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School for Arts and HumanitiesEnglishAvailable:B.A.Requirements:B.A. Major:42 hours,2.0 gpaThis degree requires aminimum of 122 hours.For additional hoursrequired see page 107.Minor:18 Hours2.0 gpathis program is offeredthrough:English majors may concentrate on either of two programs:literature or writing. Both programs encourage students toexplore many facets of human nature and culture through thestudy of literature and to develop understanding and skillfuluse of language. Both concentrations help students acquire theknowledge, analytical skills, and writing abilities needed by suchprofessionals as writers, editors, teachers, business managers, andlawyers. Students will choose one concentration for their majorin English but may not combine both concentrations to createa double-major. The purpose of a double-major is to broadenstudent education in an additional field of interest.Requirements For:B.A. Major – 42 hours, 2.0 gpaLiterature Concentration Core CoursesEN 201 Introduction to Literature........................... 3 cr.EN 205 Introduction to English Studies................... 3 cr.EN 231 Introduction to Language........................... 3 cr.EN 315 Earlier English Literature............................ 3 cr.EN 316 Later English Literature............................... 3 cr.EN 317 Earlier American Literature......................... 3 cr.EN 318 Later American Literature........................... 3 cr.EN 323 Literary Modernism.................................... 3 cr.EN 351 Foundations of Literature............................ 3 cr.EN 380 Literary Theory and Criticism..................... 3 cr.EN 440 Shakespeare................................................. 3 cr.EN 490 Capstone Seminar....................................... 3 cr.Two additional courses in English (3 cr. each) .................. 6 cr.to be chosen from courses in the English DepartmentTOTAL..................................................... 42 cr.Writing Concentration RequirementsEN 201 Introduction to Literature........................... 3 cr.EN 205 Introduction to English Studies................... 3 cr.EN 231 Introduction to Language........................... 3 cr.EN 311 Creative Writing.......................................... 3 cr.EN 354 Nonfiction Prose......................................... 3 cr.EN 370 History and Practice of Rhetoric................. 3 cr.EN 380 Literary Theory and Criticism..................... 3 cr.EN 387 Theory and Teaching of Writing................. 3 cr.EN 411 Advanced Creative Writing......................... 3 cr.EN 490 Capstone Seminar....................................... 3 cr.Choice of American or English literature survey courses:.... 6 cr.either EN 315, Early English Literature, and EN316,Later English Literature; or, EN 317, Early AmericanLiterature, and EN 318, Later American Literature165