World Cultural Literacy (Minor)
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In keeping with the 福利逼站鈥檚 mission to provide an international curriculum, the World Literature minor offers N.C. State students (excluding English majors in Literature concentration) an opportunity to study literature and cultures outside the Anglo-American tradition. Students will develop critical and analytical skills and enhance the global perspective essential in today鈥檚 job market. The minor offers choices from a range of courses that include film, animation, illustrations, texts, lyrics, and popular cultural references, with courses from History, History of Art, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies and Literature. Readings are in English translation, but original texts supplied on request. Many World Cultural Literacy courses are cross-listed in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and the English Department. This minor is open to all NC State students, except English majors in the Literature concentration (16ENGLBA I6ENGLLLT).聽
Admissions and Certification of Minor
Students can apply for admission to any university minor program in MyPack Portal. Admission will be based on聽the student鈥檚 academic record, and in most cases no longer requires departmental review. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program. Students can monitor their progress toward completing the minor by viewing their Minor Degree Audit online, anytime, in MyPack Portal.聽
Questions regarding unmet course requirements on your Minor Degree Audit (indicated by a red 鈥榅鈥�) should be directed to the Minor Coordinator, below.
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Dr. Meredith Fosque
418 Withers
919.513.7034
mgfosque@ncsu.edu
SIS Code: 16WLM
Plan Requirements
- This minor is open to NC State students, except 16ENGLBA, 16ENGLLT (Literature Concentration) majors.
- Completion of 15 credit hours.
- Students may transfer in no more than six (6) hours of courses toward the minor.
- Must have an overall 2.0 GPA in the minor and may count no course grade lower than a 鈥楥-鈥�.
- A maximum of TWO (2) courses may be used (double-counted) towards departmental major requirements and/or requirements for additional minor(s).
- No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.
Courses (15 credit hours)
- At least two (2) courses at or above the 300 level from the World Cultural Literacy list (6 credit聽hours)聽
- Two (2) additional courses chosen from the World Cultural Literacy list (6 credit聽hours)
- One (1) course from the Related Cultural Courses list, from the disciplines of Art History, History, Music,聽Philosophy, or Religious Studies. Choices must follow non Anglo-American parameters
NOTES:
- No language courses are required. However, one FL_ 200 level or above may count towards minor electives with approval.
- Courses to be chosen from the approved聽World Cultural Literacy Courses聽list and the聽Related Cultural Courses聽list; however, the minor advisor may approve exceptions, dependent on course content.
World Cultural Literacy Courses
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 贵尝听210 | Global Literature and Culture | 3 | |
| 贵尝听211 | Introduction to the French-speaking World | 3 | |
| 贵尝听216 | Art and Society in France | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 219 | Studies in Great Works of Non-Western Literature | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 220 | Studies in Great Works of Western Literature | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 221 | Literature of the Western World I | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 222 | Literature of the Western World II | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 223 | Contemporary World Literature I | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 224 | Contemporary World Literature II | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 246 | Literature of the Holocaust | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听255 | Beyond Britain: Literature from Colonies of the British Empire | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 275 | Literature and War | 3 | |
| 颁尝础听210 | Classical Mythology | 3 | |
| 颁尝础听215 | The Ancient World in Modern Media | 3 | |
| 颁尝础听320 | Masterpieces of Classical Literature | 3 | |
| 颁尝础听325 | Gender, Ethnicity & Identity in the Ancient World | 3 | |
| 贵尝础听318 | Egyptian Culture through Film | 3 | |
| 贵尝础听351 | Modern Arab Popular Culture | 3 | |
| 贵尝颁听351 | Modern Chinese Popular Culture | 3 | |
| 贵尝闯听342 | Classical Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 | |
| 贵尝闯听344 | Early Modern Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 | |
| 贵尝闯听345 | Modern Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 | |
| 贵尝闯听351 | Contemporary Culture in Japan | 3 | |
| 贵尝狈听351 | Hindi-Urdu Popular Culture | 3 | |
| 贵尝搁听303 | Russian Literature in Translation: The Nineteenth Century | 3 | |
| 贵尝搁听304 | Russian Literature in Translation: The Twentieth Century | 3 | |
| 贵尝搁听318 | Russian Cinema and Society | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听329 | Language in Globalization | 3 | |
| ENG/AFS 349 | African Literature in English | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 392 | Major World Author | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 393 | Studies in Literary Genre | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 394 | Studies in World Literature | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 406 | Modernism | 3 | |
| FL/ENG 407 | Postmodernism | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听466 | Transatlantic Literatures | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听492 | Special Topics in Film Styles and Genres | 3 | |
| 贵尝听495 | Special Topics in Foreign Languages and Literatures | 1-6 | |
| FL/ENG 539 | Seminar In World Literature (requires permission) | 3 |
Related Cultural Courses
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 贬础听201 | History of Art from Caves to the Renaissance | 3 | |
| 贬础听202 | History of Art From the Renaissance Through the 20th Century | 3 | |
| 贬础听298 | Special Topics in Art History | 3 | |
| 贬滨听207 | Ancient Mediterranean World | 3 | |
| 贬滨听208 | The Middle Ages | 3 | |
| 贬滨听209 | From Renaissance to Revolution: The Origins of Modern Europe | 3 | |
| 贬滨听210 | Modern Europe 1815-Present | 3 | |
| 贬滨听214 | History and Archaeology of Ancient Latin America | 3 | |
| 贬滨听215 | Colonial Latin America | 3 | |
| 贬滨听216 | Modern Latin America | 3 | |
| 贬滨听217 | Caribbean History | 3 | |
| 贬滨听263 | Asian Civilizations to 1800 | 3 | |
| 贬滨听264 | Modern Asia: 1800 to Present | 3 | |
| 贬滨听270 | Modern Middle East | 3 | |
| 贬滨听275 | Introduction to History of South and East Africa | 3 | |
| 贬滨听276 | Introduction to History of West Africa | 3 | |
| 贬滨听370 | Modern Egypt | 3 | |
| 贬滨听371 | Modern Japan, 1850 to Present | 3 | |
| 贬滨听374 | Visual Culture of Modern South Asia | 3 | |
| 贬滨听400 | Civilization of the Ancient Near East | 3 | |
| 惭鲍厂听200 | Understanding Music: Global Perspectives | 3 | |
| 惭鲍厂听201 | Introduction to Music Literature I | 3 | |
| 惭鲍厂听202 | Introduction to Music Literature II | 3 | |
| 笔贬滨听300 | Ancient Philosophy | 3 | |
| 笔贬滨听301 | Early Modern Philosophy | 3 | |
| 笔贬滨听302 | 19th Century Philosophy | 3 | |
| 笔贬滨听310 | Existentialism | 3 | |
| 笔贬滨听401 | Kant's Critique of Pure Reason | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听210 | Religious Traditions of the World | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听230 | Asian Religions | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听311 | Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听312 | Introduction to the New Testament | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听317 | Christianity | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听331 | The Hindu Tradition | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听332 | The Buddhist Traditions | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听333 | Chinese Religions | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听334 | Japanese Religions | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听340 | Islam | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听350 | Judaism | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听383 | Religion, Globalism, and Justice | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听407 | Islamic History to 1798 | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听408 | Islam in the Modern World | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听412 | Advanced Readings in the Christian Gospels | 3 | |
| 搁贰尝听413 | The Life and Letters of the Apostle Paul | 3 |