English, Literary Theory and History Emphasis, BA

Historical Surveys

• ENGL 103 - British Literature I
• ENGL 104 - British Literature II
• ENGL 118 - 20th-Century Literature
• ENGL 150 - American Literature Before 1800
• ENGL 151 - American Literature 1800-1900
• ENGL 152 - 20th-Century American Literature
• ENGL 160 - Development of English Fiction I
• ENGL 182 - The Drama

Movements and Eras

• ENGL 119 - Contemporary Literature
• ENGL 141 - Studies in Medieval Literature
• ENGL 142 - Studies in Renaissance and 17th-Century Literature
• ENGL 143 - Studies in Restoration and 18th-Century Literature
• ENGL 144 - Studies in 19th-Century Literature
• ENGL 153 - American Ethnic Writers and Oral Traditions
• ENGL 154 - Studies in African-American Literature
• ENGL 163 - Anglophone Literatures
• ENGL 171 - Literary Movements
• ENGL 173 - Women Writers
• ENGL 183 - Topics in Drama
• ENGL 184 - Contemporary Drama

Authors and Genres

• ENGL 023 - Voices of American Diversity
• ENGL 105 - Children’s Literature
• ENGL 115 - Chaucer
• ENGL 120 - The Short Poem
• ENGL 130 - Single Author
• ENGL 138 - Short Fiction
• ENGL 140 - Studies in Literary Genre
• ENGL 161 - The English Novel
• ENGL 162 - The American Novel
• ENGL 180 - Milton
• ENGL 185 - Individual Dramatist

Theories and Methodologies

• ENGL 110 - Linguistics
• ENGL 111 - Topics in Linguistics
• ENGL 122 - Law and Literature
• ENGL 167 - Literary Criticism I
• ENGL 168 - Literary Criticism II
• ENGL 170 - Problems in Literary Theory

The Art of Writing and Other Literacies

• ENGL 025 - Creative Writing: Multi-Genre Studies
• ENGL 100 - Advanced Composition
• ENGL 102 - Creative Writing
• ENGL 125 - Film
• ENGL 126 - Topics in Film

Students must also take

Students must also take at least one course that fulfills each of the four following areas (these will be satisfied in the above subject categories):

• British literature
• American literature
• Pre-1800 literature
• Diverse literatures

The department recommends the study of foreign languages. Especially those students who plan to do graduate work should consult their advisors about work in other languages (e.g., German, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Latin and Greek).