Programs

BA in English Suggested Study Plan

The following three-year course plan represents only one possibility where a student is interested in pursuing the literature track. Thus, their course map covers 24 credits of the major core, 15 credits of the literature option, 6 credits of the writing option, and 3 credits of the language option, apart from the LAS and Free elective courses.

Students primarily interested in the creative writing or language track would have different study plans, focusing more on creative writing or language courses.

Year 1

Fall

Number Course Cr.
ENG202 Advanced Academic English 3
ENG213 Intro to Language (Major Core) 3
ENG216 Intro to Literature (Major Core) 3
ENG— Major Requirement 3
LAS— LAS Elective 3
CSC201 Computer Applications 1

Spring

Number Course Cr.
COM203 Art of Public Communication (LAC Core) 3
ENG366 Creative Writing (Major Core) 3
ENG372 Comparative and World Literature (Major Core) 3
Free Elective 3
LAS— LAS Elective 3

Year 2

Fall

Number Course Cr.
ENG303 Literary Linguistics (Major Core) 3
ENG— Major Requirement 3
ENG— Major Requirement 3
LAS— LAS Elective 3
LAS— LAS Elective 3

Spring

Number Course Cr.
ENG381 Corpus Linguistics (Major Core) 3
ENG354 Theories of Literature and Culture (Major Core) 3
ENG— Major Requirement 3
ENG— Major Requirement 3
Free Elective 3

Year 3

Fall

Number Course Cr.
ENG— Major Requirement 3
ENG— Major Requirement 3
ENG— Major Requirement 3
LAS— LAS Elective 3
LAS— LAS Elective 3

Spring

Number Course Cr.
ENG499P/R Capstone Project / Undergraduate Research (Major Core) 3
LAS— LAS Elective 3
LAS— LAS Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Free Elective 1

*For a full list of Liberal Arts Curriculum courses (LAC), click here.