Bachelor of Arts in English
University Studies (General Studies) = 48 hours
(In certain instances, specific University Studies courses are required for an English degree)
Required Core Courses for B.A. in English = 21 hours
Literature or Writing Option = 15 hours
Foreign Language Requirement = 6-9 hours
EN 001 Writing Portfolio = 0 hours
LI 001 Literature Portfolio = 0 hours
Core Required Courses:
Choose two of the following:
EN 201 Writing about Literature (3)
EN 275 Introduction to Creative Writing (3) (Required for all students pursuing the writing option)
EN 376 Advanced Composition (3)
Choose three of the following:
LI 260 English Literature I (3)
LI 261 English Literature II (3)
LI 270 American Literature I (3)
LI 271 American Literature II (3)
Choose one of the following:
LI 311 World Literature I (3)
LI 312 World Literature II (3)
Choose one of the following:
EN 486 Sociolinguistics (3)
UI 500 History of the English Language (3)
UI 501 Principles of Language (3)
Foreign language requirement:
You may take six hours in one foreign language, plus three additional of the same or a different foreign language.
OR
You may take six hours in one foreign language, plus three additional hours in AN 341, EN 378, EN 486, UI 500 or UI 501 (cannot be taken elsewhere in the sequence).
Literature Option (15 hours)
Choose one of the following:
LI 560 Chaucer (3)
LI 577 Studies in Early English Literature (3)
UI 431 Shakespeare’s Tragedies and the Human Condition (3)
UI 432 Shakespeare Histories/Comedies and Human Condition (3)
Choose one of the following:
LI 476 Early 20th Century British Literature (3)
LI 578 Studies in Later English Literature (3)
UI 341 Victorian Studies (3)
Choose two of the following:
LI 320 African-American Writers (3)
LI 421 Cross-Cultural American Voices (3)
LI 565 Southern Literature (3)
LI 568 19th Century American Novel (3)
LI 570 Modern and Contemporary American Novel (3)
LI 571 Contemporary American Poetry (3)
LI 576 American Fiction of the 21st Century (3)
Choose one of the following:
LI 510 Literature and the Bible (3)
LI 572 The Modern Essay (3)
LI 574 Australian Literature (3)
LI 587 Women and Madness (3)
UI 332 Images of Women in Literature (3)
Writing Option (15 hours)
Choose one of the following:
EN 376 Advanced Composition (3) (If not taken above)
EN 550 Style in Writing (3)
LI 572 The Modern Essay (3)
Choose one of the following:
LI 421 Cross-Cultural American Voices (3)
LI 542 Literature for Young Adults (3)
LI 565 Southern Literature (3)
LI 570 Modern and Contemporary American Novel (3)
LI 571 Contemporary American Poetry (3)
LI 576 American Fiction of the 21st Century (3)
Choose one of the following:
LI 301 Small Press Publishing (3)
EN 301 Writing for Science and Technology (3)
EN 311 Literary Manuscript Editing Practicum (3)
EN 435 Internship in English (3)
Choose one of the following:
EN 470 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry (3)
EN 478 Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction (3)
Choose an additional EN writing course not taken above (3)
Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.
Minors
For information concerning course requirements for Literature, Writing, and Small Press Publishing Minors, please contact the English Department.
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