English B.A.

Objectives

The mission of the English program is to graduate students who have mastered the principles of textual interpretation and multimodal writing, 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 upper-division hours in English courses, 18 hours in a minor, and 12 credit hours or four semesters of a foreign language
Minors in English, Writing Technologies & Digital Rhetoricy, Writing for STEM, Digital Storytelling & Interactive Design, and Spanish: 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 (ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302) and 6 hours of 2000-level literature survey.

Minimum Grade

A minimum grade of C in English courses.

Required Courses (30 hours)

Thirty semester credit hours as specified below (18 common hours and 12 hours in an ENGL Track selected by the student) including at least 18 ENGL hours at this university a minor (18+ hours), and 12 hours or equivalent in a foreign language.

Common Upper-Division Hours (18 hours)*:

NOTE: ENGL 3308 is required.

ENGL 3308

Writing Textual Analysis

3000-4000 level Rhetoric/Writing/Linguistics Class - Pick one class from the following list:

ENGL 3361	Multimodal Digital Writing
ENGL 3362	Reading and Writing about Data
ENGL 3363	Digital Storytelling Based on Literature
ENGL 3364	Introduction to Interactive Narrative Design
ENGL 3375	Grammar and Professional Editing
ENGL 3376	Contrastive Linguistics
ENGL 4371	Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
ENGL 4372	Professional and Technical Writing
ENGL 4373	Public Writing with Technology
ENGL 4374	Reading and Writing Technologies
ENGL 4376	Introduction to Linguistics
ENGL 4378	Methodology of ESL
ENGL 4380	The Language of Argument
ENGL 4393	Writing Center Theory and Practice

4000 level Literature Classes - Pick two classes from the following list:

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 4368	Literary Settings and Influences

ENGL 4394-Internship or any ENGL 3000-4000 level class not yet taken from the following list

ENGL 3361	Multimodal Digital Writing
ENGL 3362	Reading and Writing about Data
ENGL 3363	Digital Storytelling Based on Literature
ENGL 3364	Introduction to Interactive Narrative Design
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 4368	Literary Settings and Influences
ENGL 4371	Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
ENGL 4372	Professional and Technical Writing
ENGL 4373	Public Writing with Technology
ENGL 4374	Reading and Writing Technologies
ENGL 4376	Introduction to Linguistics
ENGL 4378	Methodology of ESL
ENGL 4380	The Language of Argument
ENGL 4393	Writing Center Theory and Practice

ENGL 4397

Senior Seminar

NOTE: ENGL 4397 is required.

And One Track from Four Options (12 hours)*

Option One: Textual Analysis Track

The Textual Analysis Track helps students develop skills in time management, critical thinking, interpretation of written and visual texts, research, attention to details, understanding human motivations, creativity, narrative & storytelling, speaking in public, working in a group, writing persuasive arguments, audience-awareness, curiosity, and adaptability. Students interested in careers in law, human resources, public relations, medicine, social work, business, education, entertainment, publishing, library science, and psychology should pursue this track.

Pick four classes not yet taken from the following:

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 4368	Literary Settings and Influences

Option Two: Digital Writing Track

The Digital Writing Track helps students develop skills in time management, attention to details, working in a group, critical thinking, analysis of data, research, multimodal writing, problem solving, innovation, adaptability, and curiosity. Students interested in careers in grant or technical writing, copy editing, journalism, digital content creation, finance, business, or business analysis should pursue this track.

Pick four classes not yet taken from the following:

ENGL 3361	Multimodal Digital Writing
ENGL 3362	Reading and Writing about Data
ENGL 3363	Digital Storytelling Based on Literature
ENGL 3364	Introduction to Interactive Narrative Design
ENGL 3375	Grammar and Professional Editing
ENGL 4372	Professional and Technical Writing
ENGL 4373	Public Writing with Technology
ENGL 4374	Reading and Writing Technologies

Option Three: Creative Writing Track

The Creative Writing Track helps students develop skills in time management, creativity, innovation, working in a group, interpretation of written and visual texts, understanding human motivations, narrative & storytelling, audience-awareness, and curiosity. Students interested in careers in publishing, film or media, marketing, public relations, or advertising should pursue this track.

ENGL 3312	Creative Writing I
ENGL 3314	Creative Writing II
	And one class not yet taken from the following list:
ENGL 3363	Digital Storytelling Based on Literature
ENGL 3375	Grammar and Professional Editing
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 4368	Literary Settings and Influences

Option Four: Generalist Track

The Generalist Track helps students develop skills in time management, critical thinking, interpretation of written and visual texts, understanding human motivations, creativity, analysis of data, research, speaking in public, working in a group, audience-awareness, narrative & storytelling, curiosity, multimodal writing, problem solving, innovation, and adaptability. Students interested in careers in law, business, education, public relations, journalism, digital content creation, entertainment, library science, or human resources should pursue this track.

