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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 |
433 | English Renaissance Drama | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
434 | Seventeenth-Century Poetry and Prose | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
435 | Milton | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
440 | Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
441 | 18th-Century British Novel | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
442 | Politics and Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
442 | Politics and Literature | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
450 | The Early Romantic Period | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
451 | The Late Romantic Period | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
452 | Jane Austen and Literary Criticism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
455 | Victorian Poetry and Prose | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
456 | Nineteenth-Century English Novel | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
460 | Modern British Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
461 | Contemporary British Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
465 | Irish Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
470 | Contemporary British and American Poetry | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
472 | Literature and Psychoanalytic Theory | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
472 | Literature and Psychoanalytic Theory | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
473 | Twentieth-Century Literary Theory | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
473 | Twentieth-Century Literary Theory | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
479 | Storied Pasts: Nineteenth-Century U.S. History and Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
480 | Early American Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
480 | Early American Literature | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
482 | American Literature: 1800-1865 | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
482 | American Literature: 1800-1865 | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
483 | American Literature: 1865-1915 | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
484 | American Literature, 1915–1945 | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
485 | American Literature: 1945 to the Present | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
486 | Early African-American Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
486 | Early African-American Literature | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
487 | Modern African-American Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
487 | Modern African-American Literature | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
488 | Race, Ethnicity, and Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
488 | Race, Ethnicity, and Literature | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
489 | Queer Sexualities: Literature and Theory | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
489 | Queer Sexualities: Literature and Theory | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
490 | Studies in Women and Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
490 | Studies in Women and Literature | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
491 | Russian and Soviet Classics in English | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
492 | Postcolonial Literature and Theory | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
492 | Postcolonial Literature and Theory | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
493 | History of Literary Criticism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
494 | Feminist Literary Theory | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
494 | Feminist Literary Theory | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
495 | Special Topics | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
504 | Form in Poetry | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
505 | Form in Fiction | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
595 | Special Topics | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Education and Psychology Study EPS |
200 | Career Development and Planning | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Education and Psychology Study EPS |
201 | Psychosocial Change and Well-being | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
