Literature Major (41 credits):
The literature major offers students a comprehensive study of British, American, other literatures written in English, and literatures in translation and provides students with the opportunity to develop their writing skills. In addition to completing coursework in the literatures just mentioned, students study major authors, themes, and genres in depth through various upper-division courses and seminars. Students are encouraged to take part in SMU’s London semester, preferably during their junior or senior year and to study a foreign language. The literature major prepares students for any job or profession that requires the skills of critical reading and analysis. It is also an excellent preparation for graduate or professional programs in English, law, journalism, and business.
A. All of the following:
E220 Argumentative and Research Writing
E250 Literary Imagination
E333 Shakespeare
E452 Critical Approaches to Literature
E490 Senior Thesis
B. Two American literature courses, one each from the following periods:
E302-303 American Literature from its beginnings to 1914
E306-307 American Literature since 1914
C. Three British literature courses, one each from the following periods:
E315-316 Early British Literature from beginnings through Milton
E330-331 British Literature from “The Long Eighteenth Century”
E351-352 British Literature from the Victorian and Modern Eras
D. Two global literature courses, from two of the following categories:
E370-373 Contemporary literatures in English
E381-383 World literature in translation
E390-391 Situated voices in literature
E. Two seminars:
E470-479
Recommended: the London Semester and foreign language study.
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