English Major

Degree Requirements

Requirements for a major in English:

ENG 201	World Literature I	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Three from the following survey courses:

ENG 206	British Literature I	4
ENG 207	British Literature II	4
ENG 208	American Literature I	4
ENG 209	American Literature II	4
Total Credit Hours:		12

One English Language, Rhetoric, or Advanced Composition Course:

ENG 204	Advanced Composition	4
ENG 205	Advanced English Grammar	4
ENG 260-269	Studies in Rhetoric and Composition	4
ENG 343	Approaches to TESOL and Teaching Second and Foreign Languages	4
ENG 345	Composition Pedagogy	4
LIN 210	Basic Linguistics	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

One Introduction to Literatures and Interpretations Course

ENG 214	Introduction to Literary Theory	4
ENG 229	Contemporary African Literature	4
ENG 323	Post-Colonial Literature and Theory - Asian Subcontinent	4
ENG 324	Post-Colonial Literature and Theory	4
ENG 326	Buddhism and Literature	4
ENG 347	Irish Literature	4
SPT 250	Spanish Literature in English Translation	4
SPT 251	Latin American Literature in English Translation	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

One 300 level Major Authors/Major Poets Course

ENG 307	Shakespeare's Romances and Tragedies	4
ENG 308	Shakespeare's Comedies and Histories	4
ENG 340-344	Major Poets	4
ENG 360-365	Major Authors	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

One Major Genre/Historical Period Course

ENG 257	The Contemporary Novel	4
ENG 282-289	Modern Drama	4
ENG 300	The Romantic Writers	4
ENG 301	The Victorian Writers	4
ENG 303	Modern Poetry	4
ENG 309-311	Advanced Drama	4
ENG 318-322	Fiction	4
ENG 325	The Eighteenth Century	4
ENG 334	The Medieval Vision	4
ENG 335	English Renaissance Literature	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

One 400-level Literature Course

ENG 425	Seminar	4
ENG 430	Literary Criticism	4
ENG 450-454	Topics in English	1-4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Senior Portfolio

ENG 491	Senior Portfolio	1
Total Credit Hours:		1

And 16 Credit Hours of Electives

Of the 16 general elective credit hours required for the English Major, at least 8 credits must be completed at the 300 level or above. Students have the option of taking 4 credit hours in writing in the fulfillment of one of the required electives.

Total Credit Hours:

16

Important Note: The 100-level English courses may count toward English Electives, but not toward the required core’s major genre or major authors courses. Only one 100-level course will count toward the English major. Subsequent 100-level English courses will count toward the baccalaureate humanities or general UT electives.

Total Credit Hours: 53