Cohesive Cluster Formation
Students must complete 9 GenEd elective courses - 3 in Arts & Humanities (AH), 3 in Social Sciences (SS) and 3
in Quantitative Sciences (QS). Each group of three courses forms a cohesive cluster. GenEd cohesive clusters can
be formed as follows – each cluster should include at least one lower division course (100-level) and at least one
upper division course (200-level.)
Courses that cluster in more than one field can only be counted once (e.g. CHSS 251 counts either as AH or SS.)
Some major courses may also be offered as GenEd courses for non–majors (e.g. MATH 101.) CS or BAB majors
cannot count MATH 101 as a GenEd course.
The lists below are organized by cluster field (SS AH and QS.) The courses listed are all upper division courses
(200-level) – e.g. LAW 201 Armenian Constitution. The bullet lists are disciplines that cluster with the upper
division course – e.g. CHSS 240 Music & Literature clusters with courses in
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Acting/Theater
Archaeology
Art History/Art
Cinema/Film
Civilization/History
Culture & Heritage
Language & Culture
Literature
Logic/Rhetoric
Music
Philosophy/Ethics
Writing
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SOCIAL SCIENCES CLUSTERS
CHSS 211 GREAT BOOKS GE AH/SS – clusters with GE SS courses in
 Civilization/History
 Law
 Political Science
 Psychology
 Sociology
CHSS 251 TOPICS IN CINEMA GE AH/SS – clusters with GE SS courses in
 Archaeology
 Civilization/History
 Cultural Geography
 Economics/Finance/Business
 Law
 Political Science
 Psychology
 Religion
 Sociology
CHSS 280 CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY GE SS– clusters with GE SS courses in
 Cultural Geography
 Culture
 Psychology
 Sociology
(Please note this course was offered as a lower division course in previous years under CHSS182.)
CHSS 282 TRADE GE SS – clusters with GE SS courses in
 Cultural Geography
 Economics/Finance/Business
 Law
 Political Science
 Sociology
CHSS 290 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY GE AH/SS - clusters with GE SS courses in
 Civilization/History
 Culture
 Economics/Finance/Business
 Psychology
 Religion
 Sociology
CHSS 291 MODERNISM GE AH/SS – cluster with GE SS courses in
 Civilization/History
 Culture
 Psychology
 Religion
 Sociology
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PSIA 201 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY GE AH/SS - clusters with GE SS courses in
 Civilization/History
 Law
 Political Science
 Religion
PSIA 281 DEVELOPMENT POLICY GE SS - clusters with GE SS courses in
 Economics/Finance/Business
 Law
 Political Science
 Sociology
PSIA 2XX REGIONAL POLITICS GE SS – clusters GE SS with courses in
 (Cultural) Geography
 Economics/Finance/Business
 Civilization/History
 Law
 Political Science
 Psychology
 Sociology
LAW 201 ARMENIAN CONSTITUTION GE SS – if taken as an upper division course, clusters with
GE SS courses in
 Law
 Political Science
(Please note this course is now offered as a lower division course LAW112.)
