| Majoring in English Literature | Minoring in English Literature | Majoring in English Writing | Minoring in English Writing | Double Majoring in English Literature and English Writing | |||||
| The Comprehensive Requirement | Advanced W Requirement | ||||||||
| Department of English Literature and Writing Checklist | |||||||||
Most students begin their majors in the English Department in the sophomore year. Upon formally petitioning for a major in English, a student will be assigned a faculty advisor. It is highly recommended that soon thereafter the student meet with her advisor to plan how she will satisfy the requirements in her chosen program.
English Literature
The English Literature major is a sequence of courses covering the history of English literature from the 14th to the 21st centuries. Students take 27 semester hours of coursework above the 100-level.
(A variety of courses fulfill these historical period requirements,
including both 300-level surveys and 400-level seminars.)
(A variety of courses fulfill these historical period requirements,
including both 300-level surveys and 400-level seminars.)
Double Major in Literature
and Writing
(A variety of courses fulfill these areas and historical period requirements, including both 300-level surveys and 400-level seminars.)
(A variety of courses fulfill these historical period requirements, including both 300-level surveys and 400-level seminars.)
Literature majors satisfy the College's comprehensive requirement in ENLT495 Senior Literature Seminar. Students make class presentations and submit a research paper at the end of the semester, to be evaluated by a faculty team. Outstanding papers are recommended for Honors in the Major. Writing majors satisfy the College's Comprehensive requirement in ENWR495 Senior Writing Project, which includes an ambitious, extended example of their writing in a creative vein. These projects are also evaluated by a faculty team, and outstanding projects are recommended for Honors in the major.
During their junior and senior years, majors put together an Advanced W portfolio which demonstrates their ability to read literature with sensitivity and to write with insight and clarity. A detailed information sheet on the Advanced W requirement is available from the Department Chair. The portfolio includes:
English Literature
English Writing