A major in English Literature and Language introduces students to one of the world’s key literary traditions as well as to contemporary global English-language literary culture.
Undertaking the formal study of English literature from its beginnings to the present day is to be introduced to a vast intellectual and cultural history – one that records the almost infinitely different ways in which men and women, from a great variety of different times and places, have lived, thought, argued, felt and imagined.
Many of the novels, poems, plays and non-fictional works students encounter in this program rank amongst the greatest works of the human mind. The major also introduces students to some influential ways of thinking about literature.
Course Outline
YEAR ONE
- Introduction to the Study of Literature
- Introduction to the Study of Language
- Contemporary Literature
- Introduction to World History
- Shakespeare
- Film and Prose Fiction
- Creative Writing and Reading
- Creative Writing: Fiction
- Civilization of the Early Modern World
- Literature and Society
YEAR TWO
- English Literature: 1750~1800
- Civilization of the Modern World
- Composition I
- Studies in English Language and Linguistics
- English Language Structure
- English Language Usage
- American History Since 1917
- English Phonetics and Phonology
- Western Drama
- Language Pragmatics
YEAR THREE
- College Algebra I
- English Language Studies
- Language and Society
- Freedom, Education and Social Control
- Children’s Literature
- Masterpieces of World Literature
- Fiction Writing Workshop
- Playwriting Workshop
- Interpersonal Skills
- Ecocriticism
YEAR FOUR
- Advanced Composition
- Major American Writers after 1800
- Fundamentals of Public Speaking
- Media Studies
- English Grammar
- English as an International Language
- Introduction to Humanities
- Introduction to Sociology
- Diversity in the Workplace
- Poetry Writing Workshop