English Major (B.A.) - Undergraduate - 2010 University Catalog
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The English major consists of 34 semester hours of English courses including a required course, The Pursuits of English (4 semester hours) and 30 semester hours of English Department courses numbered 200 and above. Students must select courses that satisfy two sets of guidelines. (Note that a single course may satisfy more than one guideline.)
Guidelines, Part I. Address all three of the following areas as indicated:
Literature: Four literature courses. One course must pay significant attention to literature written prior to the year 1800. One must pay significant attention to literature written prior to 1900. Teacher Certification students follow different guidelines for this section. See the Teacher Education Curriculum Worksheet.
Writing: One writing-intensive course. This may be a course devoted to writing (or one in which writing receives significant and focused attention as a mode of inquiry and expression). Courses which ask students to write only to demonstrate knowledge or mastery of course material do not satisfy this guideline.
Genre Study: Significant attention to at least three of these four genres: fiction, poetry, drama, film.
Guidelines, Part II. Address all of the following five guidelines:
Multinational Study: Significant attention to texts or films from at least one literature or culture other than American or British.
Minority Writers: Significant study of several writers from one or more minority cultures of this country, either in courses concentrating on them or in more general courses in which a significant number of the texts come out of minority cultures.
Women Writers: Significant study of women writers, either in courses concentrating on them or in more general courses in which a significant number of the texts are by women.
Gender Studies: Significant study of the development and/or expression of gender roles or identities in literary texts or films.
Class Issues: Significant study of issues of social class in literary texts or films.
Total number of semester hours: 34
Considerations: Most of these guidelines can be satisfied either by an entire course or a portion of a course. Since instructors may teach the same course differently, and course content may vary from semester to semester, students should consult the departmental website for current information about which guidelines each major course satisfies. The department publishes this information just before each registration period. A student may not receive credit for the same course more than once, except for courses titled "Special Topics" or "Seminar." Students are encouraged to plan, with advice, flexible programs to meet their own interests and needs. Consult your advisor to develop an appropriate plan of study. Note: The following courses, offered by the Linguistics Department, may also be used toward the total 34 credits of the English major, although they might not satisfy any guidelines: LNGN 220 Structure of American English; LNGN 284 History of the English Language; LNGN 384 The Grammars of English.
ENGLISH MAJOR
Complete 34 semester hours including the following 2 requirement(s):
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REQUIRED ENGLISH COURSE
Complete the following 4 semester hours:
ENGL 200 The Pursuits of English 4 -
ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS BY ADVISEMENT
Complete 30 semester hours from the following as prescribed by a departmental advisor:
LNGN 220 Structure of American English 3 LNGN 284 History of the English Language 3 LNGN 384 The Grammars of English 3
Course Descriptions:
ENGL200: The Pursuits of English
An inquiry into what constitutes contemporary literary study: its subject matter and its underlying goals and methods. Students study literary and cinematic texts of various genres, as well as literary criticism and theory; inquire into the nature of authorship and of texts; examine and expand their ways of reading, interpreting, and writing about texts; trace the relation of literary criticism to theory; consider the relation of literary study to issues of power; and develop independent habits of thought, research, discussion, and analytic writing that are informed by literary theory and criticism. Meets the University Writing Requirement for ENCW, ENED, ENEL and ENGL majors. 4 sh.
Prerequisites: ENWR 106 or HONP 101; English majors only.
LNGN220: Structure of American English
The phonology, morphology, syntax of American English, geographical and social dialects; traditional, structural and transformational approaches to grammar. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. 3 sh.
LNGN284: History of the English Language
English from its Indo-European origins up to and including the eighteenth-century grammarians. The Germanic strains; old, middle and modern English. 3 sh.
LNGN384: The Grammars of English
A critical overview of traditional, structural, and transformational-generative approaches to the problems of analyzing the grammar of the English language; practical applications for teaching English and for understanding grammatical principles as a means of more effective writing and literary analysis. Cross listed with English, ENGM 384. 3 sh.
Prerequisites: ENWR 106 or HONP 101 or LNGN 210.
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