English
Course requirements for the
English major
involve 52 semester
hours including:
English Core...............................................................................24
ENG-2230 Advanced Composition. .......................................... 3 LIT-1990 First-Year Seminar...................................................... 3 LIT-2090 Literary Analysis......................................................... 3 LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature to 1900....................... 3 LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800............................ 3 LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present....... 3 LIT-3350 Shakespeare.............................................................. 3 *LIT-4220 English Seminar........................................................ 3Studies in Modern Literature: Two Courses...............................6
LIT-3380 Contemporary British Literature.............................. 3 LIT-3400 Contemporary Studies in World Literature.............. 3 LIT-3510 Modern American Literature. .................................. 3 LIT-4510 Recent American Literature.................................... 3Historical Studies in English: Two Courses ..............................6
ENG-3060 The English Language......................................... 3 LIT-3170 American Literature: 1820–1865............................. 3 LIT-3180 American Literature: 1865–1914............................. 3 LIT-3320 Renaissance Literature........................................... 3 LIT-3330 18th Century British Literature................................ 3 LIT-3340 British Romantic and Victorian Literature................ 3 LIT-4450 Milton: Poetry and Selected Prose.......................... 3Genre Studies: Two Courses ......................................................6
LIT 2120 History of Literary Criticism.................................... 3 LIT-2130 Dramatic Literature................................................. 3 LIT-3310 English Novel.......................................................... 3 LIT-3420 American Novel. ..................................................... 3 LIT-4310 Literary Theory........................................................ 3 LIT-4420 European Novel...................................................... 3Electives in English/Literature..................................................10
*Capstone Course
English Major Curriculum Summary
Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5
Other General Education Requirements................................48–56
English Major Requirements........................................................52
Electives.................................................................................20–28
Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128
A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24.
Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a
Major in English
First year:
BTGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology.....................................................3.5 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 LIT-1990 First-Year Seminar...............................................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2History Elective..................................................................................3
Quantitative Elective..........................................................................3
Social Science/Global Awareness Elective........................................3
Total.............................................................................................. 32.5
Second year:
BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 ENG-2230 Advanced Composition....................................................3 LIT-2090 Literary Analysis..................................................................3 LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature to 1900................................3 LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800.....................................3 LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present................3Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5
Electives.............................................................................................7
Total...............................................................................................31.5
Third year:
BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 BTGE-3765 Theology II. ....................................................................3 LIT-3350 Shakespeare.......................................................................3Literature Electives: Historical Studies in English. .............................6
Literature Electives: Studies in Modern Literature..............................6
Electives........................................................................................... 12
Total................................................................................................. 33
Fourth year:
LIT-4220 English Seminar..................................................................3Literature Electives: Genre Studies....................................................6
Electives in English/Literature.......................................................... 10
Humanities Elective. ..........................................................................3
Electives.............................................................................................9
Total................................................................................................. 31
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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Department of English, Literature, and Modern Languages
English