Fairmount College graduation competencies and courses
Click on each accordion key below to view a list of Fairmount College courses that meet graduation competency requirements. Additional courses may be added. Some courses have more than one competency attribute and will appear more than once in this table. Make an appointment with your academic advisor to build a plan using these competencies: (316)978-4757.
Communication
Oral Communication
| Subject | Number | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| COMM | 202 | Debate and Forensics |
| COMM | 313 | Argumentation and Advocacy |
| COMM | 325 | Speaking in Business/Prof |
| COMM | 365 | Popular Culture and Communication |
| COMM | 402 | Debate and Forensics |
| ENGL | 590 | Senior Seminar |
| ENGL | 232T | Hip-Hop and Culture |
| FREN | 525 | Advanced French Conversation |
| GEOL | 312 | Historical Geology |
| HIST | 305 | Epidemics in World History |
| HIST | 531 | American Environmental History |
| HNRS | 305F | Epidemics in World History |
| POLS | 153 | Model UN Nations I |
| POLS | 353 | Model UN Nations II |
| SOC | 332 | Media Through a Sociological Lens |
| SOC | 514 | Sociology Capstone |
| SPAN | 525 | Adv Spanish Conversation |
Textual Analysis
| Subject | Number | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH | 647 | Theories of Culture |
| COMM | 350 | Communicaion Strategy for the Mass Audience |
| COMM | 355 | Race and Media |
| COMM | 365 | Popular Culture and Communication |
| COMM | 525 | Advertising Copywriting |
| COMM | 535 | Comm Analysis & Criticism |
| ENGL | 230 | Exploring Literature |
| ENGL | 232 | Themes in American Literature |
| ENGL | 241 | Jane Austen and Popular Culture |
| ENGL | 273 | Science Fiction |
| ENGL | 276 | The Literature of Sports |
| ENGL | 277 | The Detective Story |
| ENGL | 285 | Intro to Creative Writing |
| ENGL | 301 | Fiction Writing |
| ENGL | 303 | Poetry Writing |
| ENGL | 307 | Narrative in Literature and Film |
| ENGL | 310 | Nature of Poetry |
| ENGL | 320 | The Nature of Drama |
| ENGL | 323 | World Literature |
| ENGL | 325 | Intro to English Studies |
| ENGL | 330 | Nature of Fiction |
| ENGL | 340 | Shakespeare |
| ENGL | 346 | American Multicultural Lit |
| ENGL | 360 | Major British Writers I |
| ENGL | 361 | Major British Writers II |
| ENGL | 362 | Major American Writers I |
| ENGL | 363 | Major American Writers II |
| ENGL | 374 | Literature in the Audio Age |
| ENGL | 401 | Fiction Workshop |
| ENGL | 403 | Poetry Workshop |
| ENGL | 503 | American Literature I |
| ENGL | 515 | Studies in Shakespeare |
| ENGL | 516 | Studies in a Major Author |
| ENGL | 522 | Renaissance Literature |
| ENGL | 524 | Restoration and 18th Century Literature |
| ENGL | 526 | Romantic Literature |
| ENGL | 527 | Victorian Literature |
| ENGL | 534 | Studies in Young Adult Literature |
| ENGL | 579 | Introduction to Digital Humanities |
| ENGL | 590 | Senior Seminar |
| ENGL | 232D | Themes in American Literature: Literature in the Jazz Age |
| ENGL | 232K | Images of Insanity |
| ENGL | 232R | Horror and the Supernatural |
| ENGL | 580AJ | Literature of the Civil War |
| FREN | 223 | Interm French Rdgs I |
| FREN | 300 | Intermedicate French Readings II |
| FREN | 223H | Interm French Rdgs I Honors |
| FREN | 300H | Intermediate French Readings II Honors |
| SPAN | 323 | Selected Span Readings |
| HIST | 100 | World Civiliz Since 1500 |
| HIST | 102 | Western Civilization since 1648 |
| HIST | 300 | Intr Hist Resrch & Writing |
| HIST | 314 | English History |
| HIST | 330 | The Americans: Conflict & Consensus in the Develop. of American Society and Culture |
| HIST | 341 | Cold War |
| HIST | 365 | Mongol Empire: Genghis Khan and His Empire |
