The Department of English offers a program of courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English literature or in English composition. The department also offers a concentration in English for students in the College of Education.
The B.A. program consists of 180 quarter hours of coursework. The Liberal Arts general education requirements make up 69 quarter hours of this total and include 15 quarter hours of courses in English (LAE101, LAE102 and English elective). The major consists of an additional 50 hours (10 courses) in English. Students supplement this work with 30 quarter hours in a minor area such as art, philosophy, mathematics, natural science, psychology, social science, theater or music; or 30 quarter hours in a language and arts specialization (defined below); or 30 quarter hours of foreign language studies. The remainder of the degree courses (31 quarter hours ) may consist of free electives.
General Education Requirements 69 QH
English Literature Major 50 QH
| LAE305 |
Major British Writers I |
5 |
| LAE306 |
Major British Writers II |
5 |
| LAE406 |
American Writers II |
5 |
| LAE405 |
American Writers I Elective OR |
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| LAE407 |
American Writers III Elective OR |
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| LAE408 |
Contemporary American Literature Elective |
5 |
| LAE308 |
World Literature OR |
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| LAE309 |
Minority Voices in American Literature OR |
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| LAE313 |
Myth and Mythology |
5 |
| LAE434 |
Shakespeare and Elizabethan Drama |
5 |
| LAE314 |
The English Language OR |
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| APL210 |
Characteristics of Languages in Culture |
5 |
| LAE425 |
Literary Criticism and Interpretation |
5 |
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Literature elective (300 or 400 level) |
5 |
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Literature or Writing elective |
5 |
Choice of a foreign language OR a departmental minor:
Minor 30 QH
Free electives 31 QH
Total Minimum Hours 180 QH
Concentration in English (for students majoring in Education)
Total Minimum Hours 45 QH
Minor in English
Literature or Composition electives in addition to general education requirements.
Total Minimum Hours 30 QH
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