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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 2970 Arts in a Democratic Society
- CLAS 3025 Mythology
- COMM 2100 Introduction to Visual Communication
- ENGL 1301 Honors English 1
Prereq: Cons. of dept. ch. and consent of Program Director. Limited to Honors Program Students. Counts as equivalent of ENGL 2410 for English majors and minors. - ENGL 1302 Honors English 2
Prereq: Limited to Honors Program students. Counts as equivalent of ENGL 2420 for English majors and minors. - ENGL 2410 Survey of English Literature 1
Prereq: ENGL 1001 or equivalent and ENGL 1002 or equivalent. - ENGL 2420 Introduction to British Literature 2
Prereq: ENGL 1001 or equivalent and ENGL 1002 or equivalent. - ENGL 2510 Introduction to American Literature 1
Prereq: ENGL 1001 or equivalent and ENGL 1002 or equivalent. - ENGL 2520 Introduction to American Literature 2
Prereq: ENGL 1001 or equivalent and ENGL 1002 or equivalent. - ENGL 2710 Introduction to Literature: Fiction
Prereq: ENGL 1001 or equivalent and ENGL 1002 or equivalent. - ENGL 2720 Introduction to Literature: Drama
Prereq: ENGL 1001 or equivalent and ENGL 1002 or equivalent. - ENGL 2730 Introduction to Literature: Poetry
Prereq: ENGL 1001 or equivalent and ENGL 1002 or equivalent. - ENGL 2740 Reading Film as Narrative
Prereq: ENGL 1001 or equivalent and ENGL 1002 or equivalent. - ENGL 2931 Topics in Literature and Culture
Prereq: ENGL 1001 or equivalent and ENGL 1002 or equivalent. - FREN 4500 The Middle Ages (1050-1450)
Prereq: FREN 3500 - FREN 4510 Sixteenth Century Literature
Prereq: FREN 3500 - FREN 4540 Nineteenth Century Literature
Prereq: FREN 3500; FREN 3001 may be taken concurrently. - GRMN 3210 German Literature in English Translation
- ITAL 3210 Italian Literature in English Translation
- JPNS 3210 Japanese Literature in English Translation: Modern Japanese Masterpieces and Films
- LATN 3500 Latin Literature 1
Prereq: LATI 2002 or by departmental placement. - MUSI 1020 Appreciation of Music
- MUSI 2420 History of the Musical in America
- SPAN 3500 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Prereq: SPAN 3001, or consent of department chair; not open to students with native or near native fluency. - SPAN 3505 Literature for the Bilingual Student
- SPAN 3515 Spanish Literature 1
Prereq: SPAN 3500 or 3505, or consent of department chair; not open to students with native or near native fluency. - SPAN 3520 Spanish Literature 2
Prereq: SPAN 3500 or 3505, or consent of department chair; not open to students with native or near native fluency. - SPAN 4505 Golden Age Drama and Poetry
Prereq: SPAN 105 or 184 or consent of department chair. - SPAN 4510 Golden Age Prose
Prereq: SPAN 105 or 184 or consent of department chair. - SPAN 4525 Spanish Literature of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Prereq: SPAN 3505 or 3520 or consent of department chair. - SPAN 4600 Spanish-American Literature I
Prereq: SPAN 3505 or 3515 or consent of department chair. - THAR 1020 Theatre Appreciation




