Approved Bridge Courses
Each CLAS student, in the 2001-2002 catalog and thereafter, is required to complete one CLAS bridge course of at least three semester hours. Bridge courses contain substantial content that bridges at least two of the areas of inquiry within the CLAS graduation requirements, (Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social and Behavioral Sciences).
Bridge courses cannot be double counted to fill the University General Studies HU, SB, SG or SQ areas or any other college graduation requirement. If you wish to use a bridge course listed below to fill a Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences requirement, you must select another course from the list to fill the bridge course requirement.
NOTE: unless otherwise noted only the Tempe campus courses listed below will fulfill the bridge course requirement.
If you find these types of courses interesting you may want to explore the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Enriched Certificate. (Contact Christina Smith for more information.)
If you wish to use the bridge course to fulfill requirements of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Enriched Certificate, you must choose an upper-division (300 or 400) level course and earn a C or higher grade.
ASB
- M ASB 240 -- Introduction to Southeast Asia
- (cross-listed with M GCU 240, M HST 240, M POS 240, and M REL 240)
- M ASB 326 -- Human Impacts on Ancient Environments
- M ASB 350 -- Anthropology and Art
- M ASB 353 -- Death and Dying in Cross-Cultural Perspective
- E ASB 353 -- Death and Dying in Cross-Cultural Perspective
- M ASB 462 -- Medical Anthropology: Culture and Health
ASM
- M ASM 248 -- Bioarchaeology of Cannibalism, Violence and Social Pathology
- M ASM 345 -- Disease and Human Evolution
BIO
- M BIO 311 -- Biology and Society (cross-listed with HPS 340)
- M BIO 316 -- History of Biology: Conflicts and Controversies (cross-listed with HPS 330)
- M BIO 318 -- History of Medicine (cross-listed with HPS 331)
- M BIO 319 -- Environmental Science - Non majors (cross-listed with PLB 320)
- M BIO 427 -- Fire
ENG
- M ENG 312 -- English in its Social Setting
- M ENG 469 -- Science and Literature
GCU
- M GCU 240 -- Introduction to Southeast Asia
- (cross-listed with M ASB 240, M HST 240, M POS 240, and M REL 240)
- M GCU 344 -- Geography of Hispanic Americans
GPH
- M GPH 210 -- Society and Environment
- M GPH 314 -- Global Change
- M GPH 405 -- Energy and Environment
- M GPH 422 -- Plant Geography (cross-listed with M PLB 422)
HPS
- M HPS 322 -- History of Science
- M HPS 323 -- History of Science
- M HPS 330 -- History of Biology: Conflicts and Controversies (cross-listed with M BIO 316)
- M HPS 331 -- History of Medicine (cross-listed with M BIO 318)
- M HPS 340 -- Biology and Society (cross-listed with M BIO 311)
HST
- M HST 240 -- Introduction to Southeast Asia
- (cross-listed with M ASB 240, M GCU 240, M POS 240, and M REL 240)
- M HST 436 -- The Soviet Experiment
- M HST 460 -- History of Fire
HUM
- M HUM 420 -- Interpreting Latin America
KIN
- M KIN 422 -- Motor Control in Special Populations (cross-listed with M PSY 422)
- M KIN 452 -- (EPE 452) Exercise Psychology
PLB
- M PLB 320 -- Environmental Science - Non majors (cross-listed with M BIO 319)
- M PLB 322 -- Environmental Science - Majors only
- M PLB 422 -- Plant Geography (cross-listed with M GPH 422)
POS
- M POS 240 -- Introduction to Southeast Asia
- (cross-listed with M ASB 240, M GCU 240, M HST 240, and M REL 240)
- M POS 305 -- Politics and Film
PSY
- M PSY 422 -- Motor Control in Special Populations (cross-listed with M KIN 422)
- M PSY 424 -- Genetic Psychology
- M PSY 425 -- Biological Bases of Behavior
- M PSY 426 -- Neuroanatomy
- M PSY 470 -- Psychopharmacology
REL
- M REL 240 -- Introduction to Southeast Asia
- (cross-listed with M ASB 240, M GCU 240, M HST 240, and M POS 240)
- M REL 379 -- Religion, Nationalism, and Ethnic Conflict
- M REL 382 -- Religion, Magic, and Science
- M REL 390 -- Women and Religion
- M REL 480 -- Religion and Global Politics
SCA
- M SCA 250 -- Introduction to Scandinavian Culture
SOC
- M SOC 334 -- Technology and Society
- M SOC 420 -- Sociology of Religion
- M SOC 451 -- Comparative Sociology
- M SOC 483 -- History of Social Thought
Titles of Approved Special Topics Courses
Special topic omnibus courses numbered 294, 394, or 494 are courses that can change from semester to semester. To meet the bridge course requirement, you may only use courses with the same course prefix, number, and exactly the same title as those listed below. If you have a question about whether a course meets the bridge requirement or not contact Christina Smith.
- M MIC 394 -- ST: Disease & AIDS in America
- M PGS 394 -- ST: Disease & AIDS in America
- M SHS 394 -- ST: Brain, Memory, and Language through fall 2004.