Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
DEGREE CURRICULUM SHEET | 2015 CATALOG
Bachelor of Arts - English
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Area/Course
Written Composition
6 credits at or above COMP 1500
Open Written Communication
Open Written Communication
Mathematics
6 credits at or above MATH 1040
Open Math
Open Math
Arts & Humanities
6 credits in HIST, ARTS, PHIL, HUMN, LITR, THEA,
FILM, MUSC, DANC, WRIT, foreign language
LITR 2010 British Literature I
LITR 2011 British Literaure II
Social & Behavioral Sciences
6 credits in PSYC, SOCL, ANTH, ECN, COMM, GEOG,
GEST, INST, POLS
Open Social & Behavioral Sciences
Open Social & Behavioral Sciences
Science
6 credits in BIOL, MBIO, CHEM, SCIE, ENVS, PHYS
MAJOR
Credits
Frequency
3
3
FW
FW
3
3
3
3
3
3
Open Science
3
Open Science
3
Total General Education Credits
30
FW
FW
Course
LITR 2020 American Literature I
LITR 2021 American Literature II
LITR 2030 World Literature I
LITR 2031 World Literature II
LITR 3060 History and Structure of the English Language
LITR 4050 Literary Criticism and Theory
LITR 4760 Major Authors
Any "Popular Literature and Culture" Course
LITR 2110 Detective Fiction
LITR 2120 Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature
LITR 2130 Contemporary Memoir
Any Two "Literary Area Studies" Courses
LITR 3510 Irish Literature
LITR 3520 African-American Literature
LITR 3530 Caribbean Literature
LITR 3540 Latin American Literature
Any Two 'Literary Genres" Courses
LITR 3620 Studies in Poetry
LITR 3630 Studies in the Novel
LITR 3640 Studies in Drama
Total Major Credits
Frequency
FW
FW
FW
FW
F
F
W
3
3
3
F
W
F
3
3
3
3
WO
FO
FE
WE
3
3
3
WO
FO
WE
36
MAJOR ELECTIVES
Course
OPEN ELECTIVES
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Credits
Frequency
Select any 3000/4000 Level LITR course OR any of the following:
take 17 elective courses
51
FILM 3050Literature and Film
3
FO
Total Open Electives Credits
51
HUMN 3400 The Beat Generation
HUMN 3610 The Harlem Renaissance
HUMN 3800 Mexican Cult of Death in Myth and Literature
HUMN 4310 The Vampire
3
3
3
3
FE
WO
FO
WE
NOTE: The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 24 credits of coursework from the
following disciplines: ARTS, DANC, FILM, HIST, HUMN, LITR, MUSC, PHIL, and
THEA, as well as an intermediate degree of competency in a foreign language (generally,
Total Major Electives Credits
a minimum of 6 credits or another demonstration of competency).
Frequency Key: F-Every Fall; W-Every Winter; FO - Odd Year Fall; FE - Even Year Fall; WO - Odd Year Winter; WE - Even Year Winter
3
TOTAL CREDITS 120
last modified 8.2014
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
SAMPLE FOUR YEAR CURRICULUM | 2015 CATALOG
Bachelor of Arts - English
Freshman Year
Fall
Open Written Communication
Open Math
Open Social & Behavioral Sciences
Open Elective
Open Elective
Total Credits
Fall
Open Social & Behavioral Sciences
LITR 2010 British Literature I
LITR 2020 American Literature I
Open Popular Literature and Culture
Open Elective
Total Credits
Fall
LITR 2030 World Literature I
LITR 3060 History and Structure of the English Lang.
Open Literary Area Studies
Open Elective
Open Elective
Total Credits
Fall
LITR 4050 Literary Criticism and Theory
Open Literary Genres
Open Elective
Open Elective
Open Elective
Total Credits
Winter
Credits
3
Open Written Communication
3
Open Math
3
Open Science
3
Open Elective
3
Open Elective
15
Total Credits
Sophomore Year
Winter
Credits
3
Open Science
3
LITR 2011 British Literaure II
3
LITR 2021 American Literature II
3
Open Elective
3
Open Elective
15
Total Credits
Junior Year
Winter
Credits
3
LITR 2031 World Literature II
3
Open Literary Area Studies
3
Open Elective
3
Open Elective
3
Open Elective
15
Total Credits
Senior Year
Winter
Credits
3
LITR 4760 Major Authors
3
Open Literary Genres
3
Open Major Elective
3
Open Elective
3
Open Elective
15
Total Credits
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
TOTAL CREDITS: 120
last modified 8.2014