English Major

Degree programs offered by the College of Liberal Arts and its departments share a common core of courses. Students in these programs must complete the Basic Curriculum , and the major curriculum listed below.

V. Other Course Requirements

A. Students who enroll at UWA as Freshmen must complete one of the following courses:

UWA 101. Freshman Seminar Credits: 1
OR
HR 101. Honors Freshman Forum Credits: 0-1

B. Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts Degree must also complete one of the following foreign language sequences:

SP 101. Introductory Spanish I Credits: 4
SP 102. Introductory Spanish II Credits: 4
OR
SP 103. Intensive Review of Introductory Spanish Credits: 4
OR
FR 101. Introductory French I Credits: 4
FR 102. Introductory French II Credits: 4
OR
FR 103. Intensive Review of Introductory French Credits: 4
OR
FL 101. Introductory Foreign Language I Credits: 4
FL 102. Introductory Foreign Language II Credits: 4
OR
FL 103. Intensive Review of Introductory Foreign Language Credits: 4

Major Requirements: 36 hours

EH 301. Advanced Composition Credits: 3
EH 302. Introduction to Research Credits: 3
EH 422. Shakespeare Credits: 3

At least one of the following sequences: 6 hours

EH 221. British Literature I Credits: 3
EH 222. British Literature II Credits: 3
EH 231. American Literature I Credits: 3
EH 232. American Literature II Credits: 3

Note(s):

Basic Curriculum requirements call for either the American or the British literature sequence; for the English major, the student must take the other sequence.

At least one of the following 400-level courses in British Literature before 1800: 3 hours

EH 421. Chaucer and Selected Medieval Literature Credits: 3
EH 423. English Literature of the Seventeenth Century Credits: 3
EH 424. Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature Credits: 3
EH 426. The English Novel Credits: 3

At least two of the following 400-level courses in British Literature after 1800: 6 hours

EH 410. Twentieth-Century Poetry Credits: 3
EH 425. Nineteenth-Century English Poetry Credits: 3
EH 426. The English Novel Credits: 3
EH 450. Contemporary Fiction Credits: 3
EH 498. Selected Topics in English Credits: 1-3

At least two of the following 400-level courses in American Literature: 6 hours

EH 410. Twentieth-Century Poetry Credits: 3
EH 436. The American Novel Credits: 3
EH 450. Contemporary Fiction Credits: 3
EH 498. Selected Topics in English Credits: 1-3

Note(s):

The creative writing courses, EH 370 , EH 379 , and EH 470 may be used for one of the 400-level courses in American Literature.

At least one of the following: 3 hours

EH 310. Popular Culture Credits: 3
EH 311. Women's Literature Credits: 3
EH 330. African-American Literature Credits: 3
EH 335. Southern Literature Credits: 3

At least one of the following: 3 hours

EH 440. Literary Criticism Credits: 3
EH 460. Advanced Grammar and Linguistics Credits: 3

Note(s):

This program must be completed in conjunction with a minor or double major in another field.
At least twelve hours of a foreign language and a survey course in English history are also suggested for English majors, especially those intending to enter graduate school.
The total number of hours in EH 370 , EH 470 , and EH 379 that an English major or minor may use in meeting major or minor requirements is limited to four.