Pick four ENGL 3000-4000-level classes not yet taken from the following:

ENGL 3312	Creative Writing I
ENGL 3314	Creative Writing II
ENGL 3361	Multimodal Digital Writing
ENGL 3362	Reading and Writing about Data
ENGL 3363	Digital Storytelling Based on Literature
ENGL 3364	Introduction to Interactive Narrative Design
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 4368	Literary Settings and Influences
ENGL 4371	Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
ENGL 4372	Professional and Technical Writing
ENGL 4373	Public Writing with Technology
ENGL 4374	Reading and Writing Technologies
ENGL 4376	Introduction to Linguistics
ENGL 4378	Methodology of ESL
ENGL 4380	The Language of Argument
ENGL 4393	Writing Center Theory and Practice

*Only ENGL 3308 can be used in both the ENGL major and one of the following minors if the minor includes it as an option or requirement – Writing Technologies & Digital Rhetoric, Digital Storytelling & Interactive Design, Writing for STEM. No other ENGL class can be used in both the ENGL major and one of those minors. Only courses with the designation - “the course can be repeated once for credit when the content changes” – in the course catalog can be counted for credit more than one time in a major or minor.

List of Upper-Division English Classes

ENGL 3308	Writing Textual Analysis
ENGL 3312	Creative Writing I
ENGL 3314	Creative Writing II
ENGL 3361	Multimodal Digital Writing
ENGL 3362	Reading and Writing about Data
ENGL 3363	Digital Storytelling Based on Literature
ENGL 3364	Introduction to Interactive Narrative Design
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 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 4365	Special Topics in Literary Study
ENGL 4368	Literary Settings and Influences
ENGL 4371	Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
ENGL 4373	Public Writing with Technology
ENGL 4374	Reading and Writing Technologies
ENGL 4376	Introduction to Linguistics
ENGL 4380	The Language of Argument
ENGL 4393	Writing Center Theory and Practice
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 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	Intensive Spanish I
	or
FREN 1611	Intensive French 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	Intensive French II

Junior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

ENGL 3308	Writing Textual Analysis
	ENGL 4000-level Literature Class (3 hours, see list)
	ENGL 3000-4000-level Rhetoric/Writing/Linguistics Class (3 hours, see list)
	Minor (3 hours)
	Minor (3 hours)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

	ENGL 4000-level Literature Class (3 hours, see list)
ENGL 4394	Undergraduate Internship
	or
	ENGL 3000-4000-level Rhetoric/Writing/Linguistics Class (3 hours, see list)
	ENGL 3000-4000-level class from Track (3 hours, see list)
	Minor (3 hours)
	Minor (3 hours)

Senior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

	ENGL 3000-4000-level class from Track (3 hours, see list)
	ENGL 3000-4000-level class from Track (3 hours, see list)
	Minor (3 hours)
	Minor (3 hours)
	Elective (3 hours)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

ENGL 4397	Senior Seminar
	ENGL 3000-4000-level class from Track (3 hours, see list)
	Elective 3 hours
	Elective 3 hours
	Elective 3 hours

4+1 Option

Undergraduate students in English may choose this program to complete their master’s degree in English in one additional year (non-thesis route). A student may elect to go the thesis route, but thesis courses will add time to the completion of the graduate degree. English majors with a minimum GPA of 3.00 who are interested in this program must apply no later than the last semester of their junior year. Eligible students should have completed ENGL 3308 and at least another 12 upper-division hours in undergraduate English courses to be eligible for this program. The Department Chair’s approval is required. Other required approvals: Graduate Program Coordinator, Academic Dean, Graduate School Dean.

4+1 Students will be conditionally admitted to the graduate program in the first semester of their senior year and receive full admission to the graduate program after they complete all graduation requirements for their BA degree and 9 graduate hours with the required GPA. Students must obtain a B average in all the graduate-level courses taken during their senior year.

Students participating in the 4+1 program are allowed to take up to 9 hours of graduate coursework in their senior year. These courses can count toward the undergraduate and graduate degrees. The graduate classes selected will be applied to the relevant areas of the undergraduate degree plan. Example: A graduate rhetoric / writing class would be counted as a rhetoric / writing class on the undergraduate degree plan.

Given the accelerated workload for graduate courses, the department advises that students refrain from attempting to complete nine graduate hours in a single semester.

GRADUATE	UNDERGRADUATE
ENGL 5320	ENGL 4310
ENGL 5305	ENGL 4300
ENGL 5323	ENGL 4320
ENGL 5325	ENGL 4325
ENGL 5362	ENGL 3362
ENGL 5361	ENGL 3361
ENGL 5380	ENGL 3375
ENGL 5391	ENGL 4374
ENGL 5346	ENGL 4345
ENGL 5340	ENGL 4341
ENGL5355	ENGL 4355
ENGL 5370	ENGL 4360