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School of American and International Studies 
Literature (B.A.) 
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Literature (B.A.) 
Requirements of the Major


Subject Course # Title
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
INTD 101 FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
ENGL 180 COLLEGE ENGLISH
SELECT ONE BADM 115 BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES
OR SOSC 101 SOCIAL ISSUES
SELECT ONE GE-SCIENCE WITH EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-MATHEMATICS CATEGORY:
MATH 101 thru 121
AIID 201 READINGS IN HUMANITIES
SELECT ONE GE-INTERCULTURAL  NORTH AMERICA CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE CATEGORY
SCHOOL OF AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 
REQUIREMENTS
AMER 125 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN STUDIES
INTL 127 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
American History Requirement
HIST 101 INTRODUCTION TO US HISTORY I or
HIST 102 INTRODUCTION TO US HISTORY II
World History Requirement:
HIST 105 WESTERN STUDIES I or
HIST 106 WESTERN STUDIES II or
HIST 109 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS I or
HIST 110 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS II
LITERATURE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
LITR 101 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
LITR 203 SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I
LITR 215 READINGS IN POETRY
One literature course in drama - selected from the following:
LITR 208 SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
LITR 212 MODERN EUROPEAN DRAMA
LITR 254 SURVEY OF GREEK DRAMA
LITR 264 SURVEY OF DRAMA
LITR 287 AMERICAN DRAMA
LITR 316 CHEKHOV'S PLAYS
One literature course in international literature - selected  from the following:
LITR 206 MYTH I: THE CREATION
LITR 210 LITERATURE OF THE MIDDLE AGES
LITR 211 EUROPEAN SHORT STORY
LITR 212 MODERN EUROPEAN DRAMA
LITR 219  HEBREW BIBLE
LITR 220 CHRISTIAN BIBLE
LITR 223 SURVEY OF CONTINENTAL LITERATURE
LITR 228 SURVEY OF AFRICAN LITERATURE
LITR 231 SURVEY OF CHINESE LITERATURE
LITR 234  RUSSIAN SHORT STORY
LITR 239 LITERATURE AND FILM
LITR 243 DETECTIVE FICTION
LITR 244  WORLD MYTHOLOGY
LITR 253

MODERN NOVEL IN FRANCE

LITR 254 SURVEY OF GREEK DRAMA
LITR 258 RUSSIAN LITERTURE AND CULTURE
LITR 264 SURVEY OF DRAMA
LITR 268 SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
LITR 281 MODERN IRELAND AND LITERARY EXPERIENCE
LITR 285 MODERN RUSSIAN FICTION
LITR 306 CHILDREN'S AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE
LITR 315 EXISTENTIALISM
LITR 320 BLACK ODYSSEY
LITR 328 SPANISH RENAISSANCE LITERATURE
LITR 338 INTERNATIONAL 19TH CENTURY NOVEL
LITR 348 LITERATURE OF HOLOCAUST
LITR 351 COMPARATIVE FEMINIST THEORIES
LITR 357 CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE
LITR 363 ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STUDIES
     
Five Category Courses 200/300 level - selected from the following categories (three must be at 300 level)
 
One course in literature written before 1800
LITR 206 MYTHS I: CREATION
LITR 208 SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
LITR 210 LITERATURE OF MIDDLE AGES
LITR 213 LITERATURE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
LITR 219 THE HEBREW BIBLE
LITR 220 THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE
LITR 242 COLONIAL AMERICAN LITERATURE
LITR 244 WORLD MYTHOLOGY
LITR 254 SURVEY OF GREEK DRAMA
LITR 313 MYTH,LEGEND AND DRAMA
LITR 317 HOMER: THE EPIC
LITR 328 SPANISH RENAISSANCE LITERATURE
LITR 337 AGE OF CHAUCER
LITR 340 MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
LITR 361 ENGLISH RENAISSANCE STUDIES
LITR 363 ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STDY
One course in theory and process of language – selected from the following:
LITR 216 CREATIVE WRITING
LITR 222 CREATIVE NON FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP
LITR 233 MAGAZINE WORKSHOP
LITR 236 POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP
LITR 251 LINGUISTICS
LITR 301 LITERATURE:  THEORY AND CRITICISM
LITR 314 GRAMMAR: THEORY AND PEDAGOGY
LITR 344 HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LITR 351 COMPARATIVE FEMINIST THEORIES
One course in major authors - selected from the following:
LITR 316 CHEKHOV'S PLAYS
LITR 319 MAJOR AUTHORS:
 
Two elective courses in literature – selected with a literature advisor.
 
Literature Capstone course
LITR 414 LITERATURE SEMINAR or
directed readings and research

Related Information:
Literature Home Page
Requirements of the Minor
General Education Requirements
Graduation Requirements

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