Below are brief descriptions and approved course lists for each Area of Inquiry. Note that no double-counting of courses across Areas of Inquiry is permitted. In other words, even if a given course is listed under more than one Area of Inquiry (as some are), that course may be counted only once, toward one of the Areas where it appears, but not toward more than one.
Note that Area of Inquiry requirements may only be fulfilled through courses or other experiences (e.g., independent study, AP credits, CLEP tests, etc.) that carry college-level credit. Ordinarily, AOI requirements must be fulfilled by taking a course appearing on the approved course list for that relevant area. With advisor approval, however, students may count appropriate courses falling into one of the following categories toward an AOI requirement: honors courses, independent study courses, special topics courses, and transfer courses. In such cases, the purposes and objectives of the advisor-approved course must substantially coincide with the objectives of the relevant Area of Inquiry.
According to the Undergraduate General Catalog Academic Regulations, each Drake Curriculum AOI course must be taken for a grade (rather than Credit/No Credit).
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Drake students will learn to interpret and/or create art. Art constructs an essential and ongoing dialogue among individuals, cultures, and societies. Art—whether it takes visual, musical, or theatrical form—grows out of sustained intellectual inquiry. Drake students will recognize that art provides distinctive ways to engage the world and create expressions of the human condition. Courses that fulfill this AOI will engage students to achieve at least two of these student learning outcomes. Students will be able to:
Approved Course List:
ART 013 2-D DESIGN |
ART 014 CONSTRUCTING SPACE |
ART 015 OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING |
ART 019 MICROCOSM, MACROCOSM |
ART 021 DIGITAL MEDIA |
ART 050 IDEA OF DESIGN |
ART 063 PUSHING PAINT |
ART 070 ART AND CHEMISTRY |
ART 071 BLACKSMITHING & ART OF UTILITY |
ART 072 TEXTILE AND FIBER ART |
ART 074 INTRO TO ART |
ART 075 THEMES IN ART HISTORY |
ART 078 RECYCLE AND REPURPOSE |
ART 079 BUILDING IDEAS |
ART 081 FORGING THE IMAGINATION |
ART 090 DRAWING IN TIME |
ART 099 PLANET(S): AN ART STUDIO |
ART 103 ART OF INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN |
ART 108 AMERICAN ART HISTORY |
ART 118 AMERICAN LANDSCAPES |
ART 119 MATERIAL WORLD OF ART |
ART 123 CRITTERS 101 |
ART 145 EXPERIMENTAL DRAWING |
ART 150 SPECIAL TOPICS/ GRAPHIC DESIGN |
ART 153 BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP |
ART 167 INTRO TO LETTERPRESS PRINTING |
ART 177 ART AND PERCEPTION |
ART 185 ART NOW: MONUMENTS & MEMORY |
BIO 061 NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY |
BIO 145 ART & ANATOMY IN RENAISSANCE ITALY |
CHEM 070 ART AND CHEMISTRY |
EDUC 113 ART INTEGRATION IN EDUCATION |
ENG 026 SUBURBIA IN FILM |
ENG 027 IMAGING THE CITY |
ENG 041 INTRO TO FILM STUDY |
ENG 105 ASTHETICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE |
ENG 134 TRANSATL LANDSC IN BRIT AM ART |
ENG 199 CULTURE & VALUES THROUGH ART & ARCHITECTURE |
HONR 090 MICROCOSM, MACROCOSM |
HONR 091 CRITTERS 101 |
HONR 108 US-JAPAN RELATIONS/FILM |
HONR 119 MATERIAL WORLD IN ART |
HONR 177 ART AND PERCEPTION |
HONR 178 MUSIC AND POLITICS |
JMC 058 FOUNDATIONS OF VISUAL COMM |
JMC 059 VISUAL COMM METHODS |
MUS 011 FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC THEORY |
MUS 078 INTRO TO JAZZ |
MUS 080 MUSIC IN WESTERN CULTURE |
MUS 081 WORLD MUSIC FOR MUSIC MAJORS |
MUS 082 WORLD MUSIC - NON-MUSIC MAJORS |
MUS 119 MUSIC AND POLITICS |
PHIL 138 PHILOSOPHY OF ART |
SPAN 152 FILM |
THEA 005 READINGS IN THEATRE |
THEA 030 STAGECRAFT I |
THEA 032 STAGE MAKEUP |
THEA 074 CONTEMPORARY FILM |
THEA 076 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE |
THEA 106 MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE STYLES |
THEA 114 CLASSIC AMERICAN FILM |
THEA 120 THEATRE HISTORY TO 1660 |
THEA 120T THEATRE HISTORY IN LONDON |
THEA 121 THEATRE HIST SINCE 1660 |
