Pre-Graduate Concentration

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 Departmental Honors Program.

Pre-Graduate Requirements

Lower Division Courses (12 hours)

Analysis of Literature (Eng 250) and Early English Literature (Eng 294)
One American Literature Survey (chosen from Eng 295, 296, or 297)

One American Literature Survey (chosen from 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 400-level American Literature course (chosen from Eng 460-466, 468, or 474)

One 400-level Literature course (chosen from Eng 450-459, 470, or 486)

One 400-level English language course (chosen from Eng 410, 441-443, 445, or 487)

300/400 Level Electives (6 hours)

See the latest English Department Course Schedule for course offerings in English at the 300 and 400 levels.