Literature in English, Minor - LENG

MINOR REQUIREMENTS (18 HOURS)

Required
ENLT 151Introduction to Literature3
Two of the following from the three areas:6
Transformations in Shakespeare Studies
Shakespeare
Shakespeare and the Power of Art
Shakespeare in Our Time
Transformations in Early Literature
Medieval Literature
Chaucer
16th/17th-Century British Literature
Transformations in British Literature
Medieval Literature
Chaucer
16th/17th-Century British Literature
18th-Century British Novel: Novel Women
18th-Century British Literature
Romantic Movements
Victorian Literature
19th-Century British Novel: The Victorian Novel
The Brontes
20th-Century British Novel
One course in Transformations in American Literature:3
American Literature to 1865
19th-Century American Literature
Immigrant Women’s Writing
Development of the American Novel
Contemporary American Poetry in Context
Gender and Sexuality in Literature
One course in Transformations in Global Anglophone Literatures:3
Contemporary Global Literature
20th-Century and Contemporary African Literature
Postcolonial Women’s Writing
Caribbean Women’s Literature
Gender and Sexuality in Literature
One course in Literature by Historically Underrepresented Groups:3
Literature of Social Justice
Contemporary Women’s Fiction
African-American Literature
Immigrant Women’s Writing
Contemporary Global Literature
20th-Century and Contemporary African Literature
Postcolonial Women’s Writing
Caribbean Women’s Literature
Gender and Sexuality in Literature
Total Credits18

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.