How to Major in English
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To major, you will need:
- 33 hours in English above ENG 112, plus
- 6 hours of allied courses
Of those 33 hours, 9 hours are required of all majors:
- ENG 211 English Literature Survey I
- ENG 213 English Literature Survey II
- ENG 335 Shakespeare
Distribution Areas
The remaining 21 hours must include at least one class in each of four distribution areas. These four distribution areas are:
- American Literature
- English Literature before 1700
- English Literature 1700-1900
- Comparative Literature.
3 Hours of American Literature (Choose at least 1 class)
- ENG 318 American Literature to 1870 or
- ENG 320 American Literature from 1870 or
- ENG 470 Topics in American Literature
3 Hours of English Literature before 1700 (Choose at least 1 class)
- ENG 305 Milton
- ENG 325 17th Century Literature
- ENG 405 Chaucer
- ENG 435 Medieval Literature
- ENG 475 Topics in Renaissance Literature
3 Hours of English Literature between 1700-1900 (Choose at least 1 class)
- ENG 309 Neo-Classical Literature
- ENG 389 Victorian Literature
- ENG 339 Romantic Literature
- ENG 419 English Novel
- ENG 479 Topics in Nineteenth Century Literature
3 Hours of Comparative Literature (Choose at least 1 class)
- ENG 294 Comparative Literature Survey
- ENG 314 Epic Poetry
- ENG 324 Twentieth Century Fiction
- ENG 334 Twentieth Century Poetry
- ENG 384 Twentieth Century Drama
Other elective courses
These are generally not required - but all of these count toward your 33 hour total
- ENG 302 Media Journalism*
- ENG 316 Linguistics*
- ENG 322 Advanced Writing
- ENG 428 Topics in Women and Literature
- ENG 440 Independent Study
- ENG 448 Modern British Literature
- ENG 458 Irish Literature
- ENG 476 Topics in the English Language
- ENG 478 Special Topics in Literature
* required of those seeking secondary education certification
Allied classes
In addition to your 33 hours (11 classes) in English, you must take 6 hours (2 classes) in allied disciplines. These classes cannot both be from the same department.
Select any 2 courses from 2 of the following 5 subjects (for a total of 6 hours). These courses may not also be counted toward general education requirements.
- Philosophy
- PHI 201 History of Philosophy I
- PHI 203 History of Philosophy II
- PHI 315 Existentialism and Idealism
- PHI 355 Philosophy of Religion
- PHI 412 American Philosophy
- Classics
- CLA 370 Topics in Classical Literature
- Communication Arts
- COA 220 Interpretation of Literature
- COA 327 Directing
- History
- HIS 335 History of England
- HIS 337 Modern England
- Religion
- REL 325 The Johannine Literature
- REL 375 Adv. Topics in NT Interpretation
- REL 376 Adv. Topics in OT Interpretation
- REL 411 Basic Christian Theology
- American Studies
- AMS 450 Senior Seminar
The department chair may at times approve other courses for use as allied classes.
How to Minor in English
It's simple--just take 18 hours (six classes) in the English department (not counting English 111 and 112)