English Literature - Colgate University

English Literature from Colgate University is a Campus Bachelor English degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. An English concentration develops students' ability to use language effectively and enhances their critical and analytical skills by making them aware of the social and historical context in which writing, in any of its forms, is produced. English study provides an excellent basis for professional programs in law, journalism, publishing, and business as well as for graduate study in literature, creative writing, or the theater. Concentration Program in Literature Passing grades are required in a minimum of eight departmental courses, with a concentration GPA of 2.0 averaged over all courses taken in the department. Students are strongly encouraged to elect more than the required minimum of eight courses and to support their studies in English with appropriate courses in art, music, history, the literatures of other languages, and the classics. The minimum of eight courses must include the following: 1. Two courses taken during the first and sophomore years at the 200 level, one an introduction to literary study (from this group: ENGL 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 215) and the other an introduction to literary history (from this group: ENGL 241, 242, 243, 244, 245). These courses may be taken in either order or concurrently. ENGL 217 and introductory theater courses (ENGL 250, 252, 253, 254, 259, 266, 267, 268) do not fulfill this requirement, but they can be counted toward the concentration. (For students who come to the concentration later in their undergraduate careers, the department chair can provide a list of 300-level courses that are appropriate substitutions for the 200-level requirements.) 2. Four courses at the 300 and 400 level, one of which must be a 400-level seminar in literature. (ENGL 477, 490, and 491 do not meet the seminar requirement.) Among the courses taken at the 300 and 400 level must be two courses in literature before 1800 and two courses in literature after 1800. Only one of the courses meeting the pre-1800 requirement may be ENGL 321 or 322. View more details on Colgate University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related English courses.