2020-2021
English
English
Program Type
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Program Contact
Professor Holly Barbaccia
Program Options
Core Courses
(12 hours required)
- ENG211: English Literature Survey I (3 credit hours)
- ENG213: English Literature Survey II (3 credit hours)
- ENG292: Introduction to Literary Analysis (2 credit hours)
- ENG414: Shakespeare (3 credit hours)
- ENG482: Senior Seminar in English (1 credit hours)
Required Course Selections
(12 hours required)
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American Literature
(select three hours/one course)
- ENG341: Survey of African-American Literature 1745-Present (3 credit hours)
- ENG343: American Literature to 1870 (3 credit hours)
- ENG345: American Literature from 1870 (3 credit hours)
- ENG347: American Novel (3 credit hours)
- ENG349: Southern Novel (3 credit hours)
- ENG445: Topics in American Literature (3 credit hours)
- ENG447: Topics in Multiethnic American Literature (3 credit hours)
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English Literature Before 1700
(select three hours/one course)
- ENG311: Medieval Literature (3 credit hours)
- ENG313: Renaissance Literature (3 credit hours)
- ENG412: Chaucer (3 credit hours)
- ENG416: Milton (3 credit hours)
- ENG418: Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Literature (3 credit hours)
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English Literature Between 1700 and 1900
(select three hours/one course)
- ENG321: Neo-Classical Literature (3 credit hours)
- ENG323: British Romantic Literature (3 credit hours)
- ENG327: Victorian Literature (3 credit hours)
- ENG329: English Novel (3 credit hours)
- ENG424: Topics in Nineteenth-Century Literature (3 credit hours)
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Comparative Literature
(select three hours/one course)
- ENG196: Topics in World Literature (3 credit hours)
- ENG296: World Literature Survey I (3 credit hours)
- ENG298: World Literature Survey II (3 credit hours)
- ENG331: Modern British Literature (3 credit hours)
- ENG403: Contemporary Poetry (3 credit hours)
- ENG407: Contemporary Fiction (3 credit hours)
- ENG409: Contemporary Drama (3 credit hours)
- ENG436: Irish Literature (3 credit hours)
- ENG358: Survey of Women in Literature (3 credit hours)
Elective Courses
(12 hours required)
-
Select twelve hours in English courses above ENG112.
Allied Courses
(3 hours required; select one course)
- AMS250: Introduction to American Studies (3 credit hours)
- AMS450: Senior American Studies Seminar (3 credit hours)
- CLA314: Mythology in Greek and Roman Literature (3 credit hours)
- CLA316: Ancient Drama (3 credit hours)
- CLA318: Ancient Epic (3 credit hours)
- CLA370: Topics in Classical Literature (3 credit hours)
- HIS323: Renaissance and Reformation (3 credit hours)
- HIS335: History of England (3 credit hours)
- HIS337: Modern England (3 credit hours)
- PHI355: Philosophy of Religion (3 credit hours)
- PHI412: American Philosophy (3 credit hours)
- PHI435: 19th and 20th Century Philosophy (3 credit hours)
- THE327: Directing (3 credit hours)
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Any 300-400 level course in World Languages.
The Creative Writing Concentration within the English major requires students to complete the same Core Courses, Required Course Selections, and Allied Courses as the regular English major.
Elective Courses
(12 hours required)
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Group 1
(select 6-9 hours; any of these courses may be repeated for credit)
- ENG361: Creative Writing: Poetry (3 credit hours)
- ENG363: Creative Writing: Fiction (3 credit hours)
- ENG365: Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction (3 credit hours)
- THE330: Screenwriting (3 credit hours)
- THE471: Topics in Theatre and Performance Studies (3 credit hours) *
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Group 2
(select 3-6 hours)
- ENG403: Contemporary Poetry (3 credit hours)
- ENG407: Contemporary Fiction (3 credit hours)
- ENG409: Contemporary Drama (3 credit hours)
- ENG462: Topics in Writing and Literature (3 credit hours)
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Note:
*This course will only count for Creative Writing if it is taught as playwriting or screenwriting.
Elective Courses
(18 hours required)
-
Select eighteen hours in ENG courses above ENG112.
Required Course Selections
(18 hours required)
-
Group 1
(select six to twelve hours; any of these courses may be repeated for credit)
- ENG361: Creative Writing: Poetry (3 credit hours)
- ENG363: Creative Writing: Fiction (3 credit hours)
- ENG365: Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction (3 credit hours)
- THE330: Screenwriting (3 credit hours)
- THE471: Topics in Theatre and Performance Studies (3 credit hours) *
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Group 2
(select six to nine hours)
- ENG403: Contemporary Poetry (3 credit hours)
- ENG407: Contemporary Fiction (3 credit hours)
- ENG409: Contemporary Drama (3 credit hours)
- ENG462: Topics in Writing and Literature (3 credit hours)
-
Note:
*This course will only count for Creative Writing if it is taught as playwriting or screenwriting.