The Drake Curriculum
The purpose of the Drake Curriculum is to provide students with a meaningful liberal education. Drake students will gain the breadth of knowledge and skills necessary to successfully function in a complex and rapidly changing world. The Drake Curriculum helps to prepare students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments and responsible global citizenship. The Drake Curriculum consists of two components: a First Year Seminar and a set of Areas of Inquiry (A.O.I.) requirements. Students are required to complete both. An optional Honors Program Track is available as an alternative to the Areas of Inquiry requirements. Additional information can be found on the Drake Curriculum web site.
First Year Seminars
All Drake students entering directly from high school or transferring with fewer than 30 hours of college credit must complete a First Year Seminar during their first year of enrollment. First Year Seminars are student-centered learning experiences that involve critical thinking, both written and oral communication skills, and an introduction to information literacy. Through a topical focus, they foster understanding of methods of analysis and creativity. A student should normally take their First Year Seminar in the Fall term when seminars on a wide variety of topics are offered. Students transferring to Drake at mid-year and those who failed or dropped their Fall term First Year Seminar should enroll in the First Year Seminar available in the Spring term.
Areas of Inquiry
The Areas of Inquiry (A.O.I.) requirements are designed to provide students with a solid introduction to a variety of intellectual fields and a diversity of learning experiences. Students are required to take one course in each A.O.I. listed below. Descriptions of each A.O.I. are available on the Drake Curriculum web site.
Artistic Experience
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 013 | 2-D DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 014 | CONSTRUCTING SPACE | 3 |
| ART 015 | OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING | 3 |
| ART 019 | MICROCOSM, MACROCOSM | 3 |
| ART 021 | DIGITAL MEDIA | 3 |
| ART 050 | IDEA OF DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 063 | PAINTING I | 3 |
| ART 070 | ART AND CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| ART 071 | BLACKSMITHING AND THE ART OF UTILITY | 3 |
| ART 072 | TEXTILE AND FIBER ART | 3 |
| ART 074 | INTRODUCTION TO ART | 3 |
| ART 075 | THEMES IN ART HISTORY | 0,4 |
| ART 078 | RECYCLE AND REPURPOSE | 3 |
| ART 079 | BUILDING IDEAS | 3 |
| ART 081 | FORGING THE IMAGINATION | 3 |
| ART 090 | DRAWING IN TIME | 3 |
| ART 099 | PLANET(S): AN ART STUDIO | 3 |
| ART 103 | ART OF INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN | 3 |
| ART 108 | AMERICAN ART HISTORY | 3 |
| ART 111 | CULTURAL INTERSECTIONS C. 1900 | 3 |
| ART 113 | CURRENT CHINESE ART & ISSUES | 3 |
| ART 118 | AMERICAN LANDSCAPES | 3 |
| ART 119 | MATERIAL WORLD OF ART | 3 |
| ART 123 | CRITTERS 101 | 3 |
| ART 150 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 153 | BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP | 3 |
| ART 167 | INTRODUCTION TO LETTERPRESS PRINTING | 3 |
| ART 177 | ART AND PERCEPTION | 3 |
| ART 185 | ART NOW: MONUMENTS AND MEMORY | 3 |
| BIO 061 | NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY | 3 |
| CHEM 070 | ART AND CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| EDUC 113 | ART INTEGRATION IN EDUCATION | 3 |
| ENG 026 | SUBURBIA IN FILM | 3 |
| ENG 027 | IMAGING THE CITY | 3 |
| ENG 041 | INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDY | 0,3 |
| ENG 105 | AESTHETICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE | 3 |
| ENG 134 | TRANSATLANTIC LANDSCAPES IN BRITISH AMERICAN ART | 3 |
| HONR 108 | US-JAPAN RELATIONS/FILM | 0-3 |
| HONR 119 | MATERIAL WORLD IN ART | 3 |
| HONR 178 | MUSIC AND POLITICS | 3 |
| HSCI 181 | HEALTH COMM & ADVOCACY | 3 |
| JAPN 003 | INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I | 0,3 |
| JMC 058 | FOUNDATIONS OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| JMC 059 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION METHODS | 3 |
| MUS 011 | FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC THEORY | 3 |
| MUS 078 | INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ | 3 |
| MUS 080 | MUSIC IN WESTERN CULTURE | 3 |
| MUS 081 | WORLD MUSIC FOR MUSIC MAJORS | 3 |
| MUS 082 | WORLD MUSIC - NON-MUSIC MAJORS | 3 |
| MUS 119 | MUSIC AND POLITICS | 3 |
