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BACHELOR OF Arts IN English

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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.

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Required Courses for English

Core Requirements

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 literature course; This course is a prerequisite for all 3000-level literature courses
ENG 4570	Shakespeare	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; ENG 2470 recommended
ENGS 4xxx	Seminar in Literature	Numbers and topics vary; See projected schedule in department office; Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; Upper‑division standing in the University
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.

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Major Electives

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	Course Title	Comments
Choose ONE 2000-level ENG multicultural course from list below:
ENG 2010	Southern Literature
ENG 2020	Contemporary Literature
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	Also AIS 2410
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	The American Renaissance	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3140	American Literature in Transition, 1870-1914	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 33xx	Special Topics in Literature	Numbers and topics vary; See projected schedule in department office; Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3420	The British Novel	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; ENG 2470 or ENG 2480 recommended
ENG 3430	The American Novel	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the 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 3470	Native American Poetry	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; also AIS 3470
ENG 3540	Modern Drama	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; Six semester hours of 2000-level literature
ENG 3560	Modernist Fiction	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3660	Modernist 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 the instructor
ENG 3750	Writing Fiction II	Prerequisite: ENG 2790 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3900	Study Abroad	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the 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

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Updated: Saturday, August 20, 2011

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