Literature - Marlboro College

Literature from Marlboro College is a Campus Bachelor Literature degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Advanced work in literature at Marlboro can take many forms. Readers may study literature from a technical, thematic, historical, or theoretical perspective. They may read literature for its philosophical or social content. Those doing Plans with literature as one component may find it their primary interest, with supporting work in history or philosophy or anthropology or biology, or with related work in any of the arts. Or they may find literature itself a supporting context for work in writing or in other fields in the humanities or even in other areas. Students intending to do a substantial part of their Plan in literature should take the Seminar in Religion, Literature , and Philosophy (RLP) during their sophomore year. As soon as they have met the Clear Writing Requirement, they should take more advanced courses in literature, while also establishing a broad range of courses in other fields, preparatory to the concentration that will fit into their Plans. Students intending to do graduate work in literature should take a broad historical range of literature courses, at least one course with a strong component of literary theory, and preferably some course or courses that provide historical context. Those working with literature in other languages should ideally acquire at least a reading fluency in those languages; even work with literature in translation should be supported by some work in the relevant language whenever possible. World Studies: Literature can be a valuable component of a world studies Plan. Students interested in world studies Plans in literature might consider Chinese, Arabic or Spanish language courses. Cross-disciplinary Plans may be done and Plans in women's studies are especially suitable in the field of literature . Students should be careful, however, to fulfill the prerequisites for the literature Plan. View more details on Marlboro College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Literature courses.