For Students in the Class of 2012 and beyond

The Global Core requirement consists of courses that examine areas not the primary focus of Literature Humanities and Contemporary Civilization and that, like other Core courses, are broadly introductory, interdisciplinary, and temporally or spatially expansive. Courses in the Global Core are organized around a set of primary texts or artifacts, which may range from texts of literate traditions to media (e.g. film), ritual performances or oral sources, produced in the regions of the world in question. Global Core courses fall into two categories: those that focus on a specific culture or civilization, tracing its appearance and/or existence across a significant span of time and sometimes across more than one present-day country or region; and those that address several world settings or cultures comparatively (and may include Europe and the West), in terms of a common theme, a set of analytic questions, or interactions between different world regions.

Students must complete two courses from the Global Core List of Approved Courses for a letter grade.

For Students in the Classes of 2010 and 2011

Students have the option of completing the Global Core requirement above or the Major Cultures requirement as follows.

Students must take two courses from the Major Cultures List of Approved Courses for a letter grade.

1. Students must begin the Major Cultures requirement with a course chosen from List A in one of the major non-western civilizations on this list.
2. The second course, which completes the requirement, may be chosen from List A again or from Lists B or C.
   • If the second course is from List A, it may be drawn from any of the civilizations.
   • If the second course is from Lists B or C, it must be drawn from the same civilization as the List A course.