B.A. English, Literary Option

Program Admissions Requirements

There are no program admission requirements for the B.A. in English, Literary option.

General Education

The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Objective 1		6
Objective 2		3
Objective 3 - MATH 1123 Recommended 1		3
Objective 4		6
Objective 5		7
Objective 6		6
Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8		3
Objective 7
Objective 8
Objective 9		3
Total Credits		37

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 “P” courses are equivalent to the original course.   

 Major Requirements  

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Literary Analysis		6
ENGL 2211	Introduction to Literary Analysis
ENGL 3311	Literary Criticism and Theory
Language Studies		6
Take ONE lower-division course in linguistics, chosen from:
ENGL 2280	Grammar and Usage
or ENGL 2281	Introduction to Language Studies
Take ONE additional upper-division course in linguistics, chosen from any of the following:
ENGL 3367	Language in the United States
ENGL 4480	Varieties of American English
ENGL 4481	Studies In Grammar
ENGL 4484	Rotating Topics in Linguistics
ENGL 4486	Old English
ENGL 4487	History of the English Language
ENGL 4488	Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Literary Histories I		6
Take TWO survey courses, chosen from the following:
ENGL 2257	Survey of World Literature I Beginnings through 16th Century
ENGL 2258	Survey of World Literature II 17th Century to Present
ENGL 2267	Survey of British Literature I Beginnings through 18th Century
ENGL 2268	Survey of British Literature II 19th Century to Present
ENGL 2277	Survey of American Literature I Beginnings to 1860
ENGL 2278	Survey of American Literature II 1860 to Present
Studies in Genre		3
Take ONE genre course, chosen from the following:
ENGL 3305	Art of the Film II
ENGL 3321	Drama and Performance
ENGL 3322	Poetry and Poetics
ENGL 3323	Studies in Fiction
ENGL 3324	Studies in Non-Fiction
ENGL 3327	Special Topics in Genre
Studies in Identity and Place		6
Take TWO courses, chosen from the following:
ENGL 3328	Gender and Sexuality in Literature
ENGL 3353	Literature of the American West
ENGL 3354	Studies in Black Literatures
ENGL 3355	Studies in Latino Literatures
ENGL 3356	Studies in Asian Literatures
ENGL 4453	Studies in Indigenous Literatures
ENGL 4470	Postcolonial Literature
ENGL 4471	Literature and the Environment
ENGL 4474	Literature and Religion
ENGL 4475	Topics in Literature, Identity, and Place
Literary Histories II		9
Take ONE course in Pre-1800 Literary Histories, chosen from the following:
ENGL 4461	Studies in Classical Literature
ENGL 4462	Studies in Medieval Literature
ENGL 4463	Studies in Renaissance Literature
ENGL 4464	Studies in Seventeenth-Century Literature
ENGL 4465	Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature
ENGL 4472	Studies in a Single Author or Circle Pre-1800
ENGL 4476	Shakespeare
ENGL 4477	Shakespeare in Performance
Take ONE course in Post-1800 Literary Histories, chosen from the following:
ENGL 4466	Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature
ENGL 4468	Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature
ENGL 4469	Studies in Twenty-first-Century Literature
ENGL 4473	Studies in a Single Author or Circle Post-1800
Take ONE additional course in Literary Histories II, chosen from Pre-1800 Literary Histories or Post-1800 Literary Histories.
Electives		9
9 additional elective credits of English (except ENGL 1101, 1101P, and 1102), 6 credits of which must be upper-division courses.
These courses might be used toward one of the English minors in Creative Writing, Professional Writing, and Film.
Senior Portfolio		0
ENGL 4491	Senior Literary Studies Portfolio
Students submit a portfolio of their two best papers, at least one of which should include research and citations, and a reflection (3pp.) on how they have developed as writers and thinkers relative to the outcomes of the major and literary track. S grade is required for graduation. Graded S/U
To graduate as an English major, a student must maintain at least a 2.25 grade point average in courses within the English curriculum.
Total Credits		45

​Degree Totals

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Program Admission Requirements		0
General Education		37
Major Requirements		45
Upper Division Free Electives		6
Free Electives		32
Total Credits		120

ISU Degree Requirements

ISU General Education

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