Pre-major Requirements: 6 hours
 

• ENG 230 Introduction to Literature

Plus one of the following:

• ENG 231 Literature and Genre
• ENG 232 Literature and Place
• ENG 233 Literature and Identities
• ENG 234 Introduction to Women's Literature
• ENG 264 Major Black Writers
• ENG 281 Introduction to Film

Major Requirements: 31 hours
 

Criticism Course (3 hours):

• ENG 330 Text and Context
  

Language Module (3 hours):

Choose one:

• ENG 210 History of the English Language
• ENG 211 Introduction to Linguistics
• ENG 310 American English
  

Literature Module (12 hours):

Choose four courses, including two British and two American courses. Choose at least three surveys total.

British Literature:

• ENG 331 Survey of British Literature, Beowulf-Milton
• ENG 332 Survey of British Literature, Dryden-Present
• ENG 333 Studies in a British author (subtitle required)

American Literature:

• ENG 334 Survey of American Literature I, Origins-1865
• ENG 335 Survey of American Literature II, 1865-Present
• ENG 336 Studies in an American author (subtitle required)
  

Area Modules (12 hours):

Choose four additional courses, at least two of which must be drawn from the same area module.

Literature:

• ENG 481G Studies in British Literature
• ENG 482G Studies in American Literature
• ENG 483G Studies in African-American/Diasporic Literature
• ENG 484G Studies in Comparative Literature
• ENG 485G Studies in Literature and Gender
• ENG 570 Selected Topics for Advanced Studies in Literature
• ENG 572 Studies in Literature for Teachers

Imaginative Writing:

• ENG 207 Beginning Workshop (may be repeated up to 6 hours)
• ENG 407 Intermediate Workshop (may be repeated up to 6 hours)
• ENG 507 Advanced Workshop (may be repeated up to 6 hours)

Writing:

• ENG 301 Style for Writers
• ENG 306 Professions in Writing
• ENG 361 Literary Types
• ENG 401 Special Topics in Writing (may be repeated up to 6 hrs, under different subtitles)
• ENG 405 Editing English Prose
• ENG 509 Composition for Teachers

Film and Media:

• ENG 283 Japanese Film
• ENG 381 History of Film I
• ENG 382 History of Film II
• ENG 480G Studies in Film and Media

Language Study:

• ENG/LIN 310 American English
• LIN 319 Historical Linguistics
• LIN 512 Modem English Grammar
• LIN 513 TESL
• LIN 514 TESL Materials and Methods
• LIN 515 Phonological Analysis
• LIN 516 Grammatical Analysis
• ENG 519 Introduction to Old English

Theory:

• ENG 486G Studies in Theory
• ENG 487G Cultural Studies
• ENG 488G Gender and Sexuality Studies

English Education Emphasis:

• ENG 264 Major Black Writers OR ENG 483G African American/Diasporic Literature
• ENG 509 Composition for Teachers

One other course in Writing Area Module

• ENG 572 Studies in Literature for Teachers (recommended)