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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology APY |
205 | Medicine and Health Care in Society | People and Society | Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
301 | World Prehistory: From Caves to Quinoa | People and Society | Spring Even Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
306 | Human Evolution Prerequisite: APY 201 or APY 203. |
STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
306 | Human Evolution Prerequisite: APY 201 or APY 203. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
307 | Human Adaptation Prerequisite: APY 201 and APY 202 and APY 203 and BIL 101 and BIL 109. |
STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
307 | Human Adaptation Prerequisite: APY 201 and APY 202 and APY 203 and BIL 101 and BIL 109. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
309 | Evolution of Human Behavior | People and Society | Spring Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
309 | Evolution of Human Behavior | STEM | Spring Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
310 | Primate Behavior and Adaptation Prerequisite: APY 203 |
STEM | Fall Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
310 | Primate Behavior and Adaptation Prerequisite: APY 203 |
People and Society | Fall Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
311 | Cuba Culture, History, and Society | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
311 | Cuba Culture, History, and Society | Arts and Humanities | Spring | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
312 | Primate Cognition Prerequisite: APY 203 or APY 310 Or PHI 246 Or PSY 250 |
People and Society | Fall Even Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
312 | Primate Cognition Prerequisite: APY 203 or APY 310 Or PHI 246 Or PSY 250 |
STEM | Fall Even Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
313 | Data Science of Culture and Language | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
313 | Data Science of Culture and Language | STEM | Spring | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
315 | Folk and Alternative Medicine: Psychedelic Plants in Cultural Context | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
320 | The Evolution of Language | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
340 | Marine Archaeology | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
345 | Blood and Chocolate: Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica | People and Society | Fall Even Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
356 | Florida Archaeology | People and Society | Fall Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
359 | The Archaeology of Plastics | People and Society | Fall Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
360 | Anthropology of Food | STEM | Fall | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
360 | Anthropology of Food | People and Society | Fall | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
361 | Gender and Language | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
362 | The Languages of the World | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
376 | Economic Anthropology | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
384 | Caribbean Archaeology | People and Society | Fall Even Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
385 | Caribbean Cultures | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
390 | Dead Bodies & Bioethics | People and Society | Fall Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
390 | Dead Bodies & Bioethics | Arts and Humanities | Fall Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
391 | Gender in Ancient Cultures | People and Society | Spring Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
392 | Sex and Culture | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
393 | Drugs and Culture | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
394 | Comparative Religion | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
394 | Comparative Religion | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
395 | Gender, Race, and Class Prerequisite: APY 202 or GSS 201. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
396 | Youth Culture, Identity, and Globalization | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
397 | Violence and Ritual Prerequisite: APY 202. |
People and Society | Fall Even Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
398 | Coastal Cultures | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
399 | The Anthropology of Kinship and Family in America | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
413 | Medical Anthropology | People and Society | Fall | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
414 | Human Osteology Prerequisite: APY 203. |
People and Society | Fall | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
414 | Human Osteology Prerequisite: APY 203. |
STEM | Fall | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
416 | Bioarchaeology-Peopling the past Prerequisite: APY 201 or APY 203. |
STEM | Spring Even Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
416 | Bioarchaeology-Peopling the past Prerequisite: APY 201 or APY 203. |
People and Society | Spring Even Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
419 | Politics of the Past | People and Society | Spring Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
421 | Interpreting Bodies | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
423 | Paleopathology: Health and disease in ancient peoples Prerequisite: APY 414 and APY 416 Or Instructor Permission. |
STEM | Fall Even Years | 3/3 |
| Anthropology APY |
423 | Paleopathology: Health and disease in ancient peoples Prerequisite: APY 414 and APY 416 Or Instructor Permission. |
People and Society | Fall Even Years | 3/3 |
