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Areas of Concentration
An "area of concentration"
might be thought of as a
miniature major within the Bachelor
of Liberal Studies
program of study: a group of five or six related courses,
usually in a single academic discipline. Any minor
approved by the University System of Georgia may
serve as an area of concentration in AASU's Bachelor
of Liberal Studies program. To determine current
course requirements for the minor, Liberal Studies
students should consult with a faculty advisor in the
appropriate department. Many of the more common
areas of concentration are listed below. Students
interested in pursuing an area of concentration not listed
here should consult with an advisor in the Office of
Liberal Studies.
Archeology | Art | Biology |
Chemistry | Communications |
Computer
Science | Criminal
Justice | Economics |
Education | Engineering Studies | English |
Film | French | German | History | International Studies |
Legal Studies | Library Media | Linguistics |
Mathematical Sciences | Mental Health | Military Science |
Music | Naval Science | Organizational Psychology |
Philosophy | Physical Science | Physics | Political Science |
Psychology | Public Administration | Russian Studies |
Sociology |
Spanish | Teacher Education | Theater |
Transnational Crime | Women's Studies
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Archeology 15
hours
HIST/PBHS/ANTH 3820 5720U, 5740U.
Six hours from the following: HIST 3760, 3710, 4500, 5510U, 5560U, 5570U.
Contact the History department for more
information.
Art 18 hours
ARTS 1020 or ARTS 1030
ARTS 2710 or ARTS 2720
One lower division studio art course.
Three upper division art courses from the art studio and/or art history areas.
Contact the Art, Music and Theater
department for more information.
Biology 18 hours
Eighteen semester hours of biology courses, of which nine semester hours must be
numbered 3000 or above.
Contact the Biology department for more
information.
Chemistry 15 hours
Six semester hours of lower-division chemistry courses.
Nine semester hours of upper-division chemistry courses.
Contact the Chemistry and Physics department
for more information.
Communications
15-18 hours
1. Two or three courses from ENGL 3720, 4700, 4750, FILM 3490, or JOUR 3430
2. Two or three courses from ENGL 5730U, 5800U, 5820U, JOUR 4000, or FILM 5010U
Contact the Languages, Literature and Philosophy
department for more information.
Computer Science 15
hours
CSCI 1301
CSCI 3102
Eleven semester hours from:
CSCI 2390
Any 3000-4000 level computer science courses, excluding CSCI 3990, CSCI 5010U, and
internships.
Contact the Computer Science department for more
information.
Criminal Justice
18 hours
CRJU 1010, CRJU 3210, CRJU 3300, CRJU 3400, CRJU 5600U, and any upper-division course in
CRJU other than internship.
Contact the Criminal Justice, Social and
Political Science department for more information.
Economics 15 hours
ECON 2105 or 2106
Twelve credit hours selected from: ECON 3100, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3630, 4210, 4310,
4400, 4410, 4500, and 4010-4030.
Contact the Economics department for more
information.
Education 15-18 hours
Contact a faculty advisor in the College of
Education for information.
Engineering Studies 15 hours
Six semster hours of lower-division engineering courses.
ENGE 3100
ENGR 3220
PHYS 3120
Contact the Chemistry and Physics department
for more information.
English 15-18 hours
Must include 9 hours of English electives numbered 3000 or above (maximum of 3 hours of
4990).
Contact the Languages, Literature and Philosophy
department for more information.
Film 15-18 hours
Must include THEA/FILM 3400, THEA/FILM 3510, THEA/FILM 3500, THEA/FILM 5010U.
Contact the Languages, Literature and Philosophy
department for more information.
French 15-18 hours
Must include nine hours of French electives numbered 3000 or above.
Contact the Languages, Literature and Philosophy
department for more information.
Gender & Women's Studies 15-18 hours
Fifteen semester hours from courses approved for the Gender & Women's Studies Program
in addition to those taken to satisfy areas A-E of the core. The courses taken
from the approved list must include:
(1) at least nine
semester hours from courses numbered 3000 or higher;(2) either WMST 1101 or 2101 (but may
include both). Contact GWST.
German 15-18 hours
Must include nine hours of language electives numbered 3000 or above.
Contact the Languages, Literature and Philosophy
department for more information.
History 15 hours
Fifteen hours of 3000, 4000, 5000U level history courses.
Contact the History department for more
information.
International Studies 15 hours
Contact departments of History and/or Criminal Justice, Social and Political Science
for program of study.
Law & Society 18 hours
Contact the Criminal Justice, Social and
Political Science department for more information.
