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Mar 07, 2021

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Curriculum for a Major in English

Total hours required for an English major, 31 Hours:

Required courses, 19 Hours:

ENGL 301 - Introduction to Literary Study (3 cr)
ENGL 310 - British Literature to 1660 (3 cr)
ENGL 311 - British Literature, 1660-1900 (3 cr)
ENGL 312 - American Literature to 1900 (3 cr)
ENGL 313 - Literature in English from 1900 (3 cr)
ENGL 421 - Shakespeare (3 cr)
ENGL 485 - Senior Capstone Practicum in English (1 cr)

Creative writing concentration, 12 Hours:

ENGL 371 - Introduction to Creative Writing (3 cr)
Upper-division English elective (3)

Two of the following courses, 6 Hours:

ENGL 471 - Creative Writing: Fiction (3 cr)
ENGL 472 - Creative Writing: Poetry (3 cr)
ENGL 473 - Creative Writing: Nonfiction (3 cr)
ENGL 474 - Creative Writing: Drama (3 cr)

English literature concentration, 12 Hours:

ENGL 415 - Chaucer (3 cr) OR
ENGL 423 - Milton (3 cr)
Upper-division English electives (9)

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