| HIST | 502 | Am Rev & Early Republic |
| HIST | 588 | Medieval Russia |
| HIST | 698 | Historiography |
| PHIL_JAPN | 228 | Introduction to Japanese Philosophy |
| PHIL | 310 | Classical Phil of Law Textual Analysis |
| PHIL | 315 | Late Modern Philosophy |
| PHIL | 322 | Early Modern Philosophy |
| PHIL | 335 | Theory of Knowledge |
| PHIL | 315H | Late Modern Philosophy Honors |
| PHIL | 360 | Ethical Theory |
| PHL | 361 | Metaethics |
| POLS | 232 | Political Theory and Philosophy |
| REL | 110 | Old Testament |
| REL | 115 | New Testament |
| REL | 301 | Archaeology and the Bible |
| REL | 302 | Religion and Society |
| REL | 301H | Archaeology and the Bible Honors |
| REL | 393 | Race and the Bible |
| REL | 420 | Women and the Bible |
| SOC | 302 | Religion and Society |
| SOC | 311 | Introduction to Sociological Theory |
| SOC | 315 | Marriage and Families |
| SOC | 337 | Young Women's Health |
| SOC | 338 | Health & Lifestyle |
| SOC | 517 | Intimate Relations |
| SOC | 534 | Urban Sociology |
| SOC | 538 | Medical Sociology |
| SPAN | 400 | Interm Spanish Readings |
| SPAN | 323H | Selected Spanish Readings Honors |
Written Communication
| Subject | Number | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH | 200 | Intercultural Relations |
| ANTH | 303 | World Cultures |
| BIOL | 669 | Research in Biochemistry |
| CHEM | 669 | Research in Biochemistry |
| CHEM | 690 | Independent Study/Research |
| COMM | 301 | Writing for the Mass Audience |
| ENGL | 210 | Comp:Buss, Prof & Tech Wrtg |
| ENGL | 285 | Intro to Creative Writing |
| ENGL | 301 | Fiction Writing |
| ENGL | 365 | African American Literature |
| ENGL | 401 | Fiction Workshop |
| ENGL | 403 | Poetry Workshop |
| ENGL | 508 | Critical Studies in Film |
| ENGL | 522 | Renaissance Literature |
| ENGL | 565 | Multimodal Composition |
| ENGL | 680 | Theory/Practice Composition |
| ENGL | 303 | Poetry Writing |
| ETHS | 334 | Ethnic America in the 20th Century |
| FREN | 526 | Advanced French Composition and Grammar |
| HIST | 300 | Intr Hist Resrch & Writing |
| HIST | 333 | Ethnic America in the 20th Century |
| HIST | 508 | United States Since 1945 |
| HIST | 513 | History of United States and the Modern Middle East |
| HIST | 514 | History of the Modern Middle East |
| HIST | 522 | US Foreign Relation Since 1898 |
| HIST | 599AL | History of Global Public Health |
| PHIL | 315 | Late Modern Philosophy |
| PHIL | 322 | Early Modern Philosophy |
| PHIL | 335 | Theory of Knowledge |
| PHIL | 540 | Theory of Knowledge |
| PHIL | 315H | Late Modern Philosophy Honors |
| PHIL | 360 | Ethical Theory |
| POLS | 600 | Senior Thesis |
| PSY | 311 | Research Methods in Psychology |
| SCWK | 300 | Policy I:Und Soc Welfare Pol |
| SCWK | 351 | Introduction to Social Work Research |
| SOC | 312 | Intro to Social Research |
| SOC | 514 | Sociology Capstone |
| SOC | 538 | Medical Sociology |
| SPAN | 526 | Adv Spanish Gram/Comp |
| STAT | 460 | Elementary Probability and Mathematical Statistics |
Human Behavior and Diversity
Civic Awareness
| Subject | Number | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| COMM | 410 | Principles of Journalism |
| ENGL | 277 | The Detective Story |
| ENGL | 333 | Literature and Law |
| HIST | 131 | US:Colonial to 1865 |
| HIST | 132 | U S Since 1865 |
| HIST | 333 | Ethnic America in the 20th Century |
| HIST | 502 | Am Rev & Early Republic |
| HIST | 505 | The United States, 1865 to 1920 |
| HIST | 508 | United States Since 1945 |
| HIST | 511 | Women in Early America, 1600-1830 |
| HIST | 512 | Women and Reform in America, 1830-Present |
| HIST | 513 | History of United States and the Modern Middle East |
| HIST | 514 | History of the Modern Middle East |
| HIST | 517 | United States Constitutional History to 1865 |
