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Program checklist · English, BA Major in

English, BA Major in

Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY

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Program
Award
English, BA Major in
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
23.1405
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191649
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191649_968eb88a
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Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Program Requirements: Total Semester Hours: 124

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    Major Requirements: Semester Hours: 39

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      1. Literary Analysis - Semester Hours: 6

      3 items
      1. ENGL 010
        (LT) Introduction to Literary Study Semester Hours: 3-4
        Not resolved to a course
        or: ENGL 014F - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
        or: ENGL 014S - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
      2. And
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENGL 020
        Ways of Reading Literature Semester Hours: 3-4
        Not resolved to a course

      2. Literary Foundations - Semester Hours: 3

      3 items
      1. ENGL 060
        (LT) Constructing British Literature Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ENGL 070
        (LT) Constructing American Literature Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENGL 080
        (LT) (CC) Constructing Global Anglophone Literature Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course

      3. Literature Electives - Semester Hours: 6

      0 items

        4. Completion of a Concentration - Semester Hours: 24

        4 items
        1. Literatures in English
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Creative Writing and Literature
          Not resolved to a course
        3. Publishing Studies and Literature
          Not resolved to a course
        4. Children’s and Young Adult Literature
          Not resolved to a course

        Concentrations

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          A. Literatures in English - Semester Hours: 24

          0 items

            1. An additional two courses in Literary Foundations - Semester Hours: 6

            3 items
            1. ENGL 060
              (LT) Constructing British Literature Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            2. ENGL 070
              (LT) Constructing American Literature Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            3. ENGL 080
              (LT) (CC) Constructing Global Anglophone Literature Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course

            2. Junior/Senior Seminar - Semester Hours: 3

            1 item
            1. ENGL 194 A-Z
              Special Topics: Junior/Senior Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
              Not resolved to a course

            3. Pre-1800 Electives - Semester Hours: 6

            13 items
            1. ENGL 105
              The Middle Ages in England Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            2. ENGL 107
              (LT) Canterbury Tales Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            3. ENGL 112
              Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            4. ENGL 115
              (LT) Shakespeare: The Earlier Plays and Sonnets Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            5. ENGL 116
              Shakespeare: The Later Plays Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            6. ENGL 117
              Renaissance and 17th-Century Literature Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            7. ENGL 119
              Milton: Literature, Liberty, Revolution Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            8. ENGL 120
              (LT) British Drama from 1660 to 1789 Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            9. ENGL 127
              Shakespeare’s Comedy Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            10. ENGL 129
              (LT) The 18th Century Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            11. ENGL 131
              The 18th-Century British Novel Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            12. ENGL 137
              (LT) American Literary Origins Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            13. ENGL 169
              (LT) Renaissance Pick-Up Artists Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course

            4. Pre-1900 Electives - Semester Hours: 3

            19 items
            1. ENGL 105
              The Middle Ages in England Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            2. ENGL 107
              (LT) Canterbury Tales Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            3. ENGL 112
              Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            4. ENGL 115
              (LT) Shakespeare: The Earlier Plays and Sonnets Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            5. ENGL 116
              Shakespeare: The Later Plays Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            6. ENGL 117
              Renaissance and 17th-Century Literature Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            7. ENGL 119
              Milton: Literature, Liberty, Revolution Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            8. ENGL 120
              (LT) British Drama from 1660 to 1789 Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            9. ENGL 121
              (LT) The Novel Before 1900 Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            10. ENGL 127
              Shakespeare’s Comedy Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            11. ENGL 129
              (LT) The 18th Century Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            12. ENGL 131
              The 18th-Century British Novel Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            13. ENGL 132
              The 19th-Century British Novel Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            14. ENGL 137
              (LT) American Literary Origins Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            15. ENGL 142
              The American Renaissance, 1820-1860 Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            16. ENGL 149
              The 19th-Century American Novel Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            17. ENGL 153
              (LT) The Romantic Age Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            18. ENGL 157
              (LT) Victorian Literature Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            19. ENGL 169
              (LT) Renaissance Pick-Up Artists Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course

