Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CMLIT coursework.
Generated from Pennsylvania State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate CMLIT work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 16 CMLIT and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 73 more CMLIT courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CMLIT, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Prescribed Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 3-4 credits from the following:
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Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits of Social Studies selection:; Select 3 credits in Literature:; Select 3 credits of US History:; Select 9 credits: 3 credits each (including one course with a lab) from biological science, earth science, and physical science:; Biological Science:; Earth Sciences:; Physical Sciences:; Select 6 credits of education
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Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CMLIT. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at CMLIT 424
4 courses deep, ending at CMLIT 425
3 courses deep, ending at CMLIT 403
3 courses deep, ending at CMLIT 404Y
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Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits of Acting from the following:; Select 3 credits of Theatre Foundations from the following:; Select 6 credits of Theatre and Performance Praxis from the following:; Select 9 credits of Theatre and Dance History from the following:; Select 3 credits of Literature and Theory from the following:; Select 1.5-3 credits of Dance Theory
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Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better; Select 6 credits from Africa, Asia and the Middle East Regions:; Select 6 credits from Europe Region:; Select 6 credits from Latin America Region:; Select 9 credits from International Transnational Issues:
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Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 24 credits (at least 12 credits at the 400-level) from the program list of courses dealing with the Middle Ages from no less than three of the following areas:; Art; History; Literature and Language; Medieval Studies; Philosophy and Religious Studies
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; Students should choose 24 credits from the list below with the following criteria: 9 credits at the 400-level; no more than 12 credits of languages.
All CMLIT courses in the Penn State catalog
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