English, BA

B-1. British Lit to 1660

• ENLT 234 - (CL,W) Camelot Legend
• ENLT 235 - (CL,W) Literature in the Age of Chaucer
• ENLT 240 - British Literature: Medieval and Renaissance
• ENLT 340 - Late Medieval Drama
• ENLT 342 - Renaissance Poetry and Prose
• ENLT 214 - Macabre Masterpieces

B-2. British Lit: 1660-1897

• ENLT 236 - (CL,W) The Romantic Protest
• ENLT 237 - (CL,W) The Darker Romantics
• ENLT 241 - British Literature: Restoration and 18th Century
• ENLT 242 - British Literature: Romantic and Victorian
• ENLT 345 - (CL,W) Restoration and 18th-Century Drama
• ENLT 348 - (CL,D,W) Colonial and Postcolonial Fiction
• ENLT 349 - (CL) Restoration and 18th-Century Poetry

B-3. British Lit: 1897-present

• ENLT 239 - (CL,D,W) The Irish Short Story
• ENLT 244 - Modern British Literature
• ENLT 342 - Renaissance Poetry and Prose

G. Global Anglophone and Multi-Ethnic American Literatures

• ENLT 228 - (CL,D,W) Race in Anglo-American Culture 1600-1860
• ENLT 250 - (CL, D, W) Multi-Ethnic American Literature
• ENLT 251 - (CL,D,W) Borderlands Writing
• ENLT 348 - (CL,D,W) Colonial and Postcolonial Fiction

A-1. American Lit to 1865

• ENLT 212 - (CL,W) Masters of Darkness
• ENLT 230 - (CL) American Romanticism
• ENLT 243 - American Literature to 1865
• ENLT 350 - Major Works: American Romantics
• ENLT 351 - Transcendentalists

A-2. American Lit: 1865-1950

• ENLT 245 - American Literature, 1865 to the Present
• ENLT 250 - (CL, D, W) Multi-Ethnic American Literature
• ENLT 251 - (CL,D,W) Borderlands Writing
• ENLT 350 - Major Works: American Romantics
• ENLT 353 - Major Works: American Realists
• ENLT 355 - American Drama 1919-1939
• ENLT 455 - American Realists

A-3. American Lit: 1950-present

(In development)

In addition, of the twelve courses beyond ENLT 140  or the equivalent, at least one must be at the 300 level, at least one must be a 400-level senior seminar, at least one more must be at the 300 or 400 level, and at least one must be designated Theory Intensive (ENLT 225 , ENLT 227 , ENLT 228 , ENLT 341 , ENLT 345 , ENLT 362 , ENLT 443 , ENLT 462 ). Students may place Theatre and/or Writing courses in either the English major or the cognate area, but no course can be counted for both the major and the cognate.

Although the English department strongly recommends ENLT 140  as the initial course in the major, any ENLT course numbered from 120 to 179 may serve as an equivalent and be substituted both in the major and as a prerequisite for more advanced course work. A total of no more than two courses with a number between 120 and 179 can be counted toward the major.

Theatre Track

Completion of this track will be noted on the English major’s transcript. The student must complete a minimum of five courses (15 credits) toward the track. Courses counted toward the track include any course designated with the THTR prefix; WRTG 215 , WRTG 315 ; and ENLT 211 , ENLT 220 , ENLT 295 , ENLT 340 , ENLT 345 , ENLT 341 , ENLT 355  .

Writing Track

Completion of this track will be noted on the English major’s transcript. The student must complete a minimum of five courses (15 credits) designated with the WRTG prefix and numbered at the 200 level or above. Of these five courses, at least one must be in Creative Writing (WRTG 213 , WRTG 214 , WRTG 215 , WRTG 216 , WRTG 313 , WRTG 314 , WRTG 315 , WRTG 316 ), and at least one must be in Applied Writing (WRTG 210 , WRTG 211 , WRTG 212 ).

English Curriculum