If you are planning on majoring in English, you will have hundreds of career opportunities available to pursue. Graduate study is also an option.
Degree Requirements
Credit hours required: 39, 36 of which must be upper division courses (3000-4000 level classes). The number listed in parentheses after each course is the number of credit hours.
Required English Courses- ENGL 3080 Critical Approaches to Literature (3) (early in major) Prereq ENGL 2010
Writing—one of the following (3 credit hours) Prereq ENGL 2010
- ENGL 3100 Professional and Technical Writing (3)
- ENGL 3210 Advanced College Writing (3)
- ENGL 3250 Advanced Fiction Writing (3)
- ENGL 3270 Magazine Article Writing (3)
- ENGL 3280 Biographical Writing (3)
Language—one of the following (3 credit hours) Prereq ENGL 2010
- ENGL SI3010 Introduction to Linguistics (3)
- ENGL 3030 Structure of English (3)
- ENGL 3040 History of the English Language (3)
- ENGL 3050 Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing (3)
American Literature—one of the following (3 credit hours) Prereq ENGL 3080
- ENGL 4520 American Literature: Early and Romantic (3)
- ENGL 4530 American Literature: Realism and Naturalism (3)
American Literature—one of the following (3 credit hours) Prereq ENGL 3080
- ENGL 4540 American Literature: Modern (3)
- ENGL 4550 American Literature: Contemporary (3)
British Literature—one of the following (3 credit hours) Prereq ENGL 3080
- ENGL 4610 British Literature: Medieval (3)
- ENGL 4620 British Literature: Renaissance (3)
- ENGL 4630 British Literature: Neoclassical and Romantic (3)
British Literature—one of the following (3 credit hours) Prereq ENGL 3080
- ENGL 4640 British Literature: Victorian (3)
- ENGL 4650 British Literature: Modern (3)
- ENGL 4660 British Literature: Contemporary (3)
World Literature—one of the following (3 credit hours)
- ENGL HU/DV3510 World Literature (3) Prereq ENGL 2010
- ENGL 3730 Literature of Cultures and Places (3) Prereq ENGL 2010
- ENGL 3880 Philosophy and Literature (3) Prereq ENGL 2010
- ENGL 4750 Classical Literature (3) Prereq ENGL 3080
English Elective Courses (minimum of 15 credit hours)
To complete the required 39 credit hours, English majors may choose as electives any 3000 and 4000 level English courses, including those listed above. In addition, majors may take as an elective only one of the following:- ENGL 2100 Technical Writing (3)
- ENGL HU/DV2200 Introduction to Literature (3)
- ENGL HU/DV2220 Introduction to Fiction (3)
- ENGL HU/DV2240 Introduction to Poetry (3)
- ENGL CA2250 Creative Writing (3)
- ENGL CA2260 Introduction to Writing Short Fiction
- ENGL HU/DV2290 Introduction to Drama (3)
- ENGL HU/DV2510 Masterpieces of Literature (3)
- ENGL HU/DV2710 Perspectives on Women's Literature
English Majors are eligible for the Professional/Technical Writing Minor.
Language Courses Required to fulfill the BA
English majors must take either 12-credit hours of a foreign language or 6 hours of a foreign language and 6 hours of language arts. Any English class above ENGL 2010 may be used a a language arts course.