UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - UMUC Europe

ACHEloR’s dEgREEs
98
EnGLisH mAJoR CoURsEs
Credits
First Courses
(to be taken within the first 18 credits)
Note: Placement tests are required for math and writing courses.
LIBS 150 Information Literacy
and Research Methods 1
WRTG 101/101X Introduction to Writing 3
MATH 103 College Mathematics 3
or a higher-level math course
introductory Courses
(to be taken within the first 30 credits)
PHIL 140 Contemporary Moral Issues 3
or other ARTH, ARTT, HIST, HUMN,
MUSC, PHIL, THET, dance, literature,
or foreign language course to fulfill the first
general education requirement in arts and
humanities
BIOL 101 Concepts of Biology 3
and BIOL 102 Laboratory in Biology 1
or BIOL 103 Introduction to Biology
or other course(s) to fulfill the general
education requirement in biological and
physical sciences with related laboratory
WRTG 291 Expository and Research Writing 3
or other course to fulfill the general
education requirement in communications/
writing
GVPT 170 American Government 3
or other ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG,
GVPT, PSYC, SOCY, or eligible AASP, CCJS,
GERO, or WMST course to fulfill the first general
education requirement in behavioral and
social sciences
IFSM 201 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems 3
or CMST 303 Advanced Application Software
Foundation Courses
(to be taken within the first 60 credits)
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology 3
or SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology
or other course to fulfill the second
general education requirement in
behavioral and social sciences
(discipline must differ from first)
NSCI 100 Introduction to Physical Science 3
or ASTR 100 Introduction to Astronomy
or other course to fulfill the general
education requirement in biological
and physical sciences
HIST 142 Western Civilization II 3
or HIST 157 History of the United States Since 1865
or other ARTH or HIST course to fulfill the
general education requirement in arts and
humanities for the historical perspective
(discipline must differ from other humanities
course)
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IFSM 304 Ethics in the Information Age 3
or other course to fulfill the general education
requirement in interdisciplinary issues/computing
SPCH 100 Foundations of Speech Communication 3
or SPCH 101 Introduction to Public Speaking
or other course to fulfill the general
education requirement in communications/
writing or speech
ENGL 240F Introduction to Fiction, Poetry,
and Drama 3
or other course to fulfill the requirement for
supplemental major coursework
(see Requirements for the Major)
ENGL 303F Critical Approaches to Literature 3
Additional Required Courses
(to be taken after introductory and foundation courses)
WRTG 391/391X Advanced Expository
and Research Writing
or other course to fulfill the
upper-level advanced writing requirement
3
ENGL 345F Modern Poetry
or other poetry genre course (ENGL 240
may be applied to only one genre requirement)
(see Requirements for the Major)
3
ENGL 441F The Novel in America Since 1914
or other major fiction genre course
(see Requirements for the Major)
3
ENGL 311F 17th- and 18th-Century British Literature
or other pre-1800 period course
(see Requirements for the Major)
3
ENGL 433F American Literature: 1914 to the Present
or other historical period course
(see Requirements for the Major)
3
ENGL 364F African American Authors Since 1900 3
or ENGL 354 American Women Writers Since 1900
or other American author course
(see Requirements for the Major)
ENGL 406F Shakespeare: Power and Justice
or other British author course
(see Requirements for the Major)
3
ENGL 454F Modern World Drama 3
or other major drama genre course for the major
(see Requirements for the Major)
WRTG 388F Advanced Grammar 3
or WRTG 387 Issues and Methods in Tutoring Writing
or other supplemental major course
(see Requirements for the Major)
ENGL 481F The Art of Narration 3
or ENGL 485 Creative Writing: Poetry
or other supplemental major course
(see Requirements for the Major)
minor and/or Elective Courses
(to be taken in the last 60 credits along
with required major courses) 46
total credits for Ba in english 120