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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

English, BA

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Credits Required by Major: 39

Additional UCC Credits: 37

World Language Credits: 0 to 6

Free Elective Credits: 44 to 38

Total Program Credits: 120

Main Campus Program Code: BA-ENG

Will. Power. 101

1 Course Required; 0 Credits

WPS 1010 Will. Power. 101 Credits:

University Core Curriculum

12 Courses Required; 37 Credits;

Assumes two (2) courses required for the major are also used for the UCC:

UCC Area F, Critical Thinkng & Problem Solving, Arts & Humanities: ENG 1500
UCC Area D, Creativity: ENG 2310 or UCC Area E, Communication: ENG 2040

English majors may use both ENG 2310 & ENG 2040 as Major Required Courses, in which case the remaiing UCC requirement will be 11 courses (34 credits).

English majors who do not use both ENG 2310 & ENG 2040 as Major Required Courses, may use one (1) of the following courses for both UCC and a major elective, reducing the remaining UCC requirement to 11 courses (34 credits):

UCC Area D, Creativity: ENG 2310
UCC Area E, Communication: ENG 2040
UCC Area K, Digital Literacies: ENG 2060

While ENG 1100 (UCC Area B, Writing) is not required for completion of the English Major, this course is a pre-requisite for some major elective courses and may be used for the UCC if taken.

Click here for all University Core curriculum requirements and courses.

World Languages Requirement

0 to 2 Courses Required; 0 to 6 Credits:

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Required Major Courses

3 Courses Required; 9 Credits:

ENG 1500 Literature and Life Credits: 3.0
Choose two (2) of the following three (3) courses:
ENG 2000 Introduction to Literary Analysis Credits: 3.0
ENG 2040 Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication in a Digital Age Credits: 3.0
ENG 2310 Introduction To Creative Writing Credits: 3.0

Elective Writing Courses

2 Courses Required; 6 Credits:

ENG 3000 Technical Writing Credits: 3.0
ENG 3090 Book and Magazine Editing Credits: 3.0
ENG 3300 Critical Writing I Credits: 3.0
ENG 3320 Advanced Creative Writing Credits: 3.0
ENG 3340 Creative Non-Fiction Credits: 3.0
ENG 3380 Fiction Writing Credits: 3.0
ENG 3390 Poetry Writing Seminar Credits: 3.0
ENG 3430 Writing Experimental Fiction Credits: 3.0
ENG 3550 Writing Sudden Fiction Credits: 3.0
ENG 3600 Digital Writing and Editing Credits: 3.0

Elective Literature Courses

2 Courses Required; 6 Credits:

ENG 3010 English Literature Through The Neoclassical Period Credits: 3.0
ENG 3020 English Literature: Romantic Through Modern Credits: 3.0
ENG 3030 American Literature To 1865 Credits: 3.0
ENG 3040 American Literature 1865-1914 Credits: 3.0
ENG 3050 Literature West Europe To Renaissance Credits: 3.0
ENG 3060 Literature of Western Europe: Renaissance Through Modern Credits: 3.0
ENG 3070 Latino Cultural Studies Credits: 3.0
ENG 3140 Age of Johnson Credits: 3.0
ENG 3150 Romantic Movement in England Credits: 3.0
ENG 3160 Literature Culture Victorians Credits: 3.0
ENG 3170 Modern American Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3180 Modern British Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3200 Novel:Defoe-Austen Credits: 3.0
ENG 3210 The English Novel: Dickens To Hardy Credits: 3.0
ENG 3250 Literature Across the Americas Credits: 3.0
ENG 3260 Native American Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3270 Literature and Environment Credits: 3.0
ENG 3280 Studies in African American Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3360 Introduction to Adolescent Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3370 Children’s Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3420 Contemporary American Fiction Credits: 3.0
ENG 3500 Literature of American Cultures Credits: 3.0
ENG 3510 Asian American Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3520 African American Poetry Credits: 3.0
ENG 3530 Modern Indian Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3540 Readings in Global Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3560 Literature and Medicine Credits: 3.0
ENG 3590 Literature and the Politics of Food Credits: 3.0
ENG 3990 Selected Topics Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
ENG 4010 Linguistics/Grammar Credits: 3.0
ENG 4030 Grammar and Style Credits: 3.0
ENG 4110 Shakespeare Comedy/Hist Credits: 3.0
ENG 4120 Shakespeare Tragedy/Rom Credits: 3.0
ENG 4900 Internship Credits: 3.0 - 9.0
ENG 4990 Independent Study Credits: 1.0 - 6.0

