English

Undergraduate Major in English

BA English

Required Major Course

1. ENGL 100

   Working with Texts
   4

Breadth Courses 1,2

Select a minimum of one course from each concentration below.

British to 1660

1. ENGL 125

   British Literature I
   4
2. ENGL 327

   Major Medieval Writers
   3-4
3. ENGL 328

   (THTR 328) Topics in Shakespeare

   As published: “Topics in Shakespeare”
   3-4
4. ENGL 329

   Special Topics in Shakespeare and Film
   3-4
5. ENGL 357

   Arthurian Legend
   3-4
6. ENGL 358

   Outcasts in Medieval Literature and Culture
   3-4
7. ENGL 359

   Sinners, Saints, and Heretics
   3-4
8. ENGL 360

   Middle English Literature
   3-4
9. ENGL 362

   Early Modern Genres and Authors
   3-4
10. ENGL 363

    (WGSS 363) Gender and Sexuality in Early Modern Poetry

    As published: “Gender and Sexuality in Early Modern Poetry”
    3-4
11. ENGL 364

    Special Topics in Early Modern Literature
    3-4

British 1660-1900

1. ENGL 125

   British Literature I
   4
2. ENGL 126

   British Literature II
   4
3. ENGL 331

   Milton
   3-4
4. ENGL 361

   (WGSS 361) Jane Austen

   As published: “Jane Austen”
   3-4
5. ENGL 366

   Topics in British Eighteenth-Century Literature
   3-4
6. ENGL 367

   Topics in Transatlantic Eighteenth-Century Literature
   3-4
7. ENGL 368

   Transatlantic Radicalism: Can We Remake the World?
   3-4
8. ENGL 369

   Romantic-Era Literature
   3-4
9. ENGL 372

   Victorian Literature
   3-4

American to 1900

1. ENGL 123

   American Literature I
   4
2. ENGL 320

   (AAS 320) Imagining Freedom: 19th-Century African American Literature and Politics

   As published: “Imagining Freedom: 19th-Century African American Literature and Politics”
   3-4
3. ENGL 345

   (WGSS 345) Women and Revolution in Early America

   As published: “Women and Revolution in Early America”
   3-4
4. ENGL 365

   Listening to/for Indigenous Voices in the Atlantic World
   3-4
5. ENGL 367

   Topics in Transatlantic Eighteenth-Century Literature
   3-4
6. ENGL 368

   Transatlantic Radicalism: Can We Remake the World?
   3-4
7. ENGL 373

   Early American Literature: Revolution and Nation
   3-4
8. ENGL 376

   Topics in Early American Literature
   3-4
9. ENGL 377

   American Romanticism
   3-4
10. ENGL 378

    Topics in American Realism
    3-4
11. ENGL 381

    How Free Can We Be in the Modern World? Realism and Naturalism in American Literature, 1860-1940
    3-4

20th and 21st American, British, World, Film, Popular Culture

1. ENGL 105

   (LAS 105) Intro to Latino/a Literature and Culture

   As published: “Intro to Latino/a Literature and Culture”
   4
2. ENGL 124

   American Literature II
   4
3. ENGL 126

   British Literature II
   4
4. ENGL 319

   (FILM 319) Advanced Studies in the Horror Film

   As published: “Advanced Studies in the Horror Film”
   3-4
5. ENGL 325

   (AAS 325) The Harlem Renaissance: Early 20th-Century African American Literature, Art and Politics

   As published: “The Harlem Renaissance: Early 20th-Century African American Literature, Art and Politics”
   3-4
6. ENGL 379

   Topics in Modern American Literature
   3-4
7. ENGL 380

   Contemporary American Literature
   3-4
8. ENGL 384

   Contemporary World and Postcolonial Literature 3

   As published: “Contemporary World and Postcolonial Literature”
   4
9. ENGL 385

   Special Topics in Modern British and Irish Literature
   3-4
10. ENGL 387

    (FILM 387) Film History, Theory, and Criticism

    As published: “Film History, Theory, and Criticism”
    3-4
11. ENGL 386

    Special Topics in Contemporary British Literature
    3-4
12. ENGL 392

    Modern American Writing and the Problem of War
    3-4
13. ENGL 393

    Modernism, Mourning and Social Justice
    3-4

Elective Requirements 2

Three elective courses are required for the major. These may be taken at any level (provided that the student fulfills the requirement to take at least five 300-level courses total for the major) and may include one course in creative writing (either ENGL 142, 143, 144, 342, 343, or 344).

