English, B.A.

The English program provides students with courses of study that will develop both academic and creative writing, an understanding of language, and a critical engagement with literature. To achieve these objectives, English majors are expected to develop and refine their writing abilities and critical understanding of language and literature through extensive reading and discussion.

All students who desire to major in English will be required to complete 27 upper-division credit hours of English courses approved by the department chair and demonstrate satisfactorily their possession of the basic skills of literary criticism and research through completion of ENG 225. After being accepted as English majors the students will, in consultation with their advisors, decide upon a program of studies best suited to their needs and interests, whether in preparation for teaching, advanced study, professional writing, or other vocations in which their liberal education may prove an asset. In their senior year, all English majors write a senior paper as a Capstone experience.

University Requirements - 39 hours

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College Requirements - 21-33 hours

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Degree Requirements

Major Requirements — 30 hours

ENG 225Introduction to Literary Studies

3

Three Survey courses from four below

ENG 301British Literature I (Medieval through 18th Century)

3

ENG 302British Literature II (19th Century to Present)

3

ENG 303American Literature I (Beginnings to 1900)

3

ENG 304American Literature II (1900 to Present)

3

Three Topic courses (300 level) from choices below

ENG 306Writing Workshop: Poetry

3

ENG 309Writing Workshop: Fiction

3

ENG 311Advanced Writing

3

ENG 317Composition Theory and Practice

3

ENG 326Shakespeare: Representative Plays

3

ENG 336Studies in Drama

3

ENG 337Modern/Contemporary Arabic Literature

3

ENG 338European Literature in Translation

3

ENG 339Studies in Fiction

ENG 342Studies in Poetry

3

ENG 343Studies in Nonfiction

3

ENG 351Satire

3

ENG 352Film and Literature

3

ENG 353Letters and Literature

3

ENG 361Northwest Literature

3

ENG 363Environmental Literature

3

ENG 370Studies in Women Writers

3

ENG 371City Life in American Literature

3

ENG 372Multi-Ethnic American Literature

3

ENG 373African-American Literature

3

ENG 375Studies in Irish Writers

3

Two Seminar courses from options below

ENG 401Seminar in British Literature I

3

ENG 402Seminar in American Literature I

3

ENG 403Seminar in Topic I

3

ENG 404Seminar in Non-Western Literature I

3

Senior Capstone Seminar

ENG 499Senior Capstone Seminar

3

General Electives — 18-29 hours

Total Credit Hours: 120