Literature Courses

LIT 220 SURVEY OF WORLD LITERATURE
A survey course designed to introduce the student to representative works (short stories, poems, and plays) of world literature. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: WRT 175. Offered Fall semester (d & e).

LIT 270 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE
An intensive critical study of American literature, emphasizing both individual works and literary/historical traditions. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: WRT 175. Offered Spring semester (d & e).

LIT 280 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
A survey of selected major authors drawn from and representative of the major periods in English literature. Emphasis of the course is upon historical development. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: WRT 175. Offered Fall semester (d & e).

LIT 298 SPECIAL TOPIC IN LITERATURE
(Topic to be specified each semester course offered.)

LIT 350 MAJOR LITERARY FORMS
(Form to be specified each semester course offered.)
A study of one of the important forms of literature: drama, short story, novel, or poetry using representative examples. The course will include the history and development of the form as well as its nature and variety. A student may take the course more than once under different literary forms. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: WRT 175. Offered Fall semester in odd numbered years (d).

LIT 360 ETHNIC LITERATURE IN AMERICA
An analysis of the literature of selected minority groups. The course will focus on the literature of African-Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and Jews. It will cover the cultural and historical heritage expressed through the literature as the vision of the minority experience in America and the more universal nature of the human condition. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: WRT 175. Offered Fall semester (d); offered Spring semester (e).

LIT 398 SPECIAL TOPIC IN LITERATURE
(Topic to be specified each semester course offered.)

LIT 400 THEMES AND TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE
(Theme/topic to be specified each semester course offered.)
A consideration of selected themes or topics from American literature. A student may take this course more than once under different themes/ topics. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: WRT 175. Offered Spring semester in even numbered year (d); offered Fall semester (e).

LIT 410 THEMES AND TOPICS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
(Theme/topic to be specified each semester course offered.)
An in-depth study of a specific theme or topic from English literature. A student may take this course more than once under different themes/ topics. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: WRT 175. Offered Spring semester in odd numbered years (d); offered Spring semester (e).

LIT 416 THEMES AND TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE
(Theme/topic to be specified each semester course offered.)
An exploration of a significant theme or topic reflected in major literary works and/or authors from world literature. A student may take this course more than once under different themes/topics. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: WRT 175. Offered Spring semester (d); offered Fall semester (e).

LIT 450 MAJOR LITERARY FIGURES
(Literary figure to be specified each semester course offered.)
An intensive study of the works of a major writer or a highly limited number of related authors. A student may take this course more than once under different literary figures. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: WRT 175. Offered Fall semester in even numbered years (e).

LIT 498 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN LITERATURE
Prerequisite: WRT 175.