Goal 3.

An understanding of our cultural heritage as revealed in literature, its movements and traditions, through reading, understanding, analyzing, and writing about the major works that have shaped our thinking and provide a record of human experience (three credits). NOTE: ENGL 150  is a prerequisite for these courses.

Outcomes: Students will

♦ Understand major movements, themes, and values in one or more cultures as revealed in literature
♦ Analyze literary texts as reflections of cultural movements, themes, and values
♦ Develop and defend interpretations of literary texts through written discourse

• ENGL 201 - World Literature  
• ENGL 202 - British Literature  
• ENGL 203 - American Literature  
• SPAN 340 - Masterpieces of Spanish Literature  
• SPAN 350 - Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature  
• FREN 341 - A Survey of French Literature I: The Middle Ages Through the Enlightenment  
• FREN 342 - Survey of French Literature II. Romanticism Through the New Novel  
• GERM 341 - Survey of German Literature I: The Age of Goethe  
• GERM 342 - Survey of German Literature II: Realism to the Present