Rock Studies 2 Quick Guide
The Rock Studies Program at Slippery Rock University is the general education requirements for all academic majors for incoming freshman. Since some majors prescribe specific courses within each category, student should use this guide along with the curriculum guide and the My Rock Audit to make course selections in consultation with their adviser.
The Rock (15 Credits)
The Rock (15 Credits)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | Critical Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 104 | Critical Reading | 3 |
| MATH 117 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| 3 |
| Civil Discourse: Theory & Practice | |
| Ethics and Civil Discourse | |
| Civil Discourse and Democracy | |
Integrated Inquiry (15 Credits)
Creative and Aesthetic Inquiry (3 Credits)
Humanities Inquiry (3 Credits)
Course List (Per Attribute)
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| ENGL 180 | Society on the Screen | 3 |
| GNDR 180 | Disability and Social Justice | 3 |
| HIST 180 | Spotlight on the Past | 3 |
| MODL 180 | Introduction to World Cultures | 3 |
| PHIL 180 | Philosophical Inquiry | 3 |
Social Science Inquiry (3 Credits)
Course List (Per Attribute)
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| COMM 170 | Communicology | 3 |
| CRIM 170 | Crime: Why Do We Do It? | 3 |
| GES 170 | Discover Geography | 3 |
| HSS 170 | Lenses of Catastrophe | 3 |
| INDP 170 | Making Sense of Our Social World | 3 |
| PE 168 | Physical Activity and Wellbeing in Society | 3 |
| POLS 170 | Investigating Politics | 3 |
| SOWK 170 | Cultural Competence and Social Change | 3 |
Natural Sciences Inquiry (3 Credits)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| SCI 101 | Science of Life | 3 |
Physical Sciences Inquiry (3 Credits)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| SCI 102 | Understanding the Physical World | 3 |
Thematic Threads (12 Credits)
Thematic Threads (12 Credits)
- Students should declare a thread in consultation with their academic adviser.
- Select 12 credits including one course from each category; 6 credits must be 300-level or above; no more than 4 credits from on subject area
- Thematic Thread Categories:
- World
- Past
- Present
- Future
Available Thematic Threads
To view a listing of all available Thematic Threads, visit the Thematic Threads page
