English Major

Requirements for a Major in English

Bachelor of Arts

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
One literary survey		3
ENGL 211	British Literary Traditions I
ENGL 212	British Literary Traditions II
ENGL 251	Creating America
ENGL 252	Making Multicultural America
ENGL 253	20th Century American Literature
ENGL 255	Introduction to African-American Literature
One ENGL course numbered 300 or higher in pre-1700 British Literature		3
ENGL 308	The Late Middle Ages
ENGL 309	Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
ENGL 310	Chaucer, the Court Poet
ENGL 311	Shakespeare and His England
ENGL 314	Shakespeare's Real Stage:Theater at the Blackfriars
ENGL 317	Renaissance Poetry and Prose
One ENGL course numbered 300 or higher with an emphasis on cultural diversity or marginalized identity		3
ENGL 395	Feminist Literary Theory
ENGL 340	The Neurodiverse Novel
ENGL 371	Toni Morrison's Communities
Six additional ENGL or WRIT courses, one and only one of which may be numbered between 186 and 299		18
ENGL 495	Capstone Seminar	3
Total Hours		30

The program requirements of a student planning to minor in education for the purpose of certification in English vary slightly from those of other English majors.  In completing the major, education students must include the following courses, as well as ENGL 185 and the Education minor.  Please note that no more than two 200-level courses in ENGL may apply to the English major, so not all courses required for certification may apply to completion of the major program.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ENGL 378	English Grammar	3
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 495	Capstone Seminar
ENGL 311	Shakespeare and His England
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 211	British Literary Traditions I
ENGL 212	British Literary Traditions II
ENGL 311	Shakespeare and His England
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 251	Creating America
ENGL 252	Making Multicultural America
ENGL 253	20th Century American Literature
ENGL 255	Introduction to African-American Literature
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 300	Advanced Expository Writing
ENGL 302	Writing Autobiography
ENGL 306	Creative Writing
ENGL 307	Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 376	Feature Writing