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
