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- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English and a Concentration in Literature
- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English and a Concentration in Creative Writing
- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English and a Concentration in Linguistics
- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English and a Concentration in Professional Writing
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English and a Concentration in Literature
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EH 245 | Introduction to the English Major | 1 |
| EH 301 | Reading, Writing, and Research for Literature Classes | 3 |
| Literature Sequence 1 | ||
| Select one of the following two course sequences: | 6 | |
| Forms of Literature and Ideas in Literature |
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| World Literature I: Before 1660 and World Literature II: 1660-Present |
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| British and Irish Literature I: Before 1800 and British and Irish Literature II: 1800-Present |
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| American Literature I: Before 1865 and American Literature II: 1865-Present |
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| African, African American, or African Diasporic Literature | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| African-American Special Topics | ||
| African American Literature, 1746-1954 | ||
| African American Literature, 1954-Present | ||
| African Literature | ||
| African Women's Literature | ||
| African-American Special Topics | ||
| African American Autobiography | ||
| African American Dramatic Tradition | ||
| African American Poetry Tradition | ||
| The Slave Narrative and Its Literary Expressions | ||
| Black Women Writers | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance | ||
| Literature pre-1800 | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Pre-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Literature of the Vikings | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Pre-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| American Literature, 1620 - 1820 | ||
| Medieval Culture: Literature and Society | ||
| Arthurian Legend | ||
| Beowulf in Context | ||
| Introduction to Old English | ||
| Chaucer: Pilgrimage to Canterbury | ||
| English Renaissance Drama (Excluding Shakespeare) | ||
| English Renaissance Poetry and Prose | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Milton | ||
| The Restoration | ||
| The Eighteenth Century: Literature and Culture | ||
| The Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation | ||
| Eighteenth-Century British Novel | ||
| Literature post-1800 | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Post-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Twentieth Century Theater | ||
| African American Literature, 1746-1954 | ||
| African American Literature, 1954-Present | ||
| Modern British and European Drama | ||
| Modern American Poetry | ||
| Post-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics in Film | ||
| Women's Literature and Theory | ||
| American Literature, 1820 - 1870 | ||
| American Literature, 1870 - 1914 | ||
| American Literature, 1914 - 1945 | ||
| American Literature, 1945-Present | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance | ||
| British Romanticism | ||
| British Victorian Poetry | ||
| Nineteenth-Century British Novel | ||
| British Novel: The Modern Age | ||
| James Joyce | ||
| Professional Writing 2 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Editing in Professional Contexts | ||
| Introduction to Professional Writing | ||
| Public Writing | ||
| Developing Digital Documents | ||
| Business Writing | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Digital Publishing | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Study of English as a Language | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Structure of English | ||
| The Structure of English Words | ||
| Semantics | ||
| Phonology | ||
| Special Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Advanced Grammar | ||
| Generative Grammar | ||
| Grammar and Usage for English Teachers | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| The Biology of Language | ||
| Special Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Special Problems in Linguistics | ||
| Special Problems in Linguistics | ||
| Literary Theory | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Literary Theory and Criticism, the Ancients to the Nineteenth Century | ||
| Literary Theory and Criticism, the Twentieth Century to the Present | ||
| English Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Writing in Birmingham | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Interpreting Film | ||
| Introduction to Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Editing in Professional Contexts | ||
| Beginning Poetry Writing Workshop | ||
| Beginning Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop | ||
| Beginning Fiction Writing Workshop | ||
| English Internship | ||
| Introduction to Professional Writing | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| African-American Special Topics | ||
| Pre-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Post-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| English Elective: Special Topics | ||
| Literature of the Vikings | ||
| Professional Writing: Special Topics | ||
| Public Discourse: Special Topics | ||
| Public Writing | ||
| Twentieth Century Theater | ||
| Developing Digital Documents | ||
| Topics in Rhetoric | ||
| African American Literature, 1746-1954 | ||
| African American Literature, 1954-Present | ||
| Southern Literature | ||
| The American Dream | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Bible as Literature | ||
| Tutoring Writing | ||
| Writing in Popular Periodicals | ||
| Business Writing | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Poetry Writing Workshop (Seminar) | ||
| Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop (Seminar) | ||
| Fiction Writing Workshop (Seminar) | ||
| Capstone Internship | ||
| Forms of Poetry Writing Workshop | ||
| Forms of Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Modern British and European Drama | ||
| Forms of Fiction | ||
| Modern American Poetry | ||
| Young Adult Literature | ||
| World Literature | ||
| World Literature | ||
| African Literature | ||
| African Women's Literature | ||