| PHIL 138 | PHILOSOPHY OF ART | 3 |
| SPAN 152 | FILM | 0,3 |
| THEA 005 | READINGS IN THEATRE | 3 |
| THEA 030 | STAGECRAFT I | 1-4 |
| THEA 032 | STAGE MAKEUP | 3 |
| THEA 074 | CONTEMPORARY FILM | 1,3 |
| THEA 076 | INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE | 3 |
| THEA 106 | MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE STYLES | 2 |
| THEA 114 | CLASSIC AMERICAN FILM | 3 |
| THEA 120 | THEATRE HISTORY TO 1660 | 3 |
| THEA 120T | THEATRE HISTORY IN LONDON | 3 |
| THEA 121 | THEATRE HISTORY SINCE 1660 | 3 |
| THEA 123 | MUSICAL THEATRE HISTORY | 3 |
The Engaged Citizen
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 136 | DIGITAL STORYTELLING | 3 |
| ART 072 | TEXTILE AND FIBER ART | 3 |
| BIO 108 | INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 3 |
| BUS 067 | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA | 6 |
| BUS 105 | COMM AND TOURISM ANALYSIS | 3 |
| ECON 108 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 109 | PUBLIC ECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 115 | LABOR ECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 120 | REGULATION AND ANTITRUST POLICY | 3 |
| EDUC 120 | ESL STRATEGIES | 3 |
| EDUC 140 | SPEECH AND THE CLASSROOM TEACHER | 3 |
| EDUC 185 | ETHICAL TENSIONS IN GLOB URBAN | 3 |
| ENG 037 | PUBLIC VOICES | 3 |
| ENG 052 | PUBLIC VOICES | 3 |
| ENG 069 | RHETORIC AND POLITICS | 3 |
| ENG 075 | INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES | 3 |
| ENG 121 | RHETORICS OF SPACE & PLACE | 0-3 |
| ENG 138 | ARGUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY | 3 |
| ENG 199 | WRITING IN SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS | 1-3 |
| ENSS 054 | ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION | 1,3 |
| ENSS 071 | ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S. | 3 |
| ENSS 108 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS | 3 |
| ENSS 111 | INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SEMINAR | 3-4 |
| ENSS 119 | REGIONAL ECOLOGY | 3 |
| ENSS 156 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS/POLICY | 3 |
| ENSS 163 | SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | 3 |
| HIST 188 | URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY | 3 |
| HONR 178 | MUSIC AND POLITICS | 3 |
| HSCI 106 | CULTURE CARE AND HEALTH LITERACY | 3 |
| INTD 020 | CHANGEMAKER SCHOLARS SEMINAR | 1,2 |
| INTD 050 | VOTE SMART AT DRAKE INTERNSHIP | 1-3 |
| INTD 075 | COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT | 2-3 |
| INTD 085 | DEVELOPING DEMOCRACY | 3 |
| INTD 087 | DISEASE, DIALOGUE, AND DEMOCRACY | 3 |
| JMC 066 | MEDIA RESPONSIBILITY OVER TIME | 3 |
| JMC 085 | PUBLIC RELATIONS PRINCIPLES | 3 |
| JMC 088 | INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC POLITICAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| LEAD 100 | LEADERSHIP: INFLUENCE AND CHANGE | 0-3 |
| LIBR 077 | FAKE NEWS, FILTERS, AND FALSEHOODS | 3 |
| LIBR 085 | SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY | 3 |
| LIBR 099 | COPYRIGHT ISSUES IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
| LIBR 174 | CONGRESS UP CLOSE | 3 |
| LPS 100 | LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY PERSPECTIVES ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | 3 |
| LPS 138 | REPRODUCTIVE LAW AND POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
| MUS 119 | MUSIC AND POLITICS | 3 |
| PHAR 171 | HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES | 3 |
| PHIL 124 | HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| POLS 075 | WORLD POLITICS | 3 |
| POLS 101 | CONGRESS AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS | 3 |
| POLS 102 | THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY | 3 |
| POLS 103 | JUDICIAL POLITICS | 3 |
| POLS 104 | WHAT'S WRONG WITH AMERICAN POLITICS?: CONTEMPORARY DEBATES IN INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN | 3 |
| POLS 113 | AMERICAN ELECTORAL PROCEDURES | 3 |
| POLS 114 | PUBLIC OPINION | 3 |
| POLS 115 | PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PROCESS | 3 |
| POLS 116 | THE MEDIA IN MODERN POLITICS | 3 |
| POLS 120 | AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY | 3 |
| POLS 121 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| POLS 130 | TRANSITIONS TO DEMOCRACY | 3 |
| POLS 131 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS | 3 |
| POLS 134 | COMPARATIVE POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS | 3 |
| POLS 135 | SUPREME COURTS & ELECTIONS | 3 |