English Major with Concentration in Creative Writing

1. Select one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGL 142

   Introduction to Writing Poetry
   4
3. ENGL 143

   Introduction to Writing Creative Non-Fiction
   4
4. ENGL 144

   Introduction to Writing Fiction
   4
5. Select one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
6. ENGL 342

   Advanced Poetry Writing
   3-4
7. ENGL 343

   Advanced Creative Non-Fiction 3

   As published: “Advanced Creative Non-Fiction”
   4
8. ENGL 344

   Advanced Fiction Writing
   3-4
9. Select one of the following: 1

   Not resolved to a course
   4
10. ENGL 142

    Introduction to Writing Poetry
    4
11. ENGL 143

    Introduction to Writing Creative Non-Fiction
    4
12. ENGL 144

    Introduction to Writing Fiction
    4
13. ENGL 170

    Amaranth

    As published: “Amaranth 2”
    1
14. ENGL 201

    Special Topics in Writing
    1-4
15. ENGL 342

    Advanced Poetry Writing
    3-4
16. ENGL 343

    Advanced Creative Non-Fiction 3

    As published: “Advanced Creative Non-Fiction”
    4
17. ENGL 344

    Advanced Fiction Writing
    3-4
18. ENGL 388

    Independent Study
    1-4
19. ENGL 483

    Creative Writing and Literary Studies
    3
20. ENGL 305& ENGL 306

    Creative Writing Thesis Proposaland Creative Writing Thesis

    Not resolved to a course
    4

Departmental Honors in English

1. ENGL 309

   Interpretation: Critical Theory and Practice

   or: ENGL 312 Studies in Literary and Cultural Theory
   4

or an approved theory course.

1. ENGL 305

   Creative Writing Thesis Proposal

   or: ENGL 307 Undergraduate Thesis Proposal
   1
2. ENGL 306

   Creative Writing Thesis

   or: ENGL 308 Undergraduate Thesis
   3

Minors in English

MINOR IN ENGLISH

1. Four Courses in ENGL Literature 1

   Not resolved to a course
   15- 16

MINOR IN CREATIVE WRITING

Select one of the following introduction courses:

1. ENGL 142

   Introduction to Writing Poetry
   4
2. ENGL 143

   Introduction to Writing Creative Non-Fiction
   4
3. ENGL 144

   Introduction to Writing Fiction
   4

A literature course at the 100- or 300-level.

Select one of the following advanced courses:

1. ENGL 342

   Advanced Poetry Writing
   3-4
2. ENGL 343

   Advanced Creative Non-Fiction 3

   As published: “Advanced Creative Non-Fiction”
   4
3. ENGL 344

   Advanced Fiction Writing
   3-4

Select one of the following as an elective: 1

1. ENGL 142

   Introduction to Writing Poetry
   4
2. ENGL 143

   Introduction to Writing Creative Non-Fiction
   4
3. ENGL 144

   Introduction to Writing Fiction
   4
4. ENGL 170

   Amaranth
   1
5. ENGL 201

   Special Topics in Writing
   1-4
6. ENGL 342

   Advanced Poetry Writing
   3-4
7. ENGL 343

   Advanced Creative Non-Fiction 3

   As published: “Advanced Creative Non-Fiction”
   4
8. ENGL 344

   Advanced Fiction Writing
   3-4
9. ENGL 388

   Independent Study
   1-4
10. ENGL 483

    Creative Writing and Literary Studies
    3

MINOR IN WRITING

Select one of the following:

1. ENGL 142

   Introduction to Writing Poetry
   4
2. ENGL 143

   Introduction to Writing Creative Non-Fiction
   4
3. ENGL 144

   Introduction to Writing Fiction
   4
4. ENGL 171

   Writing for Audiences
   4

Select one of the following:

1. ENGL 201

   Special Topics in Writing
   1-4
2. ENGL 342

   Advanced Poetry Writing
   3-4
3. ENGL 343

   Advanced Creative Non-Fiction 3

   As published: “Advanced Creative Non-Fiction”
   4
4. ENGL 344

   Advanced Fiction Writing
   3-4

Select two of the following: 1

1. ENGL 142

   Introduction to Writing Poetry
   4
2. ENGL 143

   Introduction to Writing Creative Non-Fiction
   4
3. ENGL 144

   Introduction to Writing Fiction
   4
4. ENGL 171

   Writing for Audiences
   4
5. ENGL 201

   Special Topics in Writing
   1-4
6. ENGL 342

   Advanced Poetry Writing
   3-4
7. ENGL 343

   Advanced Creative Non-Fiction 3

   As published: “Advanced Creative Non-Fiction”
   4
8. ENGL 344

   Advanced Fiction Writing
   3-4

First-year Composition Requirement

1. WRT 001

   Academic and Analytical Writing
   3
2. WRT 002

   Research and Argument
   3

The Master of Arts Program

MA ENGLISH

1. ENGL Literature Courses, pre-1830

   Not resolved to a course
   6
2. ENGL Literature Courses, post-1830

   Not resolved to a course
   6
3. ENGL Theory Course

   Not resolved to a course
   3
4. ENGL Elective Courses 1

   Not resolved to a course
   15
5. ENGL 482

   Theories of Literature and Social Justice
   3

The Doctor of Philosophy Program

PhD ENGLISH

ENGL Literature and Theory Courses

1. ENGL 499

   Dissertation

   As published: “Dissertation 1”
   1-9