{"id":56,"date":"2013-10-18T10:03:28","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T14:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2010-2011\/ais\/literature\/"},"modified":"2014-06-04T13:19:58","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T17:19:58","slug":"literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2010-2011\/ais\/literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Literature (B.A.)"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Literature program at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ deals with literature as an aesthetic endeavor, cultural critique, and personal search.\u00a0 It is concerned, of course, with critical thinking and the reading and writing skills that are the hallmark of an educated person.\u00a0 The program seeks a balance between survey and seminar, American and world literature; between levels, genre, period, and themes; between reading, criticism, and creative writing.<\/p>\n
The development of reading, writing, and critical thinking skills are central to the mission of the Literature Major.\u00a0 It emphasizes the interdisciplinary and multicultural dimensions of literature and life.\u00a0 It seeks to fire the imagination while pragmatically preparing students for the careers they pursue immediately after college and for graduate education when this is their preference.<\/p>\n
The Literature program is regularly evaluated by professors from across the nation.\u00a0 It consistently receives strong endorsement.<\/p>\n
The Major prepares its students for the working world, but also for the deeper life of the mind.\u00a0 Ralph Waldo Emerson reminds us that “A nobler want of [humanity] is served by [\u2026] the love of Beauty.”\u00a0 The major prepares students to be thoughtful, informed citizens who understand the necessity of engaging the imagination through the contemplation of art and beauty.\u00a0 The program includes an impressive number of courses from world literature, from classical to contemporary periods, from short story to epic poetry<\/p>\n
One of the distinctive features of the Literature program is the opportunity it offers for student creativity.\u00a0 For course credit, students edit the college literary magazine Trillium<\/em>, and have several courses to choose from in Creative Writing.\u00a0 Students have an opportunity to join the Literature Club, and Âé¶¹´«Ã½ is also the home of the Omega Omega Chapter of the national English Honor Society. The faculty advisor to the yearbook, The Arch<\/em>, has often been a member of the Literature faculty, thus offering students an opportunity to contribute to another college publication.<\/p>\n A Literature major offers many career choices for the talented student.\u00a0 The capacity to think, speak, and write well distinguishes the educated person and is advantageous in all professions.\u00a0 Publishing, journalism, and teaching are obvious possibilities for a literature major.\u00a0 Writing, theater, and television are further considerations.\u00a0 Literature graduates do well in business, government, and science where these endeavors require an articulate and creative expression of their philosophy and purpose.\u00a0 Literature provides training for law, diplomacy, and public relations.\u00a0 At least a third of Literature Majors enroll for teacher education.<\/p>\n Literature is part and parcel of the College mission, at the very heart of its focus on liberal arts and interdisciplinarity, on multiculturalism, and global connection. The Literature program is one of the most attractive majors at Âé¶¹´«Ã½.\u00a0 Literature takes in the entire world and enables the student to encounter the complexity and cultural richness of the global village.\u00a0 It fosters the development of an enlightened and critical citizen of the world.<\/p>\n The major is offered by the School of American and International Studies and leads to a B.A. degree.<\/p>\n The Literature Program also offers a Literature Minor and a Concentration in Creative Writing. Please visit https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/major-literature\/<\/a>\u00a0 to learn more about the major, minor, and concentration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\nFOUNDATIONS II AND<\/strong>
\nINTERMEDIATE I OR<\/strong>
\nPROFICIENCY TEST
\n(SEE AIS WORLD LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT<\/a>)<\/li>\n
\n(The creative Writing concentration is only available to those majoring in Literature.)<\/li>\n