| POLS 137 | POLITICS & PARLIAMENTS | 3 |
| POLS 140 | COMPARATIVE ASIAN POLITICS | 3 |
| POLS 141 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS OF CHINA | 3 |
| POLS 142 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF JAPAN | 3 |
| POLS 144 | MODERN EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS | 3 |
| POLS 150 | HUMAN RIGHTS AND WORLD POLITICS | 3 |
| POLS 151 | TRANSNATIONAL ADVOCACY NETWORK | 3 |
| POLS 152 | TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| POLS 156 | GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
| POLS 157 | Crime and Punishment in the United States | 3 |
| POLS 160 | THE UNITED NATIONS AND GLOBAL SECURITY | 3 |
| POLS 161 | GENDER AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3 |
| POLS 166 | REVISITING VIETNAM | 3 |
| POLS 167 | THE US AND IRAN | 3 |
| POLS 171 | POLITICAL INTEGRATION OF EUROPE | 3 |
| POLS 178 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | 3 |
| POLS 185 | AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | 3 |
| POLS 189 | TOPICS IN POLITICAL THEORY | 3 |
| REL 120 | BLACK CHRISTIANITY AND PROPH POL | 3 |
| REL 155 | LIBERATION THEOLOGY | 3 |
| SOC 075 | INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES | 3 |
| SOC 080 | SOCIAL PROBLEMS | 3 |
| SOC 122 | MAKING FAMILIES PUBLIC | 3 |
| SOC 145 | FOOD & SOCIETY | 3 |
| SOC 154 | POVERTY & SOCIETY | 3 |
| SOC 160 | JOBS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INEQUALITY | 3 |
| SOC 165 | THE ART OF THE INTERVIEW | 0-3 |
| SOC 175 | THEORIES OF INEQUALITY | 3 |
| SPAN 153 | CULTURE AND SOCIETY | 3 |
| TESL 104 | STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS | 3 |
| TESL 121 | INTRO TEACHING MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS | 3 |
| TESL 221 | INTRO TEACH MULTILINGUAL LEARN | 3 |
| WGS 001 | INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES | 3 |
| WGS 075 | INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES | 3 |
| WGS 150 | WOMEN IN POLITICS | 3 |
| WGS 176 | GENDER AND WORLD POLITICS | 3 |
Historical Foundations
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 075 | THEMES IN ART HISTORY | 0,4 |
| ART 108 | AMERICAN ART HISTORY | 3 |
| ART 109 | MODERN ART HISTORY | 3 |
| ART 110 | ART SINCE 1945 | 3 |
| ART 112 | SELECTED TOPICS IN ART HISTORY | 0-4 |
| ART 118 | AMERICAN LANDSCAPES | 3 |
| ECON 131 | CHINA'S ECONOMY | 3 |
| ENG 040 | TOPICS IN LITERARY HISTORY | 3 |
| ENG 104 | HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 0-3 |
| ENG 126 | FILM AND TV HISTORY AND CRITICISM | 0-3 |
| ENG 146 | 19TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 147 | 20TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 151 | SALEM WITCHCRAFT TRIALS | 3 |
| ENG 152 | 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 153 | 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 155 | REPRESENTING DETROIT | 3 |
| ENG 166 | DISCOURSES OF WAR | 3 |
| HIST 005 | WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 011 | WORLD HISTORY, 1500-1750 | 3 |
| HIST 012 | WORLD HISTORY, 1750-PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 015 | SELECTED INTRODUCTORY TOPICS IN HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 021 | EAST ASIAN HISTORY TO 1600 | 3 |
| HIST 022 | EAST ASIAN HISTORY SINCE 1600 | 3 |
| HIST 025 | FOOD HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 050 | RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1917 | 3 |
| HIST 060 | AFRICA IN WORLD HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 065 | AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 066 | AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 068 | CIVIL RIGHT'S MOVEMENTS | 3 |
| HIST 071 | EXPLORING US HISTORY THROUGH POPULAR FILMS | 3 |
| HIST 075 | US HISTORY TO 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 076 | US HISTORY SINCE 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 078 | GREENWICH VILLAGE AND HARLEM | 3 |
| HIST 079 | THE COLD WAR THROUGH FILM | 3 |
| HIST 090 | HERITAGE AND HOLOCAUST | 3 |
| HIST 099 | EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 105 | MIDWESTERN HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 109 | AGE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | 3 |
| HIST 112 | CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION | 3 |
| HIST 115 | NATIVE AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 123 | MODERN MEXICO | 3 |
| HIST 124 | AZTECS INCAS MAYAS | 3 |
