Dec 12, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

2022-2023 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 Credits: 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.

Total: 36 Credit Hours

The courses selected must include the following:

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

ENG 306. The Bible as Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 311. Medieval Literature and Culture Credits: 3.00
ENG 313. Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture Credits: 3.00
ENG 316. Early Modern Drama Credits: 3.00
ENG 317. Studies in Shakespeare Credits: 3.00
ENG 319. Teaching Shakespeare Credits: 3.00
ENG 320L. Shakespeare on the Page and Stage in London Credits: 3.00
ENG 401. Advanced Studies in Medieval Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 402. Advanced Studies in British Literature Before 1700 Credits: 3.00

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

ENG 306. The Bible as Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 311. Medieval Literature and Culture Credits: 3.00
ENG 313. Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture Credits: 3.00
ENG 316. Early Modern Drama Credits: 3.00
ENG 317. Studies in Shakespeare Credits: 3.00
ENG 319. Teaching Shakespeare Credits: 3.00
ENG 320L. Shakespeare on the Page and Stage in London Credits: 3.00
ENG 321. Restoration and Eighteenth Century British Prose and Poetry Credits: 3.00
ENG 322. Restoration and Eighteenth Century British Drama Credits: 3.00
ENG 325. Romantic Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 327. Gothic Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 329. Victorian Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 330. Nineteenth Century British Novel Credits: 3.00
ENG 342. Early American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 343. Antebellum American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 344. Late Nineteenth Century American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 352. The American Novel to 1914 Credits: 3.00
ENG 363. Native American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 401. Advanced Studies in Medieval Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 402. Advanced Studies in British Literature Before 1700 Credits: 3.00

One course from the Identity, Diversity and Power selections:

ENG 358. Oral Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 360. Introduction to Ethnic American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 361. African-American Fiction Credits: 3.00
ENG 362. African-American Poetry Credits: 3.00
ENG 363. Native American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 364. Introduction to Asian-American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 368. Women’s Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 369. Feminist Literary Theory Credits: 3.00
ENG 370. Queer Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 377. Introduction to African Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 378. Studies in South Asian Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 379. Literature and Empire Credits: 3.00
ENG 408. Advanced Studies in African-American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 423. Advanced Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 432. Advanced Studies in African Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 434. Advanced Studies in Latin American Literature in Translation Credits: 3.00
or
SPAN 434. Advanced Studies in Latin American Literature in Translation Credits: 3.00
ENG 466. Advanced Studies in Women’s Literature Credits: 3.00

Two courses at the 400 level:

ENG 401. Advanced Studies in Medieval Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 402. Advanced Studies in British Literature Before 1700 Credits: 3.00
ENG 403. Advanced Studies in British Literature After 1700 Credits: 3.00
ENG 405. Advanced Studies in Anglophone Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 407. Advanced Studies in American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 408. Advanced Studies in African-American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 410. Advanced Studies in Author Credits: 3.00
ENG 413. Advanced Studies in Literature and Ideas Credits: 3.00
ENG 414. Advanced Studies in Genre Credits: 3.00
ENG 415. Advanced Studies in Textuality and the History of the Book Credits: 3.00
ENG 417. Advanced Studies in Linguistics and the English Language Credits: 3.00
ENG 420. Advanced Studies in Theory and Cultural Studies Credits: 3.00
ENG 423. Advanced Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 430. Advanced Studies in Comparative Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 432. Advanced Studies in African Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 433. Advanced Studies in Arabic Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 434. Advanced Studies in Latin American Literature in Translation Credits: 3.00
ENG 439. Advanced Studies in Major Authors of Literature in Spanish in Translation Credits: 3.00
ENG 466. Advanced Studies in Women’s Literature Credits: 3.00

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 Credits: 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 consult with their 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.

British Literature

Select appropriate courses in consultation with adviser.

American Literature

Select appropriate courses in consultation with adviser.

World Literature

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

Environmental Literature and Writing

ENG 363. Native American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 371. Literature and the Environment Credits: 3.00
ENG 390. The Environmental Imagination Credits: 3.00

Language and Theory

ENG 301. Old English Language and Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 303. History of the English Language Credits: 3.00
ENG 308. Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3.00
ENG 309. Traditional English Grammar Credits: 3.00
ENG 310. Modern English Grammar Credits: 3.00
ENG 348. Studies in Linguistics and the English Language Credits: 3.00
ENG 358. Oral Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 366. Contemporary Critical Theory Credits: 3.00
ENG 369. Feminist Literary Theory Credits: 3.00
ENG 417. Advanced Studies in Linguistics and the English Language Credits: 3.00
ENG 420. Advanced Studies in Theory and Cultural Studies Credits: 3.00

Print Culture

ENG 313. Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture Credits: 3.00
ENG 358. Oral Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 415. Advanced Studies in Textuality and the History of the Book Credits: 3.00

Gender and Sexuality Studies

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

Race and Ethnicity Studies

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

Creative Writing

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

Choose three of the following:

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