Culminating Experience
One of the high impact practices that is built into Spartan Studies is the Culminating Experience. This requirement is designed to help students utilize the various perspectives and approaches that they have learned throughout the program to solve a relevant problem. The requirement can be fulfilled in a variety of ways. For many students, the capstone requirement within their major will also meet the learning objectives for the culminating experience. For some students, a combination of courses within their major may meet the requirement. For others, a course outside of their major may be used. Whatever the path, the common thread is for students to build upon their prior experiences to evaluate new and challenging situations and then to communicate their understanding of the problem and their solutions in multiple modalities.
Culminating Experience Course Description
To finalize their general education at The University of Tampa, students will participate in a culminating experience that requires them to apply the skills they acquired during their years as a Spartan. Students can complete this requirement in a number of ways: in an interdisciplinary course (inside or outside their major), as part of a capstone course within a major, or in a freestanding Culminating Experience course that has been approved by the Spartan Studies Committee. This interdisciplinary course helps students reflect upon and apply the knowledge and skills they have learned throughout their education at UTampa (in their major and in Spartan Studies). The aim is for students to demonstrate their development as a citizen of both the campus community and the world.
Specific Courses
The following courses have been approved to meet Spartan Studies Requirements. Course descriptions can be found in the undergraduate catalog. The courses are grouped by college and identify if they are specific to a major or if they may be taken by any student to fulfill the culminating experience requirement.
Culminating Experience Courses – Non-College Specific
The following three courses have been approved and are open to be taught by faculty from any college. They can fulfill the Spartan Studies culminating experience requirement for any student. Note, that these courses cannot replace required courses within a major that also happen to fulfill the Spartan Studies culminating experience requirement.
UTAMPA 450 Interdisciplinary Themes
UTAMPA 451 Interdisciplinary Models
UTAMPA 490 Interdisciplinary Internships
The remaining culminating courses are listed below the college in which they are offered. Please note that courses that begin with UT, or noted as open to any major, can be taken by students from any major within any college regardless of the offering college.
College of Arts and Letters
ART 320 required for BA Design majors
ART 395 required for BA Visual Arts majors with ART 396
ART 396 required for BA Visual Arts majors with ART 395
ART 425 required for BFA Art majors with ART 498
ART 429 required for BFA in Graphic Design with ART 499
ART 466 required for BA Museum Studies majors
ART 497 required for BA Art Therapy majors
ART 498 required for BFA Art majors with ART 425
ART 499 required for BFA in Graphic Design with ART 429
COM 475 required for BA Communication and Media Studies majors
COM 493 required for BA Advertising and Public relations majors
DAN 450-required for Dance majors with DAN 451
DAN 451-required for Dance majors with DAN 450
FMX 460 required for BFA Film and Media Arts, can meet capstone requirement for BA Film and Media Arts
FMX 499 required for BFA Animation majors and BFA New Media majors
MUS 350 required for BM Music Performance majors with MUS 446
MUS 446 required for BM Music Performance majors with MUS 446
MUS 450 can meet capstone requirement for BA Music majors
MUS 491 required for BM Music Education (K – 12) majors with MUS 492
MUS 492 required for BM Music Education (K – 12) majors with MUS 491
PHL 401 required for BA Philosophy majors, open to all students who meet the prerequisites
SPE 475 required for Communication and Speech Studies majors
UTCOM 460 can meet elective requirement for BA Journalism, open to all students who meet the prerequisites
UTFMX 470 can meet capstone requirement for BA Film and Media Arts, open to all students who meet the prerequisites
Sykes College of Business
ENT 487 required for Entrepreneurship majors
ITM 450 required for Cybersecurity majors
MGT 431 required for BS Accounting, BS Business Information Technology, BS Economics, BS Finance, BS Financial Enterprise Systems, BS International Business – Accounting, BS International Business – Economics, BS International Business – Finance, BS International Business, Management, BS International Business – Management Information Systems, BS International Business – Marketing, BS Management, BS Management Information Systems, BS Marketing
College of Natural and Health Sciences
BIO 412 can meet senior seminar requirement for BA Biology majors, BS Biology majors, and BS Marine Science – Biology majors
CHE 415 can meet elective requirement for BA Chemistry majors, BS Chemistry majors, and BS Marine Chemistry majors
ENS 410 required for BA Environmental Studies majors and BS Environmental Studies majors
ESC 491 required for BS Human Performance majors with ESC 492
ESC 492 required for BS Human Performance majors with ESC 491
FSC 440 required for BS Forensic Science majors
HSC 446 required for BS Public Health majors
HSC 491 required for BS Allied Health with HSC 492
HSC 492 required for BS Allied Health with HSC 491
NUR 432- required for Nursing majors
College of Social Science, Mathematics and Education
CRM 440-required for Criminology and Criminal Justice majors
IST 470- can meet capstone requirement for International Studies and Political Science major
PSC 475- can meet capstone requirement for Political Science and International Studies majors
PSY 420 can meet 400-level, biopsychology requirement for BA Psychology majors and BS Psychology majors
PSY 425 can meet 400-level, cognitive requirement for BA Psychology majors and BS Psychology majors
SOC 480 can meet practice experience requirement for BA Applied Sociology majors and BS Applied Sociology majors
SOC 481 can meet practice experience requirement for BA Applied Sociology majors and BS Applied Sociology majors
UTHIS 399 can meet upper-level elective requirement for BA History majors and is open to all students who meet the prerequisites