Major in English with Literature Emphasis—34 hours

Degree Requirements

Major Core Requirements: 13 hours

ENG 318	Advanced Composition	3
ENG 410	Representative Plays of Shakespeare	3
ENG 300	Literary Criticism and Analysis	3
ENG 490	Senior Thesis	1
ENG 450	The History of the English Language	3
	Or
ENG 460	Advanced Grammar	3

Advanced Literature Studies

Select one course from the following: 3 hours

ENG 340	Survey of British Literature I	3
ENG 342	Survey of British Literature II	3

Select one course from the following: 3 hours

ENG 334	Survey of American I	3
ENG 335	Survey of American II	3

Genre Studies‒Select one course from the following: 3 hours

ENG 305	Drama	3
ENG 310	Poetry	3
ENG 311	Literature and Film	3
ENG 320	The Short Story	3
ENG 336	The Epic	3
ENG 337	The Novel	3

Literary Period Studies‒Select one course from the following: 3 hours

ENG 422	Eighteenth Century British Literature	3
ENG 423	Nineteenth Century American Literature	3
ENG 427	Victorian Literature	3
ENG 430	Classical Antiquity	3
ENG 431	The Middle Ages	3
ENG 432	The Renaissance	3
ENG 433	Romanticism	3
ENG 435	Twentieth Century and Contemporary Literature	3

Select from the following courses not used above:

ENG 305	Drama	3
ENG 310	Poetry	3
ENG 311	Literature and Film	3
ENG 312	Creative Writing	3
ENG 320	The Short Story	3
ENG 324	Professional Editing, Proofreading, and Publishing	3
ENG 325	Literature and Faith	3
ENG 334	Survey of American I	3
ENG 335	Survey of American II	3
ENG 336	The Epic	3
ENG 337	The Novel	3
ENG 340	Survey of British Literature I	3
ENG 342	Survey of British Literature II	3
ENG 400	Race and Ethnicity in American Literature	3
ENG 422	Eighteenth Century British Literature	3
ENG 423	Nineteenth Century American Literature	3
ENG 425	Fiction Writing	3
ENG 426	Poetry Writing	3
ENG 427	Victorian Literature	3
ENG 430	Classical Antiquity	3
ENG 431	The Middle Ages	3
ENG 432	The Renaissance	3
ENG 433	Romanticism	3
ENG 435	Twentieth Century and Contemporary Literature	3
ENG 450	The History of the English Language	3
ENG 460	Advanced Grammar	3
ENG 395	Special Studies	1.0 - 4.0
ENG 396	Special Studies	1.0 - 4.0
ENG 397	Special Studies	1.0 - 4.0
ENG 495	Independent Study	1.0 - 4.0