English, B.A.

Program Learning Goals in English (Creative Writing Concentration)

Students will:

Read texts with active, critical skill to form and articulate accomplished interpretations.
Produce multiple drafts of original creative works that are honed and revised through the peer workshop process.
Produce written analyses of creative texts that demonstrate awareness of audience, artistic form, organizational sophistication, and clear argumentation.
Recognize the employment and contextual use of the formal elements of language and genre.
Build oral communication skills by listening to others' ideas and articulating their own responses and questions clearly to situate themselves in the conversation.
Gain knowledge of cultural and historical contexts of Anglophone and translated creative works that enhance their appreciation for the voices either within or marginalized by the texts.

Program Learning Goals in English (Literature Concentration)

Students will:

Read texts with active, critical skill to form and articulate accomplished interpretations.
Produce written analyses of literary texts that demonstrate awareness of audience, organizational sophistication, and clear argumentation.
Recognize the employment and contextual use of the formal elements of language and genre.
Build oral communication skills by listening to others' ideas and articulating their own responses and questions clearly to situate themselves in the conversation.
Gain knowledge of cultural and historical contexts of Anglophone and translated literature that enhances their appreciation for the voices either within or marginalized by the texts.

Program Learning Goals in English (Professional Writing Concentration)

Students will:

Read texts with active, critical skill to form and articulate accomplished interpretations.
Produce extended written analyses of literary texts, informed by research, that demonstrate awareness of audience, knowledge of critical theory, understanding of formal elements of language and genre, formulation of an original question or thesis within the field, sophisticated organization, and clear and persuasive argumentation.
Build oral communication skills by listening to others' ideas and articulating their own responses and questions clearly to situate themselves in a larger critical and/or theoretical conversation that begins in but extends beyond the classroom.
Gain knowledge of cultural and historical contexts of Anglophone and translated literature which enhances their appreciation for the voices either within or marginalized by the texts.
Produce major and minor written works, demonstrate an understanding of the genre-specific uses of style and form in creative writing, and acquire an ability to use the self- and peer-revision processes to identify holistic and line-specific opportunities for improving creative texts.

ENGLISH MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

39 credit hours (excluding any course ordinarily designed for first-year composition). Students complete one of three concentrations: literature, creative writing, or professional writing. Requirements for the English major for Adolescent/Young Adult Education are at the bottom of this page.

All English majors complete these requirements:

Foundations

EN 214	MAJOR BRITISH WRITERS	3
EN 277	MAJOR AMERICAN WRITERS	3

Subtotal: 6

Pre-1800 (Choose one)

EN 222	INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE	3
EN 225	CAPTIVES AND CASTAWAYS IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD	3
EN 312	LATE MEDIEVAL LITERATURE	3
EN 320	LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF HENRY VIII AND ELIZABETH I	3
EN 321	LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF THE STUARTS AND THE CIVIL WAR	3
EN 330	AUGUSTAN LITERATURE	3
EN 2610	SHAKESPEARE'S GAME OF THRONES	3

Subtotal: 3

Genre (Choose one)

EN 201	INTRODUCTION TO POETRY	3
EN 202	INTRODUCTION TO SHORT FICTION	3
EN 203	WORLD DRAMA	3
EN 204	INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL	3

Subtotal: 3

Global, Multiethnic, or Minority Literature (Choose one)

EN 207	INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LITERATURE	3
EN 239	LATIN AMERICAN FILM: POWER	3
EN 267	CONTEMPORARY IRISH LITERATURE AND FILM	3
EN 278	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
EN 280	ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN LITERATURES	3
EN 283	IMMIGRANT LITERATURE	3
EN 284	WRITING WOMEN: AN INTRODUCTION	3
EN 288	JAPANESE LITERATURE	3
EN 472	STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
EN 2660	INTERNATIONAL THEATRE	3

Subtotal: 3

Language and Theory (Choose one)

EN 260	ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE	3
EN 261	SOCIOLINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE	3
EN 390	TUTORING WRITING ACROSS CONTEXTS	3
EN 485	CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND LINGUISTICS	3
EN 489	STUDIES IN RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION	3
EN 491	FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM	3
EN 495	CRITICAL PRACTICE	3

Subtotal: 3

400-level Literature Seminar (Choose one)

