English, B.A.

Students who major in English must take 36 hours in English courses numbered 300 or above. The 36 hours must include the following:

Major Requirements

3 hours in a course that focuses on a genre

Select one of the following:

3 hours in a course that focuses on texts of a specific cultural or historical period

Select one of the following:

3 hours in a course that analytically studies the history, structure, or use of language or of texts

Select one of the following:

3 hours in Diverse Voices, a study of texts that present perspectives or voices historically not taught in British or American literature

Select one of the following:

6 additional hours in English courses numbered 300/400 and above.

Note:

Of the 27 hours in courses other than ENG 305 , ENG 306 , and ENG 307 , at least 6 hours must be in literature written before 1800, and at least 6 hours must be in literature written after 1800. In addition, of these 27 hours, at least 3 hours must be in courses primarily about American literature, and at least 3 hours must be in courses primarily about British literature.

A single course can satisfy only one of the nine requirements.

English majors must complete either:

A minor in a selected field, or
A departmentally approved minor area of concentration.

Candidates who wish to pursue the English/Language Arts Alternative Master’s program must successfully complete 32/19 (32 hours with 19 hours at the 300/400 level) and have at least one course in each of the following areas: English, theatre, speech, journalism (MC 200 ), and grammar.