The BA in English requires a minimum of 120 credits for degree completion.
Please see footnotes for additional information.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Curriculum | 46 | |
| Modern Language Requirement 1 | 3-6 | |
| English Major Requirements | ||
| Flexible Requirements: | ||
| Select at least 6 EN credits at the 300 level from each category (A and B) and an additional 9 credits at the 200 or 300 level from either category; courses cannot count for multiple categories: | ||
A. Language, Rhetoric, Genre and Form | ||
B. Periods, Places, Cultures and Identities | ||
| Advanced Requirements | ||
| Select one from each of the following categories: | 9 | |
Literary History Underrepresented Writers: | ||
| Hippies, Punks and Rude Boys | ||
| Lit by Women | ||
| Black Writers in and Beyond the US | ||
| Literature of the Americas | ||
| American Liturature by Women Of Color | ||
| Immigrant Fictions | ||
Literary History I: | ||
| Chaucer and the Medieval Period | ||
| English Literature of the Renaissance | ||
| Milton and the 17th Century | ||
| 18th Century British Literature | ||
| Origins of U.S. Literature (1492-1865) | ||
Literary History II: | ||
| Composing America | ||
| Twentieth-Century British Literature | ||
| Modern British Literature (1900-1945) | ||
| Contemporary British Literature (1945-Present) | ||
| British Romanticism (1785-1832) | ||
| Victorian Literature (1832-1901) | ||
| The American Renaissance (1830-1865) | ||
| Modern U.S. Literature (1900-1945) | ||
| Contemporary U.S. Literature (1945-Present) | ||
| EN 304 | Junior Seminar in Critical Theory | 3 |
| EN 460 | Senior Seminar Capstone | 3 |
| Free Electives | 53 | |
| Total Credits | 117-120 | |
- 1
All CAS students must complete one modern language through the 102 level. Students who have taken a language in high school should take the modern language placement test for that language. Placement scores at the 201 level or higher demonstrate language competency and will place out of the language requirement.
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The 300-level workshop can be repeated once for credit (i.e., a student interested in fiction can take the Advanced Fiction Workshop up to two times). Credits in the concentration can count for flexible and advanced requirements.
Concentration in Creative Writing Curriculum
All students wishing to fulfill the requirements for a concentration in creative writing must take the following courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select two 200-level creative writing courses | 6 | |
| Select two 300-level advanced creative writing workshops 2 | 6 | |
| Select one course in contemporary/post-WWII literature, including but not limited to the following: | 3 | |
| The Short Story As a Genre | ||
| Composing America | ||
| Modern British Literature (1900-1945) | ||
| Contemporary British Literature (1945-Present) | ||
| Modern U.S. Literature (1900-1945) | ||
| Contemporary U.S. Literature (1945-Present) | ||
| Modernist American Poetry | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Concentration in Secondary Education Curriculum
To earn the concentration in secondary education, students complete 18 credits, including:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Credits in the concentration can count for flexible and advanced requirements | ||
| One course in British literature | 3 | |
| Two courses in American literature | 6 | |
| One course in Shakespeare | 3 | |
| One course in advanced composition | 3 | |
| History of the English Language | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |