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Course List: Literature/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 of common studies 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 core of common studies.
Choose 3 credit hours from the following list:
- ARSC 102 Arts in a Democratic Society
- COMM 21 Introduction to Visual Communication
- ENGL 05 Honors English 1
Prereq: Cons. of dept. ch. and consent of Program Director. Limited to Honors Program Students. Counts as equivalent of ENGL 022 for English majors and minors. - ENGL 06 Honors English 2
Prereq: Limited to Honors Program students. Counts as equivalent of ENGL 023 for English majors and minors. - ENGL 22 Survey of English Literature 1
Prereq: ENGL 001 or equivalent and ENGL 002 or equivalent. - ENGL 23 Introduction to British Literature 2
Prereq: ENGL 001 or equivalent and ENGL 002 or equivalent. - ENGL 32 Introduction to American Literature 1
Prereq: ENGL 001 or equivalent and ENGL 002 or equivalent. - ENGL 33 Introduction to American Literature 2
Prereq: ENGL 001 or equivalent and ENGL 002 or equivalent. - ENGL 42 Introduction to Literature: Fiction
Prereq: ENGL 001 or equivalent and ENGL 002 or equivalent. - ENGL 43 Introduction to Literature: Drama
Prereq: ENGL 001 or equivalent and ENGL 002 or equivalent. - ENGL 44 Introduction to Literature: Poetry
Prereq: ENGL 001 or equivalent and ENGL 002 or equivalent. - ENGL 45 Reading Film as Narrative
Prereq: ENGL 001 or equivalent and ENGL 002 or equivalent. - ENGL 55 Topics in Literature and Culture
Prereq: ENGL 001 or equivalent and ENGL 002 or equivalent. - FREN 115 The Middle Ages (1050-1450)
Prereq: FREN 040 and 082 - FREN 116 Sixteenth Century Literature
Prereq: FREN 040 and 082 - FREN 119 Nineteenth Century Literature
Prereq: FREN 040 and 082; FREN 082 may be taken concurrently. - GERM 115 The Modern German Short Story
Prereq: GERM 040 or consent of department chair. - GERM 148 German Literature in English Translation
- GREE 175 has changed to CLAS 175 Mythology
- ITAL 148 Italian Literature in English Translation
- JAPA 148 Japanese Literature in English Translation: Modern Japanese Masterpieces and Films
- LATI 55 has changed to LATI 105 Latin Literature 1
Prereq: LATI 004 or by departmental placement. - LATI 175 has changed to CLAS 175 Mythology
- MUSI 51 Appreciation of Music
- MUSI 152 History of the Musical in America
- SPAN 90 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Prereq: SPAN 082, or consent of department chair; not open to students with native or near native fluency. - SPAN 105 Spanish Literature 1
Prereq: SPAN 090, or consent of department chair; not open to students with native or near native fluency. - SPAN 106 Spanish Literature 2
Prereq: SPAN 090, or consent of department chair; not open to students with native or near native fluency. - SPAN 125 Golden Age Drama and Poetry
Prereq: SPAN 105 or 184 or consent of department chair. - SPAN 175 Golden Age Prose
Prereq: SPAN 105 or 184 or consent of department chair. - SPAN 184 Literature for the Bilingual Student
- SPAN 192 Spanish Literature of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Prereq: SPAN 106 or 184 or consent of department chair. - SPAN 193 Spanish-American Literature I
Prereq: SPAN 105 or 184 or consent of department chair. - THAR 50 Theatre Appreciation


