Division of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of English

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with major in English

1. University Core Curriculum—52 hours
EGL 4003 is covered by program requirements.

2. English Major Core—29 hours

EGL 2393 Advanced Composition
EGL 3313 Medieval Literature
EGL 3321 Writing Center Practicum
EGL 3333 Shakespearean Drama
EGL 3353 Nineteenth Century British Literature
EGL 3363 Advanced English Grammar
EGL 4111 Careers for English Majors
EGL 4413 American Literature to 1900
EGL 4453 Senior Seminar
One of the following:
EGL 2213 World Literature I
EGL 2223 World Literature II
One of the following:
EGL 3323 Renaissance Literature
EGL 3343 Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature

3. One of the following Emphases

A. Literature—10 hours
EGL 3713 Literary Theory
EGL 4483 Selected Topics in two of the following:
1) Author 2) Period 3) Genre 4) Topic
EGL 3341 Literary Magazine Practicum

B . Writing—7 hours
EGL 4473 Selected Topics: Creative Writing
EGL 4473 Selected Topics: Creative Writing (2nd topic)
EGL 3321 Writing Center Practicum (repeated for additional credit)

 

4. Foreign Language—12 hours in one language or 6 hours each in two languages. (Completion of an Intermediate course covers the Core Global Studies component.) English majors are encouraged to consider Spanish or French as a minor.

 

5. Electives as necessary to complete minimum semester hours.

Minimum total semester hours: 124