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Major Concentration Requirements
English majors are expected to work with
their advisers to design a coherent but
wide-ranging course of study. We encourage
all students majoring in English to explore
the full historical range of offerings; to
investigate the spectrum of textual
differences to be found in the study of
Anglophone literatures, film, and oral
traditions; and to include exposure to
recent approaches in English studies, such
as women's studies, literary theory,
historical materialism, and cultural
studies. With the help of their advisers,
English majors should seek to create
programs of study that expand their
knowledge and challenge their
preconceptions.
English majors work out a sequence of
courses in consultation with their advisers.
Students should take survey courses early in
their academic career in order to establish
the necessary foundation for more advanced
classes.
Students must take ten courses (above
English 1, 2, 3, and 4) listed or
cross-listed in the department as follows:
- One survey course [approved courses]
- Two non-survey courses in American,
British, or other Anglophone literature
written before 1860, including at least
one course in British literature. No
more than one course used to fulfill
this part of the requirement may be on
Shakespeare. [approved courses]
- Two non-survey courses in American,
British, or Anglophone literature
written after 1860.
[approved courses]
- Five remaining courses of the
student's choice from the department's
listings. A Senior Honor Thesis may
count as two of these courses. See the course listings by semester.
Please note the following guidelines when
applying creative writing courses towards
the major:
- A maximum of two Creative Writing
courses at the introductory level in
each of the areas offered (fiction,
poetry, and journalism) may be applied
- "Writing Fiction: Intermediate" may
be applied a maximum of two times
- "Nonfiction Writing" and
"Intermediate Journalism" may each count
only once
- There is no limit on the number of
advanced creative writing courses (e.g.
"Writing Fiction: Advanced" and "Forms
of Poetry") that may be applied
- Any creative writing course (except
for "Nonfiction Writing" and
"Intermediate Journalism") may be
repeated for credit and applied towards
the major within the above parameters
The following parameters also apply to
the major in English:
- Students must receive a grade of C-
or higher in any course that they wish
to count toward the fulfillment of
English major requirements
- No more than four transfer courses
may be applied towards the major
- The
English Major Concentration Check Sheet must be submitted with the degree sheet.
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