Bachelor of Arts Degree in English
- Children’s and Young Adult Literature Concentration (ENYA)
- Creative Writing Concentration (ENCW)
- Film Studies Concentration (ENFS)
- Literary Studies Concentration (ENLS)
- Writing and Rhetoric Concentration (ENWR)
—————————-
- (CLR) Computer Literacy Requirement;
- (GER) General Education Requirement;
- (OCR) Oral Communication Requirement;
- (UR) University Requirement
Suggested Course Sequence:
| YEAR* | COURSE NAME | COURSE NUMBER | REQUIREMENT | CREDIT HRS |
| 1 | ENGL | 101 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | ENGL | 102 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | Foreign Language Elective | 3 | ||
| 1 | Foreign Language Elective | 3 | ||
| 1 | Freshman Seminar Course | UR | 1 | |
| 1 | HIST | 101, 105, or 150 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | HIST | 102, 106, or 151 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | MATH | 101 or 117 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | MATH Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Social Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Fine Arts Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | ENGL | 220 | 3 | |
| 2 | ENGL | 270 | 3 | |
| 2 | Concentration Course | See below | 3 | |
| 2 | Concentration Course | See below | 3 | |
| 2 | Computer Literacy Elective(s) | CLR | 2 | |
| 2 | HIST | 255 or 256 | 3 | |
| 2 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Social Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 3 | ENGL | 315 | GER | 3 |
| 3 | ENGL | 316 | 3 | |
| 3 | ENGL | 313 or 314 | 3 | |
| 3 | ENGL | 321 | 3 | |
| 3 | ENGL | 322 | 3 | |
| 3 | ENGL | 366 or 368 | GER | 3 |
| 3 | Concentration Course | See Below | 3 | |
| 3 | Concentration Course | See Below | 3 | |
| 3 | HIST Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 3 | PHIL or HUMA orENGL |
203 350, 351, 405, 450, or 451 300-level or above |
3 | |
| 3 | SPCH | 101 or 363 | OCR | 3 |
| 4 | Elective | ** | 3 | |
| 4 | Elective | ** | 3 | |
| 4 | Elective | ** | 3 | |
| 4 | Concentration Course | See below | 3 | |
| 4 | ENGL | 405 | 3 | |
| 4 | Concentration Course | See below | 3 | |
| 4 | ENGL Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 4 | ENGL Elective | 400-level or above | 3 | |
| 4 | ENGL Elective | 400-level or above | 3 | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 120 |
*Recommend complete as Freshman (1), Sophomore (2), Junior (3), Senior (4)
* See General Education Requirements for the Baccalaureate Degree.
** Free electives provided the requirement of 45 semester hours numbered 300 or above is met.
Children’s and Young Adult Literature Concentration (ENYA) – 18 hours required
ENGL 212 or 213, ENGL 318, 319, and 406, and 6 hours from ENGL 318*, 319*, 325**, 326, 340**, 430**, 440**, or 476**.
*These courses may be repeated for up to six credit hours when course content differs.
**These courses may count toward the concentration when the themes are relevant to Children’s and Young Adult Literature.
Creative Writing Concentration (ENCW) – 18 hours required
ENGL 265 (3), ENGL 309 (3), ENGL 311 (3) ENGL 312 (3), ENGL 430 (3), and 3 hours selected from: ENGL 330, 331, 332, 333, 358, 432, or an additional 3 hours of ENGL 430 if content differs (3).
Film Studies Concentration (ENFS) – 18 hours required
ENGL 240, 340*, 341*, 346, 440*, 441*, or 446. *These courses may be repeated for up to six credit hours when course content differs.
Literary Studies Concentration (ENLS) – 18 hours required.
English 313 or 314; 315 and 316; 321 and 322 are required courses for all English majors and do not count toward the Literary Studies Concentration. Students must take 15 hours of literature electives and 3 hours covering pre-19th century (see below). At least 12 hours must be 300-400 level courses.
Choose 3 hours from: 307, 451, 482, or 471.
Writing and Rhetoric Concentration (ENWR) – 18 hours required
3 hours required from any one of the following courses: 264, 310, 366, 368, 468, or 493.
15 hours required from any of the following courses: 309, 311, 312, 333, 365, 367, 432, 465, 467, 469, 489, 491, 496, 497, or 498.
