Literature: Concentration by Contract (BA.LIT.CNT)

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Students who complete the BA in Literature will:

understand how literary and linguistic conventions have developed and operate;
understand how accomplished readers read fiction, poetry, and drama;
understand how accomplished writers create form, effect, and influence;
apply that understanding to their own reading and writing.

So that English department faculty can better evaluate each student’s progress and accomplishments in these areas, all Literature majors must submit a portfolio of three essays during the spring semester of their sophomore year and another portfolio of three essays during the spring semester of their senior year. The department will distribute submission instructions at the beginning of each spring semester.

BA in Literature with a Concentration by Contract

Literature majors may design individual plans for concentration study, completing 18 credit hours of coursework from among regularly offered courses in American Literature, Children’s Literature, World Literature, and the Minor in Writing, as well as from independent studies and internships. They must consult with one or more English department faculty members as they design those plans. Such plans must demonstrate a coherent purpose—such as study in fiction, poetry, drama, or writing—and may proceed only by written contract approved by the department.

Literature majors who undertake a concentration by contract and who hope to teach theater must complete American Drama, Greek Tragedy, and the second Shakespeare course along with an additional 9 credit hours from among the regularly offered courses mentioned in the previous paragraph. They must also complete a Minor in Theater Education.

Complete the following courses (21 cr):

ENG 1310 - Introduction to Literature (L) 3 cr (complete this course the first year)
ENG 2010 - Expository and Argumentative Writing 3 cr
ENG 2271 - English Literature: Anglo-Saxons to 18th Century (L) 3 cr
ENG 2272 - English Literature: 18th Century to Present (L) 3 cr
ENG 3260 - Western Mythology (L) 3 cr
ENG 3690 - The English Language: Grammar 3 cr
ENG 4140 - Approaches to Literature (L) 3 cr

and complete one of these courses (3 cr):

ENG 3360 - Shakespeare Comedies and Histories (L) 3 cr
ENG 3370 - Shakespeare Tragedies And Late Comedies (L) 3 cr

and complete a self-designed concentration of 18 credits

(Credits required for the major: 45 cr)

Note that no more than two major courses may be taken pass/no pass

And complete the college's Gen Ed requirements

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