Category A Courses

Revised 04/23/2025

Communicating With and About the World

Below is a list of courses that have been approved by the General Education Program and Assessment Committee and UCC. Students and faculty can search for specific course offerings each semester using the New MyKU system.

Department Course # Title GE Cat
COMP 100 EFFECTIVE COMPOSITION A1
COMP 101 WRITING HISTORY A1
COMP 200 RESEARCH AND COMPOSITION A2 or 4
COMP 201 INTRO TO RESEARCH AND
WRITING IN HISTORY AND SOCIAL
STUDIES
A2 or 4
COMP 202 ANALYTICAL WRITING A2 or 4
COMP 203 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH AND
WRITING ABOUT SOCIETY AND
CULTURE
A2 or 4
COMP 204 WRITING WITH RESEARCH IN THE
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
A2
ARED 210 LEARNING IN THE VISUAL ARTS:
CHILDHOOD
A3 or 4
CHIN 103 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE III A3 or 4
CHIN 104 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE IV A3 or 4
COMM 10 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL
COMMUNICATION
A3 or 4
COMM 103 INTRODUCTION TO ACTING A3 or 4
COMM 201 STORYTELLING A3 or 4
COMM 215 SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION A3 or 4
FREN 103 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH III A3 or 4
FREN 104 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH IV A3 or 4
GERM 103 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN III A3 or 4
GERM 104 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN IV A3 or 4
MUSC 116 FINDING YOUR VOICE A3 or 4
SPAN 103 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH III A3 or 4
SPA 104 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH IV A3 or 4
ANTH 131 NEW WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY A4
ANTH/SOCI 232 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY IN
CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXT
A4
ARCR 300 VISUAL CULTURE: CRITICAL PRACTICE A4
COMM 105 BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
PRESENTATIONS
A4
ENGL 108 POETRY AND POETICS A4
ENGL  123 AMERICAN WRITERS AND THE
ENVIRONMENT 
A4
ENGL 126 AMERICAN SPORTS & CONTEMPORARY TEXTS A4
ENGL 171 FRIENDSHIP IN WESTERN CULTURAL
TEXTS
A4
ENGL/PRWR 223 GAMES AND LITERATURE A4
ENGL 248 LIVING LITERACY A4
ENGL 265 REAL-LIFE RESEARCH A4
HIST 204 HISTORY OF GENDER DYNAMICS IN AFRICA A4
HIST 254 HISTORY OF CHINA AND JAPAN
SINCE 1800
A4
HIST  268 SERIAL KILLERS IN MODERN
AMERICAN HISTORY
A4
PHIL 105 MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY A4
PHIL 116 ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY A4
PHIL 121 MODERN PHILOSOPHY A4
PHIL 130 ASIAN PHILOSOPHY A4
PHIL 136 KANT TO HEGEL A4
PHIL 170 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION A4
PHIL 202 TWO PHILOSOPHERS A4
PHIL 210 MEDICAL ETHICS A4
PHIL 235 TOPICS IN MORAL THEORY A4
PHIL 240 PHILOSOPHY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES A4
PHIL 241 PHILOSOPHY OF THE MIND A4
PHIL 249 INTERPRETATION OF THE QURAN A4
POLI 101 SOCIAL RESEARCH DESIGN AND WRITING A4
POLI 140 LAW AND SOCIETY A4
POLI 227 THE CAUSES OF WAR A4
PRST 232 PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP A4
PRWR 108 INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING A4
PRWR 207 WRITING FOR THE WORKPLACE A4
PRWR 214 MAGAZINE WRITING A4
PRWR 315 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WRITING A4
PRWR 325 TRAVEL WRITING A4
SCED 240 THE WRITING SCIENTIST A4
SCED 250 SCIENTIFIC STORYTELLING A4
SOCI 120 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY A4
SOCI 207 FAMILIES AND SOCIAL CLASS A4
SOCI 247 ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY A4
SPEE 316 LITERACY DEVELOPMENT AND
INSTRUCTION IN CORE AND
INTERVENTION AREAS
A4