Approved Courses | Pepperdine University | Seaver College

 

FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR

GS 199- First-Year Seminar (3)
GSHU 121- Great Books Colloquium I (4)
SAAJ 121- Social Action and Justice Colloquium (4) 
ENG 110- American Language and Culture (3)
(for international students only)

 

ENGLISH COMPOSITION

ENG 101- English Composition (3)

 

JUNIOR WRITING PORTFOLIO

JWP- Junior Writing Portfolio (0)

 

WRITING INTENSIVE REQUIREMENT

 

RESEARCH METHODS/PRESENTATION SKILLS

 

SPEECH AND RHETORIC

SPE 180- Public Speaking and Rhetorical Analysis (4)

 

MATHEMATICS

MATH 102- The Nature of Mathematics (3)
MATH 210- Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4)
MATH 214- Calculus for Business and Economics (3)
MATH 270- Foundations of Elementary Mathematics I (4) 
(for liberal arts majors only)
MATH 316- Statistical Research Methods (3)
POSC/PSYC/SOC 250- Introductory Statistics (4)

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

CHIN 251- Second-Year Chinese I (4)
FRE 251- Second-Year French I (4)
GER 251- Second-Year German I (4)
GRE 320- Intermediate Greek (4)
HEB 502- Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (4)
ITAL 251- Second-Year Italian I (4)
JAPN 251- Second-Year Japanese I (4)
RUS 251- Second-Year Russian I (4)
SPAN 251- Second-Year Spanish I (4)

 

CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE

REL 101- The History and Religion of Israel (3)
REL 102- The History and Religion of Early Christianity (3)
REL 301- Christianity and Culture (3)

 

WESTERN HERITAGE

HUM 111- Western Heritage I (3)
HUM 212- Western Heritage II (3)
HUM 313- Western Heritage III (3)

 

NON-WESTERN CULTURES

ART 438- Art and Architecture of the Non-Western World (4)
COM 513- Intercultural Communication (4)
ISAC 301- Sources of Asian Tradition (4)
ISAC/HIST 310- Japanese Society (4)
ISAC 318- Chado
ISAC/HIST 330- Chinese Civilization to A.D. 1644 (4)
ISAC/HIST 331- Modern China Since A.D. 1644 (4)
ISAC/PHIL 340- Traditional Chinese Thought and Society to A.D. 1000 (4)
ISAC 341- Chinese Thought and Society Since A.D. 1000 (4)
ISAC 350- Buddhist Texts, Images, and Practices (4)
ISAC 370- Japanese Literature (4)
ISAC/HIST 380- Modern Asia Since 1850 (4)
ISAR 520- Archaeology, Religion, and Culture of the Middle East: Medieval and Modern (400-1967 A.D.) (4)
REL 501- The World of the Old Testament (4)
REL 526- The Religions of the World (4)

 

FINE ARTS

ART 315- The Film as Art (4)
ART 422- Ancient Art (4)
ART 424- Classical Art (4)
ART 426- Early Christian and Medieval Art (4)
ART 428- Renaissance Art (4)
ART 430- Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Art (4)
ART 434- Nineteenth Century Art (4)
ART 436- Modern Art (4) 
ART 438- Non-Western Art (4) 
ART 440- Multicultural Art in America (4)
FA 200/292- Arts Appreciation
FA 313- Materials, Techniques, and Skills in Music (2)
(for Liberal Arts majors only)
FA 314- Materials, Techniques, and Skills in Art (2) 
(for Liberal Arts majors only)
MUS 105, 305- Pepperdine University Concert Choir (1)
MUS 110- Piano Class I (2)
MUS 114- Piano Class II (2)
MUS 118- Voice Class I (2)
MUS 136, 336- String Ensemble (1)
MUS 137, 337- Brass Ensemble (1)
MUS 138, 338- Jazz Ensemble (1)
MUS 139, 339- Woodwind Ensemble (1)
MUS 140, 340- Percussion Ensemble (1)
MUS 141, 341- Chamber Singers (1)
MUS 143, 343- Collegium Musicum (0-1)
MUS 184. 384- Opera Workshop (1)
MUS 280- Introduction to Music (4)
MUS 467- History of Sacred Music (4)
MUS 468- Multicultural Music in America: Eye on Los Angeles (4)
THEA 150, 350- Theatre Ensemble (1-2)
THEA 201- Theatre Appreciation (4)
THEA 210- Introduction to Acting (4)
THEA 226- Dance for Music Theatre (2)
THEA 227- Stage Dance I (4)
THEA 228- Movement for the Performer (2)
THEA 326- Fundamentals of Choreography (2)
THEA 328- Movement for the Performer II (2)
THEA 342- Stage Costume (4)
THEA 343- Stage Makeup (4)
PE 124- Beginning Ballet (1)
PE 127- Beginning Modern Dance (1)
PE 128- Intermediate Modern Dance (1)

