For Academic Program: BA English
About
Intended for students planning advanced degrees in a variety of English-related fields, this emphasis offers the depth and breadth of background for success at the master’s level and beyond.
Emphasis Requirements
REQUIRED CORE AND COGNATE COURSES (29 Total Credits)- Complete the B.A. English Core and Cognate requirements.
- Minimum 29 credits
REQUIRED COURSES (21 Total Credits)- Course(s):
- ELIT338 - Twentieth-Century Writers (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT463 - Literary Criticism (3)
- Select 6 credit(s):
- ELIT332 - Studies in Medieval Literature (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT333 - Poets and Other Radicals of the English Renaissance (1485-1608) (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT335 - The Bible as Literature (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT346 - Shakespeare (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT444 - Restoration, Revolution, and Reason: British Classics of the Eighteenth Century (1660-1800) (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT445 - Ancient Classics (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT468 - Milton Seminar (IN-10) (W) (3)
- Select 6 credit(s):
- ELIT323 - A Destiny in Reserve: American Classics of the Nineteenth Century (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT337 - A Beautiful Empire: British Classics of the Nineteenth Century (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT340 - C. S. Lewis (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT342 - African American Literature (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT417 - Intercultural Contexts: Literatures of Power, Place, and People (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT425 - Literature of the South (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT431 - Young Adult Literature (3)
- ELIT450 - You, Me, We: Identity, Society, Culture, and Politics in Contemporary Literature (W) (3)
- Select 3 credit(s):
- ENGL220 - Creative Writing: Tools of the Craft (IN-10) (3)
- ENGL306 - Creative Writing: Literary Nonfiction (W) (3)
- ENGL307 - Creative Writing: Fiction (W) (3)
- ENGL308 - Creative Writing: Poetry (W) (3)
- ENGL320 - Rhetoric: The Performance of Argument (3)
ELECTIVES TO = 124 (17 Total Credits) Grand Total Credits: 124
Sample Sequence Plan
YEAR 1FALL- Course(s):
- Select 3 credits from IN-7) Natural Science
- Select 3 credit(s):
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: Language Cognate - see catalog for requirement options
WINTER- Course(s):
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: Language Cognate - see catalog for requirement options
YEAR 2FALL- Course(s):
- Select 3 credit(s):
- Select 3 credits from IN-9) Stewardship, Business and Economics
- Select 1 credits from P 1-b) Physical Activity
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: Required Minor courses
WINTER- Course(s):
- Select 3 credit(s):
- Select 4 credits from the following types of courses: General elective courses
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: Required Minor courses
YEAR 3FALL- Course(s):
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: IN-6 Historical Perspectives, U.D. (W)
- Select 1 credits from P 1-b) Physical Activity
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: Required Minor courses
WINTER- Course(s): ENGL461 - Senior Research Project I: Methods (1)
- Select 3 credit(s):
- Select 3 credits from R-3) Biblical Studies
- Select 3 credits from IN-8) Human Development
- Select 3 credit(s):
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: Required Minor courses
YEAR 4FALL- Course(s): ELIT463 - Literary Criticism (3)
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: R-4 Religion Elective, U.D.
- Select 3 credit(s):
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: Upper-division required minor courses
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: General elective courses
WINTER- Course(s):
- Select 3 credit(s):
- Select 3 credit(s):
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: Upper-division required minor courses
- Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: General elective courses