English Major with a Literature Concentration

Literature Concentration

In addition to the core English Major requirements, students with a concentration in literature must complete:

Required courses:
Investigation of fundamental questions such as the definition of literature, the value of literature, and the validity of the literary canon. This course provides an introduction to a variety of critical approaches to literary interpretation, on both a theoretical and practical level. Usually offered alternate spring semesters.
† indicates a required course

Three of (ENG 221-229)

Survey of selected major American authors from the colonial period to about 1900. Usually offered every semester.
A survey of selected major American authors from 1900 to the present. Usually offered every semester.
A survey of selected major English authors from the Middle ages to about 1800. Usually offered every semester.
Survey of selected major English authors from about 1800 to the present. Usually offered every semester.
Survey of selected major writers from earliest literate history to about A.D. 1000. This includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered fall semester.
Survey of selected major writers from about A.D. 1000 until about 1800. This course includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered spring semester.

Three of

Introduction to analysis and critique of a broad range of foreign and American films and an overview of film's history as a form of political, social, and cultural expression. This course contributes to the student's acquisition of a critical vocabulary and development of critical thinking skills. Usually offered alternate spring semesters.
Study of diverse topics that vary from year to year. Past topics have included Film Criticism, Environmental Literature, Sports Literature, and Small Town Life. Usually offered at least once a year.
Examination of African-American literature as a lens through which students may more clearly view the ways that African Americans have contributed to, been influenced by, appropriated and transformed notions of American identity, specifically conceptions of freedom, equality, gender, sexuality, religion, class, and literature. Usually offered alternate fall semesters.
Investigation of the ways in which women from a broad diversity of cultural backgrounds respond to and reshape a tradition that has typically been gendered as masculine. This course explores the effects of culture, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and religion on women's writing. Usually offered alternate fall semesters.

Total: 21 credits