English, B.A.

Requirements for the major

The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in English are as follows:

I. Departmental Requirements

Thirty-nine (39) credit hours in the Department of English, including at least 18 upper-division credit hours. Specific requirements are as follows:

A. Three of the following introductory courses (9 credit hours):

ENGL - 1311 The Beginnings of English Literature Credits: 3
ENGL - 1312 British Literature From the French Revolution to the Present Credits: 3
ENGL - 1313 The Beginnings of American Literature Colonization to 1900 Credits: 3
ENGL - 1314 American Literature: Twentieth Century and Beyond Credits: 3
ENGL - 1315 World Literature Credits: 3
ENGL - 1316 African American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL - 2308 The Literary Imagination Credits: 3

B. Literary Methods (3 credit hours)

ENGL - 2311 Literary Methods

C. Literature Before 1800 (6-8 credit hours):

At least two (2) upper-division courses for three or four credit hours each covering literary periods before 1800; Courses pre-1800 include:

ENGL - 3457 Medieval Christian Mysticism Credits: 4
ENGL - 3460 Introduction to Shakespeare Credits: 4
ENGL - 3470 Early American Literature Credits: 4
ENGL - 4401 Geoffrey Chaucer Credits: 4
ENGL - 4402 Shakespeare Credits: 4
ENGL - 4403 Milton Credits: 4
ENGL - 4419 Studies in Medieval Literature Credits: 4
ENGL - 4420 Studies in Early Modern British Literature Credits: 4
ENGL - 4421 Studies in Restoration and Eighteenth- Century British Literature Credits: 4
and other applicable ENGL courses.

D. Literature After 1800 (6-8 credit hours):

At least two (2) upper-division courses for three or four credit hours each covering literary periods after 1800; Courses post-1800 include:

ENGL - 3427 Contemporary Literature Credits: 4
ENGL - 3429 Jewish Literature Credits: 4
ENGL - 3466 19th-Century British Fiction Credits: 4
ENGL - 3471 American Literature of the Nineteenth Century Credits: 4
ENGL - 3475 Postmodern Literature Credits: 4
ENGL - 3480 The Modern Novel Credits: 4
ENGL - 3484 The American Novel Credits: 4
ENGL - 4422 Studies in 19th-Century British Literature Credits: 4
ENGL - 4423 Studies in American Literature Credits: 4
ENGL - 4425 Seminars in Literary Periods Credits: 4
ENGL - 4427 Literature of the Holocaust Credits: 4
and other applicable ENGL courses.

E. Electives (9-12 credit hours):

At least three (3) additional elective ENGL courses for three or four credit hours each, two (2) of which must be upper-division courses. Acceptable lower-division ENGL elective courses include the following:

ENGL - 1311 The Beginnings of English Literature Credits: 3
ENGL - 1312 British Literature From the French Revolution to the Present Credits: 3
ENGL - 1313 The Beginnings of American Literature Colonization to 1900 Credits: 3
ENGL - 1314 American Literature: Twentieth Century and Beyond Credits: 3
ENGL - 1315 World Literature Credits: 3
ENGL - 2308 The Literary Imagination Credits: 3
ENGL - 2401 Introduction to Non-Fiction Writing Credits: 4
ENGL - 2402 Fiction Writing Credits: 4
ENGL - 2403 Poetry Writing Credits: 4

Note:

No more than one (1) of the three (3) elective courses maybe in creative writing. Either ENGL 3161 or ENGL 3162 may, if repeated three (3) times, fulfill one (1) upper-division elective.

II. University Requirements

Completion of all other required elements of the Pathways curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.

Honors Program

Requirements

The senior thesis may be either an in depth and original piece of creative writing or an analytical argument of approximately 40 pages. The 6-hour thesis program (ENGL 4398 and ENGL 4399 ) may be undertaken by any English major with the consent of an appropriate instructor, and it is required of all students wishing to graduate with departmental Honors.

A student wishing to graduate with Honors in English must complete all of the following:

Maintain an overall grade point average of at least 3.33.
Maintain a grade point average of at least 3.7 in English.
Enroll in ENGL 4398 (in the first semester of the senior year) and ENGL 4399 (in the second semester of the senior year) with an appropriate faculty member who has approved the student’s project and has agreed to serve as the student’s thesis adviser.
Submit a proposal for the thesis to the thesis adviser in the semester in which the student is enrolled in ENGL 4398 .
Include a significant scholarly component to the thesis, including a creative thesis.
Complete ENGL 4398 and ENGL 4399 with a grade of “A.”
Declare his or her intention to be considered for Honors by requesting approval from the chair of the department, with prior approval from the thesis adviser.
Submit a completed draft of the senior thesis to the thesis adviser and to a second faculty reader.
Submit the completed senior thesis to the departmental Honors committee, with the consent of the thesis adviser.
Make an 10-15 minute oral presentation of the senior thesis to the honors committee. The presentation will be followed by discussion with the honors committee concerning both conception and execution of the thesis.

After evaluating the quality of the senior thesis, the Honors committee will decide whether or not to confer departmental Honors.

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