B.A. in Literary Studies

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Beyond the freshman sequence, the English Literary Studies major comprises at least 40 hours of course credit.

Degrees offered by the Department of English may be earned in eight semesters if students average 15-16 hours per semester.

Download an advising sheet here if you'd like one (it's an Adobe pdf). They are also available in the English Department (second floor of DeBartolo Hall).

Core Courses (19 s.h.)

ENGL 3700 — Introduction to Literary Studies (3 s.h. )

ENGL 3710 — Survey of British Literature 1 (3 s.h.)

ENGL 3711 — Survey of British Literature 2 (3 s.h.)

ENGL 3712 — Survey of American Literature 1 (3 s.h.)

ENGL 3713 — Survey of American Literature 2 (3 s.h.)

ENGL 4880 — Oral Communication for English Majors (1 s.h.)

ENGL 4890 — Senior Seminar (3 s.h.)

Language Studies (3 s.h.)

ENGL 3755 — Principles of Linguistics (3 s.h.) OR

ENGL 3757 — Development of the English Language (3 s.h.)

Literary Studies (3 s.h.)

ENGL 3706 — Introduction to Literary Theory (3 s.h.)

Additional British or American Literary Studies (3 s.h.)

Choose one from British or American lists above.

Multicultural Studies (3 s.h.)

2617 — Women in Literature

2618 — American Literature and Diversity

2620 —African Literature

3732 — Images of Women

3790 — Selected Topics in Multicultural Studies

4850 — Sociolinguistics

*4871 — The Black Experience in American Literature

* May not also be counted toward American Literary Studies Requirement

TOTAL HOURS FOR MAJOR: 40 s.h.

Core Courses (19 s.h.)

Language Studies (3 s.h.)

Literary Studies (3 s.h.)

Shakespeare (3 s.h.)

British Literary Studies (3 s.h.)

American Literary Studies (3 s.h.)

Additional British or American Literary Studies (3 s.h.)

Multicultural Studies (3 s.h.)