In addition to the 12-hour English Core Requirement, Literature majors must choose 12 hours from the following list. The English Department attempts to offer a wide selection of courses each semester. Some courses are offered in "rotation," that is, during alternate semesters.

Courses include:

• 3100-19 Special Topics in English (when applicable)
• 3212 British Literature of the 16th Century
• 3213 British Literature of the 17th Century
• 3214 British Literature of the Restoration and 18th Century
• 3215 Shakespeare I
• 3221 British Literature of the Romantic Age
• 3222 British Literature of the Victorian Period
• 3224 British Literature of the 20th Century
• 3328 American Literature since 1890
• 3401 Children's Literature
• 3404 Studies in Popular Texts
• 3701 Literary Criticism and Theory
• 4001 Senior Honors Seminar I (H) (when applicable)
• 4002 Senior Honors Seminar II (H) (when applicable)
• 4100-19 Special Topics in English (when applicable)
• 4230 Chaucer and the Medieval World
• 4234 Milton
• 4237 Shakespeare II
• 4243 Studies in British Fiction
• 4321 American Literature: Major Writers Before 1860
• 4322 American Literature: Major Writers Since 1860
• 4323 Southern Literature
• 4345 Studies in American Fiction
• 4430 The Graphic Novel
• 4431 Contemporary British and Commonwealth Literature
• 4442 Studies in World Literature
• 4451 Studies in Women and Literature
• 4452 Modern Drama
• 4453 Contemporary Drama
• 4461 The Bible as Literature
• 4472 Major British Authors
• 4711 The Author, the Text, the Reader, and the World (I)
• 4900 Independent Study (no more than one per concentration)
• 4996 Honors Thesis (W, H)

For more information about the program:

Faculty
Degree Requirements
Honors Program