Requirements for the Major
BA Literatures in English
2007/2008

In order to major in Literatures in English, all students are required to pass a minimum of twelve (12) courses (36 credits) in the field. These must be chosen according to the indications given below:

Level I

Major Requirements:

The following introductory courses are compulsory for all students entering the programme and are the minimum prerequisites for all subsequent courses:

1. LITS1001 - Introduction to Poetry
2. LITS1002 - Introduction to Prose Fiction
3. LITS1003 - Introduction to Drama

Faculty Requirements:

Students must also complete the following to satisfy their Level I requirements:

4. *Foreign Language OR Level I Elective (outside Major, but within the Faculty) if Foreign Language is not required.
5. Level I Elective outside Major, but within the Faculty
6. ‡FOUN1001 English for Academic Purposes (†Prerequisite requirement )
7. FOUN1002 OR FOUN1003 (†Prerequisite requirement )
8. One Level I elective (LITS1005 Writing About Literature is not compulsory, but is highly recommended)
9. One Level I Elective
10. One Level I Elective

*The Foreign Language Requirement applies only to students who do not have a CXC Grade 1, 2 or 3 (after 1998) in a foreign language or equivalent, in which case they must register for one of the basic courses in Spanish or French or Portuguese.

† Prerequisites: Pass in English Proficiency Test OR Exemption from Proficiency Test OR Pass in FOUN0100

‡ Please note that students who possess CAPE Communications at Grade I may be exempted from taking FOUN1001. However, you are advised that this is not for credit and you will be required to take another Level I course to make up the 10 courses.

Total to complete Level I : Thirty credits (10 courses)

Level II / III

1-2. At least two (2) 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

3-4. At least two (2) 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

5. 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)

6-7. At least two (2) 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

8. 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.

9. At least one (1) of the following courses:

• Any courses listed above not already taken
• LITS2403 Caribbean Popular Culture
• LITS2603 Creative Writing: Poetry
• LITS2604 Creative Writing: Prose Fiction
• LITS3405 Caribbean Popular Culture II
• LITS3601 African Literature I
• LITS3602 African Literature II
• LITS3603 African Film
• HUMN2702 Women Writers of Africa and the Caribbean
• HUMN2801 African Writing and its Oral Context

At least three (3) of the courses chosen above must be at Level III.

Levels II and III Faculty Requirements:

10. FOUN1210 Science, Medicine and Technology in the 20th Century (taken at Level II)
11. FOUN 1301 Law, Governance, Society and Economy (taken Level II)
12-13. HUMN3099 Caribbean Studies (or substitutes) (taken at Level III)
14-20. Seven Electives chosen from Level II & Level III

Total to complete Levels II & III: Sixty credits (20 courses)

TOTAL CREDITS For Award of the BA Degree:

Major Requirements: 36 credits (12 courses)
Faculty Requirements: 24 credits (8 courses)
Electives: 30 credits (10 courses)
TOTAL: 30 credits (90 courses)