English Undergraduates: English Major

English Language and Literature Major

Students in this program are expected to complete English 302, Poetry and Poetics, and English 303, Principles of English Studies, as prerequisites to other upper division major requirements.

English Studies - 16 credits

Required:

• ENG 302 Poetry and Poetics (4)
• ENG 303 Principles of English Studies ( 4)

Select two:

• ENG 383 Literary and Critical Theory (4)
• ENG 340 The Short Story (4)
• ENG 448 World Novel I (4)
• ENG 449 World Novel II (4)
• ENG 451 English Novel I (4)
• ENG 452 English Novel II (4)
• ENG 475 Modern Poetry (4)
• ENG 478 American Novel I (4)
• ENG 479 American Novel II (4)

Historical Survey Courses: 16 credits

Select four:

• ENG 305 English Literature I (4)
• ENG 306 English Literature II (4)
• ENG 307 English Literature III (4)
• ENG 308 American Literature I (4)
• ENG 309 American Literature II (4)

Major Literary Figures: 8 credits

Select two , one of which is Shakespeare :

• ENG 361 Shakespeare: The Early Plays (4)
• ENG 362 Shakespeare: The Later Plays (4)
• ENG 410 Studies in Major British Writers (4)
• ENG 411 Studies in Major American Writers (4)
• ENG 414 Studies in Major World Writers (4)

Comparative/Cultural Studies: 8 credits

Select two , one of which must be 330, 331, 332, or 333:

• ENG 328 World Literature I (4)
• ENG 329 World Literature II (4)
• ENG 330 African American Literature (4)
• ENG 331 Latino/a Literature (4)
• ENG 332 American Indian Literature (4)
• ENG 333 Asian American Literature (4)
• ENG 334 American Indian Oral and Nonfiction Literature (4)
• ENG 335 Women's Literature (4)

Language: 8 credits

Required:

• ENG 304. English Linquistics (4)
• ENG 320. English Grammar (4)

Writing: 4 credits

Select one :

• ENG 263, Introduction to Creative Writing (4)
• ENG 364 Fiction Writing (4)
• ENG 365 Poetry Writing (4)
• ENG 366 Creative Nonfiction Writing (4)
• ENG 367 Narrative Screenwriting (4)
• ENG 464 Advanced Fiction Writing (4)
• ENG 465 Advanced Poetry Writing (4)
• ENG 466 Advanced Nonfiction Writing (4)
• ENG 467 Advanced Screenwriting for Film and Television (4)
• ENG 468 Contemporary Writers Colloquium (4)

Elective Credits in English: 8 credits

Elective credits may be taken from any English literature, language, or film study course at the 300-level. No more than 5 credits of film study may be counted in the English Language and Literature Major.

Senior Colloquium: 2 credits

Required: ENG 489

Total 70