Requirements

The English Department offers three Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree programs: English Literature, English Writing, and a Double Major in English Literature and Writing. In addition, two minor programs are offered in English Literature and English Writing.

Bachelor of Arts, Major in English Literature (27 hours)

• ENLT 413 Shakespeare or ENLT 414 Shakespeare and the Power of Art or ENLT 415 Shakespeare and the World
• ENLT 495 Senior Literature Seminar
• Choose one of the following or any course designated to fulfill Pre-1700 British Literature:
  • ENLT 378 Medieval Literature
  • ENLT 379 16th/17th-Century British Literature
  • ENLT 411 Chaucer
• Choose two of the following or any course designated to fulfill 18th/19th Century British Literature:
  • ENLT 380 The 18th Century
  • ENLT 381 Romantics
  • ENLT 382 Victorians
• Choose one of the following or any course designated to fulfill 20th/21st Century Literature:
  • ENLT 377 American Literature 1945 to Present
  • ENLT 383 20th Century British Literature
• Choose one of the following or any course designated to fulfill American Literature:
  • ENLT 375 American Literature to 1865
  • ENLT 376 American Literature 1865-1945
  • ENLT 377 American Literature 1945 to Present
• Two ENLT or ENWR courses above the 100 level

Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in English Literature and Writing (48 hours)

• ENLT 413 Shakespeare or ENLT 414 Shakespeare and the Power of Art or ENLT 415 Shakespeare and the World
• ENWR 310 An Introduction to Non-Fiction Prose or ENWR 311 Creative Writing
• ENWR 495 Senior Writing Project
• Choose one of the following or any course designated to fulfill Pre-1700 British Literature:
  • ENLT 378 Medieval Literature
  • ENLT 379 16th/17th-Century British Literature
  • ENLT 411 Chaucer
• Choose three of the following or any course designated to fulfill 18th/19th Century British Literature:
  • ENLT 380 The 18th Century
  • ENLT 381 Romantics
  • ENLT 382 Victorians
• Choose two of the following or any course designated to fulfill 20th/21st Century Literature:
  • ENLT 377 American Literature 1945 to Present
  • ENLT 383 20th Century British Literature
• Choose one of the following or any course designated to fulfill American Literature:
  • ENLT 375 American Literature to 1865
  • ENLT 376 American Literature 1865-1945
  • ENLT 377 American Literature 1945 to Present
• Choose one:
  • ENWR 317 Expository Writing or ENWR 319 Classical Rhetoric
• One ENLT elective above the 100 level
• Four ENWR electives above the 200 level