School of Arts and Humanities
Literary Studies (BA)
Students who complete the major in Literary Studies receive a thorough grounding in literary ideas and methods as well as a broad acquaintance with literatures of different periods and cultures, including literature in translation. Courses in this major are divided into the following groups: Literary Genres, English and American Literature, General Literature Courses, and Foreign Languages and Literatures. By selecting courses from a variety of these headings, students are able to combine courses in criticism and interpretation, in writing and translation, and in linguistics and languages. Students may also be certified to teach English and/or history and/or social studies.
Since the following catalog course descriptions are very general, students are urged to consult the detailed course descriptions available on the web site for the School of Arts and Humanities.
Unless otherwise noted, courses in Literary Studies are open to all students in the university.
Bachelor of Arts in Literary Studies
Degree Requirements (120 hours)
I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 hours1
Communication: 6 hours
3 hours Communication (RHET 1302)
3 hours Communication Elective (HUMA 3300)
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 15 hours
6 semester credit hours Government (GOVT 2301 and GOVT 2302)
6 hours American History
3 hours Social and Behavioral Science Elective
Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 hours
3 hours Fine Arts
3 hours Humanities
Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning: 6 hours
Science: 9 hours including at least one course with a substantial laboratory component
II. Major Requirements, Lower-Division: 3 hours
LIT 2341 Literary Analysis
III. Major Requirements, Upper-Division: 42 hours
Major Core Courses: 6 hours
HUMA 3300 Reading and Writing Texts2
LIT 3300 Western Literary Tradition
Major Distribution and Elective Courses: 24 hours
3 hours of upper-division courses from each of the following groups:
Literary genres
Literature before 1850
18 hours of upper-division Literary Studies electives
Major-Related Courses: 12 hours
Students may select any combination of upper-division courses from Art and Performance, Art History, Visual Arts, Arts and Technology, Communications, Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Emerging Media and Communication, Film Studies, Historical Studies, Humanities, Music and/or Philosophy.
IV. Elective Requirements: 33 hours
Free Electives: 33 hours
Both upper-division and lower-division courses may be used as electives, but students must complete at least 51 hours of upper-division courses to qualify for graduation.
1. Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed in parentheses are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
2. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement.