Online Course Information
Spring 2025: January 14 - May 8, 2025
NOTE: This schedule is for planning purposes, and is subject to change. CRNs will be updated as they are available. CRNs are Liberal Studies Section 802
Students choose from the following online courses based on what is recommended by the Liberal Studies Academic Advisor.
Rubric | # | CORE | CRN | Course Title | Instructor | Credit | Liberal Studies Requirement | ||
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AS |
403 | D | 33572 |
|
Phil Williams | 3 | Humanities | ||
ANTY |
375 | 34767 | Anthropology of Humans and the Environment | Scott Dersam | 3 | Social Science | |||
ENSC | 272 | CS | 34041 | Water Resources | William Kleindl | 3 | Natural Science | ||
ERTH | 101 | IN | 32491 | Earth Science Systems | Robyn Gotz | 4 | Natural Science | ||
ERTH | 303 | 35507 |
|
Robyn Gotz | 3 | Natural Science | |||
GH | 327 | 33676 | Translating Global Cinema | Liana McKelvy | 3 | Humanities/Fine Arts | |||
GRMN | 101 | 35084 | Elementary German I | Liana McKelvy | 3 | Language | |||
HSTA | 322 | TBD | Modern America, WWII to Present | TBD | 3 | Humanities | |||
LS | 101 | US | 32493 | Interdisciplinary Ways of Knowing: Curiosity Killed the Cat | Jennifer Hill | 3 | Humanities | ||
LS | 301 | 32608 | Parks, People, & Places: Stories of Our Public Lands | **NOTE: this course is in-person** | 3 | Humanities | |||
LS | 301 | 33709 | Big Ideas in Comics | John Townsend-Mehler | 1 | ||||
LS | 301 | 34802 | Food, War & Migration | Jennifer Hill | 3 | Humanities | |||
LS | 350 | 32607 | Literature Review Theory/Practice | Star Bradley | 3 | Wild Card | |||
LS | 391-801/802 | Beyond the Beaver: The Cultures, Sciences, and Languages of the Fur Trade | Stacy Nation-Knapper | 3 | Humanities | ||||
LS | 391-803/804 | Animal Minds | John Townsend-Mehler | 3 | Natural Science | ||||
LS | 391-805/806 | Narrative Journeys in Film | Jenny Hatchadorian | 3 | Fine Arts | ||||
LS | 411 | 34803 | Sustainable Cities | Daniel Short | 3 | Humanities | |||
LS | 451 | 32485 | Film, Photos, Culture | Heather Hardester | 3 | Humanities/Fine Arts | |||
LS | 499 | R | Senior Capstone | Jennifer Hill | 4 | Research | |||
MUSI | 307 | IA | 32101 | World Music | David Charles | 3 | Fine Arts | ||
NUTR | 221 | CS | 32099 | Human Nutrition | Janet Gamble | 3 | Natural Science | ||
NUTR | 351 | 32626 | Nutrition and Society | Janet Gamble | 3 | Natural Science | |||
PHOT | 154 | IA |
|
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TBA | 3 | Fine Art | ||
PSCI | 470 | 35290 | Rural Politics | Jessi Bennion | 3 | Social Science | |||
RLST | 223 | IH | 34030 | Sacrifice, Rite, Ritual | Holly Grether | 3 | Humanities | ||
RLST | 321 | 32610 | Religion and Gender | Holly Grether | 3 | Humanities | |||
SPNS | 102 | D | 34108 | Elementary Spanish II | Cleary, Gillian Goodrich | 3 | Language |
Fall 2024: August 21 - December 13, 2024
NOTE: This schedule is for planning purposes, and is subject to change. CRN's will be updated as they are available.
**CRN's are for sections restricted to Liberal Studies Online Students
Rubric | # | CORE | CRN | Course | Instructor | Credit | Liberal Studies Requirement |
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AMST | 202 | RA | 22213 | The Arts in America | David Charles | 3 | Fine Arts |
CHTH | 435 | 22209 | Human Response to Stress | Genevieve Cox | 3 | Natural Science | |
ERTH | 101 | IN | 22498 | Earth System Sciences | Robyn Gotz | 4 | Natural Science |
GRMN | 102 | D | 23163 | Elementary German II | Liana McKelvy | 3 |
Humanities/ Language |
HSTA | 334 | 24182 | Myth, Memory & Monuments | Jennifer Hill | 3 |
Humanities |
|
HSTR | 346 | 22946 | Modern India | Holly Grether | 3 |
Humanities |
|
LS | 301 | 25099 | Science in Cinema | John Townsend-Mehler | 1 |
Humanities or Natural Science |
|
LS | 305 | 24139 | Ways of Seeing | Jesine Munson | 3 |
Humanities or Fine Arts |
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LS | 402 | 23472 | From the Closet to the Courts: Contraception in America | Jennifer Hill | 3 |
Wild Card - Nat Sci, Soc Sci, Fine Arts, or Hum |
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LS | 452 | 22564 | This is Your Brain on Art and Music | Heather Hardester | 3 |
Wild Card - Nat Sci, Soc Sci, Fine Arts, or Hum |
|
LS | 499 | R | contact Jen to register | Senior Project | Jennifer Hill | 4 | Senior Project |
M | 105 | Q | 24137 | Contemporary Mathematics | TBD | 3 | Natural Science |
NUTR | 221 | CS | 22211 | Human Nutrition | Janet Gamble | 3 | Natural Science |
NUTR | 321 | 22562 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle |
Cailyn Gillis |
3 | Natural Science | |
PSCI | 302 | 24100 | Media and Politics |
Jessi Bennion |
3 |
Social Science |
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RLST | 207 | IH | 22944 | Myth and Belief | Holly Grether | 3 | Humanities |
SOCI | 359 | 25135 | Crime, Justice, Media | Johnson-Palomaki, Sarah | 3 | Social Science | |
SPNS | 101 | 22210 | Elementary Spanish I | Cleary, Gillian | 3 |
Language/ Humanities |
Summer 2024
First 6-week Session: May 13 - August 2, 2024
*note that both courses are offered the first summer session. There are no courses in second session.
Session | Rubric | # | CORE | CRN | Course Title | Instructor | Credit |
Liberal Studies Requirement |
|
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First Session | |||||||||
LS | 402 | 10972 |
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Jennifer Hill | 3 | Wild Card - Nat Sci, Soc Sci, Fine Arts, or Hum | |||
CHTH | 414 | 10946 | Health and Culture: A Global Perspective | Danika Comey | 3 | Natural Science |
Past Liberal Studies Distance Course Offerings
Additional Information
Course Pre-requisits
Many of the courses have prerequisites that must be satisfied. Prerequisites will be detailed in the course descriptions.
Undergraduate Program Prerequisites and Policy
Online Course Format
Montana State University offers a series of fully online undergraduate courses. Courses in this program are delivered using Desire2Learn (D2L), which is MSU’s online learning management system. Most courses in this program adhere to the traditional campus calendar and will have due dates for homework, quizzes, exams, etc. Exams are taken through D2L, although some online courses may require you to find a proctor or testing center in your area to take exams. The online courses are often the same courses and taught by the same faculty as the on-campus versions.
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Tutoring
MSU Smarty Cats may offer distance tutoring for select courses for a minimal fee.
Academic Advisement
Academic advisement is provided to each student to tailor a program of study based on individual academic background.
For More Information
Aisha Garged
Academic Advisor
Contact Aisha
Schedule Appointment
Jenny Hatchadorian
Online Program Manager
(406) 994-7441
Email Jenny
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