Department of Language and Literature

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English language and literature provides excellent preparation for many careers as well as pre-professional training leading to graduate study, law school, or teaching careers. The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English with emphasis in professional writing provides preparation for careers in areas such as technical writing, business communication, editing, public relations, or journalism.

As long as society values communication, English majors will find a market for their talents. Their special skills in analyzing and organizing verbal materials make them excellent candidates for the professions. Law schools, seminaries, and medical schools acknowledge the value of the undergraduate English program to their fields. English majors also may seek careers as technical writers, consultants, managers, marketing specialists, teachers, speech writers, report writers, editors of house publications, television or radio news writers, or newspaper reporters.

Expected Outcomes

Graduates will demonstrate:

• The ability to express ideas in writing
• The ability to read critically
• An awareness of the interrelations between literature and other disciplines
• Knowledge of the principal genres and periods of literature
• The ability to apply research skills
• An understanding of the history and structure of language and its role in the human experience

Course Requirements

BA English

Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45

Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18

• ENGL 2145 Introduction to Poetry
• ENGL 2146 Introduction to Fiction
• Foreign Language 1002
• Foreign Language 2001
• Foreign Language 2002
• Select one course from the following:
  
  • ENGL 2111 World Literature 1
  • ENGL 2112 World Literature 2
  • ENGL 2147 Introduction to Film
  • ENGL 2135 Multicultural Literature

Area G - Program Requirements - Required Hours: 30

• ENGL 3111 American Literature 1
• ENGL 3112 American Literature 2
• ENGL 3157 Advanced Exposition
• ENGL 3175 Readings in American Literature
• ENGL 3185 Shakespeare
• ENGL 4125 Medieval and Renaissance Literature
• ENGL 4126 Neoclassical and Romantic British Literature
• ENGL 4127 Victorian and Modern Literature
• ENGL 4000 Baccalaureate Exam
• ENGL 5585 Selected Authors

Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 12

• Select one course from the following:
  
  • ENGL 5165 Introduction to Linguistics
  • ENGL 5166 History of the English Language
• Select one course from the following:
  
  • ENGL 3115 Studies of the American Novel
  • ENGL 3125 Studies of the British Novel
• Select one course from the following:
  
  • ENGL 5145 Literary Criticism
  • ENGL 5155 Theories of Rhetoric and Composition
  • ENGL 5167 Grammatical Structure of English
• Select one course from the following:
  
  • ENGL 3116 African-American Literature
  • ENGL 3117 American Women Writers
  • ENGL 3158 Organizational Communication
  • ENGL 3159 Technical Writing
  • ENGL 3155 News and Feature Writing
  • ENGL 3156 Advertising Writing
  • ENGL 3165 Introduction to Creative Writing
  • ENGL 3255 The Electronic Writer
  • ENGL 4698 Internship
  • ENGL 5535 Selected Readings in World Literature
  • ENGL 5156 Advanced Creative Writing
  • ENGL 5168 Teaching English in the Multilingual Classroom

Area I - General Electives - Required Hours: 18

Total Hours Required 123

BA English - Professional Writing Track

Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45

Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18

• ENGL 2145 Introduction to Poetry
• ENGL 2146 Introduction to Fiction
• Foreign Language 1002
• Foreign Language 2001
• Foreign Language 2002
• Select one course from the following:
  
  • ENGL 2111 World Literature 1
  • ENGL 2112 World Literature 2
  • ENGL 2147 Introduction to Film
  • ENGL 2135 Multicultural Literature

Area G - Program Requirements - Required Hours: 42

• ENGL 3111 American Literature 1
• ENGL 3112 American Literature 2
• ENGL 3155 News and Feature Writing
• ENGL 3156 Advertising Writing
• ENGL 3157 Advanced Exposition
• ENGL 3165 Introduction to Creative Writing
• ENGL 3185 Shakespeare
• ENGL 3255 The Electronic Writer
• ENGL 4000 Baccalaureate Exam
• ENGL 4125 Medieval and Renaissance Literature
• ENGL 4126 Neoclassical and Romantic British Literature
• ENGL 4127 Victorian and Modern Literature
• ENGL 4698 Internship
• ENGL 5155 Theories of Rhetoric and Composition

Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 9

• Select one course from the following two courses:
  
  • ENGL 3158 Organizational Communication
  • ENGL 3159 Technical Writing
• Select one course from the following two courses:
  
  • ENGL 5165 Introduction to Linguistics or
  • ENGL 5166 History of the English Language
• Select one course from the following two courses:
  
  • ENGL 3115 Studies of the American Novel
  • ENGL 3125 Studies of the British Novel

Area I - Electives - Required Hours: 9

Total Hours Required: 123