Creative Writing and Literature
Great writers, from all national literatures, are inspired by what they read. That symbiosis between reading and creative writing is the foundation of this major. T.S. Eliot wrote a well-known article about this link of past to present. Kundera’s Art of the Novel praises the 18th century novel, a great source of his inspiration. Students in this major will read great literature from Homer and Dante to the 20th century giants, Joyce and Proust, as well as contemporary writers like Edwidge Danticat, Orhan Pamuk and Derek Walcott. It is the intention of this major to help facilitate the creative self-expression of students who like to write. This is done through encounters with great literatures and, of course, through writing and re-writing. Creative writing courses are offered in poetry and prose. These courses help prepare students for a final senior project. This can be a thesis of a critical nature or an advanced creative writing project in either poetry or prose, the orientation of which is determined by the student in conjunction with his or her Project Director. CORE REQUIREMENTS (41+ CREDITS) One of the Intercultural Competencies and one of the Social Responsibility requirements may be fulfilled through courses in the major. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (42 CREDITS) Introductory Courses (6 Credits) LIT 100
| Introduction to Literature I
| LIT 101
| Introduction to Literature II
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| | LIT 105
| World Literature |
200-Level Literature and English (21 Credits) Both of the following two courses: (6 Credits) LIT 208
| Shakespearean Drama
| LIT 212
| Rise of the Novel |
Transnational Literature Group (3 Credits) One of the following five courses: | LIT 204 | Romanticism in European Culture
| LIT 242
| Contemporary African Literature
| LIT 245
| Modern Women Writers
| LIT 249
| Latin-American Literature
| LIT 253
| Caribbean Literature |
National Literature Group (6 Credits) Two of the following five courses: | LIT 211 | 17th Century English Literature
| LIT 240
| Modern American Literature
| LIT 251
| Modern Russian Literature
| LIT 260
| Modern French Literature
| LIT 279
| Irish Literature |
Creative Writing Group (6 Credits) Both of the following two courses: ENG 220
| Creative Writing: Fiction
| ENG 225
| Creative Writing: Poetry |
300-level Literature and English (12 Credits) Two of the following three courses: (6 Credits) LIT 300
| Modernism (A criticism-intensive course)
| ENG 320
| Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
| or
| | ENG 325
| Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry |
Two courses (6 Credits) from the following, only one of which can be in the original language of French, German or Italian: LIT 311
| Zola and the Naturalists
| LIT 313
| Politics and the Modern Novel
| LIT 333
| The Art and Aesthetics of Proust
| LIT 340
| The Great American Novel
| ITA 360*
| Introduction to Italian Literature I
| ITA 361*
| Introduction to Italian Literature II
| ITA 37X*
| Topics in Italian Literature
| FRE 310*
| Paris and the 19th Century
| FRE 320*
| Writing the Self: French Autobiography and Autofiction
| FRE 330*
| Contemporary Novel in French
| FRE 370*
| Topics in French Literature
| GER 37X*
| Topics in German Literature
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Senior Thesis or Senior Project in Creative Writing (3 Credits) LIT 499
| Literature Thesis
| or
| | ENG 499
| Senior Project in Creative Writing: Fiction (Pre-requisite: ENG 320) or in Creative Writing: Poetry (Pre-requisite: ENG 325)
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GENERAL ELECTIVES (42+ CREDITS) Complete courses from any academic discipline. * Pre-requisites may be required for courses outside of the major. Note: All Bachelor of Arts Degrees require a total of 125 credits consisting of Core, Major, and General Elective courses and requirements. Credits required in the Core and General Electives part of the degree plan may vary depending on Core course selections.
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