2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog
English
Programs
- Creative and Professional Writing, B.F.A. major
-
English Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) - English, B.A. major
- Electronic Writing minor
- English minor
- Writing Emphasis emph
- Electronic Writing Certificate cert
English, B.A. major
Required Credits: 54
Required GPA: 2.25
I REQUIRED COURSES
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- ENGL 2350 American Literature, to 1865 (3 credits)
- ENGL 2355 American Literature, 1865 to Present (3 credits)
- ENGL 2357 British and World Drama (3 credits)
- ENGL 2358 British and World Poetry (3 credits)
- ENGL 2359 British and World Prose (3 credits)
- ENGL 3101 Advanced Writing (3 credits)
- ENGL 4420 Shakespeare and His Age (3 credits)
- ENGL 4455 Seminar: Literary Criticism and Theory (3 credits)
II REQUIRED LITERATURE ELECTIVES
Select 15 semester credits from the following courses;
at least 6 credits must be at the 4000 level.
- ENGL 3600 Author Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 3606 Culture Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 3607 Film Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 3608 Genre Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 3609 Period Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 4700 Advanced Author Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 4706 Advanced Culture Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 4707 Advanced Film Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 4708 Advanced Genre Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 4709 Advanced Period Topics (3 credits)
III REQUIRED CONCENTRATION
Complete the courses in one of the following
concentrations:
A. LITERATURE:SELECT AN ADDITIONAL 15 CREDITS FROM
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT LITERATURE COURSES, PHIL 2240 Aesthetics (3 credits),
PHIL 2310 Philosophy in Literature (3 credits), MODERN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT LITERATURES
IN TRANSLATION, THSP4300.
B. LANGUAGES: SELECT 15 CREDITS IN LANGUAGE COURSES
(SPAN, GER, ML etc.), AT LEAST 12 CREDITS IN A
SINGLE LANGUAGE PLUS 3 ADDITIONAL CREDITS IN THE
SAME LANGUAGE, ANOTHER LANGUAGE OR A MODERN
LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT CULTURAL STUDIES OR LITERATURE
COURSE.
C. HUMANITIES: SELECT AT LEAST 15 CREDITS IN HISTORY
AND/OR PHILOSOPHY COURSES AND/OR ML 3430 LINGUISTICS
D. WRITING: SELECT AT LEAST 15 CREDITS IN WRITING
COURSES AT THE 2000 LEVEL OR ABOVE
E. CULTURAL STUDIES: SELECT AT LEAST 15 CREDITS IN
COURSES IN WOMEN'S STUDIES, AND/OR INTERNATIONAL
STUDIES, AND/ OR INDIAN STUDIES.
F. COMPLETE ANY MINOR OR A SECOND MAJOR, MINIMUM 15
CREDITS. IF A MINOR IS TAKEN THAT IS LESS THAN 15
CREDITS, ADDITIONAL CREDITS MUST BE TAKEN, WITH CONSENT
OF ADVISOR, IN THE SAME OR A RELATED DISCIPLINE.
SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR ENGLISH MAJOR, B.A.
The following is a list of suggested English Major, B.A. courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.
Freshman
- Liberal Education requirements
Sophomore
- ENGL 2150 Technical Writing (3 credits)
- or ENGL 2152 Argument and Exposition (3 credits)
- ENGL 2350 American Literature, to 1865 (3 credits)
- ENGL 2355 American Literature, 1865 to Present (3 credits)
- ENGL 2357 British and World Drama (3 credits)
- ENGL 2358 British and World Poetry (3 credits)
- ENGL 2359 British and World Prose (3 credits)
- Complete Liberal Education requirements
Junior
- ENGL 3101 Advanced Writing (3 credits)
- ENGL 4420 Shakespeare and His Age (3 credits)
- English electives
Senior
- ENGL 4455 Seminar: Literary Criticism and Theory (3 credits)
- English electives