English: Literature Track, B.A.

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NY State Program Code: 04132
HEGIS Code: 1501.00
CIP Code: 23.0101

(36 credits)

General Education Requirements

All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements and foreign language requirements, in addition to the requirements for the major.

Note:

Courses are 3 credits unless noted otherwise.

The English major has a foreign language requirement, and comprises two tracks: literature and creative writing.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English

Required GPA: 2.0
Credits Required for Major: 36
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

ENG (0122) 231 - Literature in English I Credits: 3 *
ENG (0122) 232 - Literature in English II Credits: 3 *
ENG (0122) 233 - Literature in English III Credits: 3 *
ENG (0122) 250 - The Study of Literature Credits: 3 *
Literature Track or Creative Writing Track Credits: 24
Level I-IV Language Credits: 0-12 **
Students must receive a C or better in these classes

Literature Track

Foundations of Literature in English

Choose one:
(Students who complete:

HON (0083) 210 - Honors - Human Condition I

and HON (0083) 211 - Honors-The Human Condition II are exempt from this requirement)

ENG (0122) 220 - The Classical Heritage Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 280 - Bible In Western Literature Credits: 3

Medeival and Renaissance Literature

Choose one:

ENG (0122) 320 - Medieval Literature Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 321 - Renaissance Literature Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 340 - Chaucer Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 341 - Shakespeare I Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 342 - Shakespeare II Credits: 3

Milton through 1900

Choose one:

ENG (0122) 322 - Eighteenth-Century Literature Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 323 - Eighteenth-Century Novel Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 324 - English Romantics Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 326 - The Victorians Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 327 - English Novel in the Nineteenth-Century Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 330 - Nineteenth Century Literature Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 331 - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 343 - Milton Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 346 - Austen Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 360 - Early American Literature Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 361 - Nineteenth Century American Literature Credits: 3

Modern and Contemporary Literature

Choose one:

ENG (0122) 301 - Modern Drama Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 302 - S/T: Contemporary Drama Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 303 - Modern Novel Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 304 - Contemporary Novel Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 305 - Modern Poetry Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 306 - Contemporary Poetry Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 328 - Twentieth-Century Literature Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 362 - American Literature of the Modern Period Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 365 - Musical Theatre As Literature Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 370 - African-American Drama Credits: 3

Critical Perspectives

Choose one:

ENG (0122) 350 - Literary Criticism And Theory Credits: 3
ENG (0122) 351 - Theories of the Text Credits: 3

Literature Capstone Seminar

ENG (0122) 485 - Literature Capstone Seminar Credits: 3

Electives

In consultation with an adviser, student should select an English class at the 200, 300, or 400 level. With the approval of the Chairperson of the Program in English, a course in a related discipline, such as history, philosophy, theatre, etc.), a relevant Study Abroad class such as ENG (0122) 270 - Adelphi in Florence: Experiencing the Italian Renaissance or PFA (0192) 201 - Experiencing London Theatre , or an English internship (if taken for three credits) may be used as an English elective.

Semester Sequence

Degree: B.A. Required GPA: 2.0 Credits Required for Major: 36 Credits Required to Graduate: 120

Requirements
Course	Credits	Freshmen		Sophomore		Junior		Senior
		Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
ENG (0122) 231 Literature in English I*	3	✓	or ✓
ENG (0122) 232 Literature in English II*	3		✓	or ✓
ENG (0122) 233 Literature in English III*	3			✓	or ✓
ENG (0122) 250 The Study of Literature*	3			✓	or ✓
Literature Track or Creative Writing Track	24				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Level I-IV Language **	0-12	✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓	✓	or ✓
Students must receive a C or better in these classes *Students may elect to sit for the language competency examination to be exempt from the foreign language requirement