Major in English with Literature Emphasis

Additional Program Requirements: 12 Hours

Complete 6 hours of foreign language (1 language/1 year) 111 or above.

Complete 3 hours from ART, MUS, COM

Complete 3 hours of Humanities (CHR, HIS, HON, ICS, PHL) or additional foreign language, 111 or above.

Major Requirements: 34 Hours

Major Core Requirements: 13 hours

ENG 318Advanced Composition

3

ENG 410Representative Plays of Shakespeare

3

ENG 300Literary Criticism and Analysis

3

ENG 490Senior Thesis

1

ENG 450The History of the English Language

3

Or

ENG 460Advanced Grammar

3

Advanced Literature Studies: 6 hours

Select one course from the following:

ENG 340Survey of British Literature I

3

ENG 342Survey of British Literature II

3

Select one course from the following:

ENG 334Survey of American I

3

ENG 335Survey of American II

3

Genre Studies: 3 hours

Select one course from the following:

ENG 305Drama

3

ENG 310Poetry

3

ENG 311Literature and Film

3

ENG 320The Short Story

3

ENG 336The Epic

3

ENG 337The Novel

3

Literary Period Studies: 3 hours

Select one course from the following:

ENG 422Eighteenth Century British Literature

3

ENG 423Nineteenth Century American Literature

3

ENG 427Victorian Literature

3

ENG 430Classical Antiquity

3

ENG 431The Middle Ages

3

ENG 432The Renaissance

3

ENG 433Romanticism

3

ENG 435Twentieth Century and Contemporary Literature

3

Select 9 additional hours from the following:

ENG 305Drama

3

ENG 310Poetry

3

ENG 311Literature and Film

3

ENG 312Creative Writing

3

ENG 320The Short Story

3

ENG 324Professional Editing, Proofreading, and Publishing

3

ENG 325Literature and Faith

3

ENG 334Survey of American I

3

ENG 335Survey of American II

3

ENG 336The Epic

3

ENG 337The Novel

3

ENG 340Survey of British Literature I

3

ENG 342Survey of British Literature II

3

ENG 400Race and Ethnicity in American Literature

3

ENG 422Eighteenth Century British Literature

3

ENG 423Nineteenth Century American Literature

3

ENG 425Fiction Writing

3

ENG 426Poetry Writing

3

ENG 427Victorian Literature

3

ENG 430Classical Antiquity

3

ENG 431The Middle Ages

3

ENG 432The Renaissance

3

ENG 433Romanticism

3

ENG 435Twentieth Century and Contemporary Literature

3

ENG 450The History of the English Language

3

ENG 460Advanced Grammar

3

ENG 395Special Studies

1.0 - 4.0

ENG 396Special Studies

1.0 - 4.0

ENG 397Special Studies

1.0 - 4.0

ENG 495Independent Study

1.0 - 4.0