Major in English with a Literature Concentration

Core Requirements:

An introduction to literary genres and to the basic methodology, terminology and concepts of the study of literature. Usually offered every semester. 3 credits.
An examination of the evolution of English phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary, including current conventions and usage. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
A concentrated study of early Shakespearan drama, especially the comedies and the histories. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200-level survey (ENG 221-229). Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
A concentrated study of the late Shakespearean drama, especially the tragedies and the romances. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200- level survey (ENG 221-229). Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
† indicates a required course

Choose three from 221-229 (at least two of the three must be from 221-226):

A survey of selected major American authors from the colonial period to about 1900. Writing process. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major American authors from about 1900 to the present. Writing process. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major English authors from the Middle Ages to about 1800. Writing process. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major English authors from about 1800 to the present. Writing process. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major writers from earliest literate hisory to about A.D. 1000. This includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits
A survey of selected major writers from about A.D. 1000 to about 1800. This course includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major writers from about 1800 to the persent. The course includes literature from Europe and Russia, as well as non-western cultures. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.

Total: 18 credits

Literature Concentration

Consideration of fundamental questions such as the definition of literature, the value of literature, and the validity of the literary canon. Provides an introduction to a variety of critical approaches to literary interpretation, on both a theoretical and practical level. Prerequisite: ENG 120. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
† indicates a required course

Three addition survey courses (ENG 221-229):

A survey of selected major American authors from the colonial period to about 1900. Writing process. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major American authors from about 1900 to the present. Writing process. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major English authors from the Middle Ages to about 1800. Writing process. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major English authors from about 1800 to the present. Writing process. Usually offered alternate spring semesters. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major writers from earliest literate hisory to about A.D. 1000. This includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits
A survey of selected major writers from about A.D. 1000 to about 1800. This course includes literature from western Europe and non-western cultures. Usually offered spring semester. 3 credits.
A survey of selected major writers from about 1800 to the persent. The course includes literature from Europe and Russia, as well as non-western cultures. Usually offered fall semester. 3 credits.

Three from among:

In this course we will trace the history of this genre by reading eight important short novels or excerpts of longer ones that span the four-century life of this art form. We will concentrate on novels that were especially provocative, even scandalous, in their day for either what they said or how they said it?or in some cases both. We will read, discuss, and write about the works of novelists such as Cervantes, Stern, Defoe, Bronte, Flaubert, Chopin, Joyce, Lawrence, Woolf, Hemingway, Nabokov, Vonnegut, Atwood, Silko, and Rushdie. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200-level survey (ENG 221-229). 3 credits.
Intensive study of one or two major American or British authors. Recent subjects have included Faulkner, Joyce, Woolf, O'Connor, Morrison, Chaucer, Milton, Pound and Williams. The authors will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit. Writing process. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200-level survey (ENG 221-229). Usually offered fall semseter. 3 credits.
Topics vary from semester to semester. Recent topics have included Native American Literature, Myths and Their Meaning, Revolutions, Sports and Literature, Irish Literature, Gender and Communication, the Vietnam War and American Literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or a 200-level survey (ENG 221-229). Usually offered every semester. 3 credits

Total: 21 credits