Undergraduate Degree

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in English

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the English major is met by completing one of the following: English 360, 362, 364, 368, 413, or 499. These courses are referenced in item 3. below.
2. The requirements of the College of Arts and Letters for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
3. The following requirements for the major:

   a.	The following courses (34 to 40 credits):
   	(1)	One of the following courses (1 credit):
   		AL	250	Career Strategies for Arts and Letters Students			1
   		AL	460	Advanced Career Strategies			1
   	(2)	Both of the following courses (6 credits):
   		ENG	210	Introduction to Literary Studies			3
   		ENG	280	Introduction to Literary Theories			3
   	(3)	One of the following Tier II writing courses in English (3 credits):
   		ENG	360	Studies in Postcolonial and Diaspora Literature (W)			3
   		ENG	362	Studies in Modern/Contemporary Literature (W)			3
   		ENG	364	Studies in 18th-/19th-Century Literature (W)			3
   		ENG	368	Studies in Medieval/Early Modern Literature (W)			3
   		ENG	413	Critical Questions in Language and Composition (W)			3
   		ENG	499	Senior Thesis Research (W)			3
   	(4)	One of the following courses on diversity in literature or film (3 credits):
   		ENG	350	Readings in African, African American, or African Diaspora Literature			3
   		ENG	351	Readings in Chicano and Latino Literatures			3
   		ENG	352	Readings in Asian/Asian American/Asian Diaspora Literature and Visual Culture			3
   		ENG	353	Readings in Women Writers			3
   		ENG	354	Readings in Native American Literature			3
   		ENG	355	Readings in Sexuality and Literature			3
   		ENG	356	Readings in Jewish Literature			3
   		ENG	360	Studies in Postcolonial and Diaspora Literature (W)			3
   		ENG	448	Seminar in Gender and Literature			3
   		ENG	449	Seminar in Race, Ethnicity, and Literature			3
   		ENG	450	Seminar in African American Literature			3
   		ENG	460	Seminar in Global and Postcolonial Literature			3
   		ENG	466	Seminar in Literatures of the Pacific Rim			3
   		ENG	482	Seminar in Feminist Literary and Cultural Theory			3
   		FLM	450	Studies in Ethnic Film			3
   		FLM	451	Studies in Postcolonial Cinema			3
   		FLM	452	Studies in Film, Gender, and Sexuality			3
   	(5)	One of the following courses in literature before 1800 (3 credits):
   		ENG	318	Readings in Shakespeare			3
   		ENG	368	Studies in Medieval/Early Modern Literature (W)			3
   		ENG	441	Seminar in Early American Literature			3
   		ENG	454	Seminar in Medieval Literature and Culture			3
   		ENG	455	Seminar in Early Modern Literature			3
   		ENG	457	Seminar in 18th Century British Literature			3
   	(6)	One of the following seminars in literature (3 credits):
   		ENG	422	Seminar in Genre and Form			3
   		ENG	426	Seminar in Drama or Performance Studies			3
   		ENG	440	Seminar in Popular Culture Studies			3
   		ENG	441	Seminar in Early American Literature			3
   		ENG	443	Seminar in 19th Century American Literature			3
   		ENG	445	Seminar in 20th and 21st Century American Literature			3
   		ENG	448	Seminar in Gender and Literature			3
   		ENG	449	Seminar in Race, Ethnicity, and Literature			3
   		ENG	450	Seminar in African American Literature			3
   		ENG	452	Seminar in 20th and 21st Century British Literature			3
   		ENG	454	Seminar in Medieval Literature and Culture			3
   		ENG	455	Seminar in Early Modern Literature			3
   		ENG	457	Seminar in 18th-Century British Literature			3
   		ENG	458	Seminar in 19th-Century British Literature			3
   		ENG	460	Seminar in Global and Postcolonial Literature			3
   		ENG	462	Seminar I in Transatlantic Literature			3
   		ENG	466	Seminar in Literatures of the Pacific Rim			3
   		ENG	473A	Literature and Medicine			3
   		ENG	473B	Law and Literature			3
   		ENG	475	History of the Book: From Manuscripts to Comics			3
   		ENG	478A	Literature, Technology, and Representation			3
   		ENG	478B	Literature and Visual Culture			3
   		ENG	481	Seminar in Critical and Cultural Theory			3
   		ENG	482	Seminar in Feminist Literary and Cultural Theory			3
   	(7)	One of the following capstone course requirements (3 credits):
   		ENG	484B	Critical Questions in Region, School, Movement			3
   		ENG	484C	Critical Questions in a Literary Period			3
   		ENG	484D	Critical Questions in a National Literature			3
   		ENG	493	English Internship			3
   	(8)	English electives: Additional credits in English courses as needed to meet the requirement of at least 34, but not more than 40, credits in courses in the major, including no more than 4 credits in a 100-level English course.
   Note: No single course may count more than once toward the requirements above.

Creative Writing Concentration
The creative writing concentration is available to students who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in English except those students seeking teacher certification. Students interested in the concentration should consult with their advisor. Students who elect this concentration must complete the following courses, all of which will count toward the 34 to 40 credits in the Bachelor of Arts in English degree. The concentration will be noted on the student's transcript.

Popular Culture Studies Concentration
The Popular Culture Studies concentration is available to students who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in English except those students seeking teacher certification. Students interested in the concentration should consult with their advisor. Students who elect this concentration must complete the following courses, all of which will count toward the 34 to 40 credits in the Bachelor of Arts in English degree. The concentration will be noted on the student’s transcript.

English Education Concentration
The English Education concentration is available to students who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in English and seeking secondary education teacher certification. Students interested in the concentration should consult with their advisor. Students who elect this concentration must complete the following courses, all of which will count toward the 34 to 40 credits in the Bachelor of Arts in English degree. The concentration will be noted on the student’s transcript.