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In English, we offer an exciting curriculum in literature, film, rhetoric, writing, and linguistics. Our diverse course offerings are designed to appeal to students with varying academic and professional goals. In fact, the skills students develop in our courses—analysis, writing, reading, research, and communication—prepare them well for careers in writing and editing, publishing, law, advertising, public relations, education, management, public service, as well as the performing and creative arts.


What We're Doing

Rethinking traditional writing in the 21st century

Rethinking traditional writing in the 21st century

Students who think that writing a traditional essay will be the only thing that happens in Dr. Eric Detweiler’s rhetoric and composition classes are likely in for a surprise.  Detweiler includes a variety of technology—especially sound related—to broaden perceptions of what writing is and what can be done with it. “I want them to become sensitive to these differences and realize that they can reach a broader audience as well as have fun.” Full disclosure: Detweiler emphasizes that traditional writing is very much a part of his classes—it’s just not the only part!

Children's and Young Adult Literature Around the World

Children's and Young Adult Literature Around the World

Dr. Poushali Bhadury engages her students in a lively discussion of race, nation, and sexuality in her new Topics in Children's Literature course, Children's and Young Adult Literature Around the World. The class challenges the lack of diversity in children's and young adult literature by exploring writers and writing from perspectives that address gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, and other facets of identity and culture. Says one student, "This is the most eye-opening course I've ever taken, and Dr. Bhadury is amazing!"


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Degrees in English increase opportunities for success in a constantly changing job market. An emphasis on clear and logical communication prepares students for a wide range of occupations, rather than emphasizing one or two vocational tracks. Students in the program have gone on to such positions as

  • Advertising/public relations executive
  • Content manager
  • Creative writer
  • Director/support staff for non-profit organizations
  • Editor
  • Lawyer (after law school)
  • Librarian
  • Manager
  • Professional/technical writer
  • Public servant
  • Publisher
  • Researcher
  • Reviewer
  • School administrator
  • Software developer
  • Teacher

Employers of MTSU alumni include

  • Aquinas College
  • Belmont University
  • Bryant College
  • C. S. Lewis Foundation
  • Calhoun Community College (Ala.)
  • Chattanooga State Community College
  • Cleveland State Community College
  • College of the Cumberlands (Ky.)
  • Columbia State Community College
  • Covenant College
  • David Lipscomb University
  • Education Networks of America
  • Fisk University
  • Franklin Road Academy
  • Kentucky Christian University
  • Michigan State University
  • Motlow State Community College
  • MTSU
  • Nashville State Community College
  • Rutherford County Schools
  • Tennessee Board of Regents
  • Tennessee State Board of Education / Dept. of Education
  • Tennessee State University
  • Trevecca Nazarene University
  • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Medical School
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Volunteer State Community College
  • Western Kentucky University
  • Williamson County Schools

For complete Curriculum details, click on the REQUIREMENTS button to the right.


MTSU has five undergraduate major programs in English leading to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree  and two to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. All paths offer students training in reading, writing, and critical thinking, preparing them for a variety of fields that are looking for well-rounded individuals with good communication skills and the ability to learn and grow in their professions.

The English Major without a concentration (B.A. and B.S.) is designed for students interested in a broad experience of English studies.

The English Major with a Teaching Licensure Concentration (B.A. and B.S.) is for students who plan to teach English in grades 6-12. English department courses in this concentration are chosen to provide students with a strong background in the subject they will be teaching. It is the most proscribed of our concentrations, requiring students to take specific courses in six of the seven areas as well as an additional course in Teaching English (English 4900). In addition, students must complete a minor in Secondary Education (including a year of “residency”). Students successfully pursuing this curriculum along with the requirements of the licensure program will be prepared to teach 6-12 English in the state of Tennessee. (Note: This is not the program for students whose plan is to apply to graduate school in English in order to teach at the university level eventually. University faculty do not need a state teaching license. Graduate programs will provide teaching education preparation for college level instructors.) This program consists of 32 or 33 hours of English studies along with 30 hours of education classes.

The Literature and Culture Concentration (B.A.) is for students who want to study English in an interdisciplinary context. The main goal of the Cultural Studies concentration is to provide students with the opportunity to examine culture through the study of texts within an interdisciplinary framework. Students may choose a general cultural studies curriculum or they may specialize within the concentration by choosing courses in an area such as women in literature, popular literature, folklore, world literature, children's literature, multicultural literature, etc. The course of study is designed to help students broaden their understanding of the relationship between culture and literature.

The Literary Studies Concentration (B.A.) gives students contemplating academic or professional careers a focused training in theory and critical thinking. The Literary Studies concentration is designed to provide students with the opportunity to take a greater number of advanced courses in literature and to focus on their interests within specific areas of English studies. Students may choose to emphasize a period, an author, or a genre or they may choose to increase their general knowledge of the field. Many students choose the Literary Studies concentration as a preparation for graduate or professional school. 

The Writing Studies Concentration (B.A.) is designed for students who want to focus on their writing. The Writing concentration gives students interested in developing themselves as writers the opportunity to do so while pursuing a major in English. Students may choose a general writing curriculum or they may specialize within the concentration by choosing courses in one area such as creative or professional writing.

The department also offers a flexible 15-credit minor in English and an interdisciplinary minor in Writing. For more on these and other minors English participates in, please visit our Minors page.


English Graduate programs at MTSU include the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in English, one of the longest standing programs in the state, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in English.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

The Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) College of Education’s teacher licensure preparation programs are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and are eligible for accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in English with teacher licensure programs at MTSU are designed to meet the licensure requirements set by the Tennessee Department of Education. Students should be aware that licensure requirements vary from state to state and are subject to change. MTSU has not made a determination whether a specific program will meet all of the requirements of another US state or territory. MTSU recommends that students who plan to seek licensure outside the state of Tennessee contact the appropriate licensing agency and discuss their plans with their advisor. To obtain current information about each state’s and territory’s licensure requirements and any additional regulations, students should consult the US Department of Education’s website for state contacts at https://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html.

Graduates of MTSU teacher education programs certified to teach in Tennessee are eligible for certification reciprocity in many states. Reciprocity is not an automatic or complete transfer of certification, thus individuals should consult the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) site at https://www.tn.gov/education/licensing.html and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) site at https://www.nasdtec.net/page/Interstate as well as the US Department of Education state contacts site for information about any additional state requirements.

English, B.A

English, B.A.

English 
615-898-2595
Ron Kates, program coordinator
Ron.Kates@mtsu.edu

A major in English consists of 36 hours of which no more than six (6) may be lower-division hours.

  1. English major core: All majors, regardless of concentration, will take the following: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007; ENGL 3010, ENGL 3020, and ENGL 3030; ENGL 3570, ENGL 4520, ENGL 4530, ENGL 4605, or ENGL 4670 (approved topics); and ENGL 4999.
  2. When taught by an English faculty member, WGST, AAS, JHS, and certain interdisciplinary Honors seminars (UH 3500 and UH 4600) may be substituted with approval of advisor. No non-departmental lower division courses will be accepted.
  3. A maximum of six (6) hours of lower-division literature coursework (not counting the General Education requirements) may be taken toward the major. These hours will be appropriately assigned by the student's departmental advisor. No more than 3 hours (one course) may be taken to satisfy the core course requirement.
  4. Majors are expected to consult a member of the English faculty each semester regarding the selection and arrangement of electives.
  5. Recommended minors for English majors include a foreign language minor, Film Studies, History, Linguistic Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Theatre, Writing, Southern Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies, but students may choose a minor from those listed under the B.A. requirements (see Academic Policies and Procedures ) or from the interdisciplinary minors (see Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors).

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

English, B.A., Academic Map  

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements36 hours
     Major Core   (15 hours)
    English Elective Courses   (21 hours)
Foreign Language6 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor15-18 hours
Electives19-22 hours
TOTAL120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (36 hours)

English Core (15 hours)

All majors, regardless of concentration, will take the following:

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

One from the following:

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

(as approved by departmental advisor)

English Elective Courses (21 hours)

  • Seven ENGL 3000/4000 courses chosen in consultation with departmental advisor

Foreign Language (6 hours)

  • Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Minor (15-18 hours)

  • Approved Bachelor of Arts minor

Electives (19-22 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: English

All students pursuing a major in English must complete the General Education requirements and the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students may not begin upper-division English studies until they have completed ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, ENGL 2020, and ENGL 2030. Typically, students will begin upper-division English studies in the second semester of their sophomore year with  ENGL 3000 and one other English course.

The  Academic Maps provide examples of a recommended plan of studies for students who wish to complete their academic requirements within a four-year period. However, there is no single way to complete the program. The department is generally flexible about the order in which courses are taken so long as prerequisites are met. Each English major has an assigned academic advisor. Consulting this advisor regularly will help the student to individualize the program to his or her own needs and interests.

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

 

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Foreign Language (2000-level) 6 credit hours
  • Mathematics 3 credit hours
  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Choose 6 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 31 Hours

 

Sophomore

 

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA(Hum/FA)  dotslash:(Hum/FA) title:(Hum/FA 
    (Hum/FA) 
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA)(Hum/FA)  dotslash:(Hum/FA) title:(Hum/FA) 
    (Hum/FA) 

    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

 

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • Foreign Language or elective 6 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Minor course or electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

 

Junior

 

 

Choose two courses (6 hours):

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3000/4000 level courses 12 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 9 credit hours

 

Choose one:

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

(as approved by departmental advisor)

Subtotal: 30 Hours

 

Senior

 

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

 

Choose one:

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3000/4000 level elective courses 9 credit hours
  • Minor or elective courses 9 credit hours
  • Electives 7 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

 

English, B.S

English, B.S.

English 
615-898-2595
Ron Kates, program coordinator
Ron.Kates@mtsu.edu

A major in English consists of 36 hours of which no more than six (6) may be lower-division hours.

  1. English major core: All majors, regardless of concentration, will take the following: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007; ENGL 3010, ENGL 3020, and ENGL 3030; and ENGL 3570, ENGL 4520, ENGL 4530, ENGL 4605, or ENGL 4670 (approved topics); and ENGL 4999.
  2. When taught by an English faculty member, WGST, AAS, JHS, and certain interdisciplinary Honors seminars (UH 3500 and UH 4600) may be substituted with approval of advisor. No non-departmental lower division courses will be accepted.
  3. A maximum of six (6) hours of lower-division literature coursework (not counting the General Education requirements) may be taken toward the major. These hours will be appropriately assigned by the student's departmental advisor. No more than 3 hours (one course) may be taken to satisfy the core course requirement.
  4. Majors are expected to consult a member of the English faculty each semester regarding the selection and arrangement of electives.
  5. Recommended minors for English majors include a foreign language minor, Film Studies, History, Linguistic Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Theatre, Writing, Southern Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies, but students may choose a minor from those listed under the B.A. requirements (see Academic Policies and Procedures ) or from the interdisciplinary minors (see Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors).

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

English, B.S., Academic Map  

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements36 hours
     Major Core   (15 hours)
    English Elective Courses   (21 hours)
Minor15-18 hours
Electives25-28 hours
TOTAL120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (36 hours)

English Core (15 hours)

All majors, regardless of concentration, will take the following

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

One from the following:

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

(as approved by departmental advisor)

English Elective Courses (21 hours)

  • Seven ENGL 3000/4000 courses chosen in consultation with departmental advisor

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (25-28 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: English, B.S.

All students pursuing a major in English must complete the General Education requirements and the requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree. Students may not begin upper-division English studies until they have completed ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, ENGL 2020, and ENGL 2030. Typically, students will begin upper-division English studies in the second semester of their sophomore year with  ENGL 3000 and one other English course.

The Academic Maps provide examples of a recommended plan of studies for students who wish to complete their academic requirements within a four-year period. However, there is no single way to complete the program. The department is generally flexible about the order in which courses are taken so long as prerequisites are met. Each English major has an assigned academic advisor. Consulting this advisor regularly will help the student to individualize the program to his or her own needs and interests.

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • Mathematics 3 credit hours
  • Elective 3 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

 

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Elective 3 credit hours

 

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

 

  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Elective 3 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • Minor courses or elective 3 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Elective 3 credit hours

 

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing  3 credit hours  
    topics(approved topics)  dotslash:(approved topics) title:topics 
    (approved topics) 

    ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3000/4000 level electives 6 credit hours
  • Minor course or electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3000/4000 level electives 6 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3000/4000 level elective 3 credit hours
  • Elective 3 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

 

  • ENGL 3000/4000 level electives 6 credit hours
  • Electives 4 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 13 Hours

English, English Language Linguistics, B.A.

