English, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Upon completion of an English degree, graduates will demonstrate a broad awareness of the scope of English Studies, while also gaining knowledge and competency in one of three sub-disciplines. Students focusing on literature will:
- demonstrate a clear sense of the chronological and thematic development of British and American literature, familiarity with canonical writers and works of the age, and a more specialized knowledge in various genres, periods, authors, and literary trends;
- be prepared for post-baccalaureate professional lives;
- demonstrate the ability to think, speak, and write more effectively as literary critics.
Students focusing on creative writing will:
- write a publishable work, critical or creative, and submit it through traditional means/e-submissions;
- possess knowledge of appropriate writers, the history, pedagogies/theories/genres,
- possess knowledge of and apply basic research methods in their works, creative or critical, as well as use these skills to research the literary/popular marketplace.
Students focusing on technical writing will:
- produce various types of technical documents required in the workplace that reflect knowledge of audience, purpose, clarity, and precision;
- demonstrate competence with hardware/software expected of technical/professional writers.
Program Requirements
CIP Code: 23.0101
Major
Code | Title | Hours |
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University Graduation Requirements | ||
General Education | 36 | |
Foundations of Learning | ||
Foundations of Learning (waived for transfers with 30+ hrs.) | 1 | |
Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/ Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories) | ||
Major Requirements | ||
Core Courses | ||
ENG 201 | Career Development in English | 2 |
ENG 310 | Introduction to English Studies | 3 |
ENG 311 | Early British Literature Survey | 3 |
ENG 312 | British and American Literature Survey I | 3 |
ENG 313 | British and American Literature II | 3 |
ENG 410 | Grammar, Traditional and Modern | 3 |
ENG 474 | Shakespeare | 3 |
ENG 490 | Creative Writing Capstone | 3 |
or ENG 491 | Technical Writing Capstone | |
or ENG 492 | English Literature Capstone | |
English Electives | ||
Choose from 18 hours of ENG courses at the 300 level or above, including at least nine hours at the 400 or 500 level | 18 | |
Free Electives | ||
Choose from 42 hours of free electives | 42 | |
Total Hours | 120 |