English Major, B.A.

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The courses listed below are designed to give students both depth and breadth in English literary studies. Students learn the works of individual authors and genres as well as broad literary movements. They demonstrate their ability to research and analyze literature in depth by writing a senior thesis in the senior year.

Required Courses

University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education Requirements: 30 Credits

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English Major: 44 Credits

English Core: 24 Credits

ENGL 210 - American Literature (4)
ENGL 301 - British Literature to 1798 (4)
ENGL 302 - British Literature since 1798 (4)
ENGL 310 - Literary Theory (4)
ENGL 340 - Shakespeare (4)
ENGL 410 - Senior Thesis (4) *

English Electives: 20 Credits

Select five English courses not already listed as a requirement for this major. Four of the five must be literature electives; the remaining course may be a film elective. Note: Neither ENGL 200 nor ENGL 205 may count towards this elective requirement.

Students pursuing the English major must choose five electives in addition to the English Core. Four of the five must fall under the literature group while the remaining elective can be film-related.

Literature Electives

ENGL 303 - Poetry (4)
ENGL 304 - Short Story (4)
ENGL 305 - Novel (4)
ENGL 306 - Drama (4)
ENGL 308 - American Literary Movements (4)
ENGL 309 - Special Topics in Literature (4)
ENGL 311 - Creative Writing: Short Fiction (4)
ENGL 312 - Creative Writing: Poetry (4)
ENGL 320 - Millers, Monks, and Other Malefactors: The Canterbury Tales (4)
ENGL 321 - Fantasy Literature and the Renaissance (4)
ENGL 322 - Novels of Seduction in 18th Century Literature (4)
ENGL 323 - Romantic (4)
ENGL 324 - American Renaissance (4)
ENGL 325 - Revolution in Faith: Late 19th Century British Literature (4)
ENGL 326 - Counterculture and Modern British Literature (4)
ENGL 327 - The American Century (4)
ENGL 328 - Minority Literature (4)
ENGL 329 - Milton (4)
ENGL 330 - Junior Seminar (4)
ENGL 333 - Internship (1-4)
ENGL 400 - History of the Language (4)
ENGL 420 - Comparative Literature (4)

Film Electives

ENGL 307 - Film (4)
ENGL 350 - Film History (4)
ENGL 355 - Auteurs (4)
FLME 351 - Film Adaptation (4)
FLME 352 - Foreign Film (4)
FLME 353 - The Science Fiction Film (4)
FLME 354 - The War Film (4)
FLME 356 - Special Topics in Film Studies (4)

General Electives: 32 Credits

Total Required Credits: 128

* ENGL 410 (Senior Thesis) must be taken in the senior year.