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ENGLISH PROGRAM INFORMATION

The English major consists of the following 40 hours:

ENGL 103 College English: Composition 3 hours
ENGL 104 College English: Introduction to Literature 3 hours
ENGL 201 Introduction to Poetry: Early British 3 hours
ENGL 203 Introduction to Narrative: American Fiction 3 hours
ENGL 305 English Drama: Shakespeare 3 hours
ENGL 321 Advanced Writing 3 hours
ENGL 400 Field Education 2-6 hours
ENGL 401 Senior Seminar 2 hours

Four of the following:

ENGL 270 Literature and History of the Ancient Mediterranean 3 hours
ENGL 272 British/American Literature: Colonial Period 3 hours
ENGL 274 British/American Literature: 1789-1865 3 hours
ENGL 276 Modern British Literature: 1860-1960 3 hours
ENGL 278 Modern American Literature: 1860-1960 3 hours
ENGL 280 Contemporary British/American Literature: 1960-present 3 hours
ENGL 330 Literature of Oppression 3 hours
ENGL 334 Postcolonial Literature 3 hours

Two of the following:

ENGL 211 Linguistics 3 hours
ENGL 303 Rhetorical Backgrounds to English Literature 3 hours
ENGL 322 Background/Development of English Language 3 hours

The general minor in English (18 hours):

ENGL 103 College English: Composition 3 hours
ENGL 104 College English: Introduction to Literature 3 hours
ENGL 201 Introduction to Poetry: Early British 3 hours
ENGL 203 Introduction to Narrative: American Fiction 3 hours
ENGL 305 English Drama: Shakespeare 3 hours

One of the following:

ENGL 272 British/American Literature: Colonial Period 3 hours
ENGL 274 British/American Literature: 1789-1865 3 hours
ENGL 276 Modern British Literature: 1860-1960 3 hours
ENGL 278 Modern American Literature: 1860-1960 3 hours
ENGL 280 Contemporary British/American Literature: 1960+ 3 hours

The Secondary English Education major consists of the following (41hours):

Core Sequence:

ENGL 103 College English: Composition 3 hours
ENGL 104 College English: Introduction to Literature 3 hours
ENGL 201 Introduction to Poetry: Early British 3 hours
ENGL 203 Introduction to Narrative: American Fiction 3 hours
ENGL 305 English Drama: Shakespeare 3 hours
ENGL 380 Teaching English in Grades 6-12 3 hours
ENGL 401 Senior Seminar 2 hours

Language and Composition Sequence:

ENGL 211 Linguistics 3 hours
ENGL 303 Rhetorical Backgrounds to English Literature 3 hours
ENGL 321 Advanced Writing 3 hours
ENGL 274 British/American Literature: 1789-1865 3 hours
ENGL 278 Modern American Literature: 1860-1960 3 hours
ENGL 334 Postcolonial Literature 3 hours
One elective from the 200- or 300-level (except ENGL 312—Children’s Literature) 3 hours

Literature Survey Sequence:

The Secondary Education minor for English majors is 36 hours. It consists of the
Education minor listed in the Education department’s secondary offerings,
plus Education 310: Teaching Reading in K-9.
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