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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2025-26 Catalog Program: History/Literature

History/Literature

Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

Degree Requirements 

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Major Requirements:

Total major units: 15

This program requires an application to declare the major, approved by the History/Literature Committee.

Two Units of 200-level Humanities:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
HUM 211 - The Birth of the Modern I

Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing

HUM 212 - The Birth of the Modern II

Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing

HUM 221 - Modern European Humanities I

Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing

HUM 222 - Modern European Humanities II

Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing

HUM 231 - Human and Nature (Ancient and Early Medieval China)

Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing

HUM 232 - Empires (Medieval China: From the Tang to the Yuan Dynasty)

Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing

Four Units in History (excluding 411, 470)

⇒A minimum of two units must be taken at Reed

⇒Courses cross-listed with history may apply to this requirement

Two Units of Literature in a Language Other than English at the 300 level or higher (excluding 470)

Students should inquire with the History/Literature Committee about appropriate substitutions, including study abroad. For guidance regarding this requirement, see the History/Literature Committee page.

Four Additional Units in Any Literature (Excluding ENG 301, 302, or any 470)

⇒A minimum of two units must be taken at Reed.

⇒Any combination from the following courses:

  • English (ENG) courses (excluding 301, 470)
  • Literature (LIT) courses at the 300 level or higher (excluding 470). LIT courses cross-listed with any course used to meet the above requirement will not apply.
  • Comparative Literature (CMPL) courses (excluding 470)
  • Film and Media Studies (FMST) courses at the 300 level or higher (excluding 470)

One Unit of Junior Year Requirements:

One Unit of Junior Seminar

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
ENG 301 - Junior Seminar in English Literary History

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and two 200-level ENG courses

OR

HIST 411 - Junior Seminar

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, and two history courses at Reed

OR

  • One unit of independent study focused on acquiring research skills in a language and literature department. Requires approval of the instructor and the History/Literature Committee.

    • Junior Qualifying Examination

    Two units of Thesis

    Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
    HISL 470 - Thesis

    Recommended, but Not Required:

    Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
    LIT 400 - Introduction to Literary Theory

    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or at least two literature courses

  • One semester of study abroad
    • Notes:





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