This page lists changes in the courses approved by the Marquette Core Curriculum Committee to fulfill MCC requirements. Changes take effect in Fall 2026.

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New Discovery Tier Courses

 

Basic Needs and Justice Discovery 

• HIST 4610 Rwanda: Genocide and Transitional Justice (HUM)
• HURE 4060 People Analytics (NSM)
• PHIL 3509 Philosophy of Disability (HUM)
• THEO 3300 Francis and Ignatius: Franciscan Spirituality in an Ignatian Context (HUM)
• THEOI 4931 Faith and the Role of Nonviolence: Religious Peacebuilding in Kenya & Rwanda (HUM)

Cognition, Memory and Intelligence

• BIOL 4502 Experimental Neurobiology and Behavior (NSM)
• BIOL 4506 Animal Behavior (NSM)
• BISC 2030 Hidden Brain (NSM)
• COMM 4800 Children, Adolescents and Media (SSC)
• PHIL 2000 Critical Reasoning (HUM)
• THEO 3220 Tolkien's Christian Imagination: Fantasy and Practice (HUM)

Expanding Our Horizons

• EECE 4530 Probability and Statistics for Engineers (NSM)
• PHIL 2460 Philosophical Perspectives on Free Will (HUM)
• PHIL 3360 Engineering Ethics (HUM)
• SPAN 3800 Religion and Literature in Latin America and the Caribbean (HUM)

Crossing Boundaries

• ARBC 1002 Elementary Arabic 2 (HUM)
• FREN 3001 French Composition and Conversation (HUM)

Individuals and Communities

• BIOL 4601 Animal Behavior (NSM)
• BISC 2030 Hidden Brain (NSM)
• FREN 3500 Introduction to Textual Analysis in French (HUM)
• PHIL 2900 Philosophy of Sport (HUM)
• SPAN 4160 Spanish Sociolinguistics (HUM)
• THEO 4235 The Jesuits: History and Legacy (HUM)

New Engaging Social Systems and Values Courses

 

ESSV1

• ANTH 2301 Language and Culture
• ANTH 3312 Anthropology of Religion
• PHIL 2720 Philosophical Perspectives on Equality 
• PHIL 2310 Ethical Reasoning: Theory and Dialogue in Real-World Contexts

ESSV2

• ARBC 1001 Elementary Arabic 1
• ARBC 1003 Arabic for Business: Language and Culture for Beginners
• COMM 4800 Children, Adolescents and Media
• GEEN 3961 E-Lead II: Leading with Others AND GEEN 3990: E-Lead Professional Leadership Experience
• HIST 4610 Rwanda: Genocide and Transitional Justice
• LLACI 3986 Languages and Cultures Internship
• SPAN 3505 Texts, Images and Critical Thinking in Spanish for Heritage and Native Speakers
• SPAN 4160 Spanish Sociolinguistics

New Writing Intensive (WRIT) Courses

• EDUC 4002 Advocacy through Pro-Social Behavior Support and IEP Writing
• ENGL 3249 Creativity and Community
• MUSI 2410 Music History
• SPAN 3001 Advanced Communication in Spanish

Courses Removed from the Discovery Tier

 

Individuals and Communities

• PHIL 2310 Ethical Reasoning: Theory and Dialogue in Real-World Contexts (HUM)

Courses Removed from Engaging Social Systems and Values

 

ESSV2

• ENGL 4631 Toni Morrison
• SPAN 3001 Advanced Communication in Spanish

Courses That Are No Longer Writing Intensive (WRIT)

• ENGL 3302 Crossing Over
• ENGL 4331 Shakespeare
• ENGL 3453 Romanticism and Nature
• ENGL 3462 Gothic Fiction
• ENGL LGBTQ+ Film Narratives
• ENGL 4616 Moby Dick
• ENGL 4631 Toni Morrison
• SPAN 3500 Texts, Images and Critical Thinking in Spanish
• SPAN 3505 Texts, Images and Critical Thinking in Spanish for Heritage and Native Speakers

The 2025-2026 Marquette University Undergraduate Bulletin includes all other classes that have been previously approved to fulfill MCC requirements.