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Changes in the English Programs beginning Fall 2005...
English Majors
English Minors
English Writing Concentration Certificates
Students electing to pursue a major in English enter a course of study leading
to either a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts degree, the latter
requiring study of a foreign language through the intermediate (200) level.
Students pursuing either degree may choose a writing emphasis and may elect to
fulfill the requirements for teacher certification.
The English Department also offers courses leading to an English Teaching Minor
and to an English Minor with an emphasis in literature, creative writing, or
rhetoric and writing. A student not majoring or minoring in English may earn a
writing concentration certificate by completing fifteen hours of advanced
writing courses.
All programs in English are intended to help students develop their knowledge of
language – the most basic human tool – and literature. The programs also foster
creativity, competence in the use of language, broad and specific knowledge, and
self-understanding as preparation for professional schools (e.g., graduate
school, medical school, law school), for teaching or business, or for any other
life goals.
In addition to the departmental degree requirements, a minimum of 50
hours in the University Core Curriculum must be met.
Shared Core
All English and English-Teaching Majors are required to
complete a 12-hour Shared Core of courses, as follows:
Shared
Electives
All English and English-Teaching Majors are also required
to complete 9 hours of Shared Electives at the 300 and 400 level, as
follows:
-
3 hours in Language ~ selected from
-
ENG 313,
Introduction to Linguistics
-
ENG 314, Survey of
English Grammar
-
ENG 417, History of
the English Language
-
3 hours in Theory ~ selected from
-
ENG 415, History of
Rhetoric
-
ENG 448, Literary
Criticism and Theory
-
ENG 416,
Contemporary Issues in Rhetoric
-
3 hours in World and Multicultural Literature ~ selected
from
Major-Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
42 semester hours, depending on degree and emphasis
NOTES:
- English majors are normally expected to use HUM 241-242
(The Western Tradition in Literature I-II) to fulfill Category C4: Western
Culture in the University Core Curriculum.
- ENG 101 and ENG 201 do not fulfill any requirements for
any major or minor in English or English Teaching.
Bachelor of Arts Degrees in English (require foreign language)
Bachelor of Arts Degree in
English with Literature Emphasis
(There is no
Bachelor of Science Degree in English with the Literature Emphasis)
42 semester hours
- Shared Core ~ 12 hours
- Shared Electives ~ 9 hours
- Directed Electives ~ 12 hours (300-400 level) as follows:
- One literature course focusing on the18th or 19th Century (3):
- ENG 427 Neo-Classical and
Eighteenth-Century Literature
- ENG 431 Nineteenth-Century
Literature
- ENG 434 History of Western Drama
II
- ENG 435 Fiction to 1875
- and certain offerings within the ENG 449 (Major Author) designation
- One literature course focusing on the period before the 18th Century (3):
- ENG 382 Literature of the Bible
I
- ENG 383 Literature of the Bible
II
- ENG 424 Chaucer
- ENG 426 The Literature of the
Renaissance
- ENG 433 History of the Western
Drama I
- ENG 451 Plays of Shakespeare
- and certain offerings within the ENG 449 (Major Author) designation
- Shakespeare or Major Author (3):
- ENG 424 Chaucer
- ENG 425 Milton: Prose and Poetry
- ENG 451 Plays of Shakespeare
- and certain offerings within the ENG 449 (Major Author) designation
- Theory (literary and rhetorical) (3):
- ENG 387 Women's Literature and
Gender Issues: 19th- and 20th-Century Theory and Praxis
- ENG 415 History of Rhetoric
- ENG 416 Contemporary Issues in
Rhetoric
- ENG 448 Literary Criticism and
Theory
- Open Electives: 9 hours, at least 6 of these in literature
(300-400 level, and excluding ENG 302)
Bachelor of Arts Degree in
English with Creative Writing Emphasis
(There is no
Bachelor of Science Degree in English with the Creative Writing Emphasis)
42 semester hours
Bachelor of Arts Degree in
English with Rhetoric and Writing Emphasis
(There is also
a
Bachelor of Science Degree in English with the Rhetoric and Writing Emphasis
which does not require a foreign language. Otherwise the
program is identical.)
42 semester hours
- Shared Core ~ 12 hours
- Shared Electives ~ 9 hours
- Electives ~ 21 hours at the 300 and 400 level as follows:
- Craft Courses: 12-15 hours selected from
- ENG 316 Critical and
Investigative Writing
- ENG 412 Writing for the
Professions
- ENG 411 Writing in the Digital
Age
- ENG 491 The Writer at Work
- and other courses as designated by the English Department.
- Theory Courses: 3-6 hours selected from:
- ENG 415 History of Rhetoric
- ENG 416 Contemporary Issues in
Rhetoric
- ENG 448 Literary Criticism and Theory
- Open English Electives (3-6 hours if needed to total 21
hours of electives; ENG 302 may not be selected as an elective)
Bachelor of Arts Degree, English Teaching Major
(There is also
a Bachelor of Science Degree, English Teaching Major which does not
require a foreign language. Otherwise the program is identical.)
 Note: Students entering the English teaching
program should review the College of Liberal Arts Teacher
Licensing Policy and read the Secondary Education Student Handbook.
