English, BA

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In addition to the program requirements listed below, there are additional college-wide graduation requirements for all students.

General Education Curriculum (31 hours)

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Specific General Education Requirement for this Major

Select one of the following to satisfy the Humanities category:
ENGL 2110 - Survey of British Literature to 1700 3 hours
ENGL 2120 - Survey of British Literature since 1700 3 hours
ENGL 2210 - Survey of American Literature to 1865 3 hours
ENGL 2220 - Survey of American Literature since 1865 3 hours
ENGL 2310 - Survey of World Literature through Renaissance 3 hours
ENGL 2320 - Survey of World Literature since the Enlightenment 3 hours

Courses Related to Program of Study (46 hours)

All courses must be completed with a grade of “C-” or better to be applied towards graduation requirements.

Lower Divison Required Courses (3 hours)

Select one of the following not previously selected to satisfy the Humanities category:

Upper Division Required Courses in the Major (16 semester hours)

All upper-level English courses must be passed with a grade of “C-” or better to be applied towards graduation.

British Literature Course (3 hours)

Select one course from ENGL courses numbered 3000-3199.

American Literature Course (3 hours)

Select one course from ENGL courses numbered 3200-3299.

Additional Required Courses (10 hours)

ENGL 4990 - Senior Presentation 1 hour
Select one course from ENGL courses numbered 3300-3599 or
CRWT 3506 - Devlopments in Poetry 3 hours
CRWT 3507 - Developments in Prose 3 hours
Select two of the following (repeatable with professor’s permission):
ENGL 4996 - Seminar: Special Topics in Brit Lit 3 hours
ENGL 4997 - Seminar: Special Topics in American Lit 3 hours
ENGL 4998 - Seminar: Special Topics in World Lit 3 hours
CRWT 4996 - Seminar on Special Topics in Creative Writing 3 hours

Electives in the Major (21 semester hours)

Select seven additional 3000-4000 level ENGL or CRWT courses. With departmental approval, one of these seven courses may be ENGL 3950 or ENGL 3951 (academic credit earned for an internship). Students wishing to pursue this option must receive departmental approval as well as follow the college’s application process for internships. Only an internship deemed equivalent to three hours of academic credit can be used as an upper-level elective in the major.

Electives Related to the Major (6 hours)

ARTS 1100 - Art Appreciation 3 hours
ARTS 1110 - History and Criticism of Art 3 hours
ARTS 1111 - History and Criticism of Art II 3 hours
ARTS 2100 - Women and Art 3 hours
COMM 2050 - Communication Theory 3 hours
ENVS 1101 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 hours
HIST 2111 - American History I 3 hours
HIST 2112 - American History II 3 hours
MUSI 1100 - Music Appreciation 3 hours
ODRS 2130 - Outdoor Pursuits 3 hours
PHIL 1200 - Ethics and Authenticity 3 hours
PHIL 1300 - Logic and Critical Thinking 3 hours
PHIL 2100 - Ancient Philosophy 3 hours
PHIL 2101 - Medieval Philosphy 3 hours
PHIL 2110 - Modern Philosophy 3 hours
PHIL 2200 - Environmental Ethics 3 hours
PHIL 2220 - Philosophy of Language 3 hours
RELI 1200 - World Religions I 3 hours
RELI 2200 - History of Christianity I 3 hours
RELI 2300 - Theories of Religion I 3 hours
RELI 2350 - Race, Gender, and Religion 3 hours
SPAN 1101 - Elementary Spanish I 3 hours
SPAN 1102 - Elementary Spanish II 3 hours
SPAN 2201 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 hours
SPAN 2202 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 hours
SPAN 3300 - Introduction to Modern Hispanic Cinema 3 hours
THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation 3 hours
THEA 1200 - Acting for Non-Majors 3 hours
THEA 2101 - Dramatic Literature SW 3 hours
WGSS 2100 - Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies I 3 hours
WGSS 3000 - Communication, Gender, and Identity I 3 hours
WGSS 3420 - Gender, Race, and Media I 3 hours
WGSS 3640 - Protest and Social Activism I 3 hours

General Electives (43 hours)

A maximum of two PALS (Physically Active Life Skills) courses may be used as general electives.