Illness and Society
• HIST 326-95C (1) Social History: Women and Work
• HIST 327-95 (3) U.S. Labor History
• HIST 327-95A (1) American Labor History up to 1860
• HIST 327-95B (1) American Labor History 1860-1920
• HIST 327-95C (1) Women and Work: The Continuing Revolution
• HIST 348-95 (1)Introduction to the Holocaust: 1933-1945

HospitalityManagement

• HOSM 201 (3) Introduction to Hospitality Management
• HOSM 230 (3) Food and Beverage Management
• HOSM 275 (3) Hospitality Law
• HOSM 304 (3) Facilities Management and Engineering
• HOSM 311 (3) Organizational Development for Hospitality
• HOSM 327 (3) Tourism and the Hospitality Industry
• HOSM 333 (3) Purchasing for the Hospitality Industry
• HOSM 350 (3) Hospitality Sales and Marketing

Political Science

• POS 309 (3) Political Geography

Psychology

• PSYC 203 (3) Coping with Stress
• PSYC 344 (3) Industrial/Organizational Psyc
• PSYC 347 (3) Health Psychology

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