Description

Skills

University

Career boost

Since the invention of the written word, the goal to capture information, emotion, and stories for future generations has been a noble one. The Language & Literature degree continues this tradition, with a focus on building the charisma, research & debate, and writing skills.

Writing

Charisma

Research & Debate

Regular

Foxbury Institute

Author (Writer Career)

Private Attorney (Law Career)

Freelance Writer

Distinguished

University of Britechester

Description:

This introductory literature class teaches students some basic strategies for how to break down a piece of literature, investigating its themes, subtext, and use of language to be able to discuss things like the author’s intent or cultural worldview.

Skill:

Writing

Class:8:00am – 9:25am

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

For aspiring writers, the blank page can sometimes be the greatest foe. This class looks at ways to approach starting a new writing project, and has students workshop prompts, inspiration exercises, and other ways to crack that dreaded writer’s block.

Skill:

Writing

Class:11:00am – 12:25pm

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Submit a Term Paper!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

By examining a wide variety of novels set in real-life locations, this course considers the many effective ways to convey the feeling and details of an environment. Students are then assigned work to bring a setting to life through language of their own.

Skill:

Charisma

Class:11:00am – 12:25pm

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

Authors can often draw inspiration from their own lives. This course examines cases where fictional characters may seem like variants on a real-life person, and the ways in which authors will choose to obfuscate this similarity.

Skill:

Charisma

Class:9:30am – 10:55am

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Give a Presentation!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

When writing about a historical period, or even if only part of a story takes place during a time that is not one that the author has lived in, the proper research is required in order to have the world, characters, and actions feel authentic to their time. This course teaches the necessary tools and methods for writing outside of one’s temporal knowledge.

Skill:

Research & Debate

Class:3:00pm – 4:25pm

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Submit a Term Paper!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

So you want to write some science fiction? Good for you! Focusing on one of the most popular fictional genres, this course considers what is needed in order to create a convincing world of tomorrow. When one can’t research a place or time that is meant to be more advanced, what methods exist to ensure that the story still feels grounded enough to satisfy readers?

Skill:

Research & Debate

Class:3:00pm – 4:25pm

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

While every artist grows and evolves based on others they’re inspired by, there can sometimes be a blurred line between inspiration and plagiarism. This course looks at a few of the more controversial allegations in the literary community, as well as allowing students to explore where inspiration ends and duplication begins.

Skill:

Charisma

Class:9:30am – 10:55am

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Give a Presentation!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

Writing may be one of the few professions where a celebrated, famous author remains an anti-social hermit. This course looks at how social (or not) some famous authors past and present have been, along with an exploration of the types of literature that come from authors of both types.

Skill:

Charisma

Class:11:00am – 12:25pm

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

By choosing to focus on the punctuation that helps shape the tone and pace with which language is spoken and written, this course both covers a history of punctuation as well as giving students insight into just how hard it can be to convey meaning without the tools punctuation gives us.

Skill:

Writing

Class:1:30pm – 2:55pm

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

OMG. Literally. Yeet. One can clench their fists and insist that words, their meanings, and usage be forever frozen, but - as this course will show - it has historically been a losing battle. Students will explore the ways in which language changes and how new words and phrases are invented, spread, and then potentially fall out of usage.

Skill:

Writing

Class:8:00am – 9:25am

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

One of the biggest tools language gives us is the ability to understand, disagree, and convince one another of differing viewpoints. This course looks at the history of argument, how to recognize when someone is arguing in bad faith, and what successful argument looks like, regardless of subject matter.

Skill:

Research & Debate

Class:1:30pm – 2:55pm

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Give a Presentation!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

Where do our stories come from? This course traces many of classic tales back to the days before writing was the norm and considers the power and tradition of oral storytelling. Moving forward from there, students will track how these stories survived until being written down, along with how they can be shown to have influenced most of modern literature.

Skill:

Research & Debate

Class:3:00pm – 4:25pm

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Submit a Term Paper!

Daily Task:

Homework