THEA 123 MUSICAL THEATRE HISTORY |
The Drake Curriculum makes an intentional effort to help students acquire the skills for rational analysis and argumentation. Critical Thinking should be purposeful, rigorous, self-reflective, and based on a careful consideration of evidence. Students learn to:
Approved Course List:
ACCT 041 INTRO TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING |
ANTH 143 TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION |
ART 050 IDEA OF DESIGN |
ART 082 WORLD BUILDING |
ART 185 ART NOW: MONUMENTS & MEMORY |
BIO 025 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR |
BIO 099 BIO RESEARCH & STAT METHODS |
BIO 140 BIO RESEARCH & STAT METHODS |
BLAW 060 BUSINESS LAW I |
CS 065 INTRO TO CS I |
ENG 030 GENRES |
ENG 037 PUBLIC VOICES |
ENG 038 LITERARY STUDY |
ENG 081 INTRO TO ENGLISH LINGUISTICS |
ENG 102 STRUCTURE OF MOD AMER ENGLISH |
ENG 107 TEACHING WRITING |
ENG 138 ARGUMENTATION & ADVOCACY |
ENG 139 LANGUAGE AND LOGIC |
ENG 173 CRITICAL THEORY |
ENG 174 THEORIES OF LANG & DISCOURSE |
HONR 138 TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION |
HONR 165 SCIENCE AND SOCIETY |
HSCI 060 STATISTICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES |
INTD 075 COMMUNITY DIALOGUE & DEVELOP |
INTD 112 PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES OF US AMERICAN CULTURE |
JMC 076 ADVERTISING PRINCIPLES |
JMC 195 APP DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT |
LPS 131 WHO BOSSES WHOM AND HOW? |
MATH 025 STRUCTURE OF MATH FOR ELED II |
MATH 062 STATISTICS & PROB FOR 6-12 TEACHERS |
MATH 101 MATH REASONING |
MUS 053 MATERIALS OF MUSIC IV |
PATH 100 PATHS TO KNOWLEDGE |
PHAR 117 EVOLVING HEALTH CARE PARADIGMS |
PHAR 169 SELF CARE & NON-PRESCRIPT CRSE |
PHAR 172 LITERATURE EVALUATION METHODS |
PHAR 173 APPLIED SOC/ADMIN PHARMACY |
PHIL 021 INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY |
PHIL 090 ETHICS |
PHIL 104 ANCIENT PHIL |
PHIL 106 MODERN PHILOSOPHY |
PHIL 107 CONTEMP PHILOSOPHY |
PHIL 118 FEMINIST ETHICS |
PHIL 137 RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES |
PHIL 138 PHILOSOPHY OF ART |
PHY 050 MODERN PHYSICS |
POLS 180 CLASSICAL POLITICAL THEORY |
POLS 181 MODERN POLITIC THEO |
PSY 013 RESEARCH METHODS |
PSY 024 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR |
PSY 030 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY |
PSY 095 INTRODUCTION TO THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK |
REL 001 INTRO REL STDY |
SCSA 156 ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS |
SCSS 082 MEN, MASCULINITY, MOVIES |
SCSS 133 SOCIAL STRUCTURE/SOCIAL CHANGE |
SCSS 135 SCIENCE AND SOCIETY |
SCSS 151 CRIMINOLOGY |
SCSS 158 SOCIAL SCIENCE STATS |
SCSS 159 METHODS OF SOC RES |
SPAN 154 CULTURAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES |
STAT 060 STATISTICS FOR THE LIFE SCI |
STAT 072 STATISTICS II |
STEM 174 SCIENCE METHODS & NATURE OF SCI |
THEA 005 READINGS IN THEATRE |
Drake students will learn to participate effectively in democratic processes.
Democracy relies upon the participation of an engaged, knowledgeable and responsible citizenry. As preparation for active participation in public debate, Drake students learn to evaluate the mix of diverse values and interests that influence democratic decision-making. In a sophomore level course, students have the opportunity to bring diverse disciplines to bear in further developing the skills, knowledge, and dispositions that will lead them to be active stewards working for the common good of local, national and global communities.
This requirement will be fulfilled through coursework that challenges students to critically reflect upon the social, economic or political institutions and issues that shape the choices they will face as citizens. Instructors will provide students with opportunities to model democratic practices or public engagement through participatory activities organized in the classroom and/or community.
Courses that achieve this AOI will engage students to achieve at least two of the following four outcomes:
In order to take an Engaged Citizen AOI course, students must have 30 or more credit hours (sophomore standing).
