English and Philosophy, BA (Boston)

English Requirements

Foundational Courses

1. ENGL 1160

   Introduction to Rhetoric

   or: ENGL 1410 Introduction to Research on Writing
   4
2. ENGL 1400

   Introduction to Literary Studies
   4
3. ENGL 1700

   Global Literatures 1

   or: ENGL 1701 Global Literatures 2
   4

English Electives

Diversity

1. Complete one of the following (you may reuse this course to fulfill an additional English requirement below):

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGL 2296

   Early African-American Literature
   4
3. ENGL 2450

   Postcolonial Literature
   4
4. ENGL 2455

   American Women Writers
   4
5. ENGL 2470

   Asian-American Literature
   4
6. ENGL 2760

   Writing in Global Contexts
   4
7. ENGL 3678

   Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
   4

Literary Periods

Pre-1850

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGL 1600

   Introduction to Shakespeare
   4
3. ENGL 2296

   Early African-American Literature
   4
4. ENGL 3101

   Early Literatures
   4
5. ENGL 3120

   17th- and 18th-Century Literatures
   4
6. ENGL 3160

   Topics in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literatures
   4
7. ENGL 3678

   Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity

   or: JWSS 3678 Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
   4

Post-1850

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGL 2301

   The Graphic Novel
   4
3. ENGL 2450

   Postcolonial Literature
   4
4. ENGL 2451

   Postcolonial Women Writers
   4
5. ENGL 2455

   American Women Writers
   4
6. ENGL 2470

   Asian-American Literature
   4
7. ENGL 2600

   Irish Literary Culture
   4
8. ENGL 3161

   20th- and 21st-Century Literatures
   4

Theories and Methods

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGL 1160

   Introduction to Rhetoric
   4
3. ENGL 1410

   Introduction to Research on Writing
   4
4. ENGL 1450

   Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
   4
5. ENGL 2520

   Science Fiction
   4
6. ENGL 2620

   What Is Nature?
   4
7. ENGL 3325

   Rhetoric of Law
   4
8. ENGL 3381

   The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing
   4
9. ENGL 3400

   Opening the Archive
   4
10. ENGL 3487

    Film and Text
    4
11. ENGL 3700

    Narrative Medicine
    4
12. LING 1150

    Introduction to Language and Linguistics

    As published: “Introduction to Linguistics”
    4
13. LING 2350

    Linguistic Analysis
    4
14. LING 3450

    Syntax
    4
15. LING 3452

    Semantics
    4
16. LING 3454

    4 Diversity course 4 Elective

    As published: “History of English”
    4
17. LING 3456

    Language and Gender
    4

Major Seminar

1. ENGL 3710

   Major Seminar
   4

Writing

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGL 2700

   Creative Writing
   4
3. ENGL 2710

   Style and Editing
   4
4. ENGL 2760

   Writing in Global Contexts
   4
5. ENGL 2770

   Writing to Heal
   4
6. ENGL 3375

   Writing Boston
   4
7. ENGL 3376

   Creative Nonfiction
   4
8. ENGL 3377

   Poetry Workshop
   4
9. ENGL 3378

   Fiction Workshop
   4
10. ENGL 3380

    Writing Seminar
    4

English Electives

1. Complete any two ENGL courses that have not already been used to fulfill another requirement.

   Not resolved to a course
   8

Capstone

English Capstone Requirement

1. ENGL 4710

   Capstone Seminar
   4

Philosophy Requirements

Philosophy Required Courses

1. PHIL 1115

   4 Foreign Language

   As published: “Introduction to Logic”
   4
2. PHIL 2325

   Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought

   or: POLS 2325 Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
   4
3. PHIL 2330

   Modern Philosophy
   4

Advanced Electives

1. Complete two PHIL courses with a designation of 3000 or above not used to satisfy another requirement, with at least one at 4000 or 5000 level. Except 5110.

   Not resolved to a course
   8

Critical Philosophy Elective

1. Take one of the following courses not used to fulfill another requirements:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. AFCS 1101

   Introduction to African American and Africana Studies
   4
3. PHIL 1104

   Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion
4. PHIL 1271

   Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
5. PHIL 2155

   Human Rights
6. PHIL 2410

   Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions

   As published: “Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions”
   4
7. PHIL 3492

   Indigenous Philosophy

   Not resolved to a course
8. PHIL 3512

   Religion, Race, and Politics

   Not resolved to a course
9. PHIL 2619

   Race and Religion in Film

   Not resolved to a course
10. PHIL 3500

    Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
11. PHIL 3822

    Philosophy of Race and Racism

Philosophy Electives

1. Complete two additional PHIL electives, not used to satisfy another requirement.

   Not resolved to a course
   8

Integrative Requirement

1. ENGL 3619

   Emerson and Thoreau
   4
2. PHIL 3435

   Moral Philosophy

   or: PHIL 3460 Philosophy and Literature
   4