Foundation Course Options (2024)

Note:Some of the courses listed below are not suitable for first term as they require university-level prerequisites. Please consult the eCalendar and/or the Minerva Class Schedule for further information about appropriate background before registering.

African Studies

AFRI 200 Intro to African Studies 3 Credits

NOTE: AFRI 200 is also listed under Social Sciences

Art History

ARTH 199 FYS: Themes in Art History 3 Credits

ARTH 200 Introduction to Art History 1 3 Credits

ARTH 202 Intro to Contemporary Art 3 Credits

ARTH 204 Intro to Medieval Art & Arch 3 Credits

ARTH 205 Introduction to Modern Art 3 Credits

ARTH 207 Intro Early Mod. Art 1400-1700 3 Credits

ARTH 209 Intro to Ancient Art and Arch 3 Credits

ARTH 215 Introduction to East Asian Art 3 Credits

ARTH 223 Intro Ital Renai Art 1300-1500 3 Credits

ARTH 226 Intro to 18th C. Art & Arch 3 Credits

Canadian Studies

CANS 200 Understanding Canada 3 Credits

NOTE: CANS 200 is also listed under Social Sciences

Catholic Studies

CATH 200 Introduction to Catholicism 3 Credits

CATH 325 Mystery and the Imagination 3 Credits

CATH 370 Topics in Catholic Studies 3 Credits

Classics

CLAS 200 Course not available

CLAS 203 Greek Mythology 3 Credits

CLAS 206 Course not available

CLAS 208 Course not available

CLAS 240 Intro to Classical Archaeology 3 Credits

Communication Studies

COMS 199 Course not available

COMS 200 History of Communication 3 Credits

COMS 210 Intro to Communication Studies 3 Credits

COMS 230 Communication and Democracy 3 Credits

East Asian Studies

EAST 211 Intro:East Asian Culture:China 3 Credits

EAST 212 Intro:East Asian Culture:Japan 3 Credits

EAST 213 Intro:East Asian Culture:Korea 3 Credits

EAST 303 Current Topics:Chin Studies 1 3 Credits

EAST 305 Curr Topics:Japanese St 1 3 Credits

English (and English as a Second Language)

