LIA 101 - Explorations in Learning
	This course will explore the variety of academics and co-curricular activities available at UMF. Individual classes will provide diverse activities to engage students in learning and will address basic skills and information to help students adjust to college life. Prerequisite(s): first year standing. Fall and spring. Credit: 1

LIA 102 - Intensive English

Concentrates on composition skills required for success in college, emphasizing the process of writing and fundamentals of English grammar and usage. Students assigned on the basis of placement testing. Students must pass LIA 102 Intensive English with a grade of C- or higher in order to take ENG 100. Students taking this course may not receive credit for BRG 102. Prerequisite(s): Placement test results or permission of instructor. Every semester. Credit: 4

LIA 105 - Intermediate Algebra

This course focuses on reinforcing intermediate algebraic skills critical to success in courses such as Pre-Calculus, Chemistry, and Business Mathematics: topics include fundamental concepts of Algebra; solving and graphing linear equations and inequalities; properties, terminology, and methods of solving polynomial, exponential, quadratic, and absolute value equations; trouble shooting and problem solving. Every semester. Credit: 4

LIA 135 - Digital Photography

An introduction to digital photography for visual communication and creative expression. Topics include basic and advanced operation of digital cameras, photographic lighting, exposure, composition, elements of design, focal length and perspective, and image presentation. Genres will include documentary photography, photojournalism, portraiture, still life, sports/action, low light photography, architectural, and travel photography. Course includes on-campus classes and a field trip to England and Spain. Students will produce a portfolio in the form of a bound, hardcover book. A trip fee will be charged. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every year.  Credit: 4

LIA 148 - College and Life Choices

What sort of person do I want to become? What does success mean in my life? What can I do now to move in the direction I want to go? This course pursues answers to these and other questions through readings and group discussion about the meaning of life and the college experience. The course includes individual work on career planning and time management. The course can be especially valuable for students who are not very sure about what they want to do in college, or afterward. Students will figure out and write personal mission statements, their views on the meaning of life, and explanations of how their life goals relate to college and career plans. Prerequisites: none. Pass/Fail only.  Every semester. Credit: 2

LIA 156 - Setting Your Course

In this course students learn how the choices they make determine their futures, and they refine their decision-making processes in order to achieve the outcomes they want. Beginning with a series of readings that offer complex insights into the meaning of life (excerpts from Bantu Philosophy, Dawkins’ Selfish Gene, Mill’s Utilitarianism, Nietzche’s works, Buddhist texts, and Sartre), students find and reflect on their own views. Through reading, writing, and discussion, they consider their definitions of a meaningful life, write personal mission statements, and articulate life goals. Other assignments are based on the topics of motivation, self-management, and learning skills. Every semester.  Credit: 4

	LIA 177 - Topics in Liberal Arts
	Special topics in liberal arts not covered in the regular curriculum. Varies. Credit: 2-4

LIA 396 - Field Work and Experience

Exposure to practical problems relating to the student's academic major. The experience may include work for a social or governmental agency or for business or industry. Proposals should be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted in writing to the Dean of Academic Services for approval by the Integrative Studies Program Council prior to registration. At the conclusion of the work period, the student submits a comprehensive report on the experience to the supervising faculty member. Available only to students in liberal arts. No student is allowed to take more than sixteen credits in LIA 396. Credits will be allowed on the basis of 32 work hours for each credit. (Pass/Fail only) Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor and the Integrative Studies Program Council. Every semester. Credit: 4-16

LIA 397 - Independent Study in Liberal Arts

Proposals are to be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted in writing to the Dean of Academic Services for approval by the Integrative Studies Program Council prior to registration. At the conclusion of the work period, the student submits a comprehensive report on the experience to the supervising faculty member. No student is allowed to take more than 12 credits of LIA 397. Course is designed for liberal arts students only, although other students may be approved upon the merits of their proposal. Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor and the Integrative Studies Program Council. Completion of Independent Study Form. Liberal Arts majors only. Varies. Credit: 4-12

LIA 399 - Research and Thesis

Research into a problem related to the student's academic major. Proposals should be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted in writing to the Associate Provost for approval by the Integrative Studies Committee prior to registration. The student submits the thesis to the supervising faculty member. Course cannot be repeated. Course is designed for liberal arts students only, although other student may be approved upon the merits of their proposals. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the instructor and the Integrative Studies Program Council. Liberal Arts majors only. Variable. Credit: 16