The Department of English's Course Offerings
The Department of English offers courses from basic reading skills through
literary analysis, including English 1001 and English 1002, the writing
courses designed, when both completed successfully, to satisfy six of the
nine Illinois Articulation Initiative's general education core requirements
in Communication. Selection of the appropriate class may depend upon your
ability and your major. For assistance in selecting the proper class, please
contact the
IVCC counselors.
For the Spring 2006 Literature offerings, please see below.
Literature Classes
LIT 0000 - Literature Elective
Prerequisite:
Credit Hours: 0
LIT 2000 - Survey of American Lit To 1865
Survey of American Literature from the Colonial
Period to 1865. A consideration of
representative major writers, the significance
of their contributions and influence. Attention
also to the social, economic and political
milieu and influences upon literature.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2001 - Major English Writers I
A study of the principal works and writers of
the British Isles, from the Anglo-Saxon period
through the 18th century, with special attention
to political, social and philosophical
backgrounds.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2002 - Masterpieces of European Lit I
Survey of European literature from the ancient
Greeks to the Renaissance. Consideration will be
given to major representative writers and the
significance of their contributions. Literary,
social, historical and philosophical backgrounds
will be included.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2004 - Drama/Poetry
A study of major plays from the ancient Greek to
the present day, plus a survey of the major
types of poetry.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2005 - Children's Literature
A study of the major genres, themes and critical
concerns of literature written for children and
young adults. Special attention to the
historical, social, and cultural contexts that
have influenced literature for young people.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2006 - World Literature in Translation I
Reading and analysis of representative
masterpieces from a variety of regions and
epochs, from ancient cultures to the Renaissance
era.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2010 - Survey of American Literature From 1865
A continuation of the survey described for LIT
2000 from 1865 to the present. A consideration
of representative major writers, the
significance of their contributions and
influence. Attention also to the social,
economic and political milieu and influences
upon literature.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2011 - Major English Writers II
A continuation of the subject material offered
in Major English Writers 2001, beginning with
writers of the Romantic period and concluding
with writers of the 20th century.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2012 - Masterpieces of European Lit II
Survey of European literature from the
neoclassical period to the 20th century.
Consideration will be given to major
representative writers and the significance of
their contributions. Literary, social,
historical and philosophical interrelationships,
problems and issues will be included.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2013 - Fiction
Designed to acquaint the student with a
selection of masterpieces of fiction. The
emphasis will be on pleasures and subtlety of
the details and narrative artistry contained in
the novels and short stories of the 19th and
20th centuries. The course is less a historical
survey than an intense appreciation of
individual works of art.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2021 - Intro To Shakespeare I
A consideration of the development of
Shakespeare�s dramatic genius through a study of
selected comedies, tragedies and chronicles.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2023 - Science Fiction
A study of a major type of �popular literature,�
the course closely investigates the creation of
futuristic fiction, its techniques and forms.
Extensive reading in both short stories and
novels will develop student�s abilities to
understand how such literature contributes to
the western literary tradition. Two sci-fi
movies are included in order to study this
literature in a popular medium.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2031 - Introduction To Shakespeare II
A continuation of the subject material offered
in Introduction to Shakespeare 2021, with
special emphasis on the great tragedies and the
later comedies.
Prerequisite: ENG 1001 and 1002 (May be
taken concurrently with ENG 1002 upon consent of
the Dean).
Credit Hours: 3
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