English Major – Bachelor of Arts

Program Competencies

  1. Students differentiate major periods of Anglo-American Literature.
  2. Students distinguish the features of major literary genres.
  3. Students recognize works by major authors.
  4. Students write critically about literature.
  5. Students select appropriate sources for literary analysis.
  6. Students synthesize sources in writing about literature.

Assessment

  1. Exit examinations
  2. Survey of graduates

Program Requirements

General Education

ENG 499CSenior Seminar in English

3

Total Credit Hours:36

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.

Major Requirements

Literature Cornerstone

Complete the following course:

ENG 300Introduction to the Study of Literature in English

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Literature Surveys

Complete the following four courses:

ENG 331British Literature to 1789

3

ENG 332British Literature Since 1789

3

ENG 341American Literature to 1865

3

ENG 342American Literature Since 1865

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Linguistics

Select one course from the following:

ENG 305Introduction to Linguistics

3

ENG 315Structure of English

3

ENG 393History of the English Language

3

ENG 401Semantics

3

ENG 404Advanced Syntax

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Writing I

Select one course from the following:

ENG 390Professional Writing

3

ENG 391Advanced Expository Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Writing II

Select one course from the following:

ENG 395Poetry Writing

3

ENG 396Fiction Writing

3

ENG 397Writing Creative Nonfiction

3

ENG 483Advanced Poetry Writing

3

ENG 484Advanced Fiction Writing

3

ENG 485Advanced Nonfiction Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Literature Electives

Cultural Diversity - Select one course from the following:
ENG 311Global English Literature

3

ENG 320Women Writers and Feminist Perspectives

3

ENG 348African-American Literature

3

ENG 360Appalachian Literature

3

ENG 365Literature of the South

3

ENG 398Gay and Lesbian Literature

3

Total Credit Hours:3
Literary Period - Select one course from the following:
ENG 422Studies in American Literature to 1900

3

ENG 423Studies in American Literature, 1900-1965

3

ENG 424Studies in Contemporary American Literature

3

ENG 436The English Renaissance

3

ENG 441Restoration and Eighteenth Century British Literature

3

ENG 443Victorian Writers

3

ENG 444British Literature since 1901

3

Total Credit Hours:3
Major Author - Select one course from the following:
ENG 435Shakespeare

3

ENG 495Seminar: Major Writers

3

Total Credit Hours:3
Genre - Select one course from the following:
ENG 344The Short Story and the Novel

3

ENG 432The British Novel

3

ENG 435Shakespeare

3

ENG 453Modern Drama

3

ENG 455Early Dramatic Literature

3

ENG 463American Fiction

3

ENG 466American Poetry

3

ENG 470Film and Literature

3

Total Credit Hours:3
English Elective - Select one course from the following:

ENG 300-level or higher

Total Credit Hours:3

Supplemental Requirement

Three semester hours in one foreign language above the first semester level, e.g., French, Spanish, German, Italian, Latin or Russian.

Total Credit Hours:3

Minor

All majors must also include a minor or additional major. See Terms to Know.
Total Credit Hours:21

General electives

Total Credit Hours:21

Total Credit Hours: 120