B.A. Degree with a Major in English
Requirement |
Hours |
42 |
*ENGL 1101 and 1102 are prerequisites for all courses from ENGL 2110 through ENGL 4386.
Core Area F |
18 |
ENGL 2110 (World Literature)* |
0-3 |
ENGL 2120 (British Literature)* |
0-3 |
ENGL 2130 (American Literature)* |
0-3 |
ENGL 2180 (African American Literature) or ENGL 2190 (Literature by Women) |
3 |
FORL (through 2002)* |
3-6 |
*Courses can be taken as electives in Core Area C.2.
Requirements for the Major (Upper-Division Courses) |
30 |
A. ENGL 3000 (Research and Methodology) |
3 |
B. Literary History: Four (4) courses, one from each of the following areas: |
12 |
British Literature I |
3 |
ENGL 4110, 4115, 4120, 4130, 4180*, 4188**, or 4385*
British Literature II |
3 |
ENGL 4135, 4145, 4155, 4165, 4108*, 4180*, 4185*, 4188**, or 4385*
American Literature I |
3 |
ENGL 4125, 4140, 4150, 4108*, 4180*, 4185*, 4188**, or 4385*
American Literature II |
3 |
ENGL 4160 or 4165, 4108*, 4170, 4180*, 4185*, 4188**, or 4385*
* Courses will count in a designated area depending on the specific topic.
**Students must take one Individual Author course (ENGL 4188) among the four courses in this area. Students may take additional offerings of ENGL 4188 as major electives.
C. Genre and Theory: Two (2) courses** selected from the following: |
6 |
ENGL 4106, 4109, 4295, 4310, and 4385*
* Courses will count in a designated area depending on the specific topic.
** Students may take two sections of the same course as long as the topic of the sections is different. For example, ENGL 4106 (Studies in Genre: Poetry) and ENGL 4106 (Studies in Genre: Fiction).
D. Writing and Language: One (1) course selected from the following: |
3 |
ENGL 3200, 3400, 3405, 4210, 4300, or 4385*
* Courses will count in a designated area depending on the specific topic.
E. English Major Electives: one course selected from ENGL 3000- or 4000-level courses. |
3 |
*No more than one (1) variable-credit, independent study or internship may be counted toward the major.
F. ENGL 4384 Senior Seminar* |
3 |
*Prerequisites: 2000-level ENGL courses in Area F, ENGL 3000, and 18 additional hours of upper-level ENGL courses with a C or higher;
No course may be substituted for the Senior Seminar.
Minor and/or General Electives* |
30 |
*A minor is not required for B.A. English degree.
Total Hours |
120 |
