English Major, Concentration in Literature, BA

Students are required to meet with their faculty advisor to schedule classes and discuss degree requirements, see Section 10.4.

Any student graduating with a major in English will be required to earn at least a C in all major courses.

General Education Curriculum: (38-39 Semester Hours)

See General Education Curriculum Requirements

BA Degree Requirements:

Foreign Language (one area - minimum of 6 hours at the 200-level or above)

Major Requirements:

Select any two literature survey courses: (6 Semester Hours)
EN 201 - Survey of Early English Literature
EN 202 - Survey of Late English Literature
EN 203 - Survey of Early American Literature
EN 204 - Survey of Late American Literature
EN 231 - Survey of Early World Literature
EN 232 - Survey of Late World Literature
Select one of the following Early Literature courses: (3 Semester Hours)
EN 303 - Early Shakespeare
EN 304 - Late Shakespeare
EN 334 - Ancient Greek and Roman Myth
EN 355 - The Bible as Literature
EN 375 - Women in Medieval Literature
EN 444 - The Earliest English Literature
EN 445 - Chaucer and the Medieval World
EN 453 - Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama
EN 455 - Early Modern Poetry
Select one of the following Diversty courses: (3 Semester Hours)
EN 260 - LGBTQ+ Literature
EN 360 - African-American Literature
EN 363 - Black Women Writers
EN 370 - Ethnic American Literatures
EN 380 - Native American Literatures and Religions
EN 433 - Literature in the Postcolonial World
Select one of the following Language or Theory courses: (3 Semester Hours)
EN 302 - History and Structure of the English Language
EN 305 - Applied Linguistics
EN 480 - Literary Theory
Select one advanced writing course: (3 Semester Hours)
EN 300 - Professional Writing
EN 311 - Nonfiction Writing
EN 312 - Creative Writing
EN 313 - Digital Writing
EN 315 - Playwriting
EN 317 - Technical Writing
EN 411 - Fiction Writing Workshop
EN 412 - Poetry Writing Workshop
Select three English, American, or World Literature electives: (9 Semester Hours)
Select three additional English electives in literature, writing, theory, or TESL: (9 Semester Hours)
English Capstone: (3 hours)
EN 499 - English Capstone Course

Note:

Each course may count for only one requirement within the major, but literature surveys may count for both General Education requirements and major requirements. Of all major courses, at least one must be 300- or 400-level literature courses and one additional course must be 400-level literature course.

Total English hours exclusive of core composition: 39 Semester Hours

Total English hours exclusive of core composition: 39 Semester Hours

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