Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

English, B.S.

The Department of English offers a wide variety of courses in British, American and African- American literature as well as in creative writing, cultural studies, composition, and film.

120 hours (minimum)

Any student earning a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree must complete a minimum of 60 hours in natural, physical, mathematical, and computer science. Courses with an ENG prefix are generally not accepted towards fulfilling this 60- hour requirement. Therefore, be sure to keep this requirement in mind as you choose your course work for the requirements in the major. For the ENG B.S. in particular, majors are allowed to apply an additional 9 hours of elective course work towards the science requirement. See the complete description of College requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree , including a specific listing of courses applicable to the 60-hour requirement.

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

UK Core Hours: 30

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

ENG 330 - TEXT AND CONTEXT: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

College Requirements

I. Foreign Language: 0-14

(placement exam recommended)

II. Disciplinary Requirements

a. Natural Science: 3

b. Social Science: 3

c. Humanities

(completed by Major Requirements)

III. Laboratory or Field Work: 1

IV. Race and Ethnicity Requirement: 0-3

V. Electives: 6

College Requirement hours: 16-33

Premajor Requirements

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3 * (requirement fulfilled in UK Core)
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3 * (requirement fulfilled in UK Core)
CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3 * (requirement fulfilled in UK Core)
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3 * (requirement fulfilled in UK Core)

plus one of the following:

ENG 230 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 *
ENG 260 - INTRODUCTION TO BLACK WRITERS Credit(s): 3 *
ENG 290 - INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S LITERATURE Credit(s): 3 *

Premajor hours: 3

*Course used towards completion of a UK Core Requirement.

Major Requirements

Major Core Requirements

ENG Historical Survey Requirement: 6

Majors must take two Historical Survey courses of their choice. Historical Surveys can be taken in any combination and any order. Courses fulfilling the Historical Survey Requirement include:

ENG 241 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
ENG 242 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II Credit(s): 3
ENG 251 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
ENG 252 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II Credit(s): 3
ENG 265 - SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
ENG 266 - SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE II Credit(s): 3
ENG 330 - TEXT AND CONTEXT: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
Majors must complete this core course after completing the premajor requirements and before going on to 400-level courses in the major. ENG 330 fulfills the Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement. ENG 330 is repeatable for up to six hours of credit as an ENG elective.

ENG Early Period Requirement: 0-3

Majors must take at least one Early Period ENG course of their choice. Courses fulfilling the Early Period Requirement include:

ENG 241 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
ENG 251 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
ENG 341 - CHAUCER AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES Credit(s): 3
ENG 342 - SHAKESPEARE Credit(s): 3
ENG 343 - RENAISSANCE DRAMA AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
ENG 518 - ADVANCED HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Credit(s): 3
ENG 519 - INTRODUCTION TO OLD ENGLISH Credit(s): 3
or other Early Period subtitled courses as designated at the 300-400 level Credit(s): 3

Diversity Requirement: 3

Students must take at least one Diversity ENG course of their choice. Courses fulfilling the Diversity Requirement include:

ENG 260 - INTRODUCTION TO BLACK WRITERS Credit(s): 3
ENG 265 - SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE I Credit(s): 3
ENG 266 - SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE II Credit(s): 3
ENG 361 - EARLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE Credit(s): 3
ENG 362 - FLIGHTS TO FREEDOM: LITERATURE OF THE GREAT BLACK MIGRATIONS Credit(s): 3
ENG 368 - CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOICES Credit(s): 3
ENG 369 - AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S WRITING Credit(s): 3
ENG 370 - LITERATURE ACROSS BORDERS Credit(s): 3
ENG 460G - STUDIES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
ENG 470G - COMPARATIVE AND TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES IN LITERATURE: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
ENG 490G - STUDIES IN LITERATURE AND GENDER: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
any other course designated as a Diversity course at the 200-500 level Credit(s): 3

Major Core hours: 9-15

Other Course Work Required for the Major

From the Major Department:

Majors must take an additional seven courses in ENG (Major Electives) primarily at the 300-level and above. Of these required seven courses:

two courses must be at the 400-level, of which one must be above ENG 425 (i.e., not ENG 401 , ENG 405 , or ENG 407 );
two courses maximum may be counted from additional Historical Surveys (surveys cannot be doublecounted for the Historical Survey Requirement and for the total ENG course requirement);
two courses maximum may be counted from among ENG 207 , ENG 221 , ENG 260 , ENG 280 , and ENG 290 .

All additional courses must be at the 300-500 level in ENG. Majors should fulfill the Early Period and Diversity Requirements from among these courses if they have not been already satisfied (e.g., by survey classes or ENG 330 ) Credit(s): 21

Total minimum ENG course hours (excluding premajor): 30

From Outside the Major Department

For the English B.S. degree, 9 additional hours in the sciences are required that can be applied toward the 60-hour science requirement. Choose from among the applicable courses in the natural, physical, mathematical, and computer sciences Credit(s): 9

Major hours: 39-42

Other Electives

Choose electives and other courses to lead to the minimum total of 120 hours of course work and 60 hours of science credits required for graduation.

Total Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120

Creative Writing Option - B.S.

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