EN 416	CHAUCER	3
EN 422	STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE	3
EN 425	MILTON	3
EN 454	STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE	3
EN 461	STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE	3
EN 470	STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900	3
EN 471	STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT	3
EN 472	STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
EN 473	FAULKNER	3
EN 491	FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM	3
EN 495	CRITICAL PRACTICE	3
EN 497	HOPKINS SEMINAR	3
EN 498	INDEPENDENT STUDY	3
EN 499	SPECIAL STUDIES	3

Subtotal: 3

STUDENTS COMPLETE THE REMAINING 18 CREDITS BY FOLLOWING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR CONCENTRATION:

Creative Writing Concentration (18 credits)

Two introductory workshops (6 credits)

EN 131	INTRODUCTORY POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP	3
EN 132	INTRODUCTORY FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP	3
EN 133	INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP	3
EN 134	INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE NON-FICTION WORKSHOP	3

Two 400-level workshops (6 credits)

EN 402	ADVANCED FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP	3
EN 403	ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING	3
EN 404	ADVANCED CREATIVE NON-FICTION WORKSHOP	3

One literature or writing elective at the 300- or 400-level (3 credits)

EN 312	LATE MEDIEVAL LITERATURE	3
EN 320	LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF HENRY VIII AND ELIZABETH I	3
EN 321	LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF THE STUARTS AND THE CIVIL WAR	3
EN 330	AUGUSTAN LITERATURE	3
EN 340	ROMANTIC LITERATURE	3
EN 360	MODERN BRITISH LITERATURE	3
EN 371	AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900	3
EN 372	AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT	3
EN 382	TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE	3
EN 390	TUTORING WRITING ACROSS CONTEXTS	3
EN 402	ADVANCED FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP	3
EN 403	ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING	3
EN 404	ADVANCED CREATIVE NON-FICTION WORKSHOP	3
EN 416	CHAUCER	3
EN 422	STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE	3
EN 425	MILTON	3
EN 454	STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE	3
EN 461	STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE	3
EN 470	STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900	3
EN 471	STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT	3
EN 472	STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
EN 473	FAULKNER	3
EN 491	FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM	3
EN 495	CRITICAL PRACTICE	3
EN 497	HOPKINS SEMINAR	3
EN 498	INDEPENDENT STUDY	3
EN 499	SPECIAL STUDIES	3

Additional requirements (3 credits)

CE 401	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	0
EN 401	ADVANCED POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP	3
SUBMISSION OF PORTFOLIO OF WORKS

Literature Concentration (18 credits)

One introductory course in creative or professional writing (3 credits)

EN 131	INTRODUCTORY POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP	3
EN 132	INTRODUCTORY FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP	3
EN 133	INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP	3
EN 134	INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE NON-FICTION WORKSHOP	3
EN 250	WRITING AND THE PROFESSIONS	3

Two literature electives at the 300-level (6 credits)

EN 312	LATE MEDIEVAL LITERATURE	3
EN 320	LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF HENRY VIII AND ELIZABETH I	3
EN 321	LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF THE STUARTS AND THE CIVIL WAR	3
EN 330	AUGUSTAN LITERATURE	3
EN 340	ROMANTIC LITERATURE	3
EN 360	MODERN BRITISH LITERATURE	3
EN 371	AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900	3
EN 372	AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT	3
EN 382	TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE	3

Two literature electives at the 400-level (6 credits)

EN 416	CHAUCER	3
EN 422	STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE	3
EN 425	MILTON	3
EN 454	STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE	3
EN 461	STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE	3
EN 470	STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900	3
EN 471	STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT	3
EN 472	STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
EN 473	FAULKNER	3
EN 491	FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM	3
EN 495	CRITICAL PRACTICE	3
EN 497	HOPKINS SEMINAR	3
EN 498	INDEPENDENT STUDY	3
EN 499	SPECIAL STUDIES	3

One elective at any level (3 credits)

Additional requirements (0 credits)

CE 401	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	0
EN 494	ORAL PRESENTATION	0

With the written permission of the department, English literature majors may use one literature course offered through the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Cultures as an elective for the major.