Approved Course List:
ART 072 TEXTILE AND FIBER ART |
BIO 105 COMM AND TOURISM ANALYSIS |
BIO 108 INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
BUS 067 SUSTAINABLE DEVLPMNT IN AFRICA |
ECON 108 ENV & NAT RSRCE ECONS |
ECON 109 PUBLIC ECONOMICS |
ECON 115 LABOR ECONOMICS |
ECON 120 REGULATION&ANTITRUST POLICY |
EDUC 120 ESL STRATEGIES |
EDUC 140 SPEECH & THE CLASSROOM TEACHER |
EDUC 185 ETHICAL TENSIONS IN GLOB URBAN |
EDUC 199 AUSTRALIA & US COMPARATIVE EQUITY & ACCESS |
ENG 037 PUBLIC VOICES |
ENG 069 RHETORIC AND POLITICS |
ENG 070 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION |
ENG 075 INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES |
ENG 083 LANGUAGE, MEDIA, & SOCIETY |
ENG 121 RHETORICS OF SPACE & PLACE |
ENG 138 ARGUMENTATION & ADVOCACY |
ENG 199 WRITING IN SERV & PROF SETTING |
ENSP 054 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION |
ENSP 071 ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S. |
ENSP 156 ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS/POLICY |
ENSS 054 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION |
ENSS 071 ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S. |
ENSS 108 ENV & NAT RES ECON |
ENSS 111 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SEM |
ENSS 119 REGIONAL ECOLOGY |
ENSS 156 ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS/POLICY |
ENSS 163 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES |
HIST 188 URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY |
HONR 178 MUSIC AND POLITICS |
HSCI 106 CULTURE CARE AND HEALTH LIT |
INTD 020 CHANGEMAKER SCHOLARS SEMINAR |
INTD 050 VOTE SMART AT DRAKE INTERNSHIP |
INTD 075 COMMUNITY DIALOGUE & DEVELOP |
INTD 085 DEVELOPING DEMOCRACY |
INTD 087 DISEASE, DIALOGUE, & DEMOCRACY |
JMC 066 MEDIA RESPONSIBILITY OVER TIME |
JMC 085 PUBLIC RELATIONS PRINCIPLES |
JMC 088 INTRO TO STRATEGIC POLITICAL COMMUNICATION |
LEAD 100 LEADERSHIP:INFLUENCE & CHANGE |
LIBR 077 FAKE NEWS, FILTERS, FALSEHOODS |
LIBR 085 SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY |
LIBR 099 COPYRIGHT ISSUES IN THE U.S. |
LIBR 101 REFLECTIONS ON VIDEO GAMING |
LIBR 174 CONGRESS UP CLOSE |
LPS 100 LPS PERSPECTIVES CONST LAW |
LPS 138 REPRODUCTIVE LAW & POL IN U.S. |
MUS 119 MUSIC AND POLITICS |
POLS 075 WORLD POLITICS |
POLS 101 CONGRS & LEGIS PROC |
POLS 102 THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY |
POLS 103 JUDICIAL POLITICS |
POLS 113 AMER ELECTORAL PROC |
POLS 114 PUBLIC OPINION |
POLS 115 PRESIDENT NOMINATION PROCESS |
POLS 116 MEDIA/MODERN POLITIC |
POLS 120 AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY |
POLS 121 ENVIRON POLITICS & POLICY |
POLS 130 TRANSITIONS TO DEMOCRACY |
POLS 131 GOVT & POL DEVELOPING NATIONS |
POLS 134 COMPARE POL PARTIES |
POLS 135 SUPREME COURTS & ELECTIONS |
POLS 137 POLITICS & PARLIAMENTS |
POLS 140 COMPARATIVE ASIAN POLITICS |
POLS 141 GOVERNMENT & POLITICS OF CHINA |
POLS 142 GOVt & POLITICS OF JAPAN |
POLS 144 MODERN EUROPE POLITICAL SYS |
POLS 145 NATIONALISM/POLITICS E. EUROPE |
POLS 150 HUMAN RGHTS/WRLD POL |
POLS 151 TRANSNATIONAL ADVOCACY NETWORK |
POLS 152 TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE |
POLS 155 GLOBAL MIGRATION |
POLS 156 GLOBAL HEALTH |
POLS 160 UN/GLOBAL SECURITY |
POLS 161 GENDER/INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
POLS 166 REVISITING VIETNAM |
POLS 167 THE US AND IRAN |
POLS 171 POL INTEGRATION OF EUROPE |
POLS 178 INTERNATIONAL LAW |
POLS 183 AMERICAN LIBERLISM/CONSERVTISM |
POLS 185 AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT |
POLS 186 LAW, POLITICS, & RELIGION |
POLS 189 TOPICS/POL THEORY |
REL 120 BLACK CHRSTIANITY & PROPH POL |
REL 155 LIBERATION THEOLOGY |
SCSS 071 ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S. |
SCSS 074 DEBATING MARRIAGE IN CONTMP US |
SCSS 075 INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES |
SCSS 077 THE ART OF THE INTERVIEW |
SCSS 080 SOCIAL PROBLEMS |
SCSS 122 MAKING FAMILIES PUBLIC |
SCSS 136 DIGITAL STORYTELLING |
SCSS 145 FOOD & SOCIETY |
SCSS 160 JOBS ORGANIZATIONS INEQUALITY |
SCSS 163 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES |
