| The Bachelor of Arts degree in English LITERATURE CONCENTRATION The Literature emphasis seeks to attract students interested in the study of literature, literary and cultural theory, and other forms of representation in the British, American, and world literature traditions. Offered courses provide majors with the opportunity to fully explore fundamental questions about topics such as the status of literature within culture, the literary history of a period, the achievements of a major author, the defining characteristics of a genre, the politics of interpretation, the formal beauties of individual works, and the methods of literary scholarship and research. The literature courses seek to consider how biographical, historical, cultural, or political contexts shed light on literary texts, how issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality may influence the production and reception of literature, and how our understanding of narrative can offer insights into our own lives and experiences. In addition to requiring successful completion of the liberal learning curriculum, the literature concentration, requires successful completion of the following courses in major and elective studies: 1) ENGL 308W, ENGL 490W ; 2) Select one: ENGL 321, 322, 341, 370, 372; 3) Select one: ENGL 325, 342, 343, 374, 376; 4) Select one: ENGL 421, 423; 5) Select one: ENGL 260, 309W, 353W; 6) Select one: ENGL 310, 385; 7) Select one American Literature (3 credits); 8) Select one British Literature (3 credits); 9) Select one World Literature (3 credits); 10) Select one Special Topics (3 credits); 11) Select three 300-400 English courses (6 credits) |
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