English (BA Degree)

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A major in English consists of 40 hours and requires a minor.

English (40 hours) + Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

See Liberal Arts Core (LAC) for all bachelor degrees .
MATH 105 - Introduction to Mathematical Structures (3 hours) or higher satisfies the liberal arts core requirement in Mathematics for this major.

Note:

ENGL 111 and 112 are to be taken in sequence and are prerequisite to all other English courses.

Major Studies (40 hours)

All courses in Group I are required. At least two courses in Group II are required. At least one course in Group III is required and *either a second course in group III or in Group V is required. No more than three courses can count toward the major from any one of Groups III- VII. Students must earn grades of “C” or better in courses counting toward the major.

Group I: Required Courses (19 hours)

ENGL 202 - Survey of American Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 203 - Survey of English Literature I (3 hours)
ENGL 204 - Survey of English Literature II (3 hours)
ENGL 333 - Advanced Composition and Rhetoric (3 hours)
ENGL 354 - Literary Criticism (3 hours)
ENGL 357 - Shakespeare (3 hours)
ENGL 400 - English Seminar (1 hours)

Group II: Literature before 1800 (at least 6 hours)

ENGL 358 - Renaissance Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 402 - Early English Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 413 - History of the English Language (3 hours)
ENGL 448 - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 456 - Greek and Roman Literature in Translation (3 hours)

Group III: American Literature (3 -6 hours)

*Will need to take 6 hours if no courses are chosen from Group V

ENGL 311 - Major American Writers to 1865 (3 hours)
ENGL 312 - Major American Writers from 1865 to 1945 (3 hours)
ENGL 313 - Major American Writers Since 1945 (3 hours)
ENGL 314 - Diversity in American Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 411 - Southern Literature (3 hours)

Group IV: Nineteenth-Century British Literature

ENGL 351 - The Romantic Movement (3 hours)
ENGL 352 - The Victorian Period (3 hours)
ENGL 361 - The English Novel to 1900 (3 hours)

Group V: Twentieth-Century Literature and Contemporary Literature (3 hours*)

*Unless you choose 6 hours from Group III

ENGL 353 - British Literature Since 1900 (3 hours)
ENGL 362 - The Modern Novel (3 hours)
ENGL 371 - Modern Drama (3 hours)
ENGL 452 - The Modern Short Story (3 hours)
ENGL 455 - Modern Poetry (3 hours)

Group VI: General

ENGL 319 - Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry (3 hours)
ENGL 320 - Advanced Creative Writing: Narrative (3 hours)
ENGL 405 - Women and Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 409 - Topics in Christianity and Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 450 - Workplace and Technical Writing (3 hours)
ENGL 480 Special/Advanced Topic **
ENGL 469 - Internship in English (3 hours) ***

Group VII: Linguistics and Theory

ENGL 401 - General Linguistics (3 hours)
ENGL 410 - Theories and Applications of Grammar and Composition (3 hours)

Note:

** In some cases the department chairperson may designate that a Special Topics (ENGL 480) class satisfies other group requirements. See “Special Topic Courses ” information in this catalog.

*** Internship hours may count as general elective hours or toward the major under group VI, depending on the nature of the internship. The department chairperson will specify whether the internship counts toward the major when approving the internship.

Note:

All students must have at least 125 hours to graduate. Students must meet the Residency Requirements described in this catalog.