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 paper in the senior year.

General Education - University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education - Distribution Areas: 27 Credits

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English Major: 44 Credits

English Core: 20 Credits

ENGL 211 - Introduction to Literature (4) PLUS
Choose THREE survey courses:
ENGL 214 - World Literature (4)
ENGL 215 - British Literature Survey I: Beginnings to 1800 (4)
ENGL 216 - British Literature Survey II: 1800 to the Present (4)
ENGL 220 - American Literature Survey: From the Colonial Era to the Present (4)
AND
ENGL 495 - Senior Seminar (4) **

English Electives: 24 Credits

Choose six courses (24 credits total) of English electives not already listed as a requirement for this major.

Of these six courses:

At least four must be at the 300-level or above
At least one must focus on literature pre-1800
At least one must focus on diverse writers
At least one must be a writing course
Only one course may be a film elective
Only one course may be a creative writing elective

NOTE: ENGL 214 , ENGL 215 , ENGL 216 , or ENGL 220 may be used to fulfill one of the above elective requirements. However, that course cannot simultaneously fulfill the survey requirement in the English Core.

Literature Electives

Writing Electives

At least one English elective must be a writing course.

Diverse Writers

At least one English elective must focus on writers whose work engages the question of representation and identity with regards to race, class, ethnicity, ability, gender, etc.

Pre-1800 Courses

At least one English elective must focus on literature written before 1800. The courses below will consistently fill this requirement. Other courses may also meet this requirement depending on the topic.

Film Electives

Only one English elective may be a film course

Creative Writing Electives

Only one English elective may be a creative writing course

General Electives: 35 Credits

Total Required Credits: 128

*ENGL 309 , ENGL 329 , ENGL 375 , and ENGL 398 are each repeatable up to 8 credits. If taken a second time, the second course can count as an English literature elective.
**ENGL 495 (Senior Seminar) must be taken during the senior year.