English Major

Distribution Requirement: Humanities and Fine Arts

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• Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking - Total Credits: 9-10

• PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning

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  and two courses from Life and Physical Sciences category; at least one must be a lab.

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• Social Science - Total Credits: 9
  
  

Multicultural and International

(see note 1 below)

Additional Degree Requirements

Foreign Language - Total Credits: 9

Humanities (included in Foreign Language)

Fine Arts - Total Credits: 6

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• English Major Requirements Total Credits: 45

  (see note 2 below)

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  Writing about Literature:

• ENG 298 - Writing About Literature

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• Literary Theory:

• ENG 303 - Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism

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• Two British Literature Surveys:

• ENG 235 - Survey of English Literature I

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• ENG 236 - Survey of English Literature II

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  or
   

• ENG 449A - British Literature I

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• ENG 449B - British Literature II

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• Two American Literature Surveys:

• ENG 241 - Survey of American Literature I

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• ENG 242 - Survey of American Literature II

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  or
   

• ENG 451A - American Literature I

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• ENG 451B - American Literature II

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• English Language and Linguistics:

• ENG 411A - Linguistics for English Majors

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• ENG 411B - Principles of Modern Grammar

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• ENG 414A - History of the English Language

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• ENG 414B - Development of American English

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• ENG 415B - Old English I

• (this course may be used to satisfy the English Language and Linguistics requirement OR to satisfy three credits of the FOL requirement but NOT both.)

• English Electives: Eight 400-level courses. Must include at least two courses prior to 1800 and one course in multi-ethnic literatures.

Electives - Total Credits: 22-24

English Major: Creative Writing Concentration

English majors may earn a Concentration in Creative Writing by completing the following 9 credits as part of their degree:

• ENG 205 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry
• ENG 402A - Advanced Creative Writing (6 credits)

English Major: Professional Writing Concentration

English majors may earn a Concentration in Professional Writing by completing the following 12 credits as part of their degree:

• ENG 407A - Fundamentals of Business Writing

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• ENG 407B - Fundamentals of Technical Writing

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• ENG 400 - Document Design
• ENG 406B - Electronic Documents and Publications
• ENG 407C - Advanced Professional Communication