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Program checklist · BA

English, BA (Boston)

Northeastern University · Boston, MA

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
23.1301
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The English major is designed to empower students to shape the future through skilled reading and writing practices. Our major is a unique blend of literary studies, writing and rhetoric, creative writing, and digital humanities, making it a true English major for our times.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167358
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167358_11f18aaa
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

English Major Requirements

major core · 0 items

    Foundation Courses

    4 items
    1. ENGL 1000
      1
    2. ENGL 1160
      Introduction to Rhetoric
      or: ENGL 1410 Introduction to Research on Writing
      4
    3. ENGL 1400
      4
    4. ENGL 1700
      Global Literatures 1
      or: ENGL 1701 Global Literatures 2
      4

    Literary Periods

    0 items

      Pre-1850

      Choose 2 of the following · Complete two of the following: · 9 items
      1. Complete two of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        8
      2. ENGL 1600
        4
      3. ENGL 2296
        Early African-American Literature
        or: AFCS 2296 Early African-American Literature
        4
      4. ENGL 3101
        4
      5. ENGL 3120
        4
      6. ENGL 3160
        4
      7. ENGL 3619
        4
      8. 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
      9. ENGL 4010
        4

      Post-1850

      Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 9 items
      1. Complete one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. ENGL 2301
        4
      3. ENGL 2430
        4
      4. ENGL 2450
        4
      5. ENGL 2451
        4
      6. ENGL 2455
        4
      7. ENGL 2470
        4
      8. ENGL 2600
        4
      9. ENGL 3161
        4

      Theories and Methods

      Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 20 items
      1. Complete one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. ENGL 1160
        4
      3. ENGL 1410
        4
      4. ENGL 1450
        4
      5. ENGL 2520
        4
      6. ENGL 2620
        4
      7. ENGL 2695
        4
      8. ENGL 3070
        4
      9. ENGL 3325
        4
      10. ENGL 3340
        4
      11. ENGL 3381
        4
      12. ENGL 3400
        4
      13. ENGL 3487
        4
      14. ENGL 3700
        4
      15. LING 1150
        Introduction to Language and Linguistics
        As published: “Introduction to Linguistics”
        4
      16. LING 2350
        4
      17. LING 3450
        4
      18. LING 3452
        4
      19. LING 3454
        4 Diversity course 4 Elective
        As published: “History of English”
        4
      20. LING 3456
        4

      Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

      1 item
      1. ENGW 3311
        4

      Writing

      Choose 2 of the following · Complete two of the following: · 11 items
      1. Complete two of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        8
      2. ENGL 2695
        4
      3. ENGL 2700
        4
      4. ENGL 2710
        4
      5. ENGL 2760
        4
      6. ENGL 2770
        4
      7. ENGL 3375
        4
      8. ENGL 3376
        4
      9. ENGL 3377
        4
      10. ENGL 3378
        4
      11. ENGL 3380
        4

      Major Seminar

      major core · 1 item
      1. ENGL 3710
        4

      Capstone

      1 item
      1. ENGL 4710
        4

      Diversity

      Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following, which can also count toward another requirement in the major: · 9 items
      1. Complete one of the following, which can also count toward another requirement in the major:
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. ENGL 2296
        Early African-American Literature
        or: AFCS 2296 Early African-American Literature
        4
      3. ENGL 2455
        American Women Writers
        or: AFCS 2455 American Women Writers
        or: WMNS 2455 American Women Writers
        4
      4. ENGL 2460
        Multiethnic Literatures of the U.S
        As published: “Multiethnic Literatures of the U.S.”
        4
      5. ENGL 2470
        4
      6. ENGL 2570
        4
      7. ENGL 2760
        4
      8. 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
        or: WMNS 3678 Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
        4
      9. ENGL 3900
        Gender and Black World Literatures
        or: AFCS 3900 Gender and Black World Literatures
        or: WMNS 3900 Gender and Black World Literatures
        4

      Electives

      electives · 7 items
      1. Complete any two ENGL courses, except for First-Year Writing and Advanced Writing in the Disciplines, that have not already been used to fulfill another requirement. The following may also be used as electives:
        Not resolved to a course
        8
      2. LING 1150
        Introduction to Language and Linguistics
        As published: “Introduction to Linguistics”
        4
      3. LING 2350
        4
      4. LING 3450
        4
      5. LING 3452
        4
      6. LING 3454
        4 Diversity course 4 Elective
        As published: “History of English”
        4
      7. LING 3456
        4

      Experiential Learning Requirement

      0 items

        Experiential Learning Coursework

        5 items
        1. AFCS 2690
          Boston in Literature
          or: ENGL 2690 Boston in Literature
          4
        2. ENGL 3340
          4
        3. ENGL 3375
          4
        4. ENGL 3381
          4
        5. ENGL 3400
          4

        Dialogues of Civilization

        0 items

          Complete one Dialogues of Civilization experience including, but not limited to, those offered by the department (other study-abroad programs may not be used):

          3 items
          1. ENGL 2600
            4
          2. ENGL 2620
            4
          3. ENGL 3487
            4
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