English, BA

CIP Code: 23.0101

Major Requirements

The student must complete the following requirements plus select and complete one or more of the following concentration areas (39 hours). Students may not overlap concentration requirements.

Required English (ENGL) courses

ENGL 283 - Techniques for Writing Tutorials Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 333A - American Literature I (Colonial America to 1865) Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 333B - American Literature II (1865-1945) Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 353A - British Literature I (the Middle Ages Through the Early 17th Century) Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 353B - British Literature II (Since the Restoration) Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 363 - Critical Theories Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 443 - Senior Research Seminar in English Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 453/553 - History of the English Language Semester Hours: Three ¹
ENGL 473 - Advanced Grammar Semester Hours: Three

Total: 27 Hours

Concentration Areas

Literature Concentration

ENGL 333C - American Literature III (1945-Present) Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 373 - Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton Semester Hours: Three
ENCP 433/533 - C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 463/563 - Multicultural Literature Semester Hours: Three ¹

Writing Concentration

COEN 223 - Basic Reporting and Writing for Journalism Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 403 - Creative Writing I (Poetry and Fiction) Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 413 - Creative Writing II (Drama and Nonfiction) Semester Hours: Three
ENGL 433 - Business Writing Semester Hours: Three

Secondary Education Concentration

Three (3) hours from the Writing Concentration

EDEN 453/553 - Teaching Language Arts and Composition in Middle/Secondary: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDEN 463/563 - Teaching Literature Within the Curriculum Semester Hours: Three ¹
ENGL 463/563 - Multicultural Literature Semester Hours: Three ¹

Note(s):

¹See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.

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