CHSS 22X THE STUDY OF HISTORY: HISTORIANS AND THEIR RESEARCH GE AH/SS clusters with GE SS courses in:
 Civilization/History
 Psychology
 Religion
 Sociology
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ARTS & HUMANITIES CLUSTERS
CHSS 211 GREAT BOOKS GE AH/SS – clusters with GE AH courses in
 Acting/Theater
 Civilization/History
 Culture & Heritage
 Discourse Analysis
 English Structure
 Journalism
 Language & Culture
 Literature
 Logic
 Music
 Philosophy/Ethics
 Religion
 Rhetoric
 Writing
CHSS 22X THE STUDY OF HISTORY: HISTORIANS AND THEIR RESEARCH GE AH clusters with GE AH courses in
 Archaeology
 Civilization/History
 Culture & Heritage
 Discourse Analysis
 Language & Culture
 Literature
 Logic/Rhetoric
 Philosophy
 Philosophy/Ethics
 Religion
 Writing
CHSS 231 TOPICS IN WESTERN ART HISTORY GE AH - clusters with GE AH courses in
 (Cultural) Geography
 Acting/Theater
 Art/Art History
 Cinema/Film
 Civilization/History
 Communications
 Language & Culture
 Literature
 Logic & Rhetoric
 Music
 Philosophy/Ethics
 Writing
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CHSS 232 ARMENIAN VISUAL TRADITIONS: ILLUMINATED
MANUSCRIPTS/MINIATURES GE AH - clusters with GE AH courses in
 (Cultural) Geography
 Acting/Theater
 Art/Art History
 Cinema/Film
 Civilization/History
 Communications
 Language & Culture
 Literature
 Logic & Rhetoric
 Music
 Philosophy/Ethics
 Writing
CHSS 251 TOPICS IN CINEMA GE AH/SS – clusters with GE AH courses in
 Acting/Theater
 Archaeology
 Art History/Art
 Civilization/History
 Communications
 Culture & Heritage
 English Structure
 Geography
 Journalism
 Language & Culture
 Linguistics
 Literature
 Logic
 Music
 Philosophy/Ethics
 Religion
 Rhetoric
 Writing
CHSS 240 MUSIC & LITERATURE GE AH - clusters with GE AH courses in
 Acting/Theater
 Archaeology
 Art History/Art
 Cinema/Film
 Civilization/History
 Culture & Heritage
 Language & Culture
 Literature
 Logic/Rhetoric
 Music
 Philosophy/Ethics
 Writing
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CHSS 290 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY GE AH/SS - clusters with GE AH courses in
 Archaeology
 Cinema/Film (depending on topic)
 Civilization/History
 Cultural Geography
 Culture & Heritage
 Language & Culture
 Philosophy/Ethics
 Religion
 Writing
CHSS 291 MODERNISM GE AH/SS – cluster with GE AH courses in
 Art History/Art
 Cinema/Film
 Civilization/History
 Communications
 Language & Culture
 Literature
 Logic/Rhetoric
 Music
 Philosophy/Ethics
 Writing
PSIA 201 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY GE AH/SS - clusters with GE AH courses in
 Acting/Theater
 Civilization/History
 Communications
 Discourse Analysis
 English Structure
 Journalism
 Literature
 Logic
 Philosophy/Ethics
 Religion
 Rhetoric
 Writing
QUANTITATIVE SCIENCES CLUSTERS
CSE 241 INTRODUCTION TO DATA MINING GE QS – clusters with GE QS courses in
 Bio-Science
 Creativity
 Information Systems/Computer Science
 Math/Stats
 Technology
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CSE 262 QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY GE QS - clusters with GE QS courses in
 Biology
 Bio-science
 Chemistry
 Environmental Sciences
 Health
 Information Systems/Computer Science
 Math & Statistics
 Physics
CSE 285 HOW THINGS WORK GE QS – clusters with GE QS courses in
 Energy
 Information Systems/Computer Science
 Math & Statistics
 Physics
 Technology
CSE 291 INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCT DESIGN GE QS - Clusters with GE QS courses in
 Physics
 Technology
 Creativity
 Math/Stats
 Information Systems/Computer Science
 Data
ENV 202 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS GE QS - clusters with GE QS courses in
 Biology
 Bio-science
 Chemistry
 Climate
 Energy
 Environmental Sciences
 Health
 Information Systems/Computer Science
 Math & Statistics
ENV 210 DISASTERS GE QS– Clusters with GE QS courses in
 Biology
 Bio-science
 Chemistry
 Climate
 Energy
 Environmental Sciences
 Health
 Information Systems/Computer Science
 Math & Statistics
 Physics
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ENV 230 WATER GE QS – clusters with GE QS courses in
 Biology
 Bio-science
 Chemistry
 Climate
 Energy
 Environmental Sciences
 Health
 Information Systems/Computer Science
 Math & Statistics
ENV 250 BIODIVERSITY: CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION GE QS – clusters with GE
QS courses in
 Biology
 Bio-Science
 Chemistry
 Energy
 Environmental Sciences
 Health
 Information Systems/Computer Science
 Math/Stats
PH 201 GLOBAL HEALTH GE QS – clusters with GE QS courses in
 Biology
 Bio-science
 Chemistry
 Environmental Sciences
 Health
 Information Systems/Computer Science
 Math & Statistics
 Physics
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