Literary Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
Interdisciplinary Program

Scheiber (ENGL) and Miller (MCL), directors

Students wishing an excellent preparation for the many occupations in which the ability to use language effectively
is absolutely essential may be interested in the following major, which is not basically career-oriented.

The primary aims of the major in literary studies are to extend to highly motivated students the opportunity:
1. To deepen their mastery of two languages
2. To provide them with double evidence that literature, as the highest form of language art, is based on the skillful
use of adequately developed languages in the creation of an esthetic world of the human spirit
3. To enable them to experience firsthand that much is lost in the translation of a great literary work
4. To help them appreciate more deeply that literature transcends national and cultural boundaries.
Major in Literary Studies
Prerequisite:
At least three high school years of a second language, accepted for this major by the Department of Modern and
Classical Languages. Either 212 in that language, or its equivalent, must also be taken.

Option I (administered by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages):
Twenty credits in courses numbered 300 or higher in the literature of a non-English language, chosen in consultation
with the chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Plus:
Sixteen credits in courses numbered 300 or higher in English literature, chosen in consultation with the chair of the
Department of English

Option II (administered by the Department of English):
Twenty credits in courses numbered 300 or higher in English literature, chosen in consultation with the chair of the
Department of English
Plus:
Sixteen credits in courses numbered 300 or higher in the literature of a non-English language, chosen in consultation
with the chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Plus:
(required under both options)
Four credits in European history
Recommended:
An additional four credits in European history, four credits in aesthetics, and courses in a third language, preferably
a classical language if the second language is modern
Courses such as phonetics, conversation, composition and civilization (if not based on literature) will not count
as courses in literature.