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Beginning in Fall 2021, UM students can fulfill the Areas of Knowledge general education requirement by creating an individualized cognate. Only courses (UM as well as transfer courses) with an Area of Knowledge course attribute in CaneLink can be used in an individualized cognate. All three courses in an individualized cognate must have the appropriate Area of Knowledge course attribute. Courses used in an individualized cognate cannot be double counted toward any other degree requirement. An individualized cognate must be a minimum of 3 courses (9 credit hours). Individualized cognates use the following academic plan codes: AT_0080 (Arts & Humanities), PS_0070 (People & Society), and ST_0026 (STEM). For information on thematic cognates, use the cognate search engine.
Below is a searchable list of current courses that can be used in an individualized cognate.
NOTE: The course a student takes to fulfill the quantitative skills proficiency requirement cannot be double counted by including it in an individualized cognate. Also courses with a grade of CR (except for test credits that are accepted with a UM equivalency from AP, IB, GCE, Cambridge Pre-U, CAPE, and CLEP programs) cannot be used to fulfill general education or other degree requirements like individualized cognates.
| Subject | Course No. | Course Title | Area of Knowledge Designation | Typically Offered | Credits (Min/Max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECE | 505 | Semiconductor Photonic Devices | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| ECE | 785 | Capstone in Cyber-Security or Artificial Intelligence | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 211 | Principles of Microeconomics | People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| ECO | 211 | Principles of Microeconomics | STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| ECO | 212 | Principles of Macroeconomics | People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| ECO | 300 | Microeconomic Theory and Applications | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 300 | Microeconomic Theory and Applications | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 301 | Macroeconomic Theory | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 302 | Microeconomic Theory | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 302 | Microeconomic Theory | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 303 | Macroeconomic Theory | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 307 | Public Economics | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 345 | Environmental Economics | People and Society | Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| ECO | 351 | Economics of Development | People and Society | Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| ECO | 371 | Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Global Economy | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 371 | Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Global Economy | Fall, Spring | 3/3 | |
| ECO | 379 | The Political Economy of Growth | People and Society | Fall | 3/3 |
| ECO | 430 | Applied Econometrics | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 443 | Economic Analysis of Energy and Commodity Markets | People and Society | Fall | 3/3 |
| ECO | 444 | Game Theory in Economic Applications. | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 510 | Mathematical Economics and Applications | STEM | Fall | 3/3 |
| ECO | 511 | Empirical Labor Economics | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| ECO | 512 | Topics in Mathematical Economics | STEM | Spring | 3/3 |
| ECO | 520 | Advanced Econometrics | STEM | Fall | 3/3 |
| ECO | 532 | History of Economic Thought | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| ECS | 111 | Introduction to the Earth's Ecosystem | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECS | 113 | Introduction to Environmental Policy | People and Society | Fall | 3/3 |
| ECS | 195 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | 1/5 | |
| ECS | 196 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | 1/5 | |
| ECS | 197 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | 1/5 | |
| ECS | 198 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | 1/5 | |
| ECS | 199 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | 1/5 | |
| ECS | 201 | Seminar Series in Contemporary Environmental Issues I | People and Society | Fall | 1/1 |
| ECS | 201 | Seminar Series in Contemporary Environmental Issues I | STEM | Fall | 1/1 |
| ECS | 202 | Seminar Series in Contemporary Environmental Issues II | People and Society | Spring | 1/1 |
| ECS | 202 | Seminar Series in Contemporary Environmental Issues II | STEM | Spring | 1/1 |
| ECS | 204 | Environmental Statistics | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECS | 232 | Ecological Principles and Environmental Applications | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECS | 272 | Special Topics in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 1/3 |
| ECS | 295 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | 1/5 | |
| ECS | 296 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | 1/5 | |
| ECS | 297 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | 1/5 | |
| ECS | 298 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | 1/5 | |
| ECS | 299 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | 1/5 | |
| ECS | 301 | Tools for Environmental Decision-Making: The Quantitative Perspective | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| ECS | 302 | Perspectives on Environmental Decision Making | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| ECS | 309 | Microbes and the Environment | STEM | Fall | 3/3 |
| ECS | 310 | Sustainable Living | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| ECS | 310 | Sustainable Living | STEM | Spring | 3/3 |
| ECS | 323 | Population, Sustainability, and the Media | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
