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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies REL |
360 | Religion and Bioethics | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
360 | Religion and Bioethics | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
361 | Religion and Youth in Contemporary America | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
361 | Religion and Youth in Contemporary America | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
362 | The Sanctity of Life: Selected Themes From the Ancient World to the Present | Arts and Humanities | Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
362 | The Sanctity of Life: Selected Themes From the Ancient World to the Present | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
363 | Religion and Science Fiction: Dystopia, Faith, and the Future | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
364 | Spiritual Healing in the Americas from Controversy to Cure | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
365 | The Cognitive Foundations of Personal Faith | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
367 | Black Religion in Literature: Afrofuturism and Africanjujuism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
367 | Black Religion in Literature: Afrofuturism and Africanjujuism | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
368 | Voodoo to Wakanda: Africana Religion in Film and Media | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
368 | Voodoo to Wakanda: Africana Religion in Film and Media | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
369 | Is Star Wars a Religion? | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
370 | Islam in the Modern World | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
371 | Women, Gender, and Islam | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
371 | Women, Gender, and Islam | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
372 | Islam and the United States: The Politics of Race, Media, and Terrorism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
372 | Islam and the United States: The Politics of Race, Media, and Terrorism | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
375 | Democracy and Religion in Israel and Palestine | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
375 | Democracy and Religion in Israel and Palestine | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
377 | Sufism: Islamic Mysticism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
378 | Religion and Civic Engagement | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
378 | Religion and Civic Engagement | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
380 | Holy Bones, Sacred Stones: Archaeology of Early Judaism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
380 | Holy Bones, Sacred Stones: Archaeology of Early Judaism | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
383 | Buddhist Ethics and Social Justice | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
383 | Buddhist Ethics and Social Justice | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
384 | Karma | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
388 | Story, Society, and Nationalism in Asian Religions: Living Narratives | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
391 | Bollywood and Beyond: Religion, Gender and Politics in South Asian Film | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
391 | Bollywood and Beyond: Religion, Gender and Politics in South Asian Film | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
399 | Method and Theory in the Study of Religion | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
404 | Special Topics in Religious Literature or Texts | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
405 | Special Topics in Religious or Historical Traditions | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
406 | Special Topics in Religious Issues or Problems | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
419 | Transfer Credits | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| Religious Studies REL |
439 | Transfer Credits | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| Religious Studies REL |
450 | Psychology of Religion | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
450 | Psychology of Religion | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
451 | Ethics and Genetics | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
451 | Ethics and Genetics | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
459 | Transfer Credits | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| Religious Studies REL |
505 | Seminar in Ancient Studies | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
510 | Seminar in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
520 | Seminar in New Testament and Early Christianity | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
530 | Seminar in Religious or Historical Traditions | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 1/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
550 | Seminar in Religious Ethics | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
560 | Seminar in Contemporary Religious Issues | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 1/3 |
| Sociology and Criminology SOC |
101 | Introduction to Sociology | People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
