Ah, I kind of misread what you were saying.
That said, typically a literature course isn't so much about the literature (even though it paradoxically also is for specific majors) but about being able to critically read text, to do research and to begin to form that research into a cognizant form. That's usually why schools have tonnes of literature courses so that students can choose the literature that they're most likely to read so that the faculty can then work with the student in building the skills they want them to leave the course with.
There are a lot of moves to revise or re-frame the liberal arts program and to find alternative ways to progress students through the learning outcomes (basically courses or course areas are expected to teach students broad skills beyond the course content that would be transferable to other courses or to their out-of-school life) with either less classes before getting to classes oriented to the major, or with more flexibility for the student through the same rough credit hours required for a degree (most accrediting bodies put it around 120 for ba/bs) to tailor classes to their interests. How to maintain the concept and integrety of a liberal arts education while also assisting students with degree progression, completion and job matching is a big issue in Higher Ed at the moment.