Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

General Education Requirements

Many courses offered by our department fulfill the Wayne State General Education Curriculum.  Please consult an advisor as to which requirements are applicable to your course of study.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY (CD)

COURSE

TITLE

CR

OTHER GEN ED.

ARM 3410

New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

FC

CLA 1010

Classical Civilization

3-4

PL

CLA 2100

Classical Origins of Western Thought

3

PL

CLA 3190

Topics on Women in Antiquity

3

 

GER 1010

Elementary German I

4

 

GER 2010

Intermediate German I

4

FC

GER 2710

Survey of Germanic Culture I

3

FC

GER 2720

Survey of Germanic Culture II

3

FC

GER 3410

New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

FC

GRK 2010

Intermediate Ancient Greek

4

FC

GRK 2110

Intermediate Modern Greek I

4

FC

GRK 3710

Modern Greek Literature and Culture in English

3

FC

LAT 2010

Intermediate Latin

4

FC

NE 2050

East Meets West: Intercultural Skills for Engineers

3

 

NE 3550

Arab Society in Transition

3

FC

POL 1010

Elementary Polish I

4

 

POL 2010

Intermediate Polish

4

FC

POL 2710

Survey of Polish Culture

3

FC

POL 3410

New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

FC

RUS 1010

Elementary Russian I

1

 

RUS 2010

Intermediate Russian I

4

FC

RUS 2710

Study of Russian Culture

4

FC

RUS 3410

New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

FC

SLA 3410

New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

FC

UKR 1010

Elementary Ukrainian

4

 

UKR 2020

Intermediate Ukrainian

4

FC

UKR 3410

New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

FC

 

FOREIGN CULTURE (FC)

COURSE

TITLE

CR

OTHER GEN ED.

ARM 3410 New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

CD

ARM 4750 Survey of Armenian Culture and Literature: The Modern Period

3

 
FRE 2710 Introduction to French Civilization I

3

 
FRE 2720 Introduction to French Civilization II

3

 
GER 2710 Survey of Germanic Culture I

3

CD

GER 2720 Survey of Germanic Culture II

3

CD

GER 3410 New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

CD

GRK 3710 Modern Greek Literature and Culture (in English)

3

CD

ITA 2710 Italian Culture and Civilization I

3

 
ITA 2720 Italian Culture and Civilization II

3

 
JPN 4550 Japanese Culture and Society I

4

 
JPN 4560 Japanese Culture and Society II

4

 
NE 2000 Introduction to Islamic Civilization of the Near East

3

 
NE 3550 Arab Society in Transition

3

CD

POL 2710 Survey of Polish Culture

3

CD

POL 3410 New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

CD

RUS 2710 Study of Russian Culture

3

CD

RUS 3410  New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

CD

SLA 3410 New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

CD

UKR 3410 New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience

3

CD

 
EITHER a course from the list immediately above,    
OR completion of one of the following foreign language    
sequences (through 2010 or 2110, as applicable):     
 
COURSE TITLE CR OTHER GEN ED.
ARB 2010 Intermediate Arabic I

4

 
ARM 2010 Intermediate Armenian

4

 
CHI 2010 Intermediate Chinese

4

 
FRE 2010 Intermediate French

4

 
GER 2010 Intermediate German

4

CD

GRK 2010 Intermediate Ancient Greek

4

CD

GRK 2110 Intermediate Modern Greek I

4

CD

HEB 2010 Intermediate Hebrew I

4

 
ITA 2010 Intermediate Italian

4

 
JPN 2010 Intermediate Japanese

4

 
LAT 2010 Intermediate Latin

4

CD

POL 2010 Intermediate Polish

4

CD

RUS 2010 Intermediate Russian

4

CD

SPA 2010 Intermediate Spanish I

4

 
SWA 2010 Intermediate Swahili

4

 
UKR 2010

Intermediate Ukrainian

4

CD

 

HISTORICAL STUDIES (HS)

COURSE TITLE

CR

OTHER GEN ED.

NE 2030 The Age of Islamic Empires: 600 - 1600

3

 
NE 2040 The Modern Middle East

3

 
 

PHILOSOPHY AND LETTERS (PL)

COURSE

TITLE

CR

OTHER GEN ED.

CLA 1010 Classical Civilization

3-4

CD

CLA 2100 Classical Origins of Western Thought

3

CD

CLA 2200 Introduction to Greek Tragedy

3-4

 
FRE 2700 Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature

3-4

 
GER 2310 Short Fiction from Central Europe & Russia

3

 
GER 2700 Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature

3-4

 
GER 2991 Understanding the Fairy Tale

3

 
ITA 2700 Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature

3-4

 
RUS 2700 Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature

3-4

 
RUS 3600 Literature Before Communism

3

 
RUS 3650 Twentieth Century Russian Literature

3

 
SLA 2310 Short Fiction from Central Europe and Russia

3

 
SPA 2700 Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature

3-4

 
 

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

COURSE TITLE

CR

OTHER GEN ED.

SLA 3710 Russian and East European Film

3

 
 

WRITING INTENSIVE COMPETENCY (WI)

COURSE TITLE

CR

OTHER GEN ED.

CLA 5993 Writing Intensive Course in Classical Civilization

0

 
FRE 5100 Advanced Composition

3

 
GER 5993 Writing Intensive Course in German

0

 
ITA 5993 Writing Intensive Course in Italian

0

 
POL 5993 Writing Intensive Course in Polish

0

 
RUS 5993 Writing Intensive Course in Russian

0

 
SPA 5100 Advanced Composition

3