| Department: | English & Foreign Languages / College of Liberal & Performing Arts |
| Hours Required: | 120 |
| Categories: | Major, Minor, Undergraduate |
| Delivery: | On-Campus |
The mission of the program in English is to serve both non-specialists and students planning to do graduate work in English by promoting clear writing and critical reading of English, American, and world literature. The program prepares students for careers in teaching as well as literary and linguistic scholarship; it also provides background for such professions as the ministry, journalism, editing, technical or creative writing, counseling, advertising, sales, and law.
Learning Goals
- Our graduates will communicate effectively.
- Our graduates understand the diversity reflected in literature.
- Our graduates can analyze and evaluate competing arguments and interpretations.
- Our graduates can conduct literature searched to access and synthesize information.
- Our graduates have knowledge of linguistics and literature.
- ENGL 2213 World Literature I
- ENGL 2223 World Literature II
- ENGL 3583 Shakespeare
- ENGL 3623 American Literature I
- ENGL 3633 American Literature II
- ENGL 4623 British Literature I
- ENGL 4633 British Literature II
University Requirement (2 hours)
GSTD 1002 – Freshman Seminar
General Education (29 hours)
Note: 6 hours of fine arts/humanities requirements are included in the major.
English (40 hours)
ENGL 2213 – World Literature I or ENGL 2223 – World Literature II
ENGL 3103 – Advanced Composition or ENGL 3643 – Literary Theory
ENGL 3583 – Shakespeare
ENGL 4701 – Senior Project
18 hours of upper-level English electives
Select 6 hours from the following:
ENGL 3623 – American Literature I
ENGL 3633 – American Literature II
ENGL 4613 – African American Literature
ENGL 4623 – British Literature I
ENGL 4633 – British Literature II
Select 3 hours from the following:
ENGL 3213 – Topics in World Literature
ENGL 3483 – Modern World Literature
ENGL 4683 – Introduction to Francophone Literature
ENGL 3183 – Spanish American Literature I
ENGL 3193 – Spanish American Literature II
ENGL 3223 – East Asian Literature in Translation
ENGL 4283 – Survey of French Literature I
ENGL 4293 – Survey of French Literature II
ENGL 4813 – Spanish Literature I
ENGL 4823 – Spanish Literature II
Select 3 hours from the following:
ENGL 4003 – Teaching People from Other Cultures
ENGL 4013 – Second Language Acquisition
ENGL 4023 – Second Language Assessment
ENGL 4033 – TESOL Methods and Materials
ENGL 4053 – Comparative English Grammar
ENGL 4063 – Introduction to Linguistics
Foreign Language (12 hours)
12 hours of Foreign Language courses (at least 6 hours above freshman level)
Electives (37 hours)
3 hours of upper-level electives
34 hours of unrestricted electives (SPCH 1113 – Introduction to Public Speaking is recommended)
Minor Requirements:
Minor in English (18 hours)
ENGL 2213 – World Literature I or ENGL 2223 – World Literature II
6 hours of upper-level Literature electives
9 hours of upper-level English electives
