Concentrations in Pre-Graduate
Students in this concentration will develop skills in language, research, and analysis that can lead not only to careers in education and scholarship, but also to those in business and industry, publishing, public service, and law. In this concentration, required courses provide a solid grounding in English and American literature, including foundational studies in early literature and in the work of major authors. This study of literature is complemented by courses in rhetoric, criticism and theory, and/or the history of English. Of the 36 credit hours required for the major, students select 6 hours as electives. Students who wish to conclude their sequence by writing a thesis must qualify for and enter the English Department Honors Program.
Requirements:
Lower Division Courses (12 hours)
Analysis of LIterature (Eng 250)
English Literature Surveys (Eng 294)
American Literature Surveys (Eng 295,296 or 297)
Native American or Chicana/o Literature (Eng 264 or 265)
Major Authors Courses (9 hours)
Chaucer (Eng 351)
Shakespeare (Eng 352 or 353)
Milton (Eng 354)
Required 400 Level Classes (9 hours)
One American Literature course (chosen from Eng 460-466, 468 or 474)
One Language course (chosen from Eng 410, 441-443, 445, or 487)
One Literature course (chosen from Eng 450-459, 470 or 486)
300/400 Level Electives (6 hours)
See the latest English Department Course Schedule for course offerings in English at the 300 and 400 levels.
