Requirements

36 total credits 

Required courses for the Bachelor of Arts degree:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Category 1: British Literature Survey Required Courses
ENGL 211	British Literature I	3.00
or ENGL 212	British Literature II
Category 2: American Literature Survey Required Courses
ENGL 221	American Literature I	3.00
or ENGL 222	American Literature II
Category 3: Literature Survey Elective Courses
Select one of the following:		3.00
ENGL 211	British Literature I
ENGL 212	British Literature II
ENGL 221	American Literature I
ENGL 222	American Literature II
ENGL 228	Multi-Ethnic American Literature
ENGL 229	Literature by Women
ENGL 241	World Literature I
ENGL 242	World Literature II
INDG 304	American Indian Literature
Category 4: The Literary Tradition and Genre Required Courses
Select 21 credits of the following: 1		21.00
ENGL 218	Nonfiction Literature and Literacy
ENGL 321	Pre-1900 American Novels
ENGL 322	Post-1900 American Novels
ENGL 326	Major Author
ENGL 328	Multi-Ethnic American Novels
ENGL 331	British Literary Periods
ENGL 332	American Literary Periods
ENGL 345	Gender and Sexuality in Literature
ENGL 352	Special Topic: Medieval Literature and Culture
ENGL 362	Special Topic: Early Modern Literature and Culture
ENGL 368	Short Story I (Pre 1945)
ENGL 369	Short Story II (Post 1945)
ENGL 403	19th Century British Women Novelists
ENGL 405	History of the English Language
ENGL 409	Age of Pope, Swift, Gay
ENGL 419	The Rise of the Novel
ENGL 426	Popular 20th Century Writers
ENGL 429	The British Romantic Period
ENGL 436	Hemingway's Artistry
ENGL 439	The Victorian Age
ENGL 446	Key American Modernist Writers
ENGL 449	Postcolonial Literature
ENGL 456	Avant-Garde Literature
ENGL 460	Special Topics in Literature
ENGL 465	Modern American Poetry
ENGL 466	Contemporary American Poetry
ENGL 479	Literary Criticism
Category 5: Shakespeare Required Course
ENGL 311	Shakespeare I	3.00
Category 6: Introduction to the Major and Senior Capstone Experience:
ENGL 191	Introduction to the English Major	1.00
ENGL 491	Senior Capstone Experience	2.00
Total Hours		36.00

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Students may take 3 credits of a 300- or 400-level WRIT course for Category 4.

Notes: ENGED courses do not count toward the liberal arts English major.

Each course can fulfill only one requirement.

See the Degree Requirements section of this catalog for information on the world language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree.