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English, Literature Emphasis, Bachelor of Arts

Course Number and Title

Credits

Foundational Studies Program requirements indicated in bold.

 

ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing

3

ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing and Research

3

CID ENGL 275 Methods of Literary Studies

3

UF 100 Intellectual Foundations

3

UF 200 Civic and Ethical Foundations

3

FF ENGL 498 Senior Seminar in Literature

1

DLM Mathematics

3-4

DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course with lab

4

DLN Natural, Physical, and Applied Sciences course

3-4

DLV Visual and Performing Arts

3

DLL Literature and Humanities (credits to be taken from a language other than English)

3-4

DLS Social Sciences course in a first field

3

DLS Social Sciences course in a second field

3

Major Foundation

ENGL 198 Introduction to English Studies

1

Historical Breadth

ENGL 267 Survey of British Literature to 1790

3

ENGL 268 Survey of British Literature: 1790-Present

3

ENGL 277 Survey of American LIt: Beginnings to Civil War

3

ENGL 278 Survey of American Literature: Civil War to Present

3

Critical Thinking/Theory

ENGL 304 Argument

3

ENGL 393 Literary Criticism and Theory

3

Writing and/or Linguistics

 

Choose two courses from the following:

ENGL 201 Nonfiction Writing

ENGL 202 Technical Communication

ENGL 204 Writing Creative Nonfiction

ENGL 205 Poetry Writing

ENGL 206 Fiction Writing

ENGL 324 Topics in Rhetoric and Composition

ENGL 329 Grammar, Style, and Writing

ENGL 401 Advanced Nonfiction Writing

LING 301 History of the English Language

LING 305 Introduction to Language Studies

6

Gender/Diversity/Culture

 

Choose one course from

ENGL 390 Ethnic Literature

ENGL 395 Women Writers

ENGL 396 Postcolonial Literature

3

Intermediate

 

300-level literature courses

9

Advanced

ENGL 424 Advanced Topics in Literature

6

Additional credits in same language other than English taken for DLL

3-4

Upper-division electives to total 40 credits

5-15

Electives to total 120 credits

16-31

Total

120

Students considering graduate work in English are advised to reach a level of competency in a foreign language equivalent to two years of college-level work.

All courses used toward the English degree must be passed with a grade of C- or higher.