FIGs Course Listing 2003
1. CAREERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
COAS Q294 Basic Career Development
CSCI A110 Introduction to Computers
SOC S101 Media and Society
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
2. IDENTITY AND CAREERS
COAS Q294 Basic Career Development
PSY P101 Introductory Psychology I
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Both FIGs are recommended for exploratory students, undecided about their major and intending to explore prospective careers and the full range of academic opportunities at IUB.
3. INFORMATICS OR A HUMAN SIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
INFO I101 Introduction to Informatics
PHIL P140 Introduction to Ethics
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in information technology and how people work with and use information. Prospective majors include informatics, computer science and other COAS, business, journalism, and SPEA.
4. EXPLORING ACCOUNTING MAJORS
BUS A100 Basic Accounting Skills
BUS K201 The Computer in Business
BUS X104 Business Presentation
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended especially for students who are considering a business degree in accounting and/or finance.
5. Business and Environment
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
SPEA E100 Green Business: Introduction
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in green business, environmental issues, and effects of industry on pollution, including prospective majors in BUS (except for accounting), public affairs (SPEA), and various COAS. Note: SPEA E100 will count toward SPEA’s Public Affairs core of the BS Public Affairs degree.
6. Exploring Business (I)
BUS A100 Basic Accounting Skills
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
CMCL C121 Public Speaking
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
7. Exploring Business (II)
BUS A100 Basic Accounting Skills
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
BUS X104 Business Presentation
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
8. Exploring Business (III)
BUS A100 Basic Accounting Skills
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
BUS K201 The Computer in Business
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
9. Exploring Business (IV)
BUS A100 Basic Accounting Skills
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
All intended for students who are considering a degree in any business field offered at IU. Prospective accounting majors should be advised that BUS X100 will count as business elective.
10. Business of the Arts
BUS X104 Business Presentations
FINA A102 Renaissance through Modern Art
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in business aspects of the arts, marketing the arts, and history of the arts, incl. prospective majors in business, liberal arts, and social science.
11. Marketing and Managing Sport (I)
HPER P211 Introduction to Sport Management
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
12. Marketing and Managing Sport (II)
HPER P211 Introduction to Sport Management
BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Both are intended for students interested in the sports business, incl. prospective majors in business (non-accounting) and HPER sport marketing and management.
13. Fashion and Retail Industry of Tomorrow
AMID H100 Introduction to Apparel and Textiles
PSY P101 Introductory Psychology I
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students interested in trends in retail industry and consumer behavior, incl. prospective majors in apparel merchandising, business (major and minor), and COAS.
14. Fine Art of Fine Arts (I)
FINA F102 Fundamental Studio – 2D
FINA A101 Ancient and Medieval Art
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
15. Fine Art of Fine Arts (II)
FINA F100 Fundamental Studio – Drawing
FINA A101 Ancient and Medieval Art
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Both FIGs are recommended for students with strong interests in studio art and art history, incl. prospective majors in COAS, art education, and journalism.
16. Mysteries of the Past
COAS E104 Lost Tribes and Sunken Continents
ANTH A105 Human Origins and Prehistory
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommend for students who are interested in archeology, human life in the most-distant reaches of time, and human origin. Prospective majors include anthropology, geography, geology, psychology, sociology, biology, history, folklore, and other COAS.
17. Exploring Education
EDUC G203 Communication in the Classroom
HIST H106 American History II
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for all education majors.
18. Teaching Young Children
EDUC G203 Communication in the Classroom
EDUC Q200 Intro to Scientific Inquiry
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students exploring Elementary Education, Special Education, Early Childhood, and All Grades.
19. Sports Medicine
HPER P280 Principles of Athletic Training
SOC S101 Medicine in America
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
For students interested in athletic training, exercise science, physical therapy, and careers in medicine.
20. The Ethics of Medical Biotechnology
BIOL L112 Biological mechanisms
PHIL P140 Introduction to Ethics
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students with interests in professional health care, biology, genetic engineering and ethics. Related interests include science- and social science-oriented COAS degrees, journalism, education, and ecotourism.
21. Exploring Medical Sciences
MSCI M131 Disease and Human Body
SOC S101 Medicine in America
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
For students thinking about careers in medicine and/or interested in health issues, including prospective majors in biology, nuclear medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, and applied health and/or a minor in social science and medicine.
22. Animals and Humans
COAS E104 People and Animals
BIOL L111 Evolution and Diversity
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
For students with interests in interactions between people and animals, animal behavior as well as veterinary medicine, biology, zoology, and anthropology. Related interests include science- and social science-oriented COAS degrees, preveterinary program at IU, and/or a minor in animal behavior.
