English (BA)

Requirements

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

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.

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Methods for the Major
ENGL 2600	Introduction to Literary Studies	3
Early Literary, Cultural, and Linguistic History
Select six credits from the following:		6
ENGL 2100	British Literature I
ENGL 2107	The British Empire, Slavery, and Resistance
ENGL 2200	Literature and Culture of North America before 1800
ENGL 2201	American Literature to 1880
or ENGL 2201W	American Literature to 1880
ENGL 2603	Literary Approaches to the Bible
ENGL 3111
or ENGL 3111W	Medieval English Literature
ENGL 3113	Renaissance English Literature
or ENGL 3113W	Renaissance English Literature
ENGL 3115
or ENGL 3115W	Literature of Enlightenment, Empire, and Revolution: 1660-1800
ENGL 3117	Romantic British Literature
or ENGL 3117W	Romantic British Literature
ENGL 3213	Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century African American Literature
or ENGL 3213W
ENGL 3301	Celtic and Norse Myth and Legend
ENGL 3303	Studies in Early Literature in English
ENGL 3501	Chaucer
ENGL 3503	Shakespeare I
or ENGL 3503W	Shakespeare I
ENGL 3505
ENGL 3507	Milton
ENGL 3603
ENGL 3652
Antiracism, Globality and Embodiment
Students take one course from group 1, and a second course from either group 1 or 2		6
Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian/American Literary and Cultural Traditions
ENGL 2214	African American Literature
or ENGL 2214W	African American Literature
ENGL 2301	Anglophone Literatures
or ENGL 2301W	Anglophone Literatures
ENGL 2305	Modern Japanese Literature
ENGL 2637WE	Environmental Justice Writing
ENGL 3210	Native American Literature
ENGL 3212	Asian American Literature
ENGL 3213	Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century African American Literature
or ENGL 3213W
ENGL 3215	Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century African American Literature
or ENGL 3215W	Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century African American Literature
ENGL 3217	Studies in African American Literature and Culture
or ENGL 3217W
ENGL 3218	Ethnic Literature of United States
or ENGL 3218W	Ethnic Literatures of the United States
ENGL 3267W	Race and the Scientific Imagination
ENGL 3318	Literature and Culture of the Third World
ENGL 3319	Topics in Postcolonial Studies
ENGL 3320	Literature and Culture of India
ENGL 3605	Latina/o Literature
ENGL 3607	Studies in Latina/o Literature
Difference and Diaspora
ENGL 2274W	Disability in American Literature and Culture
ENGL 3015W	Writing Across Cultures
ENGL 3120	Irish Literature in English to 1939
ENGL 3122	Irish Literature in English since 1939
or ENGL 3122W	Irish Literature in English since 1939
ENGL 3220	Jewish American Literature and Culture
ENGL 3609	Women's Literature
ENGL 3611	Women's Literature 1900 to the Present
ENGL 3613	LGBTQ+ Literature
ENGL 3629	Holocaust Memoir
Advanced Study: Writing in the Major
Writing in the Major		3

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.

The following courses may be counted toward a specific track if approved by the Associate Head of English:

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
ENGL 2627	Topics in Literary Studies	3
ENGL 2640	Studies in Film	3
or ENGL 2640W	Studies in Film
ENGL 3319	Topics in Postcolonial Studies	3
ENGL 3509	Studies in Individual Writers	3
or ENGL 3509W	Studies in Individual Writers
ENGL 3619	Topics in Literature and Human Rights	3
ENGL 3621	Literature and Other Disciplines	3
ENGL 3623	Studies in Literature and Culture	3
ENGL 3627	Studies in Literature	3
ENGL 3693	Foreign Study	1-6
ENGL 3695	Special Topics	1-6
ENGL 3698	Variable Topics	3
ENGL 3699	Independent Study	1-6

ENGL 4897 Honors VIII: Honors Thesis may be applied to a specific track if approved by the Honors English Advisor.

Track: Creative Writing

Twelve credits distributed as follows:

