
* University Core Requirements are modified for students who transfer in with 57 s.h. or more of credit. See Core Requirements for students who transfer in with 57 s.h. credit hours.
FOUNDATIONAL INQUIRIES (28 SEM. HRS.)
ACADEMIC RESEARCH & WRITING
Academic Writing Requirement: students must take WRTG 100 - Writing in the University Context (native English speakers) or WRTG 101 - Writing and Culture (non-native English speakers) in their first semester at TWU, unless exempt at the time of admission to the University. WRTG course credit may be included toward a degree program as elective credit.
Choose 2 courses (6 sem. hrs.) from
- ENGL 101 - Introduction to Writing
- ENGL 102 – Introduction to Literature and Culture
- ENGL 103 - Introduction to Fiction
- ENGL 104 - Introduction to Poetry and Drama
FOUNDATIONS
FNDN 101 – The Liberal Arts Journey is compulsory during the first semester of the first year for all new students unless they have a minimum 24 sem. hrs. initial transfer credit.
FNDN 102 Normally taken before Year 3.
LOGICAL & ETHICAL REASONING
Choose one of
- PHIL 103 - Introduction to Logic
- PHIL 105 - Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 106 - Introduction to Philosphy II
- PHIL 109 - Critical Thinking: Informal Logic
- PHIL 210 - Contemporary Ethical Issues
RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL THOUGHT
Students who are unfamiliar with the biblical, theological and historical narrative of Christianity may take RELS 100 in place of RELS 101 or RELS 102
Choose one of RELS 160, 271 or 272
- RELS 160 – Introduction to Theology
- RELS 271 - Western World Religions
- RELS 272 - Eastern World Religions
SCIENTIFIC METHOD & LAB RESEARCH
Choose one of
- BIOL 103 – Introduction to Biology I – Ecology and Biodiversity
- BIOL 104 - Introduction to Biology II – The Design of Life
- BIOL 113 - Principles of Biology I
- BIOL 114 - Principles of Biology II
- BIOL 216 - Plant Environments
- BIOL 241 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIOL 262 - Marine Biology
- CHEM 101 - Elementary Elements
- CHEM 103 - General Chemistry I
- CHEM 111 - Principles of Chemistry I
- GENV 109 - Introduction to Physical Geology
- GENV 121 - Earth and Atmospheric Science
- GEOL 109 - Introduction to Physical Geology
- PHYS 111 – Fundamentals of Physics I
WAYS OF KNOWING (18 SEM. HRS.)
In addition to the courses above, students must take an additional 18 sem. hrs., selecting 3 sem. hrs. from each of the following six categories. * At least 9 sem. hrs. must be from outside of the student’s major.
AESTHETIC & PERFORMANCE INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- ART 181 - Visual Foundations I
- ART 182 - Visual Foundations II
- ART 250 - Foundations in Digital Design
- ENGL 207 - Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 208 - Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 310 - The Writing of Creative Non-Fiction
- HKIN 342 - Creative Movement
- MCOM 211 - Introduction to Film Studies
- MCOM 221 - Digital Filmmaking I
- MCOM 231 - Fundamentals of Digital Design
- MCOM 369 - Adventures in Narrative Non-Fiction
- MUSI 110 - Fundamentals of Music
- PHIL 370 - Aesthetics
- SAMC 111 - Critical Issues in the Arts
- SAMC 370 - Aesthetics
- THTR 130 - Introduction to Theatre
- THTR 161 - Acting I-Foundations of Acting
- any Music Ensembles
- any Music Lessons
CULTURAL & LINGUISTIC INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- ANTH 210 - Islamic Culture
- ANTH 395 - First Nations in Canada
- EDUC 496 - Indigenous Perspective in Education
- ENGL 334 - European Literature in Translation
- ENGL 482 - World Literature in English
- GREE 235 - Elementary New Testament Greek
