English Major – Bachelor of Arts

Program Competencies

1. Students differentiate major periods of Anglo-American Literature.
2. Students distinguish the features of major literary genres.
3. Students recognize works by major authors.
4. Students write critically about literature.
5. Students select appropriate sources for literary analysis.
6. Students synthesize sources in writing about literature.

Assessment

1. Exit examinations
2. Survey of graduates

Program Requirements

General Education

General Education Courses	(See GNED Course Listings)	33
Total Credit Hours:		33

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University. Program requirements that are also general education requirements will count in both places (as applicable).

Major Requirements

Literature Cornerstone

 

ENG 300	Introduction to the Study of Literature in English	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Literature Surveys

 

ENG 331	British Literature to 1789	3
ENG 332	British Literature since 1789	3
ENG 341	American Literature to 1865	3
ENG 342	American Literature since 1865	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

Linguistics

Choose one of the following:

ENG 305	Introduction to Linguistics	3
ENG 315	Structure of English	3
ENG 393	History of the English Language	3
ENG 401	Semantics	3
ENG 404	Advanced Syntax	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Writing I

Choose one of the following:

ENG 390	Professional Writing	3
ENG 391	Advanced Expository Writing	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Writing II

Choose one of the following:

ENG 395	Poetry Writing	3
ENG 396	Fiction Writing	3
ENG 397	Writing Creative Nonfiction	3
ENG 483	Advanced Poetry Writing	3
ENG 484	Advanced Fiction Writing	3
ENG 485	Advanced Nonfiction Writing	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Literature Electives

Cultural Diversity - Select one course from the following:

ENG 311	Global English Literature	3
ENG 320	Women Writers and Feminist Perspectives	3
ENG 348	African American Literature	3
ENG 360	Appalachian Literature	3
ENG 365	Literature of the South	3
ENG 398	Gay and Lesbian Literature	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Literary Period - Select one course from the following:

ENG 422	Studies in American Literature to 1900	3
ENG 423	Studies in American Literature, 1900-1965	3
ENG 424	Studies in Contemporary American Literature	3
ENG 436	The English Renaissance	3
ENG 441	Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature	3
ENG 443	Victorian Writers	3
ENG 444	British Literature since 1901	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Major Author - Select one course from the following:

ENG 435	Shakespeare	3
ENG 495	Seminar: Major Writers	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Genre - Select one course from the following:

ENG 344	The Short Story and the Novel	3
ENG 432	The British Novel	3
ENG 435	Shakespeare	3
ENG 453	Modern Drama	3
ENG 455	Early Dramatic Literature	3
ENG 463	American Fiction	3
ENG 466	American Poetry	3
ENG 470	Film and Literature	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

English Elective - Select one course from the following:

ENG 300-level or higher

Total Credit Hours:

3

Foreign Language

Three semester hours in one foreign language above 101,  e.g., French, Spanish, German, Italian, Latin or Russian.

Total Credit Hours:

3

Capstone

ENG 499C	Senior Seminar in English	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Minor

All majors must also include a minor or additional major. See Terms to Know.

Total Credit Hours:

21

Free Electives

Free Electives

(chosen by student)

variable

Total Credit Hours: 120