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Writing and Literature Major: Courses

Required and Elective Courses for the Writing and Literature Major

Click here to get a complete listing of all required and elective courses in the Writing and Literature Major (pdf document) or click on each academic discipline to get a full description of the courses in that area.

Counseling (Required)
New Student Seminar	0
English Writing (9 credits required)
ENG 101: Composition I *	3
ENG 103: Preparing and Writing the Research Paper *	2
LIB 110: Integrative Seminar: Liberal Arts Cluster *	1
ENG 102: Writing through Literature	3
* These courses are taken together as part of a Liberal Arts Cluster
Humanities (9 credits required)
HUA167: Introduction to African Art	3
Choose one* of the following courses:*
HUA 101: Introduction to Arts	3
HUC 170: Art of Theatre	3
HUC 180: Creative Drama	3
HUM 101: Introduction to Music	3
Choose one* of the following courses:*
HUP 101: Introduction to Philosophy	3
HUP 105: Philosophy of Religion	3
Social Science (9 credits required)
SSY 101: General Psychology	3
Choose one* of the following courses:*
SSH 101: Themes in American History to 1865	3
SSH 102: Themes in American History Since 1865	3
SSH 102: Themes in American History Since 1865	3
SSH 103: Western Civilization from Ancient to Renaissance	3
SSH 104: Western Civilization Renaissance to Modern	3
SSH 105: World History from Ancient Times to 1500	3
SSH 106: World History from 1500 to Present	3
SSH 110: East Asia Civilization and Societies	3
Choose one* of the following courses:*
SSA 101: Cultural Anthropology	3
SSE 104: Introduction to Macroeconomics	3
SSP 101: U.S. Power and Politics	3
SSP 250: Political Ideas and Ideologies	3
SSS 100: Introduction to Sociology	3
Mathematics
Choose one* of the following courses:*
MAT 107: Math " The Modern World"	3
MAT 120: Elementary Statistics	3
Natural and Applied Sciences (3 credits required)
SCB101: Liberal Arts Lab Science Elective - Topics in Biological Sciences	3
Cooperative Education (6 credits required)
CEP 121: Fundamentals of Professional Advancement	3
CEP 201: Full-Time Internship	3
Writing and Literature (21 credits required)
ENG 270: Introduction to Poetry	3
ENG 295: World Literatures Written in English	3
Choose two* of the following courses:*
ENG 290: British Literature I	3
ENG 291: British Literature II	3
ENG 292: American Literature I	3
ENG 293: American Literature II	3
Choose two* of the following courses, one of which should fulfill an Urban Studies requirement:*
ENG/ELL 110: English Grammar and Syntax	3
ENN 198: Creative Writing Workshop (Urban Studies)	3
ENG 220: Seminar in Teaching Writing	4
ENG 225: Afro-American Literature	3
ENN 240: Literature of the City (Urban Studies)	3
ENG 247: The Woman Writer	3
ENG 268: The Immigrant Experience in American Literature	3
ENG 269: Contemporary Black American Fiction	3
ENG/HUC272: Literature and Film	3
ENG 271: Poetry Workshop	3
ENG 274: Creative Non- Fiction Workshop	3
ENG 276: Fiction Writing Workshop	3
ENG 280: Children's Literature	3
Choose one course:**
ENG 205: The Bible as Literature	3
ENG 235: Cultural Identity in American Literature	3
ENG 260: The Novel	3
ENG 265: The Drama	3
ENG 266: Shakespeare	3
**These courses fulfill Queens College Humanities I, Tier 1 Liberal Arts Requirements, but will not count toward the major.