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English B.A.

Objectives

The mission of the English program is to graduate students who have mastered the principles of multimodal writing and textual interpretation, who have a sound knowledge of the development of human intellectual culture through literature, and who have developed the ability to create and analyze literary works intelligently.

Options

  1. B.A. in English: six hours of English Composition from the University Core Curriculum requirements, six hours of lower-division literature survey courses, 30 hours as specified, 18 hours in a minor, and 12 credit hours or four semesters of a foreign language
  2. Minors in English, Asian Studies, Spanish, Philosophy, and Religion Studies: 18 hours for each program
  3. Teacher Certification

Degree Requirements

Total Semester Credit Hours=120

University Core Curriculum

University Core Curriculum (42 hours) including 6 hours of college composition and 6 hours of literature survey.

Minimum Grade

A minimum grade of C in English courses.

Required Courses (30 hours)

Thirty semester credit hours as specified below including at least 18 hours at this university:

Writing, language study, or rhetoric (6 hrs.):

ENGL 3308Writing Textual Analysis
and either
ENGL 3312Creative Writing I
ENGL 3314Creative Writing II
ENGL 3360Classical Language Skills
ENGL 3375Grammar and Professional Editing
ENGL 3376Contrastive Linguistics
ENGL 4371Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
ENGL 4376Introduction to Linguistics
or
ENGL 4380The Language of Argument

British, World, or American Literature from the early or early modern periods (6 hrs.):

ENGL 4300Old and Middle English Literature
ENGL 4301Masters of Early British Literature
ENGL 4305Renaissance Poetry and Prose
ENGL 4310Shakespeare
ENGL 4315Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
ENGL 4341Genre Studies in American Literature
ENGL 4345American Literature through the Romantic Period
ENGL 4348American Renaissance
ENGL 4360Studies in World Literature
ENGL 4362Classical Literature in Translation

NOTE:  ENGL 4341: early texts;  ENGL 4360: early texts

British or American Literature from the modern periods (6 hrs.):

ENGL 4320The Romantic Period
ENGL 4325Victorian Literature
ENGL 4330English Twentieth-Century Literature
ENGL 4335The English Novel
ENGL 4341Genre Studies in American Literature
ENGL 4350American Realism
ENGL 4355American Twentieth-Century Literature
or
ENGL 4360Studies in World Literature

NOTE:  ENGL 4341: later texts;  ENGL 4360: later texts

English Electives (9 hrs.):

ENGL 3312Creative Writing I
ENGL 3314Creative Writing II
ENGL 3360Classical Language Skills
ENGL 3375Grammar and Professional Editing
ENGL 3376Contrastive Linguistics
ENGL 4300Old and Middle English Literature
ENGL 4301Masters of Early British Literature
ENGL 4305Renaissance Poetry and Prose
ENGL 4310Shakespeare
ENGL 4315Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
ENGL 4320The Romantic Period
ENGL 4325Victorian Literature
ENGL 4330English Twentieth-Century Literature
ENGL 4335The English Novel
ENGL 4341Genre Studies in American Literature
ENGL 4345American Literature through the Romantic Period
ENGL 4348American Renaissance
ENGL 4350American Realism
ENGL 4355American Twentieth-Century Literature
ENGL 4360Studies in World Literature
ENGL 4362Classical Literature in Translation
ENGL 4365
Special Topics in Literary Study
ENGL 4371Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
ENGL 4376Introduction to Linguistics
ENGL 4380The Language of Argument
ENGL 4393Writing Center Theory and Practice
ENGL 4368Literary Settings and Influences

Senior Seminar (3 hrs.):

ENGL 4397Senior Seminar

Foreign Language

12 credit hours of a single approved foreign language or the demonstration of equivalent competency. The student may also complete this requirement by passing a written examination approved by the foreign language faculty.

Minor

A minor of at least 18 hours in a related discipline chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.