English A.B.
Major Check Sheet
REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English requires 44 semester hours.
Professional Writing and Rhetoric requires 48 semester hours, English with teaching licensure requires 84 semester hours. The core requirements, above ENG 110, include the following:
An ENG 200-level literature course: 4 sh
Majors in literature concentration must choose a survey course from ENG 221- ENG 224
Majors in English teacher licensure concentration must choose either ENG 221 or ENG 222
An ENG 200-level or above writing course (ENG 210- ENG 219; ENG 310- ENG 319): 4 sh
Majors in creative writing concentration must take ENG 213: Introduction to Creative Writing
Majors in teacher licensure concentration must take ENG 219: Writing Studies Survey
An ENG 200-level or above language studies course (ENG 201- ENG 209; ENG 301- ENG 309): 4 sh
Majors in professional writing and rhetoric concentration must take ENG 304: Understanding Rhetoric
Majors in teacher licensure concentration must take ENG 205: Grammar
One 300-level literature course: 4 sh
Majors in teacher licensure concentration must take ENG 363: Teaching Literature
One 300-level English course, preferably outside one’s concentration: 4 sh
ENG 302: History of the English Language or ENG 321: Classical Literature is strongly recommended for majors in teacher licensure.
Students must also complete one of the following concentrations:
LITERATURE CONCENTRATION
Core Courses: 20 sh
One additional survey course from ENG 221- ENG 224: 4 sh
Four additional 200-300-level literature courses chosen from at least 3 of the following categories: 16 sh
Historical studies (ENG 320- ENG 329)
Cultural studies (ENG 330- ENG 339)
Author studies (ENG 340- ENG 349)
Genre studies (ENG 350- ENG 359)
Critical practice and theory (ENG 200, ENG 250, ENG 333, ENG 362 or IDS 295)
ENG 495 Senior Seminar: Literature: 4 sh
Other requirements:
At least one literature course must have a global/multicultural designation
At least two literature courses must have a pre-1800 designation
At least 20 hours of literature must be at the 300-level or above
A course may satisfy multiple requirements if possible.
Global/Multicultural
| ENG 232 | LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA | 4 sh |
| ENG 234 | HISTORICAL ASIAN LITERATURE AND FILM | 4 sh |
| ENG 236 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSICAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS | 4 sh |
| ENG 237 | CARIBBEAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 238 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG 239 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG 248 | ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 321 | CLASSICAL LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 329 | THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE | 4 sh |
| ENG 331 | ADVANCED WORLD LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 334 | NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 335 | LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 337 | ASIAN LITERATURE OF SOCIAL CHANGE | 4 sh |
| ENG 338 | THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE IN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 385 | MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
Pre 1800
Author
Genre
Historical
Cultural
| ENG 330 | APPALACHIAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 331 | ADVANCED WORLD LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 332 | LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH | 4 sh |
| ENG 333 | WOMEN IN LITERATURE: FEMINIST APPROACHES | 4 sh |
| ENG 334 | NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 335 | LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 337 | ASIAN LITERATURE OF SOCIAL CHANGE | 4 sh |
| ENG 338 | THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE IN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 339 | AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS | 4 sh |
| Total Credit Hours: | 40 |
PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC CONCENTRATION
Core Courses: 20 sh
| ENG 215 | INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC | 4 sh |
| ENG 282 | CUPID PUBLISHING AND DESIGN STUDIO | 2 sh |
| ENG 381 | WRITING INTERNSHIP | 1-4 sh |
| ENG 397 | WRITING AS INQUIRY | 4 sh |
| ENG 313 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC | 4 sh |
Choose one concentration elective from each of the following: 8 sh
A 200-level PWR course (ENG 206, ENG 211, ENG 212, ENG 217, ENG 219)
A 300/400-level PWR course (ENG 310, ENG 311, ENG 312, ENG 318, ENG 319, ENG 415)
| ENG 497 | SENIOR SEMINAR: PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC | 4 sh |
| Total Credit Hours: | 48 |
TEACHER LICENSURE CONCENTRATION
Core Courses 20 sh
| ENG 206 | INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES | 4 sh |
| ENG 319 | WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP | 4 sh |
| ENG 342 | SHAKESPEARE | 4 sh |
| ENG 495 | SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE | 4 sh |
SET OF PROFESSIONAL COURSES: 40 sh
Choose one of the following 4 sh
| ENG 223 | AMERICAN LITERATURE I | 4 sh |
| ENG 224 | AMERICAN LITERATURE II | 4 sh |
| ENG 238 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945 | 4 sh |
| ENG 239 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945 | 4 sh |
Choose one of the following: 4 sh
| ENG 331 | ADVANCED WORLD LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 335 | LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE | 4 sh |
| ENG 337 | ASIAN LITERATURE OF SOCIAL CHANGE | 4 sh |
| ENG 338 | THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE IN LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| Total Credit Hours: | 84 |
CREATIVE WRITING CONCENTRATION
Core Courses: 20 sh
Choose two of the following: 8 sh
| ENG 366 | CONTEMPORARY WRITERS | 4 sh |
| ENG 351 | THE NOVEL | 4 sh |
| ENG 354 | THE SHORT STORY | 4 sh |
| | 300-LEVEL OR ABOVE LITERATURE COURSE | |
| ENG 414 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING | 4 sh |
Choose two of the following: 8 sh
| ENG 315 | INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: NONFICTION | 4 sh |
| ENG 316 | INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY | 4 sh |
| ENG 317 | INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION | 4 sh |
Additional Requirements
| ENG 496 | SENIOR SEMINAR: CREATIVE WRITING | 4 sh |
Choose one of the following: 4 sh
| ENG 413 | ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING | 4 sh |
| ENG | 200-400-LEVEL ENGLISH ELECTIVE | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 44 |
Double concentrations
Students are encouraged to pursue a double concentration, either to combine liberal arts and pre-professional training (creative writing/professional writing or literature/professional writing) or to study the interconnectedness of writing and reading (literature/creative writing). Completing a dual concentration in English requires a capstone experience in each concentration. For more information, see your English major advisor or the English department chair.