Core
courses (13 credits)
Perspectives on Inquiry will be offered in a small seminar format, allowing you to get to know other students, as well as your professor. The content of the seminars will vary, but the goal is to compare the ways in which different perspectives can be used to understand an issue or solve a problem.
World Cultures examines key aspects of western and non-western societies to explore the world’s cultural diversity. The course considers historical and contemporary ethnic, religious, and political conflicts; social systems; economic characteristics; languages; and artistic and literary expression. The format for this course is a large lecture, supported by activities and campus programs.
Revisions: Oral, Written, and Visual Communication is an advanced, second-year communication course and will be offered in a small seminar format, allowing your instructor to give your speaking, writing, and designing skills individual attention. You will study the communication practices of civic groups and apply what you learn to various class projects.
Institutions explores the fundamental questions of how people organize themselves for collective action. This course provides an overview of politics and markets, systems, problems of choice and deliberation, and the ongoing process of globalization.
taken from the Tech Guide
Distribution
courses (15 credits)
UN1002, World Cultures, and UN2002, Institutions, serve as prerequisites for
the 15-credit distribution requirement. The distribution courses are divided into
two lists: World Cultures and Institutions.
Students must take six credits from each list. The final three credits can come
from either list. A number of 2000-level distribution courses, marked with an
asterisk, are designated as courses that can be taken during the first year in
the same term as Perspectives on Inquiry and/or World Cultures.
Note the following restrictions:
● If a course is labeled “activities,” a student may apply no more than three
credits of approved activities courses to satisfy this requirement.
● 9 credit hours must be at the 3000 or higher level.
Language Courses for Distribution Credit
All 15 credits of the distribution requirement may be filled with Modern
Language credits providing the following criteria are met: the courses are not in
the student’s native language, the courses meet the upper division requirement
(3000-4000 level) of 9 credits, and any distribution course specified by the
major is also taken.
International study abroad for Distribution Courses
General Education International transfer credit for study abroad students
(students with transfer credit from institutions outside of the U.S.) will be
assigned by International Programs and Services (IPS) without regard to
specific distribution list requirements. It is understood that IPS will apply non-MTU courses to distribution based on their being equivalent or congruent with
existing general education distribution courses. MTU courses taken as studyabroad
will be applied to distribution list requirements based upon the
distribution list the course is on.
additional courses may be found here or on the student planning page under useful documents
Science
and Math courses (16 credits)
Co-Curricular
Courses (3 credits)
Physical
education classes
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note that each P.E. course is usually worth only .5 credit, so
that is a minimum of 6 semesters to complete
