Bachelor of Arts in English, English Literature Emphasis

Required Courses (36 hours):

  • ENG 226: English Language (3 hours)
  • ENG 227: Intro to Creative Writing (3 hours)
  • ENG 309: British Literature I: Monsters and Magic (3 hours)
  • ENG 310:  British Literature II: Bodies and Empire (3 hours)
  • ENG 363: Professionalization and Publishing (3 hours)
  • ENG 365: Ethnic and Minority Literature (3 hours)
  • ENG 394: American Literature I:Discovery-Colonization (3 hours)
  • ENG 395: American Literature II: Marginalized Voices (3 hours)
  • ENG 403: Shakespeare (3 hours) -OR-
  • ENG 407: Chaucer: Epics and Dirty Jokes (3 hours)
  • ENG 480: Literary Theory (3 hours)
  • ENG 490: Major Authors (3 hours)
  • ENG 495: Senior Seminar (3 hours)

6 hours from the following:

  • ENG 301: Graphic Novel (3 hours)
  • ENG 302: Film Studies (3 hours)
  • ENG 313: Fantasy and Science Fiction Literature (3 hours)
  • ENG 305: Teaching of Writing (3 hours)
  • ENG 307: Vikings (3 hours)
  • ENG 357: Studies in Linguistics (3 hours)
  • ENG 358: Bible as Literature (3 hours)
  • ENG 359: Mythology (3 hours)
  • ENG 308: American West Literature (3 hours)
  • ENG 420: Environmental Literature (3 hours)

3 hours from the following

  • ENG 350: Literary Movements (3 hours)
  • ENG 314: Adolescent Literature (3 hours)
  • ENG 320: Gender and Sexuality (3 hours)
  • ENG 375: Chicano Literature (3 hours)

Total Hours: 45

A portfolio of the student’s work in the major must be submitted during the senior year.

Guidelines for assembling the portfolio and deadlines for submission are available from the department head or the major advisor.

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