Easy Liberal Arts Classes at Lehman College

Detailed Explanation

Lehman College Bachleor Degree 120 College Credits

General Education: Required Core

Courses that build a strong basis in communication and quantitative skills and in the methods of scientific inquiry for successful general and specialized learning.

Communication Skills (4 courses)

All students must complete 2 courses in English and 2 courses in Foreign Language.

English (2 courses)

• ENG111 Principles of Effective Writing I
• ENG121 Principles of Effective Writing II

Foreign Language (2 courses)

• Take two courses in the same language at any level. Students who complete one semester of a language on the intermediate level or above (200 and above), or who receive a waiver of the requirement, may substitute one or two of the following courses for required Foreign Language courses: ENG223: English Literature, ENG226: Shakespeare, ENG227: American Literature, HIS240: East Asian Civilization, HIS246: Civilizations of the Ancient World, HIS249: Islamic Civilization, PHI169: Critical Reasoning, PHI170: Introduction to Logic, PHI171: Problems of Philosophy, POL229: Classical Political Economy.

Languages offered:

• Arabic
• Chinese
• French
• German
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Italian
• Irish
• Japanese
• Latin
• Russian
• Spanish

Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college must be placed in the proper sequential course by the Languages and Literatures Department. The Department conducts regular placement examinations and advising for placement in foreign languages. All students need to receive permission from the Department in order to register for any foreign language course. The Department of Languages and Literatures is located in Carman Hall, Room 257, telephone 718.960.8215.  Click here for complete contact information. Click here for more information on Foreign Language Requirement for Heritage Speakers and Foreign Transfer Students.

Quantitative Skills (1 course)

• Quantitative & Mathematical Reasoning (1 course)
• All students must complete one three- or four-credit college level mathematics course numbered 125 or higher. Students whose major or other program does not have a math required may take the following course
  • MAT126
• The following 4-credit courses are required by certain majors or programs and also fulfill the Quantitative Skills requirements:
  • MAT 132 Introduction to Statistics
  • MAT 171 Problem Solving for Management, Economics, and Life Sciences
  • MAT 172 Precalculus
  • MAT 174 Elements of Calculus
  • MAT 175 Calculus I
  • MAT 176 Calculus II

Laboratory Science (1 course)

• 1 course in Life and Physical Science
  • ANT 120: Human Evolutionary Biology
  • BIO 173: Human Biology
  • CHE 137: ** Elements of Chemistry I (must be taken together with CHE 138 – see Flexible Core – Scientific World)
  • GEO 101: Dynamic Earth
  • GEO 167: Earth Evolution
  • PHY 131: Conceptual Physics
  • PHY 141: Sound, Speech and Music
  • PHY 151: Energy and the Environment

Alternatively, you can take one of the following lab science courses (STEM Variant courses) that are 4 or more credits. They satisfy both, this requirement and the requirements of science and health majors and pre-health profession programs.

• ANT 171:    Introduction to Human Evolution
  
• ANT 269:    Introduction to Human Variation
  
• BIO 166 :   Introduction to Organismic Biology
  
• BIO 167:    Principles of Biology: Cells & Genes
  
• BIO 181    Anatomy & Physiology, I
  
• BIO 182    Anatomy & Physiology, II
  
• BIO 183    Human Biology
  
• CHE 114-115    Essentials of General Chemistry
  
• CHE 166    General Chemistry I
  
• CHE 167    General Chemistry Lab I
  
• CHE 168    General Chemistry II
  
• CHE 169    General Chemistry Lab II
  
• GEO 101    Dynamic Earth
  
• GEO 167    Evolution of the Earth
  
• GEP 204    Basic Mapping: Applications & Analysis
  
• PHY 135    Fundamental Concepts and Methods of Physics
  
• PHY 166    General Physics I
  
• PHY 167    General Physics II
  
• PHY 168    Introductory Physics I
  
• PHY 169    Introductory Physics II

General Education: Flexible Core (6 courses)

Flexible Core courses that aim to extend critical thinking across a range of disciplines to provide a broad learning experience.

