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Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits: 125

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First Year - Credits: 32-33

• Quantitative Reasoning General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Science and Technology General Education RequirementÌý (Cr: 3-4)
• American Literature ElectiveÌý (Cr: 3)
• Writing and Rhetoric ElectiveÌý (Cr: 3)
• World LanguageÌý (Cr: 6)
• ElectiveÌý (Cr: 3)

• ENG 102Ìý-ÌýIntroduction to Literary Studies (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement

• ENG 111Ìý-ÌýCritical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112Ìý-ÌýCritical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• INT 100Ìý-ÌýInternship I (Cr: 2)
  

Sophomore - Credits: 32

• Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• British Literature Elective Ìý(Cr: 3)
• Global Issues General Education Requirement Ìý (Cr: 3)
• Individual and Society General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Multicultural Literature ElectiveÌý Ìý(Cr: 3)
• World Cultures General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Writing and Rhetoric Elective Ìý(Cr: 3)

• ENG 203Ìý-ÌýEarly American Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 213Ìý-ÌýEarly British Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 225Ìý-ÌýLiterary Criticism and Interpretation (Cr: 3)
  

• INT 200Ìý-ÌýInternship II (Cr: 2)
  

Junior - Credits: 31

• English ElectiveÌý (Cr: 6)
• Elective (Cr: 9)
• Multicultural Literature ElectiveÌý Ìý(Cr: 3)
• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education RequirementÌý (Cr: 3)

• ENG 314Ìý-ÌýEarly World Literature (Cr: 3)
  
  or

• ENG 316Ìý-ÌýWorld Literature: 18th Century to Present (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 365Ìý-ÌýShakespeare (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 379Ìý-ÌýSemester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
  

• IDS 302Ìý-ÌýMethods of Inquiry in the Humanities (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement

Senior - Credits: 30

• General Education ElectivesÌýÌý (Cr: 12)
  (two courses must be above the 100 level)

• ENG 480Ìý-ÌýSemester Internship (Cr: 12)
  

• ENG 489Ìý-ÌýSenior Research (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 490Ìý-ÌýSenior Thesis (Cr: 3)
  
  Or

• ENG 491Ìý-ÌýSenior Capstone (Cr: 3)
  

English Major (Literature and Language) Elective Courses

At least two of the eight courses used to fulfill the requirements below must be at or above the 300 level.

American Literature

Students chooseÌýoneÌýAmerican literature electiveÌý

• ENG 204Ìý-ÌýAmerican Literature: Civil War to Present (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 220Ìý-ÌýAmerican Short Story Cycles (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 224Ìý-ÌýJustice and Injustice in American Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 226Ìý-ÌýEarly American History and Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 240Ìý-ÌýBoston in Literature and Film (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 310Ìý-ÌýModern American Poetry (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 337Ìý-ÌýAmerican Indian Literature (Cr: 3)
  

British Literature

Students choose oneÌýBritish literature elective

• ENG 214Ìý-ÌýBritish Literature: 18th Century to Present (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 233Ìý-ÌýOther Worlds: Fantasy Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 260Ìý-ÌýGothic Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 361Ìý-ÌýVictorian Secrets: Fear and Hypocrisy in Victorian Literature (Cr: 3)
  

Multicultural Literature

Students chooseÌýtwo multicultural literature electives

• ENG 224Ìý-ÌýJustice and Injustice in American Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 227Ìý-ÌýAfrican-American Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 230Ìý-ÌýRebels and Misfits (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 315Ìý-ÌýWomen Writers (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 337Ìý-ÌýAmerican Indian Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 367Ìý-ÌýEastern Literature and Haiku (Cr: 3)
  

Writing and Rhetoric

Students chooseÌýtwo writing and rhetoric electives

• ENG 110Ìý-ÌýIntroduction to Professional Writing (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 217Ìý-ÌýHistory and Structure of the English Language (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 218Ìý-ÌýArgument Based Writing (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 250Ìý-ÌýProposal and Grant Writing (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 305Ìý-ÌýWriting for Inquiry (Cr: 3)
  

English Electives

Students may take any two other ENG courses (literature, professional writing, or creative writing based) to fulfill the requirement, provided they are not also used to fulfill other major requirements or the General Education requirements.

Learning Outcomes

In addition to fulfilling the outcomes of the English program, students completing the creative writing concentration will:

• Write expository essays that are polished and that advance coherent, well-reasoned arguments.
• Use literary theories, terms, and approaches, and properly cite textual evidence, when analyzing literary texts.
• Demonstrate foundational knowledge of American, British, and World Literatures.
• Produce a substantial work of scholarship using primary and secondary sources.
• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analytical skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the discipline.
• Make connections between their major and professional opportunities through internships.