Literary Studies (B.A.)

Students who complete the major in Literary Studies receive a thorough grounding in literary ideas and methods as well as a broad acquaintance with literatures of different periods and cultures, including literature in translation. Courses in this major are divided into the following groups: Literary Genres, English and American Literature, General Literature Courses, and Foreign Languages and Literatures. By selecting courses from a variety of these headings, students are able to combine courses in criticism and interpretation, in writing and translation, and in linguistics and languages. Students may also be certified to teach English and/or history and/or social studies.

Since the following catalog course descriptions are very general, students are urged to consult the detailed course descriptions available in the Arts and Humanities office each semester.

Unless otherwise noted, courses in Literary Studies are open to all students in the university. However, students majoring in Literary Studies should take LIT 2341 Literary Analysis as a pre or corequisite for all other Literary Studies courses except LIT 3300.

Bachelor of Arts in Literary Studies
Degree Requirements (120 hours)

I. Core Curriculum Requirements¹: 42 hours
    A. Communication (6 hours)
        3 hours Communication (RHET 1302)
        3 hours Communication Elective
     B. Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 hours)
        6 hours Government (GOVT 2301 and 2302)
        6 hours American History
        3 hours Social and Behavioral Science Elective
    C. Humanities and Fine Arts (6 hours)
        3 hours Fine Arts (ARTS 1301)
        3 hours Humanities (HUMA 1301)
    D. Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (6 hours)
        3 hours College Math (recommended MATH 1300 or 1314)
        3 hours Quantitative Mathematics (STAT 1342)
    E. Science (9 hours including at least one course with a substantial laboratory component)

1Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed in parentheses are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at U.T. Dallas.

II. Major Requirements, Lower Division: 3 hours
    LIT 2341 Literary Analysis

III. Major Requirements, Upper Division: 42 hours
    Major Core Courses (6 hours)
        HUMA 3300 Reading and Writing Texts²
        LIT 3300 Western Literary Tradition
    Major Distribution and Elective Courses (21 hours)
        3 hours of upper-division courses from each of the following groups:
            Literary genres
            Literature before 1850
        18 hours of upper-division Literary Studies electives
    Major-Related Courses (12 hours)
        Students may select any combination of upper-division courses from the School of Arts and
        Humanities other than Literature courses.

²A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. If course is counted in the Core Curriculum, the student takes an additional 3 hours of elective credit.

IV. Elective Requirements: 33 hours
    Advanced Electives (6 hours)
        Students are required to take at least six hours of advanced electives outside their major
        field of study. These must be either upper-division classes or lower-division courses that
        have prerequisites.
    Free Electives (27 hours)
        Both upper- and lower-division courses may be used as electives, but students must
        complete at least 51 hours of upper-division credit to qualify for graduation.

The University of Texas at Dallas 2004-2006 Undergraduate Catalog
Volume 30, Number 1
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