Bachelor of Arts

English Writing BA

Program

I. Major Program Requirements

Required Courses

Course Code
Name
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
9

Five Upper Division (300-400 Level) Writing Courses

Courses in the writing requirements must include:

Two Creative Writing Courses

Course Code
Name
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4-6

ENWR-302: if not used for professional

Two Professional Writing Courses

Course Code
Name
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
6

ENWR-302: if not used for creative

One Elective Upper-Divison (300-400 Level)Writing Course

Sub-Total Credits
3

Six Upper-Division (300-400 Level) Literature Courses

A. Two Upper-Division (300-400 Level) Courses from These Periods of United States Literature:

  • Early U.S. Literature
  • 19th Century U.S. Literature
  • 20th Century U.S. Literature
Sub-Total Credits
6

B. Two Upper-Division (300-400 Level) Courses from These Periods of British Literature:

  • Medieval
  • Renaissance
  • Restoration and 18th Century British
  • 19th Century British
  • 20th Century British
Sub-Total Credits
6

C. Two Upper-Division (300-400 Level) Courses in Global Literature:

The department strongly encourages majors to take one literature course in a language other than English.

Sub-Total Credits
6

Two Language and Theory Courses Beyond ENLE 200

One ENLE language course

One ENLE literary theory course (Substitutions in this area may include PHIL-261 or PHIL-315.)

Sub-Total Credits
6

II. Other Program Requirements

A second modern or classical language through the intermediate level (equivalent to Carroll College course level 203)

 

Sub-Total Credits
6-12

Note

  1. Minimum 36 credits, 12 courses, plus foreign language
Total Credits
52-60