English, English Language Linguistics Concentration, B.A.

English 
615-898-2595
Ron Kates, program coordinator
Ron.Kates@mtsu.edu

The concentration in English Language Linguistics will engage students in the formal study of the English language and introduce them to theoretical and practical applications of the scientific study of language. Pursuing this concentration will be beneficial to students wishing to pursue careers in English language instruction, speech language pathology, lexicography, and communications, in addition to students moving on to graduate studies in theoretical or applied linguistics, computational linguistics, or TEFL/ESL.  

A major in English with a concentration in English Language Linguistics consists of 36 hours of which no more than six (6) may be lower-division hours.

  1. English major core: All majors, regardless of concentration, will take the following: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007; ENGL 3030; ENGL 3010 or ENGL 3020; ENGL 3570, ENGL 4520, ENGL 4530, ENGL 4605, or ENGL 4670 (approved topics); and ENGL 4999.
  2. When taught by an English faculty member, WGST, AAS, JHS, and certain interdisciplinary Honors seminars (UH 3500 and UH 4600) may be substituted with approval of advisor. No non-departmental lower division courses will be accepted.
  3. A maximum of six (6) hours of lower-division literature coursework (not counting the General Education requirements) may be taken toward the major. These hours will be appropriately assigned by the student's departmental advisor. No more than 3 hours (one course) may be taken to satisfy the core course requirement.
  4. Majors are expected to consult a member of the English faculty each semester regarding the selection and arrangement of electives.
  5. Recommended minors for English majors include a foreign language minor, Film Studies, History, Linguistic Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Theatre, Writing, Southern Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies, but students may choose a minor from those listed under the B.A. requirements (see Academic Policies and Procedures ) or from the interdisciplinary minors (see Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors).

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

English, English Language Linguistics, B.A., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements36 hours
     Major Core   (9 hours)
     ELL Concentration Courses   (21 hours)
     Elective Courses   (6 hours)
Foreign Language6 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor15-18 hours
Electives19-22 hours
TOTAL120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (36 hours)

English Core (9 hours)

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

English Language Linguistics Courses (18 hours)

  • ENGL 4590 - Directed Undergraduate Research in Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Senior standing with a concentration in English Language Linguistics or permission of instructor. Research in linguistics under faculty guidance.

Choose two courses (6 hours):

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

Choose four courses not applied to the core (12 hours):

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 3575 - The Sound Patterns of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces phonetics and phonology. Describes speech sounds in terms of articulation an acoustics. Sound patterns of English in relation to other languages. Introduce speech technology.

  • ENGL 3595 - Sociolinguistics  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 3595 - Sociolinguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the role of language as a central means of locating ourselves in the world. Topics include dialect, accent, style, multilingualism, code switching, language in social media, language discrimination, language and national identity, language and gender, and English globalization.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4540 - Second Language Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Background and basic methods needed to teach English grammar and composition to students for whom English is a second language. Emphasizes understanding of problems that non-native speakers face and develops techniques for helping non-native speakers express themselves in written English.

  • ENGL 4570 - Special Topics in Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Selected topic in theoretical linguistics. Content varies from semester to semester. May be repeated under a different subtitle.

(can be repeated with different topic)

Guided Electives (6 hours)

  • Upper-division ENGL electives selected in consultation with faculty advisor

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

  • Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Minor (15-18 hours)

  • Approved Bachelor of Arts minor

Electives (19-22 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: English, English Language Linguistics

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

All students pursuing a major in English must complete the General Education requirements and requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students may not begin upper-division English studies until they have completed ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, ENGL 2020, and ENGL 2030. Typically, students will begin upper-division English studies in the second semester of their sophomore year with ENGL 3000 and one other English course.

The Academic Maps provide examples of a recommended plan of studies for students who wish to complete their academic requirements within a four-year period. However, there is no single way to complete the program. The department is generally flexible about the order in which courses are taken so long as prerequisites are met. Each English major has an assigned academic advisor. Consulting with this advisor regularly will help the student to individualize the program to his or her own needs and interests.

Freshman Fall

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • Mathematics 3 credit hours
  • Foreign Language (2000-level) 3 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

 

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Foreign Language (2000-level) 3 credit hours

 

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA) OR(Hum/FA) OR  dotslash:(Hum/FA) OR title:(Hum/FA) OR 
    (Hum/FA) OR 

    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA)(Hum/FA)  dotslash:(Hum/FA) title:(Hum/FA) 
    (Hum/FA) 

    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

 

  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Foreign Language (or elective) 3 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

 

  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Foreign Language or elective 3 credit hours
  • Minor course or elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

 

  • Linguistics course 3 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • Linguistics course 3 credit hours
  • ENGL guided elective 3 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

  • ENGL guided elective 3 credit hours
  • Linguistics course 3 credit hours
  • Electives 6 credit hours
  • Minor course or elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

  • ENGL 4590 - Directed Undergraduate Research in Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Senior standing with a concentration in English Language Linguistics or permission of instructor. Research in linguistics under faculty guidance.

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

  • Linguistics course 3 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 6 credit hours
  • Elective 1 credit hour

Subtotal: 13 Hours

English, English Language Linguistics, B.S.

English, English Language Linguistics Concentration, B.S.

English 
615-898-2595
Ron Kates, program coordinator
Ron.Kates@mtsu.edu

The concentration in English Language Linguistics will engage students in the formal study of the English language and introduce them to theoretical and practical applications of the scientific study of language. Pursuing this concentration will be beneficial to students wishing to pursue careers in English language instruction, speech language pathology, lexicography, and communications, in addition to students moving on to graduate studies in theoretical or applied linguistics, computational linguistics, or TEFL/ESL.  

A major in English with a concentration in English Language Linguistics consists of 36 hours of which no more than six (6) may be lower-division hours.

  1. English major core: All majors, regardless of concentration, will take the following: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007; ENGL 3030; ENGL 3010 or ENGL 3020; ENGL 3570, ENGL 4520, ENGL 4530, ENGL 4605, or ENGL 4670 (approved topics); and ENGL 4999.
  2. When taught by an English faculty member, WGST, AAS, JHS, and certain interdisciplinary Honors seminars (UH 3500 and UH 4600) may be substituted with approval of advisor. No non-departmental lower division courses will be accepted.
  3. A maximum of six (6) hours of lower-division literature coursework (not counting the General Education requirements) may be taken toward the major. These hours will be appropriately assigned by the student's departmental advisor. No more than 3 hours (one course) may be taken to satisfy the core course requirement.
  4. Majors are expected to consult a member of the English faculty each semester regarding the selection and arrangement of electives.
  5. Recommended minors for English majors include a foreign language minor, Film Studies, History, Linguistic Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Theatre, Writing, Southern Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies, but students may choose a minor from those listed under the B.A. requirements (see Academic Policies and Procedures ) or from the interdisciplinary minors (see Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors).

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

English, English Language Linguistics, B.S., Academic Map  

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements36 hours
     Major Core   (9 hours)
     ELL Concentration Courses   (21 hours)
     Elective Courses   (6 hours)
Minor15-18 hours
Electives25-28 hours
TOTAL120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (36 hours)

English Core (9 hours)

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

English Language Linguistics Courses (18 hours)

  • ENGL 4590 - Directed Undergraduate Research in Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Senior standing with a concentration in English Language Linguistics or permission of instructor. Research in linguistics under faculty guidance.

Choose two courses (6 hours)

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

Choose four courses not applied to the core (12 hours):

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 3575 - The Sound Patterns of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces phonetics and phonology. Describes speech sounds in terms of articulation an acoustics. Sound patterns of English in relation to other languages. Introduce speech technology.

  • ENGL 3595 - Sociolinguistics  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 3595 - Sociolinguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the role of language as a central means of locating ourselves in the world. Topics include dialect, accent, style, multilingualism, code switching, language in social media, language discrimination, language and national identity, language and gender, and English globalization.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4540 - Second Language Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Background and basic methods needed to teach English grammar and composition to students for whom English is a second language. Emphasizes understanding of problems that non-native speakers face and develops techniques for helping non-native speakers express themselves in written English.

  • ENGL 4570 - Special Topics in Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Selected topic in theoretical linguistics. Content varies from semester to semester. May be repeated under a different subtitle.

(can be repeated with different topic)

Guided Electives (6 hours)

  • Upper-division ENGL electives selected in consultation with faculty advisor

Minor 15-18 hours

  • Approved minor

Electives (25-28 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: English, English Language Linguistics

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

All students pursuing a major in English must complete the General Education requirements and requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students may not begin upper-division English studies until they have completed ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, ENGL 2020, and ENGL 2030. Typically, students will begin upper-division English studies in the second semester of their sophomore year with ENGL 3000 and one other English course.

The Academic Maps provide examples of a recommended plan of studies for students who wish to complete their academic requirements within a four-year period. However, there is no single way to complete the program. The department is generally flexible about the order in which courses are taken so long as prerequisites are met. Each English major has an assigned academic advisor. Consulting with this advisor regularly will help the student to individualize the program to his or her own needs and interests.

Freshman Fall

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • Mathematics 3 credit hours
  • Elective 3 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

 

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Elective 3 credit hours

 

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA) OR(Hum/FA) OR  dotslash:(Hum/FA) OR title:(Hum/FA) OR 
    (Hum/FA) OR 

    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA)(Hum/FA)  dotslash:(Hum/FA) title:(Hum/FA) 
    (Hum/FA) 

    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

 

  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Elective 3 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

 

  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Elective 3 credit hours
  • Minor course or elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

 

  • Linguistics course 3 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • Linguistics course 3 credit hours
  • ENGL guided elective 3 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

  • ENGL guided elective 3 credit hours
  • Linguistics course 3 credit hours
  • Electives 6 credit hours
  • Minor course or elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

  • ENGL 4590 - Directed Undergraduate Research in Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Senior standing with a concentration in English Language Linguistics or permission of instructor. Research in linguistics under faculty guidance.

  • Linguistics course 3 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 6 credit hours
  • Elective 1 credit hour

Subtotal: 13 Hours

English, Literature and Culture Concentration, B.A.

English, Literature and Culture Concentration, B.A.

English 
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A major in English with a concentration in Literature and Culture consists of 36 hours of which no more than six (6) may be lower-division hours.

  1. English major core: All majors, regardless of concentration, will take the following: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007; ENGL 3010, ENGL 3020, and ENGL 3030; ENGL 3570, ENGL 4520, ENGL 4530, ENGL 4605, or ENGL 4670 (approved topics); and ENGL 4999.
  2. When taught by an English faculty member, WGST, AAS, JHS, and certain interdisciplinary Honors seminars (UH 3500 and UH 4600) may be substituted with approval of advisor. No non-departmental lower division courses will be accepted.
  3. A maximum of six (6) hours of lower-division literature coursework (not counting the General Education requirements) may be taken toward the major. These hours will be appropriately assigned by the student's departmental advisor. No more than 3 hours (one course) may be taken to satisfy the core course requirement.
  4. Majors are expected to consult a member of the English faculty each semester regarding the selection and arrangement of electives.
  5. Recommended minors for English majors include a foreign language minor, Film Studies, History, Linguistic Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Theatre, Writing, Southern Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies, but students may choose a minor from those listed under the B.A. requirements (see Academic Policies and Procedures ) or from the interdisciplinary minors (see Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors).

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

English, Literature and Culture, B.A., Academic Map  

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements36 hours
     Major Core   (15 hours)
     Literature and Culture Concentration Courses   (12 hours)
    English Elective Courses   (9 hours)
Foreign Language6 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor15-18 hours
Electives19-22 hours
TOTAL120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (36 hours)

English Core (15 hours)

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

One from the following:

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

(as approved by departmental advisor)

Literature and Culture Concentration (12 hours)

Choose two courses from the following:

  • ENGL 3300 - Native American Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces oral and written literature of native America in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts, with special emphasis on fiction, poetry, and autobiography.

  • ENGL 3360 - Multicultural Literature of the United States

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Writers, genres, and criticism in Native American, African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American literatures.

  • ENGL 3365 - Hispanic Writers in American Literature

    3 credit hours

    (Same as HUM 3365.) Prerequisites: Completion of 1000-level English and 2000-level literature requirements with a grade of C- or better. Acquaints students with the literary works of Hispanic Americans writing in English. Emphasis on analysis of the intersection of cultures and traditions and the formation of Hispanic American identity.

