English Major: Language and Linguistics Requirements

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English Major: Language and Linguistics Requirements - Fall 2005 and later

	215: British Literature before 1750

	216: British and Anglophone Literature from 1750 to the Present

	217: American Literature

	A Course in Shakespeare (219, 220, 226, 417, 418)

	One pre-1800 course (excluding Shakespeare) This includes pre-1800 American Literature.

	324: Structure of English

	330: English Phonology


Historical Emphasis		--OR--	English Linguistics Emphasis
320: Old English			EITHER 325: English Grammar in Use OR 329: Introduction to the Syntax of English

321: Middle English and 323: History of the English Language			Two courses selected from: 320: Old English 323: History of the English Language 325: English Grammar in Use 329: Introduction to the Syntax of English 331: English Langugae and Variation in the U.S. 332: Global Spread of English 333: Second Language Acquisition 336: English in Society 338: Topics in English Language & Linguistics 341: Gender and Language

TOP BACK English Major Requirements- Language and Linguistics Emphasis for Fall 2005 and later

At least 10 intermediate or advanced courses for a minimum of 31 credits. This includes the requirement that one course, selected from English 215, 216, or 217 must be taken in the 4 credit format. The classes are distributed as follows:

At least one course taken in the 4 credit format (selected from 215, 216, 217)
English 215: British Literature Before 1750 (3-4 cr)
English 216: British and Anglophone Literature from 1750 to the present (3-4 cr)
English 217: American Literature (3-4 cr)
One course in Shakespeare (3 cr):
- 219 Shakespearean Drama (pre-1600)
- 220 Shakespearean Drama (post-1600)
- 226 Introduction to Shakespeare
- 417 Shakespeare (pre-1600)
- 418 Shakespeare (post-1600)
One additional course in Eng. Lit. before 1800 (3 cr):
- 359 Beowulf (prereq: English 320)
- 360 The Anglo Saxons
- 361 Study of Outstanding Figure(s) of Medieval Eng. Lit.
- 362 Study of a Theme in Medieval English Literature
- 365 Early Medieval Lit. (1066-1350)
- 367 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
- 368 Chaucer's Courtly Poetry
- 369 Contemp. and Immediate Successors of Chaucer
- 400 The Sixteenth Century (exclusive of Spenser)
- 401 Study of Outstanding Figure(s) of 16th C. Lit.
- 402 A Study of a Theme in 16th C. English Literature
- 405 Spenser
- 411 English Drama before Shakespeare
- 415 Elizabethan Drama Including Shakespeare
- 419 English Drama in the Time of Shakespeare
- 420 Seventeenth-Century Literature, 1600-1660
- 425 Study of Outstanding Figure(s) in 17th C. Eng. Lit.
- 426 A Study of a Theme in 17th C. English Literature
- 434 Milton
- 437 British Drama 1660-1750
- 438 British Drama 1750-1900
- 440 Anglo-French Literary Relations, 1660-1800
- 441 Study of Outstanding Figure(s) in 18th C. Eng. Lit.
- 442 A Study of a Theme in 18th C. English Literature
- 444 English Literature 1660-1745
- 445 English Literature 1745-1798
- 459 The English Novel: 18th Century
English 324: Structure of English
English 323: History of the English Language

and then choose one of the following options and complete the required courses for that emphasis:

HISTORICAL EMPHASIS
- English 320: Old English
- English 321: Middle English
- 323: History of the English Language
--OR--
ENGLISH LINGUISTICS EMPHASIS
- English 325: English Grammar in Use
  or
- English 329: Introduction to the Syntax of English
- Two courses selected from:
Students should be aware that the English Dept. does not offer the entire major curriculum during Summer Sessions. Unless students need only electives to complete the major, they cannot do so in the summer session.