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English, Bachelor of Arts

REQUIRED MAJOR HOURS
  41
REQUIRED MINOR HOURS  0
TOTAL HOURS
  41
PRESCRIBED COURSES ATTAINABLE IN GEN ED: ENGL 211, ENGL 212, ENGL 231, ENGL 232, ENGL 240, ENGL 251, ENGL 252, ENGL 270

While some English courses may fulfill General Education and major requirements (ENGL 211, ENGL 212, ENGL 231, ENGL 232, ENGL 240, ENGL 251, ENGL 252, and ENGL 270), credit hours for those courses can only be counted toward General Education or the English major. Students who take courses required in the major that also meet a General Ed requirement will need to take additional ENGL hours to fulfill the required 41 program hours. (see General Education Requirements)

Students will complete a senior exit interview in the final semester of coursework.

Student Learning Outcomes

To accomplish the mission of the Department of English Language and Literature, students in the Bachelor of Arts in English program will

1. communicate and compose effectively in written and multimodal forms;
2. read and analyze texts that represent diverse points of view;
3. demonstrate competence in disciplinary-specific content; and
4. demonstrate research and critical thinking skills that culminate in an independent capstone project

Program Requirements

Required Major Hours (17 hours)

All BA in English majors take the following required courses. 

ENGL 201Introduction to English Studies

3
ENGL 270Rhetoric

3
ENGL 391Senior Capstone I

2
ENGL 471Literary Theory

3
ENGL 491Senior Capstone II

2
ENGL 493Internship

3
ENGL 494Senior Portfolio

1
Total Credit Hours:17
 

Overview (6 hours)

Courses in the Overview category provide a survey or introduction to topics in English studies. Select 6 hours of coursework from the Overview category.
ENGL 205Creative Writing

3
ENGL 211British Literature Survey I

3
ENGL 212British Literature Survey II

3
ENGL 231American Literature Survey I

3
ENGL 232American Literature Survey II

3
ENGL 240Survey of Topics in Literature

3
ENGL 251World Literature Survey I

3
ENGL 252World Literature Survey II

3

Literature (6 hours)

Courses in the Literature category are 300-400 level courses, providing more in-depth study of literatures and cultural studies. Select 6 hours of coursework from the Literature category.
ENGL 311Medieval British Literature

3
ENGL 312British Literature from 1550 to 1660

3
ENGL 314Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature

3
ENGL 315British Romanticism

3
ENGL 316Victorian Literature

3
ENGL 331Modern British and American Literature

3
ENGL 333Foundations of American Culture

3
ENGL 335Faces of Southern Literature

3
ENGL 339Topics in American Literature

3
ENGL 344Studies in Contemporary Literature

1
ENGL 356Literature And Colonization

3
ENGL 357Caribbean Literature

3
ENGL 359Topics in World Literature

3
ENGL 375Studies in the British Novel

3
ENGL 377Studies in the American Novel

3
ENGL 378Topics in Literary Studies

3
ENGL 393Independent Study

1-3
ENGL 411Seminar in British Literature

3
ENGL 413Shakespeare

3
ENGL 431Seminar in American Literature

3
ENGL 434African American Literature

3
ENGL 475Young Adult Literature

3

Writing (6 hours)

Courses in the Writing category are 300-400 level courses, designed to provide more in-depth study of creative and professional writing genres, modalities, and English language study. Select 6 hours of coursework from the Writing category.
ENGL 301Creative Nonfiction

3
ENGL 303Professional Writing

3
ENGL 304Literary Magazine Staff

1
ENGL 306Poetry Writing

3
ENGL 307Topics in Creative Writing

3
ENGL 308Newswriting

3
ENGL 309Fiction Writing

3
ENGL 363Grammar and Style

3
ENGL 364Language and Literacy Through the Twenty-First Century

3
ENGL 393Independent Study

1-3
ENGL 409Feature Writing

3
ENGL 425Visual Rhetoric

3
ENGL 427Digital Storytelling

3
ENGL 429Topics in New Media Studies

3

Electives (6 hours)

Select an additional 6 hours of electives from any 300-400 level ENGL courses.

Total Credit Hours: 41

Additional Requirements for Transfer Majors

None.