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English, B.A.
College of Arts and Sciences Professional Development Program
All majors in the Humanities and Social Sciences must complete CE 2001, a 0-credit, professional development course, as one of their degree requirements. The course introduces students to resources and strategies for finding internships, articulating transferable skills, and preparing for employment or graduate/professional schools after graduation. Students typically complete this course in their sophomore year. The course provides a good foundation for further training.
Program Learning Goals in English (Creative Writing Concentration)
Students will:
Produce multiple drafts of original creative works that are honed and revised through the peer workshop process.
Produce written analyses of peers' creative texts that demonstrate awareness of the following:
audience
artistic form
appropriate organization
formal elements of language and genre.
Produce in written analyses knowledge of cultural and historical contexts of Anglophone and translated creative works that enhance their appreciation for the voices either within or marginalized by the texts.
Program Learning Goals in English (Literature Concentration)
Students will:
Use critical reading skills to produce written analyses that articulate accomplished interpretations.
Produce written analyses of literary texts that demonstrate the following:
awareness of audience
appropriate organization
clear argumentation
contextual analyses of the formal elements of language and genre.
Produce in written analyses knowledge of cultural and historical contexts of Anglophone and translated literature that enhances their appreciation for the voices either within or marginalized by the texts.
Program Learning Goals in English (Professional Writing Concentration)
Students will:
Use critical readings skills to form and articulate accomplished interpretations in written workplace documents and/or other written texts.
Produce written texts that represent professional genres and demonstrate the following:
awareness of audience and purpose
clear and persuasive argumentation
appropriate genre conventions
sophisticated organization of ideas.
Produce in workplace documents and/or other written texts knowledge of the social contexts of professional writing and how professional texts can include marginalized voices.
ENGLISH MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
39 credit hours (excluding any course ordinarily designed for first-year composition). Students complete one of three concentrations: literature, creative writing, or professional writing. Requirements for the English major for Adolescent/Young Adult Education are at the bottom of this page.
All English majors complete these requirements:
CE 2001 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 0 |
Foundations
EN 2140 | MAJOR BRITISH WRITERS | 3 |
EN 2700 | MAJOR AMERICAN WRITERS | 3 |
Subtotal: 6
Pre-1800 (Choose one)
EN 2200 | INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
EN 2610 | SHAKESPEARE'S GAME OF THRONES | 3 |
EN 2612 | CAPTIVES AND CASTAWAYS IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD | 3 |
EN 3120 | LATE MEDIEVAL LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 3200 | LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF HENRY VIII AND ELIZABETH I | 3 |
EN 3210 | LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF THE STUARTS AND THE CIVIL WAR | 3 |
EN 3300 | AUGUSTAN LITERATURE | 3 |
Subtotal: 3
Genre (Choose one)
EN 1500 | INTRODUCTION TO POETRY | 3 |
EN 1510 | INTRODUCTION TO SHORT FICTION | 3 |
EN 1520 | INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA | 3 |
EN 1530 | INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL | 3 |
Subtotal: 3
Global, Multiethnic, or Minority Literature (Choose one)
EN 1730 | IMMIGRANT LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 1750 | WRITING WOMEN: AN INTRODUCTION | 3 |
EN 2010 | INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 2080 | ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN LITERATURES | 3 |
EN 2280 | CONTEMPORARY IRISH LITERATURE AND FILM | 3 |
EN 2670 | JAPANESE LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 2780 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 2790 | AFROFUTURISM | 3 |
EN 4720 | STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
Subtotal: 3
Language and Theory (Choose one)
EN 3900 | TUTORING WRITING ACROSS CONTEXTS | 3 |
EN 4890 | STUDIES IN RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION | 3 |
EN 4900 | LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM | 3 |
EN 4955 | FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM | 3 |
Subtotal: 3
4000-level Literature Seminar (Choose one)
EN 4200 | CHAUCER | 3 |
EN 4220 | STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
EN 4250 | MILTON | 3 |
EN 4550 | STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4610 | STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4700 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900 | 3 |
EN 4710 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | 3 |
EN 4720 | STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4750 | AMERICAN NOBEL LAUREATES | 3 |
EN 4900 | LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM | 3 |
EN 4955 | FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM | 3 |
EN 4980 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 3 |
EN 4990 | SPECIAL STUDIES | 3 |
Subtotal: 3
Electives
EN ELEC | ENGLISH ELECTIVE (ANY LEVEL) | 3 |
EN ELEC | ENGLISH ELECTIVE (ANY LEVEL) | 3 |
Subtotal: 6
STUDENTS COMPLETE THE REMAINING 12 CREDITS BY FOLLOWING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR CONCENTRATION:
Creative Writing Concentration (12 credits)
Two introductory workshops (6 credits)
EN 1310 | INTRODUCTORY POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 1320 | INTRODUCTORY FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 1330 | INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 1340 | INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE NON-FICTION WORKSHOP | 3 |
Two 4000-level workshops (6 credits)
EN 4010 | ADVANCED POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 4020 | ADVANCED FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 4030 | ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 4040 | ADVANCED CREATIVE NON-FICTION WORKSHOP | 3 |
Additional requirements
CE 2001 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 0 |
SUBMISSION OF PORTFOLIO OF WORKS |
Literature Concentration (12 credits)
One introductory course in creative or professional writing (3 credits)
EN 1310 | INTRODUCTORY POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 1320 | INTRODUCTORY FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 1330 | INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 1340 | INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE NON-FICTION WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 2500 | INTRO TO PROFESSIONAL WRITING | 3 |
Two literature electives at the 3000-level (6 credits)
EN 3120 | LATE MEDIEVAL LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 3200 | LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF HENRY VIII AND ELIZABETH I | 3 |
EN 3210 | LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF THE STUARTS AND THE CIVIL WAR | 3 |
EN 3300 | AUGUSTAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 3400 | ROMANTIC LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 3600 | MODERN BRITISH LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 3710 | AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900 | 3 |
EN 3720 | AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | 3 |
EN 3820 | TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE | 3 |
One literature elective at the 4000-level (3 credits)
EN 4200 | CHAUCER | 3 |
EN 4220 | STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
EN 4250 | MILTON | 3 |
EN 4550 | STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4610 | STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4700 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900 | 3 |
EN 4710 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | 3 |
EN 4720 | STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4750 | AMERICAN NOBEL LAUREATES | 3 |
EN 4955 | FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM | 3 |
EN 4980 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 3 |
EN 4990 | SPECIAL STUDIES | 3 |
Additional requirements (0 credits)
CE 2001 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 0 |
EN 4940 | ORAL PRESENTATION | 0 |
With the written permission of the department, English literature majors may use one literature course offered through the Department of Ancient and Modern Languages and Cultures as an elective for the major.
