Department of English

Requirements for the Major

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Below are listed courses required for the B.A. with a major in English

Courses that fulfill both College Core Options and Major Requirements

Course Number

Course Name

Credits

ENG 120 Communication Skills: Writing I
3

ENG 203 Foundations and Traditions of Literature
3

ENG 204 Literature of the Modern World
3

Departmental Courses required for the Major

Course Number

Course Name

Credits

ENG 301 or 302 Shakespeare: Comedy & History or Shakespeare: Tragedy & Romance
3

ENG 314 Introduction to Literary Studies
3

ENG 401 or 407 Chaucer: Canterbury Tales or Chaucer: Troilus & Criseyde and the Minor Poems
3

ENG 300 - 499 Choose six courses from this level only one of which may be in creative writing
18

ENG 499 Capstone: Literature and Criticism
3

Total credits required for this major: 30