| African-American Special Topics | ||
| Pre-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Post-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| English Elective: Special Topics | ||
| Creative Writing: Special Topics | ||
| Professional Writing: Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics in Film | ||
| Public Discourse: Special Topics | ||
| Academic Writing | ||
| Teaching Creative Writing | ||
| Workshop in Writing for Young People | ||
| Literary Theory and Criticism, the Ancients to the Nineteenth Century | ||
| Literary Theory and Criticism, the Twentieth Century to the Present | ||
| Archetype and Myth | ||
| Women's Literature and Theory | ||
| African American Autobiography | ||
| African American Dramatic Tradition | ||
| African American Poetry Tradition | ||
| Digital Publishing | ||
| Visual Rhetoric | ||
| Writing and Medicine | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Discourse Analysis | ||
| American Women Writers Before 1900 | ||
| American Literature, 1620 - 1820 | ||
| American Literature, 1820 - 1870 | ||
| American Literature, 1870 - 1914 | ||
| American Literature, 1914 - 1945 | ||
| American Literature, 1945-Present | ||
| The Slave Narrative and Its Literary Expressions | ||
| Black Women Writers | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance | ||
| Medieval Culture: Literature and Society | ||
| Arthurian Legend | ||
| Beowulf in Context | ||
| Introduction to Old English | ||
| Chaucer: Pilgrimage to Canterbury | ||
| English Renaissance Drama (Excluding Shakespeare) | ||
| English Renaissance Poetry and Prose | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Milton | ||
| The Restoration | ||
| The Eighteenth Century: Literature and Culture | ||
| The Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation | ||
| British Romanticism | ||
| British Victorian Poetry | ||
| Eighteenth-Century British Novel | ||
| Nineteenth-Century British Novel | ||
| British Novel: The Modern Age | ||
| James Joyce | ||
| Eng Honors Research for Non-Concentrators | ||
| English Honors Research | ||
| Honors Capstone Thesis | ||
| Capstone Seminar | ||
| Individual Studies | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Structure of English | ||
| The Structure of English Words | ||
| Introduction to Sociolinguistics | ||
| Semantics | ||
| Phonology | ||
| Special Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Advanced Grammar | ||
| Generative Grammar | ||
| Grammar and Usage for English Teachers | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| The Biology of Language | ||
| Special Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Special Problems in Linguistics | ||
| Special Problems in Linguistics | ||
| Literature for Adolescents | ||
| Capstone 3 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Capstone Internship | ||
| Honors Capstone Thesis | ||
| Capstone Seminar | ||
| Total Hours | 43 | |
| 1 |
Completing this requirement will automatically satisfy the Core Curriculum Area II: Literature requirement. |
| 2 |
ELA (Education Language Arts) students may take EH 401 to fulfill this requirement. |
| 3 |
EH 411 and EH 495 must be approved. This requirement should be satisfied in the student’s final year. |
Additional Requirements
- Students majoring in English must achieve a grade of C or higher in all courses applied toward the major requirement.
- Fifteen semester hours of English courses at the 300 and 400 levels must be taken at UAB.
- Eighteen semester hours of English courses must be at the 400 level.
- A single course may not count toward more than one departmental requirement.
Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English and a Concentration in Creative Writing
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EH 245 | Introduction to the English Major | 1 |
| Literature Sequence 1 | ||
| Select one of the following two course sequences: | 6 | |
| Forms of Literature and Ideas in Literature |
||
| World Literature I: Before 1660 and World Literature II: 1660-Present |
||
| British and Irish Literature I: Before 1800 and British and Irish Literature II: 1800-Present |
||
| American Literature I: Before 1865 and American Literature II: 1865-Present |
||
| African, African American, or African Diasporic Literature | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| African-American Special Topics | ||
| African American Literature, 1746-1954 | ||
| African American Literature, 1954-Present | ||
| African Literature | ||
| African Women's Literature | ||
| African-American Special Topics | ||
| African American Autobiography | ||
| African American Dramatic Tradition | ||
| African American Poetry Tradition | ||
| The Slave Narrative and Its Literary Expressions | ||
| Black Women Writers | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance | ||
| Literature Pre-1800 2 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Pre-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Literature of the Vikings | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Pre-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Literary Theory and Criticism, the Ancients to the Nineteenth Century | ||
| American Literature, 1620 - 1820 | ||
| Medieval Culture: Literature and Society | ||
| Arthurian Legend | ||
| Beowulf in Context | ||
| Introduction to Old English | ||
| Chaucer: Pilgrimage to Canterbury | ||
| English Renaissance Drama (Excluding Shakespeare) | ||
| English Renaissance Poetry and Prose | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Milton | ||
| The Restoration | ||
| The Eighteenth Century: Literature and Culture | ||
| The Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation | ||
| Eighteenth-Century British Novel | ||
| Literature Post-1800 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Post-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Twentieth Century Theater | ||
| African American Literature, 1746-1954 | ||
| African American Literature, 1954-Present | ||
| Modern British and European Drama | ||
| Modern American Poetry | ||
| Post-1800 Literature: Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics in Film | ||
| Literary Theory and Criticism, the Twentieth Century to the Present | ||
| Women's Literature and Theory | ||
| American Literature, 1820 - 1870 | ||
| American Literature, 1870 - 1914 | ||
| American Literature, 1914 - 1945 | ||
| American Literature, 1945-Present | ||
| The Slave Narrative and Its Literary Expressions | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance | ||
| British Romanticism | ||
