Nov 28, 2024

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English, B.A.

Degree and Major Requirements

Students majoring in English earn the B.A. degree unless they are completing an additional major in a degree program other than the B.A. The minimum requirement for a major in English is 36 credit hours of course work in the major.

The department recommends that students choose a variety of courses from among different periods and topics. Students progress through the major by taking ENG 299 and three 200 level surveys, and then moving on to 300 level courses and at least two 400 level Advanced Studies courses. They also fulfill three distributional overlay requirements.

Courses taken to fulfill General Education Cluster Two requirements may also fulfill requirements in the English major. Students may complete credit requirements by taking additional electives.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

General Education 41 Credit Hours ¹
Foreign language classes (intermediate level required) 0-14 Credit Hours ²
Philosophy course (in addition to General Education courses) 3 Credit Hours
University electives 26-40 Credit Hours
Major requirements (listed below) 36 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours

Footnotes

¹ The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
² The foreign language requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of the second semester of the intermediate level of the student’s chosen language (typically 232) or by placing out of that language through the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures’ placement exam.

Major Requirements

All students must include in their program the following core courses:

Core Courses

ENG 299. Writing About Literature 3.00 ¹
Choose one course at the 200 or 300 level 3 Credit Hours
Choose five courses from the 300 level 15 Credit Hours
Choose two approved 400-level courses from the Advanced Studies list 6 Credit Hours

Footnote

¹ This course fulfills the College of Arts and Letters writing-intensive requirement for the major.

Choose one from the following: 3 Credit Hours

Total: 36 Credit Hours

The courses selected must include the following:

Two courses at the 400 level:

Additional Information

Other courses may be applied to these requirements via course directive. Students should consult advisers and the departmental semester list about other options.

Recommended Schedule for Majors

First Year

Foreign language courses 6-8 Credit Hours
General Education courses 23 Credit Hours

Total: 29-31 Credit Hours

Second Year

Two of three required courses from among ENG 221 -ENG 260 6 Credit Hours
ENG 299. Writing About Literature 3.00
General Education courses 15 Credit Hours
Foreign language courses 6 Credit Hours

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Third Year

Remaining requirement from General Education 3 Credit Hours
English 300-level courses 12-15 Credit Hours
Other electives 15 Credit Hours

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Fourth Year

English 400 level Advanced Studies courses 6 Credit Hours
English 300-400 level courses 6-9 Credit Hours
Other electives 15-18 Credit Hours

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Concentrations

In consultation with their advisers, students may choose nine credit hours of courses at the 300- or 400-level that acquaint them with the scope of one of the fields below. Students may also consult advisers and individual professors about additional courses that may, because of content covered in a particular semester, be eligible for a concentration by special permission (for example, ENG 302 , ENG 412 or others).

British Literature

Select appropriate courses in consultation with adviser.

American Literature

Select appropriate courses in consultation with adviser.

World Literature

ENG 305. Mythology 3.00.
ENG 306. The Bible as Literature 3.00
ENG 358. Oral Literature 3.00
ENG 360. Introduction to Ethnic American Literature 3.00
ENG 361. African-American Fiction 3.00
ENG 362. African-American Poetry 3.00
ENG 363. Native American Literature 3.00
ENG 364. Introduction to Asian-American Literature 3.00
ENG 368. Women’s Literature 3.00
ENG 377. Introduction to African Literature 3.00
ENG 378. Studies in South Asian Literature 3.00
ENG 379. Literature and Empire 3.00
ENG 405. Advanced Studies in Anglophone Literature 3.00
ENG 408. Advanced Studies in African-American Literature 3.00
ENG 423. Advanced Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Literature 3.00
ENG 430. Advanced Studies in Comparative Literature 3.00
ENG 432. Advanced Studies in African Literature 3.00
ENG 433. Advanced Studies in Arabic Literature 3.00
ENG 434. Advanced Studies in Latin American Literature in Translation 3.00
or
SPAN 434. Advanced Studies in Latin American Literature in Translation 3.00
ENG 436. Studies in German Literature 3.00
or
GER 436. Studies in German Literature 3.00
ENG 437. Studies in Italian Literature 3.00
or
ITAL 437. Studies in Italian Literature 3.00
ENG 438. Studies in Russian Literature 3.00
or
RUS 438. Studies in Russian Literature 3.00
ENG 439. Advanced Studies in Major Authors of Literature in Spanish in Translation 3.00
or
SPAN 439. Major Authors of Literature in Spanish in Translation 3.00
ENG 466. Advanced Studies in Women’s Literature 3.00