World Cultures and Global Issues (choose 1 course)

Systematic study of similarities and differences among cultures to develop an appreciation of cultural dynamics and world-wide challenges to peace and wellbeing

• AAS (LAC) 235    Caribbean Societies
  
• HIS 246                 Civilizations of Ancient World
  
• AAS (WST) 240  Women in African Societies
  
• HIS 247                 Medieval Civilization
  
• AAS 166                African and African American Societies
  
• HIS (MES) 249    Islamic Civilization
  
• AAS 225                Contemporary Urban Community
  
• LPR (HIS) 212      History of Puerto Rico
  
• AAS 232                African Civilizations
  
• LPR 213                 Puerto Rican Culture
  
• ANT (LAC) 238   Area Studies in Latin America
  
• MES 245               Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies
  
• ANT (LAC, WST) 210        Women in Latin America
  
• PHI (AAS) 269    African Philosophy
  
• GEH 101               Introduction to Geography
  
• POL 240                International Politics
  
• GEH 240               Urban Geography
  
• POL 241                Globalization
  
• HIS (LAC) 266     Latin America & Caribbean I
  
• POL 266                Politics and Culture
  
• HIS (LAC) 267     Latin America & Caribbean II
  
• POL 268                Introductioon to Comparative Politics
  
• HIS 240                 East Asian Civilization
  
• POL (RUS) 220   Russia Today
  
• HIS 241                 Modern Western Civilization
  
• SOC 245                Global Interdepencencies
  
• HIS 242                 Contemporary European History
  
• WST 220               Introduction to Women's Studies

US Experience in Its Diversity (choose 1 course)

Study of US history, society, ethnic and national identity and analysis of the diverse institutions, policies and value systems that define the our nation and its interests.

• AAS (WST) 228: African American Family
  
• AAS (WST) 239: Black Women in US
  
• AAS (HIS) 245: History of African Americans
  
• AMS 111: American Culture
  
• DST 200: Introduction to Disability Studies
  
• HIS 243: Foundation of US
  
• HIS 244 Modern US History
  
• LAC 231 (LPR 242): Latinos in US
  
• LAC 232: Latino Family and Gender
  
• LPR 269: History of U.S. Latinos
  
• JRN 211: Introduction to Multilingual Media
  
• POL (LPR) 234: Latino Politics
  
• POL 166: American Political System
  
• POL 211: Public Policy
  
• POL 217: Criminal Justice
  
• POL 230: Immigration and Citizenship
  
• SOC 234: Urban Sociology
  
• SOC 235: Education and Society

Creative Expression (choose 1 course)

Introduction to literature, art, music, dance, theatre and the terminology, techniques or tools of each: to learn a medium of creative expression and to actively participate in aesthetic experiences.

• AAS 213: African American Art
  
• AAS (THE) 238: African American Theatre
  
• AAS (LAC) 241: Literature of the English & Francophone Caribbean
  
• AAS 242: African Literature
  
• AAS 266: Contemporary Black Music
  
• AAS 267: African American Literature
  
• ARH 135: Asian Art
  
• ARH 137: Non-Western Art
  
• ARH 141: Modern Art in US and Europe
  
• ARH (LAC) 143: Latin American Art
  
• ARH 167: Tradition and Innovation in Western Art
  
• ART 109: Observations and Visual Experience
  
• DNC 235: Dance Perspectives
  
• ENG 222: Literary Genres
  
• ENG 223: English Literature
  
• ENG 226 Shakespeare
  
• ENG 227: American Literature
  
• ENG 229: Contemporary Urban Writers
  
• ENG (WST) 234: Women In Literature
  
• ENW 210: Introduction to Creative Writing
  
• IDW (CLT) 211: Classics of the Western World I
  
• IDW (CLT) 212: Classics of the Western World II
  
• LAC (LPR) 214: Literature of the Caribbean
  
• LAC (SPA) 233: Latin Am. Literature in Translation
  
• MSH 114: Introduction to Music
  
• MSH 115: World Music
  
• MSH 245: American Musical Tradition
  
• THE 241: The Art of the Theatre

Individual and Society (choose 1 course)

Systematic study of individuals, their impact on society and society's impact on them: introduction to typical modes of inquiry and systematic ways of thinking about the topic.

• ANT (WST) 206: Women and Men
  
• ANT 211: Cultural Anthropology
  
• ECO 166: Macro Economics
  
• ECO 167: Micro Economics
  
• PHI 171: Problems of Philosophy
  
• PHI 172: Moral Issues
  
• PHI 173: Justice and Society
  
• PHI 174: Theories of Human Nature
  
• PHI 175: Philosophy of Religion
  
• PHI 176: Philosophy of Freedom
  
• POL 150: Contemporary Political Issues
  
• POL 172: Great Political Thinkers
  
• POL 229: Classical Political Economy
  
• PSY 166: General Psychology
  
• SOC 166: Fundamentals of Sociology
  
• SOC 227 (WST 237): Sociology of the Family
  
• SOC 240:  Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Scientific World* (choose 1 course)

Systematic and critical thinking about issues of science and the scientific method, with attention to the skills of observation and analysis of natural phenomenon and to the distinctive qualities of scientific knowledge.