| HIST 125 | COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 126 | MODERN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 128 | IMPERIAL CHINA | 3 |
| HIST 129 | MODERN CHINA | 3 |
| HIST 133 | EUROPE 19TH CENTURY | 3 |
| HIST 135 | HISTORY OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA | 3 |
| HIST 136 | OLD REGIME AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION | 3 |
| HIST 137 | FIN-DE-SIECLE EUROPE | 3 |
| HIST 138 | HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION | 3 |
| HIST 139 | WORLD WAR I | 3 |
| HIST 140 | AFRICA'S COLONIAL MOMENT | 3 |
| HIST 142 | THE WEST AND RUSSIA | 3 |
| HIST 146 | MAGIC AND WESTERN ESOTERICISM IN EUROPEAN AND US CULTURE & SOCIETY | 3 |
| HIST 155 | INTRODUCTION TO MARXISM | 3 |
| HIST 156 | SEX, POWER, AND WAR: THE AZTEC EMPIRE | 3 |
| HIST 160 | SOVIET EXPERIENCE: DAILY LIFE | 3 |
| HIST 161 | AFRICA, AFRICANS, AND ATLANTIC SLAVERY | 3 |
| HIST 172 | WOMEN AND GENDER IN EARLY AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 173 | WOMEN AND GENDER IN MODERN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 179 | DICE TO MAHJONG: GAMES IN CHINA | 3 |
| HIST 186 | HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
| HIST 189 | US-MEXICO BORDERLANDS | 3 |
| HIST 190 | PUBLIC HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 194 | SELECTED TOPICS | 0,3 |
| HONR 053 | LIFE & TEACHINGS OF JESUS | 3 |
| HONR 054 | APOCALYPTIC AMERICA | 3 |
| HONR 062 | RELIGIONS OF INDIA | 3 |
| HONR 128 | NATIVE AMERICA | 3 |
| HONR 132 | APOCALYPTIC US IN FILM/CULTURE | 3 |
| HONR 163 | HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
| INTD 099 | HOLOCAUST AND HERITAGE | 3 |
| IS 172 | EXPLORING THE SILICON PRAIRIE | 3 |
| MATH 157 | HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS | 3 |
| MUS 085 | MUSIC HISTORY I | 3 |
| PHAR 091 | HISTORY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| POLS 143 | JAPAN AND THE WORLD: ISSUES OF WAR AND MEMORY | 3 |
| POLS 153 | RACIAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 |
| PSY 151 | HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| REL 053 | LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS | 3 |
| REL 062 | RELIGIONS OF INDIA | 3 |
| REL 131 | APOCALYPTIC AMERICA | 3 |
| REL 132 | APOCALYPTIC AMERICA IN FILM AND CULTURE | 3 |
| SOC 122 | MAKING FAMILIES PUBLIC | 3 |
| SPAN 151 | NATIONAL IDENTITY | 0,3 |
| SPAN 153 | CULTURE AND SOCIETY | 3 |
| THEA 120 | THEATRE HISTORY TO 1660 | 3 |
| THEA 120T | THEATRE HISTORY IN LONDON | 3 |
| THEA 121 | THEATRE HISTORY SINCE 1660 | 3 |
| THEA 123 | MUSICAL THEATRE HISTORY | 3 |
| WGS 130 | INTRODUCTION TO EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HISTORY | 3 |
Information Literacy
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 166 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II | 3,4 |
| CS 010 | PREVIEW OF COMPUTER SCIENCE | 3 |
| CS 065 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I | 3 |
| CYB 010 | INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY | 3 |
| ECON 170 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS | 3 |
| EDUC 109 | EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| EDUC 160 | ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY | 2 |
| ENG 022 | CRITICAL MEDIA STUDIES | 3 |
| ENSS 037 | ENVIRONMENTAL CASE ANALYSIS | 3 |
| FIN 197 | SEMINAR IN FINANCE | 3 |
| HONR 141 | DIGITAL RELIGION | 3 |
| HSCI 160 | SURVEY OF EVIDENCED BASED HEALTHCARE | 3 |
| HSCI 172 | EVALUATING RESEARCH | 3 |
| IS 083 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW AND ETHICS | 3 |
| JMC 030 | MASS MEDIA IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY | 3 |
| JMC 065 | SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES | 3 |
| JMC 103 | STATEHOUSE REPORTING | 3 |
| LIBR 046 | INFORMATION LITERACY | 2 |
| LIBR 052 | INTRODUCTION TO ARCHIVES | 3 |
| LIBR 056 | INFORMATION LITERACY AND WALKING DEAD | 2 |
| LIBR 066 | DESTINATION THAILAND | 3 |
| LIBR 072 | WHAT'S UP DOC: DOCUMENT FILMS | 0,3 |
| LIBR 077 | FAKE NEWS, FILTERS, AND FALSEHOODS | 3 |
| LIBR 081 | COMMUNICATING SCIENCE | 3 |
| LIBR 085 | SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY | 3 |
| LIBR 088 | SCIENCE FICTION, SCIENCE FACT | 3 |
| LIBR 127 | RESEARCHING WOMEN | 3 |
| LIBR 174 | CONGRESS UP CLOSE | 3 |
| MGMT 170 | INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP | 3 |
| MKTG 113 | MARKETING RESEARCH | 3 |
| MUS 167 | JUNIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR | 1 |
| PHAR 145 | BASIC PHARMACY SKILLS AND APPLICATIONS II | 2 |
