English, Literature Emphasis, BA

48 credit hours

A major in English with an emphasis in literature requires 42 credit hours of coursework through the Department of English in addition to the general education and foreign language requirements listed below.

Requirements

A degree in English with a literature emphasis requires the completion of eight required courses (24 credit hours):

ENG 30200	Advanced Writing and Research	3
ENG 30500	British Literature I	3
ENG 30600	British Literature II	3
ENG 33300	Shakespeare	3
ENG 33700	Survey of American Literature	3
ENG 34700-34799	Topics in American Literature	3
ENG 40400	History of the English Language	3
ENG 45400	Criticism	3

One course selected from the following options:

ENG 33200	Chaucer	3
ENG 33800	Medieval English Literature	3

One course selected from the following options:

ENG 33900	Renaissance English Literature	3
ENG 34100	Restoration and 18th-Century Literature	3

One course selected from the following options:

ENG 30900	The English Novel	3
ENG 34200	English Romantic Literature	3
ENG 34300	Victorian Literature	3

One course selected from the following options:

ENG 31000	Modern Fiction	3
ENG 33500	Modern Drama	3
ENG 35100	Modern Poetry	3

Two courses of English electives numbered 20000 and above.

English majors must take:

ENG 20100	World Literature I	3
ENG 20200	World Literature II	3

to fulfill their general education literature requirements.

English majors must demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to Lindenwood University’s Intermediate II level. Students who have experience in a foreign language before they enroll at Lindenwood may have their proficiency tested by the Department of Foreign Languages to determine which courses, if any, they must take to fulfill the requirement.