SCSS 175 SOCIAL STRATIFICATION |
SCSS 179 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION |
SPAN 153 CULTURE AND SOCIETY |
TESL 104 STRATS TEACH ENG/LANG LEARNERS |
WGS 001 INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES |
WGS 075 INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES |
WGS 150 WOMEN IN POLITICS |
WGS 176 GENDER/WORLD POLITICS |
AADS 072 INTRO TO AFRICAN DIASPORA ST |
ANTH 143 TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION |
ARAB 002 BEGINNING ARABIC II |
ARAB 004 INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II |
ART 104 FREEDOM/SLAVERY/EMANCIPATION |
ASL 002 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II |
ASL 070 DEAF CULTURE |
BIO 092 INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY |
BIO 092L INTRO TO ETHNOBOTANY LAB |
BIO 111 EVOLVED FOODWAYS |
BUS 067 SUSTAINABLE DEVLPMNT IN AFRICA |
BUS 070 GLOBALIZATION |
CHIN 002 BEGINNING CHINESE II |
CHIN 004 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II |
COUN 145 COUNSEL DIVERSE POPU |
ECON 135 DEVELOPING ECONOMIES |
EDUC 164 PERSP RACE,ETHN,GNDR |
EDUC 189 GLOB CITZ: CULT IBERIAN PENIN |
ENG 020 LITERATURE & CULTURE |
ENG 065 AFRICAN-AMER LIT SINCE 1920 |
ENG 066 READING RACE & ETHNICITY |
ENG 071 RHETORICS OF RACE |
ENG 079 HOME AND BELONGING |
ENG 158 LITERATURE OF SOUTH AFRICA |
ENG 163 TRANS-CULTURAL LITERATURE |
ENG 164 LATINO/A LITERATURE |
ENG 165 POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE |
ENG 168 POSTCOLONIAL RHETORICS |
ENSP 111 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SEM |
ENSS 111 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SEM |
FREN 002 BEGINNING FRENCH II |
FREN 004 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II |
FREN 151 NATNL IDENTITY-TRANSNATNL AGE |
FREN 152 FRENCH FILM |
GERM 002 BEGINNING GERMAN II |
GERM 004 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II |
GERM 152 GERMAN FILM |
HIST 021 EAST ASIAN TO 1600 |
HIST 022 EAST ASIAN SINCE 1600 |
HIST 060 AFRICA IN WORLD HISTORY |
HIST 123 MODERN MEXICO |
HIST 124 AZTECS INCAS MAYAS |
HIST 125 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA |
HIST 126 MODERN LATIN AMERICA |
HIST 128 IMPERIAL CHINA |
HIST 129 MODERN CHINA |
HIST 136 OLD REGIME & FRENCH REVOLUTION |
HIST 137 FIN-DE-SIECLE EUROPE |
HIST 140 AFRICA'S COLONIAL MOMENT |
HIST 142 THE WEST AND RUSSIA |
HIST 156 SEX, POWER, & WAR-AZTEC EMPIRE |
HONR 062 RELIGIONS OF INDIA |
HONR 068 RELIGIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST |
HONR 109 GENDER AND WAR |
HONR 114 RELIGIONS OF DES MOINES |
HONR 121 COMPARATIVE RELIGION |
HONR 138 TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION |
HONR 143 GLOBAL POLITICAL VIOLENCE |
HONR 175 LITERATURE OF SOUTH AFRICA |
HSCI 104 GLOBAL HEALTH |
HSCI 106 CULTURE CARE AND HEALTH LIT |
HSCI 147 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH TOPICS |
JAPN 002 BEGINNING JAPANESE II |
JAPN 004 INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II |
LEAD 110 LEADERSHIP AT SEA |
LEAD 120 MANY WOMEN, MANY LEADERS |
LPS 137 AMERICAN INDIAN LAW & POLITICS |
MKTG 170 GLOBAL MKTG |
MUS 081 WORLD MUSIC FOR MUSIC MAJORS |
MUS 082 WORLD MUSIC - NON-MUSIC MAJORS |
PHIL 081 INTRO TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY |
PHIL 103 INTRO TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY |
PHIL 121 COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS |
POLS 065 COMPARATIVE POLITICS |
POLS 121 ENVIRON POLITICS & POLICY |
POLS 130 TRANSITIONS TO DEMOCRACY |
POLS 131 GOVT & POL DEVELOPING NATIONS |
POLS 133 COMP & TRNSNTL HUMAN RIGHTS |
POLS 140 COMPARATIVE ASIAN POLITICS |
POLS 141 GOVERNMENT & POLITICS OF CHINA |
POLS 145 NATIONALISM/POLITICS E. EUROPE |
POLS 153 RACIAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS |
POLS 155 GLOBAL MIGRATION |
POLS 156 GLOBAL HEALTH |
POLS 160 UN/GLOBAL SECURITY |
POLS 162 GENDER AND WAR |
POLS 171 POL INTEGRATION OF EUROPE |
POLS 177 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GLOBALIZA |
PSY 095 CREATIVITY AND CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
PSY 135 PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE |
