Major requirements: EN 220, EN 225, EN 230, EN 235, EN 326, EN
350, EN 360, EN 485, 12 hours of upper-division English
electives, at least 3 hours of which must be from a genre course
(EN 336, EN 346, EN 356, EN 366) and at least 3 hours of which
must be from a major figure course (EN 425, EN 427 or EN 429).
EN 130 and 160 do not apply toward the English major; however,
all English majors must achieve a grade of "C" or better in these
courses. ALL COURSES 200 OR ABOVE REQUIRE EN 160 AS A
PREREQUISITE. (Total 33 hours).

Minor requirements: EN 220, EN 225, EN 230, EN 235, EN 326, 1 of
EN 336 or EN 346 or EN 356, 1 of EN 425 or EN 427 or EN 429.
(Total 21 hours)

Major assessment: Senior English Majors will refine one of the
following, which were started in earlier English coursework: a
scholarly paper that examines a topic in American, English or
world literature; a collection of original short stories; a collection
of original poems; or a novella. The drafts will be refined in
conjunction with EN 485, Senior Thesis. Majors must also take
the Graduate Record subject Examination and are responsible for
scheduling, taking, and paying for the exam. English Secondary
Education Certification candidates should refer to the Teacher
Education Handbook for other major assessment requirements.

EN 130. Rhetoric and Composition - 3 hours. An introduction to the
basic organizational forms of the essay. EN 130 teaches students to
write in different persuasive settings, including a variety of rhetorical
modes. Students are introduced to college writing utilizing the process
method of drafting and revising essays that are collected in a portfolio.

EN 130 students also do intensive research writing according to MLA
standards. Fall. Spring.

EN 160. Literature and Composition - 3 hours. A continued
emphasis upon the principles of expository writing and research
established in EN 130. Students will utilize the process method to draft
and revise well-developed essays that are collected in a portfolio.
Students will develop skills for synthesizing primary and secondary
texts in research papers written according to MLA standards. In doing
so, students will examine the basic elements of the genres of short
story, poetry, and drama. Selected works are used as the basis for
discussions, lectures, and student writing. Prerequisite: EN 130
ALL COURSES 200 0R ABOVE REQUIRE EN 160 AS A
PREREQUISITE.

EN 200. Survey of World Literature I - 3 hours. An investigation of
the literature of diverse cultures from antiquity to the Renaissance.
Fall.

EN 201. Survey of World Literature II - 3 hours. An investigation of
the literature of diverse cultures from the Renaissance to the present
day. Spring.

EN 220. Survey of American Literature I - 3 hours. Principal writers
and movements in the literature of North America from the colonial
period through the Civil War. Fall.

EN 225. Survey of American Literature II - 3 hours. Principal
writers and movements in the literature of the United States from the
Reconstruction to the present day. Spring.

EN 230. Survey of English Literature I - 3 hours. Principal writers
and movements in English literature from the Anglo-Saxons to the
Neoclassicists. Fall.

EN 235. Survey of English Literature II - 3 hours. Principal writers
and movements in English literature from romanticism to the present
day. Spring.

EN 310. Film Criticism and American Culture - 3 hours.
Exploration of the cinematic components and the cultural background
of landmark American films. Spring.

EN 326. Advanced Techniques of Composition - 3 hours.
Intensive training in generating correct, clear, and forceful prose with
an awareness of a specific audience. Fall.

EN 327. Technical and Professional Writing - 3 hours. Intensive
instruction and practice in effective writing strategies for career
searches, government agencies, business, and industry. Emphasis
will be placed upon information gathering and the writing of clear,
correct, and properly formatted documents including, but not limited to,
persuasive letters and memoranda, summaries, oral and written
reports, visuals and descriptions, instructions, PowerPoints, proposals
and feasibility studies. Spring even years.

EN 336. Dramatic Literature - 3 hours. Reading intensive
investigation of world drama from antiquity to the present day with
additional emphasis on diverse methods of interpretation. Spring even
years.

EN 346. The Short Story - 3 hours. Reading intensive investigation
of the major types of short stories from various cultures with additional
emphasis on diverse methods of interpretation. Spring odd years.
EN 149/249/349/449. Special Topics in English - 1-3 hours.
Selected topics arranged by division faculty.

EN 350. Modern Grammar - 3 hours. Introduction to modern
grammars with special emphasis on structural and transformational
grammar. Spring even years.

EN 356. The Novel - 3 hours. Reading intensive investigation of the
development of the novel from the eighteenth century to the present
day with additional emphasis on diverse methods of interpretation. Fall
odd years.

EN 360. Survey of Linguistics - 3 hours. Overview of language
history and the several fields of linguistic study including grammar,
usage, semantics, lexicography, dialect geography. Fall odd years.

EN 366. Poetry – 3 hours. A genre course that familiarizes the
student with various forms of poetry as well as poetry written in various
centuries. Students become aware of themes and forms running
through different time periods. Fall even years.

EN 400. Creative Writing - 3 hours. Exposure to writing traditional
and non-traditional forms of literature combined with analysis of
established writings. Prerequisite: Any literature course numbered
200 or higher. Spring odd years.

EN 425. Chaucer - 3 hours. Investigation of Chaucer's major poetic
works within their historical and religious contexts, with emphasis upon
The Canterbury Tales and The Book of the Duchess. Spring odd
years.

EN 427. Milton - 3 hours. Investigation of Milton's major literary
accomplishments including a detailed reading of the entire text of
Paradise Lost. Fall even years.

EN 429. Shakespeare - 3 hours. Comprehensive coverage of
Shakespeare's dramatic works with additional attention to various
critical approaches. Fall odd years.

EN 439. Nineteenth-Century Literature - 3 hours. Investigation of
British literature from the beginnings of romanticism to the emergence
of aestheticism. Spring odd years.

EN 440. Modern Literature - 3 hours. Investigation of American and
British authors of the twentieth century. Fall even years.

EN 465. Age of Swift, Johnson, and Pope - 3 hours. Investigation
of major literary developments from the Restoration to the end of the
eighteenth century, with specific focus on the works of John Dryden,
Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, and Samuel Johnson. Spring even
years.

EN 485. Senior Thesis- 3 hours. Readings in literary criticism and
the application of a critical theory in an extensive senior thesis.
Students may utilize a critical theory to write a substantive research
paper on a literary topic, or they may write a collection of poems, a
collection of short stories, or a novella, which includes a reflective
introduction that explains their choice of a model author and the critical
theory that best applies to their creative work. The thesis will be
presented in a public forum. Required of all English majors.
Prerequisite: English major, senior status or permission of instructor.
Fall.

EN 376/476. Independent Study - 1-3 hours. Reading or research
at a greater depth than in a normal class. Prerequisite: permission of
instructor, division dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs.