Resources for General Education

Textbooks and Reference Materials for UM General Education Courses

I. Language and Communication
General Education Theme/Area Year Level
1. English Language* 1
Code  Course Title Book Title 
EELC121 English II: Interaction & Study Skills 3 Academic encounters :human behavior / Miriam Espeseth. 
EELC122 English II: Interaction & Study Skills 4 Academic encounters :human behavior / Miriam Espeseth. 
EELC131 English III: Academic English 1 Houghton Mifflin college reading series. Book 1 / Houghton Mifflin Company.
EELC132 English III: Academic English 2 Houghton Mifflin college reading series. Book 2 / Houghton Mifflin Company.
EELC141 English IV: Academic English 3 Houghton Mifflin college reading series. Book 3 / Houghton Mifflin Company.
EELC142 English IV: Academic English 4 Houghton Mifflin college reading series. Book 3 / Houghton Mifflin Company.
ENGL112 Critical Reading and Writing  
ENGL113 Experiencing Literature In English  

General Education Theme/Area Year Level
2. Chinese/Foreign Language*# 1
Code  Course Title Book Title 
CHIN111 Chinese Languages and Chinese Communities 台灣語言源流 / 丁邦新著.
Language policy and language education /  Xu, Jie.
新加坡社會和語言 / 雲惟利編.
方言與中國文化 / 周振鶴, 游汝杰著.
漢語與華人社會 / 鄒嘉彥, 游汝杰編著.
CHIN112 Chinese Language and Chinese Literature 中國當代文學史 / 陳思和.
中國現代小說史 / 夏志清著 ; 劉紹銘 ... [等] 合譯.
中國文學史 / 袁行霈主編.
漢語與華人社會 / 鄒嘉彥, 游汝杰編著.
A history of mathematics / Carl B. Boyer ; revised by Uta C. Merzbach.
CHIN113 Chinese Language and Chinese Literature 新實用漢語課本 = New practical Chinese reader / 劉珣主編.
漢語會話 301 句 / 康玉華, 來思平編著 = Conversational Chinese 301 / Kang Yuhua & Lai Siping.
輕鬆學漢語. 1/ [馬亞敏, 李欣穎編著] = Chinese made easy : traditional characters version. 1 / Yamin Ma, Xinying Li.
CHIN114 Chinese for Non-Native Speakers II 新實用漢語課本 = New practical Chinese reader / 劉珣主編.
Chinese for today / Beijing Languages Institute. Commercial Press, 2005.
Insights into Chinese culture / authors, Ye Lang, Zhu Liangzhi ; translators, Zhang Siying, Chen Haiyan 
PORT113 Portuguese Language I - Introductory Portuguese Portugues XXI : livro do professor 1 / Ana Tavares.
Aprender portugues 1 / Carla Oliveira, Maria Jose Ballman, Maria Luisa Coelho.
Talk now! : learn portuguese : essential words and phrases for absolute beginners. (Eurotalk interactive CD)

General Education Theme/Area Year Level
3. Communication 3 to 4
Code  Course Title Book Title 
COMM316 Communicating in a Global Society   

 

II. Science and Information Technology 
General Education Theme/Area Year Level
4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning#^ 1 to 2
Code  Course Title Book Title 
MATH112 Mathematics and Statistics for Everyday Life Statistical reasoning for everyday life / Jeffrey O. Bennett, William L. Briggs, Mario F. Triola.
A history of mathematics / Carl B. Boyer ; revised by Uta C. Merzbach.
Amusements in mathematics / by Henry Ernest Dudeney.
MATH113 Applications of Mathematics in Today’s World Using and understanding mathematics : a quantitative reasoning approach / Jeffrey Bennett, William Briggs.
A history of mathematics / Carl B. Boyer ; revised by Uta C. Merzbach.
Amusements in mathematics / by Henry Ernest Dudeney.