  • ENGL 3720 - Early Women Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to British/American/world literature by women through the eighteenth century.

  • ENGL 3725 - Nineteenth-Century Women Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Examines works by British and American writers in the context of a female literary tradition. Writers studied may include Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Emily Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Emily Dickinson.

  • ENGL 3730 - Twentieth-Century Women Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Literature of major women writers of the period. Divided by genre and primarily includes the fiction, poetry, and drama of British and American women.

  • ENGL 3735 - Black Women as Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of black women's literary expressions and the historical and sociocultural factors that shape these women's artistic sensibilities and thematic concerns. Emphasis will be given to U.S. women writers.

  • ENGL 3740 - Children's Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of literature for children based on wide reading in the field.

  • ENGL 3745 - Literature for Adolescents

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Surveys literature for adolescents, historical and contemporary; analysis of contemporary issues in the field. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

  • ENGL 3755 - Folk/Fairy Tales, Legends, Myths, Ancient Stories

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces folk/fairy tales, myths, epics, legends, and verse from a variety of languages, cultures, ethnic groups, and historical periods.

  • ENGL 3770 - LGBTQIA+ Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Surveys diverse literature and cultural artifacts by and about sexual minority groups. Features fiction and nonfiction, poetry, song, film, among other cultural texts and artifacts. Emphasizes cultural and historical context and intersectionality in cultural production.

  • ENGL 4270 - Contemporary British and Commonwealth Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Contemporary British and Commonwealth novels in the context of social and literary history.

  • ENGL 4435 - Global English Literatures

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Plays written by Shakespeare's predecessors, contemporaries, and immediate successors. Study of global Anglophone literature in cultural, historical, and sociopolitical contexts.

  • ENGL 4750 - Special Topics in Children's Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Selected genre, period, ethnicity, tradition, or literary focus in children's and/or young adult literature. Subject will vary with instructor.

  • ENGL 4780 - Topics in War and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An inquiry into war or related conflict through the study of literature, film, and/or popular culture. Topic will vary by term.

Choose two courses from the following:

  • ENGL 3410 - Classical Mythology

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of the major myths and legends of the classical world with an emphasis on Greek mythology.

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 3760 - Introduction to Folklore

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Contemporary folklife studies emphasizing traditional and new vernacular expression through vocal, performance, and material culture creations as they relate to the diverse communities that practice them.

  • ENGL 3810 - British Popular Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A cultural survey of Great Britain since 1945, including history, music, film, and literature.

  • ENGL 3815 - Survey of Popular Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An overview of literature and media reflecting the mass culture of America from 1900 to the present: westerns, mysteries, science fiction, popular music, film, and television.

  • ENGL 3840 - Science Fiction  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 3840 - Science Fiction

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. The science fiction genre, emphasizing significant themes, recurrent images and conventions, and historical and cultural context.

  • ENGL 3850 - Literature and Film

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. The relationship between literature and film with emphasis on narration, characterization, point of view, and setting.

  • ENGL 3885 - Topics in Gender and Film

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A selected subject or focus within gender and film studies. Topic will vary each time course is taught. Possible topics include representation of women in film, history of gender representation in film, women directors; Hollywood and gender; queer film studies; gender and international cinema; gender, race, and Hollywood, etc. May be repeated up to four times with different topics.

  • ENGL 4570 - Special Topics in Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Selected topic in theoretical linguistics. Content varies from semester to semester. May be repeated under a different subtitle.

  • ENGL 4760 - Special Topics in Folklore

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better;  ENGL 3760 recommended. An intensive study on a selected topic of folklore. Content varies from semester to semester and will reflect the interests and expertise of the instructor.

  • ENGL 4855 - Film Theory and Criticism

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of the major theoretical approaches to film, including montage, mise-en-scene, and structuralist theory.

  • ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Film Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A selected director, genre, period, aspect, or theme. The subject will vary each time course is taught.

English Electives (9 hours)

  • Three ENGL 3000/ENGL 4000 courses chosen in consultation with departmental advisor. (Students may use one 3000/4000 level course from another department with English departmental advisor approval.)

Foreign Language (6 hours)

  • Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Minor (15-18 hours)

  • Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor

Electives (19-22 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: English, Literature and Culture

All students pursuing a major in English must complete the General Education requirements and the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students may not begin upper-division English studies until they have completed ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030.  Typically students will begin upper-division English studies in the second semester of their sophomore year with ENGL 3000 and one other English course.

The Academic Maps provide examples of a recommended plan of studies for students who wish to complete their academic requirements within a four-year period. However, there is no single way to complete the program. The department is generally flexible about the order in which courses are taken so long as prerequisites are met. Each English major has an assigned academic advisor. Consulting with this advisor regularly will help the student to individualize the program to his or her own needs and interests.

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

 

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
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    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
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    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
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    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Foreign Language (2000-level)  6 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Mathematics 3 hours credit

 

Choose 6 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 31 Hours

 

Sophomore

 

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
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    (Hum/FA) 

    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

 

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Science (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
  • Foreign Language or elective 6 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Minor course or elective 3 credit hours

 

Choose one:

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

(as approved by departmental advisor)

Subtotal: 31 Hours

 

Junior

 

Choose two courses (6 hours):

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • Minor course or electives 12 credit hours

 

Choose two (6 hours):

  • ENGL 3300 - Native American Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces oral and written literature of native America in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts, with special emphasis on fiction, poetry, and autobiography.

  • ENGL 3360 - Multicultural Literature of the United States

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Writers, genres, and criticism in Native American, African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American literatures.

  • ENGL 3365 - Hispanic Writers in American Literature

    3 credit hours

    (Same as HUM 3365.) Prerequisites: Completion of 1000-level English and 2000-level literature requirements with a grade of C- or better. Acquaints students with the literary works of Hispanic Americans writing in English. Emphasis on analysis of the intersection of cultures and traditions and the formation of Hispanic American identity.

  • ENGL 3720 - Early Women Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to British/American/world literature by women through the eighteenth century.

  • ENGL 3725 - Nineteenth-Century Women Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Examines works by British and American writers in the context of a female literary tradition. Writers studied may include Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Emily Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Emily Dickinson.

  • ENGL 3730 - Twentieth-Century Women Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Literature of major women writers of the period. Divided by genre and primarily includes the fiction, poetry, and drama of British and American women.

  • ENGL 3735 - Black Women as Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of black women's literary expressions and the historical and sociocultural factors that shape these women's artistic sensibilities and thematic concerns. Emphasis will be given to U.S. women writers.

  • ENGL 3740 - Children's Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of literature for children based on wide reading in the field.

  • ENGL 3745 - Literature for Adolescents

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Surveys literature for adolescents, historical and contemporary; analysis of contemporary issues in the field. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

  • ENGL 3755 - Folk/Fairy Tales, Legends, Myths, Ancient Stories

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces folk/fairy tales, myths, epics, legends, and verse from a variety of languages, cultures, ethnic groups, and historical periods.

  • ENGL 4270 - Contemporary British and Commonwealth Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Contemporary British and Commonwealth novels in the context of social and literary history.

  • ENGL 4435 - Global English Literatures

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Plays written by Shakespeare's predecessors, contemporaries, and immediate successors. Study of global Anglophone literature in cultural, historical, and sociopolitical contexts.

  • ENGL 4750 - Special Topics in Children's Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Selected genre, period, ethnicity, tradition, or literary focus in children's and/or young adult literature. Subject will vary with instructor.

  • ENGL 4780 - Topics in War and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An inquiry into war or related conflict through the study of literature, film, and/or popular culture. Topic will vary by term.

 

Choose two (6 hours)

  • ENGL 3410 - Classical Mythology

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of the major myths and legends of the classical world with an emphasis on Greek mythology.

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 3760 - Introduction to Folklore

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Contemporary folklife studies emphasizing traditional and new vernacular expression through vocal, performance, and material culture creations as they relate to the diverse communities that practice them.

  • ENGL 3810 - British Popular Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A cultural survey of Great Britain since 1945, including history, music, film, and literature.

  • ENGL 3815 - Survey of Popular Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An overview of literature and media reflecting the mass culture of America from 1900 to the present: westerns, mysteries, science fiction, popular music, film, and television.

  • ENGL 3840 - Science Fiction  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 3840 - Science Fiction

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. The science fiction genre, emphasizing significant themes, recurrent images and conventions, and historical and cultural context.

  • ENGL 3850 - Literature and Film

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. The relationship between literature and film with emphasis on narration, characterization, point of view, and setting.

  • ENGL 3885 - Topics in Gender and Film

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A selected subject or focus within gender and film studies. Topic will vary each time course is taught. Possible topics include representation of women in film, history of gender representation in film, women directors; Hollywood and gender; queer film studies; gender and international cinema; gender, race, and Hollywood, etc. May be repeated up to four times with different topics.

  • ENGL 4570 - Special Topics in Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Selected topic in theoretical linguistics. Content varies from semester to semester. May be repeated under a different subtitle.

  • ENGL 4760 - Special Topics in Folklore

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better;  ENGL 3760 recommended. An intensive study on a selected topic of folklore. Content varies from semester to semester and will reflect the interests and expertise of the instructor.

  • ENGL 4855 - Film Theory and Criticism

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of the major theoretical approaches to film, including montage, mise-en-scene, and structuralist theory.

  • ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Film Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A selected director, genre, period, aspect, or theme. The subject will vary each time course is taught.

Subtotal: 30 Hours

 

Senior

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

 

Choose remaining course:

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
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    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3000/4000-level electives 9 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 9 credit hours
  • Electives 7 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

 

English, Literary Studies Concentration, B.A.

English, Literary Studies Concentration, B.A.

English 
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A major in English with a concentration in Literary Studies consists of 36 hours of which no more than six (6) may be lower-division hours.

  1. English major core: All majors, regardless of concentration, will take the following: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007; ENGL 3010, ENGL 3020, and ENGL 3030; and ENGL 3570, ENGL 4520, ENGL 4530, ENGL 4605, or ENGL 4670 (approved topics); and ENGL 4999.
  2. When taught by an English faculty member, WGST, AAS, JHS, and certain interdisciplinary Honors seminars (UH 3500 and UH 4600) may be substituted with approval of advisor. No non-departmental lower division courses will be accepted.
  3. A maximum of six (6) hours of lower-division literature coursework (not counting the General Education requirements) may be taken toward the major. These hours will be appropriately assigned by the student's departmental advisor. No more than 3 hours (one course) may be taken to satisfy the core course requirement.
  4. Majors are expected to consult a member of the English faculty each semester regarding the selection and arrangement of electives.
  5. Recommended minors for English majors include a foreign language minor, Film Studies, History, Linguistic Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Theatre, Writing, Southern Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies, but students may choose a minor from those listed under the B.A. requirements (see Academic Policies and Procedures ) or from the interdisciplinary minors (see Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors).

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

English, Literary Studies, B.A., Academic Map  

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements36 hours
     Major Core   (15 hours)
     Literacy Studies Concentration Courses    (9 hours)
    English Elective Courses   (12 hours)
Foreign Language6 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor15-18 hours
Electives19-22 hours
TOTAL120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (36 hours)

English Core (15 hours)

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
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    OR 

    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

(Literary Studies students take ENGL 3000)

 

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

One from the following:

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

(as approved by departmental advisor)

Literary Studies Concentration (9 hours)

  • ENGL 4410 - Literary Criticism  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 4410 - Literary Criticism

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Critical theories: Classical, Neoclassical, Romantic, and Modern. Practical criticism: the technical analysis of poetry and prose.

  • ENGL 4425 - Backgrounds of Modern Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Readings in the intellectual history of modern literature. Selected literary figures, major aesthetic movements, and pivotal ideas of modern Western culture, including Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche, Freud, Sartre. Course divided by themes representing disciplines or modes of thought.

One course from the following:

  • ENGL 3135 - Introduction to Shakespeare

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on Shakespeare's major plays which will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4110 - Chaucer: Canterbury Tales

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study of The Canterbury Tales and the background out of which they were written.

  • ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare: The Sixteenth-Century Plays

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the first half of Shakespeare's career. Works considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare: The Seventeenth-Century Plays

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the second half of Shakespeare's career. The works will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4180 - Milton  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 4180 - Milton

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study of Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes, "Lycidas," Areopagitica, and the minor poetry.

  • ENGL 4230 - Selected British Writers after the Restoration

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the work of at most three authors in a cultural and literary context. Specific authors will vary. May be repeated for up to six credits.

  • ENGL 4320 - Selected American Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the work of at most three American authors in a cultural and literary context. Specific authors will vary.

