LIT 110 Introduction to Literature (Old Course: ENGL 114)
3 semester credits
Study of three of the major literary forms (fiction, poetry, and drama), including examples of each from several periods. Selections will include works by and about minorities and women.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
LIT 224 British Literature II (Old Course: ENGL 222)
3 semester credits
A survey of English literature of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Readings include works by the Augustans, the Romantics, the Victorians, the moderns, and the contemporary writers of Great Britain.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
An historical and thematic study of world literature in translation that may include Babylonian, Hebrew, Indian, Chinese, Persian, and other literature.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
A study of the theories and methods of literary analysis from ancient times to the present, as represented in the works of selected literary theorists and critics.
LIT 305 Lit by & About Native Americans (Old Course: ENGL 331)
3 semester credits
A critical examination of a representative number of major works by non-Native Americans about Native Americans and major works by Native Americans. Topics include stereotyping, segregation, prejudice, and the roles of Native Americans in American society. Readings include mythology, poetry, essays, novels, and nonfiction.
An historical and critical approach to popular genres within the discipline that have been defined as including topics of significant aesthetic and sociological value outside the traditional canons of mainstream tradition. Material to be considered will be determined by the instructor and may include such genres as fantasy literature, science fiction, detective fiction, Gothic literature, movies, popular culture, and so on.
May be repeated for credit Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
Introduction to the poetic and dramatic works of Shakespeare. Reading and analysis of representative plays from the comedies, histories, and tragedies and critical assessment of Shakespeare’s historical importance in literature and culture from the 16th century to the present.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
A study of the major trends and significant theories of poetry from 1800 to 1945; the Romantic period, the Victorian period, American Poetry and the Modern period.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
LIT 382 Literature for Children and Adolescents (Old Course: ENGL 310)
3 semester credits
A study of the literature designed for and available to the pre-adult audience, from pre-school materials for reading preparation and reading aloud, through elementary school literature, to literature for the adolescent audience of the middle school and secondary school levels. Includes poetry, fairy tales, myths, epics, fables, informational and nonfiction works, biographies, popular fiction, and fantasy literature.
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement. Montana University System Core Course
LIT 494 Seminar: Major Author(s) (Old Course: ENGL 409)
3 semester credits
An intensive study of the works of one or more major English or American writers or literary genres from the periods of literary history. The writer or writers to be studied vary at the discretion of the instructor.
Prerequisite: Junior standing May be repeated for credit
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Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course
May be repeated for credit
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