English Major Requirements
English Major Requirements
Core Courses (Required of all students; 9 hours. These courses do not need to be taken in any particular order.)
25001 Literature in English I
25002 Literature in English II
30001 English Studies (WIC)
Distribution Requirements
A. Writing and Language Studies (6 hours; select 2 courses)
20002 Technical Writing
20021 Intro to Creative Writing
30062 Principles of Technical Writing
30063 Business and Professional Writing
30064 Argumentative Prose
3006S Expository Prose
30067 Fiction I
30068 Fiction II
30069 Poetry I
30070 Poetry II
31001 Fundamental English Grammar
31002 History of the English Language
31003 Linguistics
31004 Lexicography/Lexicology
31006 World Englishes
37201 Writing in Communities
39895 Topics in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing
B. Genre Studies, Cultural Studies, Literary Theory (6 hours; select 2 courses):
21003 Intro to LGBT (diversity)
33011 African-American Literature
34011 World Literature in English
34021 Women's Literature
34031 Short Story
35101 Literature and Other Disciplines
35201 The Bible as Literature
35301 LGBT: Critical Perspectives (diversity)
36001 Literary Criticism
371001 Critical Rhetorical Studies of Texts in Context
39195 Topics in Drama
39295 Topics in Poetry
39395 Topics in Fiction
39995 Topics in Cultural Studies
C. Historical Courses (6 hours; select 2 courses)
33001 U.S. Literature to 1865
33002 U.S. Literature from 1865 to 1945
33003 U.S. Literature from 1945 to Present
34001 Medieval English Literature
34002 British Literature from 1500 to 1660
34003 British Literature from 1660 to 1800
34004 British Literature from 1800 to 1900
34005 British Literature from 1900 to Present
34055 Shakespeare
34065 Chaucer
34095 Topics: Major Author Studies
37001 Classical Rhetoric
39095 Topics in Literary History
D. Senior Seminar Requirement (3 hours)
49095 Senior Seminar (WIC)
E. Electives (9 hours; select 3 courses from courses in A B C above, OR from the list below):
21001 Intro to Ethnic Literature of the U.S.
21002 Intro to Women's Literature
21054 Intro to Shakespeare
22071 Great Books I
22072 Great Books II
22073 Major Modern Writers: Brit & U.S.
26001 Popular Forms of Literature
26095 Sophomore Special Topics
30095 Junior Special Topic
31095 Topics in Linguistics
32001 Children's Literature
32002 Literature for Young Adults
39495 Topics in Comparative Literature
39S95 Topics in Literary Criticism
39695 Topics in Ethnic Literature of the U S.
39795 Topics in Women's Literature
40010 Writing Portfolio
41093 Variable Title Workshop in English
41096 Individual Investigation
4403S Comparative Literature I
44036 Comparative Literature II
Total 39 Hours
A student must complete a minimum of 39 hours. Of those hours, no more than 12 may be lower division courses.
Prerequisites for any course numbered 33001 or above are 1) completion of 25001 _ 25002 plus 30001 or 2) permission of the instructor.
25001 Literature in English I
25002 Literature in English II
30001 English Studies (WIC)
Distribution Requirements
A. Writing and Language Studies (6 hours; select 2 courses)
20002 Technical Writing
20021 Intro to Creative Writing
30062 Principles of Technical Writing
30063 Business and Professional Writing
30064 Argumentative Prose
3006S Expository Prose
30067 Fiction I
30068 Fiction II
30069 Poetry I
30070 Poetry II
31001 Fundamental English Grammar
31002 History of the English Language
31003 Linguistics
31004 Lexicography/Lexicology
31006 World Englishes
37201 Writing in Communities
39895 Topics in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing
B. Genre Studies, Cultural Studies, Literary Theory (6 hours; select 2 courses):
21003 Intro to LGBT (diversity)
33011 African-American Literature
34011 World Literature in English
34021 Women's Literature
34031 Short Story
35101 Literature and Other Disciplines
35201 The Bible as Literature
35301 LGBT: Critical Perspectives (diversity)
36001 Literary Criticism
371001 Critical Rhetorical Studies of Texts in Context
39195 Topics in Drama
39295 Topics in Poetry
39395 Topics in Fiction
39995 Topics in Cultural Studies
C. Historical Courses (6 hours; select 2 courses)
33001 U.S. Literature to 1865
33002 U.S. Literature from 1865 to 1945
33003 U.S. Literature from 1945 to Present
34001 Medieval English Literature
34002 British Literature from 1500 to 1660
34003 British Literature from 1660 to 1800
34004 British Literature from 1800 to 1900
34005 British Literature from 1900 to Present
34055 Shakespeare
34065 Chaucer
34095 Topics: Major Author Studies
37001 Classical Rhetoric
39095 Topics in Literary History
D. Senior Seminar Requirement (3 hours)
49095 Senior Seminar (WIC)
E. Electives (9 hours; select 3 courses from courses in A B C above, OR from the list below):
21001 Intro to Ethnic Literature of the U.S.
21002 Intro to Women's Literature
21054 Intro to Shakespeare
22071 Great Books I
22072 Great Books II
22073 Major Modern Writers: Brit & U.S.
26001 Popular Forms of Literature
26095 Sophomore Special Topics
30095 Junior Special Topic
31095 Topics in Linguistics
32001 Children's Literature
32002 Literature for Young Adults
39495 Topics in Comparative Literature
39S95 Topics in Literary Criticism
39695 Topics in Ethnic Literature of the U S.
39795 Topics in Women's Literature
40010 Writing Portfolio
41093 Variable Title Workshop in English
41096 Individual Investigation
4403S Comparative Literature I
44036 Comparative Literature II
Total 39 Hours
A student must complete a minimum of 39 hours. Of those hours, no more than 12 may be lower division courses.
Prerequisites for any course numbered 33001 or above are 1) completion of 25001 _ 25002 plus 30001 or 2) permission of the instructor.