Program Curriculum
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ENGL 1004 | Books, Libraries, Archives | 3 |
ENGL 1514 | Language and Society | 3 |
ENGL 2604 | Introduction to Critical Reading | 3 |
ENGL 3324 | Acts of Interpretation | 3 |
ENGL 3754 | Advanced Writing and Research | 3 |
| 6 |
| Language and Ethnicity in the United States | |
| The Postcolonial Novel | |
| Ethnic American Literature | |
| Intercultural Issues in Professional Writing | |
| 21 |
ENGL 2534 | American Literary History | 3 |
ENGL 2544 | British Literary History | 3 |
ENGL 4784 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
ENGL 3900 | Bridge Experience | 0 |
| 9 |
| 3 |
| The Postcolonial Novel | |
| Topics in World Novels | |
| The American Novel | |
| The British Novel | |
| Contemporary Fiction | |
| 3 |
| Introduction to African-American Literature | |
| Topics in Literature by Women | |
| Ethnic Literature for Children | |
| Literature for Children | |
| Ethnic American Literature | |
ENGL 3684 | Literature and the Law | 3 |
| 6 |
| Literature, Medicine, and Culture | |
| Medieval Literature | |
| Renaissance Literature | |
| Romantic Literature | |
| Victorian Literature | |
| Modernist British Literature | |
| Modernist American Literature | |
| Topics in Literature by Women | |
| Ethnic Literature for Children | |
| Literature for Children | |
| Literature and the Environment | |
| Literature and Cinema | |
| Appalachian Literature | |
| The Postcolonial Novel | |
| Literature and the Law | |
| Topics in World Novels | |
| History of the English Language | |
| Chaucer | |
| Introduction to Old English | |
| Studies in Shakespeare | |
| Milton | |
| Narrative Medicine | |
| The American Novel | |
| The British Novel | |
| Modern Poetry | |
| Contemporary Poetry | |
| Studies in a British Author after 1800 | |
| Studies in a British Author after 1800 | |
| Studies in an American Author before 1900 | |
| Contemporary Fiction | |
| Special Topics in Literature | |
| Senior Seminar | |
| 15 |
| 30 |
| 30 |
ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 45 |
Total Credits | 120 |
Note: All English courses above the 1000-level have as a pre-requisite completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement—i.e., completion of 1106 or COMM 1016 Communication Skills.
Satisfactory Progress Toward the B.A. in English, Major in English: Pre-Education Option
Satisfactory progress toward the B.A. in English, Major in English: Pre-Law Option, requires that upon having attempted 72 credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, credit by examination, and course withdrawal), students must have passed 12 of the required credits in the English Core (Section I) and have attained a GPA of 2.0 or better both within the major and overall.
In order to graduate, students must complete the degree with a GPA of 2.0 or better both within the English Major: Pre-Law Option and overall. All English courses above the 1000-level are factored into the in-major GPA.
Foreign Language Requirement
- 3 years in high school or
- 2 years in high school + an 1106 foreign language (e.g., FR, GR, SPAN) or
- Less than 2 years in high school + an 1105-1106 foreign language (e.g., FR, GR, SPAN) grouping.