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English (BA)

Recommended Sequence of Courses in the major

For a current degree sequence, please visit the department's website.

1. 39 semester hours in English (27 hours above the core).

A. Core (9 hours)

ENGL 1311Composition I
or
ENGL 1311LComposition I
 
ENGL 1312Composition II
ENGL 2310World Literature Studies

B. Surveys (9 hours)

Students must select nine hours from the following:

ENGL 3351British Literature I
ENGL 3352British Literature II
ENGL 3391American Literature I
ENGL 3392American Literature II

C. English Emphasis Elective Options (12 hours):

1 Literary Studies and Criticism Emphasis (6 hours):

Students must take at least 6 hours from the Literary Studies and Criticism Emphasis area.

ENGL 3330Genre Studies
ENGL 3340Women's Writing
ENGL 4320Period Studies
ENGL 4340Major Authors
ENGL 4350Literary Movements
2. Creative Writing Emphasis (3 hours):

Students must take at least 3 hours from the Creative Writing Emphasis area.

ENGL 2375Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 3375Creative Writing
ENGL 4375Advanced Creative Writing
3. Rhetoric and Professional Writing Emphasis (3 hours):

Students must take at least 3 hours from the Rhetoric and Professional Writing Emphasis area.

ENGL 2365Professional and Technical Communication
ENGL 3305Advanced Composition
ENGL 3350Writing for Business
ENGL 3355Classical Rhetorical Theory
ENGL 3357Visual Rhetoric
ENGL 3360Rhetorical Criticism
ENGL 3363Ethics and Technical Communication
ENGL 3365Editing and Publishing
ENGL 3367Technical Editing
ENGL 3369Writing for the Web
ENGL 3370/BIOL 4399Writing for Science and Engineering
ENGL 4355Contemporary Rhetorical Theory

D. English Elective Courses (6 hour)

Students must complete 6 additional hours of English elective courses chosen from any of the emphasis areas.

ENGL 4301Senior Seminar

E. Senior Seminar (capstone course)

ENGL 4301Senior Seminar

2. The minimum GPA requirement for the successful “major” in English:

The minimum GPA requirement for a student to progress towards a degree in English is a 3.0 in English and a 2.75 overall, beginning with the first semester at UIW. Every student who drops below 3.0 GPA is reported to the chairperson of the English Department and is placed on one semester of scholastic probation.

3. Special Topics and Independent Study

From time to time, the English Department may offer a course that is unrelated to the above descriptions. Such courses will be widely publicized and offered as Special Topics.

Under exceptional circumstances, a student may propose a course of study that is not covered by existing courses. If a faculty member is agreeable, this may then be followed as an Independent Study. Independent Study is NOT intended as a way of replacing an incomplete course or one that has been closed.

4. English may be taken with a minor of 18 hours, with a minimum of 6 hours at the advanced level.

Subjects that may be studied include Visual Art, History, Philosophy, Cultural Studies, a social science, Business Administration, or a concentration in a Business-related field.