{"id":288,"date":"2020-06-30T09:57:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T09:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ell\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:44:10","slug":"second-major-in-english-literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/elts\/second-major-in-english-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Major in English Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tSecond Major in English Literature\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/banner08.jpg\" alt=\"banner08\" title=\"banner08\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tSecond Major in English Literature (Cohort 2021 onwards)\t<\/h3>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tGraduation Requirements\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>Pass at least 40 units of EN or EN-recognised courses which include the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>EN1101E An Introduction to Literary Studies<\/li>\n<li>A minimum of 4 units at EN level-2000<\/li>\n<li>A minimum of 8 units from literature before 1800<\/li>\n<li>A minimum of 12 units at level-3000 or higher<\/li>\n<li>A maximum of 8 units of EN-recognised courses<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nNote:<br \/>\n(1) \u00a0List of literature before 1800 courses:\nEN2201 Backgrounds to Western Literature and Culture<br \/>\nEN2205 Late Medieval Literature and Culture<br \/>\nEN2209 Literature and Culture in Ancient Rome<br \/>\nEN2214 The Marvelous World of Journey to the West (in English)<br \/>\nEN3218 Secrets of the Renaissance Library<br \/>\nEN3220 From the &#8220;Age of Epic&#8221; to the &#8220;Age of TV&#8221;<br \/>\nEN3221 The English Renaissance<br \/>\nEN3222 The Eighteenth Century<br \/>\nEN3226 Shakespeare<br \/>\nEN3227 Romanticism<br \/>\nEN3228 Women Novelists: 1750 &#8211; 1800<br \/>\nEN3229 Shakespeare in His Time and Ours<br \/>\nEN4221 Topics in the Seventeenth Century <em>(4 units)<\/em><br \/>\nEN4222 Topics in the Eighteenth Century <em>(4 units)<\/em><br \/>\nEN4227 Five Years in the Eighteenth Century<br \/>\nEN4251 Jonathan Swift <em>(4 units)<\/em><br \/>\nEN4269 Ovid the Innovator: Advanced Ancient Roman Poetry <em>(4 units)<\/em><br \/>\nEN4880A Usurpation and Authority, 1558-1674 <em>(4 units)<\/em>\n<p>(2) List of EN-recognised courses:<\/p>\nEL3222 Cinematic Discourse and Language<br \/>\nEL3258 The Sociolinguistics of Humour: Jokes and Comedies<br \/>\nEL4221 Narrative Structures <em>(4 units)<\/em><br \/>\nEL4253 Language, Gender and Sexual Identities <em>(4 units)<\/em><br \/>\nPH2209 Philosophy of Art<br \/>\nPH2219 Critical Theory and Hermeneutics<br \/>\nPH2224 Philosophy and Film<br \/>\nPH3214 Philosophy and Literature<br \/>\nPS4220 Rhetoric and Politics <em>(4 units)<\/em><br \/>\nTS2239 Major Playwrights of the 20th Century<br \/>\nTS2241 Writing the Short Film<br \/>\nTS2880C Where Stories Reside: Sites, Histories and Memories<br \/>\nTS3246 Shakespeare and Asian Performances<br \/>\nTS4220 Shakespeare and Film <em>(4 units)<\/em>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tSecond Major in English Literature (Cohort 2020)\t<\/h3>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tGraduation Requirements\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>To major in English Literature, students need to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Pass EN1101E An Introduction to Literary Studies. This will be counted towards the Faculty Core or UE requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Pass at least 36 units of EN or EN-recognised courses which include the following:<br \/>\n(1) \u00a0A minimum of 4 units at