Students completing a major in literature take 15 courses (45 credits).
Foundation courses:
- Myth and Symbol
- Intro to Literary Theory and Criticism
- Studies in Shakespeare
- Critical Writing and Research
- Senior Thesis
Two courses in American literature, chosen from:
- The American Literary Renaissance
- Realism and Naturalism in 19th-Century American Literature
- Elements of Modernism in 20th-Century American Literature
Three courses in British literature, chosen from:
- Restoration and 18th Century British Literature
- British Literature from Beowulf to Everyman
- Literature of the English Renaissance from Wyatt to Marvel
- The Romantic Revolution
- Victorian Literature
- British Modernism and the End of Empire
One course in world literature:
- Studies in World Literature
Four additional courses in literature or writing, chosen from:
- Contemporary Global Literature
- Creative Writing: Poetry
- Creative Writing: Fiction
- Advanced Composition (required for secondary education majors)
- History of the English Language
- Film and Literature
- World Cinema
- Young Adult Literature (secondary education majors only)
- Special Topics in Literature
- British and American Novels after 9/11
- Advanced Studies in Shakespeare
- Independent Study
Minor in English Literature
Students completing a minor in English literature take six courses (18 credits).
Required courses:
- Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
- Studies in Shakespeare
Students choose four additional courses in literature.