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Literature Track Requirements

Concentration in Literature / Minor in Literature / Previous Requirements

 

Please note that the first set of requirements below will apply to all new majors.  Students who started under the old system may choose which set of requirements to follow. Download a pdf for a printable copy of the guidelines for new majors. Non-concentration course requirements can be found within the undergraduate advising guide.

 

Concentration in Literature

 

English majors must take at least 15 hours of 300/400 level courses in the major. A minimum grade of C is required in each course in this concentration.  

 

Gateway Course (3 cr.)

• L202 Literary Interpretation

 

Concentration Core (18 cr.) 

• Critical and Historical Foundations—Britain (6 cr)
  
  • L301 English Literature I
  And either
  • L302 English Literature II or
  • L348 Nineteenth-Century British Fiction
• Critical and Historical Foundations—US (6 cr)
  • L351 American Literature I
  • L352 American Literature II
  • L354 American Literature III
  • (L357 Twentieth-Century American Poetry or L358 Twentieth-Century American Fiction may be substituted for L354)
• Shakespeare (3 cr)
  Choose One:
  
  • L220 Introduction to Shakespeare    
  • L315 Major Plays of Shakespeare
• Diversity (3 cr)
  Choose One:
  
  • L207 Women and Literature
  • L370 Black American Writing
  • L378 Studies in Women and Literature
  • L379 American Ethnic and Minority Literature
  • L382 Fiction of the Non-Western World
  • L406 Topics in African American Literature
  • L411 Literature and Society: South African Literature

 

English Experience (9 cr.)

• Language and Linguistics (3 cr)
  Choose one:
  
  • Z206 Introduction to Language Use
  • Z301 History of the English Language
  • Z302 Understanding Language Structure: Syntax
  • Z310 Language in Context: Sociolinguistics
• Editing (3 cr)
  Choose one:
  
  • W280 Literary Editing and Publishing
  • W365 Theory and Practice of Editing
• English Elective (3 cr)
  In consultation with your advisor, choose one English course at the 200-level or above from classes outside of Literature.

 

Capstone Seminar (3 cr.)

Choose one:

• E450 Capstone Seminar
• L433 Conversations with Shakespeare
• L440 Senior Seminar

   

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Minor in Literature

 

The minor in literature introduces students to the skills of interpretation and critical thinking and provides some familiarity with British and American literature.

 

Prerequisite

L115 with a grade of C or higher

 

Requirements

A total of 15 credit hours (five courses), including:

 

• One course from the following: L202, L203, L204, or L205
• One survey of British literature (L301 or L302) and one survey of American literature (L351, L352, or L354)
• Two elective courses in literature, at least one of which must be at the 300 or 400 level

 

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Concentration in Literature

 

Gateway Course (3 cr.)

• L202 Literarary Interpretation

 

Distribution Courses (9 cr.) 

One 3-credit course each, at the 200 level or above, in linguistics (preferably G205, G206, or G301), writing (excluding W396 Writing Fellows Seminar, E398 Internship in English, and creative writing courses) and either creative writing or film studies.

 

Literary Traditions Courses (6 cr.) 

Choose one of the following four options:

• Surveys of British Literature (both)
  • L301 Critical and Historical Survey of English Literature I
  • L302 Critical and Historical Survey of English Literature II
• Surveys of American Literature (choose two)
  • L351 Critical and Historical Study of American Literature I
  • L352 Critical and Historical Study of American Literature II
  • L353 Critical and Historical Study of American Literature III
• Literary Masterpieces (both)
  • L213 Literary Masterpieces I
  • L214 Literary Masterpieces II
• Genre Courses (choose two)
  • L203 Introduction to Drama
  • L204 Introduction to Fiction
  • L205 Introduction to Poetry

 

Diversity Course (3 cr.)

Choose one of the following or take another course approved by the department chair:

• L370 Recent Black American Writing
• L378 Studies in Women and Literature
• L379 American Ethnic and Minority Literature
• L382 Fiction of the Non-Western World
• L406 Topics in African American Literature
• ANTH L401 Language, Power, and Gender

 

Intertextuality Course (3 cr.)

L433 Conversations with Shakespeare.

 

Literature Electives (6 cr.)

Two literature courses at the 300 - 400 level: one must be at the 400 level

 

Capstone Seminar (3 cr.) E450

 

 

 

 

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