CCOM 200 Course not available

NOTE: CCOM 200 is also listed under Languages

CEAP 250 Course not available

NOTE: CEAP 250 is also listed under Languages

CESL 299 Course not available

NOTE: CESL 299 is also listed under Languages

CESL 300 Course not available

NOTE: CESL 300 is also listed under Languages

CESL 400 Course not available

NOTE: CESL 400 is also listed under Languages

CESL 500 Course not available

NOTE: CESL 500 is also listed under Languages

ENGL 199 FYS: Form and Representation 3 Credits

ENGL 200 Survey of English Literature 1 3 Credits

ENGL 201 Survey of English Lit 2 3 Credits

ENGL 215 Intro to Shakespeare 3 Credits

ENGL 225 American Literature 1 3 Credits

ENGL 226 American Literature 2 3 Credits

ENGL 227 American Literature 3 3 Credits

ENGL 228 Canadian Literature 1 3 Credits

ENGL 229 Canadian Literature 2 3 Credits

ENGL 230 Intro to Theatre Studies 3 Credits

ENGL 237 Intro to Study of a Lit Form 3 Credits

ENGL 279 Introduction to Film as Art 3 Credits

ENGL 280 Intro to Film as Mass Medium 3 Credits

ENGL 297 Special Topics of Lit. Study 3 Credits

French Language & Literature

FREN 250 Litt française avant 1800 3 Credits

NOTE: FREN 250 is also listed under Languages

FREN 251 Litt française depuis 1800 3 Credits

NOTE: FREN 251 is also listed under Languages

FREN 252 Littérature québécoise 3 Credits

NOTE: FREN 252 is also listed under Languages

Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies

GSFS 200 Feminist and Social Justice St 3 Credits

NOTE: GSFS 200 is also listed under Social Sciences

GSFS 250 Sexual and Gender Diversity St 3 Credits

NOTE: GSFS 250 is also listed under Social Sciences

German Studies

GERM 259 Intro to German Literature 1 3 Credits

GERM 367 Topics In German Thought 3 Credits

Hispanic Studies

HISP 225 Hispanic Civilization 1 3 Credits

HISP 226 Hispanic Civilization 2 3 Credits

HISP 301 Hisp Lit & Cult in English 1 3 Credits

History

HIST 205 Ancient Mediterranean History 3 Credits

NOTE: HIST 205 is also listed under Social Sciences

Indigenous Studies

INDG 200 Intro. to Indigenous Studies 3 Credits

Islamic Studies

ISLA 199 FYS: Narr of the Middle East 3 Credits

NOTE: ISLA 199 is also listed under Social Sciences

ISLA 200 Islamic Civilization 3 Credits

NOTE: ISLA 200 is also listed under Social Sciences

ISLA 210 Muslim Societies 3 Credits

NOTE: ISLA 210 is also listed under Social Sciences

Italian Studies

ITAL 199 FYS:Italy's Lit in Context 3 Credits

ITAL 230 Understanding Italy 3 Credits

ITAL 250 Italian Literary Composition 3 Credits

ITAL 260 Reading Italian Literature 3 Credits

ITAL 290 Commedia Dell'Arte 3 Credits

ITAL 310 The Invention of Italian Lit 3 Credits

ITAL 360 Contemporary Italian Prose 3 Credits

ITAL 375 Cinema&Society in Modern Italy 3 Credits

Jewish Studies

JWST 199 FYS:Images-Jewish Identities 3 Credits

JWST 201 Jewish Law 3 Credits

JWST 202 Introduction to Jewish Music 3 Credits

JWST 205 Intro to Jewish Literature 3 Credits

JWST 206 Intro to Yiddish Literature 3 Credits

JWST 211 Jewish St 1: Biblical Period 3 Credits

JWST 217 Jewish St 3: 1000 to 2000 3 Credits

JWST 225 Literature and Society 3 Credits

JWST 226 Contemporary Israeli Fiction 3 Credits

JWST 240 The Holocaust 3 Credits

JWST 245 Jewish Life - Islamic World 3 Credits

JWST 252 Interdisciplinary Lectures 3 Credits

JWST 254 The Jewish Holy Days 3 Credits

JWST 261 Hist of Jewish Phil & Thought 3 Credits

JWST 262 Modern Jewish Philosophy 3 Credits

Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

LLCU 199 FYS: Literary Animals 3 Credits

LLCU 201 Literature and Culture Topics 3 Credits

LLCU 212 Understanding Dig&Social Media 3 Credits

LLCU 230 Environmental Imaginations 3 Credits

LLCU 255 Intro to Literary Text Mining 3 Credits

Music

MUAR 201 Basic Materials:Western Mus 3 Credits

MUAR 211 The Art of Listening 3 Credits

MUAR 384 Romanticism & the Piano 3 Credits

MUAR 392 Popular Music after 1945 3 Credits

MUAR 393 Intro to Jazz 3 Credits

Philosophy

PHIL 200 Intro to Philosophy 1 3 Credits

PHIL 201 Intro to Philosophy 2 3 Credits

PHIL 210 Intro to Deductive Logic 1 3 Credits

PHIL 221 Intro to Hist & Phil of Sci 2 3 Credits

PHIL 230 Intro to Moral Philosophy 1 3 Credits

PHIL 237 Contemporary Moral Issues 3 Credits

PHIL 240 Political Philosophy 1 3 Credits

PHIL 242 Intro to Feminist Theory 3 Credits

Quebec Studies

QCST 200 Intro to the Study of Quebec 3 Credits

NOTE: QCST 200 is also listed under Social Sciences

Religious Studies

RELG 201 Religions:Ancient Near East 3 Credits

RELG 202 Religion of Ancient Israel 3 Credits

RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture 3 Credits

RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity&Islam 3 Credits

RELG 207 Intro to Study of Religions 3 Credits

RELG 210 Jesus of Nazareth 3 Credits

RELG 252 Hinduism & Buddhism 3 Credits

RELG 253 Religions of East Asia 3 Credits

RELG 254 Intro to Yoga Traditions 3 Credits

RELG 256 Course not available

RELG 270 Religious Ethics & the Environ 3 Credits

RELG 271 Religion and Sexuality 3 Credits

RELG 288 Introduction to Sikhism 3 Credits

Russian & Slavic Studies

RUSS 217 Russia's Eternal Questions 3 Credits

RUSS 223 Russian 19c: Literary Giants 1 3 Credits

RUSS 224 Russian 19c. Literary Giants 2 3 Credits

RUSS 337 Vladimir Nabokov 3 Credits

RUSS 382 Russian Opera 3 Credits

Foundation Course Options (2024)

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