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The University Core of Common Studies (UCCS) is the foundation of each student’s Marquette educational experience. The Core comprises courses in nine knowledge areas (listed below), and provides students with the knowledge, skills, values and dispositions they will need, wherever their career and personal choices lead. It fosters life-long learning and promotes the values of faith, leadership, excellence and service — values central to the Jesuit educational tradition.
Each of the nine knowledge areas is characterized by student learning outcomes. Students are expected to achieve these outcomes at the completion of their Core studies. Core courses in each knowledge area enable students to achieve Core learning outcomes. To learn more, consult the Core of Common Studies website.
Students are required to complete a minimum of 36-credit hours of core courses. College curricula may require additional courses. Each student may count one dual application course toward the 36-credit hour Core requirement. A dual application core course satisfies core course requirements in two knowledge areas. For example, HIST 1301 Survey of Latin America, would satisfy three credit hours in both the Histories of Cultures and Societies knowledge area and the Diverse Cultures knowledge area. A student who takes the dual application core course satisfies the 36 credit hours of core requirements by taking 33 credits of core courses. Dual application courses are not offered in the knowledge areas of Human Nature and Ethics or Theology, unless approved as an exception by the UCCS Core Committee.
It is recommended that students experience the core courses in a tiered fashion, if possible:
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Examining the World:
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Engaging the World:
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
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Evaluating the World:
Rhetoric and Mathematical Reasoning foster foundational skills in thinking, writing, speaking, computing and analyzing. Individual and Social Behavior, Diverse Cultures, Literature/Performing Arts, Histories of Cultures and Societies and Science and Nature invite students to explore people, nature and societies. Human Nature and Ethics and Theology challenge students to reflect critically on fundamental human aspirations and values. At each step of his or her college career, a student’s perspective broadens and his or her knowledge deepens.
Though core courses foster foundational knowledge, skills and values across the nine knowledge areas, they are fully integrated with the rest of each student’s Marquette experience. Each college has a distinctive curriculum, which builds on the University Core of Common Studies. A variety of undergraduate majors and minors also amplify and deepen each student’s educational experience as he or she moves further ahead in pursuit of a specialized degree. The University Core of Common Studies, college curriculum requirements and majors and minors are all integral parts of each student’s Marquette educational experience.
The following courses have been approved for inclusion in the University Core of Common Studies. Unless noted as a dual application course, each course satisfies a three-credit hour requirement in the knowledge area under which it is listed.
Note: New courses are approved for the Core of Common Studies each semester. For a regularly updated list of approved Core courses, consult the Core of Common Studies website.
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Core of Common Studies Courses:
Rhetoric (R) (6 credit hours):
Mathematical Reasoning (MR) (3 credit hours):
Individual and Social Behavior (ISB) (3 credit hours):
| AFAS 3131 | Air Force Leadership Studies 1 | 3 |
| COMM 1200 | Media in Society | 3 |
| CRLS 1001 | Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
| CRLS 4130 | Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ECON 1001 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| ECON 2003 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| INJP 2010 | Introduction to Peace Studies (Dual Application course: Also Diverse Cultures) | 3 |
| NASC 1185 | Course NASC 1185 Not Found | 3 |
| POSC 2201 | American Politics | 3 |
| POSC 2401 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POSC 2601 | International Politics | 3 |
| PSYC 1001 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2101 | Introduction to Life-Span Developmental Psychology for Nursing Students | 3 |
| PSYC 3101 | Developmental Psychology: Conception Through Adolescence | 3 |
| PSYC 3120 | Developmental Psychology: Adulthood and Aging | 3 |
| PSYC 3201 | Introductory Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3210 | The Psychology of Prejudice (Dual Application course: Also Diverse Cultures) | 3 |
| PSYC 3220 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSYC 3401 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3501 | Theories of Personality | 3 |
| PSYC 4330 | Human Factors Engineering | 3 |
| SOCI 1001 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 2200 | The Family | 3 |
| SOWJ 1001 | Introduction to Social Welfare and Justice | 3 |
| WGST 1001 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
Diverse Cultures (DC) (3 credit hours):
| ADPR 4600 | Multicultural and International Advertising and Public Relations | 3 |
| ADPR 4700 | Cultural Identity, Media and World Religions | 3 |
| ANTH 1001 | Introductory Anthropology | 3 |
| ARSC 1954 | The Dynamics of Cross-Cultural Engagement 1 | 1.5 |
| ARSC 1955 | The Dynamics of Cross-Cultural Engagement 2 | 1.5 |
| CEEN 3720 | Decent and Affordable Housing | 3 |
