Requirements for the Special in Literatures in English
Students, especially those who intend to teach and/or who wish to pursue postgraduate studies in the field, are encouraged to do a ‘Special’ in Literatures in English. To this end, students are required to pass a minimum of nineteen (19) courses (57 credits) in the field. These must be chosen according to the indications given below:
Level I
Major Requirements:
1. LITS1001 Introduction to Poetry
2. LITS1002 Introduction to Prose Fiction
3. LITS1003 Introduction to Drama
Faculty Requirements:
4. FOUN1001 English for Academic Purposes
5. Either FOUN1002 Language: Argument
OR FOUN1003 Rhetoric I: The Writing Process
6. One (1) Level I elective from within the Faculty, but outside of this Major
7. One (1) Beginners’ Foreign Language course*
OR Level I elective from within the Faculty, but outside of this Major.
8-10. Three (3) Level I electives from any Faculty
*
See Foreign Language requirement for more details.
Level II/III
(At least three courses must be taken at Level III)
Major Requirements:
1. LITS2901: Literary Research Methods
2-3. At least two (2) of the following
Prose Fiction courses:
- LITS2101 Novel I
- LITS2102 Novel II
- LITS2117 The American Novel
- LITS2118 African-American Fiction
- LITS3101 Modern Prose Fiction
- LITS3102 Contemporary Prose Fiction
4-5. At least two (2) of the following
Poetry courses:
- LITS2001 Poetry I
- LITS2002 Poetry II
- LITS2005 Chaucer
- LITS2013 Milton
- LITS3001 Modern Poetry
- LITS3003 Contemporary Poetry
6-7. At least two (2) of the following
Drama courses:
- LITS2201 Drama I
- LITS2202 Drama II
- LITS2203 Shakespeare I
- LITS2204 Shakespeare II
- LITS2207 Introduction to Shakespeare
- LITS2209 Renaissance Drama
- LITS2499 Drama and Theatre Arts (6 credits)
8-10. At least three (3) of the following courses in
West Indian Literature and Culture:
- LITS2501 West Indian Literature
- LITS2502 Caribbean Women Writers
- 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
11-12. At least two (2) of the following courses in
African, Diasporic and Post-Colonial
Literatures:
- LITS2404 African Prose Fiction
- LITS2801 African Writing and Orality
- LITS3601 African Literature I
- LITS3602 African Literature II
- LITS3603 African Film
- HUMN2702 Women Writers of Africa and the Caribbean
13-14. At least two (2) 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 prerequisite for all other Theory courses and should be done first, preferably upon entering Level II.
15-16. At least two (2) of the following courses or any courses listed above not already taken:
- LITS2603 Creative Writing: Poetry
- LITS2604 Creative Writing: Prose Fiction
- LITS2403 Caribbean Popular Culture I
- LITS3405 Caribbean Popular Culture II
Faculty Requirements:
17. FOUN1201 Science, Medicine and Technology in Society
18. FOUN1301 Law, Governance, Economy and Society in the Caribbean
19-20.
HUMN3099 Caribbean Studies (6 credits)
NB: At least three (3) of the courses chosen from the preceding categories must be at Level III