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As an English major, you’ll focus on literary study which teaches ethical complexity, interpretative multiplicity, and the importance of empathy in human relations. You’ll complete a minimum of 120 credit hours to complete this degree, including the general education requirements and at least 39 senior division hours.
Required Course:
- EN201 Writing About Literature (3)
Early Literature - choose 3 hours:
- LI211 World Literature I (3)
- LI260 English Lit I (3)
- LI270 American Lit I (3)
Surveys of Literature - choose 6 hours:
- LI211 World Literature I (3)*
- LI212 World Literature II (3)
- LI260 English Literature I (3)*
- LI261 English Literature II (3)
- LI270 American Literature I (3)*
- LI271 American Literature II (3)
- *If not chosen above
Special Topics in Literature - choose 12 hours:
- LI305 Film Studies (3)
- LI307 Studies in TV/Pop Culture (3)
- LI309 Studies in World Literature (3)
- LI341 Victorian Studies (3)
- LI425 Focus on the Author (3)
- LI431 Faulkner Seminar (3)
- LI432 Shakespeare’s Comedies and Histories (3)
- OR
- LI433 Shakespeare’s Tragedies (3)
- LI473 Studies in Renaissance British Literature (3)
- LI476 Early 20th Century British Literature (3)
- LI523 Studies in American Literature (3)
- LI565 Southern Literature (3)
- LI542 Literature for the Young Adult (3)
- LI568 Masculinities in the 19th Century American Novel (3)
- LI570 20th Century American Literature (3)
- LI571 Contemporary American Poetry (3)
- LI576 American Fiction of the 21st Century (3)
- LI577 Early English Literature (3)
- LI578 Studies in Late British and Postcolonial Literature (3)
- LI582 Topics in Literature (3)
Broadened Perspectives – choose 9 hours:
- LI317 Multicultural Visions on Film (3)
- LI332 Images of Women in Literature (3)
- LI412 Native American Literature (3)
- LI417 Writing Race and Gender in the South (3)
- LI424 Asian-American Literature (3)
- LI426 Gender and Sexuality in Literary Studies (3)
- LI434 African-American Literature I (3)
- LI435 African-American Literature II (3)
- LI458 Literary Criticism (3)
- LI470 Immigration in Literature and Film (3)
- LI472 Border Literature of the Americas (3)
Pedagogy and Linguistics – choose 3 hours:
- EN378 Grammars of English (3)
- EN379 Composition in Secondary Schools (3)
- LI385 Teaching Literature and Nonfiction in Secondary Schools (3)
- EN448 Principles of Language (3)
- EN457 Composition Theory and Pedagogy (3)
- EN486 Sociolinguistics (3)
- EN500 History of the English Language (3)
- TLxxx TESOL course (3)
Writing and Publishing – choose 3 hours:
- EN302 Small Press Publishing (3)
- EN303 Content Copywriting (3)
- EN305 Writing for the Professions (3)
- EN307 Writing for New Media (3)
- EN309 Writing for Science/Technology (3)
- EN311 Literary/Manuscript Editing (3)
- EN325 Topics in Writing (3)
- EN376 Advanced Composition (3)
- EN423 Visual Rhetoric (3)
- EN470 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
- EN478 Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
- EN550 Style in Writing (3)
- EN572 Creative Nonfiction (3)
Electives – choose 3 hours
- ENxxx/LIxxx/TLxxx 300-599 level (3)
Some requirements may be fulfilled by coursework in major program.
- Social and Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours
- Constitution Requirement – 3 hours
- Written Communication – 6 hours
- Oral Communication – 3 hours
- Natural Sciences – 7 hours (from two disciplines, one to include a lab)
- Mathematics – 3 hours
- Humanities & Fine Arts – 9 hours (from at least two disciplines)
- Additional requirements – 5 hours (to include UI100 for native students)
- Civics examination
Freshman Year
Fall Semester (13 Hours)
- UI100 (1)
- EN100 (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (15 Hours)
- EN140 (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester (15 Hours)
- EN201 (3)
- Early Literature (3)
- Special Topics (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (15 Hours)
- Special Topics (3)
- Survey of Literature (3)
- Survey of Literature (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
Junior Year
Fall Semester (15 Hours)
- Broaded Perspectives (3)
- Pedagogy and Linguistics (3)
- Special Topics (3)
- Elective (3)
- Elective (3)
Spring Semester (15 Hours)
- Broadened Perspectives (3)
- Special Topics (3)
- Writing and Publishing (3)
- Elective (3)
- Elective (3)
Senior Year
Fall Semester (17 Hours)
- Broadened Perspectives (3)
- Elective (3)
- Elective (3)
- Elective (3)
- Elective (3)
- Elective (2)
Spring Semester (15 Hours)
- Elective - EN/LI/TL 3xx-5xx (3)
- Elective (3)
- Elective (3)
- Elective (3)
- Elective (3)
Degree requirements for all students: a minimum of 120 credit hours, completion of the General Education program, and completion of 39 senior division hours (300-599). Refer to the Undergraduate Bulletin or Degree Works for additional graduation requirements for your program.
A minimum 2.0 GPA in the major and overall are required to graduate with a BA degree.
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