Language, Literature and Writing Minor

Program Overview

This program offers a comprehensive exploration of literature, linguistics, and writing. Students can choose from a wide range of courses in multicultural, period, and major author literature, as well as linguistics and writing. The program provides a strong foundation for careers in teaching, writing, and other fields that require critical thinking and communication skills.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Required Courses (6 hours):
• LING 201: An Introduction to Linguistics (3 hrs)
• LITR 300W: Writing About Literature (3 hrs)
• Restricted Electives Courses (18 hours):
• Multicultural/Native American Literature:
• CHL 208: Multicultural Children's Literature (3 hrs)
• LITR 361W: Studies in Native American Literature (3 hrs)
• LITR 362W: Studies in African American Literature (3 hrs)
• Period Literature:
• LITR 309W: Development of American Literature (3 hrs)
• LITR 310W: Modern American Literature (3 hrs)
• LITR 312: English Literature in the Middle Ages (3 hrs)
• LITR 314W: Development of British Literature (3 hrs)
• LITR 315: Restoration and 18th-Century Literature (3 hrs)
• LITR 316W: Romantic Rebellion in Britain 1798-1832 (3 hrs)
• LITR 317: Victorian and Edwardian Literature 1832-1914 (3 hrs)
• LITR 360W: Recent Trends in British and American Literature (3 hrs)
• *Major Author, Genre, or Literature & Culture:**
• LITR 400: Narrative in Literature and Film (3 hrs)
• LITR 405W: Shakespeare (3 hrs)
• LITR 411: Studies in Epic and Romance (3 hrs)
• LITR 413: The Poetry of Chaucer (3 hrs)
• LITR 420: Studies in the British Novel (3 hrs)
• LITR 421: Studies in the American Novel (3 hrs)
• LITR 422W: Studies in the Novel in Global Perspective (3 hrs)
• LITR 430: Studies in Drama (3 hrs),
LITR 440: Genre Studies (3 hrs),
• LITR 443: Women in Literature ( 3 hrs),
• LITR 445 Sexualities in Literature and Culture (3 hrs)
• LITR 450W : Major Authors (3hrs) ,
LITR 470: Studies in Poetry ( 3 hrs),
• LITR 480W: Literature, Culture, Diversity ( 3 hrs)
• *Linguistics**
• LING 205: English Words ( 3 hrs)
• LING 310 African American Language (3hrs)
• LING 340 Language and Culture ( 3 hrs),
• LING 401 Introduction to Linguistic Science ( 3hrs)
• LING 402 Modern English Grammar ( 3 hrs)
• LING 421 The History of the English Language (3 hrs)
• *Writing:**
• WRTG 328W: Writing and Style (3 hrs),
• WRTG 417W: Rhetorical Theory for Writers ( 3 hrs),
• Choose an additional course from the
• JRNL 215 News Writing and Reporting ( 3 hrs),
• PURL 314 Writing for Public relations ( 3hrs),
• WRTG 225 Writing in the Disciplines ( 3hrs),
WRTG 323W Writing in the Professional World ( 3 hrs),