Field of Study Curricula
Field of Study Curricula
The University of Houston-Downtown will accept Field of Study credits from any Texas public institution of higher education for all active Field of Study curricula as per the rules of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). A Field of Study (FOS) curriculum is a set of lower-division courses that transfer and apply to a degree program. The FOS is different for each degree program. Faculty across the state identify which courses are part of the current FOS for the different majors and each general academic institution can identify courses that are specific to that institution as part of the FOS; those directed electives will be published by the THECB. Effective dates of the FOS are also provided by the THECB. This set of FOS courses is guaranteed by state law to be accepted by any Texas public institution of higher education and be applied to the appropriate major.
As explained by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: “If a student completes all the courses in an FOSC and transfers to another Texas public institution of higher education, the FOSC courses transfer as a block and are applied to the student’s selected major. If a student completes the FOSC, the Texas Core Curriculum, and any college or university courses required of all students regardless of major, then the student is finished with all the lower-division courses.”
UHD Business Administration Field of Study
Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (6 SCH):
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics
MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences
Discipline Foundation Courses (12 SCH):
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics
ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 2302 - Principles of Managerial Accounting
BUSI 1301 - Business Principles
Directed Electives (2 courses: 6 SCH/8 SCH):
BUSI 2305 - Business Statistics
BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications
UHD Criminal Justice Field of Study
Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (3 SCH):
CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Discipline Foundation Courses (12 SCH):
CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems & Practices
CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law
CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems & Practices
CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems & Practices
Directed Electives (2 courses : 6 SCH/8 SCH):
SPCH 1315 - Public Speaking
SPCH 1318 - Interpersonal Communication
UHD Political Science Field of Study
Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study:
None
Discipline Foundation Courses (12 SCH):
MATH 1342 - Elementary Statistical Methods
GOVT 2304 - Introduction to Political Science
GOVT 2305 - Federal Government (Federal Constitution & Topics)
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government (Texas Constitution & Topics)
Directed Electives (2 courses: 6 SCH/8 SCH):
Any ACGM course for fulfilling the directed electives requirement for the UHD Political Science Field of Study
UHD Psychology Field of Study
Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (3 SCH):
PSYC 2301 – General Psychology
Discipline Foundation Courses (9 SCH):
PSYC 2314 – Lifespan & Growth Development
PSYC 2317 – Statistical Methods in Psychology
PSYC 2319 – Social Psychology
Directed Electives (2 courses: 6 SCH/8 SCH):
PSYC 2320 – Abnormal Psychology, 3 SCH
PSYC 2330 – Biological Psychology, 3 SCH
UHD Social Work Field of Study
Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (6 SCH):
ENGL 1301 – Composition I
ENGL 1302 – Composition II
Discipline Foundation Courses (12 SCH):
SOCW 2361 – Introduction to Social Work
SOCW 2362 – Social Welfare: Legislation, Programs, and Services
SOCW 2389 – Academic Cooperative
SOCI 1306 – Social Problems
Directed Electives (6 SCH)
PSYC 2301 – General Psychology, 3 SCH
SOCI 1301 – Introduction to Sociology, 3 SCH
UHD Sociology Field of Study
Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (3 SCH):
SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology
Discipline Foundation Courses (9 SCH):
SOCI 1306 - Social Problems
SOCI 2301 - Marriage and Family
SOCI 2319 - Minority Studies
Directed Electives (9 SCH):
Any ACGM course for fulfilling the directed electives requirement for the UHD Sociology Field of Study