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ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS


DEGREE PROGRAMS   


Use these guides to plan your degree:

The English major provides a solid foundation for a wide variety of careers by preparing students to read, think, and write critically, and by offering a means to understand and appreciate the literary expression of human thought. English provides the communications skills needed for positions in business, industry, and state and federal service in such careers as advertising, personnel relations, public relations, editing, and writing. The English major also prepares students for professional schools in law, journalism, and medicine, as well as for graduate studies in English or linguistics.

Students are encouraged to explore with their advisors the variety of careers open to English majors. The required internship is one way for majors to investigate their career opportunities, and should be planned as early as possible.

Students who want the broadest possible foundation should pursue the Bachelor of Arts degree, which provides the widest range of career options, including graduate studies. Those who plan to teach at the secondary level should pursue the Bachelor of Science in Education degree, which provides certification by the State Department of Education. Students who plan to teach journalism should elect eight hours of journalism courses to meet certification requirements.

All English majors are encouraged to study a second language. 


English Major (BA, BSED) - Degree Requirements

Credit Hours
  ENGL 280, Introduction to Literary Study 3
  British Literature 3
ENGL 221, British Literature I
ENGL 222, British Literature II
  American Literature 3
ENGL 241, American Literature I
ENGL 242, American Literature II
  ENGL 431 or 432, Shakespeare 3
  Writing Elective 3
ENGL 301, Advanced Writing
ENGL 302, Hypertext Writing
ENGL 305, Professional and Technical Writing
ENGL 478, Creative Writing, Poetry
ENGL 476, Creative Writing, Fiction
MCOM 210, Basic Journalism
  Linguistics Elective 3
LING 403, Introduction to Linguistics
LING 425, Modern Grammar
LING 443, History of the English Language
  Literature in Social, Historical, or Aesthetic Context 3
ENGL 213, Backgrounds to Literature
ENGL 215, Literature in Global Contexts
ENGL 230, Children's Literature
ENGL 258, Literature and Culture
ENGL 363, Literary Genres
  ENGL 494, Internship in English 3
  Senior Seminar 3
ENGL 422, Chaucer
ENGL 425, Milton
ENGL 490, Seminar
  Specialization (see below) 12

Total Credit Hours: 40
 TESL Specialization:
ANTH 210, Cultural Anthropology
LING 425, Modern Grammar
LING 435, Second Language Development
LING 436, TESL Methodology; or
MFL 420, K-12 Foreign Language Methods
 
 Literature Specialization:
A second British Literature Survey
A second American Literature Survey
ENGL 484, Literary Criticism; or
ENGL 486, Rhetorical Theory and Practice
An additional literature course not used to satisfy any other major requirement
 
 Writing Specialization:
Two additional writing electives
ENGL 486, Rhetorical Theory and Practice
An additional British Literature Survey
 
  Teaching Specialization:
LING 425, Modern Grammar
ENGL 486, Rhetorical Theory and Practice
A second British Literature Survey
A second American Literature Survey
  
  Desktop Publishing Specialization:*
ENGL 486, Rhetorical Theory and Practice
Editing Elective
        MCOM 211, Copyreading and News Editing
        ENGL 305, Professional and Technical Writing
ARTD 231, Graphic Design
ARTD 240, Computer Design - Page Layout
  
* Students getting the Desktop Publishing emphasis will be requred to take ENGL 302 Hypertext Writing as their writing elective and LING 425 Modern Grammar as their linguistics elective.

Students are encouraged to take these recommended courses outside the major:

  
MIS 205, Advanced Computer Applications
ARTD 334, Digital Photography
ARTD 335, Computer Illustration
ARTD 435, Computer Design - Computer Animation
ELRN 430, Interactive Web Programming