Requirements for the English Major

A minimum of 37 semester hours of English courses are required for the major, with at least 

• 9 semester hours in American and British surveys

(One of three courses must be British Literature I)

236t American Literature I

237t American Literature II

251t British Literature I

252t British Literature II

253t British Literature III

• 15 semester hours in genre, period and issue studies

(At least two courses must be at 300-level)

211nt Literature of India and Pacific

212nt African/Caribbean Literature

213t Nature Writing and Environmental Literature

214t Literature by Women

215nt African-American Literature

216nt American Ethnic Literature

220Ynt Literary Perspectives of Latin America

245a British Novel

247t American Novel

248t Comedy

249t Poetry

260ct Irish Literature

361t World Literature 

373t Studies in 17th and 18th Century Literature

374t Studies in 19th Century Literature

375t Studies in 20th Century Literature

376t Studies in Literary Criticism

• 3 semester hours in advanced writing:

240a The Personal Essay

241a Short Story Writing

340Pa Writing Women's Lives

343PI Travel Writing

344 Writing for Non-Profit Organizations

• 3 semester hours in Shakespeare:

346t Shakespeare

• 3 semester hours in language study:

330 Principles of Linguistics

331 History of the English Language

332 Advanced English Grammar

          360 Teaching English as a Second Language

• 4 semester hours in a seminar

425t Seminar in American Literature

426t Seminar in British Literature