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Themed Inquiries

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Themed Inquiries are groups of classes based around a certain theme. Taking four classes from one Themed Inquiry fulfills the Exploration Focus, which is one of your General Education (GE) requirements at Chapman.

  • No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
  • Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
  • Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
  • If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
  • Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
  • If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Themed Inquiry list


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Design and Fabrication

Focus: The Design and Fabrication themed inquiry provides a pathway for students to learn and
think holistically about design in different contexts. Students will build off their foundational
knowledge while getting hands-on experience creating physical embodiments of their concepts
and designs, whether that be in an art studio or 3D printing lab.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Senior Associate Dean, and Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Dr. Erik Linstead, and Director, Undergraduate Programs, and Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Dr. Elizabeth Stevens. They can be contacted at fseadvising@chapman.edu.

Restrictions: None.

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division

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