English Undergraduate Major (BA, HBA)
Undergraduate English majors must attain proficiency in a foreign language, as certified by the School of Language, Culture, and Society, equivalent to that assumed at the end of a second-year language sequence (211/212/213).
A grade of C- or better is required for all courses used to complete major requirements.
Courses taken to satisfy major requirements may not be taken with an S/U grade.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division | ||
| ENG 200 | LIBRARY SKILLS FOR LITERARY STUDY | 1 |
| From one of the following sequences, 8 credits: | 8 | |
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660 | ||
| *LITERATURE OF THE WORLD: EUROPE | ||
| *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO 1900 | ||
| *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | ||
| From the following, 12 additional credits (at least 4 credits pre-1800): | 12 | |
| *SHAKESPEARE | ||
| *SHAKESPEARE | ||
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660 | ||
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA | ||
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY | ||
| *LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: CLASSICAL-RENAISSANCE | ||
| *LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: 18TH CENTURY TO PRESENT | ||
| *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: ASIA | ||
| *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA | ||
| *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MESO/SOUTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN | ||
| *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST | ||
| *LITERATURE OF THE WORLD: EUROPE | ||
| *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO 1900 | ||
| *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | ||
| *LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES | ||
| Upper Division | ||
| ENG 345 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY | 4 |
| Pre-1800 Literature (Select a minimum of 2 courses, 8 credits)1 | 8 | |
| STUDIES IN BRITISH THEATER AND SOCIETY | ||
| THE ENGLISH NOVEL: DEFOE THROUGH SCOTT | ||
| STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE | ||
| STUDIES IN CHAUCER | ||
| STUDIES IN EARLY MODERN LITERATURE | ||
| STUDIES IN THE LONG EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | ||
| STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE | ||
| HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | ||
| Post-1800 Literature (Select a minimum of 2 courses, 8 credits)1 | 8 | |
| *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: BEGINNINGS TO CHOPIN | ||
| *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: MODERNIST PERIOD | ||
| *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: POST-WORLD WAR II | ||
| *STUDIES IN PAGE, STAGE, AND SCREEN | ||
| *STUDIES IN WORD, OBJECT, AND IMAGE | ||
| *STUDIES IN GLOBALISM, TEXT, AND EVENT | ||
| *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| *AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS | ||
| *MODERN SHORT STORY | ||
| THE ENGLISH NOVEL: VICTORIAN PERIOD | ||
| THE ENGLISH NOVEL: 20TH CENTURY | ||
| STUDIES IN ROMANTICISM | ||
| STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE | ||
| STUDIES IN MODERNISM | ||
| STUDIES IN MODERN IRISH LITERATURE | ||
| STUDIES IN SHORT FICTION | ||
| ^STUDIES IN POETRY | ||
| STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| ^STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| ^STUDIES IN FILM | ||
| Electives (12 credits upper-division ENG or WR) | 12 | |
| WIC Course (3) | 3 | |
| Total credits required for graduation | 180 | |
| 1 | See advisor for additional pre- and post-1800 courses. |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Major Code: 890
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ALS 199 | SPECIAL TOPICS (U-Engage) | 2 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660 | ||
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA | ||
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY | ||
| *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO 1900 | ||
| *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | ||
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| PAC Course | 1-2 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | ||
| *PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | ||
| Hours | 14-15 | |
| Winter | ||
| ENG 200 | LIBRARY SKILLS FOR LITERARY STUDY | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660 | ||
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA | ||
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY | ||
| *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO 1900 | ||
| *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | ||
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | ||
| *PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | ||
| Bacc Core Course-Wstern Culture | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Survey of Literature Elective | 4 | |
| Language 113 | 4 | |
| MTH Course | 4 | |
| Bacc Core Course-Difference, Power, and Discrimination | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Survey of Literature Elective | 4 | |
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| Bacc Core Course-Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| Bacc Core Course-Physical Science with Attached Lab | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| Survey of Literature Elective | 4 | |
| Language 212 | 4 | |
| Bacc Core Course-Social Processes and Institutions | 3 | |
| Bacc Core Course-Biological Science with Attached Lab | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Language 213 | 4 | |
| WR II | 4 | |
| Bacc Core Course-Difference, Power, and Discrimination | 3 | |
| Bacc Core Course-Literature and the Arts | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG 345 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY | 4 |
| Bacc Core Course-Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Pre-1800 Upper-Division Literature | 4 | |
| Third Lab Science | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| Post-1800 Upper-Division Literature | 4 | |
| Bacc Core Course—Non-Western Culture | 3 | |
| CLA Core Course—Fine Arts | 3 | |
| CLA Core Course, Additional | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Bacc Core Course—Science, Technology and Society | 3 | |
| CLA Core Course—Humanities | 3 | |
| Post-1800 Upper-Division Literature | 4 | |
| Pre-1800 Upper-Division Literature | 4 | |
| PAC | 1-2 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG or WR Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| Bacc Core Course—Contemporary Global Issues | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Winter | ||
| ENG or WR Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG or WR Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 181-183 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |