Online Undergraduate Cluster Programs

An Online Cluster Program is a set of related courses that represent different areas on a common theme. Each Cluster contains a minimum of twelve credits of coursework. You will often satisfy several general education requirements by taking courses within a cluster. In most cases, the cluster experience will even grow, or be linked to, your special intellectual interests. The courses in the cluster may also be used for major or minor credit requirements at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and other institutions.

These cluster programs offers you the opportunity to explore various areas of study with the convenience and benefits of the online environment. You will also find these programs flexible with few prerequisite or sequential requirements. This allows you to jump into the next available class and not have to wait for the next sequence to begin. We encourage you to get started now in a Cluster Program that meets your interest or helps fulfill your educational goals.

For more information on these online clusters, contact David Pedro, Online Academic Advisor at dpedro@umassd.edu or call (508) 990-1160 ext. 104.

American Studies Cluster

• ENL 336 – 20th Century American Fiction – 1945 to the present
• HST 301 – American Colonial History
• HST 304 – History of North American Indians
• SOC 356 – Wealth, Status, and Power in America

Literature Cluster

• ENL 202 – Major American Writers
• ENL 246 – Women Writers
• ENL 251 – Introduction to the Short Story
• ENL 336 – 20th Century American Fiction – 1945 to the present

Environmental Studies Cluster (General Education Science)

• PHY 151 – Introduction to Astronomy
• PHY 171 – Planet Earth and its Resources I
• PHY 172 – Planet Earth and its Resources II
• PHY 182 – Introduction to the Weather

General Education Cluster (meet UMass Dartmouth Gen. Ed Requirements)

• ENL 251 – Introduction to the Short Story (C)
• MUS 101 – Introduction to Music I (C,G)
• PHL 215 – Introduction to Ethics (C,E,W)
• SOC 101 – Introduction to Sociology (D)

Sociology/Criminal Justice Cluster

• CJS 190 – Introduction to Criminal Justice
• SOC 101 – Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 336 – Women and Social Policy
• SOC 337 – Comparative Ethnic Relations
• SOC 356 – Wealth, Status, and Power in America

Women’s Studies Cluster

• WMS 101 Introduction to Women’s Studies
• WMS 208 Global Perspectives on Women
• WMS 246 Women Writers
• WMS 305 Contemporary Feminist Theory and Practice