English Major
This major prepares students for careers in business and government, and for professions ranging from law and medicine to publishing.
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- Total Credits Required for Degree120
- General Education30-40
- Required Courses in Major52
- Pre-1800 Literature Course*4
- English Core Courses24
- EN 284 Survey of British Literature II (4 cr.) [INTT]
- EN 286 Survey of American Literature II (4 cr.) [HUME]
- Choose one course from the following:4
- EN 311 World Literature in English (4 cr.) [SOCR]
- EN 311Z World Literature in English (4 cr.) [SOCR]
- EN 316 Native American Novels and Poetry (4 cr.) [SOCR]
- EN 378 Early African-American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
- Choose a Concentration: Literature or Writing
- Concentration: Literature24
- Upper-Level Literature Courses (300+)8
- Literature Elective4
- English Electives**8
- Choose one course from the following:4
- EN 412 Chaucer (4 cr.)
- EN 420 Shakespeare (4 cr.)
- EN 422 Milton (4 cr.)
- EN 430 Major Authors (4 cr.)
- Concentration: Writing24
- Upper-Level Writing Courses (300+)8
- Upper-Level Writing Course (400+)4
- Upper-Level Literature Courses (300+)8
- English Electives**4
- Language Requirement4
- Minimum completion of EN 414: History of the English Language or one semester of a language other than modern English.
*Pre-1800 literature courses include: EN 220, EN 283, EN 310, EN 312, EN 320, EN322, EN 330, EN 370, EN 412, EN 420, EN 422, and EN 295/495/430 when topic is appropriate.
**EN 090, EN 103, EN 109, EN 111, and EN 211 may not be used as English electives.
A minor is not required for this major.