Professional Writing Concentration (18 credits)

Foundations (6 credits)

EN 250	WRITING AND THE PROFESSIONS	3
EN 251	BUSINESS COMMUNICATION	3

One upper-division writing or theory elective (3 credits)

EN 390	TUTORING WRITING ACROSS CONTEXTS	3
EN 408	WRITING IN THE NEW MEDIA	3
EN 409	TECHNICAL WRITING	3
EN 410	SPECIAL STUDIES IN WRITING	3
EN 489	STUDIES IN RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION	3
EN 4201	GRANT WRITING	3

Two professional writing seminars (6 credits)

EN 408	WRITING IN THE NEW MEDIA	3
EN 409	TECHNICAL WRITING	3
EN 410	SPECIAL STUDIES IN WRITING	3
EN 4201	GRANT WRITING	3

Additional requirements (3 credits)

CE 401	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	0
EN 389	INTERNSHIP	3
SUBMISSION OF PORTFOLIO OF WORKS

TEACHING LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS IN ENGLISH FOR ADOLESCENT/YOUNG ADULTS (AYA)

48 credit hours (excluding any course ordinarily designed for first-year composition).

ENGLISH MAJOR COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR AYA

Foundations

EN 214	MAJOR BRITISH WRITERS	3
EN 277	MAJOR AMERICAN WRITERS	3

Subtotal: 6

Pre-1800 (Choose one)

EN 222	INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE	3
EN 422	STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE	3
EN 2610	SHAKESPEARE'S GAME OF THRONES	3

Subtotal: 3

Genre (Choose one)

EN 201	INTRODUCTION TO POETRY	3
EN 202	INTRODUCTION TO SHORT FICTION	3
EN 203	WORLD DRAMA	3
EN 204	INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL	3

Subtotal: 3

Global, Multiethnic, or Minority Literature (Choose one)

EN 278	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
EN 472	STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	3

Subtotal: 3

Language and Theory (Choose one)

EN 390	TUTORING WRITING ACROSS CONTEXTS	3
EN 485	CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND LINGUISTICS	3
EN 489	STUDIES IN RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION	3

Subtotal: 3

400-level Literature Seminar (Choose one)

EN 416	CHAUCER	3
EN 422	STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE	3
EN 425	MILTON	3
EN 454	STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE	3
EN 461	STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE	3
EN 470	STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900	3
EN 471	STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT	3
EN 472	STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
EN 473	FAULKNER	3
EN 491	FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM	3
EN 495	CRITICAL PRACTICE	3
EN 497	HOPKINS SEMINAR	3
EN 498	INDEPENDENT STUDY	3
EN 499	SPECIAL STUDIES	3

Subtotal: 3

AYA English Major Literature Concentration (18 credits)

One introductory course in creative or professional writing (3 credits)

EN 131	INTRODUCTORY POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP	3
EN 132	INTRODUCTORY FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP	3
EN 133	INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP	3
EN 134	INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE NON-FICTION WORKSHOP	3

Two literature electives at the 300-level (6 credits)

EN 312	LATE MEDIEVAL LITERATURE	3
EN 320	LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF HENRY VIII AND ELIZABETH I	3
EN 321	LITERATURE IN THE AGE OF THE STUARTS AND THE CIVIL WAR	3
EN 330	AUGUSTAN LITERATURE	3
EN 340	ROMANTIC LITERATURE	3
EN 360	MODERN BRITISH LITERATURE	3
EN 371	AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900	3
EN 372	AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT	3
EN 382	TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE	3

Two literature electives at the 400-level (6 credits)

EN 416	CHAUCER	3
EN 422	STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE	3
EN 425	MILTON	3
EN 454	STUDIES IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE	3
EN 461	STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE	3
EN 470	STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900	3
EN 471	STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT	3
EN 472	STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
EN 473	FAULKNER	3
EN 491	FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM	3
EN 495	CRITICAL PRACTICE	3
EN 497	HOPKINS SEMINAR	3
EN 498	INDEPENDENT STUDY	3
EN 499	SPECIAL STUDIES	3

One elective at any level (3 credits)

Additional Requirements for Licensure (9 credits)

ED 357	ADOLESCENT LITERATURE	3

COM 205	PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION	3
or
COM 210	INTRODUCTION TO ADVOCACY	3

COM 255	INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL MEDIA	3
or
COM 345	DIVERSITY, STEREOTYPES & MEDIA	3
or
COM 350	FUNDAMENTALS OF JOURNALISM	3

Name	Degree Designation	Description
English - Creative Writing	UG MINOR	Undergraduate Minor in English - Creative Writing
English	BA	Undergraduate Major in English
English (inactive 2022-23)	INACTIVE	Inactive Graduate Program
English - Literature	UG MINOR	Undergraduate Minor in English - Literature
English - Professional Writing	UG MINOR	Undergraduate Minor in English - Professional Writing
Theatre (inactive 2022-23)	INACTIVE	Inactive Minor

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