Foundations in Literary Studies (6 credits)

• ENGL 203 - Writing about Literature

• and

• ENGL 223 - Survey of British Literature to 1800 or ENGL 234 - Survey of American Literature  

200-Level Electives (6 credits)

Complete two courses, selected from the following, only one course may be ENGL 227 , ENGL 228  or ENGL 229  

• ENGL 200 - Personal and Public Writing
• ENGL 201 - Technical Writing I
• ENGL 202 - Business Communication
• ENGL 207 - Technical Writing I for English Majors
• ENGL 211 - World Literature to 1500
• ENGL 214 - The Classical Tradition
• ENGL 216 - Early Irish and Celtic Literature
• ENGL 223 - Survey of British Literature to 1800
• ENGL 226 - Writing about Writing
• ENGL 227 - Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop
• ENGL 228 - Fiction Writing Workshop
• ENGL 229 - Poetry Writing Workshop
• ENGL 233 - Introduction to the African American Novel
• ENGL 234 - Survey of American Literature
• ENGL 235 - Topics in Native American Literature
• ENGL 241 - Shakespeare
• ENGL 251 - Literary Themes
• ENGL 252 - Literary Types
• ENGL 253 - Non-Western Literature
• ENGL 254 - Literary Interpretation for Elementary Education Majors
• ENGL 255 - East Asian Literature in Translation
• ENGL 261 - Film Study: Introduction to the Art
• ENGL 262 - Film Study: Literature and Film
• ENGL 269 - Classic Children’s Literature
• ENGL 270 - Reading Film Language
• ENGL 277 - Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Literary Studies
• ENGL 280 - The Journalistic Essay

Literature Before 1900 (6 credits)

Complete 2 courses, selected from the following

ENGL 327  and ENGL 399  are allowed, with pre-1900 focus and department approval via the “Substitute or Waive a Course in my Major” form.

• ENGL 304 - Classical Mythology
• ENGL 306 - Sagas of the Icelanders
• ENGL 309 - Early American Literature, Beginnings to 1820
• ENGL 314 - Medieval English Literature
• ENGL 317 - African American Literature I
• ENGL 320 - Chaucer
• ENGL 321 - British Literature in the Age of Enlightenment I, 1660-1740
• ENGL 322 - British Literature in the Age of Enlightenment II, 1740-1800
• ENGL 331 - U.S. Literature in the 19th Century I
• ENGL 332 - U.S. Literature in the 19th Century II
• ENGL 333 - Realism and Naturalism
• ENGL 335 - Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama
• ENGL 340 - Literature of the English Renaissance
• ENGL 341 - Literature of the Continental Renaissance
• ENGL 342 - Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies
• ENGL 343 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Late Plays
• ENGL 352 - 19th-Century American Theater Culture
• ENGL 355 - International Study Tour
• ENGL 360 - The English Novel I
• ENGL 361 - The Victorian Novel
• ENGL 365 - Victorian Prose and Poetry
• ENGL 370 - 17th-Century Literature
• ENGL 378 - The Bible as Literature
• ENGL 380 - Milton
• ENGL 381 - Ireland’s Literary Past
• ENGL 386 - English Romantic Poets

300-400 Level Electives (12 credits)

Only 3 credits/1 course may be ENGL 371  or ENGL 372 . 

Students may also choose additional pre-1900 courses listed in “Literature before 1900” above. 

Elementary or Early Childhood Education double majors may count ELED 314 - Literacy and Language for Emergent Readers and Writers  toward the 300-level elective requirement with approval via the “Substitute or Waive a Requirement in my Major” form

