Program: English with a Concentration in Global Literature - Reed College

Apr 01, 2025

2024-25 Catalog

(Requirements for the English major with a concentration in global literature are listed below. Follow this link for the English Minor requirements.)

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.

Division Requirements:

Literature and Languages

Students are required to fulfill the division requirements for their major.

Total divisional units: 3

Major Requirements:

Total major units: 13

Eight Units of Literature:

Two units of 200-level English courses in different genres

Students should inquire with the English department about appropriate substitutions.

A minimum of six units of 300- or 400-level English courses (excluding 470)

A maximum of one from the following:
- Creative writing
- Literature in translation
Students should inquire with the English department about appropriate substitutions, including study abroad

A minimum of two units in literature prior to 1900

A minimum of one in literature prior to 1700

Two Units in Literature Not in Translation

One Unit of Junior Year Requirements:

ENG 301 - Junior Seminar in English Literary History
Junior qualifying examination

Two units of Thesis

ENG 470 - Thesis

Recommended, but Not Required:

Poetry and fiction/narrative are recommended for the two units of 200-level English courses in different genres.