  • ENGL 4900 - Selected Topics in Literature and Language  3 credit hours  
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    (with departmental advisor approval) 

    ENGL 4900 - Selected Topics in Literature and Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A selected author, genre, period, tradition, or context of literary or linguistic inquiry. The field will vary with instructor.

One course from the following:

  • ENGL 3400 - European Literature to 1400

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Selections from Greek and Roman literature and Dante; emphasis on epic, drama, mythology; comparison of values commended by our literary ancestors.

  • ENGL 3420 - European Literature: 1400-1800

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) of the Renaissance, Neoclassical, and Enlightenment periods. Emphasis on Rabelais, Cervantes, Moliere, and Voltaire.

  • ENGL 3430 - Modern European Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) from 1800 to the present, including Goethe, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Ibsen, and Mann.

  • ENGL 3440 - The Bible as Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Origin and nature of the Bible; cultural and historical backgrounds, influence on English language and literature; history of texts and canon; major religious and philosophical concepts and literary features.

  • ENGL 3450 - Studies in Narrative  3 credit hours  
    Advisor approval(with departmental advisor approval)  dotslash:(with departmental advisor approval) title:Advisor approval 
    (with departmental advisor approval) 

    ENGL 3450 - Studies in Narrative

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level  English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Examines the chronological and/or thematic development of at least two different types of narrative, representing at least two different continents.

  • ENGL 3735 - Black Women as Writers  3 credit hours  
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    (with departmental advisor approval) 

    ENGL 3735 - Black Women as Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of black women's literary expressions and the historical and sociocultural factors that shape these women's artistic sensibilities and thematic concerns. Emphasis will be given to U.S. women writers.

  • ENGL 4435 - Global English Literatures

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Plays written by Shakespeare's predecessors, contemporaries, and immediate successors. Study of global Anglophone literature in cultural, historical, and sociopolitical contexts.

  • ENGL 4470 - Modern Drama  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 4470 - Modern Drama

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better; junior standing. World drama from 1880 to the present.

  • ENGL 4780 - Topics in War and Culture  3 credit hours  
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    (with departmental advisor approval) 

    ENGL 4780 - Topics in War and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An inquiry into war or related conflict through the study of literature, film, and/or popular culture. Topic will vary by term.

  • ENGL 4785 - Law and Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces interrelations of law and literature as seen in a variety of literary texts and classic writings of great jurists.

English Elective Courses (12 hours)

  • Four ENGL 3000/4000 courses chosen in consultation with departmental advisor, two of which must be 4000-level literature classes

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

  • Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Minor (15-18 hours)

  • Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor

Electives (19-22 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: English, Literary Studies

All students pursuing a major in English must complete the General Education requirements and the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students may not begin upper-division English studies until they have completed ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, ENGL 2020, and ENGL 2030 .  Typically, students will begin upper-division English studies in the second semester of their sophomore year with ENGL 3000 and one other English course. Students in the Literary Studies Concentration should plan on taking ENGL 4410 during the first or second semester of their junior year.

The Academic Maps provide examples of a recommended plan of studies for students who wish to complete their academic requirements within a four-year period. However, there is no single way to complete the program. The department is generally flexible about the order in which courses are taken so long as prerequisites are met. Each English major has an assigned academic advisor. Consulting with this advisor regularly will help the student to individualize the program to his or her own needs and interests.

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

 

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • Natural Sciences  4 credit hours
  • Foreign Language (2000-level)  6 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Mathematics 3 credit hours

 

Choose 6 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 31 Hours

 

Sophomore

 

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA) OR(Hum/FA) OR  dotslash:(Hum/FA) OR title:(Hum/FA) OR 
    (Hum/FA) OR 

    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
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    (Hum/FA) 

    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

 

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Foreign language or electives 6 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Minor course or elective 3 credit hours

 

Choose one:

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

Subtotal: 31 Hours

 

Junior

 

Choose two courses (6 hours):

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

Choose one:

  • ENGL 3135 - Introduction to Shakespeare

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on Shakespeare's major plays which will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4110 - Chaucer: Canterbury Tales

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study of The Canterbury Tales and the background out of which they were written.

  • ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare: The Sixteenth-Century Plays

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the first half of Shakespeare's career. Works considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare: The Seventeenth-Century Plays

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the second half of Shakespeare's career. The works will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4180 - Milton  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 4180 - Milton

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study of Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes, "Lycidas," Areopagitica, and the minor poetry.

  • ENGL 4230 - Selected British Writers after the Restoration

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the work of at most three authors in a cultural and literary context. Specific authors will vary. May be repeated for up to six credits.

  • ENGL 4320 - Selected American Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the work of at most three American authors in a cultural and literary context. Specific authors will vary.

  • ENGL 4900 - Selected Topics in Literature and Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A selected author, genre, period, tradition, or context of literary or linguistic inquiry. The field will vary with instructor.

 

Choose one:

  • ENGL 3400 - European Literature to 1400

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Selections from Greek and Roman literature and Dante; emphasis on epic, drama, mythology; comparison of values commended by our literary ancestors.

  • ENGL 3420 - European Literature: 1400-1800

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) of the Renaissance, Neoclassical, and Enlightenment periods. Emphasis on Rabelais, Cervantes, Moliere, and Voltaire.

  • ENGL 3430 - Modern European Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) from 1800 to the present, including Goethe, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Ibsen, and Mann.

  • ENGL 3440 - The Bible as Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Origin and nature of the Bible; cultural and historical backgrounds, influence on English language and literature; history of texts and canon; major religious and philosophical concepts and literary features.

  • ENGL 3450 - Studies in Narrative

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level  English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Examines the chronological and/or thematic development of at least two different types of narrative, representing at least two different continents.

  • ENGL 3735 - Black Women as Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of black women's literary expressions and the historical and sociocultural factors that shape these women's artistic sensibilities and thematic concerns. Emphasis will be given to U.S. women writers.

  • ENGL 4435 - Global English Literatures

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Plays written by Shakespeare's predecessors, contemporaries, and immediate successors. Study of global Anglophone literature in cultural, historical, and sociopolitical contexts.

  • ENGL 4470 - Modern Drama  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 4470 - Modern Drama

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better; junior standing. World drama from 1880 to the present.

  • ENGL 4780 - Topics in War and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An inquiry into war or related conflict through the study of literature, film, and/or popular culture. Topic will vary by term.

  • ENGL 4785 - Law and Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces interrelations of law and literature as seen in a variety of literary texts and classic writings of great jurists.

 

  • ENGL 3000/4000 level courses 6 credit hours
  • Minor or elective courses 12 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

 

Senior

 

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

 

Choose remaining course:

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 4410 - Literary Criticism  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 4410 - Literary Criticism

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Critical theories: Classical, Neoclassical, Romantic, and Modern. Practical criticism: the technical analysis of poetry and prose.

  • ENGL 4425 - Backgrounds of Modern Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Readings in the intellectual history of modern literature. Selected literary figures, major aesthetic movements, and pivotal ideas of modern Western culture, including Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche, Freud, Sartre. Course divided by themes representing disciplines or modes of thought.

 

  • ENGL 3000/4000-level courses 6 credit hours*
  • Minor or elective courses 9 credit hours
  • Electives 7 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

 

English, Writing Concentration, B.A.

English, Writing Concentration, B.A.

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A major in English with a concentration in Writing consists of 36 hours of which no more than six (6) may be lower-division hours.

  1. English major core: All majors, regardless of concentration, will take the following: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007; ENGL 3030; ENGL 3010 or ENGL 3020; ENGL 3570, ENGL 4520, ENGL 4530, ENGL 4605, or ENGL 4670 (approved topics); and ENGL 4999.
  2. When taught by an English faculty member, WGST, AAS, JHS, and certain interdisciplinary Honors seminars (UH 3500 and UH 4600) may be substituted with approval of advisor. No non-departmental lower division courses will be accepted.
  3. A maximum of six (6) hours of lower-division literature coursework (not counting the General Education requirements) may be taken toward the major. These hours will be appropriately assigned by the student's departmental advisor. No more than 3 hours (one course) may be taken to satisfy the core course requirement.
  4. Majors are expected to consult a member of the English faculty each semester regarding the selection and arrangement of electives.
  5. Recommended minors for English majors include a foreign language minor, Film Studies, History, Linguistic Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Theatre, Writing, Southern Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies, but students may choose a minor from those listed under the B.A. requirements (see Academic Policies and Procedures ) or from the interdisciplinary minors (see Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors).

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

English, Writing, B.A., Academic Map  

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements36 hours
     Major Core   (12 hours)
     Writing Concentration Courses   (6 hours)
     Literature/Culture/Film Elective Courses   (6 hours)
     English Elective Courses   (12 hours)
Foreign Language6 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor15-18 hours
Electives19-22 hours
TOTAL120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (36 hours)

English Core (12 hours)

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

One course from the following:

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

(as approved by departmental advisor)

Writing Concentration Courses (6 hours)

One course from the following:

  • ENGL 2500 - Introduction to Creative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020, ENGL 2030, or HUM 2610. A creative writing workshop that introduces multiple genres and encourages students to experiment with technique and form.

  • ENGL 3630 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Complete of English and literature General Education requirements; ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B or better. Through a process-based workshop approach students will be provided the opportunity to improve their ability to write essays for different purposes. Explores the cross-disciplinary nature of essay writing as it engages students in practical exercises in written communication.

  • ENGL 3645 - Fiction Writing  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 3645 - Fiction Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create works of fiction.

  • ENGL 3655 - Poetry Writing  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 3655 - Poetry Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create poetry.

  • ENGL 3665 - Playwriting  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 3665 - Playwriting

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized writing course focusing on the appreciation and realization of the dramatic form.

  • ENGL 4645 - Advanced Fiction Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 3645 or permission of instructor. Advanced fiction writing. Emphasis on peer critique in a workshop setting. Students develop a critical vocabulary for discussing and writing fiction, including elements of craft, and narrative techniques, while knowing more critically and imaginatively their individual art and craft.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

(as approved by departmental advisor)

One course from the following without repeating Core courses:

  • ENGL 3505 - Writing Workshop Methodologies

    3 credit hours

    Introduces the methodologies of the writing workshop method with an emphasis on applications in a English/Language Arts (ELA) classroom setting.

  • ENGL 3555 - Tutoring Writing: Theories and Methods

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with B or better or permission of the instructor. Examines theoretically informed writing tutoring practices that can be applied to working in writing centers and peer tutoring contexts in universities, secondary schools, and international settings. Expands genre knowledge, cultural and linguistic knowledge, and problem-solving daily challenges of tutoring writing.

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements. A specialized writing course for students planning to work in technology, engineering, science, and government industries. Provides individual and collaborative practice in the discourse and conventions of professional and technical writing (PTW) genres including emails, memos, analyses, instructions, proposals, reports as well as PTW skills like user experience design and content strategy basics. Supplementary materials provided for employment packages (e.g., cover letters, resumes) and tips provided for LinkedIn and LinkedIn Learning. Students can expect to complete three major writing projects (20 points possible) and 10 discussion boards (30 points possible) that expose them to the contexts, communities, and cultures of professional writing. Counts toward English writing concentration, writing minor, and Public Writing and Rhetoric major.

  • ENGL 4510 - Modern English Grammar and Usage

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Traditional English grammar and the principles upon which grammatical analysis is based. Satisfies teacher licensure grammar requirement.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4570 - Special Topics in Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Selected topic in theoretical linguistics. Content varies from semester to semester. May be repeated under a different subtitle.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4640 - Advanced Topics in Technical Writing and Communication

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Explores advanced issues in technical writing, technical communication, and scientific discourse such as ethics and visual design, navigating the grant and proposal writing process, and theoretical examination of documents and discourse related to the job-search process. May be repeated once when the primary topic varies for a maximum of six credit hours.

  • ENGL 4685 - Special Topics in Creative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. An intensive study in one specialized form of creative writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.   

Writing Elective Courses (18 hours)

  • Two ENGL 3000/4000 literature/culture/film electives chosen in consultation with departmental advisor.
  • Four writing electives chosen from the ENGL 3500/4500 or 3600/4600 sequence, excluding ENGL 3605. Students may use one 3000/4000 level writing-intensive course from another department with English departmental advisor approval.

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

  • Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Minor (15-18 hours)

  • Approved Bachelor of Arts minor

Electives (19-22 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: English, Writing

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

All students pursuing a major in English must complete the General Education requirements and requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students may not begin upper-division English studies until they have completed ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, ENGL 2020, and ENGL 2030. Typically, students will begin upper-division English studies in the second semester of their sophomore year with ENGL 3000 and one other English course.

