Bachelor of General Studies Clusters

Students choose four clusters and three classes from each one. Must have a minimum of 21 upper-division units in major.

ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus
University College
School of Letters and Sciences

Degree: Bachelor of General Studies

Program Theme: Society and the Individual

Required Courses
ASU 101: The ASU Experience; Freshmen only (1)
COM 494: Society and the Individual Seminar; all students (3) [L]*

Clusters Listing:

1) Language and Culture
COM 371 Language, Culture and Communication (3) [SB, C, G]
ENG 204 Introduction to Contemporary Literature (3)
ENG 217 Writing Reflective Essays (3) L
ENG 352 The Short Story (3) [L, HU]
SPA 313 Spanish Conversation and Composition (3) [G]
SPA 314 Spanish Conversation and Composition (3) [G]

2) Values and Society
CDE 232 Human Development (3) [SB]
COM 222 Argumentation (3) [L]
COM 250 Introduction to Organizational Communication (3) [SB]
COM 316 Gender and Communication (3) [SB, C]
ENG 216 Persuasive Writing – Public Issues (3) [L]
ENG 301 Writing for the Professions (3) [L]
HST 327 Women in U.S. History 1600-1880 (3) [HU, H, C]
HST 328 Women in U.S. History 1880-1980 (3) [HU, H, C]
PGS 101 Introduction to Psychology (3) [SB]
PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy (3) [HU]
PHI 105 Introduction to Ethics (3) [HU]
PHI 306 Applied Ethics (3) [HU]
REL 100 World Religions (3) [HU, G]
REL 201 Religion and the Modern World (3) [L, HU]
REL 390 Women and Religion (3) [HU, G]
WST 100 Women and Society (3) [SB, C]
WST 300 Women in Contemporary Society (3) [SB, C]
WST 390 Women and World Religions (3) [SB & G]

3) Health Care
HCR 194 Five to Thrive (3)
HCR 210 Clinical Health-Care Ethics (3) [HU]
HCR 220 Health-care Organizations (3) [H]
HCR 230 Culture and Health (3) [C, G]
HCR 240 Human Pathophysiology (4)

4) Society and Mass Media
MCO 120 Media and Society (3) [SB]
MCO 194 Everyday Grammar (1)
MCO 200 Introduction to the Electronic Media (3)
MCO 240 Media Issues in American Pop Culture (3)
MCO 418 History of Mass Communication (3) [SB, H]
MCO 430 International Mass Communication (3) [G]
MCO 435 Emerging Media Technologies (3)
MCO 450 Visual Communication (3) [HU]
MCO 460 Race, Gender, and Media (3) [C]
MCO 473 Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media (3) [SB]
MCO 494 Sports and Media (3)
MCO 494 War and the Mass Media (3)

5) Special Event Management
PRM 303 Program Planning (3) [L]
PRM 486 Special Event Management (3)
PRM 487 Special Events Advanced (3)
TDM 205 Introduction to Travel and Tourism (3) [G]

6) Nonprofit Management
NLM 160 Voluntary Action and Community Leadership (3)
NLM 220 Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations (3)
NLM 310 Volunteer Management (3)
NLM 410 Social Entrepreneurship (3)

7) Meeting Planning
PRM 486 Special Event Management (3)
TDM 205 Introduction to Travel and Tourism (3) [G]
TDM 345 Meeting and Convention Planning (3)
TDM 386 Convention Sales and Management (3)

8) The Urban Experience
URB 220 Introduction to Urban America (3)
URB 240 Urban Policy (3)
URB 300 Urban and Metropolitan Studies (3)
URB 301 Urban Research (3)
URB 302 Urban Theory (3)
URB 305 Urban Governance (3)

9) Leadership
PAF 410 Leadership Skills (3)
PAF 411 Leadership and Change (3)
PAF 494 Leadership Capstone (3)
PHI 394 Ethics and Justice (3)

10) U.S. Social Welfare System and Social Services (3)
SWU 194 Economics (3)
SWU 291 Social Services Delivery Systems (3)
SWU 374 Diversity & Oppression (3)
SWU 432 Social Policy & Services (3)
400-level Course on asset building among Latino Families living in the SW borderlands (3)

11) Criminology and Criminal Justice
CRJ 100 The Justice System (3) [SB]
CRJ 230 The Police Function (3)
CRJ 240 The Correctional Function (3)
CRJ 360 Substantive Criminal Law (3)

12) Law and Criminal Justice
CRJ 100 The Justice System (3) [SB]
CRJ 230 The Police Function (3)
CRJ 360 Substantive Criminal Law (3)
CRJ 410 Procedural Criminal Law (3)
CRJ 470 Discretionary Justice (3) [L, SB]

13) Science, Technology and Society
BIO 201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4) [SG]
BIO 202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry (4) [SQ]
CHM 107 Chemistry and Society (4) [SQ, G]
CPI 420 Technology and Society (3)
MIC 205 Microbiology (3) [SG]
NTR 241 Human Nutrition (3)
STP 226 Elements of Statistics (3) [CS]

Notes:
– A grade of C or better is required in all major courses.
– Cluster classes in the major cannot be used for minor classes or in other clusters.
– COM 494 must be taken after the student has completed at least 90 credit hours for the degree.
– Twenty-one (21) credit hours in the major must be upper division.