LIT-205--(3)
LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULTS
Prerequisite: COM-101. Survey of the genre of literature for children through young adults, analyzing the social, cultural, and intellectual implications, instruction methodology, including critical thinking assessment, criteria for selection and utilization of literary works-based language development, learning opportunities, and curricular resources in schools and the community. (NOTE: Only 3 credit hours can be earned for either EDU 205 or LIT 205. Duplicate credit in both courses will not be awarded). (3 contact hours)

LIT-213--(3)
AMERICAN LITERATURE I
Prerequisite: COM-101. American writing from 1600 to the Civil War is explored. Covers the development of analytical, interpretive and critical skills through a study of the literature, its authors and their environments. (3 contact hours)

LIT-214--(3)
AMERICAN LITERATURE II
Prerequisite: COM-101. Covers American writing from the Civil War to the present. Approach to literature is the same as LIT-213. (3 contact hours)

LIT-215--(3)
BIBLE AS LITERATURE I
This course is an analysis of selected books of the Old Testament, with emphasis on literary concepts: allegory and parable, history, epic, fiction, poetry, prophecy, tragedy, myth, and legend. (3 contact hours)

LIT-216--(3)
BIBLE AS LITERATURE II
Prerequisite: COM-101. Analyze selected books of the New Testament, with emphasis on literary concepts such as narration, gospel, allegory, history, epistle, apocalypse, myth, and legend. (3 contact hours)

LIT-217--(3)
INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
Prerequisite: COM-101. An examination of the role of imagery, diction, form, figurative language, and other poetic devices for creating and manipulating sound and sense. Also explore poetry as a literary genre. (3 contact hours)

LIT-218--(3)
INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA
Prerequisite: COM-101. This course is a survey and analysis of representative plays from various periods. Includes study of dramatic techniques, and types and elements in selected readings from classical Greek to present-day drama. (3 contact hours)

LIT-219--(3)
WOMEN IN LITERATURE
Prerequisite: COM-101. A survey of women in literature. The course will examine the characterization and archetypes of women as they are presented in literary works. The course will include works by authors of both sexes, but emphasis will be placed on female writers frequently ignored in anthologies of literature. (3 contact hours)

LIT-220--(3)
INTRODUCTION TO FICTION
Prerequisite: COM-101. Plot structure, narrative technique, character depiction and theme, and fiction as a literary genre are examined. (3 contact hours)

LIT-221--(3)
ENGLISH LITERATURE I
Prerequisite: COM-101. Covers the Middle Ages to the Romantic period, with an emphasis on literary interpretation and evaluation of major authors. (3 contact hours)

LIT-222--(3)
ENGLISH LITERATURE II
Prerequisite: COM-101. Covers the Romantic period to the present, with emphasis on literary interpretation and evaluation of major authors. (3 contact hours)

LIT-223--(3)
WESTERN LITERATURE I
Prerequisite: COM-101. This course is an analysis of Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance works as intellectual and religious foundations of modern Western thought. (3 contact hours)

LIT-224--(3)
WESTERN LITERATURE II
Prerequisite: COM-101. Selected works of universal significance from 1850 to the present are included. Emphasis is on influential European authors and literary trends. Independent study is encouraged. (3 contact hours)

LIT-225--(3)
SHAKESPEARE
Prerequisite: COM-101. Study representative comedies, tragedies and historical plays using interactive technologies or actual play performances to explore contemporary and critical interpretations. (3 contact hours)

LIT-226--(3)
LITERATURE OF THE NON-WESTERN WORLD
Prerequisite: COM-101 and COM-102. This course introduces literature translated into English by writers from non-Western cultures, for example, Asian (East, Southeast and South), African, and Middle Eastern, with an emphasis on the intellectual, social, and political context of their works. It will examine genres and literary trademarks in significant representative texts from these cultures while also exploring the aesthetics, religions, histories, and philosophies that shape these cultures' contribution to the world. (3 contact hours)

LIT-227--(3)
LITERATURE AS FILM
Prerequisite: COM-101. This course studies formal and thematic relationships between literary and cinematic forms, including significant examination of adaptations and influences that demonstrate the strengths of each artistic medium. (3 contact hours)

LIT-230--(3)
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Prerequisite: COM-101. This course is designed to explore selected significant issues and concerns from the African American literary canon in the context of key historical moments such as slavery, Jim Crow, Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Black Arts Movement, leading into contemporary historical development. Special attention will be paid to representations of race, religion and gender. This course will examine multiple African American perspectives in response to historical issues and developments. (3 contact hours)

LIT-299--(4)
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN LITERATURE
The student and instructor decide on an area of study in the field of literature. The student contracts with the instructor to complete certain projects for three to four credit hours. (var contact hours)