ENGLISH B.A.
MAJOR AT A GLANCE
AREAS
COURSES
INSTRUCTIONS
Core Areas A-E
See Catalog or Core Curriculum Guide
Can take FORL in Area B
Can take ENGL 2060 or FILM 2001 in C.1
Can take ENGL 2XXX in Area C2
Core Curriculum; take during your first two years at UWG.
Core Area F
ENGL 2110
ENGL 2120
ENGL 2130
All 3 Courses are Required.
These classes prepare you for your major English classes, so take them first. You can take
these courses in any order.
ENGL 2180 or ENGL 2190
Choose ONE of these courses.
You can take this course while you are taking 2110, 2120, 2130.
FORL through 2002 level
For the BA degree, you must complete the FORL sequence (SPAN, FREN, GERM) through
the 2002 level.
(18 hours or 6 Courses)
Required for English Majors
ENGLISH MAJOR (30 HOURS)
A. Methods
ENGL 3000 (Research and Methods)
Required for the English major. Take this course while you are completing the four ENGL
classes in Area F. You can only take two upper-level English courses before completing this
course. Contact Susan Holland to register for this course.
ENGL 4000 (Studies in British Literature I)
ENGL 4002 (Studies in British Literature II)
ENGL 4003 (Studies in American Literature I)
ENGL 4005 (Studies in American Literature II)
All four courses are required. You can take these courses in any order. Course topics will
change each semester, so if you are interested in a particular literary period, you can take
additional offerings of these courses and count them as major electives (see Area C below) as
long as the topic is different.
(3 hours)
B. Literary History
(12 Hours or 4 Courses)
C. English Major Electives All other ENGL 3000- and 4000-level courses
(12 hours or 4 courses)
can count in this area.
D. Capstone Seminar
ENGL 4384 (Senior Seminar)
(3 hours)
You can use ENGL elective courses to create a concentration in your English
studies. Concentrations can focus on a literary era or tradition, on writing, on
language, on genre, or on pedagogy. Once you have met the literary history
requirements in Area B above, additional courses in literary history can count as
electives as the topic varies.
Required. Must complete Area F and 18 hours in major courses before taking ENGL 4384.
Contact Susan Holland to register.
ELECTIVES (MINOR AND/OR GENERAL) (30 HOURS)
Minor and/or General
Electives
(30 hours)
A minor is not required for the English major
but you can elect to complete a minor.
A minimum of 30 hours must be completed in this area, with at least 9 hours in
upper-division coursework. PWLA courses may not be used to fulfill this
requirement.
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