English B.A.

120 MINIMUM HOURS

36 UPPER LEVEL HOURS

30 HOURS AT UMHB

Degree Requirements

Academic Core - 60 hours

see Bachelor of Arts Degree Academic Core

Literature and Literature/ Humanities requirements must be fulfilled by ENGL 2321 and ENGL 2322

B.A. English Major Required Courses – 36 hours

12 hours (6 upper level ) at UMHB

12 hours minimum upper level

ENGL 3100Introduction to the English Major

1

ENGL 3321American Literature to 1890

3

ENGL 3322American Literature since 1890

3

ENGL 3323World Literature

3

ENGL 3335Contemporary Global Literature

3

ENGL 4100Capstone to the English Major

1

ENGL 4185English Internship

1

ENGL 4321Shakespeare

3

ENGL 4341Literary Theory and Criticism

3

WRIT 4343Advanced Rhetoric

3

SET 1: choose two courses:

ENGL 3333Studies in Major Authors

3

ENGL 4323Studies in Literary Periods

3

ENGL 4329Studies in Literary Genres

3

ENGL 4191-4491
Seminar

SET 2: choose two courses:

ENGL 4190-4490
Independent Learning

WRIT 3342Advanced Grammar

3

WRIT 4340Advanced Composition

3

WRIT 4343Advanced Rhetoric

3

WRIT 3340Creative Writing: Poetry

3

or

WRIT 3341Creative Writing: Prose

3

Students may NOT select both WRIT 3341 & WRIT 4344. Only ONE creative course may count toward the major.

Student must earn a "C" or better in major.

The semester after completing their core English requirements, students should take ENGL 3100. During their final semester of English coursework, students should take ENGL 4100 and ENGL 4185. Students must earn a “C” or better for courses in this major.

An accompanying minor is strongly recommended. Students majoring in English and minoring in Writing may substitute literature courses for writing courses in Set 2.