Majors, Minors
English Major
Consists of 33 credits (excluding ENG-100.1, 101, 301, and JOU 301.1) to include:
- At least one 200-level Topics in Literature course
- ENG-307 Origins & Traditions of English Literature
- ENG-308 Origins & Traditions of the Literature of the United States
- ENG-309 Constructing World Literatures
- ENG-325 Introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
- ENG-326 Author Course
- At least two Seminars in Literature from the ENG-380 series
- ENG-498 Senior Thesis Seminar in Literature
The Foreign Language Requirement
Students electing a major in English or Creative Writing can meet the Department’s foreign language requirement in one of two ways: 1) satisfactorily completing the second year of language study at the college level (or passing a second-year equivalency test), or 2) satisfactorily completing the first year at the college level (or passing a first-year equivalency test) in two different languages. If available, Latin or Greek may be used in the second option. The equivalency tests must be agreed upon by both the Modern Foreign Language and English departments.
English Teaching Certification
Students seeking certification as teachers of English develop a program in consultation with the faculty member in charge of secondary education as well as an English advisor. Students planning to teach are encouraged to take additional courses in English beyond the 33 credits required above. A carefully planned and executed program will give the prospective teacher a rich variety of theoretical and applied knowledge and skills helpful in securing a teaching position.
Creative Writing Major
Consists of 33 credits (excluding ENG-100.1, 101, 301, and JOU 301.1) to include:
- One techniques course from
- Two writing workshops (only one of which may be Journalism) from
- One subsequent writing workshop from
- One 200-level Topics in Literature course
- One Seminar in Literature from the ENG-380 series
- ENG-307 Origins & Traditions of English Literature
- ENG-308 Origins & Traditions of the Literature of the United States
- ENG-309 Constructing World Literatures
- ENG-325 Introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
- ENG-496 Creative Writing Capstone Seminar
English Minor
Consists of 18 credits (excluding ENG-100.1, 101, 301, and JOU 301.1) to include:
- ENG-307 Origins & Traditions of English Literature
- ENG-308 Origins & Traditions of the Literature of the United States
- ENG-309 Constructing World Literatures
- ENG-325 Introduction to Literary Theory
& Criticism
Creative Writing Minor
Consists of 18 credits (excluding ENG-100.1, 101, 301 and JOU 301.1) to include
- two courses from
- one course from
- one techniques course from
- two courses from