The English Concentration consists of 10 courses or a total of 30 credit hours chosen as described below. At least 18 credit hours must be at the upper division (300 or 400) level. It is strongly suggested that the student work closely with an advisor in all concentration planning.
Academic Road Maps:
1) REQUIRED COURSES (18 crs.)
A. ENG 190 (pre-requisite CWP 102)
B. ENG 260 Children's Literature (OR option for Extension students: ENG 461 Young Adult Literature)
C. SPC/COM 205 Intro to Oral Communication
D. Advanced Writing Course
Choose one:
ENG 300W Writing for the Professions
ENG 301W Advanced Composition
ENG 305W Creating Writing: Narrative
ENG 306W Creating Writing: Poetry
E. ENG 370 Foundations of Language OR ENG 311 Methods in Teaching Language
F. Ethnic American Literature
Choose one:
ENG 240 African American Literature to 1940
ENG 241 African American Literature since 1940
ENG 353 Native American Literature
ENG 354 Ethnic-American Minority Literature
2) ELECTIVES (12 crs.)
Four courses may be selected from any of the following with at least 18 upper division credit hours in your concentration:
CWP 102
ENG 130 Biblical and Classical Literature
ENG 151 Introduction to Poetry
ENG 205 History of Cinema I
ENG 206 History of Cinema II
ENG 210 English Literature I
ENG 211 English Literature II
ENG 220 American Literature I
ENG 221 American Literature II
ENG 230 Comparative Literature
ENG 231 Women in Literature
ENG 240 African American Literature to 1940
ENG 241 African American Literature since 1940
ENG 252 Twentieth Century Literature I
ENG 253 Twentieth Century Literature II
ENG 303 Literature in Film
ENG 304 Forms of Film
ENG 309 Teaching and Evaluating Writing - course suggestion for extensions
ENG 310 Modern European Literature
*ENG 311 Teaching Language - course suggestion for extensions
*ENG 315 Shakespeare I - course suggestion for extensions
*ENG 316 Shakespeare II - course suggestion for extensions
*ENG 317 Shakespeare for future teachers - course suggestion for extension (see dept.)
ENG 330 Literature of the Bible
ENG 345 World Literature After 1945
ENG 350 Twentieth Century Drama I
ENG 351 Twentieth Century Drama II
ENG 353 Native American Literature
ENG 354 Ethnic American Literature
ENG 355 The Short Story
ENG 356 Futuristic Fiction
ENG 361 Contemporary Literature
ENG 415 Seventeenth Century English Literature
ENG 416 Eighteenth Century English Literature
ENG 417 English Novel to 1800
ENG 418 English Novel 1800-1900
ENG 419 Romantic Movement in English Literature
ENG 441 Romantic Movement in American Literature
ENG 442 American Novel to 1900
ENG 443 American Poetry since 1900
ENG 444 American Novel since 1900
ENG 445 American Realism
ENG 450 Studies in Poetry
ENG 451 Studies in Fiction
ENG 452 Studies in Drama
