Literature

Literature has traditionally been a preprofessional major that prepares students for entry into graduate programs, professional schools, and careers in education and communication.

BA in English, Literary Studies

In this program, majors will develop their ability to analyze and interpret literary works as expressions of, and shaping forces in, culture. To this end, courses will focus extensively on situating literature within historical, theoretical, aesthetic, social/political, and ethnic contexts. Through such work, majors will also gain knowledge of the discipline's practices, specialized terminology, and research methods--all skills that will enhance students' abilities in analytical reading, writing, speaking, and research.

MA in English, Specialization in Literature

This two-year program balances coverage with flexibility, providing high quality, personalized instruction for graduate students interested in teaching at the secondary, beginning college and university levels, and/or in pursuing further graduate study in literature. Graduate students take courses that focus on pedagogy, theory & criticism, and literary analysis to develop their knowledge of major literary trends and discipline-specific research skills. In developing courses, faculty devote particular attention to literature and film's cultural and historical contexts, often with reference to race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and linguistic difference as cultural phenomena.

Faculty in Literature

 

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