College of Arts and Sciences

Arts and Sciences Overlays

Students in the catalog year 2024-2025 or later are required to fulfill three overlays: Ethical Reasoning, U.S. Multicultural, and Global Perspectives. These courses are expected to be used in another part of a student's degree plan (K-State Core, program requirements, or free electives).

Current lists of courses eligible for the overlays updated April 17, 2024. (download pdf)

Ethical Reasoning Overlay

All courses awaiting committee review and approval.

  • PHILO 130 Intro to Moral Philosophy
  • PHILO 135 Intro to Social and Political Philosophy
  • PHILO 295 Introduction to Environmental Ethics
  • PHILO 330 Moral Philosophy (more in-depth for majors/minors; no prerequisite)
  • PHILO 335 Intro to Social and Political Philosophy (more in-depth for majors/minors; no prerequisite)
  • PHILO 185 (previously 385) Engineering Ethics
  • PHILO 365 Medical Ethics
  • PHILO 595 Environmental Ethics

Additional courses outside Philosophy pending approval

U.S. Multicultural Overlay

Additional courses pending approval.

catalog

  • AMETH 160, 300, 351-354, 370, 450, 461, 499, 501, 556, 560, 660, 700
  • ANTH 312, 513, 516, 605*, 710
  • COMM 434
  • CRIM 463
  • ENGL 285, 384-389, 476, 655
  • GEOG 370, 510
  • GWSS 105, 325, 345, 350, 365, 375, 435, 560, 570
  • HIST 311, 537, 539
  • MC 612
  • MLANG 120
  • MUSIC 173
  • PHILO 180, 380
  • POLSC 360
  • PSYCH 556, 557
  • SOCIO 510, 541, 545, 570, 647
  • SOCWK 510
  • SPAN 531, 560
  • STRAN 550
  • THTRE 672

Global Perspectives Overlay (previously International Studies Overlay)

All courses awaiting committee review and approval.

catalog

  • ANTH 200, 204, 210, 220, 260, 305, 310, 314, 315, 505, 506, 508, 509, 512, 515, 525, 604, 605*, 606, 616, 663, 665
  • ARAB 501, 502, 540
  • ART 195, 196, 545, 550, 602, 603, 612, 613, 622, 628
  • CHINE 501, 502
  • CLSCS 501
  • COMM 480
  • DAS 507, 525
  • ECON 505, 507, 536, 681, 682, 684
  • ENGL 280, 580
  • FREN 301 or above
  • GEOG 100, 200, 201, 300, 335, 505, 620, 622, 715
  • GREEK 301, 302
  • GRMN 301 or above
  • GWSS 380, 405
  • HIST 111, 112, 250, 303, 330, 332, 501, 504, 505, 508-510, 514, 516, 517, 543-545, 560-562, 571, 576-578, 584, 591-593, 595, 598
  • ITAL 520
  • JAPAN 391, 591, 592, 599
  • LATIN 302
  • MC 623, 725
  • MLANG 507
  • MUSIC 249
  • POLSC 145, 341, 343, 388, 390, 505, 511, 540, 545, 549, 623, 626, 627, 629, 642, 643, 645, 647, 651-653, 655
  • RUSSN 398, 551-553
  • SOCIO 363, 505, 507, 522, 535, 618, 635, 742
  • SPAN 301 or above

*ANTH 605 may count for either U.S. Multicultural Overlay or Global Perspectives Overlay, not both.

 

Go to Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements page.

Faculty/staff wishing to propose additions to course list or changes to Curriculog, should visit the A&S degree requirements, restricted electives, and overlays page.