Literature Major
Requirements
Degree Requirements
This major is available as a bachelor of arts degree only, as defined in the section on degree requirements for all majors in this catalog.
Major Requirements
43 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CRWR 200 | INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING | 4 |
| LITR 110 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | 4 |
| LITR 211 | CRITICAL METHODS OF LITERARY STUDY | 4 |
| LITR 220 | PURITANS TO POSTMODERNS: FIRST CONTACT TO LASTING CONTACT | 4 |
| LITR 279 | PORTFOLIO & PROFESSIONALIZATION SEMINAR | 2 |
| LITR 479 | PORTFOLIO | 1 |
| LITR 491 | SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE | 4 |
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| HERO(IN)ES, MONSTERS, PROTEST: BRITISH LITERATURE TO 1660 | ||
| SEX, LANGUAGE, AND EMPIRE BRITISH LITERATURE FROM 1660 TO THE PRESENT | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| 20TH CENTURY GLOBAL BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| RACE, IMPERIALISM, JUSTICE | ||
| Select three additional elective courses, two of which must be upper division. 1 | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 43 | |
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In consultation with their advisor, student will group these elective courses into a track, or a specialization (e.g. post-colonial literature, feminist literature, environmental literature, the novel, 20th century literature, etc.). The students will justify their track in an essay that will be part of their portfolio produced in consultation with their advisor in PORTFOLIO (LITR 479).
Student Learning Outcomes
- A clearer understanding of the ways literature at once articulates and reflects social, political, cultural and global contexts;
- Deeper aesthetic appreciation of poems, drama, fiction, nonfiction, and/or films as manifestations of imagination;
- Familiarity with the methods, theories, and issues of literary criticism;
- The ability to advocate critical responses in classroom discussion and to listen to and consider the critical analyses of others;
- The ability to analyze narrative and literary motifs and to present those understandings in critical papers.
Oregon Preliminary Teaching Licensure in English Language Arts
Students who are also seeking an Oregon Preliminary Teaching License must also complete a Secondary Education major with Licensure. In order to complete the Secondary Education major with Licensure, students should begin taking education courses no later than their sophomore year. The student must be advised by faculty in both majors. Alternatively, students may complete a Teaching Certificate program at Linfield after degree completion. Students should seek advice from the Education Department Director if you are considering the post-graduation certificate option.
Students seeking teaching licensure may earn no grade lower than a C in both major and all licensure coursework.*
*This statement added to the catalog 12/2024, though the policy is not new.