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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.
Fall 2021
AMS 350: American Culture and Vietnam (4)
AMS 311: Intro to Latinx Literature (4)
ANTH 251: Language in the USA (3)
ART 366: Art Since 1945 (3)
ART 367: History of Design (3)
COMM 312: Advanced Public Speaking (3)
COMM 321: Intro Comm Theory (3)
COMM 427: Cultural Codes in Comm (3)
ENG 317: The American Novel -Beginnings to Chopin (4)
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
PSY 433: Psychopharmacology (4)
SOC 452: Sociology of Religion (4)
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Winter 2022
ART 348: Concepts in Digital Imaging (4)
ART 462: Directions in Contemporary Art (3)
ANTH 210: Comparative Cultures (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 2022
AMS 311: History of Women in N. America (4)
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
COMM 325: Communicating Leadership (4)
COMM 440: Theories of Conflict & Conflict Mgmt (3)
ENG 254: American Lit: 1900 to Present (4)
ENG 360: Native American Lit (4)
ENG 416: Power and Representation, (4)
ENG 482: Studies in American Lit (4) WIC
PS 322: 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)
WR 327: Tech Writing (3)
Summer 2022 ***Subject to change
SPAN 111-SPAN 113 First Year Spanish (12)
ART 367: History of Design (3)
SOC 448 Law and Society (4)
SOC 480 Environmental Sociology (4) Online
ENG 497: International Women Voices (4)
WR 327: Technical Writing (3)
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Fall 2022 ***Subject to change
AMS 311: ST: Pragmatist, Philosophy and American Culture (4)
ANTH 251: Language in the USA (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
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)
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Winter 2023 ***Subject to change
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 387: A Cultural History of American Art and Lit (4) cross-listed with ART 387
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 439: Welfare and Social Services (4)
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)
COMM 466 Ethics of Rhetoric (3)
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)
PS 322: Constitutional Law Civil Rights & Liberties (4)
PS 475: Environmental Law and Politics (4)
PSY 499: Psychology of Religion (4)
WR 327: Technical Writing (3)