The Academic Maps provide examples of a recommended plan of studies for students who wish to complete their academic requirements within a four-year period. However, there is no single way to complete the program. The department is generally flexible about the order in which courses are taken so long as prerequisites are met. Each English major has an assigned academic advisor. Consulting with this advisor regularly will help the student to individualize the program to his or her own needs and interests.

Freshman

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
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    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
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    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
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    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Mathematics 3 credit hours
  • Foreign Language (2000-level) 6 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

 

Choose 6 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

 

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

Choose one:

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

(as approved by departmental advisor)

 

  • Foreign Language or electives 6 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
  • Minor course or elective 3 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

 

Choose one:

  • ENGL 2500 - Introduction to Creative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020, ENGL 2030, or HUM 2610. A creative writing workshop that introduces multiple genres and encourages students to experiment with technique and form.

  • ENGL 3630 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Complete of English and literature General Education requirements; ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B or better. Through a process-based workshop approach students will be provided the opportunity to improve their ability to write essays for different purposes. Explores the cross-disciplinary nature of essay writing as it engages students in practical exercises in written communication.

  • ENGL 3645 - Fiction Writing  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 3645 - Fiction Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create works of fiction.

  • ENGL 3655 - Poetry Writing  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 3655 - Poetry Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create poetry.

  • ENGL 3665 - Playwriting  3 credit hours  

    ENGL 3665 - Playwriting

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized writing course focusing on the appreciation and realization of the dramatic form.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

(as approved by departmental advisor)

 

Choose one:

  • ENGL 2550 - Introduction to Peer Tutoring in Writing: Theory and Methods

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: B or better in ENGL 1020 or permission of the instructor. Techniques of tutoring with a variety of writers and genres and the theoretical and practical components of writing center work with a focus on how collaboration, composition, and learning theories and methods can be applied to tutoring in college as well as high school and middle school settings.

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements. A specialized writing course for students planning to work in technology, engineering, science, and government industries. Provides individual and collaborative practice in the discourse and conventions of professional and technical writing (PTW) genres including emails, memos, analyses, instructions, proposals, reports as well as PTW skills like user experience design and content strategy basics. Supplementary materials provided for employment packages (e.g., cover letters, resumes) and tips provided for LinkedIn and LinkedIn Learning. Students can expect to complete three major writing projects (20 points possible) and 10 discussion boards (30 points possible) that expose them to the contexts, communities, and cultures of professional writing. Counts toward English writing concentration, writing minor, and Public Writing and Rhetoric major.

  • ENGL 4510 - Modern English Grammar and Usage

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Traditional English grammar and the principles upon which grammatical analysis is based. Satisfies teacher licensure grammar requirement.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

  • ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

  • ENGL 4570 - Special Topics in Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Selected topic in theoretical linguistics. Content varies from semester to semester. May be repeated under a different subtitle.

 

  • ENGL Writing courses 6 credit hours
  • Minor course or electives 12 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

 

  • ENGL 3000-4000-level courses 6 credit hours
  • ENGL Writing electives 6 credit hours
  • Minor courses or electives 9 credit hours
  • Electives 7 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

English, Secondary English Teacher Licensure Concentration, B.A.

English, Secondary English Teacher Licensure Concentration, B.A.

English 
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Ron Kates, program coordinator
Ron.Kates@mtsu.edu

A major in English that also satisfies the academic requirements for teacher licensure consists of a minimum of 32 semester hours, at least 29 of which must be upper-division.

  1. Students should take the required ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 as soon as possible after completing freshman and sophomore General Education requirements for English. The other core courses should be distributed throughout each student's remaining time at the University. It is not recommended to take all three in one semester.
  2. In addition to the four core courses (ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007, ENGL 3010, ENGL 3020, and ENGL 3030) that all English majors must take, an English major with a Secondary Teacher Licensure Concentration must take ENGL 3745, ENGL 4500, and either ENGL 3510 or ENGL 4510.
  3. Students must also take one course form each of the following groups:
    1. Shakespeare (ENGL 3135, ENGL 4130, ENGL 4140)
    2. Multicultural Literature (ENGL 3735, ENGL 3300, ENGL 3340, ENGL 3360, or ENGL 3365)
    3. European Literature in Translation (ENGL 3400, ENGL 3420, ENGL 3430, or ENGL 4435)
  4. An additional two (2) hours of upper-division English electives are required and are usually satisfied with a 3-hour course. Approved electives include ENGL 3410, ENGL 3450, ENGL 4540, ENGL 4605, ENGL 3760, ENGL 4750, or an additional course from 3b or 3c above.
  5. With advisor approval, courses from the Special Topics, 3900/4900 number sequence, and literature courses offered outside the department or certain interdisciplinary Honors seminars (UH 3500 and 4600) may be substituted, when appropriate, for the multicultural, European, or guided electives above. Students must consult with their advisors before enrolling in any course that is not listed above, as not all substitutions are possible or appropriate.
  6. This concentration is for students who wish to become high school English teachers. Students whose primary ambition is to teach English at the college level should look into a program that will prepare them for admission to graduate school. Students who do not wish to teach 6-12 should explore the "classic" English, B.A. without concentration or the English, Literature and Culture Concentration, B.A.English, Literary Studies Concentration, B.A.; or the English, Writing Concentration, B.A. 
  7. Students may not apply more than twelve (12) hours of upper-division distance learning (web-based, correspondence, videoconferencing, or other format) without special permission. No more than three (3) hours may be taken outside MTSU.
  8. ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, ENGL 2020, or other lower-division English courses taken to satisfy General Education requirements may not be counted as part of the hours required for an English major.
  9. A maximum of three (3) lower division hours not taken for General Education credit may be substituted by advisor.

Students wishing licensure to teach in the State of Tennessee must also complete the Secondary Education Minor. In addition, students must choose a second minor. Recommended minors for English majors include Anthropology, Foreign Languages, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Political Science, Theatre, Film Studies, Writing, and Women's and Gender Studies, but students may choose any minor from those listed under the B.A. requirements (see Academic Policies and Procedures) or Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors.

In order to complete the English licensure program in four years, students are encouraged to work closely with a faculty advisor. It is important to declare the major early and to consult the English advisor regularly to ensure enrollment in the right courses in the best sequence.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

English, Secondary English Teacher Licensure, B.A., Academic Map  

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements32-33 hours
     Major Core   (12 hours)
    Concentration Courses    (20-21 hours)
Foreign Language6 hours
Secondary Education Minor30 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor15 hours
TOTAL124-125 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (32-33 hours)

English Core (12 hours)

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
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    OR 

    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

Concentration Requirements (20-21 hours)

  • ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduction to English grammar and usage, English varieties, and grammatical analysis. Fulfills the grammar and usage requirement for English majors seeking teacher licensure.  

  • ENGL 3745 - Literature for Adolescents

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Surveys literature for adolescents, historical and contemporary; analysis of contemporary issues in the field. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

  • ENGL 4500 - Methods of Teaching Secondary English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better; YOED 3000 or YOED 3500 or equivalent and permission of department. An intensive study of both grammar and composition for the teacher, the writer, and the editor: writing, analyzing, and judging composition. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

  • Upper-division guided elective 2-3 credit hours

Shakespeare (choose one)

  • ENGL 3135 - Introduction to Shakespeare

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on Shakespeare's major plays which will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare: The Sixteenth-Century Plays

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the first half of Shakespeare's career. Works considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare: The Seventeenth-Century Plays

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the second half of Shakespeare's career. The works will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

European Literature in Translation (choose one)

  • ENGL 3400 - European Literature to 1400

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Selections from Greek and Roman literature and Dante; emphasis on epic, drama, mythology; comparison of values commended by our literary ancestors.

  • ENGL 3420 - European Literature: 1400-1800

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) of the Renaissance, Neoclassical, and Enlightenment periods. Emphasis on Rabelais, Cervantes, Moliere, and Voltaire.

  • ENGL 3430 - Modern European Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) from 1800 to the present, including Goethe, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Ibsen, and Mann.

Multicultural Literature (choose one)

  • ENGL 3300 - Native American Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces oral and written literature of native America in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts, with special emphasis on fiction, poetry, and autobiography.

  • ENGL 3340 - African American Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Defines and traces the development and transformations of the African American literary tradition. Emphasis on analysis of historical, literary, philosophical, and cultural contexts.

  • ENGL 3360 - Multicultural Literature of the United States

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Writers, genres, and criticism in Native American, African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American literatures.

  • ENGL 3365 - Hispanic Writers in American Literature

    3 credit hours

    (Same as HUM 3365.) Prerequisites: Completion of 1000-level English and 2000-level literature requirements with a grade of C- or better. Acquaints students with the literary works of Hispanic Americans writing in English. Emphasis on analysis of the intersection of cultures and traditions and the formation of Hispanic American identity.

  • ENGL 3735 - Black Women as Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of black women's literary expressions and the historical and sociocultural factors that shape these women's artistic sensibilities and thematic concerns. Emphasis will be given to U.S. women writers.

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

  • Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Secondary Education Minor (30 hours)

Minor (15 hours)

  • Approved Bachelor of Arts minor

Recommended Curriculum: English, Secondary English Teacher Licensure

All students pursuing a major in English must complete the General Education requirements and the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students may not begin upper-division English studies until they have completed ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, ENGL 2020, and ENGL 2030. Typically, students will begin upper-division English studies in the second semester of their sophomore year with ENGL 3000 and one other English course.

Students wishing to earn teaching licensure within four years must begin their foreign language requirements during the first semester of the freshman year, especially if they have deficiencies (that is, if they need to take FL 1010 and 1020 before the required 2010 and 2020). Students should also apply for admission to the licensure program no later than the beginning of their sophomore year in order to be on track to take YOED 2500 during the second semester of their sophomore year.

The Academic Maps provide examples of a recommended plan of studies for students who wish to complete their academic requirements within a four-year period. However, there is no single way to complete the program. The department is generally flexible about the order in which courses are taken so long as prerequisites are met. Each English major has an assigned academic advisor. Consulting with this advisor regularly will help the student to individualize the program to his or her own needs and interests.

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

 

First Semester

 

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Mathematics 3 credit hours
  • Foreign Language (2000-level) 3 credit hours

 

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 15 Hours

 

Second Semester

 

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Foreign Language (2000-level) 3 credit hours

 

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 16 Hours

 

Sophomore

 

First Semester

 

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA) OR(Hum/FA) OR   dotslash:(Hum/FA) OR title:(Hum/FA) OR 
    (Hum/FA) OR  

    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA)(Hum/FA)  dotslash:(Hum/FA) title:(Hum/FA) 
    (Hum/FA) 

    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

 

  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Minor course 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

 

Second Semester

 

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduction to English grammar and usage, English varieties, and grammatical analysis. Fulfills the grammar and usage requirement for English majors seeking teacher licensure.  

  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • ENGL 3000-level elective 3 credit hours *
  • YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment

    3 credit hours

    Offers preparation for planning instruction, assessing student learning, and understanding how classroom assessment and standardized testing should impact instruction. Introduces education policy, professionalism, and theory which informs students as they enter and practice the profession. Field experience required.

  • Minor course 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

 

Junior

 

First Semester

 

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment

    3 credit hours

    Offers preparation for planning instruction, assessing student learning, and understanding how classroom assessment and standardized testing should impact instruction. Introduces education policy, professionalism, and theory which informs students as they enter and practice the profession. Field experience required.

  • YOED 3000 - Classroom Management

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: YOED 2500 with grade of B- or better and admission to Teacher Education. Introduces a variety of classroom management strategies and techniques that will foster a positive learning environment in the classrooms. Provides an overview of behavior management models, theories, and research as a foundation for classroom practice. Facilitates, through the use of field experiences, the analysis of school-wide policies/procedures and insight on real life classroom management expectations of the first-year teacher.

  • Minor courses 6 credit hours
  • ENGL (Shakespeare) 3 credit hours
  • ENGL course 3 credit hours *

Subtotal: 18 Hours

 

Second Semester

 

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • Minor course 3 credit hours
  • YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: YOED 2500 with grade of B- or better and admission to Teacher Education. Offers preparation for students to develop and present instructional strategies that frame curriculum content in problem-solving contexts. Field experience in a public school setting required.

