English (B.A.)

Bulletin/Catalog Year 2017-2018

College of Arts and Letters

Languages and Literature

Location: Harned Hall, 115
Phone: (931) 221-7891
Website: www.apsu.edu/langlit/

Description of Major

The English major, leading to the B.A. or B.S. degrees, provides the foundation for a variety of careers. In addition to training students for positions that call primarily for language skills, the English major is a fine preparation for any work where the ability to think independently and creatively is valued.

General Education Core

	Credit Hours
see Common Core	41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement	1
Foreign Language	6

Major Core Requirements

Total Hours 36

Lower Division Courses

ENGL 1100 - Technical and Report Writing Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours 3

Upper Division Courses

ENGL 3010 - Studies in American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3020 - Studies in American Literature II Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3100 - Studies in British Literature I Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3130 - Studies in British Literature II Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3150 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3
Select one (1) course from the list below
ENGL 3200 - Expository Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3210 - Writing Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3220 - Writing Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3230 - Writing Creative Non-Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3500 - Advanced Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3510 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3600 - Professional Writing and Editing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3700 - Business Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 4230 - Workshop, Creative Non-Fiction Credit Hours: 3
Select one (1) course from the list below
LING 4010 - History of the English Language Credit Hours: 3
LING 4020 - History of American English Credit Hours: 3
LING 4040 - How Language Works Credit Hours: 3
LING 4050 - English Grammar and Usage Credit Hours: 3
LING 4060 - Survey of Early Germanic Languages Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours 21

Upper Division Courses with Department Appproval

Select four (4) upper division English courses approved by the department

ENGL 3200 - Expository Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3210 - Writing Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3220 - Writing Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340B - Native American Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340C - Modern Southern Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340D - Mythology and Folklore Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340E - Russian Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340F - Women Writers: Topics in Women Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340G - Critical Studies: African American Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340H - African Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340J - Shakespeare on Film and Stage Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340L - Early American Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340M - U.S. Latino/a Literatures Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340N - LGBTQ Literature Across Cultures Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340P - Topics in World Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340S - Literature of the English Bible Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 340W - Critical Studies in Women’s Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3500 - Advanced Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3510 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3600 - Professional Writing and Editing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 360A - American Drama Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 360B - American Short Story Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 360C - English Drama 1580-1780 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 360D - Literary Criticism Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 360E - Modern Drama Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 360F - Modern Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 360G - Modern Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 360H - Literature and Film Across Cultures Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3700 - Business Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 370A - 17th Century British Prose and Poet Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 4230 - Workshop, Creative Non-Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 4440 - Course for Visiting Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 460A - Major Medieval Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 460B - Major Renaissance Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 460C - Major 18th Century Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 460D - Major Romantic Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 460E - Major Victorian Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 460F - Major American Writers I Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 460G - Major American Writers II Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 460H - Major Modern British Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 4600 - Topics in Literature and Language Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 4650 - Independent Study in Language or Literature Credit Hours: 1
LING 4010 - History of the English Language Credit Hours: 3
LING 4020 - History of American English Credit Hours: 3
LING 4050 - English Grammar and Usage Credit Hours: 3
LING 4060 - Survey of Early Germanic Languages Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours 12

Electives

At least three of the four electives must be 3000 or 4000 level literature courses excluding ENGL 3310 - Stories for Creative Writers (3), ENGL 3320 - Poetry for Creative Writers (3), ENGL 3420 - The Adolescent Experience in Literature (3), ENGL 4400 - Teaching English in Secondary School (3).

At least one (1) must be a multicultural or diversity literature course

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

Total Hours 12

Minor

A minor is required for this degree path but there is not a required/specific minor.

English (B.A.)

Bulletin/Catalog Year 2017-2018

Languages and Literature

Description of Major

General Education Core

Major Core Requirements

Total Hours 36

Lower Division Courses

Total Hours 3

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 21

Upper Division Courses with Department Appproval

Total Hours 12

Electives

Total Hours 12

Minor

Total Hours 18 (as per University guidelines)

Total Program Hours 120