Literature Option
The Literature Option is designed for students wishing to specialize in the study of literature, which helps people solve problems, think clearly, support ideas with evidence, and understand the ways texts both circulate in and constitute cultures and communities. It provides students with a strong foundation to build on through on-the-job career training and advancement or additional specialized education. A 21-credit Literature Minor offers a flexible way for students to take courses on subjects ranging from traditional offerings in American and British national literatures as well as upper division courses in specific authors, topics, and genres along with Literary Criticism, African American Literature, and Women and Literature.
| 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.