Requirements for a Major in English
Bachelor of Arts
The English major consists of thirty credit hours in ten courses numbered 186 and above, including:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One literary survey | 3 | |
| British Literary Traditions I | ||
| British Literary Traditions II | ||
| American Literary Traditions I | ||
| Making Multicultural America | ||
| 20th Century American Literature | ||
| Introduction to African-American Literature | ||
| One ENGL course numbered 300 or higher in pre-1700 British Literature | 3 | |
| The Late Middle Ages | ||
| Chaucer's Canterbury Tales | ||
| Chaucer, the Court Poet | ||
| Shakespeare and His England | ||
| Shakespeare's Real Stage:Theater at the Blackfriars | ||
| Renaissance Poetry and Prose | ||
| One ENGL course numbered 300 or higher with an emphasis on cultural diversity or marginalized identity | 3 | |
| Poetry! Politics! Protest! | ||
| The Neurodiverse Novel | ||
| Feminist Literary Theory | ||
| 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 | |
Requirements for a Teaching Endorsement in English
Students who are interested in earning a teaching license from the Commonwealth of Virginia to teach grades 6 –12 should double major in English and Education. Interested students should contact both their English advisor and their Education advisor. The program requirements of a student planning to major in education for the purpose of certification in English vary from those of other English majors. Information regarding the Education program and required courses for licensure can be found in the RMC Teacher Preparation Handbook .
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 185 | Critical Reading and Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 378 | English Grammar | 3 |
| Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| British Literary Traditions I | ||
| British Literary Traditions II | ||
| Shakespeare and His England | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| American Literary Traditions I | ||
| Making Multicultural America | ||
| 20th Century American Literature | ||
| Introduction to African-American Literature | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Advanced Expository Writing | ||
| Writing Autobiography | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Feature Writing | ||
| ENGL 311 | Shakespeare and His England | 3 |
| or ENGL 495 | Capstone Seminar | |