Approved Courses: Literature and Performing Arts
The following courses have been approved for inclusion in the University Core of Common Studies. Unless noted as a dual-application course, each course satisfies a three-credit-hour requirement in the knowledge area under which it is listed.
New courses are approved for the core each semester. Decisions about core credit for transfer courses, Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate and CLEP are made by college designees in consultation with the director of the University Core of Common Studies.
Choose 3 credit hours from the following list:
- ARSC 3370 Arts in a Democratic Society
- CLAS 3025 Mythology
- ENGL 1302H Honors English 1 (Honors Program students ONLY)
- ENGL 2000
Literature, History, and Culture
- ENGL 2010 Literature and Genre
- FREN 3500 Introduction to Textual Analysis in French
- GRMN 3210 German Literature in English Translation
- GRMN 3500 The Modern German Short Story
- ITAL 3210 Italian Literature in English Translation
- MUSI 1020 Appreciation of Music
- MUSI 2420 History of the Musical in America
- SPAN 3500 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
- SPAN 3505 Literature for the Bilingual Student
- THAR 1020 Theatre Appreciation
Note: The following courses no longer fulfill the UCCS literature/performing arts requirement:
Subject |
Course number |
Title |
Date discontinued |
Notes |
ARSC |
2970 |
Arts in a Democratic Society |
Discontinued 5/31/2012 |
Changed to ARSC 3370 |
COMM |
2100 |
Introduction to Visual Communication |
Discontinued 5/31/2013 |
|
ENGL |
1301 |
Honors English 1 |
5/31/2015 |
Fulfills Rhetoric knowledge area beginning Fall 2015 |
ENGL |
2310 |
Introduction to Global Literature |
Discontinued 5/31/2014 |
|
ENGL |
2410 |
Survey of English Literature 1 |
Discontinued 5/31/2014 |
|
ENGL |
2420 |
Introduction to British Literature 2 |
Discontinued 5/31/2014 |
|
ENGL |
2510 |
Introduction to American Literature 1 |
Discontinued 5/31/2014 |
|
ENGL |
2520 |
Introduction to American Literature 2 |
Discontinued 5/31/2014 |
|
ENGL |
2710 |
Introduction to Literature: Fiction |
Discontinued 5/31/2014 |
|
ENGL |
2720 |
Introduction to Literature: Drama |
Discontinued 5/31/2014 |
|
ENGL |
2730 |
Introduction to Literature: Poetry |
Discontinued 5/31/2014 |
|
ENGL |
2740 |
Reading Film as Narrative |
Discontinued 5/31/2014 |
|
ENGL |
2931 |
Topics in Literature and Culture |
Discontinued 5/31/2014 |
|
FREN |
4500 |
The Middle Ages (1050–1450) |
Discontinued 5/31/2016 |
Revised course still taught; removed from UCCS |
FREN |
4510 |
Sixteenth-century Literature |
Discontinued 5/31/2016 |
Revised course still taught; removed from UCCS |
FREN |
4500 |
Nineteenth-century Literature |
Discontinued 5/31/2016 |
Revised course still taught; removed from UCCS |
GREE |
|
Mythology |
Discontinued 5/31/2006 |
Changed to CLAS 175/3025 |
GRMN |
3210 |
German Literature in English Translation: |
|
Had been GERM |
JPNS |
3210 |
Japanese Literature in English Translation: |
Course Discontinued 5/31/2013 |
Had been JAPA |
LATI |
|
Latin Literature |
Course Discontinued 5/31/2006 |
|
LATI |
|
Mythology |
Discontinued 5/31/2006 |
Changed to CLAS 175/3025 |
SPAN |
3515 |
Masterpieces of Early Spanish Literature |
UCCS Discontinued 5/31/2009 |
|
SPAN |
3520 |
Masterpieces of Modern Spanish Literature |
UCCS Discontinued 5/31/2009 |
|
SPAN |
4505 |
The Spanish Renaissance |
UCCS Discontinued 5/31/2009 |
|
SPAN |
4510 |
Don Quijote |
UCCS Discontinued 5/31/2009 |
|
SPAN |
4525 |
Literature of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries |
UCCS Discontinued 5/31/2009 |
|
SPAN |
4600 |
Spanish-American Literature 1 |
UCCS Discontinued 5/31/2009 |
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