English, B.A.

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The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in English are as follows:

General

(See General Requirements for all Bachelor’s Degrees)

Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours

(See Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours)

Bachelor of Arts

(See Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree)

Program

Additional General

Students must choose 6 hours of sophomore literature in the Bachelor of Arts requirement above, as well as complete the foreign language requirement.

Students must have at least a C average in all lower-level English courses.

Major - 31 semester hours

31 semester hours including 16 hour English core and 15 hour concentration (exclusive of ENGL 0043, ENGL 1113, ENGL 1123, and ENGL 1143)

English Core - 16 semester hours

• ENGL 2013 - Introduction to English Studies 3

Language Courses - Choose 3 hours from:

• ENGL 3513 - Advanced Grammar 3
• ENGL 4513 - History of the English Language 3
• ENGL 4523 - Introduction to Linguistics 3

Texts in Context - Choose 3 hours from:

• ENGL 3723 - Special Topics in Literature 3
• ENGL 3733 - Special Topics: Texts in Context 3

Literature of Diverse Voices - Choose 3 hours from:

• ENGL 3743 - Special Topics: Literature of Diverse Voices 3
• ENGL 4903 - Special Topics in Comparative Literature 3

English electives - 3 hours

Three advanced hours. (See course listing in the English Department.)

Capstone - 1 hour

• ENGL 4001 - Senior Capstone 1

English Major Concentration

Select one of the following two concentrations:  Literature or Writing

Literature Concentration - 15 semester hours (12 advanced)

• ENGL 4533 - Literary Theory and Criticism 3
• ENGL 4613 - Special Topics: Literary Authors or Themes 3

Three period courses - 9 hours

(See English Department Course Emphases.)

• Three hours from either Early (pre-18th century) or Middle (18th-19th century)
• Three hours from Late (20th-21st century)
• Three hours from any period (Early, Middle, or Late)

Writing Concentration - 15 semester hours (12 advanced)

• ENGL 4553 - Rhetorical Theory and Criticism 3

12 hours from Writing or Language and Linguistic courses

(See English Department Course Emphases.)

Minor

Minor is to be selected by the student and approved by the chair of the department involved.  The English minor is designed for all students including those who have selected major fields of study in other disciplines.  English majors with a Literature Concentration may elect to minor in English: Writing Emphasis.  English majors with a Writing Concentration may elect to minor in English: Literature Emphasis.