Courses only fulfill the requirement under which they are listed. See the full course listing. For other restrictions, please see the section "Special Notes Relating to Undergraduates" in the Bulletin.
This major may be declared upon the completion of three courses in directed writing and a course focused on close reading. Fourteen semester courses are required; fifteen if pursuing honors in literature or the poetry or fiction thesis option.
Required
Close Reading Course: ENG 10b, ENG 11a or ENG 11b
Two courses Pre-1800
Two courses Post-1800
One course in Literary Theory
One course in Media/Film
One Multicultural/World Anglophone course
One elective course
One course in a studio or performing art
At least two of the above courses must be 100-level courses (excluding courses ending in 9).
At least two courses in which students must write papers of 12+ pages (courses ending in 9 are excluded).
Four Creative Writing workshops
Not Required
One Foundational Text course (can be taken as an elective)
Required
Close Reading Course: ENG 1a or ENG 11a
One Foundational Text course: ENG 10a, ENG 10b, ENG 11b, ENG 132b, or HUM 10a.
Two courses Pre-1800
Two courses Post-1800
One course in Literary Theory OR one course in Media/Film
One Multicultural/World Anglophone course
One elective course
One course in a studio or performing art
At least two of the above courses must be 100-level courses (excluding courses ending in 9).
Four Directed Writing courses
Contact Professors William Flesch, Stephen McCauley or Liz Bradfield to learn more about the double major.