Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Arts Requirements
- Major Requirements (30 cr.)
- Introductory Major Course (3 cr.)
- American Literature (3 cr.)
- British Literature after 1800 (3 cr.)
- British and World Literature after 1800 (3 cr.)
- Elective (3 cr.)
- Critical Theory (3 cr.)
- Concentration (9 cr.)
Bachelor of Arts Requirements
Major Requirements (30 cr.)
Introductory Major Course (3 cr.)
- ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation
American Literature (3 cr.)
Select one from the following:
- ENG-L 350 Early American Writing and Culture to 1800
- ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865-1914
- ENG-L 354 American Literature Since 1914
- ENG-L 355 American Fiction to 1900
- ENG-L 358 AmericanLiterature, 1914-1960
- ENG-L 370 Recent Black American Writing
- ENG-L 379 American Ethnic and Minority Literature
British Literature (3 cr.)
Select one from the following:
- ENG-E 301 Literatures in English to 1600
- ENG-E 302 Literatures in English 1600-1800
- ENG-L 220 Introduction to Shakespeare
- ENG-L 306 Middle English Literature
- ENG-L 313 Early Plays of Shakespeare
- ENG-L 314 Late Plays of Shakespeare
- ENG-L 315 Major Plays of Shakespeare
- ENG-L 327 Later 18th-Century Literature
- ENG-L 347 British Fiction to 1800
British and World Literature After 1800 (3 cr.)
Select one from the following:
- ENG-E 303 Literatures in English 1800-1900
- ENG-E 304 Literatures in English 1900-Present
- ENG-L 329 Romantic Literature
- ENG-L 335 Victorian Literature
- ENG-L 348 19th Century British Fiction
- ENG-L 365 Modern Drama Continental
- ENG-L 382 Fiction of Non-Western World
- ENG-L 388 Studies in Irish Literature and Culture
Elective (3 cr.)
- 200–Level (or higher) English major course
Can be ENG-E or ENG-L course from the categories listed above; or a course in writing (ENG-W), linguistics (ENG-G), film studies (CMLT-C), an internship (ENG-W 398); or one of these specific Journalism classes (JOUR-J 200 or JOUR-J 341)
Critical Theory (3 cr.)
- ENG-L 371 (must be taken before or concurrently with senior seminar
Senior Seminar (3 cr.)
- ENG-L 450 Seminar: British and American Authors; OR
ENG-L 460 Seminar: Literary Form, Mode, an Theme
Not to be taken until almost/all major courses have been completed
Concentration (9 cr.)
Select one of the following concentrations:
Concentration in Literature
- 9 credits of 300–Level literature coures listed in the categories above
Concentration in Writing
- 3 credits of a 200–Level (or higher) writing course (ENG-W)
- 6 credits of 300–Level (or higher) writing courses (ENG-W)