Jan 11, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

English, Literature Track (BA)

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English Major and Learning Outcomes

English, Literature Track (BA) Sample Plan

English Core

EN - 115 An Introduction to Fiction Credits: 3
EN - 250 American Romanticism Credits: 3
EN - 345 Literature of the Middle Ages Credits: 3
EN - 485 Research Seminar Credits: 4
One of the following:
EN - 110 An Introduction to Poetry Credits: 3
EN - 112 An Introduction to Drama Credits: 3
One of the following:
EN - 255 British Romanticism Credits: 3
EN - 260 The Victorian Age Credits: 3
One of the following:
EN - 265 American Realism and Naturalism Credits: 3
EN - 375 Topics in American Literature Credits: 3
One of the following:
EN - 285 Contemporary Literature Credits: 3
EN - 376W Literary Modernism Credits: 3
EN - 380 Topics in Literature, 1940-2000 Credits: 3
One of the following:
EN - 350 Topics in English Renaissance Literature Credits: 3
EN - 365 Milton and Paradise Lost Credits: 3
EN - 370 Literature of the Enlightenment Credits: 3
One of the following:
EN - 358 Shakespeare I Credits: 3
EN - 359 Shakespeare II Credits: 3
One of the following:
EN - 372 Literary Monsters Credits: 3
EN - 373 Literature and Culture of Medicine Credits: 3
EN - 386 Global Literature and Politics Credits: 3
EN - 388 Contemporary Celtic Writers Credits: 3
One of the following:
EN - 382 Women Writers Credits: 3
EN - 384 African American Literature Credits: 3

Literature Courses

In addition to English core selections above, choose any four of the following courses:
EN - 110 An Introduction to Poetry Credits: 3
EN - 112 An Introduction to Drama Credits: 3
EN - 255 British Romanticism Credits: 3
EN - 260 The Victorian Age Credits: 3
EN - 285 Contemporary Literature Credits: 3
EN - 350 Topics in English Renaissance Literature Credits: 3
EN - 358 Shakespeare I Credits: 3
EN - 359 Shakespeare II Credits: 3
EN - 365 Milton and Paradise Lost Credits: 3
EN - 370 Literature of the Enlightenment Credits: 3
EN - 376W Literary Modernism Credits: 3
EN - 380 Topics in Literature, 1940-2000 Credits: 3
SP - 370 Survey of Spanish-American Literature Credits: 3
SP - 371 Survey of Spanish Literature Credits: 3
SP - 372 Spanish Literary Works Credits: 3
PL - 345 The Confessions of St. Augustine Credits: 3
PL - 350 The Republic of Plato Credits: 3
PL - 370 Moral Philosophy Credits: 3

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