Undergraduate Secondary Literature Course Selections
Students participating in teacher preparation programs must complete a three-credit literature selection course chosen from the following list. Additional courses focusing specifically on literature may be considered as substitutions for this Pennsylvania Department of Education requirement.
Note:
- Students may submit an academic petition to request the use of other courses. Please see your academic advisor to submit this petition.
- All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.
- Consult the Penn State Bulletin to look up more information on the following courses.
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AF AM 147 The Life and Thought of Malcolm X
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CAMS 001 Greek and Roman Literature
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CAMS 045 (IL) Classical Mythology
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CMLIT 001 (IL) Introduction to Western Literatures Through the Renaissance
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CMLIT 002 (IL) Introduction to Western Literatures Since the Renaissance
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CMLIT 003 (IL) Introduction to African Literatures
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CMLIT 004 (IL) Introduction to Asian Literatures
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CMLIT 005 (IL) (US) Introduction to Literatures of the Americas
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CMLIT 006 (IL) Philosophy and Literature in Western Culture
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CMLIT 010 (IL) World Literatures
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CMLIT 012 (GH) (IL) Introduction to World Drama and Performance
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CMLIT 100 (IL) Reading Across Cultures
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CMLIT 101 (IL) (US) Race, Gender, and Identity in World Literature
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CMLIT 105 (IL) The Development of Literary Humor
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CMLIT 106 (IL) The Arthurian Legend
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CMLIT 107 (IL) Exploration, Travel, Migration, and Exile
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CMLIT 108 (IL) Myths and Mythologies
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CMLIT 109 (IL) Native American Myths, Legends, and Literatures
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CMLIT 110 (IL) (US) Jewish Literature: An International Perspective
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CMLIT 120 (GH) (IL) The Literature of the Occult
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CMLIT 130 (GH) (IL) Banned Books: International and Comparative Perspectives
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CMLIT 131 (GH) (IL) Crime and Detection in World Literature
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CMLIT 132 (GH) (IL) Nobel Prize Literature
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CMLIT 143 (GH) (IL) Human Rights and World Literature
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CMLIT 153 (IL) International Cultures Through Literature and Film
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ENGL 001 Understanding Literature
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ENGL 002 The Great Traditions in English Literature
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ENGL 103 The Great Traditions in American Literature
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ENGL 104 The Bible as Literature
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ENGL 129 Shakespeare
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ENGL 130 Reading Popular Texts
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ENGL 133 Modern American Literature to World War II
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ENGL 134 American Comedy
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ENGL 135 (US) Alternative Voices in American Literature
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ENGL 136 (GH) The Graphic Novel
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ENGL 140 Contemporary Literature
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ENGL 145 Modern Irish Literature
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ENGL 180 Literature and the Natural World
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ENGL 181C The Beach: Exploring the Literature of the Atlantic Shore
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ENGL 182 Literature of the Empire
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ENGL 184 (IL) The Short Story
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ENGL 189 (IL) Modern Drama
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ENGL 191 Science Fiction
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ENGL 192 (GH) The Literature of Fantasy
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ENGL 194 (IL) (US) Women Writers
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ENGL 200 Introduction to Critical Reading
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ENGL 201 What is Literature
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ENGL 221 British Literature to 1798
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ENGL 222 British Literature from 1798
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ENGL 226 Latina and Latina Border Theories
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ENGL 231 American Literature to 1865
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ENGL 232 American Literature from 1865
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ENGL/CHEM 233 Chemistry and Literature
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ENGL 240 Exploring Literary Traditions
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ENGL 262 Reading Fiction
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ENGL 263 Reading Poetry
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ENGL 265 Reading Nonfiction
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WMNST 106N (GH) (US) (IL) Representing Women and Gender in Literature, Art and Popular Cultures