UPG offers a Literature major and a Writing major. The English Literature major emphasizes the
development of sophisticated reading that incorporates a complex understanding of historical and cultural
contexts. By enhancing research and writing skills, this major prepares the student for work and an
intellectual life in the information age.

Core Courses 6 courses – 18 credits
Chosen to insure exposure to all periods of literature, core courses should be taken after 30
credits of college work.
ENGLIT 1012 18th-Century British/Colonial Literature
ENGLIT 1100 Medieval Imagination
ENGLIT 1125 Renaissance in England
ENGLIT 1175 19th-Century British Literature
ENGLIT 1215 Pre-20th-Century American Literature
ENGLIT 1325 Modernist Tradition

Electives choose 6 courses – 18 credits in the major
Choose any six of the remaining ENGLIT courses offered at UPG. A partial list of elective classes is
provided below. See the course descriptions in the BULLETIN or the current schedule of classes for
additional choices. One of these courses will be used to satisfy the Literature requirement for general
education.
ENGLIT 0066 Introduction to Social Literature
ENGLIT 0110 Introduction to Literature DESCRIPTION
ENGLIT 0310 Dramatic Imagination
ENGLIT 0315 Reading Poetry
ENGLIT 0325 Short Story
ENGLIT 0360 Women and Literature
ENGLIT 0500 Introduction to Critical Reading
ENGLIT 0580 Introduction to Shakespeare
ENGLIT 0590 Formative Masterpieces
ENGLIT 0597 Bible as Literature
ENGLIT 1020 History of Literary Criticism
ENGLIT 1022 Literature of the American West
ENGLIT 1026 American Poetry
ENGLIT 1051 Early British Literature
ENGLIT 1241 Jane Austen : Books and Film
ENGLIT 1552 History of the English Language
ENGLIT 1611 Development of the Novel
ENGLIT 1640 Literature for Children

Related Area 4 courses – 12 credits
Choose four classes from one of the following departments: Classics, Communication, English Writing,
French, History of Arts & Architecture, Music, Philosophy, Spanish, or Theatre. Other choices of
departments for the related area are possible with the approval of the faculty advisor.

Additional Requirements 1 course – 3 credits
After earning 90 credits, all Literature majors students must take ENGLIT 1950 to fulfill the capstone class
requirement.

Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all courses taken for the English Literature major.