Department of Humanities
Degree Offered
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English
A candidate for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours excluding deficiency courses and remedial work, complete the University’s core requirements, and earn the grade of C or better in all major courses.
In addition, the Department of Humanities offers minors in English French, Spanish, Arabic, History, and African American Studies.
Major
The Department of Humanities offers a major in English. English majors are required to complete 30 hours in major courses. All students majoring in English must successfully complete the following course requirements:
I. University Core Courses
II. Departmental Core Courses
- ART 190 Introduction to the Visual Arts
- ENG 211 Introduction to World Literature
- MUS 225 Music Appreciation
- PHI 240 Introduction to Philosophy
- Departmental Core Elective (from French, Spanish, Theatre, Religion or Ethics)
III. Major Courses
- ENG 300 Critical Analysis
- ENG 309 Advanced Composition and Rhetoric
- ENG 310 Old English to Neoclassical Literature
- ENG 311 Romantic to Modern British Literature
- ENG 312 American Literature: Colonial to the Civil War
- ENG 313 Comparative Literature
- ENG 314 African American Literature
- ENG 400-409 Special Topic in English Literature
- ENG 410-419 Special Topic in American Literature
- ENG 420-429 Special Topic in African American Literature
Graduate Studies for English majors
Note: If you are interested in graduate studies, make an appointment to talk with the Department Chair and Graduate studies' Advisor early in your junior year.
- ENG 400-409 Special Topic in English Literature (3)
- ENG 410-419 Special Topic in American Literature (3)
- ENG 420-429 Special Topic in African American Literature (3)