Apr 07, 2025

2022-2023 Catalog

2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English/Humanities (Culture and Media Studies - Concentration) BA

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.

Degree Requirements

General Education Program		40 Hours
	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.
First Year Experience		1 Hour
English/Humanities Major		42 Hours
	English 2200 will count for the literature requirement of the GEP.
Credit Hours Required in the Concentration		21 Hours
Electives		16 Hours

Total Hours Required		120 Hours

English Core Coures Courses (18 Hours)

Complete all of the following:

Introduction to Literature (3 Hours)

ENGL 2200 - Introduction to Literature

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:

3 hours from:
ENGL 2211 - Survey of English Literature 1
ENGL 2212 - Survey of English Literature 2
3 hours from:
ENGL 2251 - Survey of American Literature 1
ENGL 2252 - Survey of American Literature 2

Fundamentals of Criticism

ENGL 3381 - Fundamentals of Theory and Criticism

English Courses (30 Hours)

Complete one course in each category.

Linguistics (3 Hours)

Theory and Practice in Composition (3 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 - LGBTQ 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)

Culture and Media Concentration (21 Hours)

Film Studies (6 Hours)

Graphic Novels and Animation (3 Hours)

ENGL 4483 - Graphic Novels and Animation

Capstone (3 Hours)

ENGL 4485 - Senior Exp English/Hum Majors

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.