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Liberal Arts Electives

ALH120 Living with Health
ALH150 The Dynamics of Health Care: Personal and Public Issues
ALH174 Reiki 1 - Traditional Usui Method
ALH176 Theories of Healing
ALH178 Yoga, Meditation, & Stress Management 1
ALH180 Herbal Pharmacology
ALH182 Yoga, Meditation, & Stress Management 2
ALH184 Music and Healing
ANT102 Cultural Anthropology
ART102 Art History and Appreciation
ART108 Art History Survey 1: From Cave to Cathedral
ART109 Art History Survey 2: Renaissance to Contemporary
ART110 Basic Drawing 1
ART111 Basic Drawing 2
ART114 Visual Design Theory
ART116 Introduction to Digital Photography
ART118 Painting I
ART201 Painting II
ASL101 Elementary American Sign Language 1
ASL102 Elementary American Sign Language 2
BIO100 Current Topics in Biology
BIO101 Biology 1:The Basics of Life
BIO102 Biology 2: Diversity of Life
BIO105 Biology 1: General Biology 1
BIO106 Biology 2: General Biology 2
BIO107 Genetics and the Scientists Who Unlocked the Secrets of DNA
BIO108 The Body in Health and Disease
BIO130 Neotropical Ecology
BIO140 Biology 2: Marine Biology
BIO142 Introduction to Ecology
BIO144 Biology 2: Wetlands Ecology
BIO202 Molecular Biology
BIO206 Human Diseases and Conditions
BIO209 Introduction to Evolution
BIO211 Anatomy and Physiology 1
BIO212 Anatomy and Physiology 2
BIO214 Microbiology
CHE101 Introductory Chemistry 1
CHE102 Introductory Chemistry 2
CHE103 General Chemistry 1
CHE104 General Chemistry 2
CHE115 Chemistry of the Human Body
CHE201 Organic Chemistry 1
CHE202 Organic Chemistry 2
CMP101 Composition 1
CMP101A Composition 1
CMP101B Composition 1
CMP101H Composition 1 - Honors
CMP102 Composition 2
CMP102H Composition 2 Honors
CMP106 Composition 2: Journalistic Writing
CMP112 Composition 2: Writing about the Short Story
CMP120 Composition 2: Writing About Media
CMP122 Composition 2: Writing about Children's Literature
CMP124 Composition 2: Film and Fiction
CMP126 Composition 2: Writing about Film
CMP148 Composition 2: Writing about Literature and the Environment
CMP149 Composition 2: Writing About African and African American Writers
CMP150 Composition 2: Technical Writing
CMP190 Creative Writing
CPS100 Information Technology and Its Applications
CPS101 Computer Science 1 (Java 1)
CPS109 Programming Logic and Design with Python
CPS173 Data Management Using Excel
CPS182 Information Systems Disaster Recovery
CPS222 Visual Basic 1
CPS226 Computer Organization and Architecture
CRJ101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRJ110 Juvenile Justice System
DAN101 Creative Dance
DRA102 Introduction to Theatre
DRA104 Beginning Acting
DRA105 Acting, Performance, Production
ECO103 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO104 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO201 Intermediate Macroeconomics
EVS102 Introduction to Sustainable Living
EVS104 Exploring the Landscape of Sustainability
EVS106 Organic & Sustainable Food Production
EVS108 Climate Change, the Environment, and Society
EVS110 Explorations in Place: The American Four Corners Travel Seminar
EVS112 Protecting and Managing Water Resources
EVS114 Environmental Policy
FFL100 First Year Experience
FFL101 Being Mindful: Strategies for Successful Students
FFL103 Understanding Higher Education and Career Pathways
FRE101 Elementary French 1
FRE102 Elementary French 2
FRE201 Intermediate French 1
FRE202 Intermediate French 2
GEO108 Environmental Science
GEO110 Meteorology
GWS102 Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies
GWS104 Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies
GWS106 Revolutionary Women: Combating Inequality, Poverty, and Power
GWS201 Masculinities
GWS203 Politics of the Veil
GWS205 Women and War
HIS103 United States History 1
HIS104 United States History 2
HIS110 Russia and the Soviet Union Since 1917
HIS118 Islam, Revolution, and the Modern Middle East
HIS122 Women in American History
HIS124 African-American History
HIS126 The World in the 20th Century
HIS131 World History 1
HIS132 World History 2
HIS134 European History Since 1789
HIS136 The History of Sexuality
HIS150A History Study-Travel Seminar: World War 1 and European Culture
HIS150B History Study-Travel Seminar: World War II and the Holocaust
HIS200 The Holocaust
HIS201 American Environmental History
HIS202 History of Medicine and Public Health  
HON200 Honors Seminar
HON200C Honors Seminar: The Human Genome
HON200D The Green Economy: Sustainable Businesses and their Social Implications
HON200E I Am Hip-Hop: A Cultural, Artistic, and Social Movement
HON202 Future Studies
HON206 The Meaning of Life in Film, Fiction, and Philosophy
HON208 Honors Seminar: Economics Fed Challenge Course
HON210 Exploring the Arts
IDS101 Human Being: Being Human
IDS102C IDS Seminar: Comics in American Culture
IDS102D Popular Culture in the U.S.
