Degree Requirements

Thirty-nine total English hours required, including core requirements, but excluding EN 101 First Year Writing and EN 300 Advanced College Writing. The Literature and Film Criticism emphasis major’s field program should look as follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Requirements
EN 105	Introduction to English Studies	3
EN 301	Literary Criticism &Theory	3
EN 310	English Grammar/Linguistics	3
EN 400	Senior Thesis (the capstone for literature majors)	3
Subtotal		12
Literature Surveys
Select five of the following:		15
British Literature
EN 325	British Lit through 1785
EN 326	British Literature since 1785
American Literature
EN 330	American Literature through 1865
EN 331	American Literature since 1865
World Literature
EN 360	World Literature through 1650
EN 361	World Literature since 1650
Subtotal		15
Option A- Literature Track
EN 380	Modern Poetry	3
or EN 382	Modern Novel
Choose three upper-division EN literature or film classes 1		9
Subtotal		12
Option B- Film Criticism Track
EN 240	Introduction to Film Studies	3
Choose three upper-division EN film classes		9
Subtotal		12
Total Hours		51

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at least two must be literature