Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
English, B.A.
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Vision:
Reading and writing are acts of love and of survival - pursued for the sheer pleasure of creativity and imagination and for the human need to communicate. The English Department calls the student to explore the written word: the means by which we know our past, understand our present, and envision our future. Our courses on all levels foster the skills of critical, historical, and empathetic reading, focusing on texts from British, American, and World traditions. In our courses, students engage in and reflect on all facets of the English language and the writing process, discovering how language and writing shape identity and inform culture. Whether creating texts of their own or reading texts composed by others, students are encouraged to examine their lives and to appreciate the variety of human experience .
Purpose:
The Department offers the major and minor in English and the interdisciplinary minor in Writing. The department’s faculty is committed to stimulating the intellectual curiosity and fostering the individual growth of its students - both in the classroom and beyond. Classes develop vital language, reading, and rhetorical skills, as well as an enhanced sense of aesthetic appreciation and a deeper understanding of literary traditions. Enrichment programs include study abroad, visiting writers and speakers, student research, literary journal, service learning, internships, student clubs, and independent study. Departmental awards and a research symposium celebrate excellence in student achievement. The English faculty prepares students for graduate and professional programs, and for careers in such fields as writing, publishing, teaching, business, law, marketing, and entertainment.
Goals:
The Department of English:
- promotes effective, creative, and reflective reading, writing, and critical thinking;
- presents literature and language within historical and cultural contexts;
- introduces students to diverse strategies for interpreting literature;
- explores with students the structures, complexities, and development of language;
- assists students interested in developing as creative writers;
- integrates local and global learning experiences into the curriculum;
- requires students to develop web, technology, and research skills - and to think critically about these tools and resources.
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BELL Core Requirements: 53 Hours (minimum)
Major Requirements: 37-39 Hours
(Major Core plus one Concentration)
Literature Concentration: 24 Hours
Students pursuing the English Major, Literature Emphasis may combine this with any minor except Literature.
Distribution requirements:
- At least two courses in this concentration must be comprised of literature composed primarily before 1800 (ENL 2110, 2310, 2330, 3300, 3310, 3520, 3540, 3600, 3620, 3660, 3910)
- At least one course in this concentration must be comprised of non-western literature (ENL 2330, 2340, 3800, 4370)
Two from the following: 6 Hours
One from the following: 3 Hours
One from the following: 3 Hours
English Electives: 12 Hours
- Three additional 3/4000-level electives, one of which must be ENW and another of which may be ENW; a fourth elective at the 2000-level or above.
Creative Writing Concentration: 24 Hours
Students pursuing the English Major, Creative Writing Concentration may combine this with any minor except Creative Writing.
Two from the following: 6 Hours
One from the following: 3 Hours
English Electives: 12 Hours
Writing and Rhetoric Concentration: 24 Hours
Students pursuing the English Major, Writing and Rhetoric Concentration may combine this with any minor except Writing and Rhetoric.
Two from the following: 6 Hours
One from the following: 3 Hours
English Electives: 12 Hours
- Three additional 3/4000-level electives, one of which must be ENL and another of which may be ENL; a fourth elective at the 2000-level or above.
English for Secondary Education Concentration: 24 Hours
Students pursuing the English Major, English for Secondary Education Concentration may combine this with any minor except English for Secondary Education.
One from the following: 3 Hours
One from the following: 3 Hours
English Electives: 6 Hours
- Two additional 3/4000-level electives, one of which must be ENL, and one of which may be ENL or ENW.
Minor Requirements: 18 Hours
General Electives: 23 Hours (minimum)
Total Required for the Program: 128 Hours
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