Literature Degree Requirements

English Literature Major Requirments

Major Program Requirements
ENLE 200 Literary Studies
ENWR 264 Introduction to Creative Writing
ENWR 498 Capstone Seminar

Literature Requirements
Seven upper division literature courses (ENLT 300 or 400):
1. Two courses from these periods of American Literature:

• Early American Literature

• 19th Century American Literature

• 20th Century American Literature

2. Three courses from these periods of British Literature:

• Medieval

• Renaissance

• Restoration and 18th Century British

• 19th Century British

• 20th Century British

3. One course in world literature OR a single marginalized group
(ENLT 334, 410, 411, 412, 416; FR 301, 302, 304, 404; SP
301, 302)
(The department strongly encourages majors to take one
literature course in a language other than English.)
4. One elective

Language and Criticism Requirement
Three ENLE courses beyond ENLE 200. Substitutions in this
area may include PHIL 261 and /or PHIL 315.

Foreign Language Requirement
A modern or classical second language through the intermediate
level.
Minimum 39 credits, 13 courses, plus foreign language

English Literature Minor Requirements

Program Requirements
Twenty-one semester credits of English beyond ENWR 102, including:
ENLE 200 Literary Studies
ENLE 341 Introduction to the English Language