Requirements
UD Course Catalog

All majors must complete five of the following seven courses:

ENGL 202-- Biblical and Classical Literature
ENGL 205-- British Literature I
ENGL 206-- British Literature II
ENGL 300-- Texts and Contexts
ENGL 324-- Shakespeare
ENGL 340-- American Literature to the Civil War
OR
ENGL 341-- American Literature: Civil War to World War II

In addition to the core sequence, English majors concentrating in Journalism will take one course at the 300- level or above from each of the following groups (2 courses total):

• Medieval and Renaissance literature (excluding ENGL 324) OR Literature between 1700 and 1900
  
• Modern literature OR Cultural and theoretical studies

One other literature course is required. This course may be at the 200-, 300-, or 400-level if one of the courses taken in the above two groups is a 480 seminar. Otherwise, this additional course must be a 480 seminar.

Students concentrating in journalism must also take the following journalism courses:

ENGL 307--News Writing and Editing

and at least three of the following:

• ENGL 308-- Reporter's Practicum
  
• ENGL 309--Feature and Magazine Writing
  
• ENGL 310--Copy Editing and Layout
  
• ENGL 407--Advanced Reporting
  
• ENGL 408--Sports Writing
  
• ENGL 409--Topics in Journalism

Three credits may come from COMM 444 (Global Agenda), POSC 340 (Media and Politics), or from another journalism-related course approved by the student's advisor OR by the director of the journalism program.

All English majors must take at least one ENGL 480 seminar.

Students also have the option of taking ENGL 466--Internship. (This will be in addition to the 12 required courses.)

IMPORTANT NOTES

ENGL 307, 308, 309, 310, 407, 409 count toward the English major only as part of the concentration in Journalism.

ENGL 200, 204, 210, 301, 365 do not count toward the English major