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Humanities

Digressions Magazine

Digressions is the student-run literary magazine sponsored by the Division of Humanities. Students are encouraged to submit original works of poetry, short fiction, artwork and photography for consideration in the magazine, which is published yearly in the winter semester.

Performing and Visual Arts

The Division of Humanities in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences presents theatre, dance, music, and other artistic productions to complement academic majors and courses.

English Major

Curriculum Requirements

Students must complete a total of 33 credits in the major. At least 18 credits in the major must be at the 3000/4000 level.

General Education Requirements (30 credits)

Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as part of the General Education Program.

English Major Requirements (33 credits)

Literature Survey (12 credits)
Select 12 credits from the following courses:
LITR 2010 British Literature I (3 credits)
LITR 2011 British Literature II (3 credits)
LITR 2020 American Literature I (3 credits)
LITR 2021 American Literature II (3 credits)
LITR 2030 World Literature I (3 credits)
LITR 2031 World Literature II (3 credits)

Literature Core Courses (18 credits)
LITR 3060 History and Structure of the English Language (3 credits)
LITR 4050 Literary Criticism and Theory (3 credits)

Any LITR 3200 “Literary Period Studies” course (3 credits)
LITR 3210 British Romantic Literature (3 credits)
LITR 3230 American Renaissance Literature (3 credits)
LITR 3260 Modernist World Literature (3 credits)

Any LITR 3500 “Literary Area Studies” course (3 credits)
LITR 3500 Literature and Medicine (3 credits)
LITR 3510 Irish Literature (3 credits)
LITR 3520 African-American Literature (3 credits)

Any LITR 3600 “Literary Genres” course (3 credits)
LITR 3620 Studies in Poetry (3 credits)
LITR 3630 Studies in the Novel (3 credits)
LITR 3640 Studies in Drama (3 credits)
LITR 3650 Studies in Detective Fiction (3 credits)
LITR 3660 Young Adult Literature (3 credits)

Any LITR 4700 “Major Authors” course (3 credits)
LITR 4720 Shakespeare (3 credits)
LITR 4730 Faulkner (3 credits)
LITR 4740 Austen (3 credits)

Major Elective (3 credits)
Any 3000/4000 level LITR course (3 credits)