Environmental Literature and Writing

ENG 363. Native American Literature 3.00
ENG 371. Literature and the Environment 3.00
ENG 372. Ecocriticism and Environmental Ethics 3.00
ENG 390. The Environmental Imagination 3.00

Language and Theory

ENG 303. History of the English Language 3.00
ENG 308. Introduction to Linguistics 3.00
ENG 309. Traditional English Grammar 3.00
ENG 310. Modern English Grammar 3.00
ENG 348. Studies in Linguistics and the English Language
ENG 358. Oral Literature 3.00
ENG 365. History of Literary Criticism 3.00
ENG 366. Contemporary Critical Theory 3.00
ENG 369. Feminist Literary Theory 3.00
ENG 417. Advanced Studies in Linguistics and the English Language 3.00
ENG 420. Advanced Studies in Theory and Cultural Studies 3.00

Print Culture

Gender and Sexuality Studies

ENG 304. Feminist Perspectives on Literature and Religion 3.00
ENG 327. Gothic Literature 3.00
ENG 368. Women’s Literature 3.00
ENG 369. Feminist Literary Theory 3.00
ENG 370. Queer Literature 3.00
ENG 423. Advanced Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Literature 3.00
ENG 466. Advanced Studies in Women’s Literature 3.00

Race and Ethnicity Studies

ENG 358. Oral Literature 3.00
ENG 360. Introduction to Ethnic American Literature 3.00
ENG 361. African-American Fiction 3.00
ENG 362. African-American Poetry 3.00
ENG 363. Native American Literature 3.00
ENG 364. Introduction to Asian-American Literature 3.00
ENG 377. Introduction to African Literature 3.00
ENG 378. Studies in South Asian Literature 3.00
ENG 379. Literature and Empire 3.00
ENG 408. Advanced Studies in African-American Literature 3.00
ENG 432. Advanced Studies in African Literature 3.00
ENG 433. Advanced Studies in Arabic Literature 3.00

Creative Writing

Students with a strong interest in developing various writing skills should include in their program nine credit hours of electives from the following courses.

Choose three of the following:

ENG 347. Playwriting 3.00
or
THEA 347. Playwriting 3.00
ENG 390. The Environmental Imagination 3.00
ENG 391. Introduction to Creative Writing – Nonfiction 3.00
ENG 392. Introduction to Creative Writing – Poetry 3.00
ENG 393. Introduction to Creative Writing – Fiction 3.00
ENG 483. Narrative Form 3.00
ENG 484. Poetic Craft and Creativity 3.00
ENG 493. Advanced Creative Nonfiction 3.00
ENG 494. Advanced Poetry Writing 3.00
ENG 495. Advanced Fiction Writing 3.00
ENG 496. Advanced Topics in Creative Writing 3.00

English, B.A.

Degree and Major Requirements

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

Total: 120 Credit Hours

Footnotes

Major Requirements

Core Courses

Footnote

Choose one from the following: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one from the following: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one from the following: 3 Credit Hours

Total: 36 Credit Hours

The courses selected must include the following:

One course at the 300 or 400 level, pre-1700:

One course at the 300 or 400 level, pre-1900:

One course from the Identity, Diversity and Power selections:

Two courses at the 400 level:

Additional Information

Recommended Schedule for Majors

First Year

Total: 29-31 Credit Hours

Second Year

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Third Year

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Fourth Year

Total: 30 Credit Hours

Concentrations

British Literature

American Literature

World Literature

Environmental Literature and Writing

Language and Theory

Print Culture

Gender and Sexuality Studies

Race and Ethnicity Studies

Creative Writing

Choose three of the following: