Description
This option lets you explore the basics of what literature is all about in a historical context, while leading you towards contemporary and local literary creations.
Coursework
123 hours needed for graduationGeneral Education
51-53 hoursEnglish Courses
42 hours thus:Core Courses, ALL of
230 Introduction to General Linguistics
250 Introduction to English Literature
303 Expository Writing
315 Shakespeare
334 Principles of Literary Criticism
401 History of the English Language
477 Senior Seminar (for majors Fall 2003+)
American Literature, ONE of
316 Americal Literature to 1860
317 American Literature 1860-1940
408 Contemporary American Literature
Diversity Component, ONE of
337 The Black Writer in America
338 Black Novelists in America
339 Black Poets in America
340 Readings in African Literature
342 Women Writers
343 Appalachian Literature and Culture
World Literature (for majors Fall 2006+), ONE of
320 Literature of the Western World I
321 Literature of the Western World II
350 World Literature, Classical Era
351 World Literature, Modern Era
six more 300- and 400-level English courses, or
five more for majors Fall 2003+, or
four more for majors Fall 2006+
Cognates
6 hours of a foreign language at 200-level or higher
3 hours of British, American, or World History (can be cross-listed with General Education)
Electives
21 hours or as needed