| PSY 133 | PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT | 0,4 |
| REL 144 | DIGITAL RELIGION | 3 |
| STAT 170 | REGRESSION AND TIME SERIES | 3 |
Global and Cultural Understanding
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 002 | INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| ANTH 143 | TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION | 3 |
| ANTH 170 | GLOBAL POLITICAL VIOLENCE | 3 |
| ANTH 175 | MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| ARAB 002 | BEGINNING ARABIC II | 0,3 |
| ARAB 004 | INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II | 0,3 |
| ART 104 | FREEDOM, SLAVERY, AND EMANCIPATION | 3 |
| ART 113 | CURRENT CHINESE ART & ISSUES | 3 |
| ASL 002 | AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II | 3 |
| ASL 070 | DEAF CULTURE | 3 |
| BIO 092 | INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY | 3 |
| BIO 092L | INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY LAB | 1 |
| BIO 111 | EVOLVED FOODWAYS | 3 |
| BLDS 072 | INTRO TO AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES | 3 |
| BUS 067 | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA | 6 |
| BUS 070 | GLOBALIZATION | 3 |
| CHIN 002 | BEGINNING CHINESE II | 0,3 |
| CHIN 004 | INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II | 0,3 |
| COUN 145 | COUNSELING DIVERSE POPULATIONS | 3 |
| ECON 135 | DEVELOPING ECONOMIES | 3 |
| EDUC 164 | PERSPECTIVES IN RACE, ETHNICITY, AND GENDER | 3 |
| EDUC 189 | GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP: CULTURE OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA | 3 |
| ENG 065 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1920 | 3 |
| ENG 066 | READING RACE AND ETHNICITY | 3 |
| ENG 079 | HOME AND BELONGING | 3 |
| ENG 158 | LITERATURE OF SOUTH AFRICA | 3 |
| ENG 164 | LATINO/A LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 168 | POSTCOLONIAL RHETORICS | 3 |
| ENSS 111 | INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SEMINAR | 3-4 |
| FREN 002 | BEGINNING FRENCH II | 0,3 |
| FREN 004 | INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II | 0,3 |
| FREN 151 | NATIONAL IDENTITY IN A TRANSNATIONAL AGE | 3 |
| FREN 152 | FRENCH FILM | 0,3 |
| GERM 001 | BEGINNING GERMAN I | 0,3 |
| GERM 002 | BEGINNING GERMAN II | 0,3 |
| GERM 004 | INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II | 0,3 |
| GERM 152 | GERMAN FILM | 0,3 |
| HIST 021 | EAST ASIAN HISTORY TO 1600 | 3 |
| HIST 022 | EAST ASIAN HISTORY SINCE 1600 | 3 |
| HIST 060 | AFRICA IN WORLD HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 123 | MODERN MEXICO | 3 |
| HIST 124 | AZTECS INCAS MAYAS | 3 |
| HIST 125 | COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 126 | MODERN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 128 | IMPERIAL CHINA | 3 |
| HIST 129 | MODERN CHINA | 3 |
| HIST 135 | HISTORY OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA | 3 |
| HIST 136 | OLD REGIME AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION | 3 |
| HIST 137 | FIN-DE-SIECLE EUROPE | 3 |
| HIST 140 | AFRICA'S COLONIAL MOMENT | 3 |
| HIST 142 | THE WEST AND RUSSIA | 3 |
| HIST 156 | SEX, POWER, AND WAR: THE AZTEC EMPIRE | 3 |
| HONR 062 | RELIGIONS OF INDIA | 3 |
| HONR 068 | RELIGIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| HONR 109 | GENDER AND WAR | 3 |
| HONR 114 | RELIGIONS OF DES MOINES | 3 |
| HONR 121 | COMPARATIVE RELIGION | 3 |
| HONR 143 | GLOBAL POLITICAL VIOLENCE | 3 |
| HONR 175 | LITERATURE OF SOUTH AFRICA | 3 |
| HSCI 104 | GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
| HSCI 106 | CULTURE CARE AND HEALTH LITERACY | 3 |
| HSCI 147 | INTERNATIONAL HEALTH TOPICS | 3 |
| HSCI 153 | HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| JAPN 001 | BEGINNING JAPANESE I | 0,3 |
| JAPN 002 | BEGINNING JAPANESE II | 0,3 |
| JAPN 004 | INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II | 0,3 |
| LEAD 110 | LEADERSHIP AT SEA | 0-12 |
| LEAD 120 | MANY WOMEN, MANY LEADERS | 3 |
| LPS 137 | AMERICAN INDIAN LAW AND POLITICS | 3 |
| MKTG 170 | GLOBAL MARKETING | 3 |
| MUS 081 | WORLD MUSIC FOR MUSIC MAJORS | 3 |
| MUS 082 | WORLD MUSIC - NON-MUSIC MAJORS | 3 |
| PHIL 081 | INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
| PHIL 103 | INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
| PHIL 121 | COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS | 3 |
| POLS 065 | COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 3 |
| POLS 121 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| POLS 130 | TRANSITIONS TO DEMOCRACY | 3 |
