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

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
Minors in English, Writing with Technology, Writing for STEM, Asian Studies, Spanish, Philosophy, and Religion Studies: 18 hours for each program
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 3308	Writing Textual Analysis
	and either
ENGL 3312	Creative Writing I
ENGL 3314	Creative Writing II
ENGL 3360	Classical Language Skills
ENGL 3361	Word and Digital Technology
ENGL 3362	Reading and Writing about Data
ENGL 3375	Grammar and Professional Editing
ENGL 3376	Contrastive Linguistics
ENGL 4371	Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
ENGL 4373	Public Writing with Technology
ENGL 4374	Texts, Tech, and Humanities
ENGL 4376	Introduction to Linguistics
	or
ENGL 4380	The Language of Argument

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

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

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

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

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

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

English Electives (9 hrs.):

ENGL 3312	Creative Writing I
ENGL 3314	Creative Writing II
ENGL 3360	Classical Language Skills
ENGL 3361	Word and Digital Technology
ENGL 3362	Reading and Writing about Data
ENGL 3375	Grammar and Professional Editing
ENGL 3376	Contrastive Linguistics
ENGL 4300	Old and Middle English Literature
ENGL 4301	Masters of Early British Literature
ENGL 4305	Renaissance Poetry and Prose
ENGL 4310	Shakespeare
ENGL 4315	Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
ENGL 4320	The Romantic Period
ENGL 4325	Victorian Literature
ENGL 4330	English Twentieth-Century Literature
ENGL 4335	The English Novel
ENGL 4341	Genre Studies in American Literature
ENGL 4345	American Literature through the Romantic Period
ENGL 4348	American Renaissance
ENGL 4350	American Realism
ENGL 4355	American Twentieth-Century Literature
ENGL 4360	Studies in World Literature
ENGL 4362	Classical Literature in Translation
ENGL 4365	Special Topics in Literary Study
ENGL 4371	Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
ENGL 4373	Public Writing with Technology
ENGL 4374	Texts, Tech, and Humanities
ENGL 4376	Introduction to Linguistics
ENGL 4380	The Language of Argument
ENGL 4393	Writing Center Theory and Practice
ENGL 4368	Literary Settings and Influences

Senior Seminar (3 hrs.):

ENGL 4397

Senior 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.

Recommended Four-Year Curriculum BA English

Freshman Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

ENGL 1301	College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301]
HIST 1301	United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]
	Mathematics (Core, 3 hrs.)
	STEM (Core, 3 hrs.)
	Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

ENGL 1302	College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302]
HIST 1302	United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]
	Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)
	Creative Arts (Core, 3 hrs.)
POLS 2305	Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305]

Sophomore Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

	ENGL 23xx Literature Survey (World/American/British) (3 hours)
	Social and Behavioral Science (Core, 3 hrs.)
	Elective (3 hours)
SPAN 1611	Accelerated Spanish I
	or
FREN 1611	Accelerated French I
	or
CHIN 1611	Accelerated Chinese I

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

	ENGL 23xx Literature Survey (World/American/British) (3 hours)
	Language, Philosophy and Culture (Core, 3 hrs.)
POLS 2306	Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306]
SPAN 2611	Intensive Spanish II
	or
FREN 2611	Accelerated French II
	or
CHIN 2611	Accelerated Chinese II

Junior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

ENGL 3308	Writing Textual Analysis
	ENGL 33xx/43xx Writing/Language/Rhetoric Category (3 hours)
	ENGL 43xx Early/Early Modern Category (3 hours)
	Minor (3 hours)
	Minor (3 hours)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

	ENGL 33xx/43xx Writing/Language/Rhetoric Category (3 hours)
	ENGL 43xx Early/Early Modern Category (3 hours)
	Upper-Division English Elective (3 hours)
	Minor (3 hours)
	Minor (3 hours)

Senior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

	ENGL 43xx Modern Category (3 hours)
	Upper-Division English Elective (3 hours)
	Minor (3 hours)
	Minor (3 hours)
	Elective (3 hours)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

ENGL 4397	Senior Seminar
	ENGL 43xx Modern Category (3 hours)
	Upper-Division English Elective (3 hours)
	Elective (3 hours)
	Elective (3 hours)

4+1 Option

Admission Requirements for the 4+1 Option:

3.00 Cumulative GPA
Undergraduate Faculty Recommendation
Department Chair Approval
Academic Dean Approval
Graduate School Dean Approval

Students admitted into the 4+1 plan can take up to 9 hours of coursework, which can count toward their graduate degree plan in the English MA program. In order for a course to be applied to a graduate student's degree plan, students must earn an "A" grade. Given the accelerated workload for upper-division courses, The English MA program advises that students refrain from completing all nine hours in a single semester to ensure that students are adequately prepared for the rigorous nature of advanced coursework. The following courses can be applied to the English MA Program: ENGL 4310, ENGL 4345, ENGL 4341, ENGL 4355, ENGL 4360, ENGL 3375, and ENGL 4374. Please see the list below for course equivalents.

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