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16 courses with the subject CLS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

CLS 165Introduction to World Literature3

This course is designed to introduce students to literature representative of both Western and non-Western cultures and can be taken as an alternative to LIT 165. Not open to English majors. Gen Ed Attribute: Diverse Communities, Humanities Distributive, Writing Emphasis

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 199Comparative Literature Studies, English Transfer Credits1-10

Transfer Credits

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
10
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 201Classical Greco Roman Myth in 20th Century Arts3

The study of Greeks and Roman mythology and its' influence on 20th and 21st century Western culture. Gen Ed Attribute: Interdisciplinary 2026-2027 CATALOG - UNDERGRADUATE

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 203African Studies3

This course studies African culture through literature, anthropology, and history. It focuses on the socio-cultural and historical contexts of African writing through the colonial and postcolonial periods. Gen Ed Attribute: Diverse Communities

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 259Women's Literature II3

A survey of women's literature from 1800 to the present. Readings are chosen from the works of Harriet Jacobs, Ida B. Wells, Louisa Alcott, Charlotte Bronte, Jean Rhys, Virginia Woolf, Marguerite Duras, Christa Wolf, Merce Rodoreda, Jamaica Kincaid, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Alifa Rifaat, Louise Erdrich, Cherrie Moraga, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Arundati Roy among others. Gen Ed Attribute: Diverse Communities

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 260World Literature I3

A survey of world literary texts from pre-classical times to 1600. Gen Ed Attribute: Diverse Communities, Humanities Distributive, Writing Emphasis

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 261World Literature II3

A survey of world literary texts from 1600 to the present. Gen Ed Attribute: Humanities Distributive

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 270Life, Death, and Disease3

A course treating the study of literary works, film, and selected readings from other areas (history, science, fiction, and nonfiction) to generate an understanding of the relationship of human values to medicine, illness, and issues of related importance to physicians. Gen Ed Attribute: Health Humanities Pathway, Interdisciplinary, Writing Emphasis

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 333Latina Writing3

An examination of the literary works produced by Latinas in the 20th century. The study of this literature will include a cross-cultural approach that will elucidate sociopolitical themes emerging from the texts. Gen Ed Attribute: Diverse Communities, Spanish Culture Cluster

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 334Earth Words/Sustaining Stories3

This course focuses on hearing and telling climate change stories in multiple genres. How can cross-cultural, cross-genre or cross-era stories move society toward climate justice, resilience, and adaption? Gen Ed Attribute: Speaking Emphasis, Sustainability Pathway

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 335Latino Literature in the U.S3

This course examines the history of Latino groups (e.g. Mexicans, Cubans and South Americans) in the U.S. through literary texts written by Latinos and studies the cultural, economic and political experiences leading to their acculturation or alienation in mainstream America. Gen Ed Attribute: Diverse Communities, Spanish Culture Cluster Equivalent courses: ESP 335

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 350Computer Applications in the Humanities3

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the computer and its applications in a number of humanistic disciplines (literature, history, and writing, but some attention also will be given to foreign languages, linguistics, music, and art).

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 365African American Film3

This course will study the history, form, and content of African-American film. The films chosen are from various genres and cover older and contemporary films.

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 367Classical Greco Roman Mythology3

A survey of Greek and Roman mythology from Homer to Ovid.

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 368Greco Roman, Culture, Myth & Society3

The study of the Trojan War myth cycle in Greek and Roman mythology through literature, history, and art from Homer through the Latin Middle Ages and the way this myth reflects the culture and society of the texts in question. Gen Ed Attribute: Interdisciplinary

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu
CLS 371Law and Disorder in Literature3

A look at the presentational aspects of law, legal writing and oral argument, its constructions in narrative-law as literature and literature as law, and the relationship of law to anthropology, psychology, history, and sociology. Gen Ed Attribute: Interdisciplinary 2026-2027 CATALOG - UNDERGRADUATE

Subject
CLS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027-undergraduate
Source
catalog.wcupa.edu

Source: West Chester University of Pennsylvania's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59