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Poetry Major


Two advanced classes must be taken.  A third may be elected, but does not
count toward the major.
                                                                                
Poetry Workshop                             Courses:  4/ 4

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 52-1500      Poetry Workshop: Beginning           3       D  
Must be taken twice for the major                                               
 52-2500      Poetry Workshop: Intermediate*       4       D  
 52-2500      Poetry Workshop: Intermediate*       4       D  
Must be taken twice for the major.
                                                                                
 52-3500      Poetry Workshop: Advanced*           4       D  
 52-3500      Poetry Workshop: Advanced*           4       D  
 52-3510      Poetics*                             4       D  

Poetry Literature Req                       Courses:  4/ 4

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 52-1602      Introduction to Poetry*              3       D  
 52-3672      Contemporary American Poetry*        3       D  
     OR 1 of the following:
     52-3690      British Authors Seminar*         3
     52-4678      Contemporary World Poetry        3
     52-2718      Topics Lit:Confessional P        3
     52-3695      American Authors Seminar*        3
     52-2711      Topics in Lit:NY School P        3
 52-3671      Modern British and American          3       D  
     OR 1 of the following:
     52-3690      British Authors Seminar*         3
 52-2660      Introduction to Shakespeare*         3       D  
     OR 1 of the following:
     52-3670      Romantic Poets*                  3
     52-4706      Women Romantic Poets*            3
     52-3660      Shakespeare*                     3
     52-3695      American Authors Seminar*        3

Complete two courses from the following list:                                   
POETRY LITERATURE ELECT 

Literature Electives                        Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 52-1604      Introduction to Drama*               3       D  
 52-1606      Introduction to Fiction*             3       D  
 52-1608      Introduction to the Short Stor       3       D  
 52-1642      African-American Cultural            3       D  
 52-1643      Examining the African-American       4       D  
 52-1670      Mythology and Literature*            3       D  
 52-2610      English Authors: Beowulf             3       D  
 52-2611      English Authors: Romantics to        3       D  
 52-2620      American Authors: Through            3       D  
 52-2621      American Authors: Twentieth          3       D  
 52-2630      World Literature: to 1660*           3       D  
 52-2631      World Literature: Since 1660         3       D  
 52-2638      Contemporary African Literatur       3       D  
 52-2646      Native American Literature*          3       D  
 52-2650      Introduction to Women's              3       D  
 52-2655      Gay & Lesbian Literature             3       D  
 52-2660      Introduction to Shakespeare*         3       D  
 52-2665      Dramatic Literature*                 3       D  
 52-2670      Ancient Mythology*                   3       D  
 52-2672      The Bible as Literature*             3       D  
 52-2690      Literature on Film*                  3       D  
 52-2695      Connections in Literature*           3       D  
 52-2697      Literary Genres*                     3       D  
 52-2707      Spike Lee and August Wilson*         3       D  
 52-3600      History of the English Languag       3       D  
 52-3605      Medieval Literature*                 3       D  
 52-3610      British Novel*                       3       D  
 52-3620      American Novel*                      3       D  
 52-3632      Latin-American Literature*           3       D  
 52-3642      African American Literature*         3       D  
 52-3644      U.S. Latino Literature               3       D  
 52-3644      U.S. Latino Literature               3       D  
 52-3646      Contemporary Native-American         3       D  
 52-3650      Women Writers*                       3       D  
 52-3690      British Authors Seminar*             3       D  
 52-3695      American Authors Seminar*            3       D  
 52-3700      Studies in Literature*               3       D  

CREATIVE NON FICTION                        Courses:  1/ 1

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 52-1900      Creative Nonfiction Workshop:        3       D  

CRAFT SEMINAR                               Courses:  1/ 1

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 52-4531      Craft Seminar*                       3       D  

THESIS DEVELOPMENT SEM                      Courses:  1/ 1

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 52-3520      Thesis Development Seminar*          3       D  

Complete two courses from the following list:                                   
Writing Electives                           Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 52-1800      Careers in Writing                   3       D  
     OR 1 of the following:
     52-4503      Literary Magazine Product        3
 52-2510      Poetry Workshop: Performance*        4       D  
 52-2814      Writing Comedy*                      3       D  
 52-2816      Reviewing the Arts*                  4       D  
 52-2832      Creative Non-Fiction: Journal        3       D  
 52-2834      Creative Non-Fiction: Writing        3       D  
 52-3801      Writing for New Media*               3       D  
 52-4502      Literary Magazine Editing:           3       D  
 52-4530      Forms of Poetry*                     4       D  
 52-4531      Craft Seminar*                       3       D  


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