42 semester hours
 Shared Core ~ 12 hours- Shared Electives ~ 9 hours
- Shakespeare ~ 3 hours at the 300-400 level
- Directed Electives ~ 9 hours at the 300-400 level as follows:
- 3 hours in a Rhetoric or Composition course (including but
not limited to ENG 310)
- 6 hours in British and American Literature
- Open Electives ~ 9 hours at the 300-400 level (may include
theory, literature, rhetoric, or writing, or ENG 444 Literature in the Secondary Schools.)
Bachelor of Science Degrees (do not require foreign language)
42 semester hours
Bachelor of Science in English with Rhetoric and Writing Emphasis
This program is identical to the Bachelor of Arts in English with Rhetoric
and Writing Emphasis, except no foreign language is required.
(see requirements)
Bachelor of Science in English,
English Teaching Major
This program is identical to the Bachelor of Arts in English,
English
Teaching Major, except no foreign language is required.
(see requirements)
English Minors:
English Teaching Minor
27 semester hours
Note: Students entering the English teaching
program should review the College of Liberal Arts Teacher
Licensing Policy and read the Secondary Education Student Handbook.
- Shared Core ~ 12 hours
- Shared Electives ~ 9 hours
- Directed Electives ~ 6 hours
- 3 hours in a Rhetoric or Composition theory-related course at the 300 or 400
level:
-
ENG 310 Writing in the Secondary
Schools /or/
-
ENG 415 History of Rhetoric /or/
-
ENG 416 Contemporary Issues in
Rhetoric
- 3 hours in Shakespeare or another major author at the 300 or 400 level including:
English Minor with Literature Emphasis
24 semester hours
- Shared Core ~ 12 hours
- Directed Electives ~ 12 hours
- 3 hours in Theory selected from:
-
ENG 415, History of Rhetoric
-
ENG 448, Literary Criticism and Theory
-
ENG 416, Contemporary Issues in Rhetoric
-
3 hours in World and Multicultural Literature selected from:
- 3 hours in Shakespeare or another major author including:
- 3 hours of literature at the 300-400 level
English Minor with Creative Writing Emphasis
24 semester hours
- Core ~ 9 hours as follows.
- ENG 205 Introduction to English Studies and Ways of Reading,
3 hours
- ENG 255 British Literary History,
3 hours or
ENG 265 American Literary History,
3 hours
- 3 hours upper level literature course
- Limited Electives ~ 6 hours as follows:
- 3 hours in Theory, selected from
-
ENG 415 History of Rhetoric
-
ENG 448 Literary Criticism and
Theory
-
ENG 416 Contemporary Issues in
Rhetoric
- 3 hours in World and Multicultural Literature, selected from
- Specific Required Courses ~ 6 hours
- ENG 302 Introduction to Creative Writing,
3 hours
- ENG 402 Advanced Creative Writing,
3 hours
- Directed Electives ~ 3 hours in an advanced workshop, selected from:
English Minor with Rhetoric and Writing Emphasis
24 semester hours
- Core ~ 9 hours as follows:
- ENG 205 Introduction to English Studies and Ways of Reading, 3 hours
- ENG 255 British Literary History, 3 hours or
ENG 265 American Literary
History, 3 hours
- ENG 301 Advanced Composition, 3
hours
- Limited Electives ~ 6 hours at the 300 and 400 level
- 3 hours in Literary Theory, selected from
-
ENG 387 Women’s Literature and Gender
Issues: 19th and 20th-Century Theory and Praxis
-
ENG 448 Literary Criticism and Theory
- 3 hours in Rhetorical Studies, selected from
- Directed Electives ~ 6-9 hours at the 300 and 400 level, selected from the
following
- ENG 316 Critical and Investigative
Writing
- ENG 412 Writing for the Professions
- ENG 411 Writing in the Digital Age
- ENG 491 The Writer at
Work.
- Open English Electives ~ 3 hours (if needed to total 9 hours of electives; ENG 302
is excluded)
Writing Concentration Certificates
The Creative Writing Concentration Certificate
- Required courses ~ 15 hours
- ENG 302 Creative Writing 3 hrs.
- ENG 305 Non-Fiction Workshop 3 hrs. or
ENG 307 Screenwriting Workshop 3 hrs. or
ENG 335 Playwriting I Workshop 3 hrs.
- ENG 303 Poetry Workshop 3 hrs. or
ENG 304 Fiction Workshop 3 hrs.
- ENG 402 Advanced Creative Writing , 3 hrs.
- ENG 491 The Writer at Work, 3 hrs.
The Writing Concentration Certificate
- Required courses ~ 15 hours
- ENG 301 Advanced Composition 3 hrs.
- ENG 316 Critical and Investigative Writing 3 hrs.
- ENG 412 Writing for the Professions 3 hrs. or
ENG 411 Writing in the Digital Age 3 hrs.
- ENG 415 History of Rhetoric 3 hrs. or
ENG 416 Contemporary Issues in Rhetoric 3 hrs. or
ENG 417 History of the English Language 3 hrs.
- ENG 491 The Writer at Work 3 hrs.
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