EN level-2000<br \/>\n(2) \u00a0A minimum of 8 units from literature before 1800<br \/>\n(3) \u00a0A minimum of 16 units at level 3000 or higher<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nNote:<br \/>\n(1) \u00a0List of literature before 1800 courses:\nEN2201 Backgrounds to Western Literature and Culture<br \/>\nEN2205 Late Medieval Literature and Culture<br \/>\nEN2209 Literature and Culture in Ancient Rome<br \/>\nEN2214 The Marvelous World of Journey to the West (in English)<br \/>\nEN3218 Secrets of the Renaissance Library<br \/>\nEN3220 From the &#8220;Age of Epic&#8221; to the &#8220;Age of TV&#8221;<br \/>\nEN3221 The English Renaissance<br \/>\nEN3222 The Eighteenth Century<br \/>\nEN3226 Shakespeare<br \/>\nEN3227 Romanticism<br \/>\nEN3228 Women Novelists: 1750 &#8211; 1800<br \/>\nEN3229 Shakespeare in His Time and Ours<br \/>\nEN4221 or EN4221HM Topics in the Seventeenth Century <em>(5 units)<\/em><br \/>\nEN4222 or EN4222HM Topics in the Eighteenth Century <em>(5 units)<\/em><br \/>\nEN4227 Five Years in the Eighteenth Century <em>(5 units)<\/em><br \/>\nEN4251 or EN4251HM Jonathan Swift <em>(5 units)<\/em><br \/>\nEN4269 or EN4269HM Ovid the Innovator: Advanced Ancient Roman Poetry <em>(5 units)<\/em><br \/>\nEN4880A or EN4880AHM Usurpation and Authority, 1558-1674 <em>(5 units)<\/em>\n<p>(2)\u00a0 List of EN-recognised courses:<\/p>\nEL3222 Cinematic Discourse and Language<br \/>\nEL3258 The Sociolinguistics of Humour: Jokes and Comedies<br \/>\nEL4221 or EL4221HM Narrative Structures <em>(5 units)<\/em><br \/>\nEL4253 or EL4253HM Language, Gender and Sexual Identities <em>(5 units)<\/em><br \/>\nPH2209 Philosophy of Art<br \/>\nPH2219 Critical Theory and Hermeneutics<br \/>\nPH2224 Philosophy and Film<br \/>\nPH3214 Philosophy and Literature<br \/>\nPS4220 or PS4220HM Rhetoric and Politics <em>(5 units)<\/em><br \/>\nTS2239 Major Playwrights of the 20th Century<br \/>\nTS2241 Writing the Short Film<br \/>\nTS2880C Where Stories Reside: Sites, Histories and Memories<br \/>\nTS3246 Shakespeare and Asian Performances<br \/>\nTS4220 or TS4220HM Shakespeare and Film <em>(5 units)<\/em>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tSecond Major in English Literature (Cohort 2019)\t<\/h3>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tGraduation Requirements\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>To major in English Literature, students need to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Pass EN1101E An Introduction to Literary Studies. This will be counted towards the Faculty Core or UE requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Pass at least 36 units of EN or EN-recognised courses which include the following:<br \/>\n(1) \u00a0A minimum of 4 units from the following:<br \/>\n(i) \u00a0 EN2201 Backgrounds to Western Literature and Culture<br \/>\n(ii) \u00a0EN2202 Critical Reading<br \/>\n(iii) EN2203 Introduction to Film Studies<br \/>\n(iv)\u00a0EN2204 Reading the Horror Film<br \/>\n(v) \u00a0EN2205 Late Medieval Literature and Culture<br \/>\n(vi) EN2206 The Arts and Social Justice<br \/>\n(vii) EN2207 Gender and Sexuality in Literature<br \/>\n(2) \u00a0A minimum of 16 units British Literature courses, with at least 8 units from British Literature (before 1800)<br \/>\n(3) \u00a0A minimum of 16 units at level 3000 or higher<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nNote:<br \/>\n(1) \u00a0List of British Literature courses:\nEN2205 Late Medieval Literature and Culture (before 1800)<br \/>\nEN2206 Art and Social Justice<br \/>\nEN3219 Twenty-First Century British Fiction<br \/>\nEN3220 From the &#8220;Age of Epic&#8221; 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