English
Curriculum
Credit Hours
ENG 205 Introduction to Literature (3)
ENG 210 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
(substitutes for GEN 230)
ENG 215 Survey of World Literature (3)
ENG 260 Business and Professional Writing (3)
ENG 305 British Literature: Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century (3)
ENG 315 British Literature: Late Eighteenth Century through the Twentieth
Century (3)
ENG 325 American Literature: Colonial to the Civil War (3)
ENG 335 American Literature: Civil War through the Twentieth Century (3)
ENG 360 Advanced Report and Proposal
Writing (3)
ENG 365 Ethnic Literature in America (3)
ENG 460 Literary Theory & Criticism:
English Seminar (3)
ENG 477 English Field Experience (3)
Minimum English Core Credit Hours 36
English Electives
Credit Hours
Choose one (1) of the following: (3)
ENG 300 Fiction Workshop
ENG 310 Poetry Workshop
ENG 320 Drama Workshop
Choose three (3) of the following: (9)
ENG 345 Film Art and Appreciation
ENG 355 Major Literary Forms
ENG 405 Themes and Topics in
American Literature
ENG 415 Themes and Topics in
British Literature
ENG 425 Themes and Topics in
World Literature
ENG 435 Major Literary Figures
Minimum English Elective Credit Hours 12
**Creative Writing Concentration
Credit Hours
ENG 330 Prelude Practicum I & II (3)
ENG 400 Senior Portfolio 3
Choose two (2) of the following: (6)
ENG 300 Fiction Workshop
ENG 310 Poetry Workshop
ENG 320 Drama Workshop
ENG 498 Independent Study in Writing
Minimum Creative Writing Concentration
Credit Hours 12
**Professional Writing Concentration
Credit Hours
MCO 110 Journalism: Organization and
Practice (3)
ENG 400 Senior Portfolio (3)
Choose one (1) of the following: (3)
MCO 150 Media Promotion: Organization
and Practice
MCO 211 Writing for Media
MCO 212 News Writing
Choose one (1) of the following: (3) or (4)
MMS 200 Fundamentals of Multimedia (4)
MCO 315 Feature Writing
MCO 320 Copy Writing
ENG 330 Prelude Practicum I & II
Minimum Professional Writing Concentration
Credit Hours 12 or 13
General Education Requirements
Credit Hours
ENG 110 College Writing II (3)
ENG 200 Analytical Writing (3)
GEN 110 Ideas and Experiences
Introduction to Critical
Thought and Expression (3)
GEN 220 Colonial North America:
Case Study in Cultural
Interaction (3)
GEN 240 Scientific Discovery (3)
GEN 410 Baccalaureate Capstone I (3)
GEN 411 Baccalaureate Capstone II (3)
MAT 114 Intermediate Algebra or
above as determined by
placement test (3)
MAT 201 Statistics and Society (3)
SPE 130 Fundamentals of Public
Speaking 3
Minimum General Education Credit Hours 30
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Credit Hours
FRE 101 Elementary French I
Or
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I (3)
FRE 102 Elementary French II
Or
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II (3)
HIS 100 Western Civilization
Or
HIS 101 World Cultures (3)
HIS 315 History of Ethnic America (3)
HUM 300 Literature and the Arts (3)
PHI 300 Ethics 3
Minimum Liberal Arts and Sciences Credit Hours 18
*Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives
Credit Hours
Choose one (1) of the following: (3)
Any APY, ART, BIO, CHE, ECO, GEO,
HIS, HUM, LNG, MAT, MUS, PHI, PHY,
POL, PSY, SSC, SOC, THE, WRT
Choose one (1) of the following: (3)
Any 200-level or above APY, ART, BIO,
CHE, ECO, GEO, HIS, HUM, LNG, MAT,
MUS, PHI, PHY, POL, PSY, SSC, SOC,
THE, WRT
Minimum Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Credit Hours 6
*Free Elective Component
Credit Hours
Any College Course 18
Total Credit Hours for B.A. in English 120 or 121
*Electives must be chosen in consultation with the Department Chair and/or appropriate Program Director.
**English majors who choose to pursue a formal concentration in either Creative Writing or Professional Writing will use twelve (12) of their free elective credits to fulfill the concentration requirements. As with all elective credits, majors must consult with the Department Chair and/or appropriate Program Director before scheduling any elective credits.
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