De La Salle University - Manila

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Bachelor of Arts in Literature (AB-LIM)

The Department of Literature offers various services and specialized courses in literature and culture for all colleges in the University. The Department has a faculty that is strong in creative writing as well as in research on Philippine literature and culture.

MAJOR COURSES

Literary Forms (LITFORM)
3 units
Introduction to the college-level study of literature.
Pre-requisites: Communication Arts 2/English 2

Philippine Literature in English (PHILITE)
3 units
Survey of Philippine literature in English, from its beginnings to the present, with emphasis on major authors.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Art Appreciation (ARTAPRE)
3 units
Introduction to the traditional and modern arts, including music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, theater, television, and film.
Pre-requisites: Communication Arts 2/English 2

The Literature Major Program is one of the fields of specialization given by the College of Liberal Arts. The program aims to produce young professionals with a well-rounded education as well as advanced skills in teaching, writing, and editing.

Each student in the College of Liberal Arts has to take two English Cognate Courses on top of the four basic required courses: English 1, English 2, English 3 (offered by the English Language Department), and Literary Forms to complete the 18-unit requirement.

A literature major must earn a total of 39 units over and above the 18-unit requirement. These major units consist of 15 units of core courses (including the undergraduate thesis) plus 24 units of specialized language and/or literature subjects.

Introduction to Poetry (INTPOET)
3 units
Intermediate level study of poetic genres and traditions.

Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Introduction to Fiction (INTFICT)
3 units
Intermediate level study of the novel and the short story.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Introduction to Drama (INTDRAM)
3 units
Intermediate level study of dramatic genres and traditions.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Advanced Writing (ADVWRIT)
3 units
A course in advanced expository writing, with workshop sessions on extended compositions about literature.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Literary Research (LITRES1/LITRES2)
3 units
Methods of research for the literature major. The output is an undergraduate thesis.
Pre-requisite: Senior standing; World Literature

Asian Literature (ASIALIT)
3 units
Special topics in the study of Asian literature, such as major authors, major traditions, literary histories of one or more countries, and major themes.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

African Literature (AFRILIT)
3 units
Special topics in the study of African literature.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

American Literature (AMERLIT)
3 units
Special topics in the study of the literature of the United States of America.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

South American Literature (SOAMLIT)
3 units
Special topics in the study of South American literature.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

European Literature (EUROLIT)
3 units
Special topics in the study of European literature.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

British Literature (BRITLIT)
3 units
Special topics in the study of British literature, including the literatures of the Commonwealth countries.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Seminar in World Literature (LITWORL)
3 units
Special topics in comparative literature, studying authors and works from two different continents.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Literary Criticism 1 (CRITIC1)
3 units
Introduction to literary criticism from the beginnings of literary theory in ancient China and Greece to the institutionalization of New Criticism in the mid-twentieth century.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Literary Criticism 2 (CRITIC2)
3 units
Introduction to literary criticism from Structuralism to the present.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Career Courses Teaching Literature (TEACHLI)
3 units
Study of strategies and techniques in the teaching of literature on the tertiary level.
Prerequisite: Senior standing

Teaching Language (TEACHLA)
3 units
Study of strategies and techniques in the teaching of language on the tertiary level.
Pre-requisite: Senior standing

Writing for Organizations (WRITORG)
3 units
A course designed to give the students experience in writing, editing, and proofreading communications normally required in business and industry, e.g. corporate prospectuses, brochures, reports, press releases, and house newsletters.
Pre-requisite: Senior standing

The Literature Department offers various courses in literary history, criticism, and theory, depending on student demand and on available expertise of the faculty members. Any two of these special topics courses may be taken as major Cognate Courses.

Science Fiction (SCIFICT)
3 units
An introductory course designed to acquaint the students with the genre known as science fiction. The course begins with theories on the concerns or narrative structures found in science fiction and moves on to examples of science fiction from the 70's to the present.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Japanese Literature (JAPALIT)
3 units
Survey of the literature of Japan.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Chinese Literature (CHINLIT)
3 units
Survey of the literature of China.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Women in Literature (WOMALIT)
3 units
A survey course in literature where students will learn how both female and male writers have constructed gender, sexuality, and the power dynamics in such construction in specific cultural and historical context. Feminist reading strategies will be used.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Detective Fiction (DETFICT)
3 units
Introduction to the literature of detection which is variously called "thriller," "whodunit," "tee story," and "crime story," "mystery."
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Creative Writing (CREWRIT)
3 units
A course that engages students to explore the sources of their creativity and find ways of tapping these sources by honing their critical reading and creative writing skills.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Children’s Literature (CHILLIT)
3 units
A course in fiction, poetry, and drama for children.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Gay and Lesbian Literature (GALELIT)
3 units
An introductory course designed to acquaint students with the works of gay and lesbian writers from Asia, North and South America, and Europe.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Philippine Literary History/Kasaysayan ng Literaturang Pilipino (LITHIST)
3 units
A survey of Philippine literature from the ancient past to the present.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Philippine Theater/Dulaang Pilipino (PHILTHE)
3 units
The historical development of the principal dramatic forms in the country (including indigenous drama, komedya, sinakulo, sarswela, bodabil, drama, and contemporary plays); analyzing texts, production, and social contexts, and showing how the dramatic tradition has moved into radio, television, and film.
Pre-requisite: Philippine Literary History

Philippine Fiction/Kathang Pilipino (PHILFIC)
3 units
The historical development of Philippine fiction (the novel from 1885 to the present and the short story from 1914 to the present).
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Literary Translation/Pagsasalingwika (LITRANS)
3 units
An introductory course in translation theories and practice.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Philippine Vernacular Literature/Literaturang Bernakular (VERNLIT)
3 units
The major literary achievements in the native languages other than Filipino; readings in Filipino or English translation.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Philippine Indigenous Literature (INDILIT)
3 units
A study of the principal forms of ethnic and folk literature in the Philippines, highlighting their social contexts and their contribution to the formation of a national identity.
Pre-requisite: Literary Forms

Philippine Literary Relations (PHILRE)
3 units
A study of the relations between Philippine literature and the literature of Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Pre-requisite: Philippine Literary History

Philippine Culture (PHILCULT)
3 units
The historical and parallel development of the arts in the Philippines-literature, painting, sculpture, architecture, music, dance, theater, television, komiks, film-with emphasis on how basic social structures molded the many facets of these arts.
Pre-requisite: Philippine Literary History