2007-2008 Academic Catalog
Writing/Literature Majors and Minors
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Writing/Literature Major (BA)
The writing/literature major offers a 39-semester-hour course of study that teaches students to read and write with attention to truthfulness, logic, rhetoric, and aesthetics. Graduates pursue careers in teaching, writing, publishing, and other fields that demand perceptive attention to textual detail and the ability to communicate with clarity and grace.Students are required to obtain a minimum grade of C- in all courses taken for the major.
Major Requirements
The department offers a writing/literature major that creatively combines both disciplines while allowing students freedom to pursue their primary interest. The major consists of 39 semester hours (not including WRIT 100 English Skills, WRIT 103 Individualized English Skills, or WRIT 110 College Writing) distributed as follows:
Literature Core (21 hours)
LITR 350 Literary Criticism (3)
Students must choose 2 of the following courses:
LITR 240 Understanding Drama (3)
LITR 340 Poetry (3)
LITR 440 A Study of the Modern Novel (3)
Students must choose 2 of the following sequences and complete 2 courses from each sequence:
- LITR 236 Ancient World Literature (3)
LITR 237 World Literature, Medieval to Modern (3)
LITR 238 Contemporary World Literature (3) - LITR 326 American Literature to 1865 (3)
LITR 327 American Literature, 1865-1914 (3)
LITR 328 American Literature, 1914-Present (3) - LITR 376 British Literature to 1660 (3)
LITR 377 British Literature, 1660-1830 (3)
LITR 378 British Literature, 1830-Present (3)
Writing Core (9 hours)
WRIT 200 Understanding Literature (3)
WRIT 230 Introduction to Journalism (3)
Students must choose one of the following courses:
WRIT 330 Writing for Publication (3)
WRIT 360 Writing Fiction (3)
WRIT 370 Writing Poetry (3)
Electives (9 hours)
Students must choose 9 additional semester hours of literature (LITR) or writing (WRIT) coursework (may include CMCO 320 Dramatic Scriptwriting [3]).
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