English Major

Program CIP Code

15.23.0101.00

General Education Core

Lower Division Courses

• ENGL 1100 - Technical and Report Writing 3

Additional Major Required Courses

• American Literature: Select one (1) course from the list below

• ENGL 3010 - Studies in American Literature I 3
• ENGL 3020 - Studies in American Literature II 3

• African American Literature: Select one (1) course from the list below:

• ENGL 3430 - Studies in African American Literature I 3
• ENGL 3440 - Studies in African American Literature II 3

• British Literature: Select one (1) course from the list below:

• ENGL 3100 - Studies in British Literature I 3
• ENGL 3130 - Studies in British Literature II 3
• ENGL 3150 - Shakespeare 3

• Writing: Select one (1) Course from the list below:

• ENGL 3200 - Expository Writing 3
• ENGL 3210 - Writing Fiction 3
• ENGL 3220 - Writing Poetry 3
• ENGL 3230 - Writing Creative Non-Fiction 3
• ENGL 3500 - Advanced Technical Writing 3
• ENGL 3510 - Technical Report Writing 3
• ENGL 3600 - Professional Writing and Editing 3
• ENGL 3700 - Business Writing 3
• ENGL 4230 - Writing Workshop: Creative Nonfiction 3

• Linguistics: Select one (1) Course from the list below:

• LING 4010 - History of the English Language 3
• LING 4020 - History of American English 3
• LING 4040 - How Language Works 3
• LING 4041 - How Words Work 3
• LING 4042 - How Sound Works 3
• LING 4050 - English Grammar and Usage 3
• LING 4060 - Survey of Early Germanic Languages 3
• LING 4080 - Theories in Second Language Acquisition 3

Major Guided Electives

• Select one (1) Course from the list below

• ENGL 340B - Native American Literature 3
• ENGL 340D - Mythology and Folklore 3
• ENGL 340F - Women Writers: Topics in Women Literature 3
• ENGL 340G - Critical Studies: African American Literature 3
• ENGL 340H - African Writers 3
• ENGL 340M - U.S. Latino/a Literatures 3
• ENGL 340N - LGBTQ Literature Across Cultures 3
• ENGL 340P - Topics in World Literature 3
• ENGL 340R - Century’s End: Race and Gender at the Turn of the Twentieth Century 3
• ENGL 340W - Critical Studies in Women’s Literature 3

• Select five (5) courses from:

• ENGL 3200 - Expository Writing 3
• ENGL 3210 - Writing Fiction 3
• ENGL 3220 - Writing Poetry 3
• ENGL 3230 - Writing Creative Non-Fiction 3
• ENGL 340B - Native American Literature 3  
• ENGL 340C - Modern Southern Fiction 3
• ENGL 340D - Mythology and Folklore 3  
• ENGL 340F - Women Writers: Topics in Women Literature 3  
• ENGL 340G - Critical Studies: African American Literature 3  
• ENGL 340H - African Writers 3  
• ENGL 340J - Shakespeare on Film and Stage 3
• ENGL 340L - Early American Literature 3
• ENGL 340M - U.S. Latino/a Literatures 3  
• ENGL 340N - LGBTQ Literature Across Cultures 3  
• ENGL 340P - Topics in World Literature 3  
• ENGL 340S - Literature of the English Bible 3
• ENGL 340W - Critical Studies in Women’s Literature 3  
• ENGL 3500 - Advanced Technical Writing 3
• ENGL 3510 - Technical Report Writing 3
• ENGL 3600 - Professional Writing and Editing 3
• ENGL 360A - American Drama 3
• ENGL 360B - American Short Story 3
• ENGL 360C - English Drama 1580-1780 3
• ENGL 360D - Literary Criticism 3
• ENGL 360E - Modern Drama 3
• ENGL 360F - Modern Fiction 3
• ENGL 360G - Modern Poetry 3
• ENGL 360H - Literature and Film Across Cultures 3
• ENGL 3700 - Business Writing 3
• ENGL 370A - 17th Century British Prose and Poet 3
• ENGL 4230 - Writing Workshop: Creative Nonfiction 3
• ENGL 4400 - Teaching English in Secondary School 3
• ENGL 460A - Major Medieval Writers 3
• ENGL 460B - Major Renaissance Writers 3
• ENGL 460C - Major 18th Century Writers 3
• ENGL 460D - Major Romantic Writers 3
• ENGL 460E - Major Victorian Writers 3
• ENGL 460F - Major American Writers I 3
• ENGL 460G - Major American Writers II 3
• ENGL 460H - Major Modern British Writers 3
• ENGL 4600 - Topics in Literature and Language 3
• ENGL 4650 - Independent Study in Language or Literature 3
• LING 4010 - History of the English Language 3
• LING 4020 - History of American English 3
• LING 4040 - How Language Works 3
• LING 4041 - How Words Work 3
• LING 4042 - How Sound Works 3
• LING 4050 - English Grammar and Usage 3
• LING 4060 - Survey of Early Germanic Languages 3

• Complete a two (2) semester sequence of Foreign language Foreign Language 1010/1020 (6) or Foreign Language 2010/2020 (6)

Free Electives

Total Program Hours 120