| EDUC 1210 | Introduction to Schooling in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| EDUC 3240 | Critical Inquiry into Contemporary Issues | 3 |
| ENGL 4310 | Studies in Global Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4810 | Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in American Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 4820 | Studies in Race and/or Ethnic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4830 | African-American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4840 | Post-Colonial Literature | 3 |
| FREN 3200 | Contributions of the French and Francophone World | 3 |
| FREN 3300 | French Civilization | 3 |
| HEAL 1025 | Culture and Health | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | Survey of Latin America (Dual Application course: Also Histories of Cultures and Societies) | 3 |
| HIST 1401 | Africa (Dual Application course: Also Histories of Cultures and Societies) | 3 |
| HIST 1501 | East Asia (Dual Application course: Also Histories of Cultures and Societies) | 3 |
| HIST 4135 | African-American History | 3 |
| INJP 2010 | Introduction to Peace Studies (Dual Application course: Also Individual and Social Behavior) | 3 |
| JPNS 3200 | Japanese Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| LEOR 3150 | Leadership and Diversity in Organizations | 3 |
| MANA 3035 | Diversity in Organizations | 3 |
| PHAS 4117 | Course PHAS 4117 Not Found | 3 |
| PHIL 3380 | Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 3780 | Africana Philosophy | 3 |
| PHTH 4512 | Culture and Disability | 3 |
| PSYC 3210 | The Psychology of Prejudice (Dual Application course: Also Individual and Social Behavior) | 3 |
| SOCI 3250 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SOCI 3280 | Race and Family | 3 |
| SOCI 4400 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOWJ 2150 | Immigrants and their Communities | 3 |
| SPAN 3310 | Peoples and Cultures of Spanish America | 3 |
| SPAN 4320 | Contemporary Issues in the Hispanic World | 3 |
| SPAN 4400 | U.S. Latino/a Literature | 3 |
| THEO 2420 | Bridging the Racial Divide (Dual Application course: Also Theology) | 3 |
| THEO 4020 | The Bible in the Jewish Community | 3 |
Literature/Performing Arts (LPA) (3 credit hours):
| ARSC 2970 | Course ARSC 2970 Not Found | 3 |
| CLAS 3025 | Classical Mythology | 3 |
| COMM 2100 | Introduction to Visual Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | Honors English 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Honors English 2 | 3 |
| ENGL 2310 | Introduction to Global Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2410 | Introduction to British Literature 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 2420 | Introduction to British Literature 2 | 3 |
| ENGL 2510 | Introduction to American Literature 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 2520 | Introduction to American Literature 2 | 3 |
| ENGL 2710 | Introduction to Literature: Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 2720 | Introduction to Literature: Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 2730 | Introduction to Literature: Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 2740 | Reading Film as Narrative | 3 |
| ENGL 2931 | Topics in Literature and Culture | 3 |
| FREN 3500 | Introduction to Textual Analysis in French | 3 |
| FREN 4500 | The Middle Ages in France: 1050-1450 | 3 |
| FREN 4510 | Sixteenth Century French Literature | 3 |
| FREN 4540 | Nineteenth Century French Literature | 3 |
| GRMN 3210 | German Literature in English Translation: | 3 |
| GRMN 3500 | The Modern German Short Story | 3 |
| ITAL 3210 | Italian Literature in English Translation: | 3 |
| JPNS 3210 | Japanese Literature in English Translation: | 3 |
| LATN 3500 | Survey of Republican Latin Literature | 3 |
| MUSI 1020 | Appreciation of Music | 3 |
| MUSI 2420 | History of the Musical in America | 3 |
| SPAN 3500 | Introduction to Literary Analysis in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 3505 | Introduction to Literary Analysis in Spanish for Heritage and Native Speakers | 3 |
| THAR 1020 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 |
Histories of Cultures and Societies (HCS) (3 credit hours):
| HIST 1001 | Growth of Western Civilization to 1715 | 3 |
| HIST 1002 | Growth of Western Civilization since 1715 | 3 |
| HIST 1101 | Introduction to American History | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | Survey of Latin America (Dual Application course: Also Diverse Cultures) | 3 |
| HIST 1401 | Africa (Dual Application course: Also Diverse Cultures) | 3 |
| HIST 1501 | East Asia (Dual Application course: Also Diverse Cultures) | 3 |
| MISL 1800 | American Crucible: The Military and the Development of the United States | 3 |
| NASC 1022 | Sea Power and Maritime Affairs | 3 |
Science and Nature (SN) (3 credit hours):
Human Nature and Ethics (HNE) (6 credit hours):
Theology (T) (6 credit hours):
| THEO 1001 | Introduction to Theology | 3 |
| THEO 2000 | Hebrew Scriptures: Old Testament Overview | 3 |
| THEO 2010 | Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament Selected Books: | 3 |
| THEO 2100 | New Testament Overview | 3 |
| THEO 2110 | New Testament Selected Books: | 3 |
| THEO 2200 | The Bible Through the Ages | 3 |
| THEO 2210 | Theology Through the Centuries | 3 |
| THEO 2300 | Quests for God, Paths of Revelation | 3 |
| THEO 2310 | Explorations in Christian Theology | 3 |
| THEO 2320 | The Event and Meaning of Vatican II | 3 |
| THEO 2400 | Christian Discipleship | 3 |
| THEO 2410 | Christian Faith in Cultural Contexts | 3 |
| THEO 2420 | Bridging the Racial Divide (Dual Application course: Also Diverse Cultures) | 3 |
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