To satisfy the English major, the student must present for the degree 30 credits of English courses numbered 2000 or above.
These credits shall be distributed as follows:
Core Curriculum: 18 credits
Electives of Optional Concentration: 12 credits
Core Curriculum (18 Credits)
Each of these core requirements must be satisfied by a unique course. A single course may not be applied to two different requirements within the core curriculum.
A. Methods for the Major: ENGL 2600 (three credits)
B. Early Literary, Cultural, and Linguistic History (six credits from the list below)
ENGL 2100, 2107, 2200, 2201/W, 2603, 3111/W, 3113/W, 3115/W, 3117/W, 3213/W, 3301, 3303, 3501, 3503/W, 3505, 3507, 3603, 3652
C. Antiracism, Globality and Embodiment (six credits)
Students take one course from group 1, and a second course from either group 1 or 2.
1). Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian/American Literary and Cultural Traditions (three credits)
ENGL 2214/W, 2301/W, 2305, 3210, 3212, 3213/W, 3215/W, 3217/W, 3218/W, 3267, 3318, 3319, 3320, 3605, 3607
2). Difference and Diaspora (three credits)
ENGL 2274/W, 3015/W, 3120, 3122/W, 3220, 3609, 3611, 3613, 3629
D. Advanced Study: Writing in the Major (three credits)
Electives or Optional Tracks (12 credits)
Courses used to satisfy credits in the core curriculum may also be applied toward one or more of the tracks below, as long as the student completes the 30 unique credits for the major. Students may forego tracks and opt to take 12 credits of electives instead.
ENGL 2627, 2640/W, 3319, 3509/W, 3619, 3621, 3623, 3627, 3693, 3695, 3698, and 3699 may be counted toward a specific track if approved by the Associate Head of English. ENGL 4897 may be applied to a specific track if approved by the Honors English Advisor.
Track: Creative Writing
Twelve credits distributed as follows:
- Introduction to Creative Writing: ENGL 2701 (three credits)
- Two 3000-level Creative Writing Workshops (six credits) chosen from among these courses: ENGL 3701, 3703, 3705, 3707, 3711, 3715E
- One elective (three credits) focused on literary genres or methods, chosen from the following: ENGL 2401, 2405, 2407, 2408/W, 2409, 2411/W, 2413/W, 2610, 2612, 2614, 2635E, 2640/W, 2730/W, 3003/W, 3012, 3013/W, 3240E, 3403, 3420, 3422, 3640/W, 3713
Track: Cultural Studies/Media Studies
Twelve credits from the following list:
ENGL 2276/W, 2411/W, 2413/W, 2610, 2612, 2614, 2640/W, 3235/W, 3265/W, 3420, 3422, 3623, 3625, 3633/W, 3640/W
Track: English Teaching
Twelve credits distributed as follows:
- Cultural, Genre, and Media Studies (three credits): 2276/W, 2401, 2405, 2407, 2408, 2409, 2411/W, 2413/W, 2605/W, 2609, 2610, 2612, 2635E, 2640/W, 3235/W, 3240E, 3265W, 3619, 3623, 3625, 3631, 3633W, 3640, 3652, 3653, 3715E
- Advanced Composition (three credits): ENGL 2013W, 2049W, 3003W, 3010W, 3701*
- Grammar (three credits): ENGL 3601 or 3603
- Children’s or Young Adult Literature (three credits): ENGL 3420 or 3422
*Sections of this course may be applied to the track only if approved by the Coordinator of the Teaching Concentration.
Track: Irish Literature
Twelve credits from the following list:
ENGL 3120, 3122, 3301, 3509*, 3623*, 3627*
*Sections of these courses may be applied to the track only if approved by the Coordinator of the Irish Literature program.
Track: Literature, Antiracism, and Social Justice
Twelve credits from the following list:
ENGL 2107, 2207, 2214/W, 2274/W, 2301/W, 2605/W, 2609, 2635E, 3120, 3122/W, 3210, 3212, 3213/W, 3215/W, 3217/W, 3218/W, 3220, 3318, 3319, 3605, 3607, 3609, 3611, 3613, 3619, 3629, 3631, 3633/W
Track: Literary Histories and Legacies
Twelve credits from the following list:
ENGL 2100, 2101, 2200, 2201/W, 2203/W, 2214/W, 2301/W, 2603, 3111/W, 3113/W, 3115/W, 3117/W, 3118/W, 3120, 3122/W, 3123/W, 3124/W, 3207/W, 3213/W, 3215/W, 3301, 3303, 3501, 3503/W, 3505, 3507, 3509, 3603, 3652
Track: Literature of Place and Environment
Twelve credits from the following list:
ENGL 2055WE, 2276/W, 2635E, 2730W, 3240E, 3235/W, 3652, 3653, 3715E
Track: Writing and Composition Studies
Twelve credits from the following list:
ENGL 2001, 2013W, 2049W, 2055WE, 2730W, 3003W, 3010W, 3012, 3013W, 3015W, 3082, 3091, 3692, 3713, 3715E
A maximum of six credits of ENGL 3091 and 3692 may be counted towards the Writing and Composition Studies concentration.
A minor in English is described in the Minors section.