Undergraduate Major

For students entering August 2003 or later

Pre-major Requirements: 6 hours

ENG 230 Introduction to Literature

Plus one of the following:

ENG 231 Literature and Genre
ENG 232 Literature and Place
ENG 233 Literature and Identities
ENG 234 Introduction to Women's Literature
ENG 264 Major Black Writers
ENG 281 Introduction to Film

Major Requirements: 31 hours

Criticism Course (3 hours):

ENG 330 Text and Context

Language Module (3 hours):

Choose one:
ENG 210 History of the English Language
ENG 211 Introduction to Linguistics
ENG 310 American English

Literature Module (12 hours):

Choose four courses, including two British and two American courses. Choose at least three surveys total.

British Literature:
ENG 331 Survey of British Literature, Beowulf-Milton
ENG 332 Survey of British Literature, Dryden-Present
ENG 333 Studies in a British author (subtitle required)

American Literature:
ENG 334 Survey of American Literature I, Origins-1865
ENG 335 Survey of American Literature II, 1865-Present
ENG 336 Studies in an American author (subtitle required)

Area Modules (12 hours):

Choose four additional courses, at least two of which must be drawn from the same area module.

Literature:
ENG 481G Studies in British Literature
ENG 482G Studies in American Literature
ENG 483G Studies in African-American/Diasporic Literature
ENG 484G Studies in Comparative Literature
ENG 485G Studies in Literature and Gender
ENG 570 Selected Topics for Advanced Studies in Literature
ENG 572 Studies in Literature for Teachers

Imaginative Writing:
ENG 207 Beginning Workshop (may be repeated up to 6 hours)
ENG 407 Intermediate Workshop (may be repeated up to 6 hours)
ENG 507 Advanced Workshop (may be repeated up to 6 hours)

Writing:
ENG 301 Style for Writers
ENG 306 Professions in Writing
ENG 361 Literary Types
ENG 401 Special Topics in Writing (may be repeated up to 6 hrs, under different subtitles)
ENG 405 Editing English Prose
ENG 509 Composition for Teachers

Film and Media:
ENG 283 Japanese Film
ENG 381 History of Film I
ENG 382 History of Film II
ENG 480G Studies in Film and Media

Language Study:
ENG/LIN 310 American English
LIN 319 Historical Linguistics
LIN 512 Modem English Grammar
LIN 513 TESL
LIN 514 TESL Materials and Methods
LIN 515 Phonological Analysis
LIN 516 Grammatical Analysis
ENG 519 Introduction to Old English

Theory:
ENG 486G Studies in Theory
ENG 487G Cultural Studies
ENG 488G Gender and Sexuality Studies

English Education Emphasis:
ENG 264 Major Black Writers OR ENG 483G African American/Diasporic Literature
ENG 509 Composition for Teachers
One other course in Writing Area Module
ENG 572 Studies in Literature for Teachers (recommended)