23. The Criminal Mind
CJUS P200 Theories of Crime and Deviance
PSY P101 Introductory Psychology I
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in law, criminal justice, social, economic, and psychological causes of crime. Related majors include COAS, journalism, and business.
24. Crime, Law, and Society
CJUS P100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
COAS E104 The Mad and the Bad
COAS X111 FIGs seminar
Intended for students considering law school and those interested in the administration of criminal justice, portrayal of criminals and public attitude toward crime (or psychological aspects of crime, depending on the TOPICS course), including majors in COAS, BUS, and journalism.
25. Sex and Politics
POLS Y103 Introduction to American Politics
GNDR G101 Women, Gender, and Culture
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in the role of gender in contemporary politics, society, and culture. Related majors include COAS, journalism, education, business, and SPEA.
26. Exploring Human Behavior and Development
PSY P101Introductory Psychology I
HPER F150 Introduction to Life Span Development
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in counseling, psychology, human behavior, and marriage and family interactions, including majors in psychology (and other COAS), human development and family studies, and public health education and business.
27. Exploring Psychology (I)
PSY P199 Planning Your Psychology Career
PSY P151 Introduction to Psychology (I) for Majors
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
28. Exploring Psychology (II)
PSY P199 Planning Your Psychology Career
PSY P151 Introduction to Psychology (I) for Majors
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Both FIGs are recommended for students interested in exploring the field of and careers in psychology: in particular, the core of instruction in psychology at IU, opportunities for involvement in psychology outside of formal class, practical and professional issues in careers choice, etc.
29. Business Law
BUS L100 Personal Law
PHIL P140 Introduction to Ethics
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students considering law school and those interested in legal studies and criminal justice. Related majors include business, COAS, journalism, and SPEA.
30. Psychology and Communication Disorders
PSY P101 Introductory Psychology I
SPHS S110 Survey of Communication Disorders
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students exploring the study of human behavior and speech ands hearing disorders, incl. majors in speech and hearing, psychology, and other COAS.
31. America and the World Beyond
JOUR J110 Foundations of Journalism and Mass Communication
COAS I100 Introduction to International Relations
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in international affairs and the American media, including prospective majors in journalism, political science, history (and other social sciences) as well as business and SPEA.
32. Exploring Careers in Nursing for Freshmen
NURS K492 Exploring Careers in Nursing
HPER H160 First Aid and Emergency Care
SOC S100 Introduction to Sociology
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students exploring careers in nursing and those who would like to learn strategies for success in the nursing major at IU. Note re: K492: students may also enroll in the optional one-credit ‘service learning’ section of K492
33. The Lively Art of Acting
THTR T120 Acting I
ENG W131 Elementary Composition
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students interested in acting, performing arts and literature. Prospective majors include COAS, journalism, business, SPEA, and secondary education.
34. Public Relations
JOUR J110 Foundations of Journalism and Mass Communication
BUS X104 Business Presentations
PHIL P140 Introduction to Ethics
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Recommended for students interested in public relations and ethical aspects of print media and communication), including prospective majors in journalism, business, social science, and liberal arts.
35. Creative Writing
ENG W103 Introductory Creative Writing
COAS S103 Dreams in Literature and Life
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
For exploratory students with interests in literature and writing their own fiction (prose and/or poetry), incl. prospective majors in any liberal arts program in COAS, secondary education, journalism, business, and SPEA.
36. Making Movies
CMCL C190 Introduction to Media
TEL T206 Introduction to Design and Production
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students interested in social and technical aspects of the media, incl. media production. Related majors include telecommunications, journalism, fine arts and other liberal arts.
37. Jewish Studies
HIST H251 Jewish History: Bible to Crusades
REL R210 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Intended for students with strong interests in Jewish studies, incl. prospective majors in COAS, journalism, business, SPEA, social work, nursing, and secondary education.
38. Ancient Civilizations and Their Legacies (Greek)
CLAS C101 Ancient Greek Culture
COAS E104 Christians and Pagans in the Renaissance
Intended for exploratory students interested in classical civilizations (Greek, in particular), including prospective majors in classical studies, history, liberal arts, social science and other COAS areas, journalism, and secondary education.
39. Ancient Civilizations and Their Legacies (Roman)
CLAS C102 Roman Culture
COAS E104 Christians and Pagans in the Renaissance
Recommended for exploratory students interested in classical civilizations and ancient cultures (Roman, in particular), incl. prospective majors in classical studies, history, liberal arts, social science and other COAS, journalism, and secondary education.
Both FIGs will include the same COAS X111 FIGs Seminar.
40. MAP/MASS
BIOL L112 Biological Mechanisms
EDUC X155 MAP class
COAS X111 FIGs Seminar
Exclusively for students in the MAP/MASS program with professional interests in medicine, dentistry and those who plan to major in science.
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