  • ENGL 3745 - Literature for Adolescents  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3745 - Literature for Adolescents

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Surveys literature for adolescents, historical and contemporary; analysis of contemporary issues in the field. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

  • YOED 3000 - Classroom Management  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    YOED 3000 - Classroom Management

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: YOED 2500 with grade of B- or better and admission to Teacher Education. Introduces a variety of classroom management strategies and techniques that will foster a positive learning environment in the classrooms. Provides an overview of behavior management models, theories, and research as a foundation for classroom practice. Facilitates, through the use of field experiences, the analysis of school-wide policies/procedures and insight on real life classroom management expectations of the first-year teacher.

  • Minor course 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 18 Hours

 

Senior

 

First Semester

 

  • ENGL 4500 - Methods of Teaching Secondary English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better; YOED 3000 or YOED 3500 or equivalent and permission of department. An intensive study of both grammar and composition for the teacher, the writer, and the editor: writing, analyzing, and judging composition. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

  • ENGL guided elective 2-3 credit hours *
  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

  • YOED 4030 - Residency I: Grades 7-12

    9 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education program; successful completion of YOED 2500, YOED 3000, YOED 3300 with a grade of B or better; overall grade point average maintained at a minimum of 2.75; grade point average in the major at a minimum of 2.5; and senior standing. A school-based clinical experience in a problem-based learning format.

    NOTE: All students must obtain a grade of B or better in this course to move forward to Residency II.

Subtotal: 14-15 hours

Second Semester

 

  • YOED 4400 - Residency II  12 credit hours  

    YOED 4400 - Residency II

    12 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education program; successful completion (with grade of B or better) of YOED 2500, YOED 3000, YOED 3300, YOED 4020,YOED 4030, or YOED 4040; passing score(s) on the specialty area exam(s) of Praxis II; overall grade point average maintained at a minimum of 2.75; grade point average in the major at a minimum of 2.50; and senior standing. A full-day, full-semester supervised teaching experience in a public school classroom. Pass/Fail grading.

Subtotal: 12 Hours

 

*NOTE:

*NOTE: Program requirements may be taken in any order except for core courses and ENGL 4500.

English, Secondary English Teacher Licensure Concentration, B.S.

English, Secondary English Teacher Licensure Concentration, B.S.

English 
615-898-2595
Ron Kates, program coordinator
Ron.Kates@mtsu.edu

A major in English consists of 36 hours of which no more than six (6) may be lower-division hours.

  1. English major core: All majors will take the following: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007; ENGL 3010, ENGL 3020ENGL 3030; and ENGL 4999.
  2. When taught by an English faculty member, WGST, AAS, JHS, and certain interdisciplinary Honors seminars (UH 3500 and UH 4600) may be substituted with approval of advisor. No non-departmental lower division courses will be accepted.
  3. A maximum of six (6) hours of lower-division literature coursework (not counting the General Education requirements) may be taken toward the major. These hours will be appropriately assigned by the student's departmental advisor. No more than 3 hours (one course) may be taken to satisfy the core course requirement.
  4. Majors are expected to consult a member of the English faculty each semester regarding the selection and arrangement of electives.
  5. Recommended minors for English majors include a foreign language minor, Film Studies, History, Linguistic Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Theatre, Writing, Southern Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies, but students may choose a minor from those listed under the B.A. requirements (see Academic Policies and Procedures) or from the interdisciplinary minors (see Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors).

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

English, Secondary English Teacher Licensure, B.S. 

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements36 hours
     Major Core   (12 hours)
    Concentration Courses   (24 hours)
Secondary Education Minor30 hours
Electives13 hours
TOTAL120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (36 hours)

English Core (12 hours)

All majors, regardless of concentration, will take the following

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

Concentration Requirements (24 hours)

  • ENGL 3745 - Literature for Adolescents

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Surveys literature for adolescents, historical and contemporary; analysis of contemporary issues in the field. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

  • ENGL 4500 - Methods of Teaching Secondary English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better; YOED 3000 or YOED 3500 or equivalent and permission of department. An intensive study of both grammar and composition for the teacher, the writer, and the editor: writing, analyzing, and judging composition. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

Choose one

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

Choose one

  • ENGL 3505 - Writing Workshop Methodologies

    3 credit hours

    Introduces the methodologies of the writing workshop method with an emphasis on applications in a English/Language Arts (ELA) classroom setting.

  • ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduction to English grammar and usage, English varieties, and grammatical analysis. Fulfills the grammar and usage requirement for English majors seeking teacher licensure.  

  • ENGL 3555 - Tutoring Writing: Theories and Methods

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with B or better or permission of the instructor. Examines theoretically informed writing tutoring practices that can be applied to working in writing centers and peer tutoring contexts in universities, secondary schools, and international settings. Expands genre knowledge, cultural and linguistic knowledge, and problem-solving daily challenges of tutoring writing.

  • ENGL 4540 - Second Language Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Background and basic methods needed to teach English grammar and composition to students for whom English is a second language. Emphasizes understanding of problems that non-native speakers face and develops techniques for helping non-native speakers express themselves in written English.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

Shakespeare (choose one)

  • ENGL 3135 - Introduction to Shakespeare

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on Shakespeare's major plays which will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare: The Sixteenth-Century Plays

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the first half of Shakespeare's career. Works considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare: The Seventeenth-Century Plays

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the second half of Shakespeare's career. The works will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

European Literature in Translation (choose one)

  • ENGL 3400 - European Literature to 1400

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Selections from Greek and Roman literature and Dante; emphasis on epic, drama, mythology; comparison of values commended by our literary ancestors.

  • ENGL 3420 - European Literature: 1400-1800

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) of the Renaissance, Neoclassical, and Enlightenment periods. Emphasis on Rabelais, Cervantes, Moliere, and Voltaire.

  • ENGL 3430 - Modern European Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) from 1800 to the present, including Goethe, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Ibsen, and Mann.

  • ENGL 4435 - Global English Literatures

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Plays written by Shakespeare's predecessors, contemporaries, and immediate successors. Study of global Anglophone literature in cultural, historical, and sociopolitical contexts.

Multicultural Literature (choose one)

  • ENGL 3340 - African American Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Defines and traces the development and transformations of the African American literary tradition. Emphasis on analysis of historical, literary, philosophical, and cultural contexts.

  • ENGL 3360 - Multicultural Literature of the United States

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Writers, genres, and criticism in Native American, African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American literatures.

  • ENGL 3365 - Hispanic Writers in American Literature

    3 credit hours

    (Same as HUM 3365.) Prerequisites: Completion of 1000-level English and 2000-level literature requirements with a grade of C- or better. Acquaints students with the literary works of Hispanic Americans writing in English. Emphasis on analysis of the intersection of cultures and traditions and the formation of Hispanic American identity.

  • ENGL 3735 - Black Women as Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of black women's literary expressions and the historical and sociocultural factors that shape these women's artistic sensibilities and thematic concerns. Emphasis will be given to U.S. women writers.

Secondary Education Minor (30 hours)

Please see Secondary Education Minor for additional information.

Electives (13 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: Secondary English Teacher Licensure Concentration, B.S.

All students pursuing a major in English must complete the General Education requirements and the requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree. Students may not begin upper-division English studies until they have completed ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, and ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Typically, students will begin upper-division English studies in the second semester of their sophomore year with  ENGL 3000 and one other English course.

The Academic Maps provide examples of a recommended plan of studies for students who wish to complete their academic requirements within a four-year period. However, there is no single way to complete the program. The department is generally flexible about the order in which courses are taken so long as prerequisites are met. Each English major has an assigned academic advisor. Consulting this advisor regularly will help the student to individualize the program to his or her own needs and interests.

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • Mathematics 3 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

 

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I  3 credit hours  
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    HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II  3 credit hours  
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    HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History  3 credit hours  
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    HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I  3 credit hours  
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    HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
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    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I  3 credit hours  
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    HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II  3 credit hours  
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    HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History  3 credit hours  
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    HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I  3 credit hours  
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    HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

 

  • ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

 

  • ENGL 3505 - Writing Workshop Methodologies  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3505 - Writing Workshop Methodologies

    3 credit hours

    Introduces the methodologies of the writing workshop method with an emphasis on applications in a English/Language Arts (ELA) classroom setting.

  • ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduction to English grammar and usage, English varieties, and grammatical analysis. Fulfills the grammar and usage requirement for English majors seeking teacher licensure.  

  • ENGL 3555 - Tutoring Writing: Theories and Methods  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3555 - Tutoring Writing: Theories and Methods

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with B or better or permission of the instructor. Examines theoretically informed writing tutoring practices that can be applied to working in writing centers and peer tutoring contexts in universities, secondary schools, and international settings. Expands genre knowledge, cultural and linguistic knowledge, and problem-solving daily challenges of tutoring writing.

  • ENGL 4540 - Second Language Writing  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 4540 - Second Language Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Background and basic methods needed to teach English grammar and composition to students for whom English is a second language. Emphasizes understanding of problems that non-native speakers face and develops techniques for helping non-native speakers express themselves in written English.

  • ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

 

  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

  • ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment

    3 credit hours

    Offers preparation for planning instruction, assessing student learning, and understanding how classroom assessment and standardized testing should impact instruction. Introduces education policy, professionalism, and theory which informs students as they enter and practice the profession. Field experience required.

  • Elective 3 credit hours

 

  • ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

  • ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

 

  • ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

  • ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

  • ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • ENGL 3745 - Literature for Adolescents

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Surveys literature for adolescents, historical and contemporary; analysis of contemporary issues in the field. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

  • YOED 3000 - Classroom Management

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: YOED 2500 with grade of B- or better and admission to Teacher Education. Introduces a variety of classroom management strategies and techniques that will foster a positive learning environment in the classrooms. Provides an overview of behavior management models, theories, and research as a foundation for classroom practice. Facilitates, through the use of field experiences, the analysis of school-wide policies/procedures and insight on real life classroom management expectations of the first-year teacher.

  • Electives 4 credit hours

 

  • ENGL 3135 - Introduction to Shakespeare  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3135 - Introduction to Shakespeare

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on Shakespeare's major plays which will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare: The Sixteenth-Century Plays  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare: The Sixteenth-Century Plays

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the first half of Shakespeare's career. Works considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

  • ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare: The Seventeenth-Century Plays

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the second half of Shakespeare's career. The works will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Spring

  • ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918

    3 credit hours

    Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

  • YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: YOED 2500 with grade of B- or better and admission to Teacher Education. Offers preparation for students to develop and present instructional strategies that frame curriculum content in problem-solving contexts. Field experience in a public school setting required.

  • Electives 6 credit hours

 

  • ENGL 3400 - European Literature to 1400  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3400 - European Literature to 1400

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Selections from Greek and Roman literature and Dante; emphasis on epic, drama, mythology; comparison of values commended by our literary ancestors.

  • ENGL 3420 - European Literature: 1400-1800  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3420 - European Literature: 1400-1800

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) of the Renaissance, Neoclassical, and Enlightenment periods. Emphasis on Rabelais, Cervantes, Moliere, and Voltaire.

  • ENGL 3430 - Modern European Literature  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3430 - Modern European Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) from 1800 to the present, including Goethe, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Ibsen, and Mann.

  • ENGL 4435 - Global English Literatures

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Plays written by Shakespeare's predecessors, contemporaries, and immediate successors. Study of global Anglophone literature in cultural, historical, and sociopolitical contexts.

 

  • ENGL 3360 - Multicultural Literature of the United States  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3360 - Multicultural Literature of the United States

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Writers, genres, and criticism in Native American, African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American literatures.

  • ENGL 3365 - Hispanic Writers in American Literature  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3365 - Hispanic Writers in American Literature

    3 credit hours

    (Same as HUM 3365.) Prerequisites: Completion of 1000-level English and 2000-level literature requirements with a grade of C- or better. Acquaints students with the literary works of Hispanic Americans writing in English. Emphasis on analysis of the intersection of cultures and traditions and the formation of Hispanic American identity.

  • ENGL 3340 - African American Literature  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 3340 - African American Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Defines and traces the development and transformations of the African American literary tradition. Emphasis on analysis of historical, literary, philosophical, and cultural contexts.

  • ENGL 3735 - Black Women as Writers

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of black women's literary expressions and the historical and sociocultural factors that shape these women's artistic sensibilities and thematic concerns. Emphasis will be given to U.S. women writers.

Subtotal: 18 Hours

Senior Fall

  • ENGL 4500 - Methods of Teaching Secondary English

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better; YOED 3000 or YOED 3500 or equivalent and permission of department. An intensive study of both grammar and composition for the teacher, the writer, and the editor: writing, analyzing, and judging composition. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

  • ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio  0 credit hours  

    ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio

    0 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

  • YOED 4030 - Residency I: Grades 7-12

    9 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education program; successful completion of YOED 2500, YOED 3000, YOED 3300 with a grade of B or better; overall grade point average maintained at a minimum of 2.75; grade point average in the major at a minimum of 2.5; and senior standing. A school-based clinical experience in a problem-based learning format.