PSY 138 MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY |
REL 003 INTRO TO WORLD RELIGIONS |
REL 062 RELIGIONS OF INDIA |
REL 064 INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM |
REL 066 RELIGIONS OF AFRICA |
REL 067 RELIGIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST |
REL 081 INTRO TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY |
REL 103 INTRO TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY |
REL 114 RELIGIONS OF DES MOINES |
REL 121 COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS |
REL 124 INVENTING "RELIGION" |
REL 130 THE GLOBAL BIBLE |
REL 141 CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN ISRAEL |
SCSA 002 INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY |
SCSA 170 GLOBAL POLITICAL VIOLENCE |
SCSG 122 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY |
SCSG 132 EUROPE |
SCSG 134 AFRICA |
SCSG 135 ASIA |
SCSG 176 SOUTH ASIA |
SCSS 020 INTRO TO RACE AND ETHNICITY |
SCSS 130 CONTEMP CHINESE SOCIETY |
SPAN 002 BEGINNING SPANISH II |
SPAN 004 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II |
SPAN 151 NATIONAL IDENTITY |
SPAN 152 FILM |
SPAN 160 LITERATURE |
WGS 001 INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES |
WGS 015 READING GENDER |
WGS 146 MANY WOMEN, MANY LEADERS |
WGS 175 FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGY |
WLC 040 INTRO TO AMERICAN CULTURE |
WLC 148 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION |
WLC 154 INTRO TO CHINESE CULTURE |
Historical Foundations: Drake Students will gain greater understanding of the historical foundations of the modern world and the interconnections of global cultures. Two courses are required in this area of inquiry. Students will use historical analyses to study the interplay of multiple forces of change over time. Courses that count for this AOI will engage students to achieve at least two of these student learning outcomes. Students will be able to:
Approved Course List:
ART 075 THEMES IN ART HISTORY |
ART 108 AMERICAN ART HISTORY |
ART 109 MODERN ART HISTORY |
ART 110 ART SINCE 1945 |
ART 112 SELECTED TOPICS IN ART HISTORY |
ART 118 AMERICAN LANDSCAPES |
ECON 131 CHINA'S ECONOMY |
ENG 040 TOPICS IN LITERARY HISTORY |
ENG 104 HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE |
ENG 126 FILM/TV HISTORY & CRITICISM |
ENG 146 19TH CENTURY BRITISH LIT |
ENG 147 20TH CENTURY BRITISH LIT |
ENG 151 SALEM WITCH TRIALS |
ENG 152 19TH CENTURY AMERCIAN LIT |
ENG 166 LITERATURE OF WAR |
HIST 001 PASSAGES TO 1750 |
HIST 002 PASSAGES SINCE 1750 |
HIST 005 WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY |
HIST 011 PASSAGES TO 1750 |
HIST 012 PASSAGES SINCE 1750 |
HIST 015 SELECTED INTRO TOPICS IN HIST |
HIST 021 EAST ASIAN TO 1600 |
HIST 022 EAST ASIAN SINCE 1600 |
HIST 050 RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1917 |
HIST 060 AFRICA IN WORLD HISTORY |
HIST 065 AFRICAN AMERICAN HIST TO 1877 |
HIST 066 AFRICAN AMER HIST SINCE 1877 |
HIST 068 CIVIL RIGHT'S MOVEMENTS |
HIST 071 EXPL US HIST THROUGH POP FILMS |
HIST 075 US HIST TO 1877 |
HIST 076 US HIST SINCE 1877 |
HIST 078 GREENWICH VILLAGE & HARLEM:INQ |
HIST 079 THE COLD WAR THROUGH FILM |
HIST 090 HERITAGE AND HOLOCAUST |
HIST 099 EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HISTORY |
HIST 105 MIDWESTERN HISTORY |
HIST 112 CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION |
HIST 115 NATIVE AMERICA |
HIST 123 MODERN MEXICO |
HIST 124 AZTECS INCAS MAYAS |
HIST 125 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA |
HIST 126 MODERN LATIN AMERICA |
HIST 128 IMPERIAL CHINA |
HIST 129 MODERN CHINA |
HIST 133 EUROPE 19TH CENTURY |
HIST 135 HISTORY OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA |
HIST 136 OLD REGIME & FRENCH REVOLUTION |
HIST 138 HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION |
HIST 139 WORLD WAR I |
HIST 140 AFRICA'S COLONIAL MOMENT |
HIST 142 THE WEST AND RUSSIA |
HIST 146 MAGIC & ESOTERICISM EUR & U.S. |
HIST 155 INTRO TO MARXISM |
HIST 156 SEX, POWER, & WAR-AZTEC EMPIRE |
HIST 160 SOVIET EXPERIENCE: DAILY LIFE |
HIST 161 AFRICA, AFRICANS & ATL SLAVERY |
HIST 172 WOMEN & GENDER IN EARLY AM |
