English Major

Along with completing required courses in secondary education, students electing a major in English must complete the following courses with a minimum grade point average of 3.00:

Requirements

English

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ENGL 201	Introduction to Literary Study I	4	Offered fall and spring.
ENGL 202	Introduction to Literary Study II	4	Offered fall and spring.
ENGL 205	Backgrounds in British Literature to 1800	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
ENGL 207	Backgrounds in American Literature	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
ENGL 212	Adolescent Literature	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

ENGL 326	Studies in African American Literature	4	Offered as needed.
	Or
ENGL 327	Ethnic-American Literatures	4	Offered as needed.

ENGL 336	Non-Western Literatures	4	Offered as needed.

ENGL 345	Shakespeare: The Histories and Comedies	4	Offered as needed.
	Or
ENGL 346	Shakespeare: The Tragedies	4	Offered as needed.

ENGL 432	History of the English Language	4	Offered as needed.
	Or
ENGL 433	Modern English Grammar	4	Offered as needed.

ENGL 460	Seminar in Major Authors and Themes	4	Offered fall and spring.

English

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ENGL 325	Literature and Film	4	Offered as needed.
	Or
FILM 116	Approaches to Film and Film Criticism	4	Offered fall and spring.

Secondary Education

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SED 445	The Teaching of Writing in Secondary Schools	3	Offered fall and spring.

(or equivalent)

Total Credit Hours: 47

Note: To enroll in SED 411 and SED 412, students must have completed ENGL 201 and ENGL 202 and a minimum of five additional courses from the English education plan of study. To enroll in SED 421, students must have completed all but two of the required 300-level English courses and all other requirements in the English major.