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. In addition, a 21-credit Literature Minor offers students a flexible way 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.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Reading: Students will demonstrate the ability to read and understand complex texts accurately and sensitively.
- Analysis: Students will be able to critically interpret, analyze, and synthesize texts, culture, and/or communication.
- Writing: Students will be proficient in producing writing that is focused, well-elaborated and supported, and well-edited.
- Research: Students will demonstrate proficiency in current research approaches and with integrating other scholarly work in the relevant field.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of English literature (e.g., its foundations, history, and relation to other literary traditions).
- Students will demonstrate familiarity with literary theory and proficiency in applying theory to literary analysis.
| Freshman Year | Credits |
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Fall | Spring |
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| WRIT 101W - College Writing I | 3 |
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| CORE US | 3 |
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| CORE Q | 3 |
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| LIT 201 - Intro to Literary Studies (or 200 level LIT Elective) | 3 |
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| LIT 285D - Mythologies (or any CORE D Elective) | 3 |
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| 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 |
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Fall | Spring |
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| | |
| 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 |
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Fall | Spring |
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| LIT 300 - Literary Criticism | 3 |
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| 3 University Course Electives | 9 |
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| Writing Elective | 3 |
|
| 2 Literature Electives | |
6 |
| 2 University Course Electives | |
6 |
| National Literature Elective | |
3 |
| Year Total: |
15 |
15 |
| Senior Year | Credits |
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Fall | Spring |
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| Literature Elective | 3 |
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| 3 University Course Electives | 9 |
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| National Literature Elective | 3 |
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| 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
Upper Division Literature Electives
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
| 42 (30 of which must be upper division) |
| 42 |
| 27-30 |
| 120 |
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WRIT 101W
