The Liberal Arts Option

LIBERAL ARTS Program in English requires 34 hours above 299:


* ENG 300, Foundations for Literary Studies
* ENG 301, British Literature Before 1785
* ENG 302, British Literature After 1785
* ENG 303, American Literature Before 1860
* ENG 304, American Literature After 1860
* ENG 321, Shakespeare
* ENG 465, Advanced Study in Critical Theory and Literature
* ENG 496, English Capstone Experience

*In addition, four upper-division electives listed as LITERATURE courses in the catalog.

# At least two of these electives must be at the 400 level.
# One elective must be a world literature or multicultural literature course (ENG 311, 314, 322, 445, 455).
# ENG 370, 371, 380, 381, or 390, listed as WRITING courses in the catalog, may be counted as one 300-level literature elective.
#ENG 306 or 310, listed as WRITING courses in the catalog, may also be counted as one literature elective.

FOUR-YEAR PLAN FOR ENGLISH MAJOR, LIBERAL ARTS OPTION

Freshman Year:

Fall Spring
Course Sem.Hrs. Course Sem.Hrs.
English 112 3 English 200 3
Math 120 3 Math 121 3
History 3 Pol Sci 101 or 103 3
Foreign Language 101 3 Foreign Language 102 3
Science and Lab 4 Social Science 3
Total Credits    = 16 Total Credits    = 15

Sophomore Year:

Fall Spring
Course Sem.Hrs. Course Sem.Hrs.
English 300 3 English 301 3
Foreign Language 201 3 English 303 3
Computer Science 150 3 Social Science 3
Speech Communication 101 3 Art,Music,or Theatre 101 3
Science and Lab 4 Social Science 3
Total Credits    = 16 Total Credits    = 15

Junior Year:

Fall Spring
Course Sem.Hrs. Course Sem.Hrs.
English 304 3 English 321 3
English 302 3 English 311, 314, 322, 445, or 455 3
Minor Elective 3 Minor Elective 3
Minor Elective 3 Minor Elective 3
Free Elective 3 Free Elective 3
Total Credits    = 15 Total Credits    = 15

Senior Year:

Fall Spring
Course Sem.Hrs. Course Sem.Hrs.
English Elective 300-400 3 English 465 3
English Elective 400-level 3 English 496 1
Minor Elective 3 English Elective 400-level 3
Free Elective 3 Minor Elective 3
Free Elective 3 Free Elective 3
Total Credits    = 15 Total Credits    = 13

120 Total hours required for degree

English Literature Minor

A Literature Minor in English requires 18 semester hours above the 199 level: No more than 3 hours at the 200 level and at least five electives at the 300 and 400 levels listed as LITERATURE courses below.

A Writing Minor in English is offered in three tracks:

Creative Writing Minor requires
   ENG 370, Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop
   ENG 371, Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry Workshop
   ENG 380, Creative Writing: Fiction Workshop
   ENG 381, Creative Writing: Advanced Fiction Workshop
   ENG 390, Creative Writing: Playwriting Workshop
   Plus ENG 220, Advanced Composition (strongly recommended),
   or an additional 300-level writing course.

Professional Writing Minor requires
   ENG 305, Business Writing
   ENG 318, Technical Communication
   ENG 220, Advanced Composition
   ENG 405, Advanced Business Communication
   Plus two additional courses chosen from 300-400-level
   writing courses, which may include ENG 498, English Internship.

Writing and Language Minor requires
   ENG 220, Advanced Composition
   ENG 306, Development of Modern English
   ENG 310, Modern English Grammar
   Plus three additional courses chosen from 300-level
   writing courses or MCOM 201, News Writing

Last Published: April 14, 2004 3:38 PM