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LIBERAL ARTS CORE REQUIREMENT

All Liberal Arts: Social Science and Humanities students must select 12 credits from the core courses listed below. 

One course must be taken in four of the following six areas:  
 
Education and Language Acquisition Core 
    Select one of the following courses: 
    Introduction to Bilingualism: ELN 101* 
    Languages of the World and of New York City: ELN 105* 
    The Puerto Rican Community Minority Group Experience: ELN 194* 
    Modern Arabic Literature: ELA 201
    Modern Chinese Literature: ELC 201
    French Literature from a Global Perspective: ELF 201
    Contemporary French Literature in Translation: ELF 250
    Perspectives on Modern Greek Culture and Literature: ELG 204
    Korean Literature: ELK 201
    Sociolinguistics: ELL 120
    Polish Literature: ELP 201
    Russian Literature: ELR 201
    Latin American Literature I: ELS 200
    Latin American Literature II: ELS 201
    Latin American Civilizations (taught in Spanish): ELS 204
    Latin American Civilizations (taught in English): ELS 205
    Latin American Literature in Translation: ELS 250
    Modern Bengali Language: ELV 201
 
English Core 
    Select one of the following courses: 
    Afro-American Literature: ENG 225
    The Woman Writer: Her Vision and Her Art: ENG 247
    The Short Story: ENG 250
    The Novel: ENG 260
    The Drama: ENG 265
    Shakespeare: ENG 266
    Introduction to Poetry: ENG 270
    The Great Writer: ENG 275
    British Literature I: ENG 290
    British Literature II: ENG 291
    American Literature I: ENG 292
    American Literaure II: ENG 293
 
Humanities Core 
    Select one of the following courses: 
    Introduction to Art: HUA 101
    Art in New York: HUN 195* 
    Fundamentals of Speech Communication: HUC 101
    Public Speaking: HUC 106
    The Art of Film: HUC 150
    Art of Theatre: HUC 170
    Introduction to Music: HUM 101
    American Music: HUM 210
    Introduction to Philosophy: HUP 101
    Ethics and Moral Issues: HUP 104
    Philosophy of Religion: HUP 105
    Social and Political Philosophy: HUP 106
 
Mathematics, Engineering & Computer Science Core 
    Select one of the following courses: 
    College Algebra and Trigonometry: MAT 115
    Elementary Statistics I: MAT 120
    Elementary Statistics II: MAT 121
    Pre-Calculus: MAT 200
    Calculus I: MAT 201
 
Natural Sciences Core 
    Select one of the following courses: 
    Principles of Biology: SCB 115
    Introduction to Chemistry: SCC 205
 
Social Science Core 
    Select one of the following courses: 
    Introduction to Anthropology: SSA 100
    Cultural Anthropology: SSA 101
    Introduction to Microeconomics: SSE 103
    Introduction to Macroeconomics: SSE 104
    U.S. Power and Politics: SSP 101
    Global Politics: SSP 200
    Introduction to Sociology: SSS 100
    General Psychology: SSY 101
 
* Fulfills Urban Study Requirement