Bachelor of Arts in English

Mission Statement
The English program helps develop academic skills for critical thinking, as well as oral and written expression.  English majors learn how to analyze and respond to a variety of texts.  They also learn how to write in and about various academic disciplines. These skills allow students to broaden their critical and social perspectives as well as their imagination, thereby helping them to succeed in their collegiate and post-collegiate careers. 

 

Learning Outcomes
Critical Thinking
  • Evaluate and analyze texts and sources
  • Understanding the difference between argumentative claims, opinions, and facts
  • Thinking independently and becoming more imaginative, insightful, and critical readers and writers

Communication
  • Gathering information, formulating a thesis, addressing a specific audience
  • Organizing an essay, using correct grammar and punctuation, integration and documentation of outside sources
  • Group and class discussions
  • Oral presentations

Effective Citizenship
  • Exposure to and understanding of a variety of literary genres and styles
  • An understanding of and ability to apply literary theory and criticism to primary sources and practical, social issues

Curriculum

  1. College Core Curriculum.............................................. 33-42

    1. English (3-6 credits)
      1. ENG 101 - Composition I............................ 3
      2. ENG 102 - Composition II........................... 3

        3. Note: Students who place in ENG 102 are not required to complete ENG 101

    2. Study and Technology Skills (2 credits)
      1. CEP 121 - Introduction to the College Experience...........................1
      2. CEP 122 - Enhancing Academic Success...........................1

    3. Mathematics (3-5 credits) - Refer to the Mathematics section of the Core Curriculum.
    4. Natural Sciences (6-8 credits) - Refer to the Natural Sciences section of the Core Curriculum
    5. Social Sciences (3 credits) - Refer to the Social Sciences section of the Core Curriculum
    6. Fine Arts (3 credits) - Refer to the Fine Arts section of the Core Curriculum
    7. Humanities (6 credits) - Refer to the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum
    8. Constitution (3-6 credits) - Refer to the Constitution section of the Core Curriculum
    9. Community-Based Learning Capstone (3 credits) - Refer to the Community-Based Learning section of the Core Curriculum

  2. Additional College Requirements................................ 3-17

    1. Foreign Language - 3 options (0-14 credits)
      1. Complete and/or transfer to NSC a fourth semester in a foreign language or American Sign Language (AM)
      2. Demonstrate proficiency through a placement exam
      3. Show transcript evidence of successful completion of a fourth year high school course in foreign language

    2. COM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication........................3

  3. Major Requirements....................................................... 36

    1. Required Classes (6 credits)
      1. ENG 298 - Writing about Literature...............3
      2. ENG 303 - Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism........................3

    2. 30 credits total must be completed in English requirements, at least 24 of which must be from 300 or 400 level courses.  A maximum of six can be from 200-level courses.

    3. Group 1: British and Celtic or Irish Literature (at least 6 credits)
      1. Eng 235: Survey of English Literature I
      2. Eng 236: Survey of English Literature II
      3. Eng 271: Introduction to Shakespeare
      4. Eng 430A: Major Figures in British Literature
      5. Eng 432A: Chaucer
      6. Eng 434A: Shakespeare: Tragedies
      7. Eng 434B: Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories
      8. Eng 435A: Milton
      9. Eng 440A: Medieval English Literature
      10. Eng 441A: The Renaissance
      11. Eng 441B: Gender and Renaissance Literature
      12. Eng 442A: The Seventeenth Century
      13. Eng 443A: Restoration and Augustan Literature
      14. Eng 443C: Later Eighteenth-Century Literature
      15. Eng 444A: The Romantic Movement
      16. Eng 445A: The Victorian Period
      17. Eng 445B: Victorian Poetry
      18. Eng 445C: Nineteenth-Century Prose Writers
      19. Eng 446A: Modern British Literature
      20. Eng 446B: Gender and Modern British Literature
      21. Eng 447A: Contemporary British Literature
      22. Eng 449A: British Literature I
      23. Eng 449B: British Literature II
      24. Eng 462A: Modern British Poetry
      25. Eng 464A: English Drama from Beginning to 1642
      26. Eng 465B: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama
      27. Eng 467A: Modern British Drama
      28. Eng 470A; The British Novel I
      29. Eng 470B: The British Novel II
      30. Eng 471A: Modern English Novel
      31. Eng 471B: Contemporary English Novel

    4. Group 2: American Literature (at least 6 credits)
      1. Eng 241: Survey of American Literature I
      2. Eng 242: Survey of American Literature II
      3. Eng 429A: Early American Humor
      4. Eng 429B: Modern American Humor
      5. Eng 429C: Literature of the American West
      6. Eng 436A: Major Figures in American Literature
      7. Eng 450A: Studies in 20th Century Literature
      8. Eng 451A: American Literature I
      9. Eng 451B: American Literature II
      10. Eng 452A: American Literature, 1620-1865
      11. Eng 452B: American Literature, 1865-1918
      12. Eng 453B: American Literature, 1918-Present
      13. Eng 454B: Gender and American Literature
      14. Eng 460: The American Short Story
      15. Eng 462C: Modern American Poetry
      16. Eng 467B: Modern American Drama
      17. Eng 473A: The Early American Novel
      18. Eng 473C: The Contemporary American Novel
      19. Eng 477B: The American Hero in Film and Literature
      20. Eng 478A: American Folklore
      21. Eng 495A: Early African-American Literature
      22. Eng 495B: Modern African-American Literature

