This program of study aims to provide students with an overall sense of literary method, history, and range of literary accomplishment (including knowledge of emerging fields, world literatures, and ethnic literatures). It allows students to make connections between contemporary life and the study of literature in a variety of ways. It evaluates a student’s grasp of formal and technical elements of literary knowledge and emphasizes the development of writing skills and the practice of disciplinary writing. The major should conclude with a demonstration of such knowledge and written expression in preparation either for further study (graduate and professional schools) or excellent communication and research skills in a work environment.
Twelve courses (36 hours) as follows: I. Required Courses (2 courses/6 hours)
ENG 3014 Introduction to Literary Methods (recommended during first 2 semesters of the major) ENG 4013 Literary Criticism (recommended before any 4000-level courses)
II. Historical Distribution Requirements (1 course from each of the following groups) (5 courses/15 hours) A. Medieval / Renaissance
ENL 3015 British Literature to 1616 ENL 3331 Early Shakespeare ENL 3332 Late Shakespeare ENL 4311 Chaucer
ENL 4338 Advanced Studies in Shakespeare B. 17th / 18th-Century British
ENL 3230 British Literature 1616-1780 ENL 4341 Milton
ENL 3016 Studies in 17th and 18th-Century British Literature
C. 19th-Century British
ENL 3251 British Literature 1780-1900 ENL 4122 Nineteenth-Century British Novel
ENL 3017 Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature D. American before 1900
AML 3031 American Literature from the Beginnings to 1860 AML 3032 American Literature from 1860 to 1912
AML 4261 Literature of the South E. 20th-Century American or British
AML 3051 American Literature from 1912 to 1945 AML 4121 Twentieth-Century American Novel AML 4261 Literature of the South
ENL 3026 Studies in 20th Century Literature
ENL 3273 British Literature 1900-1945 ENL 4132 British Novel Conrad to the Present
III. Cultural-Critical Studies (2 courses/6 hours) AML 3604 African American Literature AML 3630 Latino/a Literature
AML 4111 Nineteenth-Century American Novel AML 4121 Twentieth-Century American Novel ENG 4060 History of the English Language ENL 4122 Nineteenth-Century British Novel ENL 4132 British Novel Conrad to the Present LIN 4671 Traditional English Grammar LIN 4680 Structure of American English LIT 3022 Modern Short Prose
LIT 3031 Survey of Poetry LIT 3043 Modern Drama
LIT 3093 Contemporary Literature
LIT 3101 Literature of the Western World through Renaissance LIT 3102 Literature of the Western World since Renaissance LIT 3144 Modern European Novel
LIT 3410 Religious and Philosophical Themes in Literature LIT 4386 British and American Literature by Women IV. Electives ( 3 courses/9 hours)
AML 4300 Selected American Authors ENG 4674 Film and Culture
ENL 4303 Selected British Authors LIT 3374 Bible as Literature
LIT 3930 Selected Topics in Literature LIT 4930 Selected Topics in English Studies
Any additional major course listed (above) under Option 1, LIT Any major CRW course listed under Option 2, CRW major Any major ENC course listed under Option 3, CWT major
OPTION II: Creative Writing
This 36-hour program is designed for aspiring writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Students who graduate from this program will demonstrate the following: 1) knowledge of the forms and techniques of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, 2) knowledge of literary genres and the techniques used by authors within each genre, 3) the ability to analyze literature in its cultural and philosophical context, 4) the ability to critique student manuscripts and offer constructive feedback within a workshop setting.
1. Writing Requirements: Six courses (18 hours) as follows: CRW 3111 Form and Technique of Fiction
CRW 3311 Form and Technique of Poetry
(CRW 3111 must be taken before any other courses in the Fiction series, and CRW 3311 must be taken before any other courses in the Poetry series. Students are urged to take these two courses during the first year of their major.)
Any four of the following courses: CRW 3112 Fiction I
CRW 3121 Fiction II CRW 3312 Poetry I CRW 3321 Poetry II
CRW 4930 Selected Topics in Creative Writing (May be repeated twice for a total of 6 credits. Choices would include creative nonfiction, screenwriting, craft courses in fiction\poetry, young adult literature, lyric poetry, etc.)
2. Literature Requirements: Six courses as follows:
One of the following courses that concentrates on literature written pre-1900: AML 3031, AML 3032, AML 4111, ENG 4060, ENL 3015, ENL 3016, ENL 3017, ENL 3230, ENL 3251, ENL 3331, ENL 3332, ENL 4122, ENL 4311, ENL 4338, ENL 4341, LIT 3031, LIT 3101.
5 additional major literature courses from those listed in OPTION 1, the Literature major.
OPTION III: Technical Communication and New Media
The undergraduate degree in Technical Communication and New Media offers to prepare students to work as innovative professional communicators in a variety of fields - from government to business to medicine. The program will produce graduates who can creatively compose using a variety of tools in order to communicate with their audiences or to assist others with their clients.
1. Required courses (15 hours)
ENC 3242 Technical Communication for Majors ENC 3414 New Media for Technical Communication ENC 4218 Visual Rhetoric for Technical Communication ENC 4311 Advanced Composition
ENC 4906 Internship
2. Electives: 7 courses from the following: (21 hours) ENC 3246 Communication for Engineers
ENC 3250 Professional Writing ENC 3310 Expository Writing ENC 4020 Rhetorical Theory
ENC 4260 Advanced Technical Writing
ENC 4931 Selected Topics in Technical and Professional Writing Any courses listed in Option 1, the Literature major
Any courses listed in Option 2, the Creative Writing major
Requirements for the Minor in English English and American Literature Minor (15 hours) 1. One of the following:
AML 3031 American Literature to 1860 AML 3032 American Literature 1860-1912 AML 3051 American Literature 1912-1945 2. Two of the following:
ENL 3015 British Literature to 1616 ENL 3230 British Literature 1616-1780 ENL 3251 British Literature 1780-1900 ENL 3273 British Literature 1900-1945 ENL 3331 Early Shakespeare
ENL 3332 Late Shakespeare
3. One course at the 4000 level listed in major OPTION I
4. One additional 3000- or 4000-level course accepted for the major with AML, CRW, ENC, ENG, ENL, LIN, or LIT prefix.
Creative Writing Minor (15 hours) 1. CRW 3111 Form & Technique of Fiction
CRW 3311 Form & Technique of Poetry Any two of the following:
CRW 3112 Fiction I CRW 3121 Fiction II CRW 3312 Poetry I CRW 3321 Poetry II CRW 4120 Fiction III CRW 4320 Poetry III
CRW 4930 Selected Topics in Creative Writing 2. One AML or ENL course listed in OPTION I.
Professional and Technical Writing Minor (15 hours) 1. ENC 2210 Technical Writing
ENC 4260 Advanced Technical Writing
Any two of the following courses: ENC 3250 Professional Writing ENC 3310 Expository Writing ENC 4311 Advanced Composition
ENC 4931 Selected Topics in Professional andTechnical Writing 2. One AML or ENL course listed in OPTION I