- HEBR 245 - Elementary Biblical Hebrew
- HIST 237 - Genocide, Reconciliation and Co-existence: Indigenous Nationhood and Canada
- POLS 237 - Co-Existence, Genocide, Reconciliation: Indigenous Nationhood and Canada
- RELS 235 - Elementary New Testament Greek
- RELS 245 - Elementary Biblical Hebrew
- SOCI 395 - First Nations in Canada
- any World Languages & Cultures course (CHIN, FREN, GERM, JAPA, RUSS, SPAN)
EXPERIENTIAL & EMBODIED INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- ART 305 - Art Practicum
- ART 306 - Art Practicum
- ART 307 - Art Practicum
- BIOL 316 - Plant Ecology
- BIOL 318 - Tropical Botany
- BIOL 362 - Marine Ecology
- BIOL 364 - Coral Reef Ecology
- BIOL 409 - Thesis Preparation
- BIOL 410 - Senior Thesis
- BIOT 100 - Biotechnology Practicum
- BIOT 200 - Biotechnology Practica II
- BIOT 300 - Biotechnology Practica III
- BIOT 400 - Biotechnology Practica IV
- BIOT 409 - Thesis Preparation
- BIOT 410 - Senior Thesis
- BUSI 395 & BUSI 396 - Business in the Global Market
- BUSI 49x - Integrated Group Project
- CHEM 409 - Thesis Preparation
- CHEM 410 - Senior Thesis
- CMPT 409 - Thesis Preparation
- CMPT 410 - Senior Thesis
- EDUC 302 - Initial Classroom Experience
- EDUC 303 - Initial Classroom Experience
- EDUC 402 - Initial Classroom Experience
- EDUC 403 - Initial Classroom Experience
- GENV 131 - Global Environment Issues
- GENV 316 - Plant Ecology
- GENV 318 - Tropical Botany
- GENV 372, 373 - Internship/Practicum
- GENV 374, 375 - Environmental Studies Internship
- GENV 409 - Thesis Preparation
- GENV 410 - Senior Thesis
- HIST 310 - History in Practice
- HIST 315 - History Practicum
- HIST 316 - History Practicum
- HKIN 201 - Strength and Conditioning
- HKIN 202 - Total Fitness for Women
- HKIN 235 - Climbing Pursuits
- HKIN 355 - Core Teaching Experience I
- HKIN 455 - Core Teaching Experience II
- HKIN 456 - Core Teaching Experience III
- HKIN 457 - Coaching Experience
- HKIN 458 - Approved Leadership Experience I
- HKIN 459 - Sport and Leisure Management Experience
- HKIN 460 - Sport and Leisure Management Experience
- MATH 409 - Thesis Preparation
- MATH 410 - Senior Thesis
- MCOM 281 - Public Speaking
- MCOM 391 - Communication Practicum
- MCOM 392 - Communication Practicum
- MCOM 393 - Communication Practicum
- NURS 213 - Clinical Practice: Adult Health I
- POLS 395 - LLC Internship
- POLS 396 - LLC Internship
- PSYC 322 - Research Methods
- PSYC 497 - Senior Thesis
- PSYC 498 - Senior Thesis
- SOCI 320 - Practicum I
- SOCI 411 - Practicum
- SOCI 420 - Practicum
- THTR 101 - Production
- THTR 102 - Production
- THTR 151 - Mainstage
- THTR 152 - Mainstage
- THTR 153 - Ensemble
- THTR 154 - Ensemble
- THTR 175 - Voice and Movement I
- THTR 210 - Technical Theatre
- THTR 301 - Production
- THTR 302 - Production
- THTR 351 - Mainstage
- THTR 352 - Mainstage
- THTR 353 - Ensemble
- THTR 354 - Ensemble
- any HKIN Activity course
- any Travel Study
HISTORICAL & ARCHIVAL INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- ART 237 - History of Western Art
- ART 238 - History of Western Art II
- ECON 306 - History of Economic Thought
- GENV 312 - Wilderness, Water, and Global Warming: Canadian Environmental History
- HIST 107 - World History to 1750: Ancient to Early Modern
- HIST 108 - World History from 1750 to 1945: Early Modern to Contemporary
- HIST 109 - World History Since 1945
- HIST 111 - History of Western Civilization
- HIST 112 - History of Western Civilization
- HIST 135 - Globalization, Co-Existence, and Identity
- HIST 136 - All My Relations: Canada and the World after 1867
- HIST 230 - History of Nursing
- HIST 251, 252 - History of the United States of America
