English Plan of Study

Communication and Media Studies Minor

Associate of Arts in English

Total credit hours: 60

Required Curriculum

Core and General Education for Associate of Arts degree (36 credit hours)

English  (24 credit hours)
Two of the following:
ENG 300  Foundations of Western Literature
ENG 301  Studies in English Literature I
ENG 302  Studies in English Literature II
ENG 303  Studies in American Literature I
ENG 304  Studies in American Literature II
ENG 315  Studies in Nonwestern Literature

Two of the following:
ENG 220  Structures of the English Language
ENG 316  Foundations of Rhetoric
ENG 351  Media Writing
ENG 352  Professional Writing
DMS 300  Introduction to Digital and Media Studies

Two of the following:
ENG 401  Studies in Fiction
ENG 402  Studies in Drama
ENG 403  Studies in Poetry
ENG 405  Shakespeare
ENG 410  Studies in Film
ENG 411  Single Author Study
ENG 440  Studies in Rhetoric

Any 2 other ENG courses at 200-400 level*

*A 200-level literature course designated for general education may be used for both general education and major requirement, in which case, a student would need an additional 3 hours of elective credit to total 60 hours.

Bachelor of Arts in English

Total credit hours: 120

Required Curriculum

Core and General Education for Bachelor of Arts degree (56-57 credit hours)

English (39 credit hours)

Each of the following:
ENG 220 Structures of the English Language
ENG 316 Foundations of Rhetoric
ENG 390 Approaches to Literary Theory
ENG 490 Capstone: Senior Research

Two of the following:
(One of these may be used to fulfill both the general education literature requirement and the major requirement)
ENG 200 Introduction to Literature
ENG 211 Postcolonial Literature
ENG 212 Gender and Literature
ENG 213 Multiethnic U.S. Literature
ENG 214 Ecology and Literature

Three of the following:
ENG 300  Foundations of Western Literature
ENG 301  Studies in English Literature I
ENG 302  Studies in English Literature II
ENG 303  Studies in American Literature I
ENG 304  Studies in American Literature II
ENG 315  Studies in Nonwestern Literature

One of the following:
ENG 351  Media Writing
ENG 352  Professional Writing
ENG 313  Theoretical Approaches to Writing, Reading, and the Teaching of Writing
DMS 300  Introduction to Digital and Media Studies

Three of the following:
ENG 401  Studies in Fiction
ENG 402  Studies in Drama
ENG 403  Studies in Poetry
ENG 405  Shakespeare
ENG 440  Studies in Rhetoric
ENG 410  Studies in Film
ENG 411  Single Author Study

Electives         24-28 hours

Minor

Total credit hours: 21

Required Curriculum

Two of the following:
ENG 300  Foundations of Western Literature
ENG 301  Studies in English Literature I
ENG 302  Studies in English Literature II
ENG 303  Studies in American Literature I
ENG 304  Studies in American Literature II
ENG 315  Studies in Nonwestern Literature

Two of the following
ENG 220  Structures of the English Language
ENG 316  Foundations of Rhetoric
ENG 351  Media Writing
ENG 352  Professional Writing
DMS 300  Introduction to Digital and Media Studies

One of the following:
ENG 401  Studies in Fiction
ENG 402  Studies in Drama
ENG 403  Studies in Poetry
ENG 405  Shakespeare
ENG 410  Studies in Film
ENG 411  Single Author Study
ENG 440  Studies in Rhetoric

Any 2 other ENG courses at 200-400 level*

*A 200-level literature course designated for general education may be used for both general education and minor requirement.