Major in Literature in English
No more than one course designated ENGL 2440-2450 (a course originating in another department but cross-listed with English) may be used to satisfy the major requirements for English.
Students must complete the following courses:
- ENGL 1000: Interpretation (C- or higher)
- ENGL 2010: British and American Literary of History I (C- or higher)
- ENGL 2020: British and American Literary of History II (C- or higher)
- ENGL 3000: Literacy and Cultural Theory (C- or higher)
*Students must complete an author-focused course from the list below:
- ENGL 3300: Chaucer (C- or higher)
- ENGL 3310: Shakespeare and the Play of Genre (C- or higher)
- ENGL 3320: Milton (C- or higher)
- ENGL 3340: Special Studies in Shakespeare (C- or higher)
- ENGL 3350: Authorial Studies (C- or higher)
*Students must complete a course that focuses on literary works written before 1800:
- ENGL 3100: Studies in Medieval Literature (C- or higher)
- ENGL 3120: Studies in Restoration and 18th Century Literature (C- or higher)
- ENGL 3300: Chaucer (C- or higher)
- ENGL 3310: Shakespeare and the Play of Genre (C- or higher)
- ENGL 3320: Milton (C- or higher)
- ENGL 3340: Special Studies in Shakespeare (C- or higher)
*Students may use a single course to satisfy the author-focused and pre-1800 requirements.
Students must also take three or four additional electives (depending on whether they used a single course to satisfy the author-focused and pre-1800 requirements) for a total of ten courses (including ENGL 4900) for the major:
- ENGL/CRWT #### (C- or higher)
- ENGL/CRWT #### (C- or higher)
- ENGL/CRWT #### (C- or higher)
- ENGL/CRWT #### (C- or higher)
Students must complete the senior seminar and a comprehensive exam in their major:
- Comprehensive Exam
- ENGL 4900: Senior Seminar (C- or higher)
Minor in Literature in English
No more than one course designated ENGL 2440-2450 (a course originating in another department but cross-listed with English) may be used to satisfy the minor requirements for English.
Students must complete the following courses:
- ENGL 1000 Interpretation (C- or higher)
- ENGL 2010 British and American Literary History I (C- or higher)
- ENGL 2020 British and American Literary History II (C- or higher)
Students must take two additional courses with an ENGL designation:
- ENGL #### (C- or higher)
- ENGL #### (C- or higher)