    NOTE: All students must obtain a grade of B or better in this course to move forward to Residency II.

Subtotal: 12 Hours

Senior Spring

  • YOED 4400 - Residency II  12 credit hours  

    YOED 4400 - Residency II

    12 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education program; successful completion (with grade of B or better) of YOED 2500, YOED 3000, YOED 3300, YOED 4020,YOED 4030, or YOED 4040; passing score(s) on the specialty area exam(s) of Praxis II; overall grade point average maintained at a minimum of 2.75; grade point average in the major at a minimum of 2.50; and senior standing. A full-day, full-semester supervised teaching experience in a public school classroom. Pass/Fail grading.

Subtotal: 12 Hours

 

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English

ENGL 1008 - Writing for English as Second Language (ESL) Students
3 credit hours

Open only to students whose native language is not English. Prerequisite to General Education English courses for ESL students who do not perform satisfactorily on diagnostic test given by the department. Introduces the ESL student to the process of English composition. Three lecture hours and two one-half hour lab sessions. Does not fulfill General Education English requirement.  

ENGL 1009 - Introduction to University Writing
3 credit hours

An introduction to the practices of university writing. Required for students whose writing assessment indicates placement. Emphasis on developing rhetorical knowledge; critical thinking, reading, and writing skills; understanding of the processes of writing; and knowledge of conventions. Does not fulfill General Education English requirements.

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing
3 credit hours

The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing
3 credit hours

The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

ENGL 2500 - Introduction to Creative Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 2020, ENGL 2030, or HUM 2610. A creative writing workshop that introduces multiple genres and encourages students to experiment with technique and form.

ENGL 2500 - Introduction to Creative Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 2020, ENGL 2030, or HUM 2610. A creative writing workshop that introduces multiple genres and encourages students to experiment with technique and form.

ENGL 2550 - Introduction to Peer Tutoring in Writing: Theory and Methods
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: B or better in ENGL 1020 or permission of the instructor. Techniques of tutoring with a variety of writers and genres and the theoretical and practical components of writing center work with a focus on how collaboration, composition, and learning theories and methods can be applied to tutoring in college as well as high school and middle school settings.

ENGL 2550 - Introduction to Peer Tutoring in Writing: Theory and Methods
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: B or better in ENGL 1020 or permission of the instructor. Techniques of tutoring with a variety of writers and genres and the theoretical and practical components of writing center work with a focus on how collaboration, composition, and learning theories and methods can be applied to tutoring in college as well as high school and middle school settings.

ENGL 2580 - Teaching Internship
1 credit hour

Prerequisites: Permission of the internship director and completion of twelve (12) hours of academic coursework, including ENGL 1010. A special elective course in which the student, under the supervision of an English Department faculty member and a partnering teacher in a community school, serves as an intern in a secondary school classroom. Students may not use this course to satisfy English major or minor requirements.  

ENGL 2580 - Teaching Internship
1 credit hour

Prerequisites: Permission of the internship director and completion of twelve (12) hours of academic coursework, including ENGL 1010. A special elective course in which the student, under the supervision of an English Department faculty member and a partnering teacher in a community school, serves as an intern in a secondary school classroom. Students may not use this course to satisfy English major or minor requirements.  

ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research.

ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students' ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors.

ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700
3 credit hours

Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700
3 credit hours

Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918
3 credit hours

Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918
3 credit hours

Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite:ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present
3 credit hours

Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present
3 credit hours

Open only to English majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 or ENGL 3007 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors.

ENGL 3110 - English Literature: The Medieval Period
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A reading of selected works from Old English literature, especially Beowulf, and Middle English literature, with emphasis on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur and medieval drama.

ENGL 3110 - English Literature: The Medieval Period
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A reading of selected works from Old English literature, especially Beowulf, and Middle English literature, with emphasis on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur and medieval drama.

ENGL 3120 - English Literature: The Sixteenth Century
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Readings in the major authors (More, Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne) and genres (prose fiction, romance, epic, sonnet, lyric). Effects of cultural, political, and religious influences on the literature.

ENGL 3120 - English Literature: The Sixteenth Century
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Readings in the major authors (More, Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne) and genres (prose fiction, romance, epic, sonnet, lyric). Effects of cultural, political, and religious influences on the literature.

ENGL 3130 - English Literature: The Seventeenth Century
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Readings in the major authors (Bacon, Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Herrick, Marvell, Crashaw, Vaughan, Milton) and genres (essay, epic, lyric, sermon). Effects of cultural, political, and religious influences on the literature.

ENGL 3130 - English Literature: The Seventeenth Century
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Readings in the major authors (Bacon, Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Herrick, Marvell, Crashaw, Vaughan, Milton) and genres (essay, epic, lyric, sermon). Effects of cultural, political, and religious influences on the literature.

ENGL 3135 - Introduction to Shakespeare
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on Shakespeare's major plays which will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

ENGL 3135 - Introduction to Shakespeare
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on Shakespeare's major plays which will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

ENGL 3160 - English Drama: 1475-1642 (excluding Shakespeare)
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Plays written by Shakespeare's predecessors, contemporaries, and immediate successors.

ENGL 3160 - English Drama: 1475-1642 (excluding Shakespeare)
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Plays written by Shakespeare's predecessors, contemporaries, and immediate successors.

ENGL 3210 - English Literature: Restoration and Eighteenth Century
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Emphasizing writings which reflected or influenced historical and literary developments 1660-1800.

ENGL 3210 - English Literature: Restoration and Eighteenth Century
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Emphasizing writings which reflected or influenced historical and literary developments 1660-1800.

ENGL 3220 - English Literature: 1790-1850
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A definition of English Romanticism and a study of works--mainly poems--by Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.

ENGL 3220 - English Literature: 1790-1850
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A definition of English Romanticism and a study of works--mainly poems--by Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.

ENGL 3230 - English Literature: The Victorian Period
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. The literature of England, 1830-1900. Emphasis on poetry and the novel.

ENGL 3230 - English Literature: The Victorian Period
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. The literature of England, 1830-1900. Emphasis on poetry and the novel.

ENGL 3300 - Native American Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces oral and written literature of native America in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts, with special emphasis on fiction, poetry, and autobiography.

ENGL 3300 - Native American Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces oral and written literature of native America in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts, with special emphasis on fiction, poetry, and autobiography.

ENGL 3305 - Early American Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of American literature from the first European encounters with the New World to the beginning of the nineteenth century.

ENGL 3305 - Early American Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of American literature from the first European encounters with the New World to the beginning of the nineteenth century.

ENGL 3310 - Nineteenth-Century American Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of American literature from Washington Irving to Henry James. Concentration on Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Pragmatism. Selected novels.

ENGL 3310 - Nineteenth-Century American Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of American literature from Washington Irving to Henry James. Concentration on Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Pragmatism. Selected novels.

ENGL 3320 - Twentieth-Century American Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of American literature from Theodore Dreiser to the present. Concentration on major authors. Selected novels.

ENGL 3320 - Twentieth-Century American Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of American literature from Theodore Dreiser to the present. Concentration on major authors. Selected novels.

ENGL 3330 - Southern Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Early and modern Southern writers. Emphasis on the period 1920-present.

ENGL 3330 - Southern Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Early and modern Southern writers. Emphasis on the period 1920-present.

ENGL 3335 - Special Topics in Southern Literature and Culture
3 credit hours

Interdisciplinary course which draws upon literature produced in and about the southern regions, with perspectives gleaned from anthropology, history, and sociology; gender and race studies; film, documentary, and media studies; music; and folklore.

ENGL 3335 - Special Topics in Southern Literature and Culture
3 credit hours

Interdisciplinary course which draws upon literature produced in and about the southern regions, with perspectives gleaned from anthropology, history, and sociology; gender and race studies; film, documentary, and media studies; music; and folklore.

ENGL 3340 - African American Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Defines and traces the development and transformations of the African American literary tradition. Emphasis on analysis of historical, literary, philosophical, and cultural contexts.

ENGL 3340 - African American Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Defines and traces the development and transformations of the African American literary tradition. Emphasis on analysis of historical, literary, philosophical, and cultural contexts.

ENGL 3350 - American Short Story in Context
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Traces development of the American short story from colonial to contemporary times. Intensive reading of stories from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Critical essays on short story form.

ENGL 3350 - American Short Story in Context
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Traces development of the American short story from colonial to contemporary times. Intensive reading of stories from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Critical essays on short story form.

ENGL 3360 - Multicultural Literature of the United States
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Writers, genres, and criticism in Native American, African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American literatures.

ENGL 3360 - Multicultural Literature of the United States
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Writers, genres, and criticism in Native American, African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American literatures.

ENGL 3365 - Hispanic Writers in American Literature
3 credit hours

(Same as HUM 3365.) Prerequisites: Completion of 1000-level English and 2000-level literature requirements with a grade of C- or better. Acquaints students with the literary works of Hispanic Americans writing in English. Emphasis on analysis of the intersection of cultures and traditions and the formation of Hispanic American identity.

ENGL 3365 - Hispanic Writers in American Literature
3 credit hours

(Same as HUM 3365.) Prerequisites: Completion of 1000-level English and 2000-level literature requirements with a grade of C- or better. Acquaints students with the literary works of Hispanic Americans writing in English. Emphasis on analysis of the intersection of cultures and traditions and the formation of Hispanic American identity.

ENGL 3370 - Modern American Poetry
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of the lives, times, and works of the major American poets since 1860: Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Stevens, Williams, Pound, Moore, Eliot, Crane, Hughes, Bishop, Lowell, Plath.

ENGL 3400 - European Literature to 1400
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Selections from Greek and Roman literature and Dante; emphasis on epic, drama, mythology; comparison of values commended by our literary ancestors.

ENGL 3410 - Classical Mythology
3 credit hours

Prerequisite of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of the major myths and legends of the classical world with an emphasis on Greek mythology.

ENGL 3420 - European Literature: 1400-1800
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) of the Renaissance, Neoclassical, and Enlightenment periods. Emphasis on Rabelais, Cervantes, Moliere, and Voltaire.

ENGL 3430 - Modern European Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Survey of continental literature (in translation) from 1800 to the present, including Goethe, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Ibsen, and Mann.

ENGL 3440 - The Bible as Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Origin and nature of the Bible; cultural and historical backgrounds, influence on English language and literature; history of texts and canon; major religious and philosophical concepts and literary features.

ENGL 3450 - Studies in Narrative
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level  English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Examines the chronological and/or thematic development of at least two different types of narrative, representing at least two different continents.

ENGL 3505 - Writing Workshop Methodologies
3 credit hours

Introduces the methodologies of the writing workshop method with an emphasis on applications in a English/Language Arts (ELA) classroom setting.

ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduction to English grammar and usage, English varieties, and grammatical analysis. Fulfills the grammar and usage requirement for English majors seeking teacher licensure.  

ENGL 3555 - Tutoring Writing: Theories and Methods
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with B or better or permission of the instructor. Examines theoretically informed writing tutoring practices that can be applied to working in writing centers and peer tutoring contexts in universities, secondary schools, and international settings. Expands genre knowledge, cultural and linguistic knowledge, and problem-solving daily challenges of tutoring writing.

ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Anatomy of sound production, levels of structure in language: phonological (sound), morphological (meaningful segments), syntactic (interrelation of words in a sentence). Various meanings of language.

ENGL 3575 - The Sound Patterns of English
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces phonetics and phonology. Describes speech sounds in terms of articulation an acoustics. Sound patterns of English in relation to other languages. Introduce speech technology.

ENGL 3580 - Teaching Internship
1 to 3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of internship director. Students, under supervision of English Department faculty members and partnering teachers in community schools, serve as interns in secondary school or college composition/literature classrooms. May not be repeated for major credit. Pass/Fail grading.

ENGL 3595 - Sociolinguistics
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the role of language as a central means of locating ourselves in the world. Topics include dialect, accent, style, multilingualism, code switching, language in social media, language discrimination, language and national identity, language and gender, and English globalization.

ENGL 3605 - Applied Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 with C- or better. Focuses on helping students develop writing and reading skills relevant to the particular disciplines they will write in during and beyond their academic career. Students will read about, research, and write in genres relevant to their fields of study, including but not limited to things like literature reviews, reports, proposals, and educational materials.

ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements. A specialized writing course for students planning to work in technology, engineering, science, and government industries. Provides individual and collaborative practice in the discourse and conventions of professional and technical writing (PTW) genres including emails, memos, analyses, instructions, proposals, reports as well as PTW skills like user experience design and content strategy basics. Supplementary materials provided for employment packages (e.g., cover letters, resumes) and tips provided for LinkedIn and LinkedIn Learning. Students can expect to complete three major writing projects (20 points possible) and 10 discussion boards (30 points possible) that expose them to the contexts, communities, and cultures of professional writing. Counts toward English writing concentration, writing minor, and Public Writing and Rhetoric major.

ENGL 3625 - In Process Workshop
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. A complement to ENGL 3635, this class focuses on the works of in-process authors and provides students with opportunities to interact with professional writers and to study and create new work.

ENGL 3630 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Complete of English and literature General Education requirements; ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B or better. Through a process-based workshop approach students will be provided the opportunity to improve their ability to write essays for different purposes. Explores the cross-disciplinary nature of essay writing as it engages students in practical exercises in written communication.

ENGL 3635 - Creative Writing Event Series
1 credit hour

Students attend a series of craft lectures and/or readings by creative writers, respond to each event, and ultimately participate as presenters themselves. Does not count for the English major or minor without advisor approval.

ENGL 3645 - Fiction Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create works of fiction.

ENGL 3655 - Poetry Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized seminar in which students study and create poetry.

ENGL 3665 - Playwriting
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A specialized writing course focusing on the appreciation and realization of the dramatic form.

ENGL 3675 - Multi-genre Creative Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. The opportunity to experiment in writing multiple literary genres and to develop creative and critical skills in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and/or drama.

ENGL 3685 - Beyond Flash Fiction
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. A creative writing workshop. Students read and write flash fictions, prose poems, lyric essays, and hybrid writings. Writing intensive. Workshops where student writers develop a community focused on creativity, craft, and feedback.

ENGL 3690 - Individualized Writing Project
1 credit hour

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. A small-group writing tutorial which allows work on a major writing project from any major or field of interest. Does not count for the English major or minor without advisor approval. Pass/Fail depending on attendance, participation, and progress. May be repeated twice for a total of three (3) credits.

ENGL 3691 - Independent Literary Event Attendance Series
1 credit hour

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better and permission of instructor. Students independently attend readings and/or lectures by visiting writers, plenary sessions at creative-writing conferences, and/or performances of plays. Does not count for the English major or minor without advisor approval. Pass/Fail depending on the quality of written responses. May be repeated twice for a total of three (3) credits.

ENGL 3720 - Early Women Writers
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to British/American/world literature by women through the eighteenth century.

ENGL 3725 - Nineteenth-Century Women Writers
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Examines works by British and American writers in the context of a female literary tradition. Writers studied may include Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Emily Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Emily Dickinson.

ENGL 3730 - Twentieth-Century Women Writers
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Literature of major women writers of the period. Divided by genre and primarily includes the fiction, poetry, and drama of British and American women.

ENGL 3735 - Black Women as Writers
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of black women's literary expressions and the historical and sociocultural factors that shape these women's artistic sensibilities and thematic concerns. Emphasis will be given to U.S. women writers.

ENGL 3740 - Children's Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of literature for children based on wide reading in the field.

ENGL 3745 - Literature for Adolescents
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Surveys literature for adolescents, historical and contemporary; analysis of contemporary issues in the field. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

ENGL 3755 - Folk/Fairy Tales, Legends, Myths, Ancient Stories
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces folk/fairy tales, myths, epics, legends, and verse from a variety of languages, cultures, ethnic groups, and historical periods.

ENGL 3760 - Introduction to Folklore
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Contemporary folklife studies emphasizing traditional and new vernacular expression through vocal, performance, and material culture creations as they relate to the diverse communities that practice them.

ENGL 3770 - LGBTQIA+ Literature and Culture
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Surveys diverse literature and cultural artifacts by and about sexual minority groups. Features fiction and nonfiction, poetry, song, film, among other cultural texts and artifacts. Emphasizes cultural and historical context and intersectionality in cultural production.

ENGL 3810 - British Popular Culture
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A cultural survey of Great Britain since 1945, including history, music, film, and literature.

ENGL 3815 - Survey of Popular Culture
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An overview of literature and media reflecting the mass culture of America from 1900 to the present: westerns, mysteries, science fiction, popular music, film, and television.

ENGL 3825 - Contemporary Satire
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a C- or better. Uses prose fiction, poetry, film, and popular culture artistic expressions such as song lyrics and TV to explore the wide variety of modes in which satire is expressed in modern and contemporary culture.

ENGL 3840 - Science Fiction
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. The science fiction genre, emphasizing significant themes, recurrent images and conventions, and historical and cultural context.

ENGL 3850 - Literature and Film
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. The relationship between literature and film with emphasis on narration, characterization, point of view, and setting.

ENGL 3860 - Film Genre
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. One or more groups of films linked through narrative, stylistic, and/or thematic characteristics.

ENGL 3870 - Film History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. History of world film from its inception through the 1990s.

ENGL 3885 - Topics in Gender and Film
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A selected subject or focus within gender and film studies. Topic will vary each time course is taught. Possible topics include representation of women in film, history of gender representation in film, women directors; Hollywood and gender; queer film studies; gender and international cinema; gender, race, and Hollywood, etc. May be repeated up to four times with different topics.

ENGL 4110 - Chaucer: Canterbury Tales
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study of The Canterbury Tales and the background out of which they were written.

ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare: The Sixteenth-Century Plays
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the first half of Shakespeare's career. Works considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare: The Seventeenth-Century Plays
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the second half of Shakespeare's career. The works will be considered both as products of their author's time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery.

ENGL 4180 - Milton
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study of Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes, "Lycidas," Areopagitica, and the minor poetry.

ENGL 4230 - Selected British Writers after the Restoration
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the work of at most three authors in a cultural and literary context. Specific authors will vary. May be repeated for up to six credits.

ENGL 4240 - Modern British Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written in Britain from approximately 1910 to 1939. Representative works of major British writers in the context of contemporary social and literary history.

ENGL 4270 - Contemporary British and Commonwealth Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Contemporary British and Commonwealth novels in the context of social and literary history.

ENGL 4310 - The American Renaissance
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. American Romanticism in the selected writings of Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and Melville.

ENGL 4320 - Selected American Writers
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on the work of at most three American authors in a cultural and literary context. Specific authors will vary.

ENGL 4350 - American Popular Literature of the 19th Century
3 credit hours

Focuses on literature that was popular, in form and/or readership, in 19th century America. Places texts in historical and cultural contexts exploring the relationships between texts and key social, political, intellectual, and literary ideas and philosophies of the era. Examines various genres and styles and discusses ideas of canonicity. Works covered will range from novels to gift books, tracts, magazine pieces, and utopian texts.

ENGL 4410 - Literary Criticism
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Critical theories: Classical, Neoclassical, Romantic, and Modern. Practical criticism: the technical analysis of poetry and prose.

ENGL 4425 - Backgrounds of Modern Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Readings in the intellectual history of modern literature. Selected literary figures, major aesthetic movements, and pivotal ideas of modern Western culture, including Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche, Freud, Sartre. Course divided by themes representing disciplines or modes of thought.

ENGL 4435 - Global English Literatures
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Plays written by Shakespeare's predecessors, contemporaries, and immediate successors. Study of global Anglophone literature in cultural, historical, and sociopolitical contexts.

ENGL 4470 - Modern Drama
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better; junior standing. World drama from 1880 to the present.

ENGL 4500 - Methods of Teaching Secondary English
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better; YOED 3000 or YOED 3500 or equivalent and permission of department. An intensive study of both grammar and composition for the teacher, the writer, and the editor: writing, analyzing, and judging composition. Required for English majors seeking teacher licensure.

ENGL 4510 - Modern English Grammar and Usage
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Traditional English grammar and the principles upon which grammatical analysis is based. Satisfies teacher licensure grammar requirement.

ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Structure of modern English and overview of current syntactic theories.

ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Political, social, intellectual forces determining historical development of English; internal structural changes--sounds, inflections--resulting from those forces.

ENGL 4540 - Second Language Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Background and basic methods needed to teach English grammar and composition to students for whom English is a second language. Emphasizes understanding of problems that non-native speakers face and develops techniques for helping non-native speakers express themselves in written English.

ENGL 4570 - Special Topics in Linguistics
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C-  or better. Selected topic in theoretical linguistics. Content varies from semester to semester. May be repeated under a different subtitle.

ENGL 4590 - Directed Undergraduate Research in Linguistics
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Senior standing with a concentration in English Language Linguistics or permission of instructor. Research in linguistics under faculty guidance.

ENGL 4600 - Writing Internship
1 to 6 credit hours

Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and a 3.00 GPA in English required. Others by permission of internship coordinator. Open to English majors and minors and writing minors. An internship in which students apply their writing and communication skills in a professional setting. Arrangements for the internship are made in advance with the internship coordinator through the English Upper Division office. Maximum of 3 hours toward the Writing or English minor. Pass/Fail.

ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of  1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better, and ENGL 1020 or ENGL 3605 with a B- or better. Approaches to various writing problems posed in advanced university studies and nontechnical professions: essays, proposals, critical reviews, analyses.

ENGL 4640 - Advanced Topics in Technical Writing and Communication
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Explores advanced issues in technical writing, technical communication, and scientific discourse such as ethics and visual design, navigating the grant and proposal writing process, and theoretical examination of documents and discourse related to the job-search process. May be repeated once when the primary topic varies for a maximum of six credit hours.

ENGL 4645 - Advanced Fiction Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 3645 or permission of instructor. Advanced fiction writing. Emphasis on peer critique in a workshop setting. Students develop a critical vocabulary for discussing and writing fiction, including elements of craft, and narrative techniques, while knowing more critically and imaginatively their individual art and craft.

ENGL 4670 - Special Topics in Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An intensive study in one specialized form of writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.

ENGL 4685 - Special Topics in Creative Writing
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030. An intensive study in one specialized form of creative writing. The form of writing will vary with the instructor teaching the course.   

ENGL 4750 - Special Topics in Children's Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Selected genre, period, ethnicity, tradition, or literary focus in children's and/or young adult literature. Subject will vary with instructor.

ENGL 4760 - Special Topics in Folklore
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better;  ENGL 3760 recommended. An intensive study on a selected topic of folklore. Content varies from semester to semester and will reflect the interests and expertise of the instructor.

ENGL 4780 - Topics in War and Culture
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An inquiry into war or related conflict through the study of literature, film, and/or popular culture. Topic will vary by term.

ENGL 4785 - Law and Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Introduces interrelations of law and literature as seen in a variety of literary texts and classic writings of great jurists.

ENGL 4855 - Film Theory and Criticism
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A survey of the major theoretical approaches to film, including montage, mise-en-scene, and structuralist theory.

ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Film Studies
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A selected director, genre, period, aspect, or theme. The subject will vary each time course is taught.

ENGL 4900 - Selected Topics in Literature and Language
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A selected author, genre, period, tradition, or context of literary or linguistic inquiry. The field will vary with instructor.

ENGL 4910 - Studies in Poetry
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Selected topics in poetry. Topics may include the poetic works of a single author, those of a number of authors, a particular style of poetry, poetic works linked by period, culture, or subject matter, or any combination of the above. Topics will vary.

ENGL 4920 - Studies in Drama
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Works of drama linked by historical period, region or culture, author(s), subject matter, or other connective thread. Topic will vary with instructor.

ENGL 4930 - Studies in the Novel
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Studies in the novel, with topics varying from semester to semester. May focus on the historical development and theory of the novel, or a particular period, author, form, theme, etc.

ENGL 4940 - Studies in Prose Non-Fiction
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Examines works of nonfiction such as autobiography, journals, essays, etc. Specific topics will vary.

ENGL 4950 - Selected Topics in Contemporary Literature
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A selected genre, author, theme, or nation, with a focus on literature after World War II. Subject will vary with instructor.

ENGL 4980 - English Studies Abroad
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Selected genre(s), period(s), tradition(s), or literary focus combined with study abroad. Subject will vary with instructor. Courses may be taken multiple times with different topics.

ENGL 4999 - Senior Portfolio
0 credit hours

Prerequisite: Open only to graduating seniors or to students who have completed 24 upper-division English hours. Required of all English majors for graduation beginning Spring 2016. Students will compile and submit a portfolio of at least three different essays representing their progress through the program. Pass-Fail. 

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