| HIST | 518 | United States Constitutional History from 1865 |
| HIST | 519 | Intro Local & Comm Hist |
| HIST | 522 | US Foreign Relation Since 1898 |
| HIST | 528 | History of Wichita |
| HIST | 530 | The American Woman in History |
| HIST | 535 | History of Kansas |
| HIST | 536 | Survey of American Indian History |
| HIST | 542 | Religion in America |
| HIST | 543 | Law and American Society |
| HIST | 544 | American Law and Film |
| HIST | 546 | LGBTQ+ US History |
| HIST | 547 | Law and Modern American Civil Rights |
| HIST | 517H | United States Constitutional History to 1865 Honors |
| HIST | 518H | United States Constitutional History from 1865 Honors |
| HIST | 519H | Introduction to Local and Community History Honors |
| HIST | 543H | Law and American Society Honors |
| PHIL | 312 | Contemporary Philosophy of Law |
| PHS | 405 | Sociology of Aging |
| PHS | 559 | Successful Aging: Theory, Research and Practice |
| POLS | 121 | American Politics |
| POLS | 121H | American Politics Honors |
| POLS | 220 | Intro Intl Relations |
| POLS | 220H | Introduction to International Relations Honors |
| POLS | 226 | Comparative Politics |
| POLS | 121H | American Politics Honors |
| POLS | 220H | Intro Intl Relations Honors |
| POLS | 305 | Environmental Politics |
| POLS | 314 | Presidential Nominations |
| POLS | 315 | The Presidency |
| POLS | 316 | Legislative Politics |
| POLS | 317 | Urban Politics |
| POLS | 319 | State Politics |
| POLS | 321 | Introduction to Public Administration |
| POLS | 325 | Gender and Politics |
| POLS | 340 | Global Challenges |
| POLS | 352 | Law and Political Power |
| POLS | 356 | Civil Liberties |
| POLS | 357 | Supreme Court |
| POLS | 359 | First Amendment |
| POLS | 360 | Human Rights |
| POLS | 380 | Parties and Elections |
| POLS | 395 | U.S. Foreign Policy |
| POLS | 421 | Civic Engagement and Democracy |
| PSY | 559 | Successful Aging: Theory, Research and Practice |
| PSY | 559H | Successful Aging: Theory, Research and Practice Honors |
| REL | 542 | Religion in America |
| SCWK | 300 | Policy I: Understanding of Social Welfare Policy |
| SCWK | 559 | Successful Aging: Theory, Research and Pactice |
| SCWK | 559H | Successful Aging: Theory, Research and Pactice Hnors |
| SOC | 111 | Introduction to Sociology |
| SOC | 306 | Intro to Gender Studies |
| SOC | 318 | Environmental Sociology |
| SOC | 320 | Contemp Social Problems |
| SOC | 322 | Deviant Behavior |
| SOC | 325 | Parenting |
| SOC | 326 | Sociology of Race & Ethnicity |
| SOC | 330 | Social Inequality |
| SOC | 336 | Work in Modern Society |
| SOC | 346 | Sociology of Globalization |
| SOC | 350 | Social Interaction |
| SOC | 397 | Social Epidemiology |
| SOC | 405 | Sociology of Aging |
| SOC | 528 | Schools and Society |
| SOC | 537 | The Social Consquences of Disability |
| SOC | 539 | Juvenile Delinquency |
| SOC | 543 | Aging and Public Policy |
| SOC | 559 | Successful Aging: Theory, Research and Practice |
| SOC | 559H | Successful Aging: Theory, Research and Practice Honors |
| WOMS | 306 | Intro to Gender Studies |
| WOMS | 511 | Women in Early America, 1600-1830 |
| WOMS | 530 | The American Woman in History |
Cultural Literacy
| Subject | Number | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH | 102 | Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH | 305 | World Archaeology |
| ANTH | 318 | Psychological Anthropology |
| ANTH | 327 | Magic, Witchcraft and Religion |
| ANTH | 352 | Linguistic Anthropology |
| ANTH | 416 | Archaeology of Sex and Gender |
| ANTH | 542 | Women in Other Cultures |
| CJ | 360 | Multiculturalism in CJ |
| COMM | 335 | International and Intercult Comm |
| COMM | 355 | Race and Media |
| CSD | 518 | Deaf Culture |
