Students must complete 35-41 credit-hours of general education requirements. A wealth of general education courses is offered every semester at The University of Memphis.
NOTE: Students with majors in University College are exempt from the six-credit-hour “American Heritage” general education requirements if they completed one year of American History in high school.
NOTE: For the Humanities requirement, HIST 1120 is highly recommended.
NOTE: For the Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement, ECON 2110 and 2120 fulfill this requirement.
| Course Number | Course Name | Offered Fall 2007? | Previous Semesters Offered |
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| Group 1: Foreign Language (9-21 hours) |
| CHIN 1010 | Elementary Chinese I | Yes | 07U (Cancelled); 06F; 05F; 04F (Cancelled); 03F; 03U (Cancelled); 02F |
| CHIN 1020 | Elementary Chinese II | No | 07U (Cancelled); 07S |
| CHIN 2010 | Intermediate Chinese I | Yes | 06F; 05F; 04F (Cancelled); 03F; 03U (Cancelled); 03S; 02F |
| CHIN 2020 | Intermediate Chinese II | No | 07S; 06S; 04S; 03F (Cancelled); 03S; 02F |
| CHIN 3301 | Conversation and Composition I | Yes | 03F; 03U (Cancelled); 03S; 02F |
| CHIN 3302 | Conversation and Composition II | No | 04S; 03F (Cancelled); 03S (Cancelled); 02F |
| CHIN 4301 | Modern Chinese Fiction | No | 04S; 03S; 02F (Cancelled) |
| CHIN 4304 | Advanced Chinese I | No | 03F (Cancelled); 03U (Cancelled); 03S; 02F |
| CHIN 4305 | Advanced Chinese II | No | 03S |
| CHIN 4780 | Individual Studies in Chinese | No | 03F; 03S; 02F |
| CHIN4791-9 | Special Topics in Chinese | No | Not offered over the last five years |
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| JAPN 1010 | Elementary Japanese I | Yes | 07S; 06F; 05F; 04F; 03F; 02F |
| JAPN 1020 | Elementary Japanese II | Yes | 07S; 06S; 05S; 04S; 03S |
| JAPN 2010 | Intermediate Japanese I | Yes | 06F; 05F; 04F; 03F; 02F |
| JAPN 2020 | Intermediate Japanese II | No | 07S; 06S; 05S; 04S; 03S |
| JAPN 3301 | Conversation and Composition I | Yes | 06F; 05F; 04F; 03F; 02F |
| JAPN 3302 | Conversation and Composition II | No | 07S; 06S; 05S; 04S; 03S |
| JAPN 3401 | Introduction to Japanese Literature and Culture | Yes | 06F; 05F; 04F; 03F |
| JAPN 3900 | Japanese Culture and Society | No | Not offered over the last five years |
| JAPN 4501 | Japanese Linguistics | No | 07S; 06S; 05S; |
| JAPN 4780 | Individual Studies in Japanese | Yes | 07S; 06F; 06S; 05F; 05S; 04F; 04S; 03F; 03S; 02F |
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| Group 2: Area Studies (6 hours) |
| HIST 3290 | Traditional Asia | No | Not offered over the last five years |
| HIST 3291 | Modern Asia | No | 07S |
| HIST 4292 | History of Modern China | No | Not offered over the last five years |
| HIST 4294 | History of Modern Japan | Yes | 06F; 04F; 03S |
| HIST 4295 | Intellectual History of East Asia | No | 03F |
| PHIL 3721 | Chinese Philosophy | No | 04S |
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| Group 3: International Economics and Business Studies (24 hours) |
| ECON 2110 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | Yes | Offered every semester for the last five years |
| ECON 2120 | Introduction to Microeconomics | Yes | Offered every semester for the last five years |
| ECON 3580 | International Economic Development | Yes | 06F; 04F; 03F; 02F |
| ECON 4340 | Comparative Economic Systems | No | 07S; 05S; 04S; 03S |
| ECON 4350 | International Economics | No | 07S; 06S; 05S; 04U; 04S; 03F; 03U; 03S; 02F |
| ECON 4351 | International Monetary Economics | No | 07U; 06U; 05U |
| MGMT 3110 | Organization and Management | Yes | Offered every semester for the last five years |
| MGMT 4810 | International Management | Yes | Offered every semester for the last five years |
