MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (33 HOURS)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required
ENLT 151	Introduction to Literature	3
ENLT 385	Critical Theory	3
ENLT 495	Senior Literature Seminar	3
Five Transformations Courses
Select five courses, one from each area. A single course may only count for one requirement:
One course in Transformations in Early Literature		3
ENLT 311	Medieval Literature
ENLT 312	Chaucer
ENLT 314	16th/17th-Century British Literature
ENLT 327	18th-Century British Novel: Novel Women
ENLT 328	18th-Century British Literature
ENLT 387	Gender and Sexuality in Literature
ENLT 431	Restoration and 18th-Century British Drama: Script to Stage
One course in Transformations in American Literature		3
ENLT 346	American Literature to 1865
ENLT 351	19th-Century American Literature
ENLT 354	Immigrant Women’s Writing
ENLT 358	Development of the American Novel
ENLT 375	Contemporary American Poetry in Context
ENLT 387	Gender and Sexuality in Literature
One course in Transformations in British Literature		3
ENLT 311	Medieval Literature
ENLT 312	Chaucer
ENLT 314	16th/17th-Century British Literature
ENLT 327	18th-Century British Novel: Novel Women
ENLT 328	18th-Century British Literature
ENLT 330	Romantic Movements
ENLT 333	Victorian Literature
ENLT 336	19th-Century British Novel: The Victorian Novel
ENLT 337	The Brontes
ENLT 387	Gender and Sexuality in Literature
One course in Transformations in Global Anglophone Literature		3
ENLT 362	Contemporary Global Literature
ENLT 363	20th-Century and Contemporary African Literature
ENLT 366	Postcolonial Women’s Writing
ENLT 367	Caribbean Women’s Literature
ENLT 387	Gender and Sexuality in Literature
One course in Transformations in Shakespeare Studies		3
ENLT 315	Shakespeare
ENLT 316	Shakespeare and the Power of Art
ENLT 317	Shakespeare in Our Time
Select one of the following courses in literature by historically underrepresented groups:		3
ENLT 216	Literature of Social Justice
ENLT 217	Contemporary Women’s Fiction
ENLT 251	African-American Literature
ENLT 290	Topics in Literature
ENLT 354	Immigrant Women’s Writing
ENLT 362	Contemporary Global Literature
ENLT 363	20th-Century and Contemporary African Literature
ENLT 366	Postcolonial Women’s Writing
ENLT 367	Caribbean Women’s Literature
ENLT 387	Gender and Sexuality in Literature
ENLT 390	Topics in Literature
Three Credits in Applied English Course:		3
ENLT 265	Digital Humanities Project Laboratory: From Medieval Manuscripts to Digital Texts
ENLT 290	Topics in Literature
ENLT 303	History of the Book
ENLT 304	History of the English Language
ENGL 251	The Theory and Practice of Tutoring I
ENGL 252	The Theory and Practice of Tutoring II
ENGL 351	The Theory and Practice of Tutoring III
ENGL 352	The Theory and Practice of Tutoring IV
ENGL 498	Teaching Assistantship in English Writing or Literature
Select one additional ENLT or ENWR course		3
Total Credits		33

Advanced Writing Proficiency

Advanced Writing Proficiency in the major is demonstrated by successfully completing the writing required for the Senior Comprehensive (see below).

Senior Comprehensive

ENGLISH LITERATURE (ENLT)

Successful completion of ENLT 495 Senior Literature Seminar satisfies the Senior Comprehensive requirement.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Demonstrate an understanding of plot, structure, and conventions of genre in literary works;
• Identify and apply critical and theoretical frameworks, including intersectional feminist analytic perspectives;
• Write clearly, formulating evidence-based arguments; supporting interpretive claims with textual evidence; and observing the conventions of citation, grammar, and style as appropriate;
• Connect training in literary studies to professional, public, and/or community contexts; and
• Synthesize learning across the major, by successfully planning, executing, revising and completing a substantial critical project.