Requirements for the MINOR
BA Literatures in English
Effective 2006/2007

In order to minor in Literatures in English, all students are required to pass a minimum of six (6) courses (18 credits) in the field. These must be chosen according to the indications given below:

Level I

At least one (1) of the following introductory courses:

• LITS1001 Introduction to Poetry
• LITS1002 Introduction to Prose Fiction
• LITS1003 Introduction to Drama
• LITS1005 Writing About Literature

Level II / III

At least one (1) of the following prose fiction courses:

• LITS2101 Novel I: the Rise of the Novel
• LITS2102 Novel II: the Nineteenth Century Novel
• LITS2117 The American Novel: a Survey
• LITS2118 African-American Fiction
• LITS3101 Modern Prose Fiction
• LITS3102 Contemporary Prose Fiction

At least one (1) of the following poetry courses:

• LITS2001 Poetry I: Wyatt to Pope
• LITS2002 Poetry II: Romantics and Victorians
• LITS2005 Introduction to Chaucer
• LITS2013 Introduction to Milton
• LITS3001 Modern Poetry
• LITS3003 Contemporary Poetry

At least one (1) of the following drama courses:

• LITS2203 Shakespeare I: Histories and Comedies
• LITS2204 Shakespeare II: Tragedies and Romances
• LITS2207 Introduction to Shakespeare
• LITS2209 Renaissance Drama
• LITS2499 Drama and Theatre Arts (equivalent to 2 courses)

At least one (1) of the following courses in West Indian literature:

• LITS2514 West Indian Literary Classics I
• LITS2516 West Indian Literary Classics II
• LITS3501 Advanced Seminar in West Indian Literature
• LITS3502 West Indian Literature: Special Author Seminar

At least one (1) of the following critical theory courses:

• LITS2306 History of Criticism *
• LITS2307 Modern Literary Theory
• LITS3301 Issues in Criticism
• LITS3303 Modern Critical Theory
• LITS3304 Post-Structuralisms and Post-Colonialisms

* This course is the pre-requisite for all other Theory courses and should be done first, preferably upon entering Level II.

TOTAL: 6 courses (18 credits)