MnTC Goal Areas

10 MnTC Goal Areas

MnTC Goal Area 1: Communications

Goal:  To develop writers and speakers who use the English language effectively and who read, write, speak and listen critically.  There are three options to fulfill the goal depending on testing placement and educational goals.  Please work with your advisor to find the appropriate option for you.

Option 1: 9 credits/3 courses – Must take 1 Communication Studies and 2 English

• CMST1210 – Introduction to Communication (3)
• CMST2200 – Public Speaking (3)
• CMST2250 – Small Group Communication (3)
• ENGL1210 – College Composition I (3)
• ENGL1220 – College Composition II (3)

Option 2: 9 credits/3 courses – Must take 1 Communication Studies and 2 English

• CMST1210 – Introduction to Communication (3)
• CMST2200 – Public Speaking (3)
• CMST2250 – Small Group Communication (3)
• ENGL1210 – College Composition I (3)
• ENGL1230 – Scientific & Technical Writing (3)

MnTC Goal Area 2: Critical Thinking

Goal:  To develop thinkers who are able to unify factual, creative, rational and value-sensitive modes of thought.  This goal will be satisfied by completing one course each from MnTC Goal Areas 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

MnTC Goal Area 3: Natural Sciences

Goal:  To improve students’ understanding of natural science principles and of the methods of scientific inquiry.  Students are encouraged to study both the biological and physical sciences. 

Minimum 8 credits/2 disciplines-one from Group A and one from Group B (courses may be cross-listed with Goals 7-10 as indicated below in brackets [ ] ).  Course credit value indicated in (  ).

Group A

• BIOL1000 – Introduction to Biology  (4) [10]        
• BIOL1040 – Introduction to Human Genetics (4)
  
• BIOL1080 – Human Biology  (4)    
• BIOL1310 – Conservation of Nat. Resources  (3) [10]
• BIOL1410 – Environmental Science  (4) [10]
• BIOL1510 – People, Sustain & Environment (4) [10]  
• BIOL2000 – General Biology I  (5)
• BIOL2010 – General Biology II  (5) [10]
• BIOL2100 – Human Anatomy  (4)
• BIOL2110 – Human Physiology  (4)
• BIOL2120 – Human Anat. and Physiology I  (4)
• BIOL2130 – Human Anat. and Physiology II  (4)
• BIOL2150 – Microbiology  (4)
• BIOL2300 – Genetics (4)
• ENVS1310 – Conservation of Nat Resources  (3) [10]
• ENVS1410 – Environmental Science  (4) [10]
• ENVS1510 – People, Sustain & Environment  (4) [10]

Group B

• CHEM1000 – Intro to Chemistry  (4) [10] 
• CHEM1010 – Survey of Chemistry  (4) [10]
• CHEM1020 – General Chemistry I  (4) [10]
• CHEM1030 – General Chemistry II  (4)
• CHEM1510 – Principles of Chemistry I  (5) [10]  
• CHEM1520 – Principles of Chemistry II  (5)
• ESCI1100 – Physical Geology  (4) [10]         
• ESCI1120 – Intro to Meteorology  (4) [10]
• ESCI1130 – Intro to Astronomy  (4)
• ESCI1140 – Natural Disasters (4) [10]          
• PHYS1000 – Concepts in Physics  (4)
• PHYS1010 – College Physics  (4)
• PHYS1020 – College Physics  (4)
• PHYS1210 – General Physics  (5)
• PHYS1220 – General Physics  (5)
• SCI1050 – Physical Science  (4)
• SCI1060 – Introduction to Forensic Science  (4)

MnTC Goal Area 4: Mathematical/Logical Reasoning

Goal:  To increase students’ knowledge about mathematical and logical modes of thinking.

