Requirements for Major in English

Concentration in Ethnic and Cultural Studies

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CORE SEQUENCE

All majors must complete five of the following six 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

*Concentrators in Ethnic and Cultural Studies MUST include ENGL 300 as one of the five courses chosen.

LITERATURE COURSES

In addition to the core sequence, English majors concentrating in Ethnic and Cultural Studies 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 200-, 300-, or 400-level literature course

ETHNIC AND CULTURAL STUDIES COURSES

In addition to ENGL 300, students concentrating in ethnic and cultural studies must also take the following courses:

ENGL 379-- Introduction to Ethnic and Cultural Studies

ENGL 382--Studies in Multicultural Literature (may be repeated for credit when topics differ)

TWO other courses at the 300-level or above, to be chosen in consultation with your concentration advisor.  One of the courses selected under "literature courses" or "ethnic and cultural studies courses" must be a 480 seminar.

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.

Students may take no more than 51 credits in English (or cross-listed courses).