Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in English

Additional Graduation Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
General Education Component
Area I (Written Composition)		6
Area II (Humanities and Fine Arts) 1		12
Area III (Natural Sciences and Mathematics)		11
Area IV (History, Social and Behavioral Sciences)		12
Area V
Major Core Requirements in English
Select three hours from the following pre-19th century British literature courses:		3
EN 303	Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature
EN 371	English Drama
EN 401	Chaucer
EN 402	Milton
EN 403	Shakespeare
Select three hours from the following American literature courses:		3
EN 305	African American Women Writers
EN 318	Genre Studies in American Literature
EN 405	African-American Literature
EN 413	Transnational American Literature
EN 450	Folklore of the American South
EN 452	The American Novel
EN 460	Literature of the American Frontier
EN 464	The Contemporary American Novel
EN 497	Selected Topics in American Literature
Select three hours from the following literature of diversity courses:		3
EN 305	African American Women Writers
EN 331	Contemporary Global Literature
EN 333	Images of Women in Literature
EN 405	African-American Literature
EN 410	Black Southern Literature
EN 463	Studies in Contemporary Global Literature
EN 492	Restorative Storytelling
Select three hours from the following writing intensive courses:		3
EN 310W	Advanced Composition
EN 355W	Genres in Creative Writing
EN 472W	Rhetoric: Argument and Style
Prescribed Supporting Course
CIS 125	Business Applications of Microcomputer Software	3
or ED 381	Instructional Technology for the High School
Major Concentration Requirements		27-39
Select one from the following options:
Option I: Literature
Option II: Professional Writing
Option III: Language Arts 2
Minor
A minor, second major or second degree is required for Option I and Option II majors
General Electives - if required to bring total hours to 120
Total Hours		120

¹

For BA degree, select six hours of a required foreign language at the introductory level

²

Select an additional 24 hours above the 200  level.

Option I: Literature

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select three hours from the following courses with a language, history of language, or rhetoric concentration:		3
EN 306	Introduction to English Linguistics
EN 441	History of the English Language
EN 442	Survey of Grammar
EN 472W	Rhetoric: Argument and Style
EN 301	Introduction to Literary Studies	3
EN 360	Literary Criticism	3
EN 491W	Senior Seminar	3
Select 15 hours from English electives (300-400 level) with at least 12 of these hours in literature courses 1		15
Total Hours		27

¹

i.e. English courses other than those in writing, rhetoric, language, or linguistics.

Option II: Professional Writing

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Component
EN 302W	Introduction to Professional Writing	3
EN 339W	Technical and Scientific Writing	3
EN 355W	Genres in Creative Writing	3
EN 445W	Multimodal Writing	3
EN 489W	Professional Writing Portfolio Workshop	3
Elective Component
Select a total of 9 hours of electives:		9
EN 310W	Advanced Composition
EN 396W	Writing about Film
EN 434W	Language and Gender
EN 435W	Writing Protest and Dissent
EN 439	Technical and Scientific Editing
EN 440W	Grant Writing and Management
EN 444W	Grant Writing for the Creative Writer
EN 455W	Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction and Drama
EN 456W	Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry and Creative Nonfiction
EN 475W	Literacy, Culture, and Writing
EN 490	English Internship/Practicum
EN 495W	Selected Topics in Writing
Language/History and Language/Rhetoric
Select three hours from the following:		3
EN 441	History of the English Language
EN 442	Survey of Grammar
EN 472W	Rhetoric: Argument and Style
Total Hours		27

Option III: Language Arts

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
English Component
British/World Literature Course 1		3
EN 323	Literature for Young Adults 2	3
EN 324	The Oral Tradition	3
EN 403	Shakespeare	3
EN 405	African-American Literature	3
EN 441	History of the English Language	3
EN 442	Survey of Grammar	3
EN 443	Instruction of Composition	3
Communications Component
COM 205	Communication in a Global Age	3
COM 215	Media Writing	3
CAT 210	Theatre Appreciation	3
CAT 220	Beginning Acting	3
Total Hours		36

¹

300 or 400 level replaces pre-19th Century British Literature requirement in English Core

²

At least 3 hours in a literature course