For students seeking a baccalaureate degree in Elementary Education, Middle Grades Education, Special Education, or Physical Education, the Department offers Academic Concentrations in English and Spanish of 24 hours and an Academic Concentration in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) of 18 hours. These Academic Concentrations are available to other students, regardless of major.

Requirements for an Academic Concentration in English

1. Core Courses: 3 Sem. Hrs.

Core Courses a.

ENG 3040. Principles of Literary Study (3 credits)

2. 2000-level Literature Courses: 9 Sem. Hrs.

Three 2000-level literature courses, one from each of the three areas in 2.c-2.e.

Area c.

ENG 2230. American Literature Before 1865 (3 credits) or
ENG 2240. American Literature Since 1865 (3 credits)

Area d.

ENG 2470. British Literature Before 1790 (3 credits) or
ENG 2480. British Literature After 1790 (3 credits)

Area e. any 2000-level literature course not taken under 2.c and 2.d:

choose from

ENG 2010. Southern Literature (3 credits)
ENG 2020. Contemporary Literature (3 credits)
ENG 2030. Literary Genres (3 credits)
ENG 2050. World Literature Before 1660 (3 credits)
ENG 2060. World Literature After 1660 (3 credits)
ENG 2080. Women’s Literature (3 credits)
ENG 2090. Literature and Film (3 credits)
ENG 2100. African American Literature (3 credits)
ENG 2180. Asian American Literature (3 credits)
ENG 2190. Latino Literature (3 credits)
ENG 2200. Native American Literature (3 credits)
ENG 2230. American Literature Before 1865 (3 credits)
ENG 2240. American Literature Since 1865 (3 credits)
ENG 2410. Environmental Literature (3 credits)
ENG 2470. British Literature Before 1790 (3 credits)
ENG 2480. British Literature After 1790 (3 credits)
ENGS 2xxx. Studies in Literature (3 credits)

3. One 2000/3000‑level language/writing course: 3 Sem. Hrs.

choose from

ENG 2760. Writing Creative Nonfiction I (3 credits)
ENG 2780. Writing Poetry I (3 credits)
ENG 2790. Writing Fiction I (3 credits)
ENG 3460. Aspects of the English Language (3 credits)
ENG 3700. Advanced Composition (3 credits)
ENG 3710. English Grammar (3 credits)

4. Two 3000/4000-level courses not taken under 3 above: 6 Sem. Hrs.

choose from

ENG 3100. The Harlem Renaissance (3 credits)
ENG 3110. Medieval British Literature (3 credits)
ENG 3120. Early Modern British Literature (3 credits)
ENG 3130. American Romanticism (3 credits)
ENG 3140. American Realism and Naturalism (3 credits)
ENG 3150. British Romantic Literature (3 credits)
ENG 3160. Victorian Literature (3 credits)
ENG 3170. Post-Colonial Literature (3 credits)
ENG 3250. Language in Society (3 credits)
ENG 3420. The British Novel (3 credits)
ENG 3430. The American Novel (3 credits)
ENG 3440. The Native American Novel (3 credits)
ENG 3460. Aspects of the English Language (3 credits)
ENG 3470. Native American Poetry (3 credits)
ENG 3540. Modern Drama (3 credits)
ENG 3560. Modernist Fiction (3 credits)
ENG 3660. Modernist Poetry (3 credits)
ENG 3670. Contemporary Fiction (3 credits)
ENG 3680. Contemporary Poetry (3 credits)
ENG 3700. Advanced Composition (3 credits)
ENG 3710. English Grammar (3 credits)
ENG 4570. Shakespeare (3 credits)
ENGS 33xx. Special Topics in Literature (3 credits)
ENGS 4xxx. Seminar in Literature (3 credits) (numbers vary)

Total: 21 Sem. Hrs.

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