What college books are needed that is equivalent to a degree?

If I am to start studying on my own, what books should I need that is equivalent to the books a college student has to obtain a degree?



Say, I wanna have a degree in English Literature, what kinds of books from Libraries should I study? Same goes for Information Technology, science etc.



And I am talking about both Bachelor's and Associate's Degree.



If it's anyhow possible, leave a list.What college books are needed that is equivalent to a degree?
The first guy was right - you can probably get reading lists from departments. But keep in mind that just reading all the material doesn't mean you automatically have or qualify for a degree - there's a lot more to it than just the reading. There's 4 years of work involved, and not just in that one field - and you can't give yourself a college education and expect an employer to consider it valid. I've read most of the books and plays that the first guy mentioned, but I certainly don't have an English degree.What college books are needed that is equivalent to a degree?
Go to the college you wish to attend and ask them for the reading lists of certain key courses for the degree you wish to take.



Some examples:



In my Shakespeare course, we read 18 of his plays.



In my Victorian Lit. course, we read Dickens' Hard Times and Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure.



In my course on The Novel, we read Don Quixote, Dickens' Bleak House, Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure, Henry Fielding's Tom Jones and Faulkner's Light in August.



In my course on The Romantics we read extensive poetry from Wordsworth, Coleridge, Robert Burns and Shelley.What college books are needed that is equivalent to a degree?
I'm sure if you ask a few universities for reading lists they will oblige.



Remember though, not many students read whats on the reading list.



They just read what is needed for assignments and exams and get most of the info. from lectures.