| POLS 131 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS | 3 |
| POLS 133 | CASE STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE AND TRANSNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 |
| POLS 140 | COMPARATIVE ASIAN POLITICS | 3 |
| POLS 141 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS OF CHINA | 3 |
| POLS 153 | RACIAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 |
| POLS 156 | GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
| POLS 160 | THE UNITED NATIONS AND GLOBAL SECURITY | 3 |
| POLS 162 | GENDER AND WAR | 3 |
| POLS 171 | POLITICAL INTEGRATION OF EUROPE | 3 |
| POLS 177 | POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GLOBALIZA | 3 |
| PSY 135 | PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE | 3 |
| PSY 138 | MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| REL 003 | INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS | 3 |
| REL 062 | RELIGIONS OF INDIA | 3 |
| REL 064 | INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM | 3 |
| REL 066 | RELIGIONS OF AFRICA | 3 |
| REL 067 | RELIGIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| REL 081 | INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
| REL 103 | INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
| REL 114 | RELIGIONS OF DES MOINES | 3 |
| REL 121 | COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS | 3 |
| REL 124 | INVENTING "RELIGION" | 3 |
| REL 130 | THE GLOBAL BIBLE | 3 |
| REL 141 | CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN ISRAEL | 3 |
| SCSG 122 | CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| SCSG 132 | EUROPE | 3 |
| SCSG 134 | AFRICA | 3 |
| SCSG 135 | ASIA | 3 |
| SCSG 176 | SOUTH ASIA | 3 |
| SPAN 002 | BEGINNING SPANISH II | 0,3 |
| SPAN 004 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | 0,3 |
| SPAN 151 | NATIONAL IDENTITY | 0,3 |
| SPAN 152 | FILM | 0,3 |
| SPAN 160 | LITERATURE | 0,3 |
| WGS 001 | INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES | 3 |
| WGS 015 | READING GENDER | 3 |
| WGS 146 | MANY WOMEN, MANY LEADERS | 3 |
| WGS 175 | FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| WLC 040 | INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN CULTURE | 3 |
| WLC 148 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| WLC 151 | INTRO TO AFRICAN DIASPORA ST | 3 |
| WLC 154 | INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CULTURE | 3 |
Scientific Literacy
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASTR 001 | DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | 3 |
| ASTR 01L | DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY LAB | 1 |
| BIO 001 | BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES FOR NON-MAJORS | 2-3 |
| BIO 001L | BIOLOGY LABORATORY | 1 |
| BIO 012 | GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I | 0,3 |
| BIO 012L | GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY I LAB | 1 |
| BIO 013 | GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY II | 0-3 |
| BIO 013L | GENERAL/PRE-PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY II LAB | 1 |
| BIO 019 | INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY | 3 |
| BIO 019L | BOTANY LAB | 1 |
| BIO 035 | SPORTSTEM | 3 |
| BIO 092L | INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOBOTANY LAB | 1 |
| BIO 111 | EVOLVED FOODWAYS | 3 |
| CHEM 001 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 0,3 |
| CHEM 003 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB | 1 |
| CHEM 006 | CHEMISTRY FOR THE INFORMED CITIZEN | 3 |
| CHEM 007 | CHEMISTRY FOR THE INFORMED CITIZEN LAB | 1 |
| CHEM 097 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 098 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB | 1 |
| CHEM 108 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 110 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB | 1 |
| ENSS 035 | ONE EARTH: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 3 |
| ENSS 036 | ONE EARTH LABORATORY | 1 |
| ENSS 041 | PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY | 3 |
| ENSS 042 | PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY LAB | 1 |
| ENSS 119 | REGIONAL ECOLOGY | 3 |
| PHSC 001 | PHYSICAL SCIENCE | 0-3 |
| PHY 001 | INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS I | 0-4 |
| PHY 011 | GENERAL PHYSICS I | 0-4 |
| PSY 001 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 0-4 |
| STEM 107 | SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 1 | 3 |
