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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 |
364 | Sephardic Literature | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
365 | Literature of the Holocaust | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
365 | Literature of the Holocaust | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
366 | Asian American Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
366 | Asian American Literature | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
367 | Refugee Stories | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
367 | Refugee Stories | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
368 | Representations of Arabs and Jews in Israeli and Palestinian Literature and Film | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
368 | Representations of Arabs and Jews in Israeli and Palestinian Literature and Film | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
369 | Black Miami Studies | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
369 | Black Miami Studies | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
371 | Secret Agents and Private Detectives: Procedural Mass-Market Fictions | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
372 | Women Writing: Theory and Practice | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
372 | Women Writing: Theory and Practice | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
373 | Literary Representations of Women | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
373 | Literary Representations of Women | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
374 | Women Writers | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
374 | Women Writers | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
375 | Modern Drama | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
376 | Contemporary Drama Prerequisite: WRS 106 or ENG 106 or WRS 107. |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
378 | Animals and Humans in Literature, Art, and Philosophy | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
379 | Modern Literature Prerequisite: WRS 106 or ENG 106 or WRS 107 or ENG 107 |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
380 | Contemporary Literature Prerequisite: WRS 106 or ENG 106 or WRS 107 or ENG 107 |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
382 | Studies in Medievalism: Tolkien, Martin, and Sources of Modern Fantasy | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
383 | The Literature of Science Fiction | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
384 | The Bible as Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
385 | Myth and Literature Prerequisite: WRS 106 or ENG 106 or WRS 107. |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
386 | King Arthur in Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
387 | Literature and Imperialism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
387 | Literature and Imperialism | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
388 | Literature and Popular Culture | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
388 | Literature and Popular Culture | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
389 | The Sixties: Literature, History, and Culture of the 1960s | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
390 | Intermediate Fiction Workshop Prerequisite: ENG 219 or ENG 290. |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
391 | CW Intermediate Mixed-Genre Workshop Prerequisite: ENG 219. |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
392 | Intermediate Poetry Workshop Prerequisite: ENG 219 or ENG 292. |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
395 | Special Topics | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
396 | Special Topics | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
397 | Special Topics | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
401 | Senior Seminar in Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
404 | Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) Prerequisite: ENG 390. |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
406 | Creative Writing (Poetry) Prerequisite: ENG 392. |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
407 | Creative Writing Special Topics Prerequisite: ENG 106 or WRS 105 or WRS 106 |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
408 | Writing Autobiography | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
410 | Old English Language and Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
411 | Old English Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
420 | Chaucer | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
430 | Shakespeare: The Early Plays May not be taken in the same term with ENG 319. |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
431 | Shakespeare: The Later Plays May not be taken in the same term with ENG 319. |
Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
432 | English Renaissance Poetry and Prose | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
