English, BA, Concentration: English Literature

PNW General Education Core (30 Credits Minimum)

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• English Composition (6 Credits): ENGL 10400 - English Composition I  and ENGL 10500 - English Composition II  
• Speech Communication (3 Credits): COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication  
• Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits): Select from the Quantitative Reasoning Core list  
• Natural Sciences (3 Credits): Select from the Natural Sciences Core list  
• Technology (3 Credits): Select from the Technology Core list  
• Humanities (3 Credits): Select from the Humanities Core list  
• Social Sciences (3 Credits): Select from the Social Sciences Core list  
• Gen Ed Elective (3 Credits): Select from the Gen Ed Core list  
• First-Year Experience (FYE) (3 Credits): ENGL 11200 - First-Year Seminar For English  

CHESS College Core (36 Credits)

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• Modern Language (12 Credits)
• U.S. Traditions (3 Credits)
• Global Cultures (3 Credits)
• Literature and the Arts (3 Credits)
• Racial and Ethnic Diversity (3 Credits)
• Gender Issues (3 Credits)
• Social Ethics (3 Credits)
• Individual and Society (3 Credits)
• Western Heritage (3 Credits)

For courses that meet these requirements, please see the CHESS College Core list .

Major Core (39 Credits)

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• ENGL 23100 - Introduction To Literature  
• ENGL 28800 - Theory And Investigation  
• ENGL 38800 - Literature And Culture In Context  - variable topics course, to be taken three times (9 credits)
• Choose one course focused on diversity in literature (3 credits): ENGL 25700 , ENGL 31100 , ENGL 31200 , ENGL 31300 , ENGL 32000 , ENGL 32300 , ENGL 32400 , ENGL 33400 , ENGL 33600 , ENGL 33800 , ENGL 34000 , ENGL 34600 , ENGL 34900 , ENGL 35300 , ENGL 36000 , ENGL 36500 , ENGL 36600 , ENGL 39600  
• Choose one Multimodal Writing course (3 credits):  ENGL 42501 , ENGL 42601 , ENGL 43100 , ENGL 43500 *, ENGL 43700 , ENGL 43800  

*variable topics course, may be repeated for credit

• Choose any course in Public Writing and Rhetoric (3 credits):  ENGL 20200, ENGL 30502 , ENGL 34400, ENGL 42800 *, ENGL 43300, ENGL 44300*, ENGL 47000 *, ENGL 48000  

*variable topics course, may be repeated for credit

• Capstone Course (3 credits): ENGL 30502 , ENGL 48700 , ENGL 48000 , ENGL 49500  
• English Literature Elective (3 credits): Choose any English Literature course, ENGL 20000 or above
• English Electives (9 credits): Choose any three courses with an ENGL prefix at the 20000-level or above

Other Required Courses (15 Credits)

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• Free Electives (15 Credits)

Requirements

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Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA):  Minimum grade of C required for all ENGL and Foreign Language courses; 2.0 GPA

Experiential Learning (EL):  One EL course required.  EL courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.

General Education Core:  General Education notations can be found within the course description.  Please click on a course to see if it meets a Gen Ed requirement.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study. 

Courses that are only offered on one campus will be noted by an (H) for Hammond, or (W) for Westville.

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Additional Information and Guidelines

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No cross-listed course may be double-counted.

No single ENGL course may count toward more than one requirement of the English literature concentration.

Undergraduates are limited to two 50000 level courses.

Note 1: SPAN, FR, GER, ASL, or JPNS; students must complete 4 semesters of the same language.

Note 2: Take ENGL 38800 Literature and Culture in Context, a variable topics course, three times, on three different topics

Note 3: Choose one Multimodal Writing course:

• ENGL 42501 Writing for New Media
• ENGL 42601 Writing for Social Media-EXL
• ENGL 43100 Web Usability: Writing and Reading on the Web -EXL
• ENGL 43500 Topics in Writing for Interactive Digital Media*
• ENGL 43700 Writing for Video Games-EXL
• ENGL 43800 Games and Gamification

*(variable topics course, may be repeated for credit)

Choose any course in Public Writing and Rhetoric:

• ENGL 20200 Engaging English       
• ENGL 30502 Creative Writing as a Profession
• ENGL 34400 Environmental Ethics, Policy, and Sustainability
• ENGL 42800 Special Topics in Writing*
• ENGL 43300 Writing Proposals and Grants
• ENGL 44300 Intermediate Creative Writing*
• ENGL 47000 Advanced Topics in Rhetorical Studies*
• ENGL 48000 Internship in Writing-EXL    

*(variable topics course, may be repeated for credit)

Capstone course - select one from list:

• ENGL 30502 Creative Writing as a Profession
• ENGL 48700 Community-Engaged Literature
• ENGL 48000 Internship in Writing-EXL
• ENGL 49500 Capstone Seminar for Seniors

Choose any Diverse Literatures course:

ENGL 25700, 31100, 31200, 31300, 32000, 32300, 32400, 33400, 33600, 33800, 34000, 34900, 35300, 34600, 36000, 36500, 36600, 39600.

Note 4: Choose any ENGL literature course at the 20000 level or above: ENGL 21600, 23200, 23500. 23700. 23800, 23900, 24000, 24100, 25000, 25700, 26000, 26100, 26200, 26400, 26600, 26700, 28600, 3100, 31100, 31200, 31300, 31400, 31500, 31800, 32000, 32300, 32400, 32500, 33100, 33300, 33500, 33600, 33700, 33900, 34000, 35000, 35100, 35500, 35600, 36000, 36300, 36500, 36600, 37000, 37100, 37200, 37300, 37500, 37700, 37900, 38100, 38200, 38300, 38600, 38700, 39600, 40300, 41100, 41200, 41300, 41400, 44100, 44200, 44400, 46000, 46200, 46300, 46600, 46800, 46900, 47900, 49200.

English elective: choose any course with an ENGL prefix at the 20000 level or above.