English, B.A.

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Department Information

Minimum credits required (5 categories): 42

(plus prerequisites as indicated)

1. Introductions to literary analysis and interpretation: 3 credits

ENG 125 - Introduction to Literature: Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, 3 credit hours

2. Historical Surveys: 12 credits (4 of the following courses)

3. Language: 3 credits

ENG 210 - Introduction to the Study of Language, 3 credit hours

4. Writing: 6 credits

ENG 131 - Workshop in Exposition and Argument, 3 credit hours

Choose one additional course from the following

Note:

ENG 131 is required of all majors except those who have been exempted from the core curriculum writing requirement. Exemptions from ENG 131 are granted only by means of the English Dept. challenge exam, which as a rule is given only to incoming freshmen. Students planning graduate study are advised to take at least three hours in advanced writing.

5. Advanced Studies in English: 18 credits (6 of the following courses)

a. Advanced Writing Courses

b. Advanced Literature Courses

ENG 316(I,D) - Studies in Literary History, 3 credit hours
ENG 328(I,D,X) - Studies of Major Authors, 3 credit hours
ENG 335I - Studies in World Literature, 3 credit hours
ENG 336(I,D) - Studies in Specific Genres, Themes or Modes, 3 credit hours
ENG 463(I,D,X) - Seminar, 1-4 credit hours
At least four of a student’s Advanced Study courses must be Advanced Literature courses (ENG 316, 328, 335I, 336, 463).

Note:

ENG 308 , ENG 316(I,D) , ENG 328(I,D,X) , ENG 335I , ENG 336(I,D) , ENG 463(I,D,X) are not individual courses; they are inclusive categories of courses. For example, there is no course called ENG 328(I,D,X) Major Authors. Rather, there is ENG 328I Chaucer, ENG 328I Shakespeare, etc. There is no requirement to take one of each number (for example one 316, one 328, etc.).

^ If ENG 305 , ENG 308 or ENG 309SX was used to fulfill the Writing requirement, it may not be used to fulfill the Advanced Studies requirement as well.

A student may major or minor in English but not both.

English AYA Licensure

These requirements are explained under the School of Education . Students who wish to teach English in Ohio schools should check with the School of Education for further explanation of these requirements.