The Literature major combines traditional literary study with more recent theoretical approaches. Requirements include work in a range of literary periods, styles, themes, and authors in English, American, and World literature. Students may choose between two tracks, one emphasizing the study of British and American Literature, another emphasizing World Literature, from a global context. Students are grounded in approaches to questions of authorship, audience, cultural context, and role of literature in society, themes emphasized throughout the curriculum. Course options are designed to offer thorough preparation for students planning to teach English at the secondary level.