Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, Writing and Language Concentration
(SLO) English majors should be able to:
1. demonstrate knowledge of major texts and traditions of literature written in English in their social, cultural, and historical context;
2. apply concepts from literary theory and criticism in the analysis and interpretation of texts;
3. read a variety of texts critically and proficiently to demonstrate in both writing and speech the comprehension, analysis, and interpretation of those texts;
develop and carry out a research project and articulate it within an appropriate conceptual and methodological framework;
4. demonstrate information and technological literacy in research, and competence in MLA documentation; and
5. produce a literary expository text using the conventions of standard English as stylistically appropriate.
Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)
General Education Core
Core requirements to include a sophomore literature sequence.
English Requirement (33)
Take these three:
Literature Requirement (in addition to the sequence for the General Education Core; choose two from the following) (6)
Language and Writing (6)
Choose one from the following (3)
Choose one from the following (3)
Literature before 1800 (Choose one from the following) (3)
| ENG 401 | Old & Middle English Literature | 3 |
| ENG 403 | Myth & Ancient Literature | 3 |
| ENG 404 | Restoration and Eighteenth Century English Literature | 3 |
Literature after 1800 (Choose two from the following) (6)
Literature and Culture (Choose one from the following) (3)
Writing and Language Concentration (choose four from the following not taken in the English Core) (12)
For the Bachelor of Arts Degree: Foreign Language or Upper-Level English Requirement
General Electives (at least 6 hours must be upper-level) (28)
*At least 42 total hours of course work must be upper-level (300- or 400-level)
*No grade below a “C-” in an upper-level English course will count toward the degree.
Total Credit Hours: 120
Recommended Four-Year Plan for English, Writing and Language Concentration