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ENGLISH MAJOR

/English Minor

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ENGLISH MAJOR

Students majoring in English are required to take a minimum of 36 hours as indicated below. Note that ENG 311, ENG 341 and ENG 473 are required of all majors.

6 hours from:
ENG 211 - Introduction to English Literature I
ENG 212 - Introduction to English Literature II
ENG 221 - Introduction to American Literature I
ENG 222 - Introduction to American Literature II

3 hours from:
ENG 301 - Grammar Theory
ENG 304 - The Art of Non-Fiction

3 hours from:
ENG 321 - Southern Writers
ENG 322 - Great Short Stories

3 hours from:
ENG 331 - Great Works of World Literature
ENG 332 - Great Works of Western Literature

6 hours from:
ENG 311 - Advanced Expository Writing (3rd yr)
ENG 341 - Literary Criticism (3rd yr)

3 hours from:
ENG 401 - Renaissance Literature
ENG 410 - Chaucer
ENG 415 - Shakespeare I
ENG 416 - Shakespeare II

3 hours from:
ENG 403 - Restoration & 18th Century Literature
ENG 405 - Romantic and Victorian Literature
ENG 417 - Milton
ENG 441 - English Novel

3 hours from:
ENG 421 - American Masterpieces I
ENG 422 - American Masterpieces II
ENG 423 - Contemporary American Novel
ENG 453 - Contemporary Poetry

3 hours from:
ENG 450 - Modern Fiction
ENG 451 - Modern Poetry
ENG 454 - Literature and Women
ENG 461 - Film Literature

3 hours from:
ENG 473 - Senior Seminar (4th yr)

NOTE: Most 400-level courses are usually rotated every second year (excluding ENG 415 and ENG 416). Students are advised to plan ahead to make sure their major in English is well-balanced and the courses they wish to take are available.

Additionally, English majors will be allowed to replace one of the above 400-level courses with an appropriate ENG 440 course offering. THis option must be cleared with the student's academic advisor pror to registration for ENG 440. Likewise, an apropriate ENG 340 course offering may be substituted for a 300-level requirement

ENGLISH MINOR/English Major

Students minoring in English are required to earn 18 semester hours in English from the following groups of courses:

6 hours from:
ENG 211 - Introduction to English Literature I
ENG 212 - Introduction to English Literature II
ENG 221 - Introduction to American Literature I
ENG 222 - Introduction to American Literature II

6 hours from:
ENG 304 - The Art of Non-Fiction
ENG 311 - Advanced Expository Writing
ENG 321 - Southern Writers
ENG 322 - Great Short Stories
ENG 331 - Great Works of World Literature
ENG 332 - Great Works of Western Literature
ENG 341 - Literary Criticism

6 hours from:
Any 400-level courses listed above