English Major, Concentration in African American Literature, BA

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

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• 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

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• 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

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• Select one of the following Diversity 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

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• 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

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• Select one of the following Advanced Writing courses (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

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  African-American Literature Courses (9 semester hours):

  • EN 360 - African-American Literature
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     Select two additional courses:

  • 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 three additional English electives in literature, writing, theory, or TESL: (9 semester Hours)

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• 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 Hours Required for a BA in English: 124 Semester Hours