• ANT 212: Ancient People and Culture
  
• AST 101: Introduction to Astronomy
  
• CHE 138: Elements of Chemistry II  (must be taken together with CHE 137, see FOUNDATION)
  
• ENV 210: Environmental Science
  
• ENV/GEH 235: Conservation of the Environment
  
• GEP (GEO) 228: Weather and Climate
  
• HIS 239: History of Science
  
• LNG 160 (SPV 246): Introduction to Linguistics
  
• PHI 169: Critical Reasoning
  
• PHI 170: Introduction to Logic
  
• PSY 165: Critical Thinking in Psychology

Alternatively, you can take one of the following lab science courses (STEM Variant courses) that are 4 or more credits. They satisfy both, this requirement and the requirements of science and health majors and pre-health profession programs

• ANT 171:    Introduction to Human Evolution
  
• ANT 269:    Introduction to Human Variation
  
• BIO 166:    Introduction to Organismic Biology
  
• BIO 167:    Principles of Biology: Cells & Genes
  
• BIO 181:    Anatomy & Physiology, I
  
• BIO 182:    Anatomy & Physiology, II
  
• BIO 183:    Human Biology
  
• CHE 114-115:    Essentials of General Chemistry
  
• CHE 166:    General Chemistry I
  
• CHE 167:    General Chemistry Lab I
  
• CHE 168:    General Chemistry II
  
• CHE 169:    General Chemistry Lab II
  
• GEO 101:    Dynamic Earth
  
• GEO 167:    Evolution of the Earth
  
• GEP 204:    Basic Mapping: Applications & Analysis
  
• PHY 135:    Fundamental Concepts and Methods of Physics
  
• PHY 166:    General Physics I
  
• PHY 167:    General Physics II
  
• PHY 168:    Introductory Physics I
  
• PHY 169:    Introductory Physics II

Choose a second course from any of the Flexible Core categories.

General Education: College Option

Choose two courses from the four below which NOT in the same general field as their major. These are variable topics courses, where each section treats a special topic. Pre-requisites are 60 credits and a declared major.

• LEH 351: Studies in Science and Applied Perspectives (Selected topics in the social sciences, life and physical sciences and applied perspectives)
  
• LEH 352: Studies in Literature (Selected topics in literature)
  
• LEH 353: Studies in the Arts (Selected topics in the arts)
  
• LEH 354: Historical Studies (Selected topics in the historical studies)
  
• LEH 355: Studies in Philosophy, Theory & Abstract Thinking  (Selected topics in philosophy, theory and abstract thinking)

Available courses

• Fall 2015
• Winter 2016
• Spring 2016

Please read before choosing an LEH course: Based on your major, you will NOT receive General Education credit for the following course:

Your Major	No GEN ED Credit for
Accounting	LEH351
African and African American Studies	LEH354
American Studies	LEH354
Anthropology	LEH351
Anthropology (interdisciplinary concentration)	LEH351
Art	LEH353
Biology	LEH351
Business Administration	LEH351
Chemistry	LEH351
Classics	LEH352
Comparative Literature	LEH352
Computer Graphics and Imaging	LEH351
Computer Information Systems	LEH351
Computer Science	LEH351
Dance	LEH353
Dance-Theatre	LEH353
Dietetics Food and Nutrition	LEH351
Economics	LEH351
English	LEH352
Exercise Science	LEH351
French	LEH352
Geography	LEH351
Geology	LEH351
German	LEH352
Greek	LEH352
Greek and Latin	LEH352
Health Education and Promotion	LEH351
Health Education N-12	LEH351
Health Services Administration	LEH351
Hebraic and Judaic Studies	LEH352
History	LEH354
Italian	LEH352
Italian American Studies	LEH351
Latin	LEH352
Latin American and Caribbean Studies	LEH354
Mathematics	LEH351
Music	LEH353
Nursing	LEH351
Philosophy	LEH355
Physics	LEH351
Political Science	LEH351
Psychology	LEH351
Puerto Rican Studies	LEH354
Recreation Education	LEH351
Russian	LEH352
Social Work	LEH351
Sociology	LEH351
Spanish	LEH352
Speech Pathology and Audiology	LEH351

• Keep track of your progress in General Education with the Gen Ed Checklist (PDF)

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Source: https://www.lehman.cuny.edu/academics/detailed-explanation.php

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