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English, B.A.

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120 Credit Hours

Must include a minor or an additional major.

General Education Requirements - 43-48 Credit Hours

English majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements as set out in the General Education Program .

Global Studies and Social Science Requirements

One course must be selected from each of the following lists of Global Studies courses and Social Science courses.

Global Studies Menu Options - 3 Credit Hours

ART 2813 - Art History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 2203 - Environment and Society 3 Credit Hour(s)
BUI 3633 - Global Business 3 Credit Hour(s)
CCS 3053 - Interpreting Scripture in Multicultural Contexts 3 Credit Hour(s)
CCS 3073 - Cross-Cultural Studies Travel Experience 3 Credit Hour(s)
CCS 3503 - World Religions 3 Credit Hour(s)
CCS 4043 - Experiential Learning Abroad 3 Credit Hour(s)
CCS 4093 - Islam 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 3203 - Intercultural Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 2313 - Cultural Dimensions of ESOL 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 2023 - World Literature through Film 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4153 - Topics in World Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESC 2123 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
FRN 1113 - Elementary French I 3 Credit Hour(s)
GRN 1113 - Elementary German I 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2013 - Modern Terrorism 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 3713 - Latin-American History 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 4433 - History of Modern Russia 3 Credit Hour(s)
JEM 3123 - International Cinema 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 3523 - History & Philosophy of Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3003 - World Music 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3253 - Music History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
NUR 4303 - Community Nursing: Theory 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHL 1053 - Asian Philosophy 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3223 - Latin-American Politics 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3243 - Politics of Developing Nations 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3413 - International Relations 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPN 1113 - Elementary Spanish I 3 Credit Hour(s)
THE 4033 - Theatre History I 3 Credit Hour(s)

Social Science Menu Options - 3 Credit Hours

BUS 2343 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
BUS 2353 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 3563 - Introduction to Communication Research 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESC 2123 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHL 1103 - Foundations of Social Science 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 2113 - American Federal Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3223 - Latin-American Politics 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3243 - Politics of Developing Nations 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3413 - International Relations 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 2133 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)

Foreign Language Requirement - 3-6 Credit Hours

English majors are required to take:

one intermediate foreign language course (3 credit hours), OR
two elementary foreign language courses (6 credit hours), OR
one elementary and one intermediate foreign language course (6 credit hours).

Note: No CLEP, AP, or transient study credits may be used to fulfill this requirement. These credits must be fulfilled at PBA. English majors taking classes at PBA in French, German, or Spanish to meet the language requirement for the major may count this as their Global Studies option.

School of Arts and Sciences Additional Natural Science Requirements - 5 Credit Hours

Students in the School of Arts and Sciences must take five additional hours of natural science: 1 lab to accompany the course taken for general education [BIO 1043 , BIO 1023 , ESC 1043 , OCY 1043 , PHY 1033 or PHY 1063 ], and one additional natural science course and accompanying lab. The two natural sciences must be in different areas (both cannot be in biological sciences). In sum, students are required to take a minimum of 8 hours of natural science courses: two natural science courses (in two different areas) along with the labs associated with each.

Required English Courses - 39 Credit Hours

Core English Courses - 9 Credit Hours

ENG 2133 - Foundations of American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 2173 - Foundations of British Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4973 - Senior Seminar in Methods of Literary Criticism 3 Credit Hour(s)

English Area Requirements - 18 Credit Hours

Students must take the designated number of semester hours in each of the following areas:

Area I: British and American Literature

At least 3 credits of British literature and 3 credits of American literature for a total of 6 credits in 2 of the following 3 groups.

Area II: Literary Studies in Cultural Diversity

At least 6 credits in 2 of the following 3 groups

Note: ENG 4513 - Shakespeare may fulfill a requirement for only one area.

A) Multiculturalism in American Literature

ENG 3443 - Literature of American Minorities 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 3773 - Women & Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)

B) Comparative or World Literature

ENG 4153 - Topics in World Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4533 - Literature & the Arts 3 Credit Hour(s)

C) Literature before 1660

ENG 3713 - Medieval Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 3733 - Renaissance Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4513 - Shakespeare 3 Credit Hour(s)

Area III: Studies in Literary Production and Analysis

At least 6 credits in 2 of the following 3 groups

Note: ENG 4513 - Shakespeare may fulfill a requirement for only one area.

A) Major Literary Figure

ENG 4513 - Shakespeare 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4112 - Topics in Major Literary Figures 2 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4114 - Topics in Major Literary Figures 4 Credit Hour(s)

B) Genre

ENG 3223 - Contemporary Dramatic Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 3243 - Poetry 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 3263 - Narrative Studies 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 3273 - Forms of the Drama 3 Credit Hour(s)

C) Language and Literary Theory

ENG 3203 - Modern English Grammar 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4543 - Modern Literary Theory 3 Credit Hour(s)

English Electives (3000 or 4000 level) - 12 Credit Hours

Additional required credit hours - 32-33 Credit Hours

This meets the 120-credit-hour requirement and the 42-upper-level requirement.

Sample Degree Plan

English Degree Plan