Bachelor of Arts in Literature

The Bachelor of Arts in Literature at the University of Santo Tomas (offered by the Faculty of Arts and Letters – Department of Literature) acquaints students with literary exemplars shaped by historical junctures and specific spatial locations, using multicultural and interdisciplinary lenses. Students study literary trends, social and cultural movements, creative processes, critical approaches, and theories that examine literature’s nature, influences, and the roles of agencies involved in producing, disseminating, and consuming texts.

The curriculum is organized across four years with courses such as Introduction to Literature and Literary Studies, Introduction to Literary Theory, Introduction to the Postcolonial Tradition, Literary Research, Thesis Writing 1 – Thesis Proposal, Thesis Writing 2 – Thesis Colloquium, and Practicum. Learning includes lecture and course units listed in the program schedule, including National Service Training Program and Physical Fitness activities. Students also complete a thesis process through thesis writing courses.

Modules

• Introduction to Literature and Literary Studies
• Introduction to Literary Theory
• Introduction to Cultural Theory
• Introduction to the Postcolonial Tradition
• Introduction to Creative Writing
• Introduction to Translation
• Philippine Literary Theory and Criticism
• Literary Research
• Introduction to Literature and the Professions
• Thesis Writing 1 – Thesis Proposal
• Thesis Writing 2 – Thesis Colloquium
• Practicum

• Academic Lecturer
• Copywriter
• Translator
• Editor
• Scriptwriter
• Civil Service Official
• Marketing Communication Expert
• Creative Industry Workers and Innovator
• Mass and New Media Practitioner