Majors
The Department of English offers undergraduate English degrees with a variety of focuses, allowing students to tailor their academic studies to their interests and future career goals.
The B.A. in English
English B.A. students focus on one of three concentrations as part of their advising and path to graduation. Each of the concentrations is designed to allow students to focus on particular subjects and skills they wish to specialize in during their time in the Department. The Creative Writing and Rhetoric and Writing Studies concentrations have standardized requirements, but the Topic Studies concentration allows students to tailor their area of study to a particular subject or period such as Medieval and Renaissance Literature, Gender and Sexuality, etc.
- Creative Writing
- Rhetoric and Writing Studies
- Topical Studies
Requirements for the B.A. in English
University and College Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in English: In addition to the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Graduation Requirements (see under Degree Completion Program Policy), the following course requirements must be met. Bolded courses from the course list below may be applied to portions of the state minimum core.
| State minimum core | 35 | |
| World language up to the Intermediate II level | 12 | |
| WLIT 1113 | World Literature: Beginnings to 1650 CE (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 2113) | 3 |
| WLIT 1123 | World Literature: 1650CE to Present (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 2123) | 3 |
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or any 3000-level or higher literature course taught in the Department of World Languages,
Literatures & Cultures.
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| A minimum of 45 credit hours in English courses from the requirements below. | ||
| ENGL 1103 | Reading Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2043 | Rethinking Literature | 3 |
| Transatlantic Literature Surveys | 12 | |
| Transatlantic Literature from Beginnings to 1640 | ||
| Transatlantic Literature from 1640 to 1865 | ||
| Transatlantic Literature from 1865 to 1945 | ||
| Transatlantic Literature from 1945 to Present | ||
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Below are the survey course equivalences. For example, if you are still needing ENGL 2303 to graduate, you will enroll in ENGL 2053.
ENGL 2053 Transatlantic Literature from Beginning to 1640 substitutes for ENGL 2303 English Literature from the Beginning through 17th Century;
ENGL 2063 Transatlantic Literature from 1640 to 1865 substitutes for ENGL 2343 Survey of American Literature from the Period to Naturalism;
ENGL 2063 Transatlantic Literature from 1640 to 1865 substitutes for ENGL 2313 English Literature from 1700 to 1900;
ENGL 2073 Transatlantic Literature from 1865 to 1945 substitutes for ENGL 2353 Survey of Modern and Contemporary American Literature;
ENGL 2083 Transatlantic Literature from 1945 to Present substitutes for ENGL 2323 Survey of Modern and Contemporary British, Irish and Post Colonial Literature.
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| Diversity Requirement — choose one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Topics in U.S. Latino/Latina Literature and Culture | ||
| Topics in Native American Literature and Culture | ||
| Special Topics in Diversity | ||
| Topics in Arab American Literature and Culture | ||
| Topics in Gender, Sexuality, and Literature | ||
| Topics in African-American Literature and Culture | ||
| Studies in U.S. Latino/Latina Literature and Culture | ||
| Studies in Native American Literature and Culture | ||
| Studies in Arab American Literature and Culture | ||
| Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Literature | ||
| Studies in African American Literature and Culture | ||
| 12 credit hours in ENGL courses numbered 3000-level or higher, with at least 9 credit hours from these ENGL courses numbered 4000-level or higher. Students must complete a minimum of 6 credit hours covering periods of study before the year 1800 and 6 credit hours covering periods of study after the year 1800. 1 | 12 | |
| Concentration hours | 21 | |
| General Electives | 13 | |
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Students who are pursuing any concentration other than Creative Writing must complete
3 credit hours numbered 3000-level or higher within their General Electives towards
the University Residency Requirement (see Degree Completion Program Policy).
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| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Department listings for courses each semester will identify the period of study that each course satisfies. |
Requirements for Creative Writing Concentration
| ENGL 2023 | Creative Writing I (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 2013) | 3 |
| ENGL 3013 | Creative Writing II | 3 |
| ENGL 3203 | Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3213 | Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 4013 | Undergraduate Poetry Workshop | 3 |
| or ENGL 4023 | Undergraduate Fiction Workshop | |
| ENGL 4303 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| Any ENGL or WLIT course numbered 3000-level or higher. 1 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
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Students are encouraged to take both Undergraduate Poetry Workshop and Undergraduate Fiction Workshop, or to retake these workshops with a different faculty member, for this requirement. |
Requirements for Rhetoric and Writing Studies Concentration
| ENGL 3103 | Approaches to Critical Thinking About Literature and Culture | 3 |
| Select three courses from the list below: | 9 | |
| Essay Writing | ||
| Technical and Professional Writing (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 2023) | ||
| Topics in Rhetoric and Composition 1 | ||
| Style and Grammar for Professional Writers | ||
| Studies in Rhetoric and Composition 1 | ||
| 9 hours of general electives. Students should consult with a faculty mentor when choosing general electives in order to select courses (or a supplementary minor or degree) that best support their professional goals and concentration focus. | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
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May be retaken for up to 9 credit hours total. |
Requirements for Topical Concentration
| ENGL 3103 | Approaches to Critical Thinking About Literature and Culture | 3 |
| 9 credit hours in courses from a Topical area of focus. 1 | 9 | |
| 9 hours of general electives. Students should consult with a faculty mentor when choosing general electives in order to select courses (or a supplementary minor or degree) that best support their professional goals and concentration focus. | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
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The department will maintain a list of current Topical areas and will note on course descriptions which courses will meet a given topical area's focus in any given semester. |
Need help? Contact the Fulbright Advising office.
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