Bachelor of Arts - English, Literature Concentration
For general degree requirements, see the College of Arts and Letters and the General Degree Requirements pages.
Area A Essential Skills
Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131
Area B Institutional Options
Required Hours: 4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS
2755/LIBR 1105
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/ LEAD 1705/POLS 2401/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area
C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts
Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be
taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology
Required Hours: 10-11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or
non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL
1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM
1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; ENVS 1105
(no lab); GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab
included); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312;
PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1127/MATH 1131/MATH
1132/MATH 1165/MATH 2125/PHIL 2115
Area E Social Sciences
Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/ITDS
1146/ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement
Required Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PEDS course.
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
ENGL 2148 Film Genres and Themes
Area G Program Requirements
Required Hours: 30
ENGL 3111 American Literature 1
ENGL 3112 American Literature 2
ENGL 3157 Advanced Exposition
ENGL 4000 Baccalaureate Exam
ENGL 5585 Selected Authors
Select one course from the following:
ENGL 3118 Readings in British Literature
ENGL 3175 Readings in American Literature
Select one course from the following:
ENGL 3121 Shakespeare to 1600
ENGL 3122 Shakespeare after 1600
Select four courses from the following:
ENGL 4135 Medieval Literature in Britain
ENGL 4136 Renaissance Literature in Britain
ENGL 4137 Restoration and 18th-Century Literature in Britain
ENGL 4138 Romantic Literature in Britain
ENGL 4139 Victorian Literature in Britain
ENGL 4145 Modern Literature in Britain
Area H Program Electives
Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following:
ENGL 5145 Literary Criticism
ENGL 5166 History of the English Language
ENGL 5167 English Grammar
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 3119 Lit of American South
ENGL 3131 African-Am Lit I
ENGL 3132 African-Am Lit II
Select one ENGL course 3000-level or above.
Area I General Electives
Required Hours: 18
Total Hours Required: 123
