Concentrations for English Majors

English majors can intensify their degree program by taking a concentration of four courses (totalling 12 credits) in creative writing, American literature, British literature, or great writers. Majors declaring a concentration must complete

• ENG 103. Writing for Literature,
• ENG 203. English Literature I,
• ENG 204. English Literature II,
• ENG 220. American Literature I,
• ENG 221. American Literature II,
• any three-credit advanced English elective,
• and the specific courses for that concentration, as indicated below.

Creative Writing

• ENG 270. Creative Writing: Narrative
• ENG 271. Creative Writing: Poetry
• two courses selected from:
  • ENG 270. Creative Writing: Narrative
  • ENG 271. Creative Writing: Poetry
  • ENG 272. Creative Writing: Drama

American Literature

• ENG 375. The American Novel to 1865
• ENG 376. The American Novel, 1865 to 1920
• two courses selected from:
  • ENG 360. Modern Poetry
  • ENG 363. Drama 1850 to the Present
  • ENG 365-366. Contemporary British and American Literature

British Literature

• Three courses selected from:
  • ENG 310. English Literature to 1485
  • ENG 320. English Renaissance Literature 1485-1603
  • ENG 321. English Literature 1603-1660
  • ENG 330. Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century
  • ENG 340. The Romantic Movement
  • ENG 352. Victorian Poetry
  • ENG 370. The English Novel, 1680-1850
  • ENG 371. The English Novel, 1850-1950
• One course selected from:
  • ENG 360. Modern Poetry
  • ENG 363. Drama 1850 to the Present
  • ENG 365-366. Contemporary British and American Literature

Great Writers

• Four courses selected from:
  • ENG 410. Chaucer
  • ENG 423. Shakespeare I
  • ENG 424. Shakespeare II
  • ENG 427. Milton
  • ENG 450. Tennyson and Browning
  • ENG 463. The Dramatic Art and Theory