Program: English Program with a Specialization in Linguistics (BA) (Currently in Moratorium) - University of Michigan - Flint

Apr 16, 2025

2025-2026 Catalog

The English Program with a Specialization in Linguistics and Honors 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.

www.umflint.edu/case/academic-departments/language-communication/

Requirements

Thirty-six credits, including at least 18 at or above the 300 level, as follows:

A. Foundation for Analyzing Literature and Language (12 credits)

ENG 241 - Introduction to Literary Analysis (3)
LIN 200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3)
LIN 244 - The Structure of English (3)
LIN 346 - Linguistic Analysis (3)

B. Language Change in English (6 credits)

History of English

LIN 447 - History of the English Language (3)

Literature Before 1800

One from:

ENG 312 - British Literature through 1800 (3)
ENG 315 - Shakespeare (3)

C. Language and Society (6 credits)

Language and Variation

One from:

COM 284 - Gender and Communication (3)
or
LIN 284 - Gender and Communication (3)
or
WGS 284 - Gender and Communication (3)
ANT 290 - Language and Culture (3)
LIN 335 - Language Variation in Society (3)
LIN 409 - American English (3)

Ethnic, Global or Women’s Literature

One from:

AFA 206 - Introduction to African Literature (3)
or
ENG 209 - Introduction to African Literature (3)
ENG 213 - American Ethnic Literature (3)
AFA 215 - African American Literature (3)
or
ENG 215 - African American Literature (3)
ENG 228 - Women and Literature (3)
or
WGS 228 - Women and Literature (3)
ENG 307 - Literature, Place and Travel (3)
or
MES 307 - Literature, Place and Travel (3)

D. Linguistics Electives (6 credits)

Psycholinguistics

One from:

LIN 351 - Language and the Mind (3)

Additional Elective

One from:

An additional LIN course
TEL 313 - Second Language Acquisition (3)

E. Writing Elective (3 credits)

One 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 336 - History and Principles of Rhetoric (3)
COM 338 - Communications in Business (3)
or
ENG 338 - Communications in Business (3)
ENG 340 - Introduction to Composition Theory (3)
ENG 345 - Technical Writing (3)
ENG 354 - Public and Professional Writing (3)
ENG 363 - Seminar in Collaborative Writing Theory and Practice (4)
ENG 398 - Advanced Creative Writing: Non-Fiction (3)
THE 390 - Playwriting (3)

F. Senior Seminar (3 credits)

ENG 400 - Seminar (3)

G. Individual Writing Portfolio

Completion of an Individual Writing Portfolio. Contact the Department for portfolio guidelines.

H. 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

All bachelor-degree-seeking students with GPAs of 3.5 or higher are eligible to apply to the University of Michigan-Flint Honors Program. Please contact the Honors Program Manager or the Honors Program Director for further information.