            5. Major Electives - Semester Hours: 6

            0 items

              B. Creative Writing and Literature - Semester Hours: 24

              0 items

                1. Basic Creative Writing Workshops - Semester Hours: 6

                5 items
                1. CRWR 133
                  (CP) General Creative Writing Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. CRWR 134
                  Poetry Writing Semester Hours: 3-4
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. CRWR 135
                  Fiction Writing Semester Hours: 3-4
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. CRWR 136
                  (CP) Creative Nonfiction Writing Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. CRWR 137
                  (CP) Introductory Playwriting Semester Hours: 3-4
                  Not resolved to a course

                2. Advanced Creative Writing Workshops - Semester Hours: 6

                11 items
                1. CRWR 185 A-Z
                  Special Topics Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. CRWR 186 A-Z
                  Special Topics Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. CRWR 187 A-Z
                  Independent Studies in Creative Writing Semester Hours: 1-3
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. CRWR 188 A-Z
                  Independent Studies in Creative Writing Semester Hours: 1-3
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. CRWR 189
                  Writing Children’s Literature Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. CRWR 190 A-Z
                  Advanced Topics in Creative Writing Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. CRWR 191 A-Z
                  Advanced Topics in Creative Writing Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                8. CRWR 192 A-Z
                  Advanced Topics in Creative Writing Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                9. CRWR 193
                  Memoir Writing Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                10. CRWR 194
                  Writing the Environment Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                11. CRWR 199
                  Departmental Honors Candidacy: Project Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course

                3. Course in Pre-1900 Literature – Semester Hours: 3

                19 items
                1. ENGL 105
                  The Middle Ages in England Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. ENGL 107
                  (LT) Canterbury Tales Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. ENGL 112
                  Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. ENGL 115
                  (LT) Shakespeare: The Earlier Plays and Sonnets Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. ENGL 116
                  Shakespeare: The Later Plays Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. ENGL 117
                  Renaissance and 17th-Century Literature Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. ENGL 119
                  Milton: Literature, Liberty, Revolution Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                8. ENGL 120
                  (LT) British Drama from 1660 to 1789 Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                9. ENGL 121
                  (LT) The Novel Before 1900 Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                10. ENGL 127
                  Shakespeare’s Comedy Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                11. ENGL 129
                  (LT) The 18th Century Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                12. ENGL 131
                  The 18th-Century British Novel Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                13. ENGL 132
                  The 19th-Century British Novel Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                14. ENGL 137
                  (LT) American Literary Origins Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                15. ENGL 142
                  The American Renaissance, 1820-1860 Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                16. ENGL 149
                  The 19th-Century American Novel Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                17. ENGL 153
                  (LT) The Romantic Age Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                18. ENGL 157
                  (LT) Victorian Literature Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                19. ENGL 169
                  (LT) Renaissance Pick-Up Artists Semester Hours: 3
                  Not resolved to a course

                4. Advanced Literature Elective - Semester Hours: 3

                0 items

                  5. Major Electives - Semester Hours: 6

                  0 items

                    C. Publishing Studies and Literature - Semester Hours: 24

                    0 items

                      1. Publishing Fundamentals - Semester Hours: 12

                      5 items
                      1. ENGL 102
                        Grammar for Writers Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course
                      2. Note: ENGL102 can be substituted with WSC 102
                        Not resolved to a course
                      3. ENGL 171
                        The History of the Book Semester Hours: 3-4
                        Not resolved to a course
                      4. ENGL 172
                        Editing Fundamentals Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course
                      5. PUBL 170
                        Introduction to Publishing Studies Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course

                      2. Publishing Skills: Semester Hours: 3

                      3 items
                      1. ENGL 178D
                        Digital Publishing Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course
                      2. PUBL 174
                        Book Promotion Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course
                      3. PUBL 179A
                        Book Design and Production Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course