Minimum 3 credits/1 course

• MATH1000 – Quantitative Reasoning (3)
• MATH1090 – Elements of Algebra and Trigonometry  (4)
• MATH1100 – Contemporary Concepts in Math  (3)
• MATH1120 – College Algebra  (4)
• MATH1160 – Trigonometry  (3)
• MATH1190 – Accelerated Pre-Calculus  (4)     
• MATH1210 – Calculus I: Calculus & Analytic Geometry  (5)         
• MATH1220 – Calculus II: Calculus & Analytic Geometry  (5)       
• MATH2010 – Elementary Statistics  (3)
• MATH2070 – Statistics and its Applications  (4)
• MATH2080 – Statistics for Social and Behav Sciences (4)
• MATH2100 – Introduction to Modern Mathematics I  (3)        
• MATH2110 – Introduction to Modern Mathematics II  (3)
• MATH2230 – Calculus III: Calculus & Analytic Geometry  (4)
• MATH2330 – Linear Algebra & Differential Equations  (5)
• PHIL1100 – Logic and Critical Thinking  (3)
• PSYC2080 – Statistics for Social and Behav Sciences (4)

MnTC Goal Area 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Goal:  To increase students’ knowledge of how historians and social and behavioral scientists discover, describe and explain the behaviors and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, events and ideas.

Minimum 9 credits/2 disciplines required, 3 disciplines recommended.  (Courses may be cross-listed with Goals 7-10 as indicated below in brackets [ ] )

• ANTH1010 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology  (3) [8]
• ECON1950 – Introduction to Economics  (3) [9]
• ECON2060 – Principles of Micro-Economics  (3) [10]
• ECON2070 – Principles of Macro-Economics  (3) [8]
• ECON2080 – Introduction to International Business/Economy  (3) [8]
• GEOG1400 – Introduction to Geography  (3) [8]
• GEOG1410 – World Regional Geography  (3) [8]
• HIST1010 – World History to 1500(3) [8]
• HIST1020 – World History 1500 to Present  (3) [8]
• HIST1110 – U.S. History to 1865  (3) [7]
• HIST1120 – U.S. History 1865 to Present (3) [7]
• HIST2500 – Minnesota History  (3) [7]    
• HIST2570 – Special Topics (1-3) [7]   
• HIST2950 – Selected Topics in History  (1-3)
• POLS1310 – Introduction to Political Science  (3) [9]
• POLS1320 – American National Government  (3) [9]
• POLS1330 – State & Local Government  (3) [9]
• POLS1350 – International Relations  (3) [8]
• PSYC1310 – Introduction to Psychology  (4) [7]
• PSYC1320 – Lab in Introductory Psychology  (1)
• PSYC1650 – Psychology of Women  (3) [9]
• PSYC2120 – Psychology of Aging  (3) [7]        
• PSYC2630 – Developmental  Psychology  (3) [9]
• PSYC2750 – Abnormal Psychology  (3) [10]
• PSYC2800 – Psychology of Adjustment  (3) [9]
• SOC1050 – Introduction to Sociology  (3) [7]
• SOC1060 – General Social Problems  (3) [9]
• SOC1070 – Marriage & Family Living  (3) [7]
• SOC2250 – Sociology of Gender (3) [7]
• SOC2400 – Juvenile Delinquency  (3)
• SOC2410 – Criminology  (3) [9] 
• SOC2420 – Racial & Cultural Minorities  (3) [8]
• SOC2430 – Sociology of Aging  (3) [7]
• SOC2440 – Sociology of Death and Dying  (3) [7]
• SOC2510 – Introduction Native American Studies  (3) [7]  
• SOC2950 – Topics in Sociology  (1-3)

MnTC Goal Area 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts

Goal:  To expand students’ knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behavior, ideas and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought.

Minimum 9 credits/2 disciplines (courses may be cross-listed with Goals 7-10 as indicated below in brackets [ ] ).  Course credit values in (  ).

• ART1040 – Survey in Art  (3) [7]                      
• ART1060 – History of Modern Art  (3) [7]
• ART1070 – Women in Art  (2) [7]
• ART1200 – Introduction to Art Studio (3)
• ART1250 – Art of Digital Photography (3)
• ART1300 – Printmaking I (3)
• ART1400 – Drawing  (3)
• ART1440 – Watercolor (3)
• ART2260 – Elementary Art Education  (3)
• ART2300 – Two Dimensional Design  (3)
• ART2310 – Three Dimensional Design and Color (3)
• ART2600 – Ceramics  (3)
• ART2610 – Painting  (3)
  
