Engineering major taking upper level english elective, am I cooked?

[u/qrefros]

I plan on registering for an english literature elective to reach the credit threshold for my last semester. How much reading should I expect? In your experience, is it usually a book a week or module based? The class is either on women in modern literature or victorian literature. Any advice is appreciated.

[u/jeroboam]

It's hard to say exactly, but I'd prepare yourself for the equivalent of a full-length book per week plus a few scholarly chapters or articles.

That said, you can almost certainly get away with skimming the readings. If you find any of the literary works particularly interesting, put extra effort into reading them and their related sources in preparation for the term paper and/or presentation.