    5. Group 3: Cultural and Ethnic Studies (at least 6 credits)
      1. Eng 248: Introduction to Folklore
      2. Eng 290: Introduction to African-American Literature
      3. Eng 291: Slave Narratives, Literature, and Imagery
      4. Eng 292: Introduction to Chicano Literature
      5. Eng 410A: Semantics
      6. Eng 412C: Seminar in Language and Cognition
      7. Eng 420A: Survey of Literary Criticism
      8. Eng 426A: Religion and Literature
      9. Eng 426B: Mythology
      10. Eng 427A: Women and Literature
      11. Eng 427B: Gender and Literature
      12. Eng 440B: Gender and Early Literature
      13. Eng 476A: Studies in British Film
      14. Eng 476B: History of the American Film
      15. Eng 477A: Film and Literature
      16. Eng 477C: Genre Studies in Film
      17. Eng 478C: Special Topics in Folklore
      18. Eng 490A: Gender and Sexual Identity in Literature
      19. Eng 491B: Environmental Literature
      20. Eng 494A: Native American Literature
      21. Eng 495C: African American Literature
      22. Eng 496A: Themes in Modern Chicano Literature

    6. Group 4: World and Comparative Literature (at least 3 credits)
      1. Eng 231: World Literature 1
      2. Eng 232: World Literature II
      3. Eng 460A; Heroic Epic
      4. Eng 463A: Classical Drama in Translation
      5. Eng 466A: Early Modern Drama (described as World Drama)
      6. Eng 481A: Comparative Literature
      7. Eng 481B: Modern Comparative Literature
      8. Eng 484A: The Bible as Literature
      9. Eng 485: Topics in Comparative Literature
      10. Eng 485A: Asian Literature

    7. Group 5: Electives (can fulfill up to 9 outstanding credits)
      1. Eng 203: Introduction to Literary Study
      2. Eng 211: Introduction to Linguistics
      3. Eng 243: Introduction to the Short Story
      4. Eng 252: Introduction to Drama
      5. Eng 253: Contemporary Drama
      6. Eng 261: Introduction to Poetry
      7. Eng 275: Contemporary Literature
      8. Eng 278: Readings in the Contemporary Novel
      9. Eng 282: Introduction to Language and Literary Expression
      10. Eng 297: Reading and Interpreting
      11. Eng 400: Document Design
      12. Eng 401A: Advanced Composition
      13. Eng 402: Teaching of Composition
      14. Eng 402A: Creative Writing II
      15. Eng 405B: Research and Editing
      16. Eng 405C: Writing for Publication
      17. Eng 406B: Electronic Documents and Publications
      18. Eng 407A: Fundamentals of Business Writing
      19. Eng 407B: Fundamentals of Technical Writing
      20. Eng 407C: Advanced Professional Communication
      21. Eng 408A: Tutorial Techniques in English
      22. Eng 411A: Linguistics for English Majors
      23. Eng 411B: Principles of Modern Grammar
      24. Eng 414A: History of the English Language
      25. Eng 414B: Development of American English
      26. Eng 415B: Old English I
      27. Eng 415C: Old English II
      28. Eng 416A: Special Problems in Language
      29. Eng 416C: Special Problems in English
      30. Eng 423A: Modern Literature
      31. Eng 425A: Themes of Literature
      32. Eng 461A: The Study of Poetry and Poetics
      33. Eng 499: Independent Study

Students interested in teaching in the secondary schools must include in these 27 credits:

    1. English (3-6 credits)
      1. A survey course of British literature
      2. A survey course of American literature
      3. A 300- or 400-level course in composition
      4. ENG 411B - Principles of Modern Grammar
      5. COM 250 - News Gathering and Writing I

    2. Secondary Education Concentration.................................................................. 42
      1. EDRL 427 -Teaching Writing across School Curriculum (formerly CI 467)...................3
      2. EDRL 471 - Language Acquisition, Developement and Learning (formerly CI 456)........3
      3. EDSC 321 - Secondary Pedagogy I (formerly CI 350).......3
      4. EDSC 403- Teaching Methods Secondary (specific subject area) (formerly CI 370).............3
      5. EDSC 404 - Secondary Pedagogy II (formerly CI 450)................3
      6. EDSC 483 – Secondary Supervised Teaching Internship (formerly CI 551)...........................12
      7. EDSP 411 - Students with Disabilities in General Education Settings (formerly CI 409).............3
      8. EDU 250 – Foundations of Education (formerly EDU 202)................................3
      9. EL 401 - Law & Ethics for Educators............ 3
      10. PSY 307 - Principles of Educational Psychology            3
      11. PSY 434 - Developmental Psychology: Adolescence to Adulthood................3

 

Summary of credit requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in English
College Core Requirements............................................ 32-42
Additional College Requirements.................................. 3-17
Major Requirements.......................................................... 36
Electives (at least 21 credits must be upper division) ........ 33-57
Total Credits....................................................................... 128

 

Summary of credit requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in English with a Concentration in Secondary Education
College Core Requirements............................................ 32-42
Additional College Requirements: Foreign Language ........................3-17
Secondary Concentration................................................. 42
Major Requirements ......................................................... 36
Electives................................................................................. 0-15
Total Credits ...................................................................... 128

 

English Minor (18 credits)

  1. ENG 298 – Writing About Literature.........3 credits
  2. ENG 303 - Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism.......3 credits

    3. Select 12 credits from the courses listed under the following 4 groups:
    British/Celtic Literature, American Literature, World/Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies.
    Select at least one course from each of the groups. A minimum of 6 credits must be Upper Division.