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them a lasting ability to take informed pleasure
in all forms of literature and creative production.
We believe that the education our majors gain
as readers and writers is invaluable whether
they work in education, the legal field, the
arts, electronic communication, publishing,
business, the non-profit sector, government,
or other careers.
Requirements for English Major:
• Minimum of 36 hours beyond freshman
English.
Sophomore requirements —
• EN185, three of the four courses in the
Literary and Cultural History sequence
(EN245, 246, 265 and 266), EN321 or 322.
Junior/Senior requirements —
• EN 390: Research Seminar; one 300/400-
level course in language, rhetoric or literary
criticism; two 300-level literature courses;
one 300/400-level course in subject area not
covered in the Literary and Cultural history
Sequence; for seniors, one 400-level seminar
and one EN 450-level senior essay with
emphasis in writing
Requirements for English Minor:
• Minimum of 18 hours beyond freshman
English; EN185; 3-6 hours of EN200-level
literature courses and 9-12 hours of EN300-
and 400-level literature courses.
Concentration in writing —
• Minimum of 21 hours beyond freshman
English requirement; EN185, 218 or 219;
nine additional hours in writing courses
and six hours of EN literature courses,
including at least one course at the
300-level or above.
With Creative Writing
Through the Concentration in Creative
Writing, English majors have the opportunity
to study the art and craft of creative writing.
Students are given the opportunity to take
workshops in poetry, fiction and nonfiction.
Recent independent study projects have included
screenplays, memoirs and graphic novels.
Each year, through the nationally recognized
Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series,
students have the opportunity to meet and
work one-on-one with writers such as Jonathan
Lethem, Jean Valentine, and Lorrie Moore.
Students who enroll in the Creative Writing
concentration will take:
• Minimum of 48 hours beyond freshman
English
Sophomore Requirements —
• EN185, 218, 219, three of the four courses
in the Literary and Cultural History
sequence (EN245, 246, 265 and 266);
EN321 OR 322
Junior/Senior Requirements —
• EN390: Research Seminar; one 300/400-
level course in language, rhetoric or literary
criticism; two 300-level literature courses;
one 300/400-level course in subject area
not covered in the Literary and Cultural
history Sequence; two 300-level writing
courses; for seniors, EN410, Senior Creative
Writing Seminar and one creative writing
portfolio and one EN450 senior essay.
With Theory, Culture and Criticism
Students will take additional courses in
cultural studies, comparative literature, literary
criticism and critical theory in order to study
literary texts in a global cultural context. LTCC
courses will look at diverse cultural objects
— novels, plays, films, visual arts and media
— through the lens of the literary and cultural
theories, with the goal of producing sophisticated
readers of the contemporary world. This
concentration is highly recommended for those
planning to pursue advanced degrees in the
Humanities.
With Emphasis in Literary Theory,
Culture and Criticism
• Minimum of 48 hours beyond freshman
English.
Sophomore Requirements —
• EN185, three of the four courses in the
Literary and Cultural History sequence
(EN245, 246, 265 and 266), EN321, EN322.
Junior/Senior Requirements —
• EN390, Research Seminar; one 300/400-
level course in language or rhetoric;
EN385, Studies in Literary Criticism;
EN387, Studies in Literary Theory; two
300-level literature courses; two 300/400-
level Literary Theory, Culture and
Criticism-approved electives; for seniors,
one 400-level seminar and one EN450-
level senior essay.
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