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Drury Fusion Curriculum

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Drury Fusion is a guaranteed experience for all students. It has been carefully designed to equip students for life and profession through a blend of academic credentials.

  • Each Drury student is guaranteed at least three credentials (credentials being majors, minors, and certificates).
  • Of the three credentials, at least one must be in the “Life” category and one must be in the “Profession” category.

Drury Fusion integrates theoretical learning with real-world projects and problems in order to empower students to develop intellectually and gain marketable competencies. Drury Fusion is structured to provide the knowledge, perspectives, and skills associated with a liberal arts and sciences education.

Drury Fusion has three components: first-year seminar courses, Exploration requirements, and certificates.

First-Year Seminar Courses

Frontiers: Frontiers is the gateway course to Drury Fusion. It introduces students to academic work at the collegiate level and fosters their discovery within a community of the many educational pathways available to them at Drury. Each course section has its own theme, developed by faculty members from a wide variety of disciplines. The emphasis is on developing skills in writing, critical thinking, and information literacy.

Intersections: Intersections continues the process of intellectual discovery begun in Frontiers. Topic-based sections are co-taught by faculty from different disciplines who introduce students to their different disciplinary approaches. Students will refine their ability to address issues and problems by developing novel strategies for analysis and understanding. The emphasis is on collaborative, student-led assignments.

Drury Explorations

Drury Exploration categories support a broad education by allowing students to explore the world through seven broad, compelling liberal arts and sciences areas: Creative Explorations, Ethical Explorations, Exploring Communities and Civic Engagement, Exploring Global Cultures, Exploring the Natural World, Exploring Self and Others, and Exploring Narratives and Texts. These courses may overlap with majors, minors, and certificates, because of this experience.

Certificates

A certificate is a widely-recognized credential that is distinct from both majors and minors. It emphasizes depth in multiple disciplines. Certificates will allow students a measure of freedom to design their curriculum consistent with their interests and goals, and will provide a meaningful framework for problem-based, hands-on experiences.

More About Certificates

First Year Seminar Course

3 hrs.

Drury Explorations

21-22 hrs.

Select one course from each of the following categories:

Category 1: Creative Explorations

Category 2: Ethical Explorations

Category 3: Exploring Communities and Civic Engagement

  • BADM 103 Business Foundations 3 hrs.
  • HIST 101 United States History to 1865 3 hrs.
  • HIST 102 United States History 1865 to Present 3 hrs.
  • NPFT 201 Understanding Nonprofit Sector 3 hrs.
  • PLSC 101 Government and Politics in the United States 3 hrs.
  • PLSC 151 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 hrs.
  • PLSC 152 Introduction to International Relations 3 hrs.
  • SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology 3 hrs.

Category 4: Exploring the Natural World

  • BIOL 160 Exploration and Discovery in Biology 3 hrs.
  • CHEM 121 Introductory Chemistry 5 hrs.
  • CHEM 131/L Foundations of Chemistry + Lab 5 hrs.
  • CHEM 160 Exploration and Discovery in Chemistry 3 hrs.
  • CSCI 152 Fundamentals of Programming 3 hrs.
  • CSCI 251 Introduction to Computer Science 4 hrs.
  • MATH 213 Trigonometry and Vectors with Applications 3 hrs.
  • MATH 227 Introduction to Statistics 3 hrs.
  • PHIL 277 Philosophy of Science 3 hrs.
  • PHYS 160 Exploration and Discovery in Physics 3 hrs.
  • PHYS 205 Physics for the Built World 3 hrs.

Category 5: Exploring the Self and Others

  • CRIM 130 Introduction to Criminology 3 hrs.
  • EDUC 205 Diversity and Social Justice in Education 3 hrs.
  • ENGL 302 Women Writers 3 hrs.
  • ENGL 317 African-American Literature 3 hrs.
  • FREN 230 French Beyond France: Cultural Identity in the Francophone World 3 hrs.
  • HIST 241 Muslim Societies Since 1500 3 hrs.
  • HIST 252 African-American History 3 hrs.
  • MUSC 200 Psychology of Music 3 hrs.
  • PLSC 223 The Individual, Society, and the Environment 3 hrs.
  • PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs.

Category 6: Exploring Narratives and Texts

  • ANML 207 Animals in Documentaries 3 hrs.
  • ENGL 200 Literature Matters 3 hrs.
  • ENGL 212 Comparative Mythology 3 hrs.
  • ENGL 235 The History of Film 3 hrs.
  • FREN 330 Dangerous Liaisons: French Literature in Translation 3 hrs.
  • HIST 110 Ancient Civilizations 3 hrs.
  • HIST 223 Medieval Europe 3 hrs.
  • HIST 224 Rome, the City: Ancient to Renaissance 3 hrs.
  • HIST 230 Immigrant Stories 3 hrs.
  • MUSC 230 Jazz and Social Issues 3 hrs.
  • PHIL 105 Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
  • PHIL 206 Meaning of Life 3 hrs.
  • PHIL 218 Thinking Like a Confucian 3 hrs.
  • PHIL 219 Daoism 3 hrs.
  • RELG 109 Introduction to the Study of Religion 3 hrs.
  • RELG 203 Introduction to the Bible 3 hrs.
  • SPAN 313 These Are Not Sweet Girls: Hispanic Women’s Literature 3 hrs.
  • THTR 267 Play Analysis 3 hrs.

Category 7: Exploring Global Cultures

  • ANML 201 Beauty & the Beast: Animal Issues Around the World 3 hrs.
  • ARAS 101 Elementary Arabic I 3 hrs.
  • ARTH 153 Visual Literacy: Art History and Culture 3 hrs.
  • CHN 101 Elementary Mandarin I 3 hrs.
  • ENGL 353 Nature of the English Language 3 hrs.
  • FREN 101 Elementary French I 3 hrs.
  • FREN 102 Elementary French II 3 hrs.
  • FUSE 201 Introduction to International Diversity and Culture 3 hrs.
  • HIST 109 Asian History to 1700 3 hrs.
  • HIST 247 Modern Japan 3 hrs.
  • PLSC 312 Islam and the West 3 hrs.
  • PSYC 313 Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 hrs.
  • RELG 202 Religions of the World: Middle East 3 hrs.
  • RELG 204 Global Christianity 3 hrs.
  • SOCI 202 Global Social Problems 3 hrs.
  • SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I 3 hrs.
  • SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II 3 hrs.
  • SPAN 281 Spanish for the Professions I 3 hrs.
  • SPAN 282 Spanish for the Professions II 3 hrs.
  • THTR 135 Introduction to Theatre 3 hrs.