Library Media 18 hours
A student choosing to minor in library mediea is required to complete the
following courses with grades of C or better in each:
LMUG 3000, LMUG 3100, LMUG 3200, LMUG 4100, LMUG 4200, LMUG 4250.
Contact the Department of
Early Childhood Education for more information.
Linguistics 15-18
hours
Must include ENGL 3010, LING 4700, LING 5000U, LING 5800U, LING 5820U.
Contact the Languages, Literature and Philosophy
department for more information.
Mathematical Sciences 17
hours
MATH 2072
MATH 2083
Nine additional semester hours chosen from MATH 2160 and mathematics courses numbered 3000
or higher (excluding MATH 3911, 3932, and 4960, -70, -80).
Contact the Mathematics department for more
information.
Mental Health 18 hours
PSYC 1101, 3020, 3160, 3280, 4060, 5150U.
Contact the Psychology department for more
information.
Military Science 20 hours
Twenty credit hours with grades of C or better in any of the following upper
division military science courses: MILS 1101, MILS 1102, MILS 2001, MILS 2201, MILS 2202,
MILS 2250, MILS 3302, MILS 4401, MILS 4402.
Contact the Military Science department for
more information.
Music 18 hours
MUSC1100, MUSC 1111/1130, and at least three credit hours from: MUSC 1300/1400,
MUSC 1112, MUSC 1130, MUSC 2520, MUSC 2550, MUSC 2560.
Nine semester hours from the following: MUSC 3710, MUSC 3720, MUSC 4200, MUSC 4210, MUSC
4250, MUSC 4160 and any other upper-level music course.
Contact the Art, Music and Theater
department for more information.
Naval Science 17 hours
NSCI 1001, NSCI 1002, NSCI 2001, NSCI 2002, NSCI 3001, NSCI 4001.
Contact the Military Science department for
more information.
Organizational
Psychology 18 hours
PSYC 1101, 3020, 4060, 3150, 3200, 3210.
Contact the Psychology department for more
information.
Philosophy 15-18 hours
Must include nine hours of philosophy electives numbered 3000 or above.
Contact the Languages, Literature and Philosophy
department for more information.
Physical Science
15 hours
Six semester hours in chemistry, physical science, or physics.
Nine semester hours selected from: ASTR 3100, GEOL 3100, METR 3100, OCEA 3100.
Contact the Chemistry and Physics department
for more information.
Physics 15 hours
Six semester hours of lowe-division physics courses.
Nine semester hours of upper-division physics courses.
Contact the Chemistry and Physics department
for more information.
Political Science 15
hours
Fifteen hours of 3000+ level course work, with at least one course from each of
the four areas of concentration:
American Political Institutions: POLS 3170, POLS 3180, POLS
4100, POLS 4110, POLS 4120, POLS 4150
International Affairs: POLS 3210, POLS 3260, POLS 4200, POLS
4280, POLS 4290, POLS 5130U
Political Theory: POLS 3300, POLS 3310, POLS 3320, POLS 3330,
POLS 4300
Comparative Government: POLS 3420, POLS 3450, POLS 3460, POLS
3480, POLS 3490, POLS 4400, POLS 4520
Contact the Criminal Justice, Social and
Political Science department for more information.
Psychology 15 hours
PSYC 1101
Twelve semester hours of upper-division course work.
Contact the Psychology department for more
information.
Public Administration
15 hours
PUBL 2250, PUBL 4010, PUBL 4030, PUBL 4050, and CRJU 3100.
Contact the Criminal Justice, Social and
Political Science department for more information.
Public History
15 hours
HIST 4500
PBHS 4980
Nine hours from the following: PBHS 3800, 3820, 5810U, 5850U, 5750U.
Contact the History department for more
information.
Russian Studies 15
hours
Consult the departments of history and/or criminal justice, social and political
science for program of study.
Contact the History department for more
information.
Sociology 15 hours
SOCI 1101 and 12 credit hours of upper-division sociology course work.
Contact the Criminal Justice, Social and
Political Science department for more information.
Spanish 15-18 hours
Must include 9 hours of Spanish electives numbered 3000 or above.
Contact the Languages, Literature and Philosophy
department for more information.
Theater 15 hours
Three semester hours from THEA 1100, 1200, 2270, 2410.
Twelve semester hours from any 3000-4000 level THEA courses.
Contact the Art, Music and Theater
department for more information.
Transnational Crime
15 hours
CRJU 1010, CRJU 3120, CRJU 3210, CRJU/POLS 5520, CRJU/POLS 5130 or CRJU 5200
Contact the Criminal Justice, Social and
Political Science department for more information.

e-mail: richard.nordquist@armstrong.edu
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