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requirements
for a major
Minor May be selected with the approval
of the head of the department.
English Freshman English prerequisite to
all other English and required
during the freshman year.
Six hours of Sophomore English
selected from 2321, 2322, 2323,
2324, 2325, and 2326, prerequisite
to all advanced courses.
Twenty-four hours of advanced
English including 4382, three
hours of English language courses,
six hours of American Literature
and three hours of Literary Types.
History 2323, 2324.
Degree requirements for students planning to teach
English are detailed in the Department of Education
section of the catalog.
BSEd candidates who select English for a second
teaching field must take 12 semester hours of advanced
English including 4382, 3328, and 3 hours
from 3361, 4360, and 4369.
suggested courses
Freshman Year English 1311, 1312 6Bible 1301, 1302
Foreign Language
Science
Physical Education
Comm.-Speech 13116
6 or 8
6
2
3Total Credit Hours 28 or 31
English (Sophomore level)
Bible 2301, 2302
Foreign Language
English History 2323, 2324
Physical Education
Electives6
6
6
6
2
6Total Credit Hours 32
Consult the department head for
guidance in planning courses of
study.courses
Courses are offered every semester unless otherwise
indicated (e.g. Fall, Spring, Summer).
Academic Foundations
1311. Composition and Rhetoric
The theory of and practice in reading and writing
description, exposition, and persuasion, with an
introduction to research methods.1312. Composition and Literature
Expository, critical and persuasive writing based
on the reading of some literary masterpieces.
Prerequisite: English 1311 or passing grade on
the advanced placement test.
2321. Major British Writers
From the Beowulf poet to Samuel Johnson. Prerequisite:
English 1312, 1313, or 6 hours credit
by advanced placement test.
2322. Major British Writers
From 1780 to the present.
2323. Literature: Poetry (The Art of Feeling)
Major poets from ancient times to the present.
2324. Literature: Drama (The Art of Interacting)
Readings in major periods of drama from the
Greeks to the present.
2325. Literature: Fiction (The Art of Experience)
Short stories and novels of the Western World.
2326. Literature: Non-Fiction (The Art of Thinking)
Great documents in human thought from the
earliest times to the present.
4100. Guided Study
Pedagogical
Prerequisites: 6 hours of sophomore level English.
3350. Literature for Children
A survey of reading material for children, with
some emphasis upon selecting books for the elementary
grades. (This course cannot be counted
toward a minor in English.) Spring and Fall.
4100. Guided Study
4359. Teaching English in High School
Methods of teaching oral and written composition,
grammar, and the different types of literature
in secondary schools. Review of subject
matter (may be taken for Advanced English
credit by BSEd candidates only). Summer
and Fall. Prerequisite: 6 hours advanced English
or consent of the instructor.
Courses for Advanced Credit
Prerequisites: 6 hours of sophomore level English.
Advanced Surveys
3327. American Literature to 1860
Emphasis on the backgrounds and origins of
a uniquely American literature.
3328. American Literature since 1860
Required of BSEd candidates who choose
English as a second teaching field.
4100. Guided Study
4390. English Romantic Movement
Emphasis upon Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron,
Shelley, and Keats. Fall and Summer.
4391. Victorian Age
Major English poetry and prose, 1830-1900.
Spring.77
Sophomore Year
Junior, Senior
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