Literature Option
This option is designed for students wishing to specialize in the study of literature as preparation for graduate work or for general education.
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| WRIT 101W - College Writing I | 3 | |
| CORE US | 3 | |
| CORE Q | 3 | |
| LIT 201 - Intro to Literary Studies (or 200 level LIT Elective) | 3 | |
| LIT 285D - Mythologies (or any CORE D Elective) | 3 | |
| CORE IA | 3 | |
| LIT 202CS - The Environmental Imagination | 3 | |
| CORE IS | 3 | |
| CORE IN | 3 | |
| LIT 110IH - Introduction to Literature | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| 4 University Course Electives | 12 | |
| National Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| 3 University Course Elective | 9 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| LIT 300 - Literary Criticism | 3 | |
| 3 University Course Electives | 9 | |
| Writing Elective | 3 | |
| 2 Literature Electives | 6 | |
| 2 University Course Electives | 6 | |
| National Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| 3 University Course Electives | 9 | |
| National Literature Elective | 3 | |
| LIT 494RH - Seminar: Research Issues | 3 | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| 3 University Course Electives | 9 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Total Program Credits: | 120 | |
Lower Division Literature Electives
| LIT 110IH | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| LIT 169IH | Literature as Popular Culture | 3 |
| LIT 202CS | The Environmental Imagination | 3 |
| LIT 203IH | Great Books | 3 |
| LIT 214D | Regional Literature | 3 |
| LIT 240 | The Bible as Literature | 3 |
| LIT 285D | Mythologies | 3 |
Upper Division Literature Electives
| LIT 308 | Multicultural Literature | 3 |
| LIT 335 | Women and Literature | 3 |
| LIT 382 | Literature for Children and Adolescents | 3 |
| LIT 431RH | Studies in Major Author/s | 3 |
| LIT 437 | Studies in Literary Genres | 3 |
| LIT 438 | Studies in Literary Topics | 3 |
| LIT 440 | Studies in World Literature | 3 |
| LIT 473RH | Studies in Shakespeare | 3 |
| LIT 490R | Undergraduate Research | 1-6 |
| LIT 492 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
National Literature Electives
| LIT 310 | American Literature to 1900 | 3 |
| LIT 311 | American Literature after 1900 | 3 |
| LIT 320 | Advanced British Literature I (Formerly LIT 324) | 3 |
| LIT 321 | Advanced British Literature II (Formerly LIT 325) | 3 |
| LIT 322 | Advanced British Literature III (Formerly LIT 326) | 3 |
Writing Electives
| CRWR 240RA | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| CRWR 310 | Intermediate Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| CRWR 311 | Intermediate Poetry Workshop | 3 |
| CRWR 312 | Intermediate Nonfiction Workshop | 3 |
| CRWR 410 | Advanced Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| CRWR 411 | Advanced Poetry Workshop | 3 |
| CRWR 412 | Advanced Nonfiction Workshop | 3 |
| CRWR 437 | Topics in Craft and Genre | 3 |
| ENGL 450 | Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| LING 210IH | Introduction to Language and Linguistics | 3 |
| LING 238 | Structure and Function of Language | 3 |
| WRIT 201 | College Writing II | 3 |
| WRIT 221 | Intermediate Tech Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 300 | Rhetorical Theory in Writing Studies | 3 |
| WRIT 310 | Researched Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 326 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 371 | Digital Rhetorics and Multimodal Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 372 | Science Writing for Popular Non-Fiction | 3 |
| WRIT 373 | News and Pub Relations Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 374 | Magazine Editing | 3 |
| WRIT 376 | Public Rhetorics and Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 429 | Professional Writing | 3 |
| Total English Credits Required: | 42 (30 of which must be upper division) | |
| Upper-Division Credits Required: | 42 | |
| Core 2.0 Requirements: | 27-30 | |
| Total Credits Required for Graduation: | 120 | |
| WRIT 101W credits count for the Core 2.0 W Requirement. These credits cannot be counted as part of the English Major-Writing Option. | ||
| English majors may earn a non-teaching minor in another option within the department. A minimum of four courses (12 credits) must be unique and not used to fulfill major requirements. | ||
| English majors may earn a second major in another option within the department. A minimum of 11 courses (33 credits) must be unique and not used to fulfill the primary major requirements. | ||
WRIT 101W credits count for the Core 2.0 W Requirement. These credits cannot be counted as part of the English Major-Literature Option.