Inquiry courses are designed to help introduce students to the different perspectives, methodologies, and questions that shape the production of knowledge. This list displays a variety of courses surrounding culture; diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI); global learning (GL); cultural inquiry (CI); and social inquiries (SI).
Please refer to the table below for course and course prefixes to locate general education recomendations offered within the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts.
| Department of Communication | General Education Designation |
|---|
| COM 1700 Media Literacy | SI |
| COM 2010 Introduction to Film | CI |
| COM 2020 History of Film | CI |
| COM 2160 Campaigns and Social Movements | CI |
| COM 2200 Interpersonal Communication | SI |
| COM 2300 Intercultural Communication | DEI |
| CCOM 4040 Diversity in interpersonal Communication | DEI, GL |
| James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History | General Education Designation |
|---|
| AH 1000 Introduction to Art | CI |
| AH 1110 Survey of Art History: Ancient thru Medieval | CI |
| AH 1120 Survey of Art History: Renaissance through Modern | CI |
| AH 1130 Encounters with Arts of Global Africa | CL, CI |
| AH 3470 Islamic Art and Architecture | GL |
| AH 3750 African American Art | DEI |
| APH 5860 Social Documentary - prereq APH 2400 | DEI |
| Department of Music | General Education Designation |
|---|
| MUH 1340 Music Appreciation: World Music | CI, GL |
| MUH 1345 Music Cultures | CI, GL |
| MUH 1350 History of American Popular Music | CI, DEI |
| MUH 1351 History and Styles of Rock and Roll | DEI, CI |
| MUH 1370 Music Appreciation: Beginnings to present | CI, GL |
| MUH 2210 African American Music History: A Detroit Perspective Cr. 3 | DEI |
| MUH 3360 Jazz History | DEI |
| MUH 5340 Survey of World Music | CI, GL |
| Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance | General Education Designation |
|---|
| DNC 2000 Introduction to World Dance | GL, CI |
| DNC 2310 History of Dance: 1800 to Present | CI |
| DNC 2400 Introduction to African Dance | GL |
| THR 1010 Introduction to Theatre | CI |
| THR 1030 Introduction to Black Theatre | DEI |
| THR 1041 Musical Theatre Appreciation | CI |
| THR 5751 Study Abroad: Moscow Art Theatre | GL |
| THR 5821 Black Dramatic Lit and Performance | DEI |
A complete list of University's General Education Requirements can be found here. Further details regarding the University's Inquiry Courses can be found here.