B.A. in English
The English major offers two concentrations: Literature and Creative Writing.
Both concentrations require a minimum of 36 credit hours, and the major core is required of both concentrations. These courses are offered at least once a year.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing Concentration Course List | ||
| English Major Core | ||
| Introduction to critical practice. Select one: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Poetry and Poetics | ||
| American Literary Traditions | ||
| British Literary Traditions | ||
| Foundations Of Literary Study | ||
ENGL 4780 | ||
| Literature excluded from the traditional canon. Select one: | 3 | |
| Latinx Literature in the U.S. | ||
| Literature of Diverse and Nonwhite Communities | ||
| World Literature And Cultures | ||
| LGBTQ Literature | ||
| Two courses in literature after 1800: | 6 | |
| American Fiction: 20th and 21st Century | ||
| British Literature: The Romantic Period | ||
| British Literature: The Victorian Period | ||
| British Literature: The 20th and 21st Centuries | ||
| Literature of the British Empire 1850 to the Present | ||
| Early 20th Century American Poetry | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Latinx Literature | ||
| American Romanticism | ||
| American Literary Realism | ||
| Early 20th Century American Poetry | ||
| African American Writers Before The 20th Century | ||
| African American Literature In The 20th and 21st Century | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| American Literature Since World War II | ||
| Native American Literature And Culture | ||
| One course in a single author: | 3 | |
| Shakespeare I | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Shakespeare II | ||
| Milton | ||
| Studies In The Work Of A British Author | ||
| Studies In The Work Of An American Author | ||
| Creative Writing Concentration | ||
| ENGL 3010 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| One course in literature before 1800: | 3 | |
| Shakespeare I | ||
ENGL 4110 | ||
ENGL 4120 | ||
ENGL 4200 | ||
| Medieval and Early Tudor Drama | ||
| British Drama To 1642 | ||
| British Literature: The Medieval Period | ||
| Renaissance Literature | ||
| Early 17th Century English Literature | ||
| British Literature: Restoration And 18th Century | ||
| Literature of the British Empire, Beginnings to 1850 | ||
| Early American Literature | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Shakespeare II | ||
| Milton | ||
| Two creative writing workshops (which may be repeated) | 6 | |
| Writing Workshop In Poetry | ||
| Writing Workshop In Fiction | ||
| Writing Workshop In Nonfictional Prose | ||
| Additional creative writing workshop or creative writing elective | 3 | |
| Creative writing elective | 3 | |
| The Writing Career: Readings and Professionalization | ||
| Special Topics For Writers | ||
| The Art And Process Of The Book | ||
| English elective (any ENGL class at the 3-4000 level, can be creative writing, literature, or in other subjects) | 3 | |
| Related Fields | ||
| The major requires 18 total credit hours in related fields outside of English, half of which must be on the 3000- or 4000-level 1 | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 54 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Literature Concentration Course List | ||
| English Major Core | ||
| Introduction to critical practice. Select one: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Poetry and Poetics | ||
| American Literary Traditions | ||
| British Literary Traditions | ||
| Foundations Of Literary Study | ||
ENGL 4780 | ||
| Literature excluded from the traditional canon--3000-level. Select one: | 3 | |
| Latinx Literature in the U.S. | ||
| Literature of Diverse and Nonwhite Communities | ||
| World Literature And Cultures | ||
| LGBTQ Literature | ||
| Two courses in literature after 1800: | 6 | |
| American Fiction: 20th and 21st Century | ||
| British Literature: The Romantic Period | ||
| British Literature: The Victorian Period | ||
| British Literature: The 20th and 21st Centuries | ||
| Literature of the British Empire 1850 to the Present | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Latinx Literature | ||
| American Romanticism | ||
| American Literary Realism | ||
| Early 20th Century American Poetry | ||
| African American Writers Before The 20th Century | ||
| African American Literature In The 20th and 21st Century | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| American Literature Since World War II | ||
| Native American Literature And Culture | ||
| One course in a single author: | 3 | |
| Shakespeare I | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Shakespeare II | ||
| Milton | ||
| Studies In The Work Of A British Author | ||
| Studies In The Work Of An American Author | ||
| Concentration | 21 | |
| Literature Concentration | ||
| Literature Excluded from the Traditional Canon--4000-level. Select one: | ||
| Literature of the British Empire 1850 to the Present | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Latinx Literature | ||
| African American Writers Before The 20th Century | ||
| African American Literature In The 20th and 21st Century | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| Native American Literature And Culture | ||
| Two courses in literature before 1800: | ||
| Shakespeare I | ||
ENGL 4110 | ||
ENGL 4120 | ||
ENGL 4200 | ||
| Medieval and Early Tudor Drama | ||
| British Drama To 1642 | ||
| British Literature: The Medieval Period | ||
| Renaissance Literature | ||
| Early 17th Century English Literature | ||
| British Literature: Restoration And 18th Century | ||
| Literature of the British Empire, Beginnings to 1850 | ||
| Early American Literature | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Shakespeare II | ||
| Milton | ||
| Four ENGL electives | ||
| Related Fields | ||
| The major requires 18 total credit hours in related fields outside of English, half of which must be on the 3000- or 4000-level 1 | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 54 | |
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These are usually chosen from the other humanities, the social sciences, and interdisciplinary programs. The related fields requirement may also be satisfied by taking a minor.
