Updated 2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

English, B.A. major

Required Credits: 54
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENGL 2350 American Literature, to 1865 (3 credits)
• ENGL 2355 American Literature, 1865 to Present (3 credits)
• ENGL 2357 British and World Drama (3 credits)
• ENGL 2358 British and World Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 2359 British and World Prose (3 credits)
• ENGL 3101 Advanced Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 4420 Shakespeare And His Age (3 credits)
• ENGL 4455 Seminar: Literary Criticism And Theory (3 credits)

II REQUIRED LITERATURE ELECTIVES

Select 15 semester credits from the following courses;
at least 6 credits must be at the 4000 level.

• ENGL 3600 Author Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3606 Culture Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3607 Film Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3608 Genre Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3609 Period Topics (3 credits)

• ENGL 4700 Advanced Author Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4706 Advanced Culture Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4707 Advanced Film Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4708 Advanced Genre Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4709 Advanced Period Topics (3 credits)

III REQUIRED CONCENTRATION

Complete the courses in one of the following
concentrations:

A. LITERATURE:SELECT AN ADDITIONAL 15 CREDITS FROM
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT LITERATURE COURSES, PHIL2240,
PHIL2310, MODERN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT LITERATURES
IN TRANSLATION, THSP4300.

B. LANGUAGES: SELECT 15 CREDITS IN LANGUAGE COURSES
(SPAN, GER, ML etc.), AT LEAST 12 CREDITS IN A
SINGLE LANGUAGE PLUS 3 ADDITIONAL CREDITS IN THE
SAME LANGUAGE, ANOTHER LANGUAGE OR A MODERN
LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT CULTURAL STUDIES OR LITERATURE
COURSE.

C. HUMANITIES: SELECT AT LEAST 15 CREDITS IN HISTORY
AND/OR PHILOSOPHY COURSES AND/OR ML 3430 LINGUISTICS

D. WRITING: SELECT AT LEAST 15 CREDITS IN WRITING
COURSES AT THE 2000 LEVEL OR ABOVE

E. CULTURAL STUDIES: SELECT AT LEAST 15 CREDITS IN
COURSES IN WOMEN'S STUDIES, AND/OR INTERNATIONAL
STUDIES, AND/ OR INDIAN STUDIES.

F. COMPLETE ANY MINOR OR A SECOND MAJOR, MINIMUM 15
CREDITS. IF A MINOR IS TAKEN THAT IS LESS THAN 15
CREDITS, ADDITIONAL CREDITS MUST BE TAKEN, WITH CONSENT
OF ADVISOR, IN THE SAME OR A RELATED DISCIPLINE.

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR ENGLISH MAJOR, B.A.

The following is a list of suggested English Major, B.A. courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Freshman

• Liberal Education requirements

Sophomore

• ENGL 2150 Technical Writing (3 credits)
• or ENGL 2152 Argument and Exposition (3 credits), if not taken for Liberal Education
• ENGL 2350 American Literature, to 1865
• ENGL 2355 American Literature, 1865 to Present
• ENGL 2357 British and World Drama
• ENGL 2358 British and World Poetry
• ENGL 2359 British and World Prose
• Complete Liberal Education requirements

Junior

• ENGL 3101 Advanced Writing
• ENGL 4420 Shakespeare and His Age
• English electives

Senior

• ENGL 4455 Seminar: Literary Criticism and Theory
• English electives