• CMST2260 – Interpersonal Communication (3) [7]
• CMST2280 – Argument and Reasoning (3) [9]
• ENGL1500 – Introduction to Literature  (3) [7]
• ENGL1600 – The Short Story  (3) [8]
• ENGL1700 – Introduction to World Literature (3) [8]
• ENGL1800 – Introduction to American Literature (3) [9]
• ENGL1900 – British Writers: Modern and Post-Modern (3) [8]
• ENGL2110 – Multicultural Literature (3) [7]
• ENGL2200 – Creative Writing:  (1-3)
• ENGL2320 – Fantasy, Fable & Science Fiction  (3) [8]
• ENGL2390 – Gender & Sexuality In Literature (3) [7]
• ENGL2950 – Special Topics in Literature  (3)
• GLST1010 – Introduction to Global Studies (3) [8]
• GLST2010 – Global Studies Capstone (1) [8]
• HIST2100 – East Asian History  (3) [8]
• HIST2220 – Western Civilization II  (3) [8]
• HIST2670 – Special Topics (1-3) [7]
• HUM1050 – The Human Adventure (3) [8]
• HUM1100 – Leadership Development Studies (2) [9]
• MUSC1110 – Introduction to Music (3) [8]
• MUSC1210 – From Bach to Broadway (3) [8]
• MUSC1220 – Music of the U.S.  (3) [7]
• MUSC1230 – Fundamentals of Music  (3)
• MUSC1300 – Basic Musicianship I  (4)
• MUSC1310 – Basic Musicianship II (4)           
• MUSC1350 – Survey of Rock and Roll Music  (3) [7]
• MUSC1400 – Music in World Cultures (3) [8]  
• PHIL1010 – Introduction to Philosophy  (3) [9]
• PHIL1020 – Introduction to Ethics (3) [9]
• SPAN2070 – Intermediate Spanish (4) [8]
• SPAN2080 – Intermediate Spanish (4) [8]
• SPAN2100 – Culture of Costa Rica Through Study & Immersion (4) [6]
• SPAN2950 – Special Topics in Spanish – Advanced Language (4) [8]
• THTR1400 – Introduction to Theatre  (3)
• THTR1410 – Introduction to Film  (3)
• THTR1420 – Theatre Production & Stagecraft  (3)
• THTR1500 – Beginning Acting  (3)
• THTR2500 – Intermediate Acting  (3)

MnTC Goal Area 7: Human Diversity

Goal:  To increase students’ understanding of individual and group differences (e.g. race, gender, class) and their knowledge of the traditions and values of various groups in the United States.

1 course (may be cross-listed with courses from Goals 3-6 as indicated below in brackets  [ ] ). Course credit values in (  ).

• ART1040 – Survey in Art  (3) [6]
• ART1060 – History of Modern Art  (3) [6]
• ART1070 – Women in Art  (2) [6]
• CMST2230 – Listening (3)
• CMST2260 – Interpersonal Communication (3) [6]
• CMST2270 – Intercultural Communication (3)
• CMST2400 – Gender and Communication (3)
• ENGL1500 – Introduction to Literature  (3) [6]
• ENGL2110 – Multicultural Literature (3) [6]
• ENGL2390 – Gender & Sexuality in Lit. (3) [6]
• HIST1110 – U.S. History I  (3) [5]
• HIST1120 – U.S. History II  (3) [5]
• HIST2500 – Minnesota History (3) [5]
• MUSC1220 – Music of the U.S.  (3) [6]
• MUSC1350 – Survey of Rock and Roll Music  (3) [6]
• PSYC1310 – Intro to Psychology  (4) [5]
• PSYC2120 – Psychology of Aging  (3) [5]
• SOC1050 – Intro to Sociology  (3) [5]
• SOC1070 – Marriage & Family Living  (3) [5]
• SOC2250 – Sociology of Gender (3) [5]
• SOC2430 – Sociology of Aging  (3) [5]
• SOC2440 – Sociology of Death & Dying  (3) [5]
• SOC2510 – Intro Native American Studies  (3) [5]

MnTC Goal Area 8: Global Perspective

Goal:  To increase students’ understanding of the growing interdependence of nations and peoples and develop their ability to apply a comparative perspective to cross-cultural social, economic and political experiences. 

1 course (may be cross-listed with courses from Goals 3-6 as indicated below in brackets [ ] ).  Course credit values in (  ).