| MKTG 3010 | Principles of Marketing | Yes | Offered every semester for the last five years |
| MKTG 4530 | International Marketing | Yes | Offered every semester for the last five years |
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| Thematic Studies (6 hours) |
| ESCI 4307 | Thematic Studies in China | No | 07S |
| UNIV 3550 | Clash of Cultures | Yes | 07S; 06F; 06S; 05F; 05S; 04F; 03F (Cancelled); 02F |
| UNIV 4506 | The Chinese | No | 07S; 06S; 05S; 04S; 03S |
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| Project Planning Seminar (1 hour) |
| UNIV 4990 | Project Planning Seminar | Yes | Offered every semester |
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| Senior Project (3 hours) |
| UNIV 4995 | Senior Project | Yes | Offered every semester |
| Course Number | Course Name | Offered Fall 2007? | Previous Semesters Offered |
| | | |
| ANTH 3200 | Peoples & Cultures of the World | Yes | 06F; 05F; 04F; 03F; 02F |
| ANTH 3511 | Culture, Kin and Family | Yes | Offered every semester for the last five years |
| ANTH 4413 | Anthropology of Tourism | No | 05U (Cancelled); 04U |
| ANTH 4414 | Culture and Transnational Processes | No | 07S; 04S |
| COMM 4373 | Interracial Communication | Yes | 07S; 06F; 06S; 05F; 05S; 04F; 04S; 03F; 03S; 02F |
| COMM 4375 | Intercultural Communication | No | 07S; 04S; 03S |
| CSED 2101 | The Family in Global Perspective | Yes | Offered every semester for the last five years EXCEPT 03U |
| ESCI 1301 | Survey of World Regions | Yes | 07U; 07S; 06F; 06U; 06S; 05F; 05U; 05S; 04F; 04U; 04S; 03F; 03U; 03S; 02F |
| ESCI 1401 | Introduction to Cultural Geography | Yes | 07U; 07S; 06F; 06U; 06S; 05F; 05U; 05S; 04F; 04S; 03F; 03S |
| ESCI 3430 | Economic Geography | No | 07S; 05F; 04F; 03F; 02F |
| INTL 3700-9 | Special Topics in International Studies | No | Not offered over the last five years |
| INTL 4601 | Seminar in International Studies | No | 07S; 06S; 05S; 04U; 04S; 03F; 03U; 03S; 02F |
| JOUR 4712 | Mass Media and Cultures | No | Offered every semester for the last five years EXCEPT 03U |
| PADM 4401 | Comparative Public Administration | No | 07S; 06F (Cancelled); 06U (Cancelled); 06S (Cancelled); 05F (Cancelled); 05S |
| POLS 1301 | Governments of the World | Yes | Offered every semester for the last five years |
| POLS 1501 | International Relations | Yes | Offered every semester for the last five years |
| POLS 3310 | Politics of the Developed World | Yes | Not offered prior to 07F |
| POLS 3320 | Human Rights in World Politics | No | Not offered over the last five years |
| POLS 3325 | Politics of the Developing World | No | Not offered over the last five years |
| POLS 3330 | Politics of Globalization | No | Not offered over the last five years |
| POLS 3505 | International Organizations | Yes | Not offered prior to 07F |
| POLS 3506 | American Foreign Policy | No | 06F; 04F; 03F; 02F |
| POLS 3509 | Contemporary Problems in International Relations | No | 07U; 07S; 06U; 06S; 05U; 05S (Cancelled); 04U; 04S; 03U; 03S |
| POLS 4307 | Government and Politics of Communist China | No | Not offered over the last five years |
| POLS 4504 | International Law | No | 05S (Cancelled); 04F; 03F; 02F |
| POLS 4506 | Problems of American Foreign Policy | No | 03S |
| POLS 4508 | Theories and Concepts in International Relations | No | 07S; 06F; 06U (Cancelled); 06S (Cancelled); 05F; 05S; 04S; 03S |
| POLS 4510 | Politics of the Global Economy | No | 07S; 03S |
| POLS 4511 | International Conflict | No | 06F; 05S |
| SOCI 2100 | Sociology of International Development | Yes | 06F; 05F; 05S; 03F; 03U; 03S; 02F |
| SOCI 4413 | Globalization, Culture, and Information Technology | No | Not offered over the last five years |
