Description of the English Program 2008-2009
Course lists from previous catalogs are available at the Registration Services Catalog page.
English majors and minors must complete the required course ENG 250 Critical Approaches to Literature with a minimum grade of "C" before registering for upper-division courses in English.
English Major: Standard Program
A minimum of 36 credits is required, including three credits of an upper division literature elective, and the following:
ENG 205 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 cr
ENG 250 Critical Approaches to Literature 3 cr
ENG 358 Global Literature 3 cr
ENG 371 Literary Theory and Criticism 3 cr
ENG 394 Junior Seminar 3 cr
ENG 494 Senior Seminar 3 cr
One of the following:
ENG 300 Creative Writing: Fiction 3 cr
ENG 301 Creative Writing: Poetry 3 cr
ENG 303 Environmental Writing 3 cr
ENG 305 Creative Writing: Non-fiction 3 cr
Two of the following:
ENG 372 British Literature: Medieval and Renaissance Texts 3 cr
ENG 373 British Literature: Milton Through the Romantics 3 cr
ENG 374 British Literature: The Victorians and the 20th Century 3 cr
ENG 463 Major British Authors: 3 cr
Two of the following:
ENG 384 American Literature—Early to Civil War 3 cr
ENG 385 American Literature—Civil War to Present 3 cr
ENG 464 Major American Authors: 3 cr
English Major: Comprehensive Program
Creative Writing Emphasis
A minimum of 54 credits is required, including the 36-credit Standard Major and the following:
COTH 241 Media Writing 3 cr
ENG 405 Advanced Writing 3 cr
One of the following:
JOUR 343 Persuasive and Expressive Writing on Public Issues 3 cr
JOUR 446 Advanced Reporting and Journalistic Analysis 3 cr
Three credits from the following:
ENG 445 Literary Magazine Production 1-6 cr
JOUR 245 Newspaper Production 1-2 cr
Two of the following:
COTH 306 Scriptwriting 3 cr
ENG 300 Creative Writing: Fiction 3 cr
ENG 301 Creative Writing: Poetry 3 cr
ENG 303 Environmental Writing 3 cr
ENG 305 Creative Writing: Non-fiction 3 cr
Secondary Licensure Emphasis
The Secondary Licensure Emphasis requires 51 credits, including three credits of upper-division English electives. English 352 Children’s Literature may not be used as an elective in English. In addition, students must fulfill the requirements of the Secondary Licensure Option (see description under Education).
The following courses are required:
COTH 241 Media Writing 3 cr
ENG 205 Introduction to Writing: Four Genres 3 cr
ENG 220 Grammar and the English Language 3 cr
ENG 250 Critical Approaches to Literature 3 cr
ENG 358 Global Literature 3 cr
ENG 370 Myth and Culture 3 cr
ENG 371 Literary Theory and Criticism 3 cr
ENG 384 American Literature—Early to Civil War 3 cr
ENG 385 American Literature—Civil War to Present 3 cr
ENG 394 Junior Seminar 3 cr
One of the following:
COTH 306 Scriptwriting 3 cr
ENG 300 Creative Writing: Fiction 3 cr
ENG 301 Creative Writing: Poetry 3 cr
ENG 303 Environmental Writing 3 cr
ENG 305 Creative Writing: Non-fiction 3 cr
Two of the following:
ENG 231 Literatures and Ethnicity 3 cr
ENG 237 Women and Literature 3 cr
ENG 238 Literature of the American West 3 cr
ENG 248 Film Arts: Film as Literature/Literature as Film 3 cr
ENG 330 Environmental Literature 3 cr
ENG 337 Women Writers 3 cr
Two of the following:
ENG 372 British Literature: Medieval and Renaissance Texts 3 cr
ENG 373 British Literature: Milton through the Romantics 3 cr
ENG 374 British Literature: The Victorians and the 20th Century 3 cr
One of the following:
COTH 215 Development of Theatre I 3 cr
COTH 216 Development of Theatre II 3 cr
English Minor
A minimum of 18 credits is required for a Minor in English including twelve credits of electives, nine of which must be upper division, and the following:
ENG 205 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 cr
ENG 250 Critical Approaches to Literature 3 cr
Capstone Course Requirement. The following course in the English Major fulfills the Capstone Course Requirement: ENG 494 Senior Seminar. Students completing the Secondary Licensure Emphasis may use student teaching to fulfill this requirement. English majors must pass three credits of course work in ENG 494 with a minimum grade of “C.”
English Assessment Program. All English majors and minors are required to participate in and successfully pass skills/knowledge assessment testing in English. Assessment tests are conducted thus: 1) as a component of the required course ENG 250 Critical Approaches to Literature; 2) as a designated semester project in the Junior Seminar, or a designated project in ENG 405 Advanced Writing (writing emphasis); and 3) a final graduation requirement incorporated into ENG 494 Senior Seminar.