English Majors and Minors

English Education Major

I. GENERAL STUDIES
II. REQUIRED COURSES
ENG 204 English Literature
ENG 214 English Literature After the 18th Century
ENG 205 American Literature
ENG 215 American Literature After the Civil WarENG 261 Approaches to Teaching Literature
ENG 311 Shakespeare
ENG 315 Women and Minority Writers
ENG 320 Adolescent Literature
ENG 490 World Literature I OR ENG 492 World Literature II
ENG 275 Structure of English
ENG 276 Linguistics and History of English
ENG 360 Creative Writing – Poetry OR ENG 361 Creative Writing – Prose
ENG 385 Advanced Composition
ENG 400 Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition
ENG 450 Curriculum & Methods in English
COM 231 News Writing and Reporting
III. LITERATURE ELECTIVES (2 courses at the 300 or 400 level)
IV. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (40-42 hrs)
V. ELECTIVES AND/OR OPTIONAL SECOND SPECIALIZATION TO TOTAL … 128 Sem. Hrs.

English Liberal Arts Major

I. GENERAL STUDIES
II. REQUIRED COURSES
ENG 204 English Literature
ENG 205 American Literature
ENG 214 English Literature after the 18th Century
ENG 215 American Literature after the Civil War
ENG 311 Shakespeare
ENG 385 Advanced Composition
ENG 490 World Literature I OR ENG 492 World Literature II
ENG 495 Liberal Arts Seminar
III. REQUIRED ELECTIVES: Select one of the following.
ENG 275 Structure of English
ENG 276 Linguistics
ENG 395 Literary Criticism
IV. ENGLISH ELECTIVES: Any five English courses except101 and 102, three of which must be 300 level or above.
V. ELECTIVES TO TOTAL…128 Sem. Hrs. One course should be above 300 level.

English Minor

Writing Minor

The WLSC writing minor is designed to give students a variety of writing experiences—from creative to technical to practical. Whatever the students’ major disciplines, the writing minor will dovetail well. The minor consists of 18 hours of required courses (Technical Writing, Creative Writing Prose and Poetry, Advanced Composition, Literary Criticism, and Desktop Publishing) and 3 hours of electives chosen from a variety of courses in other disciplines.

I. General Studies
II. Required Courses
ENG 274 Technical Writing
ENG 360 Creative Writing Poetry
ENG 361 Creative Writing Prose
ENG 385 Advanced Composition
ENG 395 Literary Criticism
COM 434 Desktop Publishing
III. Electives
Select one course from:
ENG 400 Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition
ENG 478 Special Topics in Writing
COM 231 Newswriting and Reporting
COM 332 Feature Writing
COM 333 Editorial Writing
COM 342 Playwriting—The One Act Play
GBUS 322 Business Communications
PHIL 310 Logic (Critical Thinking)
IV. Total with Major…128