English, BA
Program Requirements
All English majors must have a C or higher in all English classes. Secondary English Education majors must have a C or better in all classes. Upper-division courses are all courses other than those of Areas A through F of the core curriculum. 1000- or 2000-level courses used in the upper division are included in this restriction.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum (Areas A-E) | 42 | |
| All Core Curriculum requirements for the English degree are shown under Core Curriculum in the Graduation Requirements section of the Undergraduate Catalog. | ||
| Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) | 18 | |
Survey of Literature Requirement | ||
World Literature Course - Choose one from the following: | ||
| World Literature I -Pre-Modern | ||
| World Literature II - Modern | ||
British Literature Course - Choose one from the following: | ||
| British Literature I | ||
| British Literature II | ||
American Literature Course - Choose one from the following: | ||
| American Literature I | ||
or ENGL 2131H | American Lit. I - Honors | |
| American Literature II | ||
or ENGL 2132H | American Lit II - Honors | |
International Languages and Lower Division Requirements | ||
Competence in a language other than English through the intermediate level (e.g, SPAN/FREN 2002) is required here, in Areas B and/or C, or by competency assessment (e.g. CLEP). If the 9 hours for this area are not satisfied by International Language courses, then students may apply courses listed in Areas C or E but not already applied elsewhere. 1 | ||
| Upper Division Core Requirements | 12 | |
| ENGL 3100 | Intro to Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 3110 | Introd to Writing Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 4011 | Critical Theory | 3 |
| ENGL 4950 | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Upper Division Concentration Requirements | 48 | |
| Choose one concentration from the following: | ||
| Total Degree Requirements | 120 | |
| 1 | SPAN 1001 Elementary Spanish I/FREN 1001 Elementary French I cannot be used towards any degree requirement. |
Concentration Requirements
Writing Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 48 | |
| ENGL 3212 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 3600 | Careers in Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3750 | Digital and Multimedia Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3800 | Intro to Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3900 | Professional & Tech. Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 4015 | Cultural Rhetorics | 3 |
| English Electives | ||
| Choose six 3000- or 4000- level ENGL courses that are not applied elsewhere in the program of study. | 18 | |
| Open Electives | ||
| Choose four courses, only one of which may be an upper-level English course. If a student wishes to minor in a subject, all four electives must have the same prefix. | 12 | |
Literature Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 48 | |
| Cultural Studies | ||
| Choose from: | 6 | |
| History of English Language | ||
| Women and Literature | ||
| African American Literature I | ||
| African American Literature II | ||
| Multicultural Literature | ||
| Carribbean Literature | ||
| Postcolonial Literature | ||
| Special Topics in Women & Lit. | ||
| British Literature before 1660 | ||
| Choose from: | 3 | |
| Medieval Literature | ||
| Renaissance Literature | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Seventeenth Century Literature | ||
| British Literature after 1660 | ||
| Choose from: | 3 | |
| Seventeenth Century Literature | ||
| Eighteenth Century Literature | ||
| Romantic Literature | ||
| Victorian Literature | ||
| Modern British Literature | ||
| Postcolonial Literature (if not applied in Cultural Studies) | ||
| American Literature before 1850 | ||
| Choose from: | 3 | |
| Amer. Colonial & Federal Lit. | ||
| American Romanticism | ||
| African American Literature I (if not applied in Cultural Studies) | ||
| American Literature after 1850 | ||
| Select from: | 3 | |
| American Realism & Naturalism | ||
| Southern Literature | ||
| Modern American Literature | ||
| Contemporary American Lit. | ||
| African American Literature II (if not applied in Cultural Studies) | ||
| Multicultural Literature (if not applied in Cultural Studies) | ||
| Other Courses | ||
| The following courses may be applied in one of the above categories depending on the topic of the course: | ||
| Modern Poetry | ||
| Selected Topics in English | ||
| Selected Topics in English | ||
| Selected Topics in English | ||
| Selected Topics in English | ||
| Special Topics in Women & Lit. | ||
| Studies in Drama | ||
| Directed Research | ||
| English Electives | ||
| Choose six 3000- or 4000- level ENGL courses that are not applied elsewhere in the program of study. | 18 | |
| Open Electives | ||
| Choose four courses, only one of which may be an upper-level English course. If a student wishes to minor in a subject, all four electives must have the same prefix. | 12 | |