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Program Objective
The Associate of Arts Degree, or AA Degree, provides learners with general education credits from various academics disciplines delivered through online education. General education courses provide students with a foundation for critically examining the world from unique perspectives. These courses also help prepare students for the major courses in their bachelor degree programs.
Course Descriptions
AA 295 Portfolio and Synthesis - 3 credits
This course is designed for students to reflect upon what they have learned while completing their Associate of Arts degree. Students will examine how their personal strengths, personal limitations, academic goals and career goals will integrate as they leave the AA program and begin new endeavors. Students will produce a portfolio illustrating their personal, professional and academic growth while in the AA program.
ART 101 Approaching Art - 2 credits
This seven-week course lays the foundation for approaching visual art by introducing fundamental aspects of the nature of art and art making. The course will investigate four areas which are key to appreciating art. These four units will include the importance perceptual skills, the nature of the creative process, the place of art in its cultural context, and the role and processes of abstraction. The course will involve looking at art, reading, writing and speaking about art using acquired vocabulary and knowledge.
BIO 100 Biology Today - 3 credits
Emphasizing inquiry and investigation, this course introduces students to the discoveries, both historical and contemporary, that support the unifying theories of modern biological science. Topics considered include the nature and methods of modern biological science; the basis of life in terms of matter, energy, cells, genetics, and reproduction; and the impact of evolution on the unity of life. The course is comprised of lectures, readings, discussions, written assignments, films, and an inquiry-based laboratory component.
CHE 141 Household Chemistry - 4 credits
A general education course emphasizing applications of chemistry to daily living. Topics range from "baking to medications," from "cleaning to cosmetics" and from "secrets under the sink" to "close encounters with clothing." Hands-on lab activities supplement the topics. (Prerequisites: A high school chemistry course and access to a kitchen and basic utensils.)
COM 103 Communication Fundamentals - 4 credits
Students examine their methods of interpersonal communication in various contexts including dyadic, small group, public and mediated communication. Individual activities and group work include both oral and written components. These components are also integrated into career planning by providing an opportunity for an off-campus interview in a career field. Speeches, outlines and papers develop critical thinking, organizational, writing and presentation skills. Class discussions and small group activities provide opportunities to practice and refine interpersonal communication skills. Objective exams and quizzes focus on cognitive learning of the principles and concepts in the various communication contexts.
ECO 101 America in the Global Economy: Macroeconomics - 4 credits
This course will illustrate the dynamic integration of America within the global economy by focusing on macroeconomics policy areas such as trade, exchange rate policy and domestic economic policy. The course will also introduce students to alternative theoretical frameworks such as classical, Keynesian, monetarism, rational expectations, Marxist, and institutionalist perspectives. The course will explore problems facing the less industrialized countries and the newly emerging countries and the United States' role in their development.
ENG 120 College Writing - 4 credits
The content of a writing course is writing. For students to become proficient writers in all disciplines, they need to learn how to read and analyze a variety of texts and then practice reading and analyzing texts from various disciplines. Through research and writing, students learn what others are saying and how to integrate those ideas into their own writing. Constant practice will guide students into developing their own voice and style. They will make conscious choices related to audience and academic conventions.
ENG 155 Introduction to Literature - 4 credits
Introduction to Literature seeks to excite students about literature-to feed students' passion about literature and to enhance their pleasure from literature. Through a variety of texts, students will encounter other members of the human community and, while in their company, learn about themselves. The course will introduce basic literary terminology.
HIS 220 Leaders in American Society - 4 credits
In this course, students examine the leadership foundations of American society. After examining and discussing these foundations, students will move to non-Western ethical influences of our contemporary society. Students will study the lives of many diverse leaders. In examining the traditional with the contemporary, students will explore the complex ethical framework of our nation.
KHS 110 Health & Dynamic Human Movement - 3 credits
The aim of this course is to enhance and expand upon the personal and community benefits of a dynamic health and human movement lifestyle. Further, this course is designed to foster and promote healthy attitudes, behaviors, and skills, which develop informed healthful living and enlightened care for self. This course is designed to optimize informed healthful living, balanced service to God and humanity and enlightened care for self, such that Concordia University students are challenged to increase awareness, understanding, and informed critical appreciation for the six basic dimensions of health and wellness which are: Social, Mental, Emotional, Environmental, Spiritual, and Physical.
MAT101 Contemporary Mathematics - 3 credits
This course was designed to give the liberal arts student an experience in contemporary mathematics with emphasis on its connection to society. The concepts include management science, statistics, coding, social choice and decision-making, and geometric size and shape.
MUS 120 Music and Human Experience - 2 credits
Fine arts component of the general education curriculum. This course will explore the relationship between commonly held experiences and the expressive voice of the creative musical artist and will place music in the social/historical context which shapes the expressive spirit.
NSS 110 Reflective Learner - 2 credits
This course introduces areas that contribute to the success of the learner. These areas include goal setting, life skills, time management, learning skills, writing, personal life balance and computer literacy. Participants will be introduced to collaborative learning and self-directedness as it pertains to an accelerated program.
POL 131 American Government - 4 credits
This course introduces the student to mechanics, institutions, problem and principles of American national government. It stresses the relationship of constitutional principles to American political practice. Emphasis is placed on change in the political environment and judicial interpretation of constitutional tenants as major factors in a viable and dynamic American political system. Racial and Ethnic minorities are also examined in this course.
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology - 4 credits
This course introduces the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Psychological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic and social-cultural perspectives are explored. Topics such as scientific method, statistical reasoning, neuroscience, learning, cognitive processes, development, psychological adjustment, therapy, social psychology, diversity and community are studied.
RLG 100 The Word and Its World - 4 credits
An investigation of the literature, cultures, and theological expressions of the early Hebrew and Christian traditions. The course emphasizes the covenant dealings of God with His Old Testament people and the completion of the old covenant in God's new covenant in Jesus Christ. Students will read selected portions of each major division of the Old and New Testaments.
SOC 152 Introduction to Sociology - 4 credits
This course introduces the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Psychological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic and social-cultural perspectives are explored. Topics such as scientific method, statistical reasoning, neuroscience, learning, cognitive processes, development, psychological adjustment, therapy, social psychology, diversity and community are studied.
SOC 252 Social Problems - 4 credits
Students identify and analyze social problems that are social-structure in origin and discuss potential responses. Using the concept of "sociological imagination," the problems of individual members of society are seen within the broader context of society as a whole. Specific social problems studied include drug abuse, poverty, crime, and aging.
THR 101 Introduction to Theatre - 2 credits
This course introduces the student to basic history, theory, production and performance elements of theatre arts. Students learn about theatre from many perspectives. In addition to studying primary and secondary materials, taking quizzes and/or tests, students create limited group scene projects.
Tuition and Fees
This is a 64-credit program. For current tuition information and financial aid information, please visit our Web site.
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