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FOUNDATION COURSES | COURSE CATEGORIES | ELEMENTARY EDUCATION LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | SECONDARY EDUCATION
Requirements for the Major
All English majors will earn the B.A degree, which requires third-semester proficiency in a foreign language. All English majors must also complete the English foundation courses and capstone, ENG 495, and choose an emphasis within the major.
All English majors will choose one of the following emphases: Language and Literature, Language Arts, or English Education. Each emphasis requires different options from the following course categories:
Foundation Courses: 200 level (required of all majors) 15 hours:
ENG 220 British Literature I
ENG 221 British Literature II
ENG 225 American Literature I: to 1860
ENG 226 American Literature II: from 1860
ENG 261 Study of Modern English
Course Categories |TOP|
A. Studies in World Literatures
The courses in this category focus on global literatures from Classical times to the present. These courses seek to explore, define, and broaden our understanding of these literatures in themselves, and in their relationship to their historical context.
ENG 303 Studies in World Literature
ENG 304 International Literature for Children and Young Adults
ENG 375 Studies in Comparative Literature
CLA 345 Tradition and Reception
CLA 461 Studies in the Classical Tradition
B. Studies in British Literary History
The courses in this category address important periods in British literary history and seek to define, explore, and broaden our understanding of the literature in the context of the historical moment. These courses focus on specific topics offered on a rotating basis: see department listings for specific course content each semester. Shakespeare is offered each semester; the other four courses are offered on a rotating basis (one each semester).
ENG 313 British Literature: Shakespeare
ENG 321 British Literature: Medieval
ENG 322 British Literature: Renaissance
ENG 323 British Literature: 18th-Romantic
ENG 324 British Literature: Victorian-Present
C. Studies in American Literary History
The courses in this category focus on important periods in American literary history and seeks to define, explore, and broaden our understanding of the literature in the context of the historical moment. Courses in this category will focus on specific topics offered on a rotating basis: see department listings for specific course content each semester. One course offered each semester on a rotating basis.
ENG 325 American Literature to 1800
ENG 326 Nineteenth-Century American Literature
ENG 327 Modern American Literature
ENG 328 Contemporary American Literature
D. Studies in Reading and Authorship
The courses in this category focus on the pragmatics of literature. World literature will figure significantly in these courses. One course offered each semester on a rotating basis.
ENG 335 Literature of American Minorities
ENG 436 Women and Literature
ENG 440 Studies: Major Author(s)
ENG 445 Studies in Literary Criticism and Theory
E. Studies in Literary Genres
The courses in this category focus on the conventions, history, and important practitioners of the major genres. World literature will figure significantly in these courses. One course offered each semester on a rotating basis.
ENG 320 Studies in Poetry
ENG 330 Studies in Fiction
ENG 340 Studies in Drama
ENG 360 Studies in Non-fiction
F. Linguistics and Language
The courses in this category focus on major topics in linguistics: language structure, language history, language and pedagogy, and language in social context. The courses introduce fundamental principles in linguistic theory and research. ENG 261 serves as a prerequisite for other linguistics courses.
ENG 362 History of the English Language
ENG 363 Applied Linguistics
ENG 364 Sociolinguistics
ENG 365 Teaching English as a Second Language
ENG 366 English Grammar and Usage
ENG 461 Language and Gender
G. Writing
The courses in this category focus on the theory and practice of writing. Close reading of professional samples and generalizing about those samples will figure significantly in these courses. Most of the courses are workshops in which students propose and share their work before submitting finished versions suitable for publication.
WRT 200 Introduction to Professional Writing
WRT 219 Introduction to Creative Writing
H. Pedagogy
The courses in this category focus on the teaching of English and the Language Arts in elementary and secondary schools.
ENG 307 Teaching Writing: Elementary
ENG 308 Teaching Reading
ENG 309 Teaching Literature to Children
ENG 310 Teaching Writing: Secondary
ENG 311 Teaching Literature to Adolescents
ENG 400 Language Arts for Teachers (taken with Teacher Assisting or Student Teaching)
Language Arts (Elementary) Emphasis Requirements |TOP|
Foundation courses (15 hours)
Track requirements (9 hours)
Elective requirements (9 hours)
- ENG 204 World Mythology or one course from category A.
- One course from category F.
- One additional ENG course numbered 300 or above, or one course from category G.
Capstone (3 hours)
Total: 36 hours
Literature and Language Emphasis Requirements |TOP|
Foundation courses (15 hours)
Elective requirements (21 hours)
- Two courses from category B, one of which must be ENG 313 British Literature: Shakespeare.
- One course from each of these categories: A, C, D, and E.
- One additional ENG course numbered 300 or above, or one course from category G.
Capstone (3 hours)
Total: 39 hours
English Education (Secondary) Emphasis Requirements |TOP|
Foundation courses (15 hours)
Track requirements (9 hours)
Elective requirements (9 hours)
- Any course from Category F, G, and one additional ENG course numbered 300 or above.
Capstone (3 hours)
Total: 36 hours
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