                      3. Publishing Fields: Semester Hours: 3

                      3 items
                      1. ENGL 175
                        Children’s and Young Adult Book Publishing Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course
                      2. ENGL 177A
                        Textbook Publishing Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course
                      3. ENGL 178A
                        Literary Publishing Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course

                      4. Practicum - Semester Hours: 3

                      1 item
                      1. PUBL 178
                        Windmill: Publishing Practicum Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course

                      5. Major Elective - Semester Hours: 3

                      3 items
                      1. JRNL 054
                        Magazine Production Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course
                      2. MASS 104
                        Media and the Law Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course
                      3. MASS 130
                        Social Media, Technologies and Policy Semester Hours: 3
                        Not resolved to a course

                      D. Children’s and Young Adult Literature - Semester Hours: 24

                      0 items

                        1. Creative Writing - Semester Hours: 3

                        4 items
                        1. CRWR 133
                          (CP) General Creative Writing Semester Hours: 3
                          Not resolved to a course
                        2. CRWR 134
                          Poetry Writing Semester Hours: 3-4
                          Not resolved to a course
                        3. CRWR 135
                          Fiction Writing Semester Hours: 3-4
                          Not resolved to a course
                        4. CRWR 189
                          Writing Children’s Literature Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
                          Not resolved to a course

                        2. Publishing Studies - Semester Hours: 3

                        1 item
                        1. ENGL 175
                          Children’s and Young Adult Book Publishing Semester Hours: 3
                          Not resolved to a course

                        3. Literature, Childhood, and Adolescence - Semester Hours: 6

                        4 items
                        1. ENGL 152
                          Literary Perspectives on Children’s and Young Adult Literature Semester Hours: 3
                          Not resolved to a course
                        2. AND3 semester hours chosen from:
                          Not resolved to a course
                        3. ENGL 155
                          (LT) Childhood and Adolescence in Literature Semester Hours: 3
                          Not resolved to a course
                        4. ENGL 114
                          Fairy Tales in English and American Literature Semester Hours: 3
                          Not resolved to a course

                        4. Psychological and Educational Contexts - Semester Hours: 3 - 6

                        6 items
                        1. CT 102
                          Development and Learning in Childhood and Adolescence Semester Hours: 3
                          Not resolved to a course
                        2. LYST 101
                          Literacy for Middle/High School Teachers Semester Hours: 3
                          Not resolved to a course
                        3. PSY 054
                          Adolescent Psychology Semester Hours: 3
                          Not resolved to a course
                        4. PSY 153
                          Child Development Semester Hours: 3
                          Not resolved to a course
                        5. SED 102
                          Adolescent Development and Learning Semester Hours: 3
                          Not resolved to a course
                        6. Note: PSY 001 or 001A are prerequisites for PSY 054 and PSY 153 .
                          Not resolved to a course

                        5. Major Electives - Semester Hours: 6 - 9

                        0 items

                          Complete BA Requirements

                          0 items

                            Recommended Program Sequence - Total Hours: 124

                            6 items
                            1. Sample Schedule: English with Concentration in Children’s and Young Adult Literature, BA (124 Semester Hours)
                              Not resolved to a course
                            2. Sample Schedule: English with Concentration in Creative Writing and Literature, BA (124 Semester Hours)
                              Not resolved to a course
                            3. Sample Schedule: English with Concentration in Literatures in English, BA (124 Semester Hours)
                              Not resolved to a course
                            4. Sample Schedule: English with Concentration in Publishing Studies and Literature, BA (124 Semester Hours)
                              Not resolved to a course
                            5. Sample Schedule: English with Concentration in Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Education Double Major, BA (124 Semester Hours)
                              Not resolved to a course
                            6. Sample Schedule: English with Concentration in Literatures in English and Education Double Major, BA (124 Semester Hours)
                              Not resolved to a course
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