HIST 173 WOMEN & GENDER IN MODERN AMER |
HIST 179 FROM DICE O MAHJONG: CHINA THROUGH THE LENS OF GAMES AND GAMBLING |
HIST 186 HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
HIST 189 US-MEXICO BORDERLANDS |
HIST 190 PUBLIC HISTORY |
HIST 194 SELECTED TOPICS |
HONR 053 LIFE & TEACHINGS OF JESUS |
HONR 054 APOCALYPTIC AMERICA |
HONR 062 RELIGIONS OF INDIA |
HONR 128 NATIVE AMERICA |
HONR 132 APOCALYPTIC US IN FILM/CULTURE |
HONR 163 HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
INTD 099 HOLOCAUST AND HERITAGE |
IS 172 EXPLORING THE SILICON PRAIRIE |
MATH 157 HISTORY OF MATH |
MUS 085 MUSIC HISTORY I |
POLS 143 JAPAN & WORLD: ISSUES WAR&MEM |
POLS 153 RACIAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS |
PSY 151 HISTORY & SYSTEMS OF PSYCH |
REL 053 LIFE & TEACHINGS OF JESUS |
REL 131 APOCALYPTIC AMERICA |
REL 132 APOCALYPTIC US IN FILM/CULTURE |
SCSS 122 MAKING FAMILIES PUBLIC |
SCSS 130 CONTEMP CHINESE SOCIETY |
SCSS 157 SOCIOLOGY OF THE SIXTIES |
SPAN 151 NATIONAL IDENTITY |
SPAN 153 CULTURE AND SOCIETY |
THEA 120 THEATRE HISTORY TO 1660 |
THEA 120T THEATRE HISTORY IN LONDON |
THEA 121 THEATRE HIST SINCE 1660 |
THEA 123 MUSICAL THEATRE HISTORY |
WGS 130 INTRO TO EURO WOMEN'S HISTORY |
Information Literacy: Drake students will learn to acquire, analyze, interpret, and integrate information, employing appropriate technology to assist with these processes, and to understand the social and ethical implications of information use and misuse. Drake students will use appropriate sources, including library and internet resources, to process and evaluate information. Students will gain an understanding of the social and ethical issues encountered in a networked world, an ability to assess the quality of information, and learn appropriate ways to reference information sources. Students will be able to:
Approved Course List:
ACCT 166 FINANCIAL ACCT II |
CS 065 INTRO TO CS I |
CYB 010 INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY |
ECON 170 INTRO TO ECONOMETRICS |
EDUC 109 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY |
EDUC 160 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY |
ENG 022 CRITICAL MEDIA STUDIES |
ENSP 037 ENVIRONMENTAL CASE ANALYSIS |
ENSS 037 ENVIRONMENTAL CASE ANALYSIS |
FIN 197 SEMINAR IN FINANCE |
HONR 141 DIGITAL RELIGION |
HSCI 160 SURV OF EVIDENCE BASED HLTHCRE |
HSCI 172 EVALUATING RESEARCH |
IS 083 INFORMATION TECH LAW & ETHICS |
JMC 030 MASS MEDIA IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY |
JMC 065 SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES |
JMC 103 PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING |
LIBR 042 INFO LIT: KEY TO COM/EXP LEARN |
LIBR 046 INFORMATION LITERACY |
LIBR 052 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHIVES |
LIBR 056 INFO LITERACY & WALKING DEAD |
LIBR 066 DESTINATION THAILAND |
LIBR 072 WHAT'S UP DOC: DOCUMENT FILMS |
LIBR 076 ONLINE DATING & INFO SEARCHING |
LIBR 077 FAKE NEWS, FILTERS, FALSEHOODS |
LIBR 081 COMMUNICATING SCIENCE |
LIBR 085 SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY |
LIBR 088 SCIENCE FICTION, SCIENCE FACT |
LIBR 127 RESEARCHING WOMEN |
LIBR 174 CONGRESS UP CLOSE |
MGMT 170 INT. MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP |
MKTG 113 MARKETING RESEARCH |
MUS 167 JUNIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR |
PHAR 145 BASIC PHARM SKILLS & APPL 2 |
PSY 133 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT |
REL 144 DIGITAL RELIGION |
SCSS 157 SOCIOLOGY OF THE SIXTIES |
STAT 170 REGRESSION AND TIME SERIES |
Drake students will learn to reason with the components of symbolic and/or mathematical languages as well as effectively use the principles that govern them. Courses that satisfy this requirement will have formal representations and reasoning as their principal focus. They may also address questions that engage learners with the world around them to analyze quantitative claims that arise from the study of civic, political, scientific, or social issues. Quantitative literacy courses address the quantitative aspects of a specific discipline or an interdisciplinary issue or problem.
