The Department’s literature program provides students with the communication and
critical thinking skills that prepare graduates for a wide range of professions, including
careers in education, publishing and editing, marketing, law, and administration.
40 credits. See schedule of courses for course offerings.
Required Language: 8 credits.
Required Minor: Yes, any. See your faculty advisor.
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 275 | Introduction to Literary Studies |
4
|
This course must be taken with or before any of the Survey Courses below (320, 321, 327, 328, 433)
Choose 12-16 credits from the following (must include at least one British and one American literature course):
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 320 | British Literature: Beginning to 1785 |
4
|
| ENG 321 | British Literature: 1785 to Present |
4
|
| ENG 327 | American Literature: Beginning to 1860 |
4
|
| ENG 328 | American Literature: 1860 to Present |
4
|
| ENG 433 | Selected Studies in World Literature |
4
|
Choose one course from the following (4 credits):
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 416 | Film Theory and Criticism |
4
|
| ENG 441 | Literary Theory and Criticism |
4
|
Choose one course from the following (2 credits):
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 405 | Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories |
2
|
| ENG 406 | Shakespeare: Tragedies |
2
|
Choose one course from the following (2-4 credits):
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 318 | Multicultural Literature |
2-4
|
| ENG 436 | Native American Literature |
2-4
|
| ENG 438 | African American Literature |
2-4
|
10-16 credits. Choose from any literature or linguistics course in consultation with an advisor.
Choices include, but are not limited to the following:
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 318 | Multicultural Literature |
2-4
|
| ENG 325 | Children's Literature |
3
|
| ENG 381 | Linguistics |
4
|
| ENG 402 | Gender in Literature |
2-4
|
| ENG 403 | Selected Authors |
2-4
|
| ENG 405 | Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories |
2
|
| ENG 406 | Shakespeare: Tragedies |
2
|
| ENG 416 | Film Theory and Criticism |
4
|
| ENG 426 | Selected Periods |
2-4
|
| ENG 432 | Selected Studies in the Novel |
2-4
|
| ENG 433 | Selected Studies in World Literature |
4
|
| ENG 435 | World Novel |
2-4
|
| ENG 436 | Native American Literature |
2-4
|
| ENG 438 | African American Literature |
2-4
|
| ENG 441 | Literary Theory and Criticism |
4
|
| ENG 448 | Contemporary Literature |
4
|
| ENG 463 | Adolescent Literature |
4
|
| ENG 465 | World Literature for Children and Young Adults |
1-4
|
| ENG 481 | History of the English Language |
4
|
| ENG 482 | English Structure and Pedagogical Grammar I |
4
|
| ENG 483 | English Structure and Pedagogical Grammar II |
4
|
| ENG 492 | Selected Topics |
2-4
|
| ENG 495 | Special Studies |
1-4
|
