Literature (B.A.)
Literature majors complete a minimum of 120 credits to earn a bachelor’s degree, including 41–44 credits of core courses and 39 credits (13 courses) in their major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG-190 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENG-247 | Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| ENG-325 | Studies in Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG-489 | Critical Writing and Research | 3 |
| ENG-490 | Senior Seminar Capstone | 3 |
| Select two courses in American Literature: | 6 | |
| Elements of Modernism in Twentieth-Century American Literature | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Witches in American Literature | ||
| America in the Graphic Novel | ||
| The American Literary Renaissance | ||
| Realism and Naturalism in Nineteenth- Century American Literature | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance | ||
| Literary Landscape of Newport | ||
| Afrofuturism in Literature and Culture | ||
| Select two courses in British Literature: | 6 | |
| The Romantic Revolution | ||
| Victorian Literature | ||
| British Modernism and the End of Empire | ||
| British Literature from Beowulf to Everyman | ||
| Literature of the English Renaissance From Wyatt to Marvell | ||
| Restoration and Eighteenth- Century British Literature | ||
| The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and their Circle | ||
| Literature of Place | ||
| The World of Jane Austen | ||
| Select one course in World or Regional Literature: | 3 | |
| Studies in World Literature | ||
| Post-Colonial Literature | ||
| Literature From the Middle East | ||
| Select three additional literature or Writing Courses, at least two at the 300-level or above: 1 | 9 | |
| Elements of Craft | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Screenwriting | ||
| Contemporary Global Literature | ||
| Myth and Symbol | ||
| Literature and Medicine | ||
| Food and Literature | ||
| Film and Literature | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Internship | ||
| Fairy Tales and Fantastic Literature | ||
| Speculative Literature | ||
| Literary Nonfiction | ||
| Young Adult Literature | ||
| The Catholic Imagination in Modern Literature | ||
| Modern Irish Writers | ||
| Women Novelists | ||
| Special Topics in Literature | ||
| British and American Novels After 9/11 | ||
| Seminar in Major Authors | ||
| Internship | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
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Additional electives may come from the American, British and World Literature courses noted above.
Degree Plan for Literature (B.A.)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| STU-101 | First Year Studio | 1 |
| WRT-105 | College Writing and Research Intensive 1 | 3 |
| ENG-190 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| RTS-105 or PHL-105 |
Faith, Mercy, Justice in the 21st Century 2 or Finding Your Moral Compass |
3 |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| PHL-105 or RTS-105 |
Finding Your Moral Compass 2 or Faith, Mercy, Justice in the 21st Century |
3 |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| STU-201 | Sophomore Studio 3 | 1 |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Select one British Literature Course: | 3 | |
| The Romantic Revolution | ||
| Victorian Literature | ||
| British Modernism and the End of Empire | ||
| British Literature from Beowulf to Everyman | ||
| Literature of the English Renaissance From Wyatt to Marvell | ||
| Restoration and Eighteenth- Century British Literature | ||
| The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and their Circle | ||
| The World of Jane Austen | ||
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG-247 | Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| Select one American Literature Course | 3 | |
| Elements of Modernism in Twentieth-Century American Literature | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Witches in American Literature | ||
| The American Literary Renaissance | ||
| Realism and Naturalism in Nineteenth- Century American Literature | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance | ||
| Literary Landscape of Newport | ||
| Afrofuturism in Literature and Culture | ||
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG-325 | Studies in Shakespeare | 3 |
| Select one British Literature Course | 3 | |
| The Romantic Revolution | ||
| Victorian Literature | ||
| British Modernism and the End of Empire | ||
| British Literature from Beowulf to Everyman | ||
| Literature of the English Renaissance From Wyatt to Marvell | ||
| Restoration and Eighteenth- Century British Literature | ||
| The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and their Circle | ||
| The World of Jane Austen | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one American Literature Course: | 3 | |
| Elements of Modernism in Twentieth-Century American Literature | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Witches in American Literature | ||
| The American Literary Renaissance | ||
| Realism and Naturalism in Nineteenth- Century American Literature | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance | ||
| Literary Landscape of Newport | ||
| Afrofuturism in Literature and Culture | ||
| Select one World or Regional Literature Course: | 3 | |
| Studies in World Literature | ||
| Post-Colonial Literature | ||
| Literature From the Middle East | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG-489 | Critical Writing and Research | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG-490 | Senior Seminar Capstone | 3 |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
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The first-year writing requirement may be fulfilled by completing WRT-105 in either the fall or spring semester. Alternately, a student may opt for the two-course sequence, completing WRT-102 in the fall and WRT-103 in the spring.
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One each semester.
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This weekend workshop may be taken in either the fall or spring semester of sophomore year.