IDS102G Attraction and Avoidance: Disability in Popular Culture
IDS105 Art and Poetry Near and Far: From New England to East Asia
IDS108 Information Technology, Society and Culture
IDS112 Introduction to Art, Music, and Literature: From Classics to Pop
IDS126 Exploring the Brain/Mind
IDS136 Martin and Malcolm: Advocates for Human Rights
IDS142 Global Conflicts and Human Behavior
IDS154 Literature of the Holocaust
IDS172 Secrets, Sins, and Salem: The Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne
IDS190 Keeping Score: Cultures of Sport
LIT101 Sickness and Storytelling
LIT103 Superheroes, Sleuths, and Singing Souffles: Adaptation in Pop Culture
LIT105 Hip-Hop as Literature
LIT107 A Sense of Place: Exploring Greater Boston through Literature & Media
LIT109 Basho to Beyonce: Introduction to Poetry
LIT202 British Literature 1: Eighth Century to Nineteenth
LIT204 British Literature 2: Nineteenth Century to
LIT206 World Literature 1: Ancient World to Eighteenth Century
LIT208 World Literature 2: Eighteenth Century to
LIT210 American Literature 1: Colonial Period to the Civil War
LIT212 American Literature 2: Civil War to the Modern Age
LIT214 Lit of the American Peoples 1: American Indian Literature
LIT216 Lit of the American Peoples 2: Latin American Literataure
LNG101 Academic Discourse for Multilingual Students: : Integrated Communication 1
LNG102 Academic Discourse for Multilingual Students: Writing 1
LNG103 Academic Discourse for Multilingual Students: Integrated Communication 2
LNG104 Academic Discourse for Multilingual Students: Writing 2
MAT065 Math for non-STEM Pathways Support
MAT065A Math for Elementary School Teachers Support
MAT110 Mathematics Literacy
MAT131 Technical Mathematics 1
MAT132 Technical Mathematics 2
MAT134 Mathematics for Veterinary Technology
MAT135 Applied Technical Mathematics 1
MAT136 Applied Technical Mathematics 2
MAT140 Quantitative Reasoning
MAT140A Quantitative Reasoning
MAT143 Introduction to Statistics
MAT143A Introduction to Statistics
MAT143H Introduction to Statistics Honors
MAT144 Math for Elementary Teachers: Numeracy and Algebraic Reasoning
MAT144A Math for Elementary Teachers: Numeracy and Algebraic Reasoning
MAT146 Math for Elementary Teachers: Data Analysis, Geometry and Measurement
MAT146A Math for Elementary Teachers: Data Analysis, Geometry and Measurement
MAT148 Finite Mathematics
MAT151 Precalculus 1
MAT151A Precalculus 1
MAT152 Precalculus 2
MAT208 Calculus for Business, Social and Life Sciences
MAT210 Linear Algebra
MAT241 Discrete Structures
MAT251 Calculus 1
MAT252 Calculus 2
MAT301 Calculus 3
MAT302 Differential Equations
MDA107 Introduction to Digital Media Literacy
MDA108 Television Studies: The Big Picture
MDA110 Film and Popular Culture
MDA112 American Cinema
MDA116 Introduction to Digital Filmmaking
MDA118 Introduction to Post Production Editing
MDA120 Crime and the Media
MDA201 Media Studies
MDA203 World Cinema
MDA205 Scripting: Storytelling in a Digital Age
MDA207 Facts and Fakes: Navigating the News
MDA211 TV Production: Streaming Technology, Podcasts & Field Production  
MUS101 Introduction to Music Composition
MUS104 Music Appreciation to 1810
MUS106 Music Appreciation from 1810
MUS126 Basic Concepts of Music
PHI106 Introduction to Philosophy
PHI116 Ethics
PHI120 Medical Ethics
PHI126 Environmental Ethics
PHY101 Introductory Physics 1
PHY102 Introductory Physics 2
PHY201 Physics 1: Mechanics
PHY203 Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism
PHY222 Physical Properties of Matter
PHY302 Optics and Modern Physics
PLS102 American National Government and Politics
PLS104 State and Local Government in America
PLS106 Introduction to International Relations
POR101 Elementary Portuguese 1
PRO100 Introduction to the Professional Portfolio
PSY102 Introduction to Psychology
PSY110 Organizational Psychology and the Workplace
PSY112 Introduction to Gerontology
PSY136 Perspectives on Child Abuse
PSY140 Death and Dying
PSY142 Human Sexual Behavior
PSY200 Psychology of Gender and Women
PSY202 Child Psychology
PSY204 Human Growth and Development
PSY206 Social Psychology
PSY208 Theories of Personality
PSY210 Abnormal Psychology
PSY212 Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences
REL102 Great Religions of the World
REL104 Understanding Islamic Faith
RUS101 Elementary Russian 1
SCI101 Integrated Science 1
SCI102 Integrated Science 2
SCI104 Understanding Nutrition
SCI106 Epidemics Past,
SOC106 Introduction to Sociology
SOC108 The Sociology of Diversity
SOC110 Juvenile Offenders
SOC114 Community Issues and Civic Engagement
SOC120 Sociology of Work and Labor
SOC128 School Violence: Causes and Consequences
SOC202 Race, Gender, and Class
SOC204 Criminology
SOC206 Social Problems in a Globalized World
SOC208 Sociology of Families
SPE102 Speech
SPE104 Small Group Communication
SPE106 Interpersonal Communication
SPE202 Intercultural Communication
SPE206 Advanced Public Speaking
SPE208 Communication and Social Activism
SPN100 Conversational Spanish
SPN101 Elementary Spanish 1
SPN101A Elementary Spanish 1 for Health Professionals
SPN101B Elementary Spanish 1 for Criminal Justice Careers
SPN101C Elementary Spanish 1: Business and Finance
SPN102 Elementary Spanish 2
SPN104 Language and Culture
SPN201 Intermediate Spanish 1
SPN202 Intermediate Spanish 2
SPN260 Conversational Spanish - Advanced
SPN261 Spanish Composition: Literature, Culture, and Critical Analysis 

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