2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog

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2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Literature Emphasis (2610-OPT1)

Concentration Requirements

Lower Division Prerequisite Hours

A major in English must complete the following lower-division prerequisite hours:

ENGL 111 - English Composition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 112 - English Composition Credit(s): 3 (or equivalents)
ENGL 200 - Introduction to English Studies Credit(s): 3
ENGL 250 - British Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 251 - British Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 260 - American Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 261 - American Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
OR
ENGL 263 - African-American Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
Students planning to go on to graduate school in English are encouraged to take - for elective credit.

Upper-Division Hours

A major in English must also complete 28 upper-division hours (300 and above), including the following:

ENGL 485 - Shakespeare Credit(s): 3
ENGL 305 - The Art of the Essay Credit(s): 3

Nine Additional Hours in British Literature

ENGL 360 - Sixteenth-Century British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 365 - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 370 - Romantic Prose and Poetry Credit(s): 3
ENGL 375 - Development of English Drama Credit(s): 3
ENGL 401 - Studies in British and Commonwealth Writers Since ENGL 1660 Credit(s): 3
ENGL 460 - Early English Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 465 - Victorian Prose and Poetry Credit(s): 3
ENGL 470 - The British Novel to Joyce Credit(s): 3
ENGL 480 - Chaucer Credit(s): 3
ENGL 490 - Seventeenth-Century British Literature Credit(s): 3

Six Hours in American Literature

ENGL 341 - Topics in American Literature before ENGL 1900 Credit(s): 3
ENGL 343 - Literatures of Contemporary America Credit(s): 3
ENGL 345 - Black Writers in America Credit(s): 3
ENGL 440 - Southern Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 445 - The American Novel to Faulkner Credit(s): 3

Three Hours in Theory, Language and Linguistics

ENGL 320 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit(s): 3
ENGL 420 - History of the English Language Credit(s): 3
ENGL 425 - Practical English Grammar Credit(s): 3
ENGL 450 - Introduction to Literary Criticism Credit(s): 3

Three Additional Hours

ENGL 310 - Fiction Workshop Credit(s): 3
ENGL 311 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop Credit(s): 3
ENGL 315 - Poetry Workshop Credit(s): 3
ENGL 325 - Technical Communications Credit(s): 3
ENGL 330 - Topics in World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 335 - Holocaust Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 350 - Women Writers: Gender, Race and Class Credit(s): 3
ENGL 355 - Folklore Credit(s): 3
ENGL 380 - Modern Drama Credit(s): 3
ENGL 385 - Modern Poetry Credit(s): 3
ENGL 390 - Playwriting Credit(s): 3
ENGL 395 - Literature and Film Credit(s): 3
ENGL 435 - Fantasy Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 475 - Modern Novel Credit(s): 3
ENGL 494 - Internship in English Credit(s):
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