| STEM 108 | SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 2 | 3 |
| STEM 109 | SCI CONTENT & PEDAG ELEM EDU 3 | 3 |
| STEM 110 | INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | 3 |
| STEM 111 | INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | 3 |
| STEM 112 | PLACE-BASED INTEGRATED SCIENCE | 3 |
| STEM 120 | METHODS OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN | 3 |
| STEM 174 | SCIENCE METHODS AND NATURE OF SCIENCE | 3 |
Quantitative Literacy
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 140 | BIOLOGY RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| CS 114 | SYMBOLIC LOGIC | 3 |
| HSCI 060 | STATISTICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES | 3 |
| MATH 017 | MATH PATHWAYS | 3 |
| MATH 020 | PRE-CALCULUS: ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY | 0-4 |
| MATH 024 | STRUCTURE OF MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION I | 3 |
| MATH 025 | STRUCTURE OF MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION II | 3 |
| MATH 028 | BUSINESS CALCULUS | 3 |
| MATH 050 | CALCULUS I | 3 |
| MATH 054 | DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 3 |
| MATH 061 | GEOMETRY FOR 6-12TH GRADE TEACHERS | 3 |
| MATH 062 | STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY FOR 6-12TH GRADE TEACHERS | 3 |
| MATH 063 | ALGEBRA/MODELING FOR 6-12TH GRADE TEACHERS | 3 |
| MATH 070 | CALCULUS II | 3 |
| MATH 080 | LINEAR ALGEBRA | 3 |
| MATH 100 | CALCULUS III | 3 |
| PHIL 114 | SYMBOLIC LOGIC | 3 |
| POLS 110 | METHODS IN POLITICS | 3 |
| PSY 011 | INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS | 0,4 |
| SOC 158 | SOCIAL SCIENCE STATS | 3 |
| STAT 071 | STATISTICS I | 3 |
| STAT 072 | STATISTICS II | 3 |
Values and Ethics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BLAW 060 | BUSINESS LAW I | 3 |
| BUS 090 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ETHICS | 3 |
| CS 083 | DIGITAL ETHICS | 3 |
| EDUC 103 | FOUNDATIONS IN EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDUC 189 | GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP: CULTURE OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA | 3 |
| EDUC 198 | EDUCATIONAL EQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| ENG 078 | PUBLIC FEELINGS | 3 |
| ENSS 071 | ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE U.S. | 3 |
| ENSS 157 | ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| HONR 146 | RESTORATIVE JUSTICE | 3 |
| HSCI 105 | VALUES AND ETHICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES | 3 |
| HSCI 108 | INTRODUCTION TO US HEALTHCARE POLICY | 1-3 |
| INTD 161 | ETHICAL REG:LAW/OTHER DISCIPL | 2 |
| JMC 104 | COMMUNICATION LAW AND ETHICS | 3 |
| LPS 031 | LAW AND THE BORDERS OF BELONGING | 3 |
| LPS 120 | MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION | 3 |
| OTD 256 | ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL REASONING AND ETHICS | 3 |
| PHAR 162 | PHARMACY LAW AND ETHICS | 3 |
| PHIL 090 | ETHICS | 0-3 |
| PHIL 091 | CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL PROBLEMS | 3 |
| PHIL 118 | FEMINIST ETHICS | 3 |
| PHIL 137 | RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES | 3 |
| POLS 150 | HUMAN RIGHTS AND WORLD POLITICS | 3 |
| POLS 152 | TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| POLS 154 | HUMAN TRAFFICKING | 3 |
| PSY 145 | APPLIED PROFESSIONAL ETHICS | 3 |
| REL 091 | CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL PROBLEMS | 3 |
| REL 140 | ECOLOGICAL ETHICS | 3 |
| SOC 146 | RESTORATIVE JUSTICE | 3 |
| SOC 170 | DEVIANCE | 3 |
| SOC 174 | FEMINIST THEORIES | 3 |
| SOC 181 | DEATH & SOCIETY | 3 |
| TD 116 | ETHICS, LEADERSHIP, GAME OF THRONES | 3 |
Written Communication
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 038 | LITERARY STUDY | 3 |
| ENG 039 | WRITING SEMINAR | 3 |
| ENG 042 | APPROACH TO AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1900 | 3 |
| ENG 043 | APPROACHES TO BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1900 | 3 |
| ENG 047 | READING SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
| ENG 048 | THE CLASSIC THEN & NOW | 3 |
| ENG 050 | LITERARY STUDY | 3 |
| ENG 051 | WRITING SEMINAR | 3 |
| ENG 056 | THE CLASSIC THEN AND NOW | 3 |
| ENG 058 | READING SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
| ENG 061 | APPROACH TO AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1900 | 3 |
| ENG 062 | APPROACHES TO BRITISH LITERATURE (AFTER 1900) | 3 |
| ENG 080 | TOPICS IN WRITING | 3 |
| ENG 082 | AI IN FICTION | 3 |
| ENG 086 | READING AND WRITING SEXUALITY | 3 |
