English Program: Curriculum Guide
English:Writing Majors
Must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours in Writing
ENGL 170: Studies in Literature & Writing (3)
Upper Level Courses
Prerequisite for all students: ENGL 160, 180
Foundation Courses: (6 credits)
ENGL 420: Editing & Style (3)
ENGL 425: Rhetoric & Persuasion (3)
1 course in Workplace Writing (3)
1 course in Activist Writing (3)
1 course in Writing Theory (3)
1 course in Creative Writing (3)
1 course in a literary genre or theme (3)
ENGL: 451 Intership (3)
ENGL: 495 Senior Seminar (3)
Major Electives (6 credits)
General Electives (47-50 credits)
English:Literature Majors
Must complete a minimum of 39 credit hours in English:
ENGL 170: Studies in Literature & Writing (3)
Upper Level Courses
Prerequisite for all students: ENGL 160, 180
3 out of 4 of the following: (9 credits)
Survey Courses
ENGL 357A: Early American Literature (3)
ENGL 357: American Literature, 1865-present (3)
ENGL 360: Medieval & EArly Modern British Lit. (3)
ENGL 364: Major British Writers (3)
Upper-level writing course (3)
1 course from ENGL 310-329, Genre (3)
1 course from ENGL 330-349, Theme (3)
1 course from ENGL 350-359, American Period (3)
1 course from ENGL 360-369, British Period (3)
ENGL 370 Shakespeare (3)
ENGL 495: Senior Seminar (3)
Major Electives (6 credits)
2 courses from ENGL 310-499
General Electives (44-47credits)
English Majors, Secondary Education
Must complete a minimum of 39 credit hours in English:
English 170: Studies in Literature & Writing (3)
Upper Level Courses
Prerequisite for all students: ENGL 160, 180
Survey Courses
3 out of 4 of the following: (9 credits)
ENGL 357A: Early American Literature(3)
ENGL 357: American Literature, 1865-present(3)
ENGL 360: Medieval & Early Modern British Writers(3)
ENGL 364: Major British Writers(3)
Upper-level writing course ENGL 460-490 (3)
1 course from ENGL 310-329, Genre (3)
1 course from ENGL 330-349, Theme (3)
1 course from ENGL 350-359, American Period (3)
1 course from ENGL 360-369, British Period (3)
ENGL 370: Shakespeare (3)
ENGL 400: Structure of Linguistics (3)
ENGL 412A: Teaching Writing (3)
ENGL 412B: Teaching Literature (3)
Education Program Requirements (34 credits)
EDUC 001-004: Field Exp. (0 credits)
EDUC 100: Intro to Ed.(.5 credits)EDUC 101: Intro to Ed. (.5 credits)
PSY 252: Adol. Psych. (credits)
S ED 100 Characteristics of Students with Mild Disabilities (3 credits)
Educ 461 Method & Materials/ELL (3 credits)
EDUC 005D Practicum (1 credits)
S ED 367 Behavioral & Class Management (3 credits)
EDUC 311 Ed. Psych. (3 credits)
EDUC 411A Effective Instruction in Secondary and K-12 Education (3 credits)
EDUC 414 Social Foundations of Education (3 credits)
EDUC 442 Student Teaching (9 credits)
S ED 300 Curriculum Adaptations (3 credits)
*Effective July 2012 Students entering the program prior to that date may follow a slightly different curriculum.
English: Literature Minor
Must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours in English:
ENGL 160: Writing Skills (3)
ENGL 180: Introduction to World Literature (3)
One course from any 4 of the 7 categories listed below:
ENGL 170, Gateway Course (3)
ENGL 310-329, Genre (3)
ENGL 330-349, Theme (3)
ENGL 350-359, American Period (3)
ENGL 360-369, British Period (3)
ENGL 370-399, Other Literature courses (3)
ENGL 400-499, Other English courses (3)
English: Writing Minor
Must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours in English:
ENGL 160: Writing Skills (3)
Any 5 of the following courses:
ENGL 450: Writing for the Social Sciences (3)
ENGL 460: Creative Writing (3)
ENGL 470: Business and Technical Writing (3)
ENGL 475: Composition: Theory and Practice (3)
ENGL 480: Advanced Writing (3)
ENGL 484: Political Writing and Rhetoric (3)
ENGL 485: Writing and Cultural Studies (3)
ENGL 490: Feminist Writing and Rhetoric (3)
ENGL xxxW: Writing Intensive Lit. Courses(s) (3-6)
ENGL 451: Internship (3)
English 160: Writing Skills is the prerequisite for writing-intensive literature courses, the internship, and all upper-level writing courses. Upper-level courses may be taken in any sequence.
Women's Studies Minor
Women's Studies minors must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including a 3 credit Feminist Cultural Criticism or a 3 credit Integrating Seminar
SELECT ONE OF TWO COURSES:
ENGL 326, Feminist Cultural Criticism (3)
SSCI 461, Integrating seminar (3)
Choose five courses from the list. Student must select from at least two disciplines:
ENGL 318: Women Writers (3)
ENGL 342: History of Postmodern Women: Literature and Art (3)
ENGL 360A: Early Modern British Women Writers (3)
ENGL 378: Plath, Sexton and Company (3)
ENGL 490: Feminist Writing and Rhetoric (3)
HIST 230: Women in the Developing World (3)
HIST 250: Women in the East and West (3)
HIST 260: Distinguished Women: a Global Biographical View (3)
HIST 320B: Womanhood in America (3)
HIST 320L: American Women of Color (3)
HIST 320M: Women in Politics (3)
PHIL 416: Perspectives on Women (3)
PSY 438: Psychology of Gender (3)
R ST 234: Women and Religion (3)
