The Department of Languages and Literature seeks to empower scholar-leaders to cultivate and practice the discipline of textual literacy so that they can fulfill their calling of service to God and humanity. Our students cultivate a variety of skills that can be used in many careers, such as analytic reading, effective writing, advanced critical thinking, imaginative problem solving, an understanding of diverse viewpoints and audiences, and emotional intelligence. While all English B.A. majors take a strong core of literature, writing, and literary research classes, students choose to specialize in one of three areas: (a) literature, (b) writing, or (c) education. English majors are part of a tightly-knit community and often participate in our annual writing contest, our English honors society (Sigma Tau Delta), and community service projects.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Students will be able to write critically.
- Students will be able to read critically.
- Students will be able to find and use appropriate resources for research.
Courses
General Education Requirements - 50 hours
English 1301, 1302, and three hours sophomore literature - 9 hours
Fine Arts (three hours from music, theatre, fine arts, art, or equivalent) - 3 hours
Modern Language (at least one semester second year, all hours in same language) - 11 hours
Christian Ministry 1320 and 1330 - 6 hours
History - 3 hours
Political Science 2305 - 3 hours
Social Science (CJUS, ECON, GEOG, PSYC, SOCI) - 3 hours
Physical Activity - KINE 1238 - 2 hours
Science (must be lab science) - 4 hours
Mathematics - 3 hours
Communication 1311, 1315, or 1318 - 3 hours
120 hours total
Major area of study (see below) - 33 hours
Minor - minimum of 18 hours
Electives - to total 120 hours
Total: Minimum one hundred twenty (120) semester hours
English Major Requirements
Completion of thirty-three (33) semester hours:
Core Requirements
Completion of twenty-one (21) semester hours:
ENGL 2310 Textuality
ENGL 3303 Modern English Grammar
ENGL 3305 Theory and Criticism
ENGL 4000 English Portfolio
HUMA 2301 Service Learning in Humanities
Nine Hours Upper Level ENGL
Upper Level Writing 3 hours
Upper Level Literature 3 Hours
Upper Level ENGL elective 3 Hours
Available Specializations
One of the following specializations must be selected:
Literature Specialization
Completion of twelve (12) hours of the following, nine (9) of which must be upper-level:
ENGL 2304 Introduction to Cinema Studies
ENGL 2305 African American Literature
ENGL 2317 Great Books I
ENGL 2321 British Literature
ENGL 2326 American Literature
ENGL 2331 World Literature
ENGL 2333 Detective Fiction
ENGL 2341 Forms of Literature
ENGL 3361 Advanced Topics in Cinema Studies
ENGL 4301 20th Century British and European Literature
ENGL 4304 Shakespeare
ENGL 4306 American Modernism and Postmodernism
ENGL 4311 American Realism and Naturalism
ENGL 4312 American Renaissance
ENGL 4313 Ancient World Literature
ENGL 4314 Bible as Literature
ENGL 4315 Long 19th Century
ENGL 4316 Medieval and Renaissance Literature
ENGL 4320 Literary Periods
ENGL 4317 Great Books II
ENGL 4330 Major Authors
ENGL 4340 Literary Genres
THEA 3302 Christianity and Theatre
Writing Specialization
Completion of twelve (12) semester hours, nine (9) of which must be upper-level:
COMM 2339 Mass Media Writing
COMM 3308 Public Relations Writing
COMM 3311 Sports Reporting and Writing
ENGL 3302 Advanced Composition
ENGL 3307 Writing Fiction
ENGL 3309 Advanced Technical Communication
ENGL 3310 Writing Nonfiction
ENGL 3314 Writing Poetry
ENGL 4351 Studies in Writing (may be repeated when topic changes)
ENGL 4318 Editing and Publishing
HIST 3301 Historiography
THEA 4364 Scriptwriting
Teaching Specialization
Completion of twelve (12) semester hours:
ENGL 2321 British Literature
ENGL 2326 American Literature
ENGL 3306 English in the Secondary School
Three (3) additional hours of upper-level English