Languages in the Marquette Core Curriculum

Old Core of Common Studies

(Students entering before fall 2018)

Diverse Cultures

  • CLAS 3025 Mythology

  • ITAL 3210 The Southern Question and the Italian Experience of Emigration to America (NEW AY 2015-16)

  • SPAN 3300 People and Cultures of Spain

  • SPAN 3310 Peoples and Cultures of Spanish America

  • SPAN 4320 Contemporary Issues in the Hispanic World

  • SPAN 4400 U.S. Latino/a Literature

Literature and Performing Arts

  • 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
  • SPAN 3500 Introduction to Literary Analysis
  • SPAN 3505 Introduction to Literary Analysis for Heritage and Native Speakers

New Core of Common Studies

(Students entering on or after fall 2018)

Writing Intensive

  • ARBC 3200 Culture and Civilization of the Middle East (ESSV2)

  • ARBC 3210 Arabic Literature in English Translation

  • ARBC 3220 Arab and Muslim Women in the United States (ESSV2) 

  • ARBC 4931 Arab and Muslim Women in the United States

  • FREN 4270, French Holocaust Writings in English Translation (also fulfills Disco, Basic Needs)  

  • FREN 4280, Creative Writing in French 

  • GRMN 3500, The Modern German Short Story 

  • GRMN 3505, The Modern German Short Story in English 

  • SPAN 3005, Advanced Communication for Heritage Speakers

  • SPAN 3500, Introduction to Literary Analysis in Spanish 

  • SPAN 3505, Introduction to Literary Analysis for Heritage and Native Speakers

  • SPAN 4700 Creative Writing in Spanish 

ESSV1 

  • SPAN 3300 Peoples and Cultures of Spain 
  • SPAN 3310 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America 

ESSV2 

  • ARBC 3200 Culture and Civilization of the Middle East (fulfills writing intensive) 
  • ARBC 3220 Arab and Muslim Women in the U.S. (fulfills writing intensive) 
  • CHNS 3215 Chinese Cuisine and Culture 
  • GRMN 3550 German Reunification: The Collision of Two Worlds 
  • LLAC 2220 Cultures and Foodways (fulfills Crossing Boundaries theme)
  • LLAC 2250 Language and Social Justice 

 

Discovery Themes 

Basic Needs 

  • FREN 4330 Francophone Studies in Human Rights

  • FREN 4270 French Holocaust Writings in English Translation (also writing intensive)

  • SPAN 3710 Introduction to Spanish for Health Care

Cognition, Memory & Intelligence

  • FREN 3120 French Phonetics 
  • LLAC 2210 Understanding World Cinema and TV Series 
  • SPAN 4110 Structure of Spanish
  • SPAN 4120 Spanish Phonetics
  • SPAN 4130 Spanish Pragmatics: Language Use in Context 
  • SPAN 4140 Spanish Second Language Acquisition

Crossing Boundaries: The Movement of People, Goods, and Ideas

  • CHNS 3200 Chinese Culture and Civilization 
  • CHNS 3210 Chinese Cuisine and Culture 
  • CHNS 3300 Chinese Society 
  • CHNS 3700 Chinese Business Culture 
  • CLAS 3220 Indo-European Culture and Religion 
  • ITAL 3200 Italian Culture and Civilization 
  • LLAC 2220 Foodways and Cultures (also approved for ESSV2) 
  • SPAN 3215 Latin American and Latinx Women Writers in Translation 
  • SPAN 3700 Introduction to Business Spanish
  • SPAN 4150 Spanish in the U.S. (also approved for ESSV 2)
  • SPAN 4320 Latin American and Latinx Contemporary Issues
  • Span 4400 US Latinx Literatures

Expanding Horizons 

  • CLAS 3025 Classical Mythology 
  • FREN 4230 Francophone Art or Film: Western 
  • FREN 4260 French Existentialism 
  • SPAN 3505 Introduction to Literary Analysis in Spanish for Heritage and Native Speakers (also writing intensive) 

Individual and Communities

  • CLAS 3215 How to Be a Cynic: Life According to Nature 
  • French 4340 Francophone Studies in Gender and Sexuality: French Feminism
  • GRMN 3550 German Reunification: The Collision of Two Worlds (ESSV2) 
  • ITAL 3210 Literary and Filmic Representation of Mafia and Anti-Mafia 
  • SPAN 3500 Introduction to Literary Analysis in Spanish
  • SPAN 3520 Hispanic Studies: Latin America and Latinx 
  • SPAN 4400 US Latinx Literatures

Unsolved Mysteries: Exploring Our Role in the Universe

  • Class 3025 Mythology
  • French 4320 Francophone Critical Theories: Existentialism
  • Span 3505 Introduction to Literary Analysis for Heritage and Native Speakers

Note

For full course descriptions and prerequisites for the old and new core of studies, please visit the Marquette Undergraduate Bulletin.