Literature Minor
Students who minor in literature take courses that examine a variety of literary texts and cultural artifacts from around the world, produced from pre-antiquity through the present. The literature minor requires a total of seven literature courses; literature minors do not have to satisfy certain major requirements, such as second-language proficiency, distribution or critical approach requirements, or a senior seminar.
Students must complete LIT 1 or its equivalent prior to declaring the minor. In order to declare the minor, students meet with a department adviser to complete and submit a Proposed Study Plan and Declaration of Major/Minor petition. All students considering a minor should consult with a department adviser as early as possible to make an academic plan.
Course Requirements
The minor in literature requires seven courses.
Lower-Division Courses
Two lower-division courses are required:
| LIT1 | Literary Interpretation | 5 |
LIT 1: This is a writing-intensive course.
Plus
One LIT 60/LIT 61-series course: categories, methodologies, and problems of literary study, or one LIT 80/LIT 81-series course: topical, thematic, and comparative studies of literary and filmic texts. LIT 60/LIT 61 and LIT 80/LIT 81 courses are recommended for both literature minors and non-majors.
Upper-Division Courses
Five upper-division courses are required:
| LIT101 | Theory and Interpretation | 5 |
Plus
Four other upper-division literature courses (except creative writing courses). The literature minor does not require second-language proficiency or a senior seminar.