World Literature LIT

(16 LIT 097)

The LIT curriculum combines the study of English and American literature with the study of foreign-language literatures.

In addition to meeting the CHASS, Free Elective, and GEP Requirements (see CHASS BA and GEP (097) Requirements), students in the LIT curriculum must satisfy the following requirements in the major.

Important: Click on the Group Links ("GRP") under Courses to view the approved courses within each category.

Department Requirements
Courses	Description	Credit Hours
GRP 463	Linguistics, Rhetoric, or Writing (2 different)	6
GRP 464	Ancient Literature	3
GRP 465	Medieval Literature	3
GRP 466	Renaissance or Baroque Literature	3
GRP 467	18th/19th Century Literature	3
GRP 468	20th/21st Century Literature	3
GRP 470	Literature of the Americas	3
GRP 471	African or Asian Literature	3
GRP 472	Author or Genre	3
GRP 473	Advanced Comparative Literature	3
GRP 474	Literature Elective	3
Total 36

All courses satisfying Department Requirements, except ENG 350, must be taken for a letter grade.
Students must earn at least a C- for courses to count towards their major.
Departmental Distribution: Each LIT student must take at least 12 hours of courses in FL, CL, GRK, LAT, or cross-listed (ENG/FL) courses. Each LIT student must take at least 18 hours of ENG or cross-listed (ENG/FL) courses.
200-Level Courses: LIT students may take no more than four 200-level courses to satisfy requirements for the major At least one course in GRPs 464-472 must be taken at the 200 level.

The following courses can satisfy a requirement only when the content is appropriate to that requirement: ENG 394, ENG 420, ENG 460, ENG 491, ENG 497, ENG 539, FL 495. See your adviser or the Director of Advising.

English-related Minors Available to LIT majors:

Creative Writing
Film Studies
Journalism
Linguistics
Technical and Scientific Communication

One course--and only one--can be counted in both the major and any minor.

Foreign-Language-related Minors Available to LIT majors:

Chinese Studies
Classical Greek
Classical Studies
French
German
Italian Studies
Japanese
Japan Studies
Russian Studies
Spanish

One course--and only one--can be counted in both the major and any minor.

Note: Students entering the program before Fall 2009 are governed by the old curriculum requirements, though they may chosse to satisfy the current curriculum instead. Please see your advisor to discuss these options.

Undergraduate Programs

Concentrations in the English Major

World Literature LIT

Note: Students entering the program before Fall 2009 are governed by the old curriculum requirements, though they may chosse to satisfy the current curriculum instead. Please see your advisor to discuss these options.