Bachelor of Arts in English
The English Department offers an English major with concentrations in Literature and Professional Writing, and Secondary Education certification in English.
The English Literature concentration requires English 200; 220; 230; 240; one additional American literature course (240,245, 251 or 440); one 300-level genre or themes course; one middle-digit 8 writing course (185-386) or English language course (302); one English elective(185 or higher); one 400-level authors seminar; and English 494.
Note: In the Literature concentration, one course (excluding Shakespeare) at the 300 or 400 level must be a pre-1800 British literature course. No course may satisfy more than one requirement for the major. Students may substitute an approved independent study (480-89) for one of the 300-level courses.
Please see the checksheets for course requirements.The English Professional Writing concentration requires English 185; 200 or 240; 220 or 230; one 300-level genre course; one 400-level authors course; one writing in the workplace course (282 or 285); one creative genres course (280, 281, 286, 287); one publishing course; one writing elective (283, 284, 302, 474); and English 493.
Note: In the Professional Writing concentration, one course from the periods, authors or genres category must be a pre-1800 British literature course (excluding Shakespeare). Students may fulfill their writing elective by completing a second course from the Writing in the Workplace category or the Publishing category.
Please see the checksheets for course requirements.
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English Secondary Education concentration
(English Education) requires English 185; 200; 220 or 230; two courses from the 240 series; 251; 302; 306; 403; one 300-level genre or themes course or 400-level authors seminar; one writing elective (middle-digit 8); and Education 105, 150, 241, 282, 305, 380, 470 and 490.
Please see the checksheets for course requirements.
English majors in all concentrations must complete the second semester of an ancient or modern language course at the 112 level or higher (if so placed).
