English (B.A.)

English Major (B.A., 42 hours)

Courses	42 hours
Masterpieces of Literature (choose one of the following): ENG 101 Masterpieces of Literature GEND 101 Masterpieces of Literature: Coming of Age or Sexualities THTRE 101 Masterpieces of Dramatic Literature HIST 116 Western Civilization through Literature 1500 - Present MLANG 134 Masterpieces of European Literature	3 hours
ENG 100 Introduction to Textual Studies	3 hours
Literature (choose one of the following): ENG 105 British Literature: To 1800 ENG 106 British Literature: Since 1800 ENG 107 Literature of the U.S.: To 1865 ENG 108 Literature of the U.S.: Since 1865 ENG 200 Shakespeare ENG 221 Literature of the Middle Ages ENG 222 Renaissance Literature ENG 223 Literature 1660-1800 ENG 224 Nineteenth-Century Literature ENG 225 Twentieth-Century Literature ENG 231 Studies in Fiction ENG 232 Studies in Drama ENG 233 Studies in Poetry ENG 234 Studies in Non-Fiction Prose ENG 236 Modern Novel ENG 240 Women Writing Across Cultures ENG 250 Postcolonial and Global Literature ENG 270 Shakespearean Studies in Britain ENG 280 African-American Literature	3 hours
Writing (choose one of the following): ENG 110 Advanced Composition ENG 117 Fiction Writing ENG 119 Poetry Writing ENG 215 Writing in the Professions ENG 217 Advanced Topics in Fiction Writing ENG 219 Advanced Topics in Poetry Writing JOURN 161 News Reporting JOURN 162 Feature Writing	3 hours
Language Theory (choose one of the following): ENG 151 Introduction to Linguistics ENG 152 History of English ENG 160 Introduction to Classical Rhetoric ENG 253 Studies in Linguistics ENG 263 Studies in Rhetoric	3 hours

Electives	21 hours
(Select from any English or Journalism course, excluding ENG 001 English Language and Writing. At least 6 hours must be upper-level (200-level).)

Senior Comprehensive	6 hours
ENG 298 Ways of Reading: Theory and Practice and ENG 299 Senior Workshop

Approved Selected Topics (ENG 190 Selected Topics or ENG 290 Selected Topic) may be used for the major with permission of the department chair.

Up to 9 elective hours in the English major may be satisfied with internship or laboratory coursework (JOURN 169 Journalism Laboratory, JOURN 297 Journalism Internship, ENG 297 Internship).

Up to 3 hours of THTRE 100 Play Reading may be used as elective hours toward the English major or minor.

Note: At least 12 hours of coursework in the English major must be taken at the 200 level.