English Literatures, Language, and Writing Major, B.A.; B.S.

B.A. degree or B.S. degree

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General statements that apply to English Majors and Minors

1. Independent study in English is restricted to nine (9) hours for the major and six (6) hours for the minor. 
2. The department supports the concept of advanced placement as well as exemption from required courses and credit earned through approved university examination programs.
3. ENG 101, ELI 198, ELI 199, ENG 103/193 and ENG 201 do not apply on a major or minor.
4. Credit Restrictions: Courses taken for credit toward an English Major may not be taken Credit/No Credit.

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (9 hours)

ENG 234WI	Introduction to Literary Analysis	3(3-0)
ENG 334	Literary and Cultural Theory	3(3-0)
ENG 435WI	Senior Seminar: Advanced Literary Analysis	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

ENG 175	The Nature of Language	3(3-0)
ENG 271	Modern Grammar	3(3-0)
ENG 375	Introduction to Linguistics	3(3-0)

Required Courses III (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

ENG 294WI	Introduction to Creative Writing	3(3-0)
ENG 301WI	Nonfiction Writing	3(3-0)
ENG 303WI	Technical Writing	3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (12 hours)

 

IV.a. Historical Periods (9 hours)

Select 9 hours from the following:

ENG 335	Topics in Ancient or Medieval Literature	3-6(3-0)
ENG 336	Texts in Contexts: Reimagining Literary History	3-9(3-0)
ENG 337	Literary Modes and Genres	3-6(3-0)
ENG 338	Literature as Inquiry	3-6(3-0)

 

IV.b. Comparative Cultural and Literary Traditions (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

ENG 325	Stories, Spells, and Songs: Folklore and Folklife	3(3-0)
ENG 327/WGS 327	Women Writers: Gender, Sexuality, and Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 328	Native American Literature and Film	3(3-0)
ENG 329	African American Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 330	Gods, Monsters, and Immortality: Mythic Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 333	Literatures of Non-Western Cultures	3-6(3-0)
ENG 381WI	Children's Literature	3(3-0)

Electives (12 hours)

Select 12 hours of ENG courses, with at least 6 hours at the 400 or 500 level; no more than 3 hours of 100-level ENG courses may count toward electives.

OR

Students may specialize in a particular area by choosing one of the following specializations, with at least 6 hours at the 400 or 500 level .

Specialization 1: Creative Writing (12 hours)

Select ENG 294WI (required) plus 9 additional hours from the following:

ENG 294WI	Introduction to Creative Writing	3(3-0)
ENG 391WI	Creative Writing: Fiction	3(3-0)
ENG 392WI	Creative Writing: Poetry	3(3-0)
ENG 491WI	Advanced Fiction Writing	3-6(3-0)
ENG 492	Advanced Poetry Writing	3-6(3-0)
ENG 493WI	Creative Nonfiction	3-6(3-0)

Specialization 2: Nonfiction Writing (12 hours)

Select 12 credit hours from:

ENG 301WI	Nonfiction Writing	3(3-0)
ENG 303WI	Technical Writing	3(3-0)
ENG 402WI	Argumentation and Expository Writing	3(3-0)
ENG 493WI	Creative Nonfiction	3-6(3-0)
ENG 403	Document Design	3(3-0)
ENG 404	Technical Editing	3(3-0)
ENG 514	Language and Media Discourse	3(3-0)
ENG 539	Seminar in Major Nonfiction Writers	3-9(Spec)

Specialization 3: World Literature (12 hours)

Select ENG 333 (required) plus 9 additional hours from the following:

ENG 325	Stories, Spells, and Songs: Folklore and Folklife	3(3-0)
ENG 327/WGS 327	Women Writers: Gender, Sexuality, and Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 328	Native American Literature and Film	3(3-0)
ENG 329	African American Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 330	Gods, Monsters, and Immortality: Mythic Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 333	Literatures of Non-Western Cultures	3-6(3-0)
ENG 335	Topics in Ancient or Medieval Literature	3-6(3-0)
ENG 336	Texts in Contexts: Reimagining Literary History	3-9(3-0)
ENG 337	Literary Modes and Genres	3-6(3-0)
ENG 338	Literature as Inquiry	3-6(3-0)
ENG 444	In Her Own Words: Global Feminist Perspectives	3(3-0)
ENG 561	European Romanticism	3(3-0)
ENG 566	Human Rights in Literature, Art, and Film	3(3-0)
ENG 569	Seminar in Major World Writers	3-9(3-0)

Note: ENG 335, ENG 336, ENG 337, and ENG 338 with sections labeled “C” fulfill the World Literature specialization.

Specialization 4: Children’s and Young Adult Literature (12 hours)

Select ENG 381WI (required) plus 9 additional hours from the following:

ENG 381WI	Children's Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 481	International Literature for Youth	3(3-0)
ENG 482	Fantasy for Youth	3(3-0)
ENG 485	Poetry for Children and Young Adults	3(3-0)
ENG 580	Young Adult Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 581	The History of Children's Literature in English	3(3-0)
ENG 582	Seminar in Diversity in Children’s and Young Adult Literature	3-9(3-0)
ENG 583	Texts for the Middle Grades	3(3-0)

Specialization 5: American and British Literature (12 hours)

Select 12 hours from the following:

ENG 328	Native American Literature and Film	3(3-0)
ENG 329	African American Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 335	Topics in Ancient or Medieval Literature	3-6(3-0)
ENG 336	Texts in Contexts: Reimagining Literary History	3-9(3-0)
ENG 337	Literary Modes and Genres	3-6(3-0)
ENG 338	Literature as Inquiry	3-6(3-0)
ENG 349	Shakespeare	3(3-0)
ENG 442	The British Novel	3(3-0)
ENG 455	The American Novel	3(3-0)
ENG 545	Love, Plague, and Chivalry: Chaucer’s Works and World	3(3-0)
ENG 547	Seminar in Major British Writers	3-9(3-0)
ENG 549	Advanced Shakespeare	3(3-0)
ENG 559	Seminar in Major American Writers	3-9(3-0)
ENG 570	Old English	3(3-0)

Note: ENG 335, ENG 336, ENG 337, and ENG 338 with sections labeled A or B fulfill the American and British Literature specialization.

Specialization 6: Applied Linguistics (12 hours)

Select ENG 375 plus 9 additional hours from the following:

ENG 375	Introduction to Linguistics	3(3-0)
ENG 510WI	Writing Center Practicum	1-3(Spec)
ENG 520	Diachronic Linguistics and the History of English	3(3-0)
ENG 570	Old English	3(3-0)
ENG 571	Methods in Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages	3(3-0)
ENG 574	TESOL Materials, Assessment, Curriculum	3(3-0)
ENG 577	Introduction to Second Language Acquisition	3(3-0)
ENG 578	Applied Sociolinguistics	3(3-0)

Note: Two years of foreign language or equivalent recommended.

Total: 39 semester hours