English Major and Minor Requirements

2008-2009 Course Catalog

Required for the English major

1. English 150 or its equivalent
2. Eight six-unit courses beyond English 150, as follows:
   1. Two courses from the following intermediate group: English 230, 240, and 250
   2. One course in Shakespeare, normally English 425
   3. Two courses from group (i) and one each from groups (ii) and (iii):
   1. English 400, 420, 430, 435, 440, 445, 450
   2. English 455, 460, 465, 470, 472
   3. English 480, 482, 483, 485, 490, 495, 500, 503, 507, 510, 515
   4. One additional course in English

Required for the English minor
Six six-unit courses in English, distributed as follows:

1. Two courses from the following introductory and intermediate group: English 150, 230, 240, 250
2. One course from the following group: English 400, 420, 425, 430, 435, 440, 445, 450
3. One course from the following group: English 455, 460, 465, 470, 472
4. One course from the following group: English 480, 482, 483, 485, 490, 495, 500, 503, 507, 510, 515
5. One additional course in English
6. C average in the minor

Senior Experience in English
The English department's Senior Experience may be fulfilled through one of several options: (1) An honors project in English (or adequate progress toward completing an honors project as approved by departmental petition); (2) Eng 600: Senior Seminar in English: a seminar involving analysis of theoretical, historical, critical, and literary readings at an advanced level in conjunction with students' research and writing of an original, substantial paper (taken during the senior year or, in some cases, during spring term of the junior year); (3) An advanced course in creative writing with additional work determined by the instructor (taken during the junior or senior year); (4) Student teaching in English, along with a paper co-directed by the student's academic advisor in English and a faculty member in the Education department.
Students pursuing double majors or double degrees are encouraged to consult with faculty from the English department and the other major department prior to taking Eng 600 if they wish to undertake a research topic that draws upon both of their majors. Students pursuing double majors or double degrees also have the option of doing an honors project that is interdisciplinary in nature, as long as one of the directors of the project is a professor in the English department.