English Program with a Specialization in Writing and Honors Programs (BA) (Currently on Moratorium)

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The English Program with a Specialization in Writing (BA) program has been placed on moratorium status and is not currently accepting new students. Students who have already declared this major will be allowed to complete their program

English (ENG) information

Requirements

Thirty-six to 37 credits in English, including at least 18 at or above the 300 level from:

A. Literature (15 credits)

Literary Analysis (3 credits)

ENG 241 - Introduction to Literary Analysis (3)

Ancient Literature (3 credits)

One from:

British Literature Pre-1800 (3 credits)

One from:

ENG 301 - Medieval Women and Literature (3)
ENG 303 - Medieval Literature (3)
ENG 307 - Literature, Place and Travel (3)
or
MES 307 - Literature, Place and Travel (3)
ENG 310 - Chaucer and the Fourteenth Century (3)
ENG 312 - British Literature through 1800 (3)
ENG 315 - Shakespeare (3)
ENG 316 - Shakespeare in Performance (3)
ENG 317 - Literature and Activism (3)
ENG 319 - Milton and Spenser: Radicals Making a Tradition (3)
ENG 327 - 18th Century British Literature (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)
ENG 307 - Literature, Place and Travel (3)
or
MES 307 - Literature, Place and Travel (3)
ENG 310 - Chaucer and the Fourteenth Century (3)
ENG 312 - British Literature through 1800 (3)
ENG 315 - Shakespeare (3)
ENG 316 - Shakespeare in Performance (3)
ENG 317 - Literature and Activism (3)
ENG 319 - Milton and Spenser: Radicals Making a Tradition (3)
ENG 327 - 18th Century British Literature (3)
ENG 330 - The Early Romantic Era (3)
ENG 331 - The Late Romantic Era (3)
ENG 332 - Victorian Literature (3)
ENG 333 - British Literature since 1800 (3)
ENG 385 - The Nineteenth Century British Novel (3)
ENG 386 - The British Novel since 1900 (3)

American/Ethnic Literature (3 credits)

One from:

ENG 209 - Introduction to African Literature (3)
ENG 213 - American Ethnic Literature (3)
ENG 215 - African American Literature (3)
ENG 228 - Women and Literature (3)
ENG 355 - American Literature (3)
ENG 357 - American Literature since 1863 (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)

B. Writing (18-19 credits)

Composition Theory (6-7 credits)

Two from:

Writing Practice (9 credits)

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

ENG 252 - Advanced Composition (3)
ENG 295 - Writing Creative Non-Fiction Genres (3)
ENG 296 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction, Essay, Poetry, Drama (3)
ENG 297 - Writing Fiction Genres (3)
ENG 298 - Topics in Writing (3)
ENG 305 - Career Preparation in the Liberal Arts (3)
ENG 309 - Playwriting (3)
or
THE 390 - Playwriting (3)
ENG 338 - Communications in Business (3)
or
COM 338 - Communications in Business (3)
ENG 345 - Technical Writing (3)
ENG 354 - Public and Professional Writing (3)
ENG 392 - Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction (3)
ENG 393 - Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry (3)
ENG 397 - Magazine and Feature Writing (3)
ENG 398 - Advanced Creative Writing: Non-Fiction (3)
ENG 399 - Directed Writing (1-3)

Linguistics (3 credits)

One from:

LIN 200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3)
LIN 244 - The Structure of English (3)

C. Senior Seminar (3 credits)

ENG 400 - Seminar (3)

D. Individual Writing Portfolio

Completion of an Individual Major Portfolio. Consult the department for portfolio guidelines.

E. Additional Requirements

All requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts degree, including General Education requirements and additional BA distribution requirements.

Minimum Credits For the Degree: 120 credits

Honors Program Requirements

Prospective Honors Program students are required to complete all of the above English Program with a Specialization in Writing requirements and University of Michigan-Flint Honors Program requirements.

Honors Program students are urged to acquaint themselves as early as possible with the requirements above as well as with the particular procedures for acceptance into the English with a Specialization in Writing Honors Program. See the English Program Honors Advisor or the Honors Program Director for this information.