Introduction to Literature. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 with a C or higher; ENGL 102 may be taken concurrently as a co-requisite. An introduction to literary studies, this course focuses on close reading and critical writing. Students will investigate and reflect on standard literary genres; make claims about how the content and form of each connect; find and present evidence for such claims. Students will carefully consider their own writing at a slow pace to understand, ultimately, how a literary text operates as a work of art, as well as to learn how to communicate powerfully and persuasively in a variety of settings. This course satisfies the three credit 200 GER in History and Humanities.