Curriculum and Resources

Pre-capstone and capstone courses (6 credit hours):

• LIBS 321W – Research and Writing: Liberal Arts Studies (3)
• LIBS 400W – Liberal Arts Studies Capstone Project (3)

Any six courses from the following (18 credit hours):

• HIST 203 – Crime and Punishment in America (3)
• HIST 255 – America to 1877 (3)
• HIST 256 – America Since 1877 (3)
• HMSV 268 – Social Welfare Policy (3)
• POLI 220 – The American Political Experience (3)
• POLI 221 – American Political Culture (3)
• POLI 290 – American Public Policy (3)
• SOCI 214 – Religion, Symbols, and Culture (3)
• SOCI 222 – Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (3)
• SOCI 231 – Marriage and the Family (3)
• SOCI 339 – Sociology of the South (3)
• SPMG 275 – History of Sport in America (3)

Minimum of five courses from the following (18 credit hours):

• ENGL 302 – American Literature 1607-1865 (3)
• ENGL 303 – American Literature 1865-1999 (3)
• ENGL 337 – American Multi-Ethnic Literature (3)
• HIST 301 – Rise of the American City (3)
• HIST 336 – American Social History (3)
• HIST 340 – Atlantic World in the Eighteenth Century (3)
• HIST 347W – Slavery and Race in the Early Americas (3)
• HIST 348 – Racism and Empire in the American Context (3)
• HIST 380 – America in the 1960s (3)
• POLI 311 – The American Presidency (3)
• POLI 372W – United States Foreign Policy (3)
• RELG 305 – Seminar in Religion in America (3)
• SPMG 265 – Gender and Sport: Issues and Controversies (3)
• SPMG 285 – Sport in American Society (3)

One course from the following (3 credit hours):

• SPAN 202 – Intermediate Spanish II (3)
• XXXX 377 – Internship (3)

Pre-capstone and capstone courses (9 credit hours):

• LIBS 321W – Research and Writing: Liberal Arts Studies (3)
• LIBS 400W – Liberal Arts Studies Capstone Project (3)
• XXXX 202 – Intermediate Foreign Language (3)

Introductory Courses

Any three courses from the following (9 credit hours):

• COMM 229 – Introduction to Film (3)
• ENGL 220W – Introduction to Literary Studies (3)
• MUSC 102 – World Music and Culture (3)
• SOCI 203 – Culture, Identity, and Consumption (3)

Literature in Translation Course

Any one course from the following (3 credit hours):

• GRMN 208 – German Literature in Translation (3)
• LATN 208W – Classical Latin Literature in English Translation (3)
• SPAN 208W – Hispanic Literature in English Translation (3)

Intermediate Courses

Any three courses from the following in at least two different fields (9 credit hours):

• MUSC 215 – Jazz and the Origins of Rock Music (3)
• COMM 171 – Media and Culture (3)
• ENGL 201W – Literature and Culture I: Masterpieces from Antiquity Through the Renaissance (3)
• ENGL 202W – Literature and Culture II: Works from the Enlightenment to the Present (3)
• GRMN 208 – German Literature in Translation (3)
• LATN 208W – Classical Latin Literature in English Translation (3)
• SOCI 233 – Music, Culture, Representation (3)
• SOCI 253 – Globalization and Cinema (3)
• SPAN 208W – Hispanic Literature in English Translation (3)
• THEA 211 – Theatre History and Literature I (3)
• THEA 212W – Theatre History and Literature II (3)

Advanced Courses

Any four courses from the following in at least two different fields (12 credit hours):

• COMM 372 – Media Criticism (3)
• COMM 395 – Cultural Impact of Popular Television (3)
• ENGL 323 – Modern Multicultural Literature (3)
• ENGL 337 – American Multi-Ethnic Literature (3)
• GRMN 398 – Special Topics in German (3)
• MUSC 302 – Music History and Literature I (3)
• MUSC 303 – Music History and Literature II (3)
• SPAN 311* – Cinema in Spanish (3)
• SPAN 340* – The Culture and Civilization of Latin America (3)
• SPAN 341* – The Culture and Civilization of Spain (3)
• SPAN 398* – Special Topics in Spanish (3)
• SPAN 460W* – Literature in Spanish: Latin America (3)
• SPAN 461W* – Literature in Spanish: Spain (3)

* Indicates classes taught in a foreign language.

Study abroad is highly recommended and up to 12 credits of appropriate study abroad courses may be substituted for intermediate and advanced requirements above.

