Bachelor of Arts in English, Literature Concentration
For general degree requirements, see the College of Letters and Sciences 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 1125/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/LEAD 1705/LIBR 1105/POLS 2401/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/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 2010
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 1110 (no lab); GEOL 1112/1112L;
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; CPSC 1301/1301L; MATH 1113; MATH 1125; MATH 1131; MATH 1132; MATH 1165;
MATH 2125; PHIL 2500; STAT 1127
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 2030/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
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
A grade of "C" or better is required in each ENGL course.
ENGL 2155: Introduction to Literary Studies: Critical Methods
ENGL 2156: Introduction to Literary Studies: Poetics
ENGL 2157: Writing for the English Major
Foreign Language 1002
Foreign Language 2001
Foreign Language 2002
Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 36
A grade of C or better is required in each course.
Select four courses from the following:
ENGL 3135: Medieval Literature in Britain
ENGL 3136: Renaissance Literature in Britain
ENGL 3137: Restoration & 18th-Century in Britain
ENGL 3138: Romantic Literature in Britain
ENGL 3139: Victorian Literature in Britain
ENGL 3140: Modern Literature in Britain
ENGL 3197: Contemporary Anglophone Literature
Select four courses from the following:
ENGL 3145: Early American Literature
ENGL 3146: American Renaissance
ENGL 3147: American Realism and Naturalism
ENGL 3148: American Modernism
ENGL 3149: Contemporary American Literature
Take each of the following:
ENGL 4000 Baccalaureate Survey
ENGL 4155: Studies in the Novel
ENGL 4555: Capstone: Selected Authors
ENGL 5545: Advanced Topics in Literature, Writing, and Theory
Select one course from the following:
ENGL 4105: Shakespeare to 1600
ENGL 4106: Shakespeare after 1600
Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 12
A grade of C or better is required in each course.
Select one course from the following:
ENGL 2147: Introduction to Film
ENGL 2148: Film Genres and Themes
ENGL 2149: International Drama
Select one course from the following:
ENGL 5145: Literary Theory
ENGL 5166: History of the English Language
ENGL 5167: English Grammar
Select two ENGL courses 2000-level or above.
Area I General Electives Required Hours: 12
Total Hours Required: 123
