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Below is a list courses upper division level from the College of Liberal Arts open for liberal studies majors at OSU-Cascades.
There are additional lower division courses, ART, Graphic Design studio, and PSY courses that some students may be eligible to take with correct pre-requisites. For detailed course information check the OSU Catalog.
See the CLA Course Guide for CLA Core planning.
All course forecast information is subject to change and to be used to create the Liberal Studies Plan of Study and Theme.
Summer 2022 ***Subject to change
SPAN 111-SPAN 113 First Year Spanish (12)
ART 101: Intro to Visual Arts (3)
ART 121: Digital Core (4)
ANTH 210: Cultural Anthropology (3)
COMM 328: Non-Verbal Comm (3)
ENG 497: International Women Voices (4)
WR 327: Technical Writing (3)
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Fall 2022 ***Subject to change
AMS 450: Pragmatist, Philosophy and American Culture (4)
ANTH 210: Cultural Anthropology (3)
ART 366: Art Since 1945 (3)
ART 367 History of Design (3)
ART 386: A Cultural History of American Art and Lit (4)
ART 422 New Media: Interactive (4) department approval required
COMM 316: Advanced Persuasion (3)
COMM 321: Intro to Comm Theory (3)
COMM 326: Intercultural Communication (3)
ENG 362: American Women Writers (4)
ENG 386: A Cultural History of American Art and Lit (4) cross-listed with ART 386
ENG 445: Studies in Nonfiction, WIC repeatable for max 8 credits
ES 211: Intro to Latino/a Studies (4)
PS 201: Intro to US Government and Politics (4)
PSY 201: General Psychology (4)
PSY 360: Social Psychology (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 381: Abnormal Psychology (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 433: Psychopharmacology (4)
SOC 430 Gender and Society (4)
WR 240: Podcast Storytelling (3)
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Winter 2023 ***Subject to change
ANTH 251: Language in the USA (3)
ANTH 380: Global Conflicts: Anthro Perspectives (3)
ART 387: A Cultural History of American Art and Lit (4)
COMM 320 Introduction to Rhetorical Theory (3)
COMM 323: Community Dialogue (4)
ENG 213: Lit of the World: Middle East (4)
ENG 253: American Lit: Colonial to 1900 (4)
ENG 387: A Cultural History of American Art and Lit (4) cross-listed with ART 387
ES 241: Intro to Native American Studies (3)
HST 362: Women in History (4)
PS 454: International Law and Organizations (4)
PSY 340: Cognition (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 370: Personality (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
SSCI 301: Qualitative Research Methods for Soc Sci (4) WIC
SOC 204: Intro to Sociology (3)
SOC 439: Welfare and Social Services (4)
WR 224: Intro to Creative Writing (3)
WR 327: Technical Writing (3)
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Spring 2023 ***Subject to change
ANTH 315: Peoples of the World(3)
ANTH 352: Anth, Health, and Environment (3)
ART 411: Art in Context Historical and Critical Approaches (3) WIC
ART 387: A Cultural History of American Art and Lit (4)
ART 475: Printmaking (4)
COMM 425: Communication and Youth Outreach (4)
COMM 416: Ethnography of Communication (3)
ENG 254: American Lit: 1900 to present (4)
ENG 360: Native American Lit (4)
ENG 388: A Cultural History of American Art and Lit (4) cross-listed with ART 387
ENG 416: Power and Representation (4)
ES 101: Intro to Ethnic Studies (3)
HST 363: Women in History (4)
PS 382: Constitutional Law Civil Rights & Liberties (4)
PS 475: Environmental Law and Politics (4)
PSY 201: General Psychology (4)
PSY 499: Psychology of Religion (4)
SOC 206: Social Problems and Issues (3)
SOC 439: Welfare and Social Services (4)
WR 327: Technical Writing (3)
WR 462: Environmental Writing (4) WIC
Fall 2023
AMS 350: American Culture and Vietnam (4)
ANTH 210: Comparative Cultures (3)
ART 366: Art Since 1945 (3)
ART 367: History of Design (3)
ES 211: Intro to Latino/a Studies (4)
COMM 312: Advanced Public Speaking (3)
COMM 321: Intro Comm Theory (3)
COMM 427: Cultural Codes in Comm (3)
ENG 362: American Women Writers (4)
ENG 445: Non-Fiction Writing: Personal Essay- WIC (4) repeatable for 8 credits
PS 201: Intro to US Government and Politics (4)
PS 331: State and Local Government (4)
PSY 201: General Psychology (4)
PSY 360: Social Psychology (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 381: Abnormal Psychology (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
SOC 452: Sociology of Religion (4)
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Winter 2024
ART 348: Concepts in Digital Imaging (4)
ART 462: Directions in Contemporary Art (3)
ANTH 251: Language in the USA (3)
ANTH 350: Language, Culture and Society (3)
COMM 320 Introduction to Rhetorical Theory (3)
COMM 322: Small Group Comm (3)
COMM 399: ST The Grateful Dead, Deadheads, and Cultural Communication (4)
ENG 212: Lit of the World: Meso/S. America, Caribbean (4)
ENG 221: African-American Literature (4)
ENG 253: American Lit: Colonial to 1900 (4)
ENG 482: Studies in American Lit, Culture and the Environment (4)
PS 206: Intro to Political Thought (4)
PSY 202: General Psychology (4)
PSY 340: Cognition (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 370: Personality (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
SOC 204: Intro to Sociology (3)
SOC 480: Environmental Sociology (4)
SSCI 301: Social Sci Research Methods (4) WIC
WR 327: Technical Writing (3)
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Spring 2024
ANTH 352: Anth, Health, and Environment (3)
ANTH 315: Peoples of the World: Africa (3)
ART 411: Contemporary Issues in Art (3) WIC departmental approval
ART 475 Printmaking (4) departmental approval
ES 101: Intro to Ethnic Studies (3)
COMM 325: Communicating Leadership (4)
COMM 440: Theories of Conflict & Conflict Mgmt (3)
ENG 360: Native American Lit (4)
ENG 416: Power and Representation, (4)
ENG 482: Studies in American Lit (4) WIC
PS 382: Constitutional Law (4)
PS 475: Envr. Politics and Policy (4)
PSY 330: Brain and Behavior (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 499: Psychology of Religion (4)
SOC 206: Social Problems and Issues (3)
SOC 475: Rural Sociology (4)
WR 327: Tech Writing (3)