Apr 25, 2024

2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin

2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

English, B.A.

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Literature Concentration
Creative Writing Concentration

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General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements

Thirty-six credits are required of all English majors.

Literature Concentration

Students with a literature concentration are required to take

ENG 226W - Sophomore Seminar in English 3 credit(s)

Two historical surveys of literature, one from each of the following lists:

List A
ENG 220 - Survey of American Literature I 3 credit(s)
ENG 230 - Survey of English Literature I 3 credit(s)
ENG 240 - Survey of European Literature I 3 credit(s)
List B
ENG 217 - Survey of Postcolonial Writers 3 credit(s)
ENG 221 - Survey of American Literature II 3 credit(s)
ENG 223 - Survey of African American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENG 231 - Survey of English Literature II 3 credit(s)
ENG 241 - Survey of European Literature II 3 credit(s)

One 300- or 400-level course in four of the following five categories:

Electives

English electives to reach a total of at least 36 credits (12 courses) to complete the major

Note(s):

A single course may be used to satisfy two—but not three—distribution areas; for example, a course on African American drama might satisfy both the drama requirement and the cultural diversity requirement.

Depending on their content, Studies in…, Special Topics, and honors courses may be used to fulfill distribution requirements. Consult the department chair.

Creative Writing Concentration

Students with a creative writing concentration are required to take

ENG 225W - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit(s)
ENG 226W - Sophomore Seminar in English 3 credit(s)

Four other creative writing courses:

ENG 310W - Creative Writing: Poetry 3 credit(s)
ENG 311W - Creative Writing: Fiction 3 credit(s)
ENG 312W - Writing for Publication 3 credit(s)
ENG 313W - Playwriting 3 credit(s)
ENG 317W - Creative Nonfiction 3 credit(s)
ENG 333W - Studies in Creative Writing 3 credit(s)
ENG 335W - Writing as a Self-Creative Process 3 credit(s)
ENG 410W - Advanced Nonfiction Workshop 3 credit(s)
ENG 415W - Advanced Poetry Workshop 3 credit(s)
ENG 425W - Advanced Fiction Workshop 3 credit(s)

Two courses that focus on modern and/or contemporary literature:

ENG 217 - Survey of Postcolonial Writers 3 credit(s)
ENG 218 - Survey of Minority Writers 3 credit(s)
ENG 223 - Survey of African American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENG 321 - American Novel since 1914 3 credit(s)
ENG 322 - American Poetry 3 credit(s)
ENG 325 - American Jewish Novel 3 credit(s)
ENG 329 - Contemporary Fiction 3 credit(s)
ENG 347 - Modern European Literature: 1920 to the Present 3 credit(s)
ENG 349 - Modern and Contemporary Drama 3 credit(s)
ENG 366 - Modern English Novel 3 credit(s)
ENG 367 - Modern British Poetry 3 credit(s)
ENG 421 - Literature for the Adolescent Reader 3 credit(s)

when appropriate

ENG 323 - Studies in American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENG 328 - Studies in Women’s Writings 3 credit(s)
ENG 363 - Studies in English Literature 3 credit(s)
ENG 370 - Gay and Lesbian Literature 3 credit(s)

Capstone course

ENG 465W - The Capstone Course 3 credit(s)

English department courses

9 credits from within the English department

English, B.A.

General Education Requirements (A&S)

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Requirements

Literature Concentration

Two historical surveys of literature, one from each of the following lists:

One 300- or 400-level course in four of the following five categories:

Ancient and Medieval:

Early Modern:

Long 18th Century:

Long 19th Century:

20th and 21st Centuries:

One drama course:

One course in a genre other than drama:

One cultural diversity course:

Capstone course

Electives

Note(s):

Creative Writing Concentration

Four other creative writing courses:

Two courses that focus on modern and/or contemporary literature:

when appropriate

Capstone course

English department courses