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
ENGL 2701	Creative Writing I	3
Select two 3000-level Creative Writing Workshops from the following:		6
ENGL 3701	Creative Writing II
ENGL 3703	Writing Workshop
ENGL 3705	Playwriting
ENGL 3707	Film Writing
ENGL 3711	Creative Writing for Child and Young Adult Readers
ENGL 3715E	Nature Writing Workshop
Literary Genres or Methods
Select one elective focused on Literary Genres or Methods from the following:		3
ENGL 2401	Poetry
ENGL 2401W	Poetry
ENGL 2405	Drama
ENGL 2407	The Short Story
ENGL 2408	Modern Drama
or ENGL 2408W	Modern Drama
ENGL 2409	The Modern Novel
ENGL 2411	Popular Literature
or ENGL 2411W	Popular Literature
ENGL 2413	The Graphic Novel
or ENGL 2413W	The Graphic Novel
ENGL 2610	Introduction to Digital Humanities
ENGL 2612	Digital Literary Studies
ENGL 2614	Writing with Algorithms
ENGL 2635E	Literature and the Environment
ENGL 2640	Studies in Film
or ENGL 2640W	Studies in Film
ENGL 2730W	Travel Writing
ENGL 3003W	Topics in Writing Studies
ENGL 3012	Books and Book Publishing
ENGL 3013
or ENGL 3013W	Media Publishing
ENGL 3240E	American Nature Writing
ENGL 3403	Modern and Contemporary Poetry in English
ENGL 3420	Children's Literature
ENGL 3422	Young Adult Literature
ENGL 3640	British Film
or ENGL 3640W
ENGL 3713	Literary Magazine Editing
Total Credits		12

Track: English Teaching

Twelve credits distributed as follows:

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Cultural, Genre, and Media Studies
Select three credits of Cultural, Genre, and Media Studies from the following:		3
ENGL 2276	American Utopias and Dystopias
or ENGL 2276W	American Utopias and Dystopias
ENGL 2401	Poetry
ENGL 2401W	Poetry
ENGL 2405	Drama
ENGL 2407	The Short Story
ENGL 2408	Modern Drama
ENGL 2409	The Modern Novel
ENGL 2411	Popular Literature
or ENGL 2411W	Popular Literature
ENGL 2413	The Graphic Novel
or ENGL 2413W	The Graphic Novel
ENGL 2605	Capitalism, Literature, and Culture
or ENGL 2605W	Capitalism, Literature, and Culture
ENGL 2609	Fascism and its Opponents
ENGL 2610	Introduction to Digital Humanities
ENGL 2612	Digital Literary Studies
ENGL 2635E	Literature and the Environment
ENGL 2640	Studies in Film
or ENGL 2640W	Studies in Film
ENGL 3235W
ENGL 3240E	American Nature Writing
ENGL 3265W	American Studies Methods
ENGL 3619	Topics in Literature and Human Rights
ENGL 3623	Studies in Literature and Culture
ENGL 3625
ENGL 3631	Literature, Culture, and Humanitarianism
ENGL 3633W	The Rhetoric of Political Discourse in Literature and Society
ENGL 3640	British Film
ENGL 3652
ENGL 3653	Maritime Literature Since 1800
ENGL 3715E	Nature Writing Workshop
Advanced Composition
Select one of the following Advanced Composition courses:		3
ENGL 2013W	Introduction to Writing Studies
ENGL 2049W	Writing through Research
ENGL 2055WE	Writing, Rhetoric, and Environment
ENGL 3003W	Topics in Writing Studies
ENGL 3010W	Advanced Composition for Prospective Teachers
ENGL 3701	Creative Writing II ¹
Grammar
ENGL 3601	The English Language
or ENGL 3603
Children’s or Young Adult Literature
ENGL 3420	Children's Literature
or ENGL 3422	Young Adult Literature
Total Credits		6

¹: Sections of this course may be applied to the track only if approved by the Coordinator of the Teaching Concentration.

Track: Irish Literature

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Select 12 credits from the following:		12
ENGL 3120	Irish Literature in English to 1939
ENGL 3122	Irish Literature in English since 1939
ENGL 3301	Celtic and Norse Myth and Legend
ENGL 3509	Studies in Individual Writers ¹
ENGL 3623	Studies in Literature and Culture ¹
ENGL 3627	Studies in Literature ¹
Total Credits		12

