BA (120 credit hour) Major in English

Students must meet the faculty requirements, which include 36 to 54 credit hours in English above the 1000 level, including 18 credit hours above the 2000 level; within these 36 to 54 credit hours, they must take the following:

  1. Complete one or more courses in each of at least seven of the following areas, with four of the areas chosen from among areas 1-6;

    1)  Literary Theory and Criticism (recommended)     
    2)  Medieval                                                          
    3)  Renaissance/Early Modern                                 
    4)  Restoration and Eighteenth Century                 
    5)  Romantics                                                      
    6)  Victorian
    7)  Modern British
    8)  American
    9)  Canadian
    10) Postcolonial/World Literature
    11) Cultural Studies/Popular Culture
    12) Writing/Creative Writing/Language

    See English Area Groupings for details on which courses fall under each area.