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English (B.A.)

Recommended Sequence of Courses in the major

For a current degree sequence, please visit the department's website.

1. 36 semester hours in English (27 hours above the core).

A. Core (9 hours)

ENGL 1311Composition I
or
ENGL 1311LComposition I with Lab
 
ENGL 1312Composition II
ENGL 2310World Literature Studies

B. Surveys (6 hours)

ENGL 3310English Literature Survey
ENGL 3320American Literature Survey

C. Electives (18 hours)

Students must take at least 6 hours from the Literary Studies and Criticism Branch:
ENGL 2360Literary Theory
ENGL 3330Genre Studies
ENGL 3340Women's Writing
ENGL 4320Period Studies
ENGL 4340/THAR 4385Major Authors
ENGL 4350Literary Movements
Students must take at least 3 hours from the Language Arts and Linguistics Branch:
ENGL 2330Traditional Grammar
ENGL 3385Integrated Language Arts
ENGL 4367Literature for Children and Young Adults
Students must take at least 3 hours from the Rhetoric and Professional Writing Branch:
ENGL 2365Professional and Technical Communication
ENGL 3350Writing for Business
ENGL 3355Introduction to Rhetorical Theory
ENGL 3357Visual Rhetoric
ENGL 3360Rhetorical Criticism
ENGL 3365Editing and Publishing
ENGL 3370Writing for Science and Engineering
ENGL 3375Creative Writing
ENGL 4355Contemporary Rhetorical Theory
And 6 additional hours of English Elective courses chosen from any of the above branches.

D. Senior Seminar (capstone course)

ENGL 4301Senior Seminar

2. The minimum GPA requirement for the successful “major” is 2.75 overall, and 3.0 in English.

3. Special Topics and Independent Study

From time to time, the English Department may offer a course that is unrelated to the above descriptions. Such courses will be widely publicized and offered as Special Topics.

Under exceptional circumstances, a student may propose a course of study that is not covered by existing courses. If a faculty member is agreeable, this may then be followed as an Independent Study. Independent Study is NOT intended as a way of replacing an incomplete course or one that has been closed.

4. English may be taken with a minor of 18 hours, with a minimum of 6 hours at the advanced level.

Subjects that may be studied include Visual Art, History, Philosophy, Cultural Studies, a social science, Business Administration, or a concentration in a Business-related field.