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Course Curricula for English Majors

B.A. or B.S. English Language Arts Course Curriculum 0240 Major Requirements (52 credits)

A. Departmental Requirements (51 cr.):

  1. ENG 101 College Writing II (3 cr.)
  2. ENG 195 Fundamentals of Literary Study I: The Literary Object (3 cr.)
  3. ENG 196 Fundamentals of Literary Study II: Trends and Movements (3 cr.)
  4. ENG 297 Fundamentals of English Language Arts (3 cr.)
  5. ENG 305 Composition Skills for Teachers (3 cr.)
  6. ENG 375 Literature for the Classroom Teacher (3 cr.)
  7. ENG 364 Shakespeare (3 cr.)
  8. ENG 163 Introduction to Film & Literature (3 cr.)
  9. Choose one course from the following:
    • ENG 250 History of Western World Literature (3 cr.)
    • ENG 295 Ancient Myth & Modern Mythmaking (3 cr.)
  10. 10. Writing Requirements from the following (6 cr.):
    1. ENG 301 Expository Writing (AWR) (3 cr.)
    2. Choose one course from the following (3 cr.)
      • ENG 201 Creative Writing (3 cr.)
      • ENG 208 Intro. to Writing Poetry (3 cr.)
      • ENG 209 Intro. to Writing Fiction (3 cr.)
      • ENG 306 Topics in Writing (3 cr.)
      • ENG 390 Training for Writing Tutors (3 cr.)
  11. 11. Literature Requirement from the following (18 cr.):
    1. ENG 461 Young Adult Fiction (3 cr.)
    2. Literary Period (6 cr.)
      • Choose one upper-level American literature course (3 cr.)
      • Choose one upper-level British literature course (3 cr.)
    3. Multicultural Literature: Choose one course from the following (3 cr.)
      • ENG 170 Multicultural American Literature (3 cr.)
      • ENG 270 Introduction to African American Literature (3 cr.)
      • ENG 271 Latina/o Literature in the U.S. (3 cr.)
    4. Literature electives (6 cr. of any upper-level literature courses)

B. Cognate Requirement (1 cr.):

Choose one course from the following:

Total Credits: minimum 120 (including General Education Requirements)

Additional Degree Requirements

  1. A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in English (ENG) courses.

B.A. or B.S. English Writing Arts Couse Curriculum 0238 Major Requirements (45 credits)

A. Departmental Requirements (21 cr.):

  1. ENG 195 Fundamentals of Literary Study I: The Literary Object (3 cr.)
    (Transfer students and students changing their major to English:Writing Arts may satisfy this requirement with any lower-level literature course.)
  2. ENG 196 Fundamentals of Literary Study II: Trends and Movements (3 cr.)
  3. ENG 365 Rhetoric and Writing Arts (3cr.)
  4. Two from the following (6 cr.):
    • ENG 326 Modern Short Story (3 cr.)
    • ENG 389 Major Writers and Their Craft (3 cr.)
    • ENG 443 Seminar in Contemporary Literature (3 cr.)
  5. One of the following (3 cr.):
    • ENG 250 History of Western World Literature I (3 cr.)
    • ENG 251 History of Western World Literature II (3 cr.)
    • ENG 295 Ancient Myth and Modern Mythmaking (3 cr.)
  6. ENG 364 Shakespeare (3 cr.)

B. Writing Requirements (15 cr.):

  1. One course from the following (3 cr.):
    • ENG 201 Creative Writing (3 cr.)
    • ENG 208 Intro to Writing Poetry (3 cr.)
    • ENG 209 Intro to Writing Fiction (3 cr.)
  2. Four courses from the following (12 cr.):
    At least one course must be an AWR course, and no more than 3 credits can be JOU courses.
    • ENG 301 Expository Writing (AWR) (3 cr.)
    • ENG 302 Writing Poetry (AWR) (3 cr.)
    • ENG 303 Writing Fiction (AWR) (3 cr.)
    • ENG 304 Technical & Professional Writing (3 cr.)
    • ENG 305 Composition Skills for Teachers (3 cr.)
    • ENG 306 Topics in Writing (3 cr.)
    • ENG 318 Playwriting (AWR) (3 cr.)
    • ENG 333 Writing Creative Nonfiction (AWR) (3 cr.)
    • ENG 406 Advanced Poetry Writing (3 cr.)
    • ENG 407 Advanced Fiction Writing (3 cr.)
    • JOU 307 Opinion and Review (3 cr.)
    • JOU 309 Magazine Article Writing (AWR) (3 cr.)
    • JOU 320 Literary Journalism (3 cr.)

C. Practicum (3 cr.)

Three credits from the following:

D. Literature Requirements (6 cr.):

Total Credits minimum 120 (including General Education Requirements)

Additional Degree Requirements

  1. A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in English (ENG) and journalism (JOU) courses.

B.A. or B.S. English Literature Course Curriculum 0239 Major Requirements (39 credits)

A. Departmental Requirements (15 cr.):

  1. ENG 195 Fundamentals of Literary Study I: The Literary Object (3 cr.)
    (Transfer students and students changing their major to English: Literature may satisfy this requirement with any lower-level literature course.)
  2. ENG 196 Fundamentals of Literary Study II: Trends and Movements (3 cr.)
  3. ENG 250 History Western World Literature I (3 cr.) or
    ENG 295 Ancient Myth and Modern Mythmaking (3 cr.)
  4. ENG 340 Literary Criticism (AWR) (3 cr.)
  5. ENG 364 Shakespeare (3 cr.)

B. Literature Requirements (24 cr.):

  1. Upper-level (300/400) Literature Electives (18 cr.):
    At least six of the eighteen credits must be taken in American literature and at least six in British literature.
    1. Pre-1861 American literature, pre-1789 British literature, or pre-1500 world literature (9 cr.)
    2. Post-1861 American literature, post-1789 British literature or post-1500 world literature (9 cr.)
  2. English electives in literature, writing, or journalism (6 cr.):

Total Credits: minimum 120 (including General Education Requirements)

Additional Degree Requirements

1. A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in English (ENG) and journalism (JOU) courses.

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