• ANTH1010 – Intro to Cultural Anthropology  (3) [5]
• CMST2500 – Computer-Mediated Communication (3)
• ECON2070 – Principles of Macro-Econ  (3) [5]
• ECON2080 – Intro to Int’l Bus/Econ  (3) [5]
• ENGL1600 – The Short Story  (3) [6]
• ENGL1700 – Introduction to World Literature (3) [6]
  
• ENGL1900 – British Writers: Modern and Post-Modern Literature (3) [6]
• ENGL2320 – Fantasy, Fable & Science Fiction (3) [6]
• GEOG1400 – Introduction to Geography  (3) [5]
• GEOG1410 – World Regional Geography  (3) [5]
• GLST1010 – Introduction to Global Studies (3) [6]
• GLST2010 – Global Studies Capstone (1) [6]
• HIST1010 – World History to 1500  (3) [5]
• HIST1020 – World History 1500 to Present  (3) [5]
• HIST2100 – East Asian History  (3) [6]
• HIST2220 – Western Civilization II  (3) [6]
• HUM1050 – The Human Adventure (3) [6]
• MUSC1110 – Introduction to Music (3) [6]
• MUSC1210 – From Bach to Broadway (3) [6]
• MUSC1400 – Music in World Cultures  (3) [6]
• POLS1350 – International Rel.  (3) [5]
• SOC2420 – Racial & Cultural Minor.  (3) [5]
• SPAN1070 – Beginning Spanish I (4)
• SPAN1080 – Beginning Spanish II (4)
• SPAN2070 – Intermediate Spanish (4)
• SPAN2080 – Intermediate Spanish (4)
• SPAN2100 – Culture of Costa Rica Through Study and Immersion (4) [6]
• SPAN2950 – Special Topics in Spanish-Advanced Language (4)

MnTC Goal Area 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibilities

Goal:  To develop students’ capacity to identify, discuss, and reflect upon the ethical dimensions of political, social and personal life and to understand the ways in which they can exercise responsible and productive citizenship.

1 course (may be cross-listed with courses from Goals 3-6 as indicated below in brackets [ ] ).  Course credit values in (  ).

 

• CMST2280 – Argument and Reasoning (3) [6]
• CMST2600 – Organizational Communication (3)
• ECON1900 – Personal Finance  (3)
• ECON1950 – Introduction to Economics  (3) [5]
• ENGL1800 – American Writers: Modern and Contemporary (3) [6]
• HUM1100 – Leadership Development Studies (2) [6]
• PHIL1010 – Introduction to Philosophy  (3) [6]
• PHIL1020 – Introduction to Ethics  (3) [6]
• POLS1310 – Introduction to Political Science  (3) [5]
• POLS1320 – American National Government  (3) [5]
• POLS1330 – State & Local Government  (3) [5]
• PSYC1650 – Psychology of Women  (3) [5]
• PSYC2630 – Developmental Psychology  (3) [5]
• PSYC2800 – Psychology of Adjustment  (3) [5]
• SOC1060 – General Social Problems  (3) [5]
• SOC2410 – Criminology  (3) [5]

MnTC Goal Area 10: People and the Environment

Goal:  To improve students’ understanding of today’s complex environmental challenges.

1 course (may be cross-listed with courses from Goals 3-6 as indicated below in brackets [ ] ). Course credit values in (  ).

• BIOL1000 – Introduction to Biology  (4) [3]
• BIOL1310 – Conservation of Natural Resources  (3) [3]
• BIOL1410 – Environmental Science  (4) [3]
• BIOL1510 – People, Sustainability and the Environment (4) [3]  
• BIOL2010 – General Biology II  (5) [3]
• CHEM1000 – Introduction to Chemistry (4) [3]
• CHEM1010 – Survey of Chemistry (4) [3]
• CHEM1020 – General Chemistry I (4) [3]
• CHEM1510 – Principles of Chemistry I (5) [3]
• ESCI1100 – Physical Geology  (4) [3]
• ESCI1120 – Introduction to Meteorology  (4) [3]
• ESCI1140 – Natural Disasters (4) [3]
• ECON2060 – Principles of Micro-Economics  (3) [5]
• ENVS1310 – Conservation of Natural Resources  (3) [3]
• ENVS1410 – Environmental Science  (4) [3]
• ENVS1510 – People, Sustainability and the Environment (4) [3]
• PSYC2750 – Abnormal Psychology (3) [5]