English / Bachelor of Arts
Program: BA-ENGL-4
Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Credit Hours: 43-53
The English Studies Department offers two Concentrations of study:
- Language and Literature
- Writing
The Concentration in Language and Literature prepares the student for a variety of high-level careers that lead to future leadership. Students receive extensive preparation for graduate and advanced degrees in English, other graduate programs in the Humanities, and for professional work in related disciplines that require enhanced verbal and analytical skills, such as medicine, law, library science, management, public relations, and humanities administration or research. In general, English majors achieve the highest scores on the MCAT and LSAT exams required for entrance to Medical and Law schools.
The Concentration in Writing allows students to focus on creative writing, professional writing, or a combination. This concentration emphasizes three dimensions of writing as a profession and discipline: the creative, the professional, and the theoretical. Students complete the core curriculum and then, depending on particular interests and talents, choose to specialize in Creative Writing, Professional Writing, or pursue a more individualized course of study in General Writing. English majors with a Writing concentration may not minor in Literature and Language.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ENGL 13000 | How to Use Your English Studies Degree | 1 |
| ENGL 25000 | Introduction to English Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 38000 | The ePortfolio Seminar | 1 |
| ENGL 40000 | Internship | 1-6 |
| ENGL 46000 | Senior Seminar in English Studies | 3 |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 31-36 | |
| Advanced Writing Requirement | ||
| The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of any one of the following courses, as part of the required curriculum above according to concentration: | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
or ENGL 31200 | Intermediate Workshop in Creative Writing | |
| Total Hours | 40-50 | |
Literature and Language Concentration
Concentration: ELTL
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses in Literature | ||
| ENGL 23500 | U.S. Literature: Beginnings to 1865 | 3 |
| ENGL 23600 | U.S. Literature: 1865 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 23700 | British Literature: Beginnings to 1800 | 3 |
| ENGL 23800 | British Literature: 1800 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 36000 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| Required Courses in Language Study and Writing | ||
| Select one of the following Language Courses | 3 | |
FLAN | First-Semester Foreign Language 1 | |
| First Year Spanish 1 | ||
| Sign Language 1 | ||
| Choose one of the following Literature courses | 3 | |
| Seminar in Literature | ||
| Literary Theory and Criticism | ||
| Seminar in U.S. Authors | ||
| Seminar in British Authors | ||
| Advanced Writing Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following: 2 | 3 | |
| Technical Writing | ||
| Intermediate Workshop in Creative Writing | ||
| Elective Options for Exploratory and Advanced Literary Study | ||
| Select one of the following Literature, Film, or Language courses | 3 | |
ENGL 22000 to ENGL 23400 (any course) | ||
| Introduction to Film Studies | ||
FLAN | Second-Semester Foreign Language 3 | |
| Select one of the following Advanced Study courses: | 3 | |
| Advanced Study in Early U.S. Literature | ||
| Advanced Study in 19th-Century U.S. Literature | ||
| Advanced Study in Modern and Postmodern U.S. Literature | ||
| Advanced Study in Early British Literature | ||
| Advanced Study in 18th- and 19th-Century British Literature | ||
| Advanced Study in Modern and Postmodern British Literature | ||
| Seminar in U.S. Authors | ||
| Seminar in British Authors | ||
| Select one of the following Multicultural Literature courses: | 3 | |
| Non-Western Literature | ||
| U.S.-Latino Literature | ||
| Latin American Literature | ||
| World Authors | ||
| Ethnic and Immigrant Literatures | ||
| Native American Literature | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Post-Colonial Literatures in English | ||
| World/Ethnic Film | ||
| Select one of the following additional upper-level courses | 3 | |
ENGL 33100 to ENGL 45000 (any course not already applied to the major) | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
- 1
First-Semester Foreign Language choices include, among others, SPAN 10300 First Year Spanish 1, SPAN 20300 Spanish for Heritage Speaker 1, FLAN 10700 First-Year Arabic 1, FLAN 10900 First Year Chinese 1, FLAN 11300 First-Year Japanese 1, FLAN 11700 First-Year Polish 1, FLAN 23100 Polish for Heritage Speakers, FLAN 12100 First-Year Russian 1, FLAN 12300 First-Year French 1, FLAN 12500 First-Year Italian 1, FLAN 12700 First-Year German 1 and so forth.
- 2
Courses listed above fulfill the University's General Education advanced writing requirement for English Majors.
- 3
Second-Semester Foreign Language courses include but are not limited to FLAN 10400 First-Year Spanish 2, FLAN 20400 Spanish for Heritage Speakers 2, FLAN 10800 First-Year Arabic 2, FLAN 11200 First-Year Chinese 2, FLAN 11400 First-Year Japanese 2, FLAN 11800 First-Year Polish 2, FLAN 12200 First-Year Russian 2, FLAN 12400 First-Year French 2, FLAN 12600 First-Year Italian 2, FLAN 12800 First-Year German 2, and so forth.
Writing Concentration
Concentration: ENGW
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Theory and Practice Courses | ||
| ENGL 30000 | Introduction to Professional Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 30100 | Rhetoric for Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 30800 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 31100 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 31800 | Writing Center Practicum | 1 |
| ENGL 31900 | Publishing Practicum: Jet Fuel Review | 3 |
| ENGL 32100 | Digital Content: Writing and Design | 3 |
| Literature Courses | ||
| Select one of the following American or British Literature courses: | 3 | |
| U.S. Literature: Beginnings to 1865 | ||
| U.S. Literature: 1865 to Present | ||
| British Literature: Beginnings to 1800 | ||
| British Literature: 1800 to Present | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Select one of the following Non-Western or Multicultural Literature courses: | 3 | |
| Non-Western Literature | ||
| U.S.-Latino Literature | ||
| Latin American Literature | ||
| World Authors | ||
| Ethnic and Immigrant Literatures | ||
| Native American Literature | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Post-Colonial Literatures in English | ||
| World/Ethnic Film | ||
| Writing Concentration Electives | 6 | |
| Students choose, in consultation with an advisor, any two courses: | ||
| Topics in Writing | ||
| Intermediate Workshop in Creative Writing | ||
| Advanced Workshop in Creative Writing | ||
| Seminar in Writing | ||
| Editing for Publishing | ||
| Topics in Writing | ||
| Advanced Writing | ||
| Seminar in Writing | ||
| Writers' Roundtable | ||
| The Electronic Word: Computers and Writing in Theory and Practice | ||
| Topics in Writing | ||
| Seminar in Writing | ||
| Literary Theory and Criticism | ||
| Introduction to Graphic Design | ||
| Theories of Composing | ||
| Feature Writing | ||
| Advertising Copywriting | ||
| Web Design | ||
| Total Hours | 31 | |
Elective courses taken outside the English Studies Department must have the approval of the Writing Program Director.
ePortfolio
In consultation with their advisors in the Department of English, majors must submit an ePortfolio of writing for review. The ePortfolio represents assignments and projects completed in courses. Students should register for ENGL 38000 The ePortfolio Seminar and complete the ePortfolio in their final semester (i.e., the semester in which they plan to graduate). Further information can be obtained from the student’s advisor and the department chair.