General Education Requirements
Links connect to course descriptions.
Literature and the Arts: All students must take two courses: one which emphasizes major works of literature which could be elected from English or Foreign Languages (in English translation or in the foreign language), and one which emphasizes major achievements in art, and/or music and/or the dramatic arts.
Literature Category
The University Senate approved an expanded
list of courses to fufill the literature requirement. Link here to
the New Information
| CAMS 103 | Classical Mythology |
| CAMS 211 | Greek Drama (requires a foreign language prerequisite) |
| CAMS 221 | Survey of Classical Latin Literature (requires a foreign language prerequisite) |
| CAMS 244 | Ancient Fictions |
| CLCS 101 | Classics of World Literature I |
| CLCS 102 | Classics of World Literature II |
| ENGL 112 | Classical and Medieval Western Literature |
| ENGL 112 W | Classical and Medieval Western Literature |
| ENGL 113 | Renaissance and Modern Western Literature |
| ENGL 113W | Renaissance and Modern Western Literature |
| ENGL 127 | Major Works of English and American Literature |
| ENGL 127W | Major Works of English and American Literature |
| ENGL 205 | British Literature I |
| ENGL 206 | British Literature II |
| ENGL 210 | Poetry |
| ENGL 212 | The Modern Novel |
| ENGL 216 | The Short Story |
| ENGL 219 | Drama |
| ENGL 230 | Shakespeare I |
| ENGL 230W | Shakespeare I |
| FREN 261 | Introduction to Literature I (requires a foreign language prerequisite) |
| FREN 262 | Introduction to Literature II (requires a foreign language prerequisite) |
| FREN 270W | French Literature and Civilization in English |
| GERM 240W | German Literature in Translation |
| GERM 252 | Studies in Early German Literature |
| GERM 253 | Studies in German Literature Around 1800 |
| GERM 254 | Studies in 19th Century German Literature |
| GERM 255 | Studies in 20th Century German Literature |
| ILCS 101 | The Italian Renaissance |
| ILCS 158 | Italian American Experience in Literature and Film |
| ILCS 243 | Main Currents of Italian Literature Through the Renaissance (requires a foreign language prerequisite) |
| ILCS 244 | Main Currents of Italian Literature After the Renaissance (requires a foreign language prerequisite) |
| ILCS 255W | Dante's Divine Comedy in English Translation |
| PORT 140 | Major Works of Portuguese and Brazilian Literature in Translation |
| RUSS 231 | Masterpieces of Modern Russian Literature in Translation |
| RUSS 232 | Masterpieces of 19th-Century Russian Literature in Translation |
| SPAN 187 | Major Works of Hispanic Literature in Translation |
| SPAN 281 | Great Works of Spanish Literature from its Origins to the Golden Age (requires a foreign language prerequisite) |
| SPAN 282 | Literature of Crisis in Modern Spain (requires a foreign language prerequisite) |
| ANTH 252 | Native American Arts |
| ART 135 | Art Appreciation |
| ARTH 137 | Introduction to Art History I |
| ARTH 138 | Introduction to Art History II |
| ARTH 140 | Introduction to Asian Art |
| ARTH 141 | Introduction to Latin American Art |
| ARTH 191 | Introduction to Architecture |
| ARTH 256 | Native American Arts |
| ARTH 285 | African Art |
| ARTH 285W | African Art |
| DRAM 101 | Introduction to the Theatre |
| DRAM 110 | Introduction to Film |
| DRAM 130 | History of Drama I |
| DRAM 230 | Women in Theatre |
| DRAM 230W | Women in Theatre |
| DRAM 231 | African-American Theatre |
| DRAM 231W | African-American Theatre |
| DRAM 282 | Trends in Contemporary Theatre |
| DRAM 282W | Trends in Contemporary Theatre |
| FREN 171 | French Cinema |
| GERM 171 | The German Film |
| GERM 281 | German Film and Culture |
| ILCS 149 | Cinema and Society in Contemporary Italy |
| ILCS 260W | Italian Cinema |
| MUSI 190 | Non-Western Music |
| MUSI 191 | Music Appreciation |
| MUSI 193 | Introduction to Music History I |
| MUSI 194 | Introduction to Music History II |
| MUSI 285 | Music History and Literature |
| WS 104 | Feminisms and the Arts |