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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.
The courses below are currently effective for the: Spring 2027 Term| Subject | Catalog No. | Course Title | Area of Knowledge Designation | Typically Offered | Credits (Min/Max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
253 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | 1/5 | |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
254 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | 1/5 | |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
255 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | 1/5 | |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
257 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | 1/5 | |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
258 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | 1/5 | |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
259 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | 1/5 | |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
260 | African-American Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
260 | African-American Literature | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
261 | Literature of the Americas | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
290 | Beginning Fiction Workshop | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
292 | Beginning Poetry Workshop | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
301 | The Study of Language | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
301 | The Study of Language | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
308 | Arts and Humanities in Professional and Public Life | Arts and Humanities | Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
310 | Literature and Culture in Classical Greece and Rome, I | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
311 | Literature and Culture in Classical Greece and Rome, II | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
312 | The European Middle Ages | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
313 | The European Renaissance Prerequisite: WRS 106 or ENG 106 or WRS 107. |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
314 | The European Enlightenment | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
316 | Early Celtic Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
318 | Science, Medicine, and Magic in Early Modern Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
319 | Shakespeare | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
321 | Major American Novelists | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
323 | Major British Novelists | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
325 | Major European Novelists | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
340 | Forms of the Novel | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
341 | Modern British and American Poetry | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
342 | Lyric Voices and Traditions | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
344 | Data and Contemporary Culture | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
344 | Data and Contemporary Culture | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
345 | Edgar Allan Poe and the U.S. Gothic | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
348 | Modern African Literature and Film | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
348 | Modern African Literature and Film | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
350 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
351 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 1/5 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
352 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 1/5 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
353 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 1/5 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
354 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 1/5 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
355 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 1/5 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
356 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 1/5 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
357 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 1/5 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
358 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 1/5 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
359 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 1/5 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
360 | Comparative Literature of the Black World | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
360 | Comparative Literature of the Black World | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
361 | Caribbean Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
361 | Caribbean Literature | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
363 | Jewish American Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
363 | Jewish American Literature | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
364 | Sephardic Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
