English and Foreign Languages
Major Programs:
The English Department serves those students planning to continue study at the graduate level in such disciplines as English, reading, library science, business administration, law, and medicine; those students preparing to teach English at the elementary and secondary levels; and those students who wish to investigate the creative literary response to the great questions in life.
Major in English (40-42 semester hours)
Required Courses:
Core (15 hours):
| ENGL 200 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 361 | World Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 371 |
Chaucer |
3 |
| ENGL 372 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 400 | Critical Theory | 3 |
Historical Surveys (12 hours):
| ENGL 340 | American Literature to 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | American literature after 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 302 | British literature to 1700 | 3 |
| ENGL 303 | British literature after 1700 |
3 |
Genre Requirement (3 hours):
| ENGL 492 |
Genre |
-or- |
| ENGL 312 |
Literary Non-fiction |
3 |
Seminar requirement (400 level) (9 hours):
| ENGL 492 | Genre |
-or- |
| ENGL 493 | Author Seminar | -or- |
| ENGL 494 | Topic Seminar | 3 |
Capstone (1-3 hours)
ENGL 497 |
Senior Thesis |
1-3 |
Note: English majors will be required to have completed before graduation two semesters of college-level study or the equivalent in a foreign language. (One year of successfully completed language study in high school will count as the equivalent of one semester of college-level study.)
Major in English Language Arts (43-45 semester hours)
Required Courses:
Core (18 hours):
| ENGL 200 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 291 |
Adolescent Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 361 | World Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 371 |
Chaucer |
3 |
| ENGL 372 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 390 |
Methods of Teaching English in the Secondary Schools |
3 |
Historical Surveys (12 hours):
| ENGL 340 | American Literature to 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | American literature after 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 302 | British literature to 1700 | 3 |
| ENGL 303 | British literature after 1700 |
3 |
Writing Requirements (6 hours):
ENGL 315 |
Advanced Composition |
-or- |
| ENGL 318 | Teaching Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 321 |
History and Grammars of English |
3 |
Genre Requirement (3 hours):
ENGL 492 |
Genre |
-or- |
| ENGL 312 |
Literary Non-fiction |
3 |
Seminar requirement (400 level) (3 hours):
(must be designated multi-cultural)
| ENGL 492 | Genre |
-or- |
ENGL 493 |
Author Seminar |
-or- |
ENGL 494 |
Topic Seminar |
3 |
Senior Project (3 hours)
ENGL 497 |
Senior Project (teaching unit with rationale) |
1-3 |
Note: English majors will be required to have completed before graduation two semesters of college-level study or the equivalent in a foreign language. (One year of successfully completed language study in high school will count as the equivalent of one semester of college-level study.)
Minor Programs
Minor Program in Literature (18 semester hours)
Required Courses:
ENGL 200 |
Introduction to Literature |
3 |
ENGL 372 |
Shakespeare |
3 |
One course |
World Literature |
3 |
One course |
American Literature |
3 |
One course |
British Literature |
3 |
One elective other than historical survey |
3 |
|
Minor Program in Writing (18 semester hours)
Required courses:
ENGL 315 |
Advanced Composition: Theory and Practice of Rhetoric |
3 |
ENGL 316 |
Technical Writing |
-or- |
ENGL 317 |
Writing in the Professions |
3 |
Four courses (*) from among the following: (12 hours)
ENGL 311 |
Creative Writing |
3 |
ENGL 312 |
Literary Non-fiction |
3 |
ENGL 316 |
Technical Writing |
3 |
ENGL 317 |
Writing in the Professions |
3 |
ENGL 318 |
Teaching Composition |
3 |
ENGL 319 |
Tutoring Composition |
3 |
ENGL 321 |
The English Language: History and Grammars |
3 |
ENGL 322 |
Style |
3 |
ENGL 498 |
Writing Internship |
1-6 |
* One of the four courses may be a traditional course in literature numbered above
200 (Introduction to Literature) or one course taken from among the following:
MCOM 213 |
Writing Across the Media |
3 |
MCOM 315 |
Editorial and Feature Writing |
3 |
MCOM 380 |
Writing Reviews and Criticisms |
3 |
BSAD 350 |
Corporate Communication |
3 |
A recommended ancillary course (not to be counted toward the 18 hour requirement) is MCOM 470 Law and Regulation of Mass Communication major.
Notes:
- ENGL 111, 112, 200-level courses after ENGL 200, and 390 do not count toward the English major or minor programs.
- Students wishing to teach at the elementary or secondary level and seeking Certification in English have additional requirements as listed
Spanish Minor (18 semester hours)
Required courses (9 hours)
| FORL 201 Intermediate Spanish | 3 |
| FORL 210 Spanish Conversation, Composition and Grammar | 3 |
| FORL 211 Spanish Conversation, Reading and Composition | 3 |
Three courses from the following (9 hours)
| FORL 240 Spanish Short Stories | 3 |
| FORL 301 Spanish Civilization and Culture | 3 |
| FORL 302 Latin American Cultures | 3 |
| FORL 340 Introduction to Spanish Language Literature | 3 |
| FORL 494 Topics in Foreign Languages | 3 |
NOTE: Students must interview or test with the foreign language faculty for appropriate placement. As new courses are developed, they may be substituted for the listed requirements. Required courses may also be fulfilled through approved study abroad experiences.