Department of English - Course Curriculum

Courses offered by the department prepare students for reading and writing throughout the college curriculum, for communication in business and professions, for the advanced study and teaching of English, and for careers in professional writing, publishing, and related fields.

The Bachelor of Arts in English has a common core of courses in language, writing, literature, and critical theory. Students may choose to pursue the more traditional Literature Option, which prepares them for graduate study and professional school, or the Professional Writing Option, which prepares students for a variety of careers as writers.

For specific requirements for a teaching field in English, see the catalog sections for the Bachelor of Science in Education.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH
123 hours required for graduation
GENERAL EDUCATION—50 to 52 hours
Must take MATH 100 or higher or BST 104.

MAJOR—42 hours (Option A) or 39 hours (Option B)
Option A: Literature—42 hours
Core Courses: ENGL 230, 250, 303, 334, 401.
Select one from ENGL 312, 313
Select one from ENGL 316, 317, 408
Select one from ENGL 337, 338, 339, 340, 342, 343
Select six (6) additional courses from 300/400 level.
Option B: Professional Writing—39 hours
Core Courses: ENGL 112, 204, 225, 250, 303, 304, 334
Select one from ENGL 230, 255, 306, 401
Select one from ENGL 316, 317, 408
Select one from ENGL 337, 338, 339, 340, 342, 343
Select one from ENGL 312, 313
Select one from ENGL 227, 430, 431
Select one from ENGL 310, 429

COGNATES—9 hours (Option A) or 21 hours (Option B)
Option A: Literature
Six hours in the same foreign language at the 200 level or above, excluding courses on foreign cultures taught in English. Three hours from among British, American or World History*.
Option B: Professional Writing
Six hours in the same foreign language at the 200 level or above, excluding courses on foreign culture taught in English. Three hours from ART 213 or ART 217. Twelve hour area study in a single discipline or a set of related disciplines, to be designed with and approved by the student's advisor.

ELECTIVES—to bring total hours to 123
Minor in Literature—15 hours
ENGL 250 and 334; three courses in literature from the 300-400 level.
Minor in English: Technical Writing—18 hours
ENGL 112, 204, 306, 310, and either 303 or 429. (Designed for students in technical or business fields).
Minor in English: Writing—15 hours
ENGL 303; one course from ENGL 230, 255, 401; three courses from ENGL 225, 226, 304, 310, 429, 430, 431.
Students should check the English Department Advising Handbook for English and English Education Majors for a schedule of course offerings. The Advising Handbook is available in the English Department office, Hill Hall 204.

SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE—
ENGLISH (LITERATURE OPTION)