Majoring and Minoring
For complete information about majoring and minoring, see the online catalog.
100 Introductory Topics in Literature
105 The Art of the Novel
150 Films Adapting Fiction
200 Creative Writing: Fiction 1
201 Creative Writing: Poetry 1
203 Creative Writing: Nonfiction 1
205 Major Periods and Issues in English Literature
206 Major Periods and Issues in English Literature
209 Introduction to American Literature
210 Writing and Illness
218 Renaissance Medicine in Literature
235 Topics in Literature
240 The Brontës: Legends and Legacies
241 Text and Image
243 Women Writers
244 Practicum
251 Radical Film
258 Women and Film
271 Law and Literature
276 Animals and Animal Rights in Literature
281 From Scroll to Codex: Working With Medieval Manuscripts
300 Creative Writing: Fiction 2
301 Creative Writing: Poetry 2
303 Creative Writing: Nonfiction 2
309 Ancient Masterpieces and English Literature
310 Medieval Literature
311 Literature of the English Renaissance
312 The Early English Novel
313 Satire and Sentiment, 1660–1780
314 Romanticism in the Age of Revolution
315 The Victorians: Heroes, Decadents, and Madwomen
316 Modern British and Irish Literature
318 Modern Poetry
319 Postcolonial Literature: Anglophone Africa, India, Caribbean
320 Inventing America: Literature of Colonialism and the Early Republic, 1540–1830
321 National Sins, National Dreams: American Literature 1830–1865
322 Getting Real: Post–Civil War American Literature
323 American Modernism
324 Mirrors, Maps, Mazes: Post–World War II American Literature
326 African American Literature
330 Chaucer
331 Shakespeare: Early Works
332 Shakespeare: Later Works
333 Major Figures
334 Special Topics in Literature
340 Topics in Literary Theory/Criticism
400 Creative Writing: Fiction 3
401 Creative Writing: Poetry 3
403 Creative Writing: Nonfiction 3
444 Practicum
450 Senior Seminar
490 Thesis
499 Independent Study
Majoring
The major requires 40 credits, including:
- English 205 and English 206. A two-semester survey of literature in English from the medieval period through the present.
- Two 300-level courses in earlier literature. Options include Chaucer; Shakespeare: Later Works; Satire and Sentiment, 1660-1780; and The Early English Novel. For a complete list of courses that will fulfill this requirement (Category I) see the online catalog.
- Two 300-level courses in more recent literature. Options include The Romantics; National Sins and National Dreams: American Literature 1830-1865; American Modernism; Postcolonial Literature: Anglophone Africa, India, and the Caribbean; Fiction Writing II; and Poetry Writing. Students may fulfill this requirement with two literature courses OR one literature course and one creative writing course. For a complete list of courses that will fulfill this requirement (Category II) see the online catalog.
- Three electives at any level. Options include Films Adapting Fiction, Animals and Animal Rights in Literature; From Scroll to Codex: Working with Medieval Manuscripts; Gender and Aesthetic Expression; Fiction I; and Introduction to Poetry and Poetry Writing. For a complete list of courses that will fulfill the electives requirements, see the online catalog.
- English 450. A one-semester senior seminar. Recent topics have included John Keats; William Faulkner; and Modernist Short Stories.
Minoring
The minor requires 24 credits, including:
- English 205 or English 206.
- Two literature courses, one at the 300-level.
- Three electives at any level.
For a complete list of the categories and corresponding courses that satisfy them, see the online catalog.
Concentration in Creative Writing (optional)
Majors and minors may add a concentration in creative writing to the degree in English. In order to earn the concentration, students must complete the structured sequence in either fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.
- We offer structured sequences of courses in both fiction and poetry as well as a class in creative nonfiction.
- You may count up to four creative writing courses towards the major and/or add a concentration in creative writing to your degree.
Fiction
- English 200 Creative Writing: Fiction 1.
- English 300 Creative Writing: Fiction 2.
- English 400 Creative Writing: Fiction 3.
Nonfiction
- English 203 Creative Writing: Nonfiction 1, or English 210 Writing and Illness.
- English 303 Creative Writing: Nonfiction 2.
- English 403 Creative Writing: Nonfiction 3.
Poetry
- English 201 Creative Writing: Poetry 1.
- English 301 Creative Writing: Poetry 2.
- English 401 Creative Writing: Poetry 3.
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