- HIST 306 - History of Economic Thought
- HIST 312 - Science and Technology in Global Perspective
- HIST 391 - Canadian Governmental Leadership
- MUSI 131 - Music History from 1600 -1800
- MUSI 132 - Music History from 1800 to Present
- NURS 230 - History of Nursing
- PHIL 203 - Ancient Greek Wisdom
- PHIL 314 - Reason and the Enlightenment
- PHIL 421 - Postmodern Philosophy
- POLS 391 - Canadian Governmental Leadership
- PSYC 408 - History and Systems of Psychology
- RELS 320 - Dead Sea Scrolls
- RELS 351 - Life and Teaching of Jesus
- RELS 352 - Life and Letters of Paul
- RELS 475 - Christianity and Culture
- SAMC 112 - Interdisciplinary History of Western Arts
- SOCI 391 - Canadian Governmental Leadership
- THTR 331 - Theatre History I: Origins to 1660
- THTR 332 - Theatre History II: 1660 to Present
QUANTITATIVE & COMPUTATIONAL INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- BUSI 176 - Introduction to Business Research and Decision Making
- BUSI 275 - Business Statistics
- CHEM 104 - General Chemistry II
- CHEM 112 - Principles of Chemistry II
- CMPT 140 - Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I
- ECON 176 - Business Research & Decision Making
- ECON 275 - Business Statistics
- GENV 282 - Geographic Information Systems
- GENV 382 - Applied Geographic Information Systems
- GENV 383 - Geographic Data Analysis
- MATH 102 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
- MATH 108 - Statistics for Health Students
- MATH 123 - Calculus I
- MATH 150 - Introduction to Discrete Math
- MATH 190 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
- PHYS 112 - Fundamentals of Physics II
- PSYC 207 - Data Analysis
- SOCI 207 - Data Analysis
- SOCS 305 - Research Methods in the Social Sciences
- SOCS 383 - Social Data Analysis
SOCIAL & GLOBAL INQUIRY
Choose 3 semester hours from:
- ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 302 - Cross Cultural Communication
- BUSI 311 - Global Issues in Business
- ECON 311 - Global Issues in Business
- ECON 354 - Geography of the World Economy
- EDUC 345 - Gender and Education
- EDUC 365 - Social Issues in Education
- ENGL 348 - World Drama
- GENV 111 - Human Geography and Global Change
- GENV 212 - Urbanization Issues of Developing Countries
- GENV 322 - Global Climate Change
- GENV 354 - Geography of the World Economy
- LING 101 - Introduction to Linguistics
- LING 210 - Language and Society
- LING 302 - Cross Cultural Communications
- MCOM 111 - Introduction to Mass Communication
- MCOM 171 - Introduction to Communication
- MCOM 251 - Introduction to Journalism
- MCOM 313 - Social Media: Theory & Practice
- MCOM 315 - Film History II
- MCOM 317 - Ethics, Morals, and Media
- MCOM 372 - Cross-cultural Communication
- MCOM 491 - Transformational Development and Leadership
- NURS 227 - Global Health, Humanitarian and Christian Missions
- PHIL 108 - Philosophy of Society and Law
- PHIL 220 - Philosophy of Sex and Gender
- PHIL 310 - Issues in Social Justice
- PHIL 320 - Social and Political Philosophy
- POLS 211 - International Politics
- POLS 310 - Issues in Social Justice
- POLS 312 - Globalization and Global Governance
- POLS 320 - Social and Political Philosophy
- POLS 493 - Law, Public Policy and Cultural Change
- PSYC 399 - Discover the European Psychologists
- PHIL 220 - Philosophy of Sex and Gender
- RELS 285 - Introduction to Missions
- RELS 381 - Contemporary Christianity
- RELS 384 - Religion, Contextualization, and Culture Change
- RELS 386 - Global Theologies
- RELS 476 - Christian World views in Historical and Cultural Context
- SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology
- THTR 348 - World Drama