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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog (As of 12-14-18)

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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog (As of 12-14-18) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English, B.A.

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Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Credit Hours: 36+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.

Required Courses

ENGL 201 British Literature to 1800 (3)
ENGL 202 British Literature since 1800 (3)
ENGL 207 American Literature to the Present (3)
ENGL 299 Introduction to English Studies (3)

Note:

For English majors, ENGL 201 , ENGL 202 and ENGL 207 are pre-requisites for all courses at or above the 300-level.

Middle of the Major:

24 credit hours of which 3 credit hours may be at the 200-level.

Select one course from each of the following areas:

Literature in History, Pre-1700:

Choose one.

ENGL 314 The Sixteenth Century (3)
ENGL 317 The Seventeenth Century (3)
ENGL 337 British Drama to 1642 (3)
ENGL 361 Special Topics: Literature in History Pre-1700 (3)
ENGL 461 Senior Seminar in Literature in History Pre-1700 (3)

Literature in History, 1700-1900:

Choose one.

ENGL 318 The Eighteenth Century (3)
ENGL 321 The Romantic Period (3)
ENGL 323 The Victorian Period (3)
ENGL 342 Literature of the American Revolution and Early Republic (3)
ENGL 343 American Renaissance (3)
ENGL 344 Late 19th Century American Literature (3)
ENGL 362 Special Topics: Literature in History 1700-1900 (3)
ENGL 462 Senior Seminar in Literature in History 1700-1900 (3)

Literature in History, 1900-present:

Choose one.

ENGL 325 Modern British Literature (3)
ENGL 326 Irish Literature (3)
ENGL 335 Modern Poetry (3)
ENGL 341 Literature of the American South, 1900-Present (3)
ENGL 346 Contemporary American Fiction (3)
ENGL 356 American Novel, 1900-1965 (3)
ENGL 359 American Poetry Since 1945 (3)
ENGL 363 Special Topics: Literature in History 1900-Present (3)
ENGL 463 Senior Seminar in Literature in History 1900-Present (3)

Difference and Literary Tradition or Film and Cultural Studies:

Choose one.

Difference and Literary Tradition

ENGL 216 Introduction to African American Literature (3)
ENGL 226 Survey of World Literature (3)
ENGL 233 Survey of Non-Western Twentieth Century Literature (3)
ENGL 234 Survey of Third-World Masterpieces (3)
ENGL 313 African American Literature (3)
ENGL 315 Black Women Writers (3)
ENGL 336 Women Writers (3)
ENGL 352 Major African Writers (3)
ENGL 353 African Women Writers (3)
ENGL 358 Colonial and Postcolonial British Literature (3)
ENGL 364 Special Topics: Difference and Literary Tradition (3)
ENGL 371 Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (3)
ENGL 464 Senior Seminar in Difference and Literary Tradition (3)

Film and Cultural Studies

ENGL 212 The Cinema: History and Criticism (3)
ENGL 351 Studies in American Film (3)
ENGL 365 Special Topics in Cultural Studies (3)
ENGL 390 Special Topics in Film (3)
ENGL 465 Senior Seminar in Cultural Studies (3)
ENGL 490 Senior Seminar in Film (3)

Creative Writing or Writing, Rhetoric and Language:

Choose one.

Creative Writing

ENGL 220 Poetry Writing I (3)
ENGL 223 Fiction Writing I (3)
ENGL 339 Advanced Creative Writing (3)
ENGL 347 Writing the Novel (3)
ENGL 367 Creative Nonfiction (3)
ENGL 368 Short-Short Fiction (3)
ENGL 375 Studies in Creative Writing (3)
ENGL 377 Poetry Writing II (3)
ENGL 378 Fiction Writing II (3)
ENGL 402 Advanced Workshop in Poetry Writing (3)
ENGL 403 Advanced Workshop in Fiction Writing (3)

Writing, Rhetoric and Language

ENGL 215 Interdisciplinary Composition (3)
ENGL 225 Introduction to Writing Studies (3)
ENGL 303 Modern English Grammar (3)
ENGL 305 Advanced Composition (3)
ENGL 309 English Language: Grammar and History (3)
ENGL 310 Theories of Teaching Writing (3)
ENGL 312 History of English Language (3)
ENGL 316 Writing and Literacy (3)
ENGL 319 Studies in Literary Theory (3)
ENGL 322 Writing across Contexts (3)
ENGL 334 Technical Writing (3)
ENGL 366 Special Topics in Writing, Rhetoric, and Language (3)
ENGL 369 Writing for the Web (3)
ENGL 372 Rhetoric in a Digital Age (3)
ENGL 379 Usability and Document Design (3)
ENGL 380 The Literary Magazine, Publishing, and Editing (3)
ENGL 466 Senior Seminar in Writing, Rhetoric, and Language (3)

Theme and Genre-Centered Approaches or Authored-Centered Approaches:

Choose one.

Theme and Genre-Centered Approaches

ENGL 320 Young Adult Literature (3)
ENGL 327 The British Novel I (3)
ENGL 328 The British Novel II (3)
ENGL 340 Restoration and 18th Century Drama (3)
ENGL 345 Nineteenth-Century American Poetry (3)
ENGL 349 American Novel to 1900 (3)
ENGL 357 Studies in Contemporary British Literature (3)
ENGL 360 Special Topics: Major Literary Themes (3)
ENGL 370 Special Topics: Major Literary Genres (3)
ENGL 460 Senior Seminar in Major Literary Themes (3)
ENGL 470 Senior Seminar in Major Literary Genres (3)

Authored-Centered Approaches

ENGL 302 Shakespeare (3)
ENGL 304 Chaucer (3)
ENGL 306 Milton (3)
ENGL 350 Special Topics: Major Authors (3)
ENGL 450 Senior Seminar in Major Authors (3)

Select two courses totaling 6 credit hours from ENGL 300-level or above.

Choose from the courses already listed or:

ENGL 395 Special Topics (3)
ENGL 399 Tutorial (1-3)
ENGL 404 Independent Study (1-3)
ENGL 495 Field Internship (1-3)
ENGL 496 Undergraduate Research (1-3)
ENGL 499 Bachelor’s Essay (6)

Capstone

Select one course from the following:

ENGL 450 Senior Seminar in Major Authors (3)
ENGL 460 Senior Seminar in Major Literary Themes (3)
ENGL 461 Senior Seminar in Literature in History Pre-1700 (3)
ENGL 462 Senior Seminar in Literature in History 1700-1900 (3)
ENGL 463 Senior Seminar in Literature in History 1900-Present (3)
ENGL 464 Senior Seminar in Difference and Literary Tradition (3)
ENGL 465 Senior Seminar in Cultural Studies (3)
ENGL 466 Senior Seminar in Writing, Rhetoric, and Language (3)
ENGL 470 Senior Seminar in Major Literary Genres (3)
ENGL 490 Senior Seminar in Film (3)

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

None. All courses that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.

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