• ENGL 303 - Writing Our Heritages
• ENGL 305 - History of the English Language
• ENGL 308 - History of Rhetoric
• ENGL 312 - Modern British Fiction
• ENGL 315 - Ethnic American Literature
• ENGL 318 - African American Literature II
• ENGL 323 - Introduction to Linguistics
• ENGL 324 - Language and Society
• ENGL 325 - Cultural Rhetorics
• ENGL 326 - Native American Writing and Rhetoric
• ENGL 328 - Women Writers: The Female Tradition since 1900
• ENGL 329 - Modern American Fiction
• ENGL 330 - Recent American Fiction
• ENGL 336 - American Modernism
• ENGL 346 - Southern Literature
• ENGL 350 - Recent British Fiction
• ENGL 354 - 20th-Century British Drama
• ENGL 355 - International Study Tour
• ENGL 356 - Modern American Drama
• ENGL 357 - Recent American Drama
• ENGL 371 - Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop
• ENGL 372 - Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop
• ENGL 373 - The Bridge Journal
• ENGL 374 - Grant Writing
• ENGL 377 - Postcolonial Literature and Theory
• ENGL 382 - Modern and Contemporary Irish Literature
• ENGL 388 - Topics in Film
• ENGL 389 - Topics in Writing
• ENGL 390 - Theories of Writing
• ENGL 391 - Modern Literary Criticism
• ENGL 392 - Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop
• ENGL 393 - Modern British Poetry
• ENGL 395 - Studies in Recent American Poetry
• ENGL 399 - Topics in Literature
• ENGL 490 - Literary Studies in Oxford
• ENGL 498 - Internship in English

Research Methods in Literature (3 credits)

Complete one course, selected from below. Additional Research Methods courses may be taken for elective credit after requirement has been satisfied with department approval via the “Substitute or Waive a Requirement in my Major” form.

• ENGL 402 - Research Methods in Pre-1800 British Literature
• ENGL 403 - Research Methods in Post-1800 British Literature
• ENGL 404 - Research Methods in American Literature
• ENGL 405 - Research Methods in World Literatures

Capstone: Senior seminar (3 credits)

Complete one course, selected from the following. Additional Seminars may also be taken for elective credit, after requirement has been satisfied with department approval via the “Substitute or Waive a Requirement in my Major” form. 

• ENGL 494 - Seminar: Special Topics (with literature topic and permission of department chairperson)
• ENGL 495 - Seminar: British Literature and Culture
• ENGL 496 - Seminar: American Literature and Culture
• ENGL 497 - Seminar: World Literatures and Cultures

Culturally Diverse Literature

Satisfy the Culturally Diverse Literature requirement by completing at least one approved culturally diverse course at the 200, 300 or 400 level. This requirement may be met by selecting a course from the list below that also fulfills another program requirement.

• ENGL 233 - Introduction to the African American Novel
• ENGL 235 - Topics in Native American Literature
• ENGL 251 - Literary Themes *
• ENGL 252 - Literary Types *
• ENGL 253 - Non-Western Literature
• ENGL 255 - East Asian Literature in Translation
• ENGL 262 - Film Study: Literature and Film *
• ENGL 277 - Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Literary Studies
• ENGL 306 - Sagas of the Icelanders
• ENGL 315 - Ethnic American Literature
• ENGL 317 - African American Literature I
• ENGL 318 - African American Literature II
• ENGL 319 - Contemporary Native American Literature
• ENGL 326 - Native American Writing and Rhetoric
• ENGL 327 - Women Writers: The Female Tradition to 1900 *
• ENGL 328 - Women Writers: The Female Tradition since 1900 *
• ENGL 355 - International Study Tour *
• ENGL 357 - Recent American Drama
• ENGL 377 - Postcolonial Literature and Theory
• ENGL 381 - Ireland’s Literary Past
• ENGL 382 - Modern and Contemporary Irish Literature
• ENGL 388 - Topics in Film *
• ENGL 399 - Topics in Literature *
• ENGL 402 - Research Methods in Pre-1800 British Literature *
• ENGL 403 - Research Methods in Post-1800 British Literature *
• ENGL 404 - Research Methods in American Literature *
• ENGL 405 - Research Methods in World Literatures *
• ENGL 494 - Seminar: Special Topics *
• ENGL 495 - Seminar: British Literature and Culture *
• ENGL 496 - Seminar: American Literature and Culture *
• ENGL 497 - Seminar: World Literatures and Cultures *

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  *with a culturally diverse focus and department approval via the “Substitute or Waive a Requirement in my Major” form.

Total minimum credits: 36