General Education Theme/Area Year Level
5. Information Technology and Knowledge Society# 1 to 2
Code  Course Title Book Title 
CISG111 Computing in Modern Society Computing essentials 2010 / Timothy J. O'Leary, Linda I. O'Leary.
Using information technology : a practical introduction to computers & communications / Brian K. Williams, Stacey C. Sawyer.
Ethics for the information age / Michael J. Quinn.
EBIS112 Contemporary Information Systems for Organizations Management information systems : managing the digital firm / Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane P. Laudon.
Introduction to information systems / James A. O'Brien, George M. Marakas.
CISG113 Information Security and Privacy Computer security basics / Rick Lehtinen, Deborah Russell and G.T. Gangemi, Sr.
Security in computing / Charles P. Pfleeger, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger.
CISG114 Web Technology and Life Exploring Web 2.0 : second generation internet tools : blogs, podcasts, wikis, networking, virtual worlds, and more / by Ann Bell.
Reshaping your business with Web 2.0 : using the new collaborative technologies to lead business transformation / Vince Casarez ... [et al.].
Digital government : e-government research, case studies and implementation / edited by Hsinchun Chen ... [et al.]
Government 2.0 : using technology to improve education, cut red tape, reduce gridlock, and enhance democracy / William D. Eggers.
Introduction to Web 2.0 / Alan Evans, Diane Coyle.
Public information technology and e-governance : managing the virtual state / G. David Garson.
Teaching in the knowledge society : education in the age of insecurity / Andy Hargreaves.
Virtual inequality : beyond the digital divide / Karen Mossberger, Caroline J. Tolbert, Mary Stansbury.
Digital divide : civic engagement, information poverty, and the Internet worldwide / Pippa Norris.
Ethics for the information age / Effy Oz.
Critical thinking : tools for taking charge of your learning and your life / Richard Paul, Linda Elder.
Information technology in theory / Pelin Aksoy, Laura DeNardis.
Bridging the digital divide : technology, community, and public policy / Lisa J. Servon.
Web 2.0 : a strategy guide / Amy Shuen.
Web 2.0 : new tools, new schools / Gwen Solomon, Lynne Schrum.
Introduction to information technology / Efraim Turban, R. Kelly Rainer, Jr., Richard E. Potter
Unleashing Web 2.0 : from concepts to creativity / Gottfried Vossen, Stephan Hagemann.
Consider ethics : theory, readings, and contemporary issues / Bruce N. Waller.
Technology and social inclusion : rethinking the digital divide / Mark Warschauer.
Digital government : technology and public sector performance / Darrell M. West.

General Education Theme/Area Year Level
6. Physical Science and the World# 1 to 4
Code  Course Title Book Title 
FSTG111 Exploring the Earth Earth's dynamic systems / W. Kenneth Hamblin, Eric H. Christiansen.
The changing earth : exploring geology and evolution / James S. Monroe, Reed Wicander.
CHEM111 Chemistry and Modern Society Introduction to Chemistry : a conceptual approach / Richard C. Bauer, James P. Birk, Pamela S. Marks.
ELEC111 Electricity and Life Electricity and electronics technology / Peter Buban, Marshall L. Schmitt, Charles G. Carter, Jr.
Schaum's outline of basic electricity / Milton Gussow.
Electric universe : how electricity switched on the modern world / David Bodanis.
Electromagnetic fields : a consumer's guide to the issues and how to protect ourselves / B. Blake Levitt.
PHYS111 Physical Science – To know the natural laws around us Physical science : concepts in action: with earth and space science / Wysession, Frank, Yancopoulos.
Applied physics : concepts into practice / Gregory S. Romine.

General Education Theme/Area Year Level
7. Life Science, Health and the Human Condition# 2 to 4
Code  Course Title Book Title 
FEDG211 Wonders in Life Science and Health: Personal Health & Sustainability Physical activity and health : an interactive approach / Kelli McCormack Brown, David Q. Thomas, Jerome E. Kotecki.
Personal health : perspectives and lifestyles / Patricia A. Floyd, Sandra E. Mimms, Caroline Yelding.
Health & wellness / Gordon Edlin, Eric Golanty.
急救手册 / 聖約翰救傷隊, 聖安德魯救傷會, 英國紅十字會聯合編著 ; 張定基譯.
ICMS212 Wonders in Life Science and Health: Biomedical Science 基礎生命科學 = Essentials of life science / 吳慶余編著.
Ansel's pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems / Loyd V. Allen Jr., Nicholas G. Popovich, Howard C. Ansel.
Pharmacological activity based quality control of Chinese herbs / Shao-ping Li and Yi-Tao Wang (editors).
FSTG213 Wonders in Life Science and Health: Environmental Biology Environmental science : earth as a living planet / Daniel B. Botkin and Edward A. Keller.
Environmental science / Turk, J. Saunders College Publishing, 1988.
Biology : the unity and diversity of life / Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart.
Living in the environment : concepts, connections, and solutions / G. Tyler Miller, Jr., Scott E. Spoolman.
Environmental biotechnology : principles and applications / Bruce E. Rittmann, Perry L. McCarty.
PSYC211 Wonders in Life Science and Health: Health Psychology Health psychology / Shelley E. Taylor.
    Health psychology : biopsychosocial interactions / Edward P. Sarafino.

