English and World Literature

Literature Track Requirements

• ENGL 001 PZ – Introduction to Literary Theory (or equivalent)
• Area Distribution Courses – Take all of the following:
  • One course in British literature before 1780 (ENGL 010A PZ – Survey of British Literature Before 1780 strongly recommended)
  • One course in British literature after 1780 (ENGL 010B PZ – Survey of British Literature After 1780 strongly recommended)
  • One course in American Literature before 1865 (ENGL 011A PZ – Survey of American Literature Before 1865 strongly recommended)
  • One course in American Literature after 1865 (ENGL 011B PZ – Survey of American Literature After 1865 strongly recommended)
  • One course in World Literature (ENGL 016 PZ – Intro to World Lit: Texts on the Move or ENGL 093 PZ - World Literature in an Oceanic Context strongly recommended)
• Electives: Take four elective courses in English and/or World Literature, of which two may be creative writing courses.

Creative Writing Track Requirements

• ENGL 001 PZ – Introduction to Literary Theory
• Creative Writing Courses – Take all of the following:
  • One introductory course in creative writing (ENGL 030 PZ – Introduction to Creative Writing strongly recommended)
  • Three creative writing electives, one in a genre outside your primary focus
  • ENGL 130 PZ – Advanced Projects in Creative Writing (normally taken in spring semester of your senior year)
• Literature Courses – Take all of the following:
  • One course in British literature
  • One course in American literature
  • One course in world literature
  • One elective course in literature

Narrative Arts for Social Justice Track Requirements

Course Requirements

• ENGL 001 PZ – Introduction to Literary Theory
• Narrative Arts for Social Justice courses – Take at least one of the following courses:
  • ENGL 002 PZ – Narrative Arts for Social Justice
  • ENGL 015 PZ – Epic Worlds
  • ENGL 120 PZ – Ecopoetry Workshop
  • ENGL 128 PZ – Writing the Body
  • ENGL 181 PZ – Decolonial Futures/Postcolonial Now
• Elective Requirements – Take the following elective courses, distributed as follows:
  • Four literature or creative writing classes (we strongly recommend taking at least one creative writing course)
  • Four classes selected from at least three different humanities and fine arts disciplines (may include English)

Senior Capstone Intern Experience

All students in the narrative arts for social justice track are required to apply their narrative arts research in a hands-on internship. At the end of your internship, you'll be invited to participate in an annual capstone afternoon tea where you'll present your experience and explain what you learned from it. You'll also submit a one to two paragraph description of the way you fulfilled your intern experience requirement to your faculty advisor.

Examples of senior capstone internship experiences include:

• Taking a humanities class that centers community engagement practices
• Selecting a Jumpstart tutoring opportunity in which the narrative arts are applied to construct lessons
• Creating a multilingual library of children's books that may be distributed to community partners

The combined major option should reflect a coherent combination of English and World Literature with another subject. As such, it should consist of at least seven courses in English and World Literature, including a capstone project, thesis, or independent study in your senior year that brings together the constituent fields of your combined major.

English and World Literature Combined Major Requirements

• ENGL 001 PZ – Introduction to Literary Theory
• Literature Courses – Take all of the following:
  • One course in British literature
  • One course in American literature
  • One course in world literature
• Two elective literature or creative writing courses
• Senior thesis, project, or independent study in which the constituent courses of the major are interrelated

Minor Requirements

A minor in English and World Literature requires the satisfactory completion of six graded courses:

• ENGL 001 PZ – Introduction to Literary Theory
• One course in British literature
• One course in American literature
• One course in world literature
• Two elective courses in literature or creative writing