Students will be able to:
Approved Course List:
BIO 140 BIO RESEARCH & STAT METHODS |
CS 114 SYMBOLIC LOGIC |
HSCI 060 STATISTICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES |
MATH 017 MATH PATHWAYS |
MATH 020 PRECALCULUS: ALGEBRA & TRIG |
MATH 024 STRUCTURE OF MATH FOR ELED I |
MATH 025 STRUCTURE OF MATH FOR ELED II |
MATH 028 BUSINESS CALCULUS |
MATH 050 CALCULUS I |
MATH 054 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS |
MATH 070 CALCULUS II |
MATH 080 LINEAR ALGEBRA |
MATH 100 CALCULUS III |
PHIL 114 SYMBOLIC LOGIC |
POLS 110 METHODS IN POLITICS |
PSY 011 INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS |
STAT 071 STATISTICS I |
STAT 072 STATISTICS II |
Scientific literacy is crucial for understanding the issues that affect the future for all people, locally, nationally, and globally. Drake students will gain a basic understanding of content, methods, and contributions of science through courses rooted in the content of the life/behavioral and physical sciences. Through significant exposure to experiment and theory, students will be able to meaningfully interpret and evaluate scientific information for personal and professional applications as engaged citizens. All courses that fulfill this AOI will engage students to achieve basic scientific literacy; individual courses will pursue the additional outcomes as appropriate to their disciplinary or interdisciplinary focus. Drake students will complete two courses in this area of inquiry, including one in the life/behavioral sciences and one in the physical sciences. At least one course taken for this AOI will include a laboratory or field experience. Students will be able to:
* Special rules for courses with SMCE prefix: SMCE courses integrate physical science, life science and math. The first SMCE course may be counted toward physical science or life science, but not both. A student taking two SMCE courses will be considered to have fulfilled the physical science, life science AND quantitative requirements. SMCE courses may be taken in any order.
Approved Course List:
Physical Science | Life Science |
ASTR 001 DESCRIPT ASTRONOMY | BIO 001L BIOLOGY LABORATORY |
ASTR 01L DESC ASTRONOMY LAB | BIO 012 GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIO I |
BIO 035 SPORTSTEM | BIO 013 GEN/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIO II |
CHEM 001 GEN CHEMISTRY I | BIO 019 INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY |
CHEM 003 GENERAL CHEM LAB I | BIO 030 PERSONAL FITNESS & NUTRITION |
CHEM 006 CHEM FOR INFORMED CITIZEN | BIO 035 SPORTSTEM |
CHEM 007 INFORMED CITIZEN LAB | BIO 092 INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY |
CHEM 097 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | BIO 092L INTRO TO ETHNOBOTANY LAB |
CHEM 098 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I | BIO 111 EVOLVED FOODWAYS |
CHEM 108 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | CHEM 006 CHEM FOR INFORMED CITIZEN |
CHEM 110 ORGANIC CHEM LAB II | CHEM 007 INFORMED CITIZEN LAB |
ENSP 022 METEOROLOGY: SCIENCE / WEATHER | CHEM 097 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I |
ENSP 041 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY | CHEM 098 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I |
ENSP 042 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY LAB | CHEM 108 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II |
ENSP 135 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE-SCI/POL | CHEM 110 ORGANIC CHEM LAB II |
ENSS 022 METEOROLOGY: SCIENCE / WEATHER | ENSP 035 ONE EARTH:GLOB ENV SCIENCE |
ENSS 041 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY | ENSS 035 ONE EARTH:GLOB ENV SCIENCE |
ENSS 042 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY LAB | ENSS 119 REGIONAL ECOLOGY |
ENSS 135 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE-SCI/POL | HSCI 148 EXERCISE TEST & PRESCRIPTION |
HONR 123 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE-SCI/POL | NSCI 001 INTRO TO NEUROSCIENCE |
PHSC 001 PHYSICAL SCIENCE | PSY 001 INTRO PSYCHOLOGY |
PHY 001 INTRO PHYSICS I | SMCE 001 NUTRITION & WELLNESS |
PHY 011 GENERAL PHYSICS I | STEM 107 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 1 |
SMCE 001 NUTRITION & WELLNESS | STEM 108 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 2 |
STEM 107 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 1 | STEM 109 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 2 |
STEM 108 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 2 | STEM 110 INTEGRATED SCIENCE I |
STEM 109 SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 2 | STEM 111 INTEGRATED SCIENCE II |
STEM 110 INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | |
STEM 111 INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | |
STEM 112 PLACE-BASED INTEGRATED SCIENCE |
Drake students will learn to recognize ethical issues and to reflect critically upon the demands of conscience. They will develop as reflective practitioners with an understanding of the larger goals of stewardship inherent in their professional endeavors, and have a sense of obligation that extends to beyond the self. They will develop an understanding of the skills and knowledge necessary to anticipate the consequences of actions as well as an understanding of the dispositions necessary to develop a commitment to ethical conduct. Students will develop the basic tools required to question themselves and others in a responsible manner and to evaluate the ethical implications of both collective and personal choices.