Below is a sample plan of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.
Creative Writing Concentration
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Core (Fine Arts) | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| HIST 1010-1220 Arts/Humanities Core (History) | 3 | |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language II | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| ENGL 3010 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Diversity of US | 3 | |
| Intermediate Foreign Language I or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| One course from introduction to critical practice category | 3 | |
| One course from literature excluded from the traditional canon category | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core (Lab) | 1 | |
| Related or Minor course | 3 | |
| Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| One course from literature before 1800 category 1 | 3 | |
| One single-author course 1 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Writing Workshop In Nonfictional Prose | ||
| Writing Workshop In Poetry | ||
| Writing Workshop In Fiction | ||
| Related or Minor course 3000-4000 level | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Writing Workshop In Nonfictional Prose | ||
| Writing Workshop In Poetry | ||
| Writing Workshop In Fiction | ||
| One course from literature after 1800 category | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course | 3 | |
| Non-US Diversity | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| Creative Writing elective | 3 | |
| English elective | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course 3000-4000 level | 3 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| One course from literature after 1800 category | 3 | |
| ENGL Creative Writing workshop or elective | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course 3000-4000 | 3 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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ENGL 3810 is recommended for either of these two requirements, but may not count for both requirements.
Literature Concentration
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Core (Fine Arts) | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| HIST 1010-HIST 1220 Arts/Humanities Core (History) | 3 | |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language II | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| ENGL elective (3000-4000 level) | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Diversity of US | 3 | |
| Intermediate Foreign Language I or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| One course from introduction to critical practice category | 3 | |
| One course from literature excluded from the traditional canon (3000-level) category | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core (Lab) | 1 | |
| Related or Minor course | 3 | |
| Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| One course from literature before 1800 category 1 | 3 | |
| One single-author course 1 | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| One course from literature before 1800 category | 3 | |
| One course from the literature excluded from the traditional canon (4000-level) category | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course 3000-4000 level | 3 | |
| Non-US Diversity | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| One course from literature before 1800 category | 3 | |
| One course from literature after 1800 category | 3 | |
| ENGL elective (3000-4000 level) | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course 3000/4000 level | 3 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| ENGL elective (3000-4000 level) | 3 | |
| ENGL elective (3000-4000 level | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Related or Minor course 3000/4000 level | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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ENGL 3810 is recommended for either of these two requirements, but may not count for both requirements.
- PLO 1. Recognize literary form, genre, and structure and to recognize historical literary periods and their characteristics
- PLO 2. Discuss literary texts from various theoretical and critical perspectives, formulate ideas and connections between literary concepts and themes
- PLO 3. Recognize canonical authors and text; recognize race, gender, and class issues with respect to canon; and recognize differences between aesthetic and cultural concerns; for Creative Writing: recognize competent creative work in the genres of poetry, essay and fiction
- PLO 4. Demonstrate command of literary terminology and methodology, construct complex arguments, formulate hypotheses and thesis sentences to validate arguments; for Creative Writing: write persuasively about creative work, and offer constructive critiques
- PLO 5. Employ interpretive strategies –e.g. to perform exegesis, to show relations between form and content, to parse connections among individual words with respect to emotional connotations and denotative significance, and to construct arguments about the aesthetic, emotional, and intellectual relations among literary components of individual texts; for Creative Writing: apply critique to one's own creative work
- PLO 6. Write short essays, impromptu essays, and long research papers, showing knowledge of conventional rhetorical strategies; for creative writing, write competent creative work in one or more genres