Professional Writing Concentration (12 credits)
Foundations (6 credits)
EN 2500 | INTRO TO PROFESSIONAL WRITING | 3 |
EN 2510 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3 |
One professional writing seminar (3 credits)
EN 4050 | SPECIAL STUDIES IN WRITING | 3 |
EN 4051 | WRITING AND THE ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
EN 4053 | WRITING IN THE NEW MEDIA | 3 |
EN 4054 | TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 |
EN 4055 | GRANT WRITING | 3 |
EN 4060 | WRITING IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES | 3 |
Additional requirements (3 credits)
EN 3893 | INTERNSHIP | 3 |
CE 2001 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 0 |
SUBMISSION OF PORTFOLIO OF WORKS |
TEACHING LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS IN ENGLISH FOR ADOLESCENT/YOUNG ADULTS (AYA)
45 credit hours (excluding any course ordinarily designed for first-year composition).
ENGLISH MAJOR COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR AYA
Foundations
EN 2140 | MAJOR BRITISH WRITERS | 3 |
EN 2700 | MAJOR AMERICAN WRITERS | 3 |
Subtotal: 6
Pre-1800 (Choose one)
EN 2200 | INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
EN 4220 | STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
EN 2610 | SHAKESPEARE'S GAME OF THRONES | 3 |
Subtotal: 3
Genre (Choose one)
EN 1500 | INTRODUCTION TO POETRY | 3 |
EN 1510 | INTRODUCTION TO SHORT FICTION | 3 |
EN 1520 | INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA | 3 |
EN 1530 | INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL | 3 |
Subtotal: 3
Global, Multiethnic, or Minority Literature (Choose one)
EN 2780 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 2790 | AFROFUTURISM | 3 |
EN 4720 | STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
Subtotal: 3
Language and Theory (Choose one)
EN 3900 | TUTORING WRITING ACROSS CONTEXTS | 3 |
EN 4890 | STUDIES IN RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION | 3 |
Subtotal: 3
4000-level Literature Seminar (Choose one)
EN 4200 | CHAUCER | 3 |
EN 4220 | STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
EN 4250 | MILTON | 3 |
EN 4550 | STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4610 | STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4700 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900 | 3 |
EN 4710 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | 3 |
EN 4720 | STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4750 | AMERICAN NOBEL LAUREATES | 3 |
EN 4955 | FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM | 3 |
EN 4980 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 3 |
EN 4990 | SPECIAL STUDIES | 3 |
Subtotal: 3
Electives
EN ELEC | ENGLISH ELECTIVE (ANY LEVEL) | 3 |
EN ELEC | ENGLISH ELECTIVE (ANY LEVEL) | 3 |
Subtotal: 6
AYA English Major Literature Concentration (12 credits)
One introductory course in creative or professional writing (3 credits)
EN 1310 | INTRODUCTORY POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 1320 | INTRODUCTORY FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 1330 | INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP | 3 |
EN 1340 | INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE NON-FICTION WORKSHOP | 3 |
Two literature electives at the 3000-level (6 credits)
EN 3120 | LATE MEDIEVAL LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 3200 | LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF HENRY VIII AND ELIZABETH I | 3 |
EN 3210 | LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF THE STUARTS AND THE CIVIL WAR | 3 |
EN 3300 | AUGUSTAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 3400 | ROMANTIC LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 3600 | MODERN BRITISH LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 3710 | AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900 | 3 |
EN 3720 | AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | 3 |
EN 3820 | TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE | 3 |
One literature elective at the 4000-level (3 credits)
EN 4200 | CHAUCER | 3 |
EN 4220 | STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
EN 4250 | MILTON | 3 |
EN 4550 | STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4610 | STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4700 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900 | 3 |
EN 4710 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | 3 |
EN 4720 | STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 4750 | AMERICAN NOBEL LAUREATES | 3 |
EN 4955 | FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM | 3 |
EN 4980 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 3 |
EN 4990 | SPECIAL STUDIES | 3 |
Additional Requirements for Licensure (6 credits)
ED 3225 | ADOLESCENT LITERATURE | 3 |
One of the following: | ||
COM 1502 | FUNDAMENTALS OF JOURNALISM | 3 |
COM 2552 | INTRO TO DIGITAL MEDIA | 3 |
COM 3453 | DIVERSITY, STEREOTYPES AND MEDIA | 3 |