Elective Major Courses

5 Courses Required; 15 Credits;

Two (2) 2000-level may be used to fulfill this requirement;

Three (3) or more courses must be 3000-level or above:

ENG 2000 Introduction to Literary Analysis Credits: 3.0
ENG 2040 Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication in a Digital Age Credits: 3.0
ENG 2070 Effective Business Writing Credits: 3.0
ENG 2080 Bible and Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 2110 Modern Drama Credits: 3.0
ENG 2140 Contemporary Drama Credits: 3.0
ENG 2160 Science Fiction/Fantasy Credits: 3.0
ENG 2170 Women in Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 2190 19Th Century Women’s Voices Credits: 3.0
ENG 2210 Crime Fiction Credits: 3.0
ENG 2220 Literature and Popular Culture Credits: 3.0
ENG 2280 Latino/A Literature in The US Credits: 3.0
ENG 2290 Films and Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 2310 Introduction To Creative Writing Credits: 3.0
ENG 2500 Literature of The Harlem Renaissance Credits: 3.0
ENG 3000 Technical Writing Credits: 3.0
ENG 3010 English Literature Through The Neoclassical Period Credits: 3.0
ENG 3020 English Literature: Romantic Through Modern Credits: 3.0
ENG 3030 American Literature To 1865 Credits: 3.0
ENG 3040 American Literature 1865-1914 Credits: 3.0
ENG 3050 Literature West Europe To Renaissance Credits: 3.0
ENG 3060 Literature of Western Europe: Renaissance Through Modern Credits: 3.0
ENG 3070 Latino Cultural Studies Credits: 3.0
ENG 3090 Book and Magazine Editing Credits: 3.0
ENG 3140 Age of Johnson Credits: 3.0
ENG 3150 Romantic Movement in England Credits: 3.0
ENG 3160 Literature Culture Victorians Credits: 3.0
ENG 3170 Modern American Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3180 Modern British Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3200 Novel:Defoe-Austen Credits: 3.0
ENG 3210 The English Novel: Dickens To Hardy Credits: 3.0
ENG 3250 Literature Across the Americas Credits: 3.0
ENG 3260 Native American Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3270 Literature and Environment Credits: 3.0
ENG 3280 Studies in African American Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3300 Critical Writing I Credits: 3.0
ENG 3320 Advanced Creative Writing Credits: 3.0
ENG 3340 Creative Non-Fiction Credits: 3.0
ENG 3360 Introduction to Adolescent Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3370 Children’s Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3380 Fiction Writing Credits: 3.0
ENG 3390 Poetry Writing Seminar Credits: 3.0
ENG 3420 Contemporary American Fiction Credits: 3.0
ENG 3430 Writing Experimental Fiction Credits: 3.0
ENG 3500 Literature of American Cultures Credits: 3.0
ENG 3510 Asian American Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3520 African American Poetry Credits: 3.0
ENG 3530 Modern Indian Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3540 Readings in Global Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3550 Writing Sudden Fiction Credits: 3.0
ENG 3560 Literature and Medicine Credits: 3.0
ENG 3590 Literature and the Politics of Food Credits: 3.0
ENG 3600 Digital Writing and Editing Credits: 3.0
ENG 3990 Selected Topics Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
ENG 4010 Linguistics/Grammar Credits: 3.0
ENG 4030 Grammar and Style Credits: 3.0
ENG 4100 Chaucer and His Age Credits: 3.0
ENG 4110 Shakespeare Comedy/Hist Credits: 3.0
ENG 4120 Shakespeare Tragedy/Rom Credits: 3.0
ENG 4900 Internship Credits: 3.0 - 9.0
ENG 4990 Independent Study Credits: 1.0 - 6.0

Required Major Capstone Course

1 Courses Required; 3 Credits:

ENG 4910 Literature Capstone Credits: 3.0
ENG 4920 Writing Capstone Credits: 3.0