Core Areas
Composition/Writing Requirement
Intellectual Heritage
American Culture
The Arts
Individual and Society
International Studies or Language
Quantitative Reasoning
Science and Technology
Studies in Race
Writing-Intensive Courses
Individual and Society
Core Individual and Society courses involve the study of contemporary society. Topics include political and economic organizations, social development, problems faced by minority groups, relationships between individuals, and the rights and responsibilities that accompany membership in a community.
Requirement: One 3-credit course from this list.
Core students can also choose a GenEd Human Behavior (GB) course to satisfy their Core Individual and Society requirement.
Note: Core courses no longer offered by departments may have been removed from this list, but students who took them will receive Core credit, as indicated in their DARS document. Questions about Core courses can be answered by the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies.
| Course # |
Course Name |
Credits |
| Anthropology |
| 1062 |
Introduction to Anthropology |
3 |
| Criminal Justice |
| 1001 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 |
| 1901 |
Honors Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 |
| Economics |
| 1001 |
Introduction to the Economy (formerly C050 & C053) |
3 |
| 1101 |
Macroeconomic Principles |
3 |
| 1102 |
Microeconomic Principles |
3 |
| 1901 |
Honors Macroeconomic Principles |
3 |
| 1902 |
Honors Microeconomic Principles |
3 |
| Environmental Studies |
| 1051 |
Environment and Society (cross-listed with Geography & Urban Studies 1051) |
3 |
| Geography and Urban Studies |
| 1021 |
Urban Society: Race, Class, and Community |
3 |
| 1051 |
Environment and Society (cross-listed with Environmental Studies 1051) |
3 |
| 1951 |
Honors Environment and Society |
3 |
| Healthcare Management |
| 3501 |
Introduction to Health Services Systems |
3 |
| Health Related Professions |
| 1101 |
Contemporary Aspects of Disability |
3 |
| Journalism |
| 1111 |
Journalism and Society |
3 |
| Law S.B.M. |
| 1001 |
Law in Society (offered at Temple University Japan campus only) |
3 |
| Philosophy |
| 1001 |
Philosophical Challenges to the Individual |
3 |
| 1062 |
Morality and the Law |
3 |
| 1962 |
Honors Morality and the Law |
3 |
| Political Science |
| 1103 |
The Individual, Race, and American Political Life |
3 |
| Psychology |
| 1061 |
Psychology as a Social Science (formerly C060 & C050) |
3 |
| 1996 |
Honors Psychology as a Social Science |
3 |
| Religion |
| 1001 |
Religion and Society |
3 |
| Social Work |
| 3007 |
Human Behavior in the Social Environment |
3 |
| Sociology |
| 1166 |
Money: Who Has It, Who Doesn't, Why It Matters |
3 |
| 1176/1196 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| 1376 |
Sociology of Race and Racism (offered at Temple University Japan only) |
3 |
| 1996 |
Honors Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| Women’s Studies |
| 1076/1096 |
Introduction to Women's Studies |
3 |
