ENGLISH AREA
Hours Required: 60 (BA Program) or 66 (BS Program)
The main purpose of the area in English is to enable students to prepare for teaching English in grades 8-12. However, students in English not seeking teacher certification may elect to pursue the area instead of a major. A minor is not required.
Students pursuing the area in English may earn either the Bachelor of Arts degree or the Bachelor of Science degree. To receive the BA degree, they must have at least twelve semester hours of credit for modern foreign language studies. Four three-hour courses in one language or two three-hour courses in each of two languages will fulfill the requirement. Students may be exempted from the requirement on the basis of proficiency certified by both oral and written tests administered by the modern foreign language faculty. Students whose native language is not English will be exempted. To receive the BS degree, students pursuing an area in English do not have to take foreign language courses but must complete six hours in English in addition to the hours in English required in the BA program.
The English faculty recommends that students who expect to enter graduate studies in English or a related field choose the Bachelor of Arts option.
Required/Core Courses (18)
Survey Courses (15)
Take five courses on this list:
ENG 234 - Foundations of World Literature I (3)
ENG 331 - British Literature I (3)
ENG 332 - British Literature II (3)
ENG 361 - Modern English Grammar (3
ENG 375 - Contemporary Drama (3)
ENG 491 - Shakespeare (3)
Restricted Electives (9)
American Literature: Choose one course from this list: (3)
ENG 341 - Survey of American Literature I (3)
ENG 342 - Survey of American Literature II (3)
Literature Before 1800: Choose one course from this list: (3)
ENG 351 - Renaissance to Restoration Literature (3)
ENG 352 - Age of Enlightenment Literature (3)
Literature After 1800: Choose one course from this list (3)
ENG 380/480 - Special Topics (3)
ENG 442 - Contemporary American Literature (3)
ENG 455 - Nineteenth-Century British Literature (3)
ENG 486 - Literature in the American South (3)
ENG 490 - Independent Study (3)
Unrestricted Electives (6 or 12)
Take two courses on this list for the BA degree; take four courses on this list for the BS degree
ENG 320 - World Mythology (3)
ENG 351 - Seventeenth-Century British Literature (3)
ENG 352 - Eighteenth-Century British Literature (3)
ENG 364 - Adolescent Literature (3)
ENG 373 - Creative Writing (3)
ENG 380/480 - Special Topics (3)
ENG 390/490 - Independent Study (1-3)
ENG 442 - Contemporary American Literature (3)
ENG 455 - Nineteenth Century British Literature (3)
ENG 485 - Literature of the American South (3)
Theater/Drama (9)
Take both courses on this list:
TH 200 - Stagecraft (3)
TH 131 - Introduction to Theater (3)
Take one course on this list:
TH 253 - Fundamentals of Acting (3)
TH 334 - Directing (3)
Journalism (9)
Take three courses on this list:
MAC 240 - Reporting and Newswriting (3)
MAC 245 - Copyediting (3)
MAC 440 - Advanced Reporting and Newswriting (3)
MAC 465 - Graphic Design for Mass Media (3)
Additional Courses in Teaching Methods (6)
ENG 363 - Teaching Reading in the Middle and High School (3)
ENG 465 - Teaching English in Middle and Secondary School (3)
To complete the requirements for teacher certification, students must successfully complete a set of professional education courses and supervised student teaching. See requirements for certification in the School of Education section.