LIT 200 - Close Reading, Critical Writing (2 Cr.)

Required WID course for Literary Studies majors and minors (as of 2019); for Writing majors (as of 2019); and for English majors and literature minors (prior to 2019). Prospective and new majors and minors will need this course at the beginning of their major (ideally immediately after completing WRT 181). Students will learn how to perform close readings of texts. Students will also explore how one goes about conducting literary research. This course intends to provide a strong foundation to make future encounters with literature more meaningful and rewarding. Prerequisite: WRT 181 or instructor’s permission. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Program faculty.