English Program with a Specialization in Writing (BA)

Literary Analysis (3 credits)

• ENG 241 - Introduction to Literary Analysis (3)

Classical Literature (3 credits)

One from:

• ENG 204 - Literature of Greece and Rome (3)
• ENG 205 - The Bible as Literature: The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (3)
• ENG 206 - The Bible as Literature: The New Testament and Lost Gospels (3)
• ENG 207 - Survey of Greek and Roman Classical Literature (3)

British Literature Pre-1800 (3 credits)

One from:

• ENG 301 - Medieval Women and Literature (3).
• ENG 303 - Medieval Literature (3)

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• ENG 307 - English Travelers in the Middle East & Cross-Cultural Perceptions (3)

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• MES 307 - English Travelers in the Middle East & Cross-Cultural Perceptions (3)

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• ENG 310 - Chaucer and the Fourteenth Century (3)
• ENG 312 - The Renaissance (3)
• ENG 315 - Topics in Shakespeare (3)
• ENG 316 - Shakespeare in Performance (3)
• ENG 317 - Writing and Revolution in Seventeenth-Century England (3)
• ENG 319 - Milton and Spenser: Radicals Making a Tradition (3)
• ENG 326 - Age of Enlightenment (3)
• ENG 327 - Age of Sensibility (3)
• ENG 329 - The Eighteenth Century British Novel (3)
• ENG 330 - The Early Romantic Era (3)

British Literature, any period (3 credits)

One additional from:

• ENG 301 - Medieval Women and Literature (3).
• ENG 303 - Medieval Literature (3)

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• ENG 307 - English Travelers in the Middle East & Cross-Cultural Perceptions (3)

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• MES 307 - English Travelers in the Middle East & Cross-Cultural Perceptions (3)

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• ENG 310 - Chaucer and the Fourteenth Century (3)
• ENG 312 - The Renaissance (3)
• ENG 315 - Topics in Shakespeare (3)
• ENG 316 - Shakespeare in Performance (3)
• ENG 317 - Writing and Revolution in Seventeenth-Century England (3)
• ENG 318 - Topics in Irish Literature (3)
• ENG 319 - Milton and Spenser: Radicals Making a Tradition (3)
• ENG 326 - Age of Enlightenment (3)
• ENG 327 - Age of Sensibility (3)
• ENG 329 - The Eighteenth Century British Novel (3)
• ENG 330 - The Early Romantic Era (3)
• ENG 331 - The Late Romantic Era (3)
• ENG 332 - Victorian Literature (3)
• ENG 333 - Modern British Literature (3)
• ENG 334 - Post-Modern British Literature (3)
• ENG 385 - The Nineteenth Century British Novel (3)
• ENG 386 - The Twentieth Century British Novel (3)

American/Ethnic Literature (3 credits)

One from:

• ENG 213 - American Ethnic Literature (3)
• ENG 215 - Survey of African-American Literature (3)
• ENG 353 - American Poetry in the Modernist Tradition (3)
• ENG 355 - American Romanticism (3)
• ENG 356 - American Realism and Naturalism (3)
• ENG 357 - Modern American Literature (3)
• ENG 364 - Early American Literature (3)
• ENG 368 - Post-Modern American Literature (3)
• ENG 374 - Major Themes in American Ethnic Literature (3)
• ENG 375 - Modern Native American Literatures (3)
• ENG 431 - The American Novel I (3)
• ENG 432 - The American Novel II (3)
• ENG 433 - American Poetry (3)
• ENG 434 - American Drama (3).

Composition Theory (6-7 credits)

Two from:

• ENG 336 - History and Principles of Rhetoric (3).
• ENG 340 - Introduction to Composition Theory (3).
• ENG 363 - Seminar in Collaborative Writing Theory and Practice (4).
• SEC 446 - Writing for Middle and Secondary School Teachers (3).

Writing Practice (9 credits)

Three courses in nonfiction, creative writing, and/or technical and professional communications, from:

• ENG 252 - Advanced Composition (3)
• ENG 260 - Writing Creative NonFiction (3)
• ENG 296 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction, Essay, Poetry, Drama (3)
• ENG 298 - Topics in Writing (3).
• ENG 305 - Career Preparation in the Liberal Arts (3).
• LIN 306 - Writing about Language (3)

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• ENG 309 - Playwriting (3).

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• THE 390 - Playwriting (3).

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• ENG 338 - Communications in Business (3).

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• COM 338 - Communications in Business (3).

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• ENG 345 - Technical Writing (3).
• ENG 354 - Public and Professional Writing (3).
• ENG 391 - Advanced Technical Writing (3).
• ENG 392 - Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction (3).
• ENG 393 - Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry (3).
• ENG 399 - Directed Writing (1-3).

Linguistics (3 credits)

One from:

• ENG 200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3)

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• LIN 200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3)

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• ENG 244 - The Structure of English (3)

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• LIN 244 - The Structure of English (3)