| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Description | Competencies |
| LIT101 | Intro to Literature | 3 | The course offers an introduction to the study of poetry, fiction, and drama, emphasizing analytical writing, interpretation, and basic critical approaches. Students will read a range of authors that span cultural and ethnic groups across history. | Loading... |
| LIT105 | Children's Literature | 3 | A survey of children's literature from its inception to the present. Students will read and evaluate a wide variety of books and will explore techniques by which parents and teachers can share literature with children. This course is designed to satisfy a children's literature requirement for education majors transferring to four-year schools. For non-majors, the course serves as elective credit. | Loading... |
| LIT110 | Amer Literature to Mid 1800s | 3 | The study of prose, poetry, drama and fiction from during the period of North American exploration and settlement up to 1865. Students will explore works in relation to their historical and cultural contexts from a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character. Basic critical approaches are emphasized. | Loading... |
| LIT111 | Amer Literature since Mid 1800 | 3 | Examines American poetry, prose, drama and fiction from the mid-1800s through contemporary writing, continuing the exploration of the history and development of American literature. Students study written works from a variety of genres, styles, racial and ethnic backgrounds and, through this critical survey, develop a deeper understanding of the main issues and movements shaping American culture in the first half of the twentieth century. Emphasizes major literary works and their social and cultural contexts. | Loading... |
| LIT130 | African-American Literature | 3 | The course offers an introduction to the study of African American literature, emphasizing analytical writing, interpretation, and basic critical approaches. Students will read a wide range of African American authors whose works span cultural, gender, socio-economic, and ethnic groups across history and appraise issues inherent to racial identification. | Loading... |
| LIT142 | Major British Writers | 3 | Introduction to the study and appreciation of major British writers particularly from the post-Renaissance through the contemporary period. Basic critical approaches are emphasized. | Loading... |
| LIT150 | World Literature I | 3 | Students will read representative literary works from antiquity to 1650 and develop an appreciation for and understanding of these works in their historical and cultural contexts. Students are expected to analyze works from diverse cultures of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. | Loading... |
| LIT151 | World Literature II | 3 | Students will read representative literary works from 1650 to the present and develop an appreciation for and understanding of these works in their historical and cultural contexts. Students are expected to analyze works from diverse cultures of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. | Loading... |
| LIT166 | Science Fiction | 3 | A survey of literature--novels and short fiction--that depicts our future world, visionary scientific endeavor, and conflicts between humans, aliens, artficial intelligence and sentient technology. Examines major influential works--such as Frankenstein up through current writing-- in their literary, social and cultural contexts. Critical analysis is emphasized. | Loading... |
| LIT180 | Mythology | 3 | This course focuses on the study of myths from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Students will read creation myths, epic narratives, and a range of diverse cultures and works central to world mythology. | Loading... |
| LIT185 | Contemporary Literature | 3 | Introduction to the study and appreciation of significant contemporary writers and literary movements since 1945 up through the present day. Emphasis on the relationship of current literature to society as well as global contexts written by a diverse collection of writers. Basic critical approaches are emphasized. | Loading... |
| LIT188 | Detective Fiction | 3 | Introduction to the study and appreciation of detective fiction. A literary investigation of the components of detective fiction and basic critical approaches are emphasized. | Loading... |
| LIT190 | Women Writers | 3 | The course studies literature written by women, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, and other forms of literature, and emphasizes analytical writing, interpretation, and basic critical approaches. Students will read a range of female authors whose works span racial, cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic groups across history and appraise issues inherent to gender identification. | Loading... |
| LIT193 | Humor in Literature | 3 | Introduction to the study and appreciation of humor as literary genre. An investigation of origins, types, techniques and purposes of humor and basic critical approaches are emphasized. | Loading... |
| LIT209 | Literature Film Adaptation | 3 | Focuses on the relationship between literary works (fiction, drama, nonfiction, poetry, or graphic novel) and their adaptations to film. Students explore the adaptation of literature to film; how the elements of plot, character, setting, point of view, symbol, and theme are adapted or altered from literature to film; and how film adaptations influence our understanding of both literature and film. | Loading... |
| LIT210 | The Graphic Novel | 3 | The graphic novel will be explored and examined in its various forms, and thematic connections will be made among texts, outside resources, and personal experiences. The history and development of comic books, graphic novels, manga, and their sub-genres as literature will also be explored. In addition, the course will address the role of the graphic novel in western and international societies and cultures along with issues of youth/adult readership and literacy. Lastly, the graphic novel will focus on race, gender, politics, violent content issues and presence in popular culture, the Internet, art forms, and translation into movies. | Loading... |
| LIT926 | Honors Seminar | 2 | | Loading... |
| LIT928 | Independent Study | 1 | | Loading... |