Courses that fulfill this AOI will meet at least two of these student learning outcomes. Students will be able to:
Approved Course List:
BLAW 060 BUSINESS LAW I |
BUS 090 INTRO TO BUSINESS ETHICS |
CS 083 COMPUTER ETHICS |
EDUC 103 FOUNDATIONS IN EDUCATION |
EDUC 189 GLOB CITZ: CULT IBERIAN PENIN |
EDUC 198 EDUCATIONAL EQUITY & SOCIAL JU |
EDUC 199 CULTURE & VALUES THROUGH ART & ARCHITECTURE |
ENG 076 RHETORICS OF SEX & GENDER |
ENG 078 PUBLIC FEELINGS |
ENG 167 RHETORICS OF WAR |
ENSP 071 ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S. |
ENSS 071 ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S. |
ENSS 157 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE |
HONR 098 BUSINESS ETHICS |
HONR 146 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE |
HSCI 105 VALUES & ETHICS IN HSCI |
HSCI 108 INTRO TO US HEALTH CARE POLICY |
INTD 161 ETHICAL REG:LAW/OTHER DISCIPL |
JMC 104 COMMUNICATIONS LAW & ETHICS |
LPS 031 LAW & THE BORDERS OF BELONGING |
LPS 120 MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION |
OTD 256 ADV CLIN REASONING & ETHICS |
PHAR 162 PHARMACY LAW & ETHICS |
PHIL 090 ETHICS |
PHIL 091 CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL PROBLEMS |
PHIL 118 FEMINIST ETHICS |
PHIL 137 RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES |
POLS 150 HUMAN RGHTS/WRLD POL |
POLS 152 TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE |
POLS 154 HUMAN TRAFFICKING |
PSY 145 APPLIED PROFESSION ETHICS PSY |
REL 091 CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL PROBLEMS |
REL 140 ECOLOGICAL ETHICS |
SCSS 071 ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S. |
SCSS 100 DOING MORALITY |
SCSS 146 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE |
SCSS 164 FEMINISM, NATURE, MATTER |
SCSS 170 DEVIANCE |
SCSS 174 FEMINIST THEORIES/SUBJECTIVITY |
TD 116 ETHICS, LDSHP, GAME OF THRONES |
Drake students will learn to read with discrimination and understanding and to write persuasively.
Drake students will learn to shape their writing according to subject, purpose, medium, context and intended audience.
This area of inquiry may be satisfied by a single course, provided that writing is a significant component of the course, significant attention is directed towards the teaching of writing, and a significant portion of the student's grade focuses on the quality of writing, independent of the subject matter.
Approved Course List:
BUS 098 PROFESSIONAL COMM 21ST CENTURY |
ENG 038 LITERARY STUDY |
ENG 039 WRITING SEMINAR |
ENG 042 APPROACH TO AM LIT PRE 1900 |
ENG 044 APPROACH TO BRIT LIT PRE 1900 |
ENG 056 THE CLASSIC THEN & NOW |
ENG 058 READING SHAKESPEARE |
ENG 061 APPROACH TO AM LIT AFTER 1900 |
ENG 062 APPROACH TO BRIT LIT POST 1900 |
ENG 080 TOPICS IN WRITING |
ENG 082 AI IN FICTION |
ENG 086 READING AND WRITING SEXUALITY |
ENG 088 READING & WRITING ABOUT CLASS |
ENG 090 READING/WRITING DRAMA |
ENG 091 READING AND WRITING POETRY |
ENG 092 READING/WRITING SHORT STORY |
ENG 093 READING/WRITING NON-FICTION |
ENG 107 TEACHING WRITING |
ENG 109 PROSE STYLISTICS |
ENG 111 ADV WKSHP IN CRTV FLASH NONFIC |
ENG 112 AUTOBIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR |
ENG 116 WRITING FOR THE NETWORKED WRLD |
ENG 118 READING AND CREATING COMICS |
ENG 119 COMMUNITY WRITING |
ENG 120 ADVANCED TOPICS IN WRITING |
ENG 199 WRITING IN SERV & PROF SETTING |
HIST 100 DOING HIST: HISTORIAN'S CRAFT |
HONR 053 LIFE & TEACHINGS OF JESUS |
HONR 088 READING & WRITING ABOUT CLASS |
HONR 116 COMMUNITY WRITING |
INTD 121 FRAMING RACE: REPAIR AND RPRTN |
JMC 054 REPORTING & WRITING PRINCIPLES |
JMC 123 PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING |
JMC 124 ADVERTISING COPY AND CONTENT |
POLS 197 SEM INT'L REL THEORY |
PSY 012 WRITING IN PSYCHOLOGY |
REL 053 LIFE & TEACHINGS OF JESUS |
SCSS 042 SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY |
THEA 006 PLAYWRITING I |