Sep 19, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

English (B.A.)

The major in English is designed for students interested in teaching, writing, research or graduate study in English and for those preparing to integrate critical analysis and communication skills into their chosen careers. The program includes courses designed to help students develop skills in critical reading, analysis, synthesis, research and oral and written presentation of their original ideas. English majors will study literature and writing as global enterprises, and gain understandings of the works' historical and cultural significance.

Gateway Course

ENG 209 Writing About Literature Credit(s): 3

Introductory Survey Courses

Take four of the following courses. One must be ENG 263 or ENG 283.

ENG 230 World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 263 British Literature I Credit(s): 3
ENG 264 British Literature II Credit(s): 3
ENG 283 American Literature I Credit(s): 3
ENG 284 American Literature II Credit(s): 3
ENG 287 African American Literature Credit(s): 3

Overlay Requirement - Literature Before 1800

Take one from:

ENG 306 Ancient Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 356 Arthurian Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 363 Shakespeare Credit(s): 3

Overlay Requirement - Writing Beyond English 101

Take one from:

ENG 201 Advanced Essay Credit(s): 3
ENG 210 Modern Grammar Credit(s): 3
ENG 302 Writing in the Health Professions Credit(s): 3
ENG 309 Peer Tutoring in Writing Credit(s): 3
ENG 317 Creative Writing Workshop Credit(s): 3
ENG 318 Digital and Multimodal Composition Credit(s): 3
WR 250 Fundamentals of Writing Practice Credit(s): 3
WR 350 Professional & Technical Writing Credit(s): 3
WR 351 Editing & Revision Credit(s): 3
MCOM 350 Business and Professional Communication Credit(s): 3

Overlay Requirement - Critical/Area Studies

Take one from:

ENG 307 Literature and Film Credit(s): 3
ENG 308 LGBTQI Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 309 Peer Tutoring in Writing Credit(s): 3
ENG 311 Young Adult Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 312 African Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 313 Critical Theory Credit(s): 3
ENG 314 Caribbean Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 328 Postcolonial Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 329 Gender and Women’s Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 351 African American Women Writers Credit(s): 3
ENG 402 Trauma Narratives Credit(s): 3
ENG 403 Africana Studies Credit(s): 3
ENG 404 Readings in Chicana/o Literature and Culture Credit(s): 3
ENG 405 Global Feminist Literature Credit(s): 3

Intermediate and Advanced Electives

Take 12 credits from 300- or 400-level ENG, WR, or approved MCOM courses

Capstone Course

Take one from the following:

ENG 497 Capstone Portfolio Credit(s): 3
ENG 498 Capstone Essay Credit(s): 3

Total Credits: 39

Requirement for Graduation: 120 credits