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Degree Requirements | Major Core Courses
Recommended Degree Path
Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English
Requirements for BA in English |
Sem. Hrs. |
|---|---|
| Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| General Education Requirements |
44 |
| English Major Requirements | 39-45 |
| » Core Requirements | (21-27) |
| » Major Electives | (18) |
| University-wide Electives | 32-38 |
| Total | 122 |
General Education Requirements: Students planning to major in English should consult with the department chair prior to registering for
General Education courses.
Before taking any of the courses below, students must complete ENG 1050 with a “C” grade or better.
| Course# | Course Title |
Comments |
|---|---|---|
| In the three choices below, students should select a combination of early and late surveys. | ||
| ENG 2050; or | World Literature Before 1660; or | |
| ENG 2060 | World Literature After 1660 | |
| ENG 2230; or | American Literature Before 1865; or | |
| ENG 2240 | American Literature After 1865 | |
| ENG 2470; or | British Literature Before 1790; or | |
| ENG 2480 | British Literature After 1790 | |
| ALL courses are required. | ||
| ENG 3040 | Principles of Literary Study | Prerequisite: A “C” or better in ENG 1060 and “C” or better in one 2000-level; This course is a prerequisite for all 3000-level literature courses. |
| ENG 4570 | Shakespeare | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of instructor; ENG 2470 recommended |
| ENGS 4xxx | Seminar in Literature | Numbers and topics vary; see projected schedule in department office. |
| SPE 2000; or | Interpersonal Communication; or | |
| SPE 2010 | Fundamentals of Speech | |
| 0-2 courses | Competency in a foreign language at the 1320 level | |
The foreign language requirement may be met by completing 1310 and 1320, by testing into and completing 1320 only, or by testing out of both 1310 and 1320.
Select any six course options from the list below. Before taking any of the courses below, students must complete ENG 1050 with a “C” grade or better.
| Course | Area |
Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Choose ONE 2000-level ENG multicultural course from list below: | ||
| ENG 2010 | Southern Literature | |
| ENG 2020 | Contemporary Literature | |
| ENG 2040 | Mythology of All Peoples | |
| ENG 2080 | Women’s Literature | |
| ENG 2090 | Literature and Film | |
| ENG 2100 | African American Literature | |
| ENG 2180 | Asian American Literature | |
| ENG 2190 | Latino Literature | |
| ENG 2200 | Native American Literature | Also AIS 2200 |
| ENG 2410 | Environmental Literature | |
| Choose UP TO TWO composition/rhetoric courses from the list below: | ||
| ENG 2990 | Writing Center Theory and Practice | |
| ENG 3570 | History of Rhetoric | Prerequisite: A “C” or better in ENG 1050 and 1060 |
| ENG 3580 | Professional Writing | Prerequisite: A “C” or better in ENG 1050 and 1060 |
| ENG 3590 | Creative Nonfiction | Prerequisite: A “C” or better in ENG 2780 or 2790 |
| ENG 3700 | Advanced Composition | Prerequisite: A “C” or better in ENG 1050 and 1060 |
| ENGS 4090-4129 (Numbers will vary) | Special Topics in Composition and Rhetoric | Prerequisite: One previous writing course at the 3000 level or above. |
| Choose THREE or MORE advanced courses from the list below: | ||
| ENG 3100 | The Harlem Renaissance | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3110 | Medieval British Literature | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3120 | Early Modern British Literature | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3130 | American Transcendentalist Period | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3140 | American Realism and Naturalism | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3150 | British Romantic Literature | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3160 | Victorian Literature | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3170 | Post-Colonial Literature | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3250 | Language in Society | |
| ENG 3420 | The British Novel | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of instructor; ENG 2470 or ENG 2480 recommended |
| ENG 3430 | The American Novel | Prerequisite: ENG 304 or permission of instructor; ENG 2230 or ENG 2240 recommended |
| ENG 3440 | The Native American Novel | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; Also AIS 3440 |
| ENG 3460 | Aspects of the English Language | |
| ENG 3540 | Modern Drama | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of instructor; six semester hours of 2000‑level literature |
| ENG 3560 | Modern Fiction | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3660 | Modern Poetry | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3670 | Contemporary Fiction | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3680 | Contemporary Poetry | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 3710 | English Grammar | |
| ENG 3740; or | Writing Poetry II; or | Prerequisite: ENG 2780 or permission of instructor |
| ENG 3750 | Writing Fiction II | Prerequisite: ENG 2790 or permission of instructor |
| ENG 4020 | Literary Criticism | Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor |
| ENG 4230; or ENG 4240 | Special Topics in American English | |
| ENG 4810; or | Phonetics and Phonology; or | |
| ENG 4830; or | Second Language Acquisition; or | |
| ENG 4850 | Cultural Issues of English as a Second Language | |
Updated: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Printable Version:- Recommended Degree Path (MS Word)
- BA in English Education (9-12)
- BS in Middle Grades Education (6-9): Language Arts Track
- BA in English: Theatre Arts
- Department of English and Theatre
- Contact:
Dr. Mark Canada
Professor and Chair
Office: Dial Humanities Building, Room 105
Phone: 910.521.6431
Email: mark.canada@uncp.edu
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