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Major requirements

English

English major with an education emphasis

English major with an education emphasis
Courses

ENGL 201 Introduction to Literary Studies

ENGL 290 Introduction to Writing Studies

ENGL 350 Major Authors

ENGL 498 English Capstone

One of the following courses:

ENGL 225 Survey of English Literature 1: Beginnings to 1789

ENGL 226 Survey of English Literature 2: 1789 to the Present

One of the following courses:

ENGL 235 Survey of U.S. Literature 1: Beginnings to 1865

ENGL 236 Survey of U.S. Literature 2: 1865 to the Present

One of the following courses:

ENGL / WMGS 206 Queer Literature

ENGL 221 The American Short Story

ENGL 309 African-American Novel

ENGL / WMGS 310 Race and Sex in Contemporary U.S. Texts

ENGL / WMGS 311 Women and Literature

ENGL 323 The Harlem Renaissance

ENGL 356 Postcolonial Literature

One of the following courses:

ENGL 222 Modern Poetry

ENGL 306 Professional Writing

ENGL 307 Fiction Workshop

ENGL 308 Poetry Workshop

ENGL 313 Writing for the World

ENGL 314 Modern Drama

ENGL 315 Rock and Roll Movies

ENGL 317 Nineteenth-Century American Novel

ENGL 318 The Modern American Novel

ENGL 289 Special Topics

ENGL 329 Literature of Service

ENGL 358 Detective Fiction

One of the following courses:

ENGL 302 Composition Theory and Writing

ENGL 305 Literary Theory and Writing

One of the following courses:

ENGL 321 Dante: The Divine Comedy

ENGL 322 Medieval Literature

ENGL 325 Chaucer

ENGL 334 Milton

ENGL 339 Shakespeare

Total Credits Required: 40

Note: Candidates interested in earning teacher licensure in English must also complete the EDUC major (4-12). See
the Education [EDUC] section for additional certification requirements.

English major

English major
Courses

ENGL 201 Introduction to Literary Studies

ENGL 350 Major Authors

ENGL 498 English Capstone

One course from each of the categories below:

One of the following courses:

ENGL 225 Survey of English Literature 1: Beginnings to 1789

ENGL 226 Survey of English Literature 2: 1789 to the Present

One of the following courses:

ENGL 235 Survey of U.S. Literature 1: Beginnings to 1865

ENGL 236 Survey of U.S. Literature 2: 1865 to the Present

One of the following courses:

ENGL / WMGS 206 Queer Literature

ENGL 221 The American Short Story

ENGL 309 African-American Novel

ENGL / WMGS 310 Race and Sex in Contemporary U.S. Texts

ENGL / WMGS 311 Women and Literature

ENGL 323 The Harlem Renaissance

ENGL 356 Postcolonial Literature

One of the following courses:

ENGL 302 Composition Theory and Writing

ENGL 305 Literary Theory and Writing

One of the following courses:

ENGL 321 Dante: The Divine Comedy

ENGL 322 Medieval Literature

ENGL 325 Chaucer

ENGL 334 Milton

ENGL 339 Shakespeare

One of the following courses:

ENGL 212 The Modern British Novel

ENGL 222 Modern Poetry

ENGL 290 Introduction to Writing Studies

ENGL 306 Professional Writing

ENGL 307 Fiction Workshop

ENGL 308 Poetry Workshop

ENGL 313 Writing for the World

ENGL 314 Modern Drama

ENGL 315 Rock and Roll Movies

ENGL 317 Nineteenth-Century American Novel

ENGL 318 The Modern American Novel

ENGL 289 Special Topics

ENGL 329 Literature of Service

ENGL 358 Detective Fiction

Total Credits Required: 40

One additional ENGL course

English major with a writing emphasis

English major with a writing emphasis
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