III. THEMATIC TRANSDISCIPLINARY CLUSTERS
(At least 9 hours and 3 courses with at least 2 different prefixes – all eligible for multiple-counting.
3 hours must be taken at UNCW. Students who complete a minor, a second major,
or an approved concentration in their major are exempt from the requirement.)
Ancient Thought and Culture: ENG 209, 210, 388 HST 101, PAR 201, 230.
Child and Adolescent Studies: ENG 380, 381, 385, PSY 220
Climate Change and Society: ANT 312, GGY 140, 230, 333, 340, 436, GLY 250, 350, 420, PLS 209.
Coastal Health and Environment: HEA 207, NSG 405, PED 345, PSY 352, REC 265, SWK 235, 335.
Evolution: ANT 210, 320, 322, 324, 328, BIO 105, 202, 430, 475, GLY 132, 135, 337, PAR 360, PSY 257, 457.
Foundations for Systems Thinking: BIO 105, 201, 345, 366, COM 326, 424, ECN 221, 222, 250, EXS 216, 217, OPS
370, 377, RTH 468.
Gender and Social Justice: CRM 315, 370, EDN 370, PAR 225, SOC 250, 350, WGS 210.
Global Diversity: ANT 301, COM 344, ENG 226, 341, 359, FNA 101, HEA 320, HST 104, 367, INT 105, 200, PAR 230,
232, PED 206, 235, 350, REC 265, 451, 494, SOC 240.
Human Behavior: COM 250, 302, 326, CRM 255, INT 200, PSY 105, SOC 105, 220, 336, 346, 433, SWK 235, 320.
Human Rights: ANT 305, 317, 327, 330, 346, PAR 369.
Immigration: ANT 316, 327, 330, EDN 400, ENG 344, FRH 421, HST 106, 340, INT 105, SOC 325, SPN 323, 490.
Judaism and the Jewish People: HST 207, 208, 385, PAR 230, 362, 376.
Linguistics: ANT 208, FRH 308, GER 322, SPN 307, 308, 496.
Modeling: ANT 105, 207, BIO 201, 366, CHM 101, CLR 301, CSC 112, 131, EVS 195, MAT 101, 151, 152, 161, 162, NSG
415, PHY 335, PSY 105, 256.
Public Health & Human Development: SOC 220, 336, 433, REC 370
Certain majors will fulfill a Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster naturally through major required courses. These majors are as follows and the
Cluster is in parenthesis:
B.S. Business Administration, All Concentrations (Foundations for Systems Thinking)
B.A. Biology (Modeling)
B.S. Biology (Modeling)
B.S. Biology, Terrestrial and Freshwater Conservation Option (Modeling)
B.S. Chemistry (Modeling)
B.S. Chemistry, Biochemistry Option (Modeling)
B.S. Computer Science, Business Concentration (Modeling)
B.S. Computer Science, Systems (Modeling)
B.A. Environmental Studies (Modeling)
B.S. Environmental Science, All Options (Modeling)
B.S. Geology (Modeling)
B.S. Marine Biology (Modeling)
B.S. Marine Biology, Marine Conservation Option (Modeling)
B.A Physics (Modeling)
B.S. Physics (Modeling)
B.S. Physics, Physical Oceanography Option (Modeling)
B.S. Physics, Electrical Engineering 3+2 (Modeling)
B.S. Nursing, Clinical Research Option (Modeling)
B.S. Nursing, Pre-Licensure Option (Modeling)
B.A. Recreation Therapy (Foundations for Systems Thinking)
Other clusters may be fulfilled by choosing classes appropriate for the major and the cluster, but are not necessarily required for the major.
Certain majors exempt students from the Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster requirement. The following majors are exempt:
B.S. Computer Science, Biology Concentration
B.S. Computer Science, Chemistry Concentration
B.S. Computer Science, Digital Arts Concentration
B.S. Computer Science, Geographic Information Systems Concentration
B.S. Computer Science, Statistics Concentration
B.A. Education of Young Children
B.A. Elementary Education
B.A. Middle Grades Education
B.A. Teacher Licensure in Secondary Education and K-12 Fields
B.A. Special Education, Adapted Curriculum Track
B.A. Special Education, General Curriculum Track
March 2015