| ENG 087 | READING AND WRITING NATURE | 3 |
| ENG 088 | READING AND WRITING ABOUT CLASS | 3 |
| ENG 090 | READING AND WRITING DRAMA | 3 |
| ENG 091 | READING AND WRITING POETRY | 3 |
| ENG 092 | READING AND WRITING SHORT STORIES | 3 |
| ENG 093 | READING AND WRITING NON-FICTION | 3 |
| ENG 094 | BUSINESS & ADMIN WRITING | 3 |
| ENG 107 | TEACHING WRITING | 3 |
| ENG 109 | PROSE STYLISTICS | 3 |
| ENG 111 | ADVANCED WORKSHOP IN CREATIVE FLASH NON-FICTION | 3 |
| ENG 112 | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS | 3 |
| ENG 116 | WRITING FOR THE NETWORKED WORLD | 3 |
| ENG 118 | READING AND CREATING COMICS | 3 |
| ENG 119 | COMMUNITY WRITING | 3 |
| ENG 120 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN WRITING | 0-3 |
| ENG 199 | WRITING IN SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS | 1-3 |
| HIST 100 | DOING HISTORY: HISTORIAN'S CRAFT | 3 |
| HONR 053 | LIFE & TEACHINGS OF JESUS | 3 |
| HONR 116 | COMMUNITY WRITING | 3 |
| INTD 121 | FRAMING RACE: REPAIR AND REPARATION | 3 |
| JMC 054 | REPORTING AND WRITING PRINCIPLES | 3 |
| JMC 123 | PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING | 3 |
| JMC 124 | ADVERTISING COPY AND CONTENT | 3 |
| POLS 182 | THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3 |
| PSY 012 | SCIENTIFIC WRITING | 3 |
| REL 053 | LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS | 3 |
| SOC 042 | SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY | 3 |
| THEA 006 | PLAYWRITING I | 3 |
Students select courses for each A.O.I. from approved course lists. Selections should be made in consultation with the student's academic adviser. With specific exceptions, students and advisers must choose from the approved lists in fulfilling area requirements. The exceptions to this rule involve honors courses, independent study courses, special topics courses, study-abroad courses and transfer courses. Students may apply courses of these types to an appropriate A.O.I. requirement with the approval of their adviser. It is mandatory, however, that courses falling into one of these categories must centrally address the goals and expectations of the relevant A.O.I. (as specified in the Area description) before they can be approved as fulfilling the area requirement. First Year Seminars may not be counted toward the A.O.I. requirements. Also, a single course can count for no more than one A.O.I. In cases where a given course is listed under two or more areas, the course may be counted toward only one of those areas. Also, a single course can count for no more than one A.O.I. In cases where a given course is listed under two or more areas, the course may be counted toward only one of those areas. Approved course lists for each A.O.I. are available on the Drake Curriculum web site.
Equity and Inclusion Requirement
All students are required to take a course that achieves stated Equity and Inclusion learning outcomes. They can fulfill this by taking an existing AOI course that meets these outcomes, or through a course in their major, minor, or concentration that meets them.
Honors Program Track
As an alternative to the Areas of Inquiry requirements, students may fulfill the Drake Curriculum by completing the requirements of the Honors Program Track. Students pursuing the Honors Program Track still must take a First Year Seminar. Students who later decide to drop the Honors Program Track must complete the A.O.I. requirements. (Honors courses already taken may be counted toward appropriate Areas of Inquiry with adviser approval.) Students should consult with their academic adviser before switching to the Honors Program Track.
The Honors Program Track requirements include:
One laboratory science course from A.O.I. lists for Scientific Literacy, either physical or life sciences.
One course from A.O.I. list for Quantitative Literacy Area.
One course from A.O.I. list for Artistic Experience Area.
HONR 100 PATHS TO KNOWLEDGE (4-credit course).
15 additional credits in the Honors Program.
Completion of the Honors Program Track in the Drake Curriculum is not sufficient to fulfill the requirements of the Honors Program for the designation of "University Honors" on a student's official transcript. To complete the Honors Program, students must complete the Honors Program Track plus the following: successfully complete an Honors Program Senior Thesis/Project and maintain an overall cumulative 3.2 GPA. More information about the Honors Program can be found on the Honors Program web site.