Bachelor of Arts - English: Literature Emphasis
Recommended for students planning to pursue graduate work, professional school, business, writing or publishing.
Degree Requirements - 2012 to present
| General Education Core (32-33 credits) |
| University Requirements (3 credits) |
| Bachelor of Arts Requirement - Foreign Language (16 credits) |
| 1010 |
Foreign Language |
4 |
| 1020 |
Foreign Language |
4 |
| 2010 |
Foreign Language |
4 |
| 2020 |
Foreign Language |
4 |
| English Core Requirements (6 credits) |
| ENGL 2400 |
Introduction to Literary Studies |
3 |
| ENGL 2600 |
Introduction to Critical Literature and Theory |
3 |
| Required Courses (9 credits) |
| ENGL 4320 |
Shakespeare |
3 |
| ENGL 4410 |
Advanced Study of Critical Methods |
3 |
| ENGL 4800 |
Literature Senior Capstone |
3 |
| Survey Courses (18 credits minimum) |
| ENGL 3210 |
American Literature I |
3 |
| ENGL 3220 |
American Literature II |
3 |
| ENGL 3230 |
British Literature I |
3 |
| ENGL 3240 |
British Literature II |
3 |
| ENGL 3250 |
Continental European Literature I |
3 |
| ENGL 3260 |
Continental European Literature II |
3 |
| ENGL 3270 |
World Literature: Non-Western |
3 |
| Literature Electives (9 credits minimum) |
| ENGL 4110 |
Literary Genres |
3 |
| ENGL 4210 |
Literary History |
3 |
| ENGL 4310 |
Major Authors |
3 |
| ENGL 4510 |
Topics in Literature |
3 |
| Free Electives (27 credits) |
Degree Requirements - prior to 2012
| Core Required Classes |
ENGL 2200
or
ENGL 2240 |
Introduction to Literature and Culture
Introduction to Poetry |
3 |
| ENGL 2600 |
Introduction to Critical Methods |
3 |
These courses are required for English Literature and English Teaching majors and minors as prerequisites to 3000 level and above classes.
| Required Courses |
| Seven 3000 level survey courses |
| ENGL 4320 |
Shakespeare |
3 |
| ENGL 4410 |
Advanced Study in Critical Methods |
3 |
| Select from the following (at least 9 hours) |
| ENGL 4110 |
Literary Genres |
3 |
| ENGL 4210 |
Literary History |
3 |
| ENGL 4310 |
Major Authors |
3 |
| ENGL 4510 |
Topics in Literature |
3 |
Comment: No course for which a grade lower than a C- is received may be counted for any major or minor emphasis in the department.
Requirements effective 4/5/2013.
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