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Nov 21, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
English/Humanities (Culture and Media Studies - Concentration) BA
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The English/Humanities degree with a concentration in Culture and Media Studies, like the English/Humanities generalist degree, prepares you for a variety of careers, ranging from teaching to government to law. It is an excellent option for students wishing to pursue masters or doctoral studies in the field of English and/or cultural studies. The degree requires 120 hours, including 21 in the cultural and media core and 6 hours of electives that can be taken in areas such as history, sociology, music, art, and philosophy.
Learning Outcomes for the B.A. in English and Humanities (Culture & Media Studies)
Students who complete the English & Humanities Culture and Media Studies concentration will be able to:
- situate texts within a historical and cultural context;
- analyze texts through the lens of literary, cultural, rhetorical, and/or linguistic theory;
- compose effective arguments supported by relevant evidence from primary and secondary sources; and
- articulate the relationship between media technologies, cultural representation, and material practices.
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Degree Requirements
| General Education Program |
40 Hours |
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Further information is listed in the General Education Program Requirements by Content Category or can be obtained from the dean’s office. Students taking PHIL 2200 in the major may not use it to fulfill the Cultural Perspectives requirement in the GEP. |
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| First Year Experience |
1 Hour |
| English/Humanities Major |
42 Hours |
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English 2200 will count for the literature requirement of the GEP. |
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| Credit Hours Required in the Concentration |
21 Hours |
| Electives |
16 Hours |
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| Total Hours Required |
120 Hours |
English Core Coures Courses (18 Hours)
Complete all of the following:
Introduction to Literature (3 Hours)
Foreign Language (6 Hours)
(Note: Students must complete 6 hours in one foreign language.)
Survey of Literature (6 Hours)
Choose one course from each of the 2 categories below:
Fundamentals of Criticism
English Courses (30 Hours)
Complete one course in each category.
Theory and Practice in Composition (3 Hours)
World Literature (3 Hours)
British Literature Before 1800 (3 Hours)
British Literature After 1800 (3 Hours)
American Literature (6 Hours)
Contemporary Literature (3 Hours)
Culture and Media Concentration (21 Hours)
Introduction to the Concentration (3 Hours)
Video Games, Virtual Worlds and Intermediality (3 Hours)
Cultural Studies (3 Hours)
Graphic Novels and Animation (3 Hours)
Electives (16 Hours)
Courses to be selected from English and Humanities (Women’s Studies, Film Studies, Media Studies, Philosophy), Social Sciences (ANTH 2250, Principles of Cultural Anthropology, or SOCI 3320, Sociology of Culture), or Fine Arts and Music.
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