Undergraduate Course Descriptions

Literature (LIT)

LIT 2301 Major Works of World Literature 3(3-0)
Pre-requisites : Sophomore Classification AND successful completion of ENG 1302

This course is designed to give students a generous sampling of the major works of World Literature. The course focuses on reading, analyzing and discussing works drawn from the various periods and genres. Works from various geo-cultural regions, aboriginal and immigrant writers, and from male and female writers are included.

This is a University Core Curriculum Course for the BBA, BAIS, BACS, BSHRD, BSGE, BSCSC, BSEMS

LIT 3310 Literature of the United States 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: Junior Classification

This course examines the development of American literature from Nathaniel Hawthorne to the present day. Special emphasis will be placed on including African American and other minority authors in the course’s reading. Students will study the development of American literature as a reflection of the realities and aspirations of the country. The students will read several novels and critique them in this course.

This is an optional course in the American Studies Concentration for the BAIS