Shifting Cores
Robert J. Kiely, professor of English and a faculty member of the Literature and Arts subcommittee, is "in favor of having more departmental alternatives to give students a lot more choice."
Beginning next year, new departmental classes will count for Core credit. Economics 1010A: "Microeconomic Theory" will count for Social Analysis, English 13: "The English Bible," English 124d: "Shakespearean Tragedy" will count for Literature and Arts A, and English 175: "American Literary Emergence" will count for Literature and Arts C.
Professors say that allowing a departmental course to count for Core credit does not significantly change the structure of the original course.
Kiely, who will be teaching "The English Bible," said that nothing will be changed now that it will count for Core credit.
"I wouldn't change the curriculum," said Kiely.
Harris said that the basic structure of his History 1585 course will not change, although the "methodology may need to be more transparent."
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