Bachelor of Arts – Subject Major in English Studies

A student must complete the following program in addition to the Essential Studies requirements and a major or minor in another area.

Essential Studies
CORE REQUIREMENTS
ENG 233ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE3
ENG 436WORLD LITERATURE3
ENG 490RESEARCHING PROFESSIONAL FUTURES 3
American Literature (select one):3
HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIT TO 1865
HIST OF AMERICAN LIT FROM 1865
British Literature (select one):3
HISTORY OF BRITISH LITERATURE TO 1795
HISTORY OF BRITISH LITERATURE FROM 1795
Writing & Rhetoric (select one): 3
INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING
SOCIOLINGUISTICS
DIGITAL COMPOSITION
Diversity Literature (select one):3
GRAPHIC NOVEL: STUDIES IN DIVERSITY & DIFFERENCE
MULTIETHNIC LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND LITERATURE
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
Select one of the following Emphases:15
Total Credits36

Creative Writing Emphasis 

Core Requirements21
ENG 498ADVANCED TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING3
ENG 499CREATIVE WRITING CAPSTONE3
Select TWO of the Following:6
INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: NONFICTION
INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION
INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY
Select ONE of the Following:3
SEMINAR IN POETICS
SEMINAR IN NARRATIVE STRATEGIES
Total Credits36

 Literature Emphasis

Core Requirements21
ENG 440THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LITERARY CRITICISM3
Select ONE of the following surveys not taken in the core:3
HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIT TO 1865
HIST OF AMERICAN LIT FROM 1865
HISTORY OF BRITISH LITERATURE TO 1795
HISTORY OF BRITISH LITERATURE FROM 1795
Select nine credits of the following courses not taken in the core, two of which must be upper-division:9
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
LITERARY EXPLORATIONS
GRAPHIC NOVEL: STUDIES IN DIVERSITY & DIFFERENCE
SOCIOLINGUISTICS
CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN WEST
MULTIETHNIC LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
LITERATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND LITERATURE
TOPICS IN ENGLISH
SHAKESPEARE
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
ADOLESCENT LITERATURE
NOVELS
MAJOR WRITERS
CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES/LITERATURE
RESEARCHING PROFESSIONAL FUTURES
SEMINAR IN POETICS
SEMINAR IN NARRATIVE STRATEGIES
FILM AND PHILOSOPHY
INTRODUCTION TO FILM
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
Total Credits36

NOTE: English majors considering a graduate program are encouraged to complete ENG 490 RESEARCHING PROFESSIONAL FUTURES or a COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR in Advanced English Studies.