English Major

Required English Courses (18 credits):

• ENG 230 - Literary Analysis 3 Credits
• ENG 240 - American Literature I 3 Credits
• ENG 241 - American Literature II 3 Credits
• ENG 250 - British Literature I 3 Credits
• ENG 251 - British Literature II 3 Credits
• ENG 460 - Shakespeare 3 Credits

Foundational Studies Requirements (9 credits):

• ENG 108 - Writing about Literature and Culture 3 Credits
• ENG 219 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 Credits
• ENG 308 - Practical Literary Criticism 3 Credits

Students will choose one of the following:

Literary Studies Concentration (27 credits):

• ENG 484 - Interrelations of Literature 3 Credits

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  One English Language Class:

• ENG 310 - English Grammar for Teachers and Writers 3 Credits
• ENG 410 - History of the English Language 3 Credits

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  One Diversity Class:

• ENG 339 - Women’s Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 340 - Multicultural American Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 342 - Native American Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 346 - Modern Black American Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 418 - Topics in Women’s Literature 3 Credits

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  One Popular Culture Class:

• ENG 329 - Contemporary Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 335 - Science Fiction as Social Criticism 3 Credits

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  One Advanced American Literature Class:

• ENG 440 - Early American Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 441 - American Renaissance Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 442 - American Realism and Naturalism 3 Credits
• ENG 444 - Modern American Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 447 - Seminar in American Literature 2-3 Credits

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  One Advanced British Literature Course before 1800:

• ENG 430 - Literature and Culture of the Middle Ages 3 Credits
• ENG 450 - Chaucer 3 Credits
• ENG 451 - English Renaissance Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 452 - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 462 - Seminar in British Literature before 1800 3 Credits
• ENG 464 - British Drama 3 Credits

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  One Advanced British Literature Since 1800 Class:

• ENG 453 - British Romantic Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 454 - Victorian Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 455 - Twentieth-Century Literatures in English 3 Credits
• ENG 463 - Seminar in British Literature since 1800 3 Credits
• ENG 465 - The British Novel 3 Credits

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  One 300-level Creative Writing workshop:

• ENG 324 - Fiction Writing Workshop 3 Credits
• ENG 325 - Poetry Writing Workshop 3 Credits
• ENG 327 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop 3 Credits

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  Select one 3/400 level English Elective class

OR

Creative Writing Concentration (27 credits):

• ENG 324 - Fiction Writing Workshop 3 Credits
• ENG 325 - Poetry Writing Workshop 3 Credits
• ENG 327 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop 3 Credits
• ENG 329 - Contemporary Literature 3 Credits
• ENG 485 - Literary Citizenship and Publishing 3 Credits

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  Students will complete 6 credits of the following:

• ENG 424 - Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop 3 Credits
• ENG 425 - Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop 3 Credits
• ENG 427 - Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop 3 Credits

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  Select two 3/400-level English Elective classes

Note:

All electives must be approved by an advisor in the department.

Foreign Language Recommendation:

English majors considering graduate work in English should take substantial work in at least one foreign language. French, German, and/or Latin are recommended.