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2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English/Humanities (Generalist) BA

Degree Requirements

General Education Program		40 Hours
	Further information is listed in the General Education Program or can be obtained from the dean’s office. With the exception of ENGL 2200 (Introduction to Literature), students taking English courses in the major may not use them to fulfill the requirements for the GEP.

First Year Experience		1 Hour

English/Humanities Courses		45 Hours
	Credit hours reflect that ENGL 2200 has been double counted.

Electives		34 Hours
	(The Department strongly recommends that you take specialized courses in one or two areas. Foreign language is an excellent area of specialization for English/humanities majors.)

Total Hours Required		120 Hours

English/Humanities Courses (48 Hours)

Introduction to Literature (3 Hours)

ENGL 2200 - Introduction to Literature

Linguistics (3 Hours)

Theory and Practice in Composition (3 Hours)

Fundamentals of Criticism (3 Hours)

ENGL 3381 - Fundamentals of Theory and Criticism

Survey of Literature (12 Hours)

World Literature (3 Hours)

Shakespeare (3 Hours)

British Literature Before 1800 (3 Hours)

British Literature After 1800 (3 Hours)

American Literature (6 Hours)

3 Hours from:
ENGL 3333 - GLBTQ American Literature
ENGL 3343 - African American Literature
ENGL 3347 - American Women Writers
ENGL 3349 - Native American Literature
and other suitable courses
3 Hours from:
ENGL 3344 - Literature of Appalachia
ENGL 3346 - American Regional Literature
ENGL 3351 - Major American Authors
ENGL 3371 - The American Novel
ENGL 4461 - 19th Century American Literature
and other suitable courses

Contemporary Literature (3 Hours)

Senior Capstone (3 Hours)

ENGL 4485 - Senior Exp English/Hum Majors

Note

ENGL3341, ENGL3352, ENGL3999, and ENGL4999 will count for either the British or American literature requirement.

Electives (34 Hours)