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Guidelines for a Major in English
Students should plan their course of study, in consultation
with their faculty advisors, as soon as they have decided
upon the major.
Requirements:
1. A minimum of 36 credits, at least 24 of which
are at the 300 level or above, and the following:
2. ENGL 220 Major British Writers to 1789.
3. ENGL 221 Major British and American Writers
from 1789.
4. At least one course from Writing or Language
and Linguistics.
5. At least one course from the four categories
of advanced literature courses (Section III) below.
6. At least one course from each of the three
following major genres:
Fiction: 331, 332, 336, 352, 358,
362, 363, 370.
Poetry: 324, 329, 334, 335, 364,
371.
Drama: 326, 328, 350, 355.
7. ENGL 328 Shakespeare.
The
two senior capstone courses:
8. ENGL 400 Critical Procedures in Language and
Literature.
9. ENGL 410 Senior Seminar.
Strongly recommended:
Reading knowledge of a second language;
ENGL
155, Language and Critical Thought.
For
those considering graduate study in English: ENGL 382
History of Literary Criticism.
Note:
INTD 100 Freshman Writing Seminar is not a departmental
course. Neither it nor a course which met the freshman
writing requirement at another institution may be counted
toward the English major or minor.
ENGL 120 or 124, or an equivalent, is a
prerequisite to all literature courses with a number of 300
or above, although THEA 150 may be substituted as the
prerequisite for ENGL 326, 328, 350, and 354. (Students
having credit for ENGL 120 may not take ENGL 124.)
As noted above, all majors must take ENGL 220
and 221. It is required that they be taken sequentially; it
is recommended, but not required, that they be taken before
enrolling in upper-division literature courses. Courses for
which one or both is especially recommended are noted
below.
Guidelines for a Minor in English
A
minor in English requires 18 credits, including 120 and at
least 9 upper-division credits. (ENGL 220 - 221 is
recommended, but not required, for the minor.) Minors
should be planned in consultation with a departmental
advisor and must include one course from each of the
following: (1) a genre (324, 326, 328, 329, 331, 332, 334,
335, 336, 350, 352, 355, 358, 363, 364, 370, 371); (2) a
historical period; and (3) a major figure (323, 324, 328,
329).
Note:
For additional information on both the major and the minor,
consult the English Department Handbook.
Guidelines for an English Major with a Creative
Writing Emphasis
Students particularly interested in creative writing can now
take an English major with an emphasis in creative writing.
Here is what the the English Major with an Emphasis in
Creative Writing requires::
1. A minimum of 36 credits, at least 24 of which are at the
300 level or above, and the following:
2. ENGL 220 Major British Writers to 1789.
3. ENGL 221 Major British and American Writers from 1789.
4. 3 creative writing workshops, including at least one at
the advanced level, and covering at least 2 genres: fiction,
poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, and/or creative
nonfiction. An appropriate internship or independent study
can be substituted for one of these courses, and Reading and
Writing Postmodern Poetry and Poetics can be substituted in
for Advanced Poetry Writing, and double-dips with the poetry
genre course. Journalism does not count as one of the 2
genres.
5. At least one course from each of the three following
major genres:
Fiction: 331, 332, 336, 352, 358, 362, 363, 370.
Poetry: 324, 329, 334, 335, 364, 371.
Drama: 326, 328, 350, 355.
6. Shakespeare
The two senior capstone courses:
7. ENGL 400 Critical Procedures in Language and Literature.
8. ENGL 410 Senior Seminar
Strongly recommended:
Reading knowledge of a second language;
ENGL 155, Language and Critical Thought.
For those considering graduate study in English: ENGL 382
History of Literary Criticism.
Note: INTD 100 Freshman Writing Seminar is not a
departmental course. Neither it nor a course which met the
freshman writing requirement at another institution may be
counted toward the English major or minor.
ENGL 120 or 124, or an equivalent, is a prerequisite to all
literature courses with a number of 300 or above, although
THEA 150 may be substituted as the prerequisite for ENGL
326, 328, 350, and 354. (Students having credit for ENGL 120
may not take ENGL 124.)
As noted above, all majors must take ENGL 220 and 221. It is
required that they be taken sequentially; it is recommended,
but not required, that they be taken before enrolling in
upper-division literature courses. Courses for which one or
both is especially recommended are noted below.
Courses in Writing Currently Offered:
202 Writing Short Fiction
203 Writing Poetry
302* Advanced Fiction Writing
303* Advanced Poetry Writing
390 Reading and Writing Postmodern Poetry and Poetics
304* The Other Creative Writing
305 Screenwriting
THEA 330 Playwriting
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