English, B.S. (E, A)

English Major

REAL Curriculum

REAL Foundational Requirements

Requirements

1. ENGL 111

   Principles of College Composition (GE)
   3

Requirements

1. MATH 100

   Quantitative Reasoning (GE)
   3
2. MATH 121

   Math Content for Teachers I (GE)
   3
3. MATH 125

   Precalculus I (GE)
   3

REAL Cornerstone Requirements

General Education Requirements

Major Requirements (48-50 credits)

B.S. Requirements (6-8 credits)

Required Major Courses (30 credits)

1. ENGL 230

   British and Commonwealth Literature I (GE)
   3
2. ENGL 231

   British and Commonwealth Literature II (GE)
   3
3. ENGL 240

   American Literature (GE)
   3
4. ENGL 300

   Introduction to English Studies (WD) (WI)
   3
5. ENGL 420

   Introduction to Literary Criticism (WD)
   3
6. ENGL 496

   Senior Seminar (WD)
   3

One of the following literature before 1825 courses

1. ENGL 431

   Medieval Literature
   3
2. ENGL 433

   Renaissance Literature
   3
3. ENGL 434

   Seventeenth Century Literature
   3
4. ENGL 435

   Restoration and Eighteenth Century
   3
5. ENGL 437

   Romanticism
   3
6. ENGL 442

   Early American Literature
   3

One of the following literature after 1825 courses

1. ENGL 438

   Victorian Literature
   3
2. ENGL 439

   Modern British Literature
   3
3. ENGL 443

   The American Renaissance
   3
4. ENGL 444

   American Realism and Naturalism
   3
5. ENGL 445

   Modern American Literature
   3
6. ENGL 451

   Contemporary Literature
   3

One of the following multicultural literature courses

1. ENGL 446

   Appalachian Folklore
   3
2. ENGL 447

   Appalachian Literature
   3
3. ENGL 449

   African American Literature
   3
4. ENGL 450

   Native American Literature
   3
5. ENGL 453

   The Female Literary Tradition
   3
6. ENGL 454

   Literature and the Environment
   3
7. or appropriate ENGL 414 - Topics in Literature

   Not resolved to a course

One of the following advanced author study courses

1. ENGL 470

   The Author in Context (WD) (WI)
   3
2. ENGL 472

   Readings in Shakespeare (WI)
   3

Concentrations

Creative Writing Concentration

1. ENGL 309

   Fiction Writing (WI) (GE)
   3
2. ENGL 310

   Poetry Writing
   3
3. ENGL 311

   Playwriting
   3
4. ENGL 312

   Creative Nonfiction Writing
   3
5. ENGL 409

   Advanced Fiction Writing

   As published: “Advanced Fiction Writing (May be taken twice for credit.)”
   3
6. ENGL 410

   Advanced Poetry Writing

   As published: “Advanced Poetry Writing (May be taken twice for credit.)”
   3
7. ENGL 411

   Advanced Playwriting

   As published: “Advanced Playwriting (May be taken twice for credit.)”
   3
8. ENGL 490

   Highland Summer Conference Writers’ Workshop
   3

English Education Concentration

1. ENGL 402

   Teaching Writing: Theories and Practices
   3
2. ENGL 423

   Teaching Reading in the English Classroom
   3
3. ENGL 425

   The Study of Adolescent Literature
   3
4. ENGL 463

   Grammar and Language for Teachers
   3
5. Students must also complete all courses for licensure. See the Secondary Education page for more details.

   Not resolved to a course

Game Studies Concentration

1. ENGL 215

   Writing about Games
   3
2. ENGL 307

   Business Writing (GE) (WI)

   As published: “Business Writing (GE) (WI) Or”
   3
3. ENGL 308

   Professional Writing Technologies
   3
4. ENGL 309

   Fiction Writing (WI) (GE)

   As published: “Fiction Writing (WI) (GE) Or”
   3
5. ENGL 310

   Poetry Writing

   As published: “Poetry Writing Or”
   3
6. ENGL 311

   Playwriting

   As published: “Playwriting Or”
   3
7. ENGL 312

   Creative Nonfiction Writing
   3
8. ENGL 315

   Game Design
   3

Professional and Technical Writing Concentration

1. ENGL 306

   Professional Writing (WI)
   3
2. ENGL 308

   Professional Writing Technologies
   3
3. ENGL 406

   Topics in Professional Writing
   3
4. ENGL 407

   Professional Editing
   3

Additional English Courses (12 credits)

1. Three additional semester hours from any 200-, 300-, or 400-level English course.

   Not resolved to a course
2. Nine additional upper-level semester hours from any 300- or 400-level English courses.

   Not resolved to a course

Additional Degree Requirements

Open Credit Hours (70-72 credits)

Additional Information