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English Graduate Bound Major

Bachelor of Arts

Recommended for those interested in graduate school and post-secondary teaching.

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Total Credits Required for Degree
120
General Education
30-40

Required Courses in Major
53
English Courses
19-20
EN 283 Survey of British Literature I [INTT]
4
EN 284 Survey of British Literature II [INTT]
4
EN 366 Applied Literary Theory
4
EN 420 Shakespeare
3-4
Research paper in two variable credit courses
2
EN 493 Senior Seminar: The English Professional
2
British Literature Courses
6-8
Choose from the following:
EN 312 Medieval British Literature (3-4 cr.)
EN 320 Renaissance British Literature (3-4 cr.)
EN 322 Restoration Eighteenth Century British Literature (3-4 cr.)
EN 330 British Romantic Literature (3-4 cr.)
EN 340 Victorian Literature (3-4 cr.)
EN 360 Modern British Literature (3-4 cr.)
EN 382 British Literature 1960 to Present (3-4 cr.)
EN 412 Chaucer (3-4 cr.)
EN 422 Milton (3-4 cr.)
American Literature Survey Courses
8
Choose from the following:
EN 370 American Literature I: Columbus to the American Revolution (1492-1800) (4 cr.) [HUME]
EN 371 American Literature II: Emergent National Voices (1800-1865) (4 cr.) [HUME]
EN 372 American Literature III: Realism, Naturalism, through WWI (1865-1930) (4 cr.) [HUME]
EN 373 American Literature IV: Modern Voices (1930-1970) (4 cr.) [HUME]
EN 375 Diverse Traditions in American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 375Z Diverse Traditions in American Literature [II]
EN 376 American Literature V: Contemporary Voices (1970-Present) (4 cr.) [HUME]
EN 378 Early African-American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 379 Modern African-American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
World Literature/Diverse Traditions
3-4
Choose from the following:
EN 311 World Literature in English (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 311Z World Literature in English [II]
EN 314 Traditional Oral Literatures: Selected Native American Cultures (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 316 Native American Novels and Poetry (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 317 Native American Drama, Nonfiction and Short Stories (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 375 Diverse Traditions in American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 375Z Diverse Traditions in American Literature [II]
EN 378 Early African-American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 379 Modern African-American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 411 Topics in World Literature (3-4 cr.) [SOCR]
EN 411Z Topics in World Literature
EN 440 Topics in Gender in Literature (3-4 cr.)
Genre Course
3-4
Choose from the following:
EN 300 Creative Writing: Fiction (4 cr.)
EN 301 Creative Writing: Poetry (4 cr.)
EN 302 Nonfiction Writing (4 cr.)
EN 403 Drama and Script Writing Seminar (4 cr.)
EN 361 Studies in Genre, Poetry (3-4 cr.)
EN 362 Studies in Genre, Narrative (3-4 cr.)
EN 363 Studies in Genre, Drama (3-4 cr.)
EN 364 Studies in Genre, Film (3-4 cr.)
EN 410 Genres of Writing (1-4 cr.)
English Electives (any level)
14
Other Required Course
4
FR 202 Intermediate French II (4 cr.) [INTT] or
GR 202 Intermediate German II (4 cr.) [EFFC] or
SN 202 Intermediate Spanish II (4 cr.) [EFFC]

This major does not require a minor.

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