 

III. Society and Culture
General Education Theme/Area Year Level
8. World Histories and Cultures 2 to 4
Code  Course Title Book Title 
HIST212 Global Issues in History and Culture History, men, and time / Bloch, Marc.
Aims and purposes of history / Gilderhus, Mark.
The idea of culture / Terry Eagleton.
Indigenous peoples' rights :anthropology and theright to culture / Samson, Colin.
The global and the local / Mazlish, Bruce.

General Education Theme/Area Year Level
9. Macao, China and other Societies 2 to 4
Code  Course Title Book Title 
SOCY213 Environment and Humanity Wisdom sits in places : landscape and language among the Western Apache / Keith H. Basso.
An invitation to environmental sociology / Michael Mayerfeld Bell with Michael S. Carolan.
Culture and Identity in Transition-Era Macau / Santa Cruz. University of California, 2001.
Sediments of time : environment and society in Chinese history / edited by Mark Elvin, Liu Tsui Jung.
Under the ancestors' shadow : kinship, personality, and social mobility in China / by Francis L. K. Hsu.
Environmental sociology : from analysis to action / edited by Leslie King and Deborah McCarthy.
Applying anthropology : an introductory reader / [edited by] Aaron Podolefsky, Peter J. Brown.
Global political economy / edited by John Ravenhill.
Mao's war against nature : politics and the environment in Revolutionary China / Judith Shapiro.
Nature, environment, and society / Philip W. Sutton.
Discovering nature : globalization and environmental culture in China and Taiwan / Robert P. Weller.
Environment, education, and society in the Asia-Pacific : local traditions and global discourses / edited by David Yencken, John Fien and Helen Sykes.
SOCY214 Macao in the Global Context  
SOCY215 Understanding Population  

General Education Theme/Area Year Level
10. Values, Ethics and Meaning of Life 2 to 4
Code  Course Title Book Title 
FSHG212 Cultural Values and Global Justice Justice : what's the right thing to do? / Michael J. Sandel.
FSHG213 Capitalism and Morality Conduct and character : readings in moral theory / [edited by] Mark Timmons.
FSHG214 The Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights  
FSHG215 Asian Values and Moral Traditions  

 

IV. Self-Development
General Education Theme/Area Year Level
11. Physical Education (Pass/No Pass) Any
Code  Course Title Book Title 
EDPE101 Wellness and Sport Practice 運動醫學 / 王安利主編 ; 全國體育院校教材委員會審定.
Physical fitness and wellness : changing the way you look, feel, and perform / Jerrold S. Greenberg, George B. Dintiman, Barbee Myers Oakes.

General Education Theme/Area Year Level
12. Visual and Performing Arts (Pass/No Pass) 2 to 4
Code  Course Title Book Title 
EDPA211 Visual and Performing Arts - Visual Art Perceiving the arts : an introduction to the humanities / Dennis J. Sporre.
EDPA212 Visual and Performing Arts – Drama  
EDPA213 Visual and Performing Arts – Music  

General Education Theme/Area Year Level
13. University Life (Pass/No Pass) 1
Code  Course Title Book Title 
SASG100 University Life Your guide to college success : strategies for achieving your goals / John W. Santrock, Jane S. Halonen.
夢想起飛 : 全方位大學生活規劃手冊 / 施建彬著.
How to win at college : surprising secrets for success from the country's top students / Cal Newport.