¹: 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

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Select 12 credits from the following:		12
ENGL 2107	The British Empire, Slavery, and Resistance
ENGL 2207	Empire and U.S. Culture
ENGL 2214/2214W	African American Literature
ENGL 2274W	Disability in American Literature and Culture
ENGL 2301	Anglophone Literatures
or ENGL 2301W	Anglophone Literatures
ENGL 2605	Capitalism, Literature, and Culture
or ENGL 2605W	Capitalism, Literature, and Culture
ENGL 2609	Fascism and its Opponents
ENGL 2635E	Literature and the Environment
ENGL 3120	Irish Literature in English to 1939
ENGL 3122	Irish Literature in English since 1939
or ENGL 3122W	Irish Literature in English since 1939
ENGL 3210	Native American Literature
ENGL 3212	Asian American Literature
ENGL 3213	Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century African American Literature
or ENGL 3213W
ENGL 3215	Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century African American Literature
or ENGL 3215W	Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century African American Literature
ENGL 3217	Studies in African American Literature and Culture
or ENGL 3217W
ENGL 3218	Ethnic Literature of United States
or ENGL 3218W	Ethnic Literatures of the United States
ENGL 3220	Jewish American Literature and Culture
ENGL 3318	Literature and Culture of the Third World
ENGL 3319	Topics in Postcolonial Studies
ENGL 3605	Latina/o Literature
ENGL 3607	Studies in Latina/o Literature
ENGL 3609	Women's Literature
ENGL 3611	Women's Literature 1900 to the Present
ENGL 3613	LGBTQ+ Literature
ENGL 3619	Topics in Literature and Human Rights
ENGL 3629	Holocaust Memoir
ENGL 3631	Literature, Culture, and Humanitarianism
ENGL 3633W	The Rhetoric of Political Discourse in Literature and Society
Total Credits		12

Track: Literary Histories and Legacies

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Select 12 credits from the following:		12
ENGL 2100	British Literature I
ENGL 2101	British Literature II
ENGL 2200	Literature and Culture of North America before 1800
ENGL 2201W	American Literature to 1880
or ENGL 2201W	American Literature to 1880
ENGL 2203	American Literature Since 1880
or ENGL 2203W	American Literature Since 1880
ENGL 2214	African American Literature
or ENGL 2214W	African American Literature
ENGL 2301	Anglophone Literatures
or ENGL 2301W	Anglophone Literatures
ENGL 2603	Literary Approaches to the Bible
ENGL 3111
or ENGL 3111W	Medieval English Literature
ENGL 3113	Renaissance English Literature
or ENGL 3113W	Renaissance English Literature
ENGL 3115
or ENGL 3115W	Literature of Enlightenment, Empire, and Revolution: 1660-1800
ENGL 3117	Romantic British Literature
or ENGL 3117W	Romantic British Literature
ENGL 3118
or ENGL 3118W	Victorian British Literature
ENGL 3120	Irish Literature in English to 1939
ENGL 3122	Irish Literature in English since 1939
or ENGL 3122W	Irish Literature in English since 1939
ENGL 3123
or ENGL 3123W	British Literature from 1890 to the Mid-Twentieth Century
ENGL 3124
or ENGL 3124W
ENGL 3207	American Literature since the Mid-Twentieth Century
or ENGL 3207W
ENGL 3213	Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century African American Literature
or ENGL 3213W
ENGL 3215	Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century African American Literature
or ENGL 3215W	Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century African American Literature
ENGL 3301	Celtic and Norse Myth and Legend
ENGL 3303	Studies in Early Literature in English
ENGL 3501	Chaucer
ENGL 3503	Shakespeare I
or ENGL 3503W	Shakespeare I
ENGL 3505
ENGL 3507	Milton
ENGL 3509	Studies in Individual Writers
ENGL 3603
ENGL 3652
Total Credits		12

Track: Literature of Place and Environment

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Select 12 credits from the following:		12
ENGL 2055WE	Writing, Rhetoric, and Environment
ENGL 2276	American Utopias and Dystopias
or ENGL 2276W	American Utopias and Dystopias
ENGL 2635E	Literature and the Environment
ENGL 2637WE	Environmental Justice Writing
ENGL 2730W	Travel Writing
ENGL 3240E	American Nature Writing
ENGL 3235W
ENGL 3652
ENGL 3653	Maritime Literature Since 1800
ENGL 3715E	Nature Writing Workshop
Total Credits		12

Track: Writing and Composition Studies

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Select 12 credits from the following:		12
ENGL 2001	Introduction to Grant Proposal Writing
ENGL 2020W	Technical Writing and Design
ENGL 2013W	Introduction to Writing Studies
ENGL 2049W	Writing through Research
ENGL 2055WE	Writing, Rhetoric, and Environment
ENGL 2730W	Travel Writing
ENGL 3003W	Topics in Writing Studies
ENGL 3010W	Advanced Composition for Prospective Teachers
ENGL 3012	Books and Book Publishing
ENGL 3013W	Media Publishing
ENGL 3015W	Writing Across Cultures
ENGL 3082	Writing Center Practicum
ENGL 3091	Writing Internship ¹
ENGL 3633W	The Rhetoric of Political Discourse in Literature and Society
ENGL 3692	¹
ENGL 3713	Literary Magazine Editing
ENGL 3715E	Nature Writing Workshop
Total Credits		12

¹: A maximum of six credits may be counted towards the Writing and Composition Studies concentration.

A minor in English is described in the “Minors” section.

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