| ENGL | 152 | Language of Food |
| ENGL | 230 | Exploring Literature |
| ENGL | 232 | Themes in American Literature |
| ENGL | 241 | Jan Austen and Popular Culture |
| ENGL | 310 | Nature of Poetry |
| ENGL | 320 | The Nature of Drama |
| ENGL | 323 | World Literature |
| ENGL | 325 | Intro to English Studies |
| ENGL | 340 | Shakespeare |
| ENGL | 360 | Major British Writers I |
| ENGL | 362 | Major American Writers I |
| ENGL | 365 | African Am. Literature |
| ENGL | 378 | Technologies of the Book |
| ENGL | 503 | American Literature I |
| ENGL | 515 | Studies in Shakespeare |
| ENGL | 516 | Studies in a Major Author |
| ENGL | 524 | Restoration and 18th Century Literature |
| ENGL | 526 | Romantic Literature |
| ENTR | 327 | Ethnic Entrepreneurship |
| ETHS | 360 | Dealing with Diversity |
| ETHS | 527 | African-American Busn History |
| ETHS | 381AD | The African American Historical Experience |
| FREN | 551 | French Civilization: The Middle Ages to the Restoration |
| FREN | 552 | Contemporary French Civilization |
| GEOG | 125 | Principles of Human Geography |
| HIST | 102 | Western Civiliz Since 1648 |
| HIST | 132 | U S Since 1865 |
| HIST | 309 | African Amer Historical Exper |
| HIST | 314 | English History |
| HIST | 315 | Modern German History |
| HIST | 317 | The Holocaust |
| HIST | 327 | Ethnic Entrepreneurship |
| HIST | 340 | World War II |
| HIST | 341 | Cold War |
| HIST | 503 | The Age of Jefferson and Jackson |
| HIST | 519 | Intro Local & Comm Hist |
| HIST | 527 | African-American Busn History |
| HIST | 528 | History of Wichita |
| HIST | 530 | The Amercan Woman in History |
| HIST | 535 | History of Kansas |
| HIST | 536 | Survey of American Indian History |
| HIST | 541 | Modern France |
| HIST | 542 | Religion in America |
| HIST | 581 | Europe 1789-1870 |
| HIST | 582 | Europe 1871-1945 |
| HIST | 583 | Europe 1945 to present |
| HIST | 588 | Medieval Russia |
| JAPN | 322 | Japanese Film |
| JAPN | 324 | Japanese Culture and Society |
| LING | 152 | Language of Food |
| MCLL | 518 | Deaf Culture |
| PHILJAPN | 228 | Introduction to Japanese Philosophy |
| PHIL | 307 | Japanese Film |
| PHIL | 307 | Japanese Film |
| PHIL | 410 | Philosophy of Medicine |
| PHS | 520 | Family and Aging |
| POLS | 153 | Model United Nations |
| POLS | 313 | Global Gender Politics |
| POLS | 325 | Gender and Politics |
| POLS | 353 | Model United Nations II |
| POLS | 360 | Human Rights |
| POLS | 361 | Diplomacy and Negotiation |
| REL | 302 | Religion and Society |
| REL | 393 | Race and the Bible |
| REL | 542 | Religion in America |
| SCWK | 361 | Person in Society: Maco |
| SCWK | 385 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Studies |
| SOC | 111 | Introduction to Sociology |
| SOC | 302 | Religion and Society |
| SOC | 303 | Sociology of Mental Health |
| SOC | 306 | Intro to Gender Studies |
| SOC | 316 | Men and Masculinities |
| SOC | 319 | Sociology of Secualities |
| SOC | 320 | Contemp Social Problems |
| SOC | 325 | Parenting |
| SOC | 326 | Sociology of Race & Ethnicity |
| SOC | 330 | Social Inequality |
| SOC | 336 | Work in Modern Society |
| SOC | 338 | Health and Lifestyle |
| SOC | 397 | Social Epidemiology |
| SOC | 405 | Sociology of Aging |
| SOC | 515 | Family Diversity |
| SOC | 517 | Intimate Relations |
| SOC | 520 | Family and Aging |
| SOC | 528 | Schools and Society |
| SOC | 534 | Urban Sociology |
| SOC | 543 | Aging and Public Policy |
| SPAN | 626 | Spanish Civilization |
| SPAN | 627 | Latin-American Civilization |
| WOMS | 190 | Diverse Women in Pop Culture |
| WOMS | 287 | Women in Society: Issues |
| WOMS | 306 | Intro to Gender Studies |
| WOMS | 316 | Men and Masculinities |
| WOMS | 385 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Studies |
