University Requirements

All University of Baltimore undergraduates must take the following courses:

IDIS 300 Ideas in Writing
Study, on an advanced level, of strategies applicable to writing both within and beyond the university. The course stresses the interrelationships of careful reading, critical thinking, and effective writing. Building on the skills mastered in lower-division composition courses, students develop the ability to analyze the contexts within which they write, to define their purposes clearly, and to employ appropriate strategies for accomplishing those purposes. Assigned readings illustrate a variety of writing strategies and promote serious consideration o f important ideas and concepts. It is recommended that students take this course in their first semester at UB, before or concurrent with the other general education courses. Placement test required.

IDIS 302 Ethical Issues in Business and Society
The purpose of this course is to provide a structured experience in which students from the School of Business and the College of Liberal Arts explore together the interrelationship between business and various other sectors of society, e.g., the individual, government, and the international environment. Emphasis will be placed on values and on the ethical issues implicit in those interrelationships.

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IDIS 301 World Cultures
An interdisciplinary study of different cultures including economic, political, social, and cultural systems and structures and their interrelationships. This course provides an opportunity for students to compare their own culture with others through study and research.

IDIS 304 Arts and Ideas
An interdisciplinary study of enduring works of imagination and intellect that have contributed to the making of contemporary civilization. Examples of art, architecture, and music will be used to illuminate central themes in literature, philosophy, and history. The cultural resources of the Baltimore area will be used whenever appropriate.

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