Pre-capstone and capstone courses (6 credit hours):

• LIBS 321W – Research and Writing: Liberal Arts Studies (3)
• LIBS 400W – Liberal Arts Studies Capstone Project (3)

Any five courses from the following (15 credit hours):

• COMM 171 – Media and Culture (3)
• HIST 203 – Crime and Punishment in America (3)
• INTL 101 – Global Politics (3)
• MUSC 102 – World Music and Culture (3)
• POLI 260 – Honor and Terror Politics: South Asia (3)
• POLI 265 – Growling Tigers, Fiery Dragons: The Asia Pacific (3)
• POLI 275 – Latin American Politics (3)
• SOCI 203 – Culture, Identity, and Consumption (3)
• SOCI 214 – Religion, Symbols, and Culture (3)
• SOCI 222 – Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (3)
• SOCI 231 – Marriage and the Family (3)
• SOCI 264 – Social Inequality and Oppression (3)
• SPAN 208 – Hispanic Literature in English Translation (3)

Any five courses at 300 level (15 credit hours):

• COMM 395 – Cultural Impact of Popular Television (3)
• ENGL 323 – Modern Multicultural Literature (3)
• ENGL 337 – American Multi-Ethnic Literature (3)
• HIST 343 – South African History (3)
• HIST 344 – History of Women in the Americas (3)
• HIST 347W – Slavery and Race in the Early Americas (3)
• HIST 375 – History of Love and Sex in Latin America (3)
• HIST 377 – Study Abroad (3)
• INTL 301 – Human Security in the Global South (3)
• INTL 377 – Study Abroad (3)
• POLI 377 – Study Abroad (3)
• SPAN 311 – Cinema in Spanish (3)
• SPAN 340 – The Culture and Civilization of Latin America (3)
• SPAN 460W – Literature in Spanish: Latin America (3)

201 and 202 level foreign language (including Chinese at Randolph College) (6 credit hours)

Pre-capstone and capstone courses (9 credit hours):

• LIBS 321W – Research and Writing: Liberal Arts Studies (3)
• LIBS 400W – Liberal Arts Studies Capstone Project (3)
• XXXX 202 – Intermediate Foreign Language II (3)

Any four courses from the following (12 credit hours):

• INTL 213 – World Regional Geography (3)
• PHIL 214 – Greek Philosophy (3)
• PHIL 215 – Medieval Philosophy (3)
• PHIL 216 – Modern European Philosophers (3)
• POLI 253 – Classical Political Thought (3)
• POLI 254 – Modern Political Thought (3)
• POLI 283 – European Union Politics (3)
• POLI 285 – European Union Leadership (3)
• POLI 296 – Russia and the European Neighborhood (3)
• RELG 206W – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (3)

Any one literature in translation course from the following (3 credit hours):

• GRMN 208 – German Literature in Translation (3)
• LATN 208W – Classical Latin Literature in English Translation (3)
• SPAN 208W – Hispanic Literature in English Translation (3)
• THEA 211 – Theatre History and Literature I (3)
• THEA 212W – Theatre History and Literature II (3)

Any three courses from the following in at least two different fields (9 credit hours):

• ENGL 306 – Medieval Literature (3)
• ENGL 353 – Literature of the Tudor Dynasty (3)
• ENGL 354 – The Golden Age (3)
• ENGL 357 – Literature of the Romantic Period (3)
• ENGL 358 – Literature of the Victorian Period (3)
• GS 377 – Study Abroad (3)
• HIST 305 – England in the Middle Ages (3)
• HIST 306 – Great Britain since 1714 (3)
• HIST 339 – Atlantic World in the Seventeenth Century (3)
• HIST 389 – Tudor and Stuart England (3)

Any three courses from the following in at least two different fields (9 credit hours):

• GRMN 313 – Survey of German Literature (3)
• HIST 311 – Medieval Culture (3)
• HIST 312 – Renaissance and Reformation (3)
• HIST 322 – Europe Since 1914 (3)
• HIST 323 – Greek Civilization (3)
• HIST 324 – Roman Civilization (3)
• HIST 388 – Modern Europe and the World (3)
• HIST 353 – The Holocaust (3)
• LATN 398 – Special Topics in Latin (3)
• SPAN 341 – The Culture and Civilization of Spain (3)
• SPAN 377 – Study Abroad (3)
• SPAN 461W – Literature in Spanish: Spain (3)

Study abroad is highly recommended and up to 12 credits of appropriate study abroad courses may be substituted for primary and secondary language requirements below.

Pre-capstone and capstone courses (6 credit hours):

• LIBS 321W – Research and Writing: Liberal Arts Studies (3)
• LIBS 400W – Liberal Arts Studies Capstone Project (3)

Primary Language (18 credit hours): At least six courses in one language at the 201 level or above. At least two of these courses must be at the 300 level or above.

Secondary Language(s) (15 credit hours): At least five language courses in any language other than the primary language at the 101 level or above. These courses may be all in one secondary language or in a combination of two or three secondary languages.

English Language (3 credit hours):

One of the following two courses:

• ENGL 314W History of the English Language
• ENGL 315W English Grammar