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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog, Volume 79

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog, Volume 79 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English, B.A.

CIP Code: 23.0101

HEGIS Code: 1501

Requirements for the Major, B.A. in English (39 credits):

ENGL - 101. Introduction to Literature 3 credit(s) OR
ENGL - 190. Great Books Seminar 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 200. Survey of English Literature I 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 205. Survey of English Literature II 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 213. Survey of American Literature 3 credit(s)
It is recommended that students take ENGL 200 , ENGL 205 , and ENGL 213 Before the end of their sophomore year, if possible.

At least 3 credits, but not more than 12 credits from 200-level courses: 3-12 credits

ENGL - 210. Women in Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 215. Sexuality in Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 220. Literature and the Environment 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 222. Reading Film 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 225. Comedy 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 230. History of the English Language 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 235. Science Fiction 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 236. Adolescent Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 245. Early American Books and Maps (1500-1820) 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 250. The Drama 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 253. The Short Story 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 256. The Novel 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 259. Poetry 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 262. African American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 265. Native American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 268. Asian American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 271. Latinx Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 272. Literature of the War in Vietnam 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 285. Topics in English 3 credit(s)

At least 12 credits from 300-level and above courses: 12-21 credits

ENGL - 300. Chaucer 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 302. Shakespeare 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 305. Elizabethan Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 310. English Renaissance Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 315. Literature of the Enlightenment 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 320. Romantic Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 325. Victorian Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 330. Modern British Writers 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 335. Irish Literary Revival 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 340. Contemporary Irish Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 342. Contemporary British Culture 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 345. Early American Literature: Encounters, Enlightenment and Election (1500-1820) 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 350. American Renaissance Literature: Solitude and Society (1820-1865) 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 355. Realistic Movements in American Literature: Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism (1865-1915) 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 360. American Literature of the Jazz Age 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 365. Cold War Literature and Culture 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 367. The Horror Novel 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 378. Contemporary American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 384. Advanced Topics in English 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 395. Literary Criticism 3 credit(s) *
ENGL - 480. Internship in English 1-3 credit(s)
ENGL - 490. Honors Seminar
ENGL - 499. Independent Study 1-3 credit(s)
ENGL - 790. Washington Semester Journalism Seminar I 4 credit(s)
ENGL - 791. Washington Semester Journalism Seminar II 4 credit(s)
Students may apply one 200-300 level WRIT course towards the completion of the 300-level and above ENGL requirements. ENGL ED students may not apply any of their required WRIT courses (WRIT 220 and WRIT 240 ) toward the major. Further, if a student is pursuing a Writing and Communications minor, they may not apply the same WRIT course to both the minor and the major.
*It is recommended for students who plan to attend graduate school to take ENGL - 395. Literary Criticism .

Culminating Seminar:

ENGL - 498. English in the World 3 credit(s)

Auxiliary: 6 credits

Two semesters in the same foreign language including American Sign Language. 6 credit(s)