Major
Undergraduate Programs and Requirements
The Department of English offers a major in English leading to a bachelor of arts degree.
University Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements
See University Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements in Howard College of Arts and Sciences introductory pages.
English Major
The courses listed below are designed to give the student both depth and breadth in English literary studies. Students study individual authors and genres and they study broad literary movements. During their senior year they demonstrate their ability to research and analyze literature in depth by writing a senior thesis. Their breadth of knowledge of literature in English is tested through an oral exam over their entire major. The thesis is written first semester of their senior year; the orals are taken during the last semester of their senior year.
Required Courses and Course Credits
ENGL 210 American Literature (4)
ENGL 301W British Literature to 1798 (4)
ENGL 302W British Literature since 1798 (4)
ENGL 300W, 303-307W Literary Forms (select one) (4)
ENGL 310W Approaches to Literature (4)
ENGL 320W-328W (select two courses) (8)
ENGL 340W Shakespeare (4)
ENGL 410W Senior Thesis (4)
ENGL 420W Capstone: Comparative Literature (4)
English Elective (300-400 level) (4)
Total Required Credits (44)
2005-2006 Course Catalog, Howard College of Arts and Sciences
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