University General Course Catalog 2021-2022 
    
    Dec 12, 2024  
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Exploratory (Arts, Humanities, Communications and Media Meta-Major)


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Meta-Majors

For students who are exploring different majors it is strongly encouraged that they chose a Meta-Major for their course of study.  This will be selected by the student at the time of application.  This Meta-Major will be utilized by the student’s advisor to enroll them through Advanced Registration and in consultation with their advisor (s) for future term.  It will focus student’s enrollment around degree applicable courses for the focus areas.

There are 7 Meta-Majors

  • Engineering
  • Business
  • Arts, Humanities, Communications, and Media
  • Human & Social Services
  • Sustainability, Earth Science, and Land and Natural Resource Management
  • Animal, Life, and Physical Science
  • Health Science

Purpose

The purpose of Meta-Majors is to assist students who are exploring their academic path through a collaborative student-center approach.  The Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center engages students in the process of exploring and defining their academic and career goals and creates effective strategies to achieve these goals.  Students are encouraged to participate in ExplorationFIT or take ACE 100 – Academic and Career Exploration (1 unit) in the fall semester of their first-year to jumpstart their decision on a major.

Arts, Humanities, Communications, and Media Meta-Major

The Arts, Humanities, Communications, and Media Meta-Major is designed for students who are considering academic studies in the areas of Arts, Humanities, Communications, and Media.  There is a wide range of courses in this Meta-Major to give students a broad understanding of courses in the following areas: Art, Art History, Anthropology, Journalism, Graphic Design, Music, and Musical Theater.  The majors connected to this course work could lead to careers in the following fields: Counselors, Museum Curators, Journalist, Archeologist, and Graphic Designer.

Declaration of Major Policy

Exploratory students must declare a major before or upon completion of 45 credits as per the Declaration of the Major Requirement policy specified in this catalog.

Contact Information


University Advising Center
Pennington Student Achievement Center, Room 405
(775) 784-4684
advising@unr.edu

I. Core General Education Requirements (24-27 units)


NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy  .”

Students must meet all Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course description.

A. Composition & Communication; Critical Analysis & Use of Information (3-6 units) - CO1, CO3


B. Quantitative Reasoning (3 units minimum) - CO2


C. Physical & Natural Phenomena (6 units minimum) - CO4, CO4L


D. Cultures, Societies, & Individuals (3 units) - CO6


F. History & Culture; Constitution (6 units) - CO5, CO8


Refer to the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

II. Additional Core Requirements (18 units maximum)


Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these requirements may be satisfied by courses in other requirements. Refer to the Core Curriculum   chapter in this catalog.

A. Science, Technology & Society - CO9


Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO9 courses .

B. Diversity & Equity - CO10


Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO10 courses .

C. Global Contexts - CO11


Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO11 courses .

D. Ethics - CO12


Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO12 courses .

E. Capstone Integration & Synthesis - CO13


Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO13 courses .

F. Application - CO14


Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO14 courses .

III. Art, Humanities, Communications, and Media Meta-major Courses (3-28 units)


Students are strongly encouraged to work with an advisor to select courses that can be used to meet the specific requirements of the major(s) they are considering. 

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