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B.A. in English Literature

This page lists courses offered in the Department of English Literature by category. For a list of courses organized according to program requirements, visit the Bachelor of Arts in English Literature section of Boise State University’s Undergraduate Catalog.

Core Courses for the B.A. in English Literature

  • ENGLIT 275 Methods of Literary Study (CID requirement)
  • ENGLIT 301 Methods of Literary Research
  • ENGLIT 393 Literary Criticism and Theory
  • ENGLIT 424 Special Topics
  • ENGLIT 498 Senior Capstone in Literary Studies (FF requirement)

Literary Surveys

  • ENGLIT 261 Literary History I
  • ENGLIT 262 Literary History II
  • ENGLIT 267 Survey of British Literature I
  • ENGLIT 268 Survey of British Literature II
  • ENGLIT 277 Survey of American Literature I
  • ENGLIT 278 Survey of American Literature II

British Literatures

  • ENGLIT 341 Medieval Literature
  • ENGLIT 345 Shakespeare
  • ENGLIT 350 British Renaissance Literature
  • ENGLIT 351 Milton
  • ENGLIT 358 Eighteenth-Century British Literature
  • ENGLIT 360 British Romantic Literature
  • ENGLIT 365 Victorian Literature
  • ENGLIT 386 Modern and Contemporary British Literature

American Literatures

  • ENGLIT 375 Early American Literature
  • ENGLIT 377 American Renaissance
  • ENGLIT 378 American Realism
  • ENGLIT 384 Literature of the American West
  • ENGLIT 387 Modern and Post-Modern American Literature

Intermediate Electives

  • CW 307 Literary Translation
  • ENGLIT 320 Children’s and Young Adult Literature
  • ENGLIT 302 Literary Adaptations
  • HCS 300 Studies in World Literature
  • ENGLIT 303 Gothic Literature
  • ENGLIT 304 Studies in an Author
  • ENGLIT 305 Crime, Conflict, and Consequences in Literature
  • ENGLIT 306 Studies in Genre
  • ENGLIT 307 Literature on the Road
  • ENGLIT 338 Literature in Translation
  • ENGLIT 394 Literature and Environment
  • ENGLIT 395 Women Writers

Experiential Learning

  • VIP 200 Vertically Integrated Projects
  • VIP 400 Vertically Integrated Projects
  • ENGLIT 424 Advanced Topics in Literature
  • ENGLIT 493 Internship
  • ENGLIT 496 Independent Study