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Dec 04, 2024
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2024-2025 Course Catalog
English/Humanities (Generalist) BA
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The English/Humanities Generalist degree provides an excellent background for several career paths, including advertising, government employment, law, and publishing. The degree requires 120 hours, including 34 hours of electives. This distribution of required and elective courses allows you to pursue approved minors or to take a grouping of courses in such fields as science or business, which adds to your employment possibilities. The department strongly recommends that if you plan to attend graduate school, you should take courses in foreign language as well as additional courses in English, linguistics, and philosophy.
Learning Outcomes for the B.A. in English and Humanities (Generalist)
Students who complete the English & Humanities Generalist 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; and
- compose effective arguments supported by relevant evidence from primary and secondary sources.
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Degree Requirements
| General Education Program |
40 Hours |
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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. |
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| First Year Experience |
1 Hour |
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| English/Humanities Courses |
45 Hours |
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Credit hours reflect that ENGL 2200 has been double counted. |
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| Electives |
34 Hours |
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(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.) |
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| Total Hours Required |
120 Hours |
English Core Courses (18 Hours)
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 (3 Hours)
Note
ENGL3341, ENGL3352, ENGL3999, and ENGL4999 will count for either the British or American literature requirement.
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)
Senior Capstone (3 Hours)
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