UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College

142 / Schools of Liberal Arts
Major Concentration
ENGLISH
Frances Biscoglio, Ph.D., Program Director
BACHELOR OF ARTS
General Liberal Arts and Sciences
General Education Requirements....................................60 credits
Major Concentration
English Literature...............................................................36 credits
Open Electives.....................................................................24 credits
Total .................................................................................. 120 credits
Students Who Choose the Major Concentration in English Literature Must Complete:
ENGL 200 Poetics: An Introduction to Literary Texts
ENGL 205 Survey of English Literature I
ENGL 206 Survey of English Literature II
Majors must take at least one course from the following four categories: Classical Texts, Social
and Cultural Context, Literary Genres, and Historical Periods. The remaining 15 credits may
be taken from any of these four categories, or from the fifth category, Language and Writing.
No more than two Topics in Literature (ENG 295) may be used to complete the major. Two
Humanities courses numbered 212 or above may be used to fulfill major requirements (see
Humanities course descriptions). In addition, English Literature majors must complete six
credits of Foreign Language.* It is recommended that the six credits in foreign language be in
the same language.
CLASSICAL TEXTS:
ENGL 225 Classical Literature: Greek and Roman Literature
ENGL 230 The Bible as Literature
ENGL 305 Chaucer
ENGL 315 Shakespeare
ENGL 320 Milton
ENGL 385 Masterpieces of European Literature
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT:
ENGL 234 Literature by Women
ENGL/HIST 239 American Studies
ENGL 257 Latin American Literature
ENGL/HIST 263 The Black Atlantic World: Literature/History
ENGL 267 Caribbean Literature
ENGL 352 Contemporary African Literature
ENGL 353 African-American Literature
ENGL 357 Contemporary Nobel Laureates in Literature