Bachelor of Arts In English

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 1_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 g461	Classical Literature		3 cr 
ENGL g462	Medieval Literature		3 cr 
ENGL g463	Renaissance Literature		3 cr 
ENGL g464	Seventeenth-Century 
		Literature			3 cr 
ENGL g465	Eighteenth-Century Literature	3 cr
ENGL g466	Early Nineteenth-Century 
		Literature			3 cr 
ENGL g467	Late Nineteenth-Century 
		Literature			3 cr 
ENGL g468	Early Twentieth-Century 
		Literature			3 cr 
ENGL g469	Contemporary Literature		3 cr
Plus one course from the following:

ENGL g472	Proseminar in a 
		Major Literary Figure		3 cr 
ENGL g473	Chaucer				3 cr 
ENGL g474	Milton				3 cr 
ENGL g476	Shakespeare			3 cr
Category II_Language Studies (6 credits)

Required:

ENGL 281	Introduction to Grammar		3 cr
Plus one course from the following:

ENGL g481	Advanced Grammar		3 cr 
ENGL g485	Linguistic Analysis		3 cr 
ENGL g486	Old English			3 cr 
ENGL g487	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 2_Writing

English Major

Category I_Composition and Communication (33 credits)

Required:

ENGL 281	Introduction to Grammar		3 cr 
ENGL g401	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 g406	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 g437	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 1_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 2_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 3_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.

English Education Program

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.

Prerequisites and Standards

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.

Placement in English Composition Courses

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.