Students who wish to major in English will select either the General Option or the Writing Option. Both options require completion of 45 semester hours as specified (excluding lower division composition courses--ENGL 51, 101, 103, 105, 201).
Option I General English Major
Category I Literature (24 credits)
Required:
ENGL 211 Introduction to Literary
Analysis 3 cr
ENGL 311 Studies in Genre 3 cr
ENGL 491 Senior Seminar 3 cr
Plus one course from the following:
ENGL 251 English Literature 3 cr ENGL 252 English Literature 3 cr ENGL 253 American Literature 3 cr ENGL 254 American Literature 3 cr
Plus one course from the following:
ENGL 321 Studies in Dramatic
Literature 3 cr
ENGL 322 Studies in Poetry 3 cr
ENGL 323 Studies in Prose Fiction 3 cr
ENGL 324 Studies in Prose Non-Fiction 3 cr
Plus two courses from the following:
ENGL 461 Classical Literature 3 cr
ENGL 462 Medieval Literature 3 cr
ENGL 463 Renaissance Literature 3 cr
ENGL 464 Seventeenth-Century
Literature 3 cr
ENGL 465 Eighteenth-Century
Literature 3 cr
ENGL 466 Early Nineteenth-Century
Literature 3 cr
ENGL 467 Late Nineteenth-Century
Literature 3 cr
ENGL 468 Early Twentieth-Century
Literature 3 cr
ENGL 469 Contemporary Literature 3 cr
Plus one course from the following:
ENGL 472 Proseminar in a Major
Literary Figure 3 cr
ENGL 473 Chaucer 3 cr
ENGL 474 Milton 3 cr
ENGL 476 Shakespeare 3 cr
Category II Language Studies (6 credits) Required:
ENGL 281 Introduction to Grammar 3 cr
Plus one course from the following:
ENGL 481 Advanced Grammar 3 cr
ENGL 485 Linguistic Analysis 3 cr
ENGL 486 Old English 3 cr
ENGL 487 History of the English
Language 3 cr
Category III Writing (3 credits)
Required:
ENGL 301 Writing About Literature 3 cr
Category IV Electives (12 credits)
Students will take 12 additional hours of English, of which at least 6 credits must be earned in upper-division courses.
GENERAL ENGLISH MAJOR TOTAL 45 cr
Option II Writing
English Major
Category I Composition and Communication (33 credits) Required:
ENGL 281 Introduction to Grammar 3 cr
ENGL 401 Advanced Composition
and Prose Analysis 3 cr
ENGL 410 Writing Internship 6 cr
M C 215 Graphic Design 3 cr
PHIL 200 Critical Thinking 3 cr
Plus one course from the following:
ENGL 301 Writing About Literature 3 cr ENGL 307 Professional Writing 3 cr ENGL 308 Business Communications 3 cr
Plus one course from the following:
ENGL 206 Creative Writing Workshop 3 cr
ENGL 306 Creative Writing Workshop 3 cr
ENGL 406 Advanced Creative Writing
Workshop 3 cr
Plus three courses from the following:
ENGL 431 Idaho Writing Project 3 cr
SPCH 301 Business and Professional
Speaking 3 cr
SPCH 437 Rhetorical Theory 3 cr
M C 325 Editing for Print Media 3 cr
M C 327 Magazine Article Writing 3 cr
M C 341 Public Relations Methods 3 cr
M C 445 Editorial Writing 3 cr
Category II Literature (12 credits)
Required:
ENGL 311 Studies in Genre 3 cr
Plus once course from the following:
ENGL 251 English Literature I 3 cr ENGL 253 American Literature I 3 cr ENGL 255 World Literature I 3 cr
Plus one course from the following:
ENGL 252 English Literature II 3 cr ENGL 254 American Literature II 3 cr ENGL 256 World Literature II 3 cr
Plus one course from the following:
ENGL 321 Studies in Dramatic
Literature 3 cr
ENGL 322 Studies in Poetry 3 cr
ENGL 323 Studies in Prose Fiction 3 cr
ENGL 324 Studies in Prose Non-Fiction 3 cr
WRITING ENGLISH MAJOR TOTAL 45 cr
Students electing the writing option will be required to minor in a discipline relevant to their professional interests.
Minors in English
Many students take English courses as electives to enhance their studies in other areas or as preparation for professional work. The Department of English and Philosophy offers three minors in English--one general minor and two specialized minors in writing--for students who wish to receive recognition for substantial training in literature and writing. Lower division composition courses--ENGL 51, 101, 105, and 201--do not count toward completion of these minors.
Option I--General Minor
Twenty-one hours of credit in English, 12 of which must be in upper division courses, including either ENGL 301 or ENGL 307.
Option II--Writing Minor
Twenty-one hours of credit in English, including ENGL 301, ENGL 487, and either ENGL 281 or ENGL 481, plus four other courses, of which at least two must be upper-division, from among the following courses: ENGL 107, 206, 306, 307, 401, 406, 485, PHIL 200.
Option III--Creative Writing Minor
A minimum of twenty-one hours of credit in English, including at least one of the following courses: ENGL 206, 306, 406; twelve credits must be earned in upper-division courses, three of which must be a special ENGL 348 Senior Thesis Project.
Each student in this option will be assigned a major advisor and a committee composed of members of the creative writing program. This committee will be responsible for evaluating the student's senior thesis, a substantial creative project in the genre of the student's choice. In addition, each student will be required to present in public performance, as appropriate, the thesis material to the community at large.
For the requirements of the Secondary Teaching Major in English, the Single Subject Teaching Major in English, and the Teaching Minor in English, see the descriptions in the Teacher Education Program.
Students are encouraged to complete ENGL 101 (or its equivalent) before enrolling in other English courses. At least one semester of lower-division literature is prerequisite for all upper-division literature courses. In general, students may take the second half of a two-semester literature sequence without having taken the first. To graduate as an English major, or with an English minor, a student must maintain at least a 2.25 grade point average in courses within the English curriculum.
Regulations and procedures governing student placement in the composition-course sequence are summarized under General Education Requirements, Goal 1. Students should consult with the Director of Composition concerning applicability toward Goal 1 requirements of writing courses taken at other institutions.