The BA Literature (BALit) curriculum is composed of 144 units of course work which can be completed in four years or eight semesters:
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BALit core courses cover literary theory and criticism, literary history, literary translation, and literary research.
CODE | TITLE | DESCRIPTION | UNITS |
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CS 101 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | Concepts, historical developments, theories, and issues related to the study of culture | 3 units |
CW 101 | Introduction to Creative Writing | The elements and forms of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction | 3 units |
Lit 100 | Introduction to Literature | Overview of the bases and concepts that are essential in the comprehension of literature | 3 units |
Lit 102 | Introduction to Literary Translation | Theories and approaches to literary translation | 3 units |
Lit 103 | Literary Theory and Criticism | Introduction to the major principles of literary discourse proposed and applied in the study of texts by authors, beginning with Formalism up to Postcolonialism | 3 units |
Lit 105 | Literature and New Media | Study of various forms of new media that affect the reading, writing, accessing, and conceptualizing of literature | 3 units |
Lit 106 | Literary History | Theories and methods of literary history | 3 units |
Lit 190 | Approaches to Teaching Literature | Theories and practices for literature pedagogy | 3 units |
Lit 199 | Introduction to Literary Research | Principles, methods, tools and techniques of literary research | 3 units |
Lit 200 | Undergraduate Thesis | 3 units |
The BALit major courses include literature courses and creative writing courses.
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CL 171 | Popular Literature | Selected popular literature forms including romance, horror, detective and science fiction | 3 units |
CW 111 | Creative Writing (Poetry) | Poetry writing for beginners including an exploration of canonical and contemporary poetry in English as well as poetry written in Filipino, Waray, and Cebuano | 3 units |
CW 112 | Creative Writing (Short Story) | Short story writing for beginners including an exploration of principles and practices, as well as an exploration of canonical and contemporary short stories in different languages | 3 units |
CW 114 | Creative Writing (Creative Nonfiction) | Workshop course on the crafting of creative nonfiction | 3 units |
CW 150 | Writing for Children I | The elements and forms of writing for children | 3 units |
Lit 120 | Literatures of Asia | Survey of traditions and themes in Asian literature | 3 units |
Lit 121 | Literatures of the Americas | Survey of traditions and themes in North, Central and South American literature | 3 units |
Lit 122 | Literatures of Africa and Oceania | Survey of traditions and themes in African and Oceanic literature | 3 units |
Lit 123 | Literatures of Europe | Survey of traditions and themes in European literatur | 3 units |
Lit 125a | Philippine Literature in English | A critical survey of Philippine Literature in English | 3 units |
Lit 125b | Philippine Regional Literatures | A critical survey of Philippine literature written in regional languages from the pre-Spanish period to the present | 3 units |
Lit 126 | Anglo-American Literature | Study of poetry and fiction by writers of English or American origin, from different periods and traditions | 3 units |
Lit 127 | Mythology and Folk Literature | A study of popular myth and folk literature and the mythological motifs recurring in ancient and contemporary literature | 3 units |
Lit 170 | Eastern Visayas Literature | Survey of Eastern Visayas Literature in most of its known forms and dialectal varieties and tendencies in the Waray- and Cebuano-speaking areas of Samar and Leyte | 3 units |
Lit 197 | Special Topics in Literature and Creative Writing | Lecture course on topics of interest and new trends in Literature | 3 units |
PS 100 | Introduction to Performance Studies | Introduction to the realm of performance in the various loci of living | 3 units |
BALit students take 18 units of elective courses in Theater Arts, Media Arts, or other disciplines (Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Economics, Biology, Computer Science, Management). These elective courses are meant to provide students an inter- or multi-disciplinary perspective to enrich their work in literary scholarship and production.
BALit students must also complete 12 general education (GE) courses, three language courses (e.g., Waray I and Spanish I), and the legislated PI 100 (The Life and Works of Jose Rizal) course, as well as four Physical Education courses and two National Service Training Program courses.
