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    Undergrad | Communication Arts Humanities |

General and Comparative Literature within the General Studies Major

General and Comparative Literature Major Courses

First Courses (to be taken within the first 18 credits) Note: Placement tests are required for math and writing courses.

LIBS 150 Information Literacy and Research Methods (1)

WRTG 101 /101X Introduction to Writing (3)

MATH 103 College Mathematics (3)
or a higher-level math course

HUMN 102 Classical Foundations (3)
or HUMN 103 Greek and Roman Mythology

Introductory Courses (to be taken within the first 30 credits)

PHIL 140 Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
or other ARTH, ARTT, HIST, HUMN, MUSC, PHIL, THET, dance, literature, or foreign language course to fulfill the first general education requirement in arts and humanities

BIOL 101 Concepts of Biology (3)
and BIOL 102 Laboratory in Biology (1)
or BIOL 103 Introduction to Biology
or other course(s) to fulfill the general education requirement in biological and physical sciences with related laboratory

WRTG 291 Expository and Research Writing (3)
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/writing

GVPT 170 American Government (3)
or other ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG, GVPT, PSYC, SOCY, or eligible AASP, CCJS, GERO, or WMST course to fulfill the first general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences

IFSM 201 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems (3)
or CMST 303 Advanced Application Software

ENGL 201 Western Literature: Beginnings to Renaissance (3)
(see Requirements for the Major)

Foundation Courses (to be taken within the first 60 credits)

PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
or SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology
or other course to fulfill the second general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences (discipline must differ from first)

NSCI 100 Introduction to Physical Science (3)
or ASTR 100 Introduction to Astronomy
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in biological and physical sciences

HIST 142 Western Civilization II (3)
or HIST 157 History of the United States Since 1865
or other ARTH or HIST course to fulfill the general education requirement in arts and humanities for the historical perspective (discipline must differ from other humanities)

IFSM 304 Ethics in the Information Age (3)
or other course(s) to fulfill the second general education requirement in interdisciplinary issues/computing

SPCH 100 Foundations of Speech Communication (3)
or SPCH 101 Introduction to Public Speaking
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/writing or speech

ENGL 202 Western Literature: Renaissance to Present (3)
(see Requirements for the Major)

Additional Required Courses (to be taken after introductory and foundation courses)

WRTG 391/391X Advanced Expository and Research Writing (3)
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/upper-level intensive writing

ENGL 303 Critical Approaches to Literature (3)
(see Requirements for the Major)

ENGL 388W The Bible as Literature (3)
or ENGL 388X Shakespeare as Historian and Dramatist
or other required literature course (see Requirements for the Major)

ENGL 389Q Homer’s Iliad (1)
and ENGL 389R Homer’s Odyssey (1)
and ENGL 389Y Virgil’s Aeneid (1)
or other required literature course(s) (see Requirements for the Major)

HUMN 351 Myth and Culture (3)
or other required literature course (see Requirements for the Major)

ENGL 345 Modern Poetry (3)
or other required literature course (see Requirements for the Major)

FREN 484 Age of Anxiety: Existentialism (3)
or GERM 469 Deutsche Märchen Fairy Tales
or other required literature course (see Requirements for the Major)

ENGL 454 Modern World Drama (3)
or other comparative literature course (see Requirements for the Major)

Minor and/or Elective Courses (to be taken in the last 60 credits along with required major courses) (39)

Total credits for BS in general studies (120)

Last updated: 15 August 2008