 

LITERATURE

ENG 310- British Literature before 1485 (4)
ENG 320- British Literature 1485-1780 (4)
ENG 330- British Literature from 1780 to the present (4)
ENG 340- American Literature before the Civil War (4)
ENG 350- American Literature after the Civil War (4)
ENG 410- Genre Study (4)
ENG 415- Reading and Writing in a Genre (4)
ENG 420- Major Writers (4)
ENG 430- Anglophonic Literature/ Literature in Translation (4)
ENG 440- Topics in Literature (4)
FRE 348- French Literature II (4)
FRE 355- Contemporary French Literature (4)
FRE 356- Major French Authors (4)
ITAL 451- Contemporary Italian Literature (4)
SPAN 449- Literature of Spanish America I (4)
SPAN 451- Literature of Spanish America II (4)
SPAN 453- Spanish Literature I (4)
SPAN 455- Spanish Literature II (4)

 

HEALTH AND LIFESTYLES

GSGS 198- Lifetime Skills and Fitness for Athletes (2)
PE 199- Health and Lifestyles (2)
PE 288- Intercollegiate Athletics (2)

 

LABORATORY SCIENCE

BIOL 105- Introduction to Marine Biology (4)
BIOL 107- Plants and the Environment (4)
BIOL 108- Genetics and Human Affairs (4)
BIOL 109- Introduction to Animal Behavior (4)
BIOL/SPME 230- Human Anatomy (4)
BIOL/SPME 235- Principles of Human Physiology (4)
CHEM 120- General Chemistry I (3)
NASC 101- Science as a Way of Knowing (4)
NASC 108- Beginning Geology (4)
NASC 109- Introduction to Astronomy (4)
NASC 155- Physical Science: A Way of Knowing (4)
NASC 156- Earth Science: A Way of Knowing (4)
NUTR 210- Contemporary Issues in Nutrition (4)
PHYS 102- Basic Physics I (4)
PHYS 210- Physics I (5)
SPME 106- Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (4)

 

HUMAN INSTITUTIONS AND BEHAVIOR

ECON 200- Economic Principles (4)
PSYC 200- Introduction of Psychology (3)
SOC 200- Introduction to Sociology (3)
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
POSC 104- American People and Politics (4)
HISTORY 304- History of the American Peoples (4)

 

WRITING INTENSIVE AND RESEARCH METHODS/PRESENTATION SKILLS COURSES

MAJOR
WRITING INTENSIVE
RESEARCH METHODS/ PRESENTATION SKILLS

ACCOUNTING
BA 366
BA 497 research / BA 598 present. skills

ADVERTISING
COM 300
COM 300

ART
ART 593
ART 593

ART HISTORY
ART 590
ART 590

BIOLOGY (B.S.)
BIOL 213
MATH 317L.1

BIOLOGY (B.A.)
BIOL 213
MATH 317L.1

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BA 352 or BA 366
BA 497 research / BA 598 present. skills

CHEMISTRY (B.S.)
CHEM 340/340L
CHEM 400 and 341L, 370L, or 390L

CHEMISTRY (B.A)
CHEM 340/340L
CHEM 400 and 341L, 380, or 390L

COMMUNICATION
COM 300
COM 300

COMPUTER SCIENCE/ MATHEMATICS
COSC 490
COSC 490

CREATIVE WRITING
COM 203
ENG 489

ECONOMICS
ECON 310
ECON 310

ENGLISH
ENG 390 or ENG 306
ENG 200

FRENCH
FRE 370
FRE 342

GERMAN
GER 455
GER 442

HISTORY
HIST 300, 580 and 581
HIST 300, 580 and 581

HUMANITIES
HUM 300
HUM 300

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
BA 366
BA 497 research BA 598 present. skills

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
INTS 514 and INTS 597
INTS 514 and INTS 597

JOURNALISM
COM 300
COM 300

LIBERAL ARTS
EDUC562/ SOC462
EDUC561/PSYC454

MATHEMATICS
MATH 360
MATH 360

MUSIC
MUS 492
MUS 492

NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE
NUTR 421
MATH 317

PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 580
PHIL 580

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PE 412
SPME 106

POLITICAL SCIENCE
POSC 544, 311 or 553
POSC 250 or 310

PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 310
PSYC 310

PUBLIC RELATIONS
COM 300
COM 300

RELIGION
REL 302 or REL/HIST538
REL 302

SOCIOLOGY
SOC 310
SOC 310

SPANISH
SPAN 341
SPAN 341 and SPAN 345

SPEECH COMMUNICATION
COM 300
COM 300

SPORTS MEDICINE
SPME 410
SPME 420 and SPME 425

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COM 300
COM 300

THEATRE ARTS
THEA 312
THEA 312

THEATRE AND TELEVISION
THEA 312
THEA 312