| WOMS | 530 | The American Woman in History |
| WOMS | 542 | Women in Other Cultures |
| WOMS | 587 | Theories of Feminism |
World Language
| Subject | Number | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| ASL | 204 | Intermed American Sign Lang |
| FREN | 204 | Intermediate French |
| FREN | 204H | Intermediate French Honors |
| GERM | 204 | Intermediate German |
| JAPN | 204 | Intermediate Japanese |
| SPAN | 204 | Intermediate Spanish |
Scientific Interpretation and Application
Quantitative Literacy
| Subject | Number | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL | 418 | General Ecology |
| CHEM | 103 | Intro Gen, Organic and Biochem |
| CHEM | 110 | Preparatory Chemistry |
| CHEM | 211 | General Chemistry I |
| COMM | 430 | Comm Research & Inquiry |
| COMM | 530 | Media Analytics and Aud Behavior |
| GEOL | 640 | Field Geology |
| MATH | 231 | Discrete Mathematics |
| MATH | 321 | Discrete Structures I |
| MATH | 415 | Introduction to Advanced Mathematics |
| MATH | 511 | Linear Algebra |
| MATH | 547 | Advanced Calculus I |
| MATH | 548 | Introduction to Complex Variables |
| MATH | 555 | Ordinary Differential Equations |
| MATH | 613 | Fundamental Concepts of Algebra |
| POLS | 326 | Public Opinion and Political Psychology |
| POLS | 365 | Political Data Analysis |
| PSY | 301 | Psychological Statistics |
| SOC | 313 | Intro to Social Statistics |
| STAT | 460 | Elementary Probability and Mathematical Statistics |
Scientific Reasoning
| Subject | Number | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH | 101 | Biological Anthropology |
| ANTH | 106 | Biological Anthropology Lab |
| ANTH | 103 | Introduction to Archaeology |
| BIOL | 106 | Human Organism |
| BIOL | 107 | Human Organism Lab |
| BIOL | 210 | General Biology I |
| BIOL | 370 | Introduction to Environmental Sc |
| BIOL | 371 | Environmental Science Lab |
| BIOL | 417 | Evolution |
| BIOL | 419 | Genetics |
| CHEM | 103 | Intro Gen, Organic and Biochem |
| CHEM | 110 | Preparatory Chemistry |
| CHEM | 211 | General Chemistry I |
| GEOL | 102 | Earth Science & Environment |
| GEOL | 111 | General Geology |
| GEOL | 640 | Field Geology |
| PHIL | 320 | Philosophy of Science |
| PHIL | 321 | The History and Philosophy of the Physcial Sciences in the 20th Century |
| PHIL | 410 | Philosophy of Medicine |
| PHYS | 195_196 | Modern Astronomy |
| PHYS | 210 | Physics of Sound |
| PHYS | 213 | General College Physics I |
| POLS | 365 | Political Data Analysis |
| SOC | 311 | Introduction to Sociological Theory |
| SOC | 312 | Intro to Social Research |
Technological Literacy
| Subject | Number | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH | 562 | Introduction to GIS |
| BIOL | 418 | General Ecology |
| BIOL | 419 | Genetics |
| BIOL | 499 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIOL | 669 | Research in Biochemistry |
| CHEM | 524 | Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis |
| CHEM | 669 | Research in Biochemistry |
| CHEM | 690 | Independent Study/Research |
| COMM | 205 | Visual Technologies |
| COMM | 206 | Introduction to Multimedia |
| COMM | 255 | Introduction Web Design and Analytics |
| ENGL | 374 | Literature in the Audio Age |
| ENGL | 378 | Technologies of the Book |
| ENGL | 577 | Digital Textual Editing |
| ENGL | 579 | Introduction to Digital Humanities |
| ENGL | 664 | Quantitative Methods for Literary and Linguistic Studies |
| GEOL | 540 | Field Map Methods |
| LING | 664 | Quantitative Methods for Literary and Linguistic Studies |
| MATH | 451 | Computational Mathematics Using MATLABH |
| MATH | 551 | Numerical Methods |
| PSY | 311 | Research Methods in Psychology |
| SOC | 313 | Intro to Social Statistics |