Major before Fall 2009

Requirements for the major declared before fall 2009:

Nine semester courses

A. ENG 11a

B. Three pre-1850 courses

C. One world literature course

D. Four elective courses

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Requirements

for the Literature Major (as of Fall 2009)

Below is a summary of the requirements. For complete information please refer to the Brandeis University Bulletin.

Courses only fulfill the requirement under which they are listed. See the listing of courses on this site and in the Brandeis University Bulletin.

For other restrictions, please see the section "Special Notes Relating to Undergraduates" in the Bulletin.

Ten semester courses are required.

A. ENG 1a (Introduction to Literary Studies).

B. Two semester courses dealing primarily with literature in English written before 1800.

C. Two semester courses dealing primarily with literature in English written after 1800.

D. One course each from at least two of the following three categories.
1) Literary Theory
2) Media/Film
3) Multicultural Literature / World Anglophone
E. Three elective semester courses.

F. At least two courses must be 100-level (courses ending in 9 are excluded); these may fall into any of the above categories
  • Normally 100-level courses will have pre-requisites, such as ENG 1a plus one additional course in the department.
  • We suggest 100-level courses be taken in the junior and senior years.
G. There is no double counting between course categories. (i.e., The Novel in India cannot count for both the world Anglophone and post-1800 requirements.)