Liberal Arts (LAT) English Pathway
2020-2021
Associate of Arts, Liberal Studies Division
Recommended Course Selection Sequence
| CMP101 | Composition 1 | 3 |
MAT-ELECTIVE
| MAT 140 level or higher | 3 |
| SPE102 | Speech | 3 |
HIS Elective
| History 100 or higher | 3 |
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| LIT101 | Sickness and Storytelling | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT103 | Superheroes, Sleuths, and Singing Souffles: Adaptation in Pop Culture | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT105 | Hip-Hop as Literature | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT107 | A Sense of Place: Exploring Greater Boston through Literature and Media | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT109 | Basho to Beyonce: Intoduction to Poetry | 3 |
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| SOC106 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
CMP102-150
| Composition 2 Elective | 3 |
SCI-ELECTIVE
| Science Elective | 3 |
HIS Elective
| History 100 or higher | 3 |
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| LIT202 | British Literature 1: Eighth Century to Nineteenth | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT210 | American Literature 1: Colonial Period to the Civil War | 3 |
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LS-Elective
| Laboratory Science Elective | 4 |
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| LIT202 | British Literature 1: Eighth Century to Nineteenth | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT204 | British Literature 2: Nineteenth Century to Present | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT206 | World Literature 1: Ancient World to Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT208 | World Literature 2: Eighteenth Century to Present | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT210 | American Literature 1: Colonial Period to the Civil War | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT212 | American Literature 2: Civil War to the Modern Age | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT214 | Lit of the American Peoples 1: American Indian Literature | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT216 | Lit of the American Peoples 2: Latin American Literataure | 3 |
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SS-ELECTIVE
| Social Science Elective | 3 |
IDS
| IDS Elective | 3 |
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| PHI106 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| OR | |
| PHI116 | Ethics | 3 |
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| LIT204 | British Literature 2: Nineteenth Century to Present | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT212 | American Literature 2: Civil War to the Modern Age | 3 |
| | |
| LIT206 | World Literature 1: Ancient World to Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT208 | World Literature 2: Eighteenth Century to Present | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT214 | Lit of the American Peoples 1: American Indian Literature | 3 |
| OR | |
| LIT216 | Lit of the American Peoples 2: Latin American Literataure | 3 |
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| PSY102 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 5 |
Total Credit Hours: 60
Program Notes
Campus Information
Additional Graduation Requirements
Advising Notes
Students must take British Literature 1 & 2 or American Literature 1 & 2.
The recommended courses listed are designed upon degree completion for a student to be eligible to transfer to a public Massachusetts state university or UMASS system institution with a junior status in the major of English.
Courses are listed in the recommended order you should take them.
Many courses have prerequisite requirements that must be fulfilled to be eligible to enroll in the course.
If you intend to graduate with an Associate degree in two years, you should enroll in at least 15 credits if taking only fall/spring courses.
Completing 30 credits each year helps students stay on track to timely graduation.
Taking classes in the winter intersession and summer can accelerate your time to degree completion.
All student degree audits for graduation purposes will be based off the official program of study the student is enrolled in.
For more information contact us at: English@northshore.edu or call (781)-477-2160
Program Student Learner Outcomes
- Critical Thinking and Information Literacy: demonstrate analytical reasoning and interpret evidence by identifying, locating, evaluating, and synthesizing information as well as effectively use evidence from various print and electronic sources across disciplines to support a claim.
- Communication: read, write, listen and speak effectively, using multiple modes of communication.
- Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning: use the scientific reasoning process, quantitative and qualitative reasoning, and data to solve problems.
- Intercultural Competency: identify their own cultural norms within a framework of other cultural perspectives. Graduates will be able to articulate their individual, social and civic responsibilities as members of a global community.
Occupational Skills Required
- Understanding of cultural, economic and historical trends
- Efficient speaking and listening skills
- Cross cultural knowledge
- Fluency in written communication
- Research and information retrieval
- Analytical thinking
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate discussions
- Evaluate and research with efficiency and accuracy
Experiential Learning Required in Program
CMP101 - Composition 1
CMP102 - Composition 2
CMP122 - Composition 2: Writing about Children's Literature
CMP148 - Composition 2: Writing about Literature and the Environment