English Major Requirements

Seventy-two (72) academic credits in English, including the following:

  • 1. Foundations: One designated 100-level course that develops skills of literary analysis and introduces the concept of genre 
  • 2. Historical Eras: 36 credits in literature courses numbered 200-394 (excluding 220 and 295) which must include:
    • Group I: 12 credits in literature before 1660
    • Group II: 12 credits in literature between 1660 and 1900
    • Group III: 12 credits in literature after 1900 
  • 3. English 295: Critical Methods
  • 4. English 395: Advanced Seminar
  • 5. English 400: Senior Integrative Exercise

Of the 72 credits required to complete the major:

  • 1) at least 6 credits must be taken in each of the following traditions:
    • T1: Literature of Ireland and Britain
    • T2: Literature of North America
    • T3: Global Anglophone Literatures
  • 2) at least 24 credits must be in courses numbered 300-395
  • 3) up to 6 credits may be in literature other than English in the original or translation 
  • 4) up to 12 credits may be in creative writing