| Group A | ||
| Select 12 units from at least two (2) of the following groupings: | 12 | |
Great Books — Literature: | ||
| British Literature: Beginnings to 1789 | ||
| American Literature: Beginnings to 1865 | ||
| Introduction to Classical Literature | ||
| Introduction to Medieval through Enlightenment Literature | ||
| Introduction to Romantic through Modernist Literature | ||
Great Books — Philosophy: | ||
| Philosophical Classics: Knowledge and Reality | ||
| Philosophical Classics: Ethics and Political Philosophy | ||
Science and Mathematics | ||
| Nature of Modern Math | ||
| Introductory Physics | ||
| Contemporary Physics for Nonscientists | ||
| College Physics I | ||
| General Physics I | ||
Political Science: | ||
| Basic Concepts of Political Thought | ||
Western Civilization: | ||
| Western Civilization: Ancient to Renaissance | ||
| Western Civilization: Reformation to the Present | ||
| Group B | ||
| Select 16 units from at least three (3) of the following groupings: | 16 | |
British and American Literature: | ||
| British Literature: Beginnings to 1485 | ||
| British Literature: 1485-1660 | ||
| British Literature: 1660-1798 | ||
| British Literature: 1798-1832 | ||
| British Literature: 1832-1914 | ||
| Introduction to Shakespeare | ||
| American Literature: Beginnings-1865 | ||
| American Literature: 1865-1914 | ||
| The Bible as Literature and in Literature and the Arts | ||
History: | ||
| The Witch-Hunts in Europe, 1400-1800 | ||
| European Thought 1800-2000 | ||
| Modern Europe, 1789-1914 | ||
| The Scientific Revolution, c. 1500-1800 | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation Europe | ||
| Religious Wars and Absolutism | ||
| London: From Roman Colony to World Capital | ||
Language and Literature: | ||
| Significant Works in French | ||
| Significant Works in German | ||
| Significant Works in Spanish | ||
| Don Quixote | ||
Philosophy: | ||
| Early Greek Philosophy through Plato | ||
| Aristotle and Hellenistic Philosophy | ||
| Medieval Philosophy | ||
| Early Modern Rationalism | ||
| Early Modern Empiricism | ||
| Kant and 19th Century European Philosophy | ||
| History of Ethics | ||
| Special Topics in the History of Philosophy | ||
Political Thought: | ||
| Ancient and Medieval Political Thought | ||
| Modern Political Thought | ||
| Early American Political Thought | ||
| Contemporary American Political Thought | ||
Rhetoric: | ||
| Classical Rhetorical Theory | ||
| Contemporary Rhetorical Theory | ||
| American Political Rhetoric | ||
Science and Mathematics: | ||
| Evolution | ||
| Introduction to the History of Mathematics | ||
| Philosophy of Space, Time and Matter | ||
| Classical Mechanics I | ||
| Total units | 28 | |
Western Intellectual Tradition Minor
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