Bachelor Degree in English Language and Literature

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The requirements for a BA degree in Language or Literature are 90 credits for students entering the department at the sophomore level, including 39 credits of major English courses.

Both literature and language majors may also take courses leading to the teaching diploma. The requirements for the teaching diploma are specified under the catalogue section Department of Education.

For university requirements, please check the catalogue section Department of English.

BA in Literature

Requirements

The new requirements for literature majors are as follows: ENGL 205, ENGL 207, ENGL 209 (formerly 201), ENGL 212, ENGL 221, ENGL 229, ENGL 238, one comparative literature course chosen from ENGL 240-243 and four additional courses chosen from among those numbered ENGL 210 to
ENGL 291 and 294 In their senior year, they must take ENGL 292.

New recommended sequence for Literature majors: Literature majors are recommended to take
ENGL 229 in their first year of study as well as ENGL 205, 207 and 209 (formerly 201) while they
are taking ENGL 203. Once they have completed ENGL 203, they may take ENGL 221, preferably
in the second year. They are recommended to take ENGL 238 immediately following ENGL 204.
ENGL 292 must be taken in the senior year

Sample Course Syllabus

ENGL 106 Introduction to World Literature
ENGL 205 English Literature I
ENGL 207 English Literature II
ENGL 209 Survey of American Literature (formerly 201)
ENGL 210 Literature of the Middle Ages
ENGL 211 Early Modern Literature
ENGL 212 Shakespeare
ENGL 213 Neo-Classical and Romantic Age
ENGL 214 Victorian Literature
ENGL 215 Twentieth-Century Literature
ENGL 216 Drama
ENGL 217 The Novel
ENGL 218 Poetry
ENGL 219 Film as Text
ENGL 220 Contemporary Anglophone Literature
ENGL 221 Introduction to Literary Theory
ENGL 222 Literature and Cultural Studies
ENGL 223 Literature and Science
ENGL 224 Early American Literature
ENGL 225 Modern American Literature
ENGL 226 Contemporary American Literature
ENGL 240 Literature and Empire
ENGL 241 Transnational Literatures
ENGL 242 World Literature
ENGL 243 Post-Colonial Literature
ENGL 244 Special Topics in Literature
ENGL 254 Special Topics in Creative Writing
ENGL 255 Literatures in Translation
ENGL 256B Digital Culture
ENGL 257 Visual Culture
ENGL 258 Gender and Sexuality
ENGL 261 Advanced Literary Theory
ENGL 290 Tutorial 3 cr.Directed reading and discussion in a selected topic in literature or language, along with the writing of assigned papers. Prerequisite: an average of 80 or above in the major. Offered on demand.
ENGL 292 Capstone Seminar for Literature Majors

BA in Language

Requirements

The requirements for language majors are as follows: ENGL 227 (Introduction to Language), ENGL 228 (Phonetics), ENGL 229 (History of the English Language), ENGL 230 (Language in Society) or ENGL 232 (Psycholinguistics), ENGL 237 (Creative Non-Fiction) or ENGL 238 (Advanced Academic Writing), ENGL 231 (Modern English Grammar) or ENGL 294 (Advanced English Grammar), and three additional courses chosen from among the department’s language offerings; in literature, ENGL 212 and two courses chosen from ENGL 201, ENGL 205, and ENGL 207, and one additional course from among those numbered ENGL 210 to ENGL 292, including creative writing courses

Sample Course Syllabus

ENGL 104 Introduction to Poetry
ENGL 107 Language and Culture
ENGL 227 Introduction to Language
ENGL 228 Phonetics
ENGL 229 History of the English Language
ENGL 230 Language in Society
ENGL 231 Modern English Grammar
ENGL 232 Psycholinguistics
ENGL 234 Gender and Language
ENGL 235 Politics of Language
ENGL 238 Academic Writing for English Majors
ENGL 245 Journalistic Writing
ENGL 246 Applied Linguistics
ENGL 247 Discourse Analysis
ENGL 248 Special Topics in English Language
ENGL 290 Tutorial Directed reading and discussion in a selected topic in literature or language, along with the writing of assigned papers. Offered on demand.
ENGL 293 Seminar for English Majors in Language
ENGL 294 Advanced English Grammar

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