Jun 17, 2026  
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

ENG 203 World Literature I

Credits: (3)
The course sequence (ENG 203-ENG 204 ) chronologically surveys major works of world literature with emphasis on Western literature and its relationship to the cultural trends of the period. A wide and varied range of readings is available to the student. The survey should lead to an awareness of the objectives and forms of literary art and to a knowledge of Western culture as great writers have mirrored it. Course covers the period from the Ancients through the Renaissance. Prerequisite(s): ENG 103  and ENG 104 .

SUNY Gen Ed Area(s): Humanities
Designation(s): Liberal Arts

Learning Outcomes
  1. Make and defend judgments about world literature from the Ancient period through the Renaissance Age
  2. Critically analyze text(s) in writing
  3. Use literary terminology and/or theory correctly
  4. Identify, describe and analyze connections between literary texts and the aesthetic, social, political, and cultural history of the period in which they were produced