Literature Majors (for majors declared after July 1, 2021)
(1) ONE of these five Reading Literature Courses:
ENG 141: Reading Literature: World Literature
ENG 151: Reading Literature: Poetry, Fiction, and Drama
ENG 171: Reading Literature: Intercultural Perspectives
ENG 181: Reading Literature: Ethics and Society
ENG 191: Reading Literature: Science, Nature, and Technology
(1) This ONE Writing Class:
ENG 251: Writing in Literary Studies
(1) ONE Literature Survey:
ENG 263: African-American Literature
ENG 264: Women and Literature: Topics
ENG 265: Asian-American Literature
ENG 266: Native American Literature
ENG 281: British Writers I
ENG 282: British Writers II
ENG 283: American Writers
(1) ONE Elective* (any level)
(1) ONE Cultural Competency Course: Students must satisfy the department Cultural Competency and university PPD requirements with separate courses.
AFST 240: Reading Literature: Black Diaspora
ENG 171: Reading Literature: Intercultural Perspectives
ENG 263: African-American Literature
ENG 255: Topics (cross–list where appropriate)
ENG 265: Asian-American Literature
ENG 266: Native American Literature
ENG 268: Latinx Literature
ENG 269: LGBTQ+ Literature
ENG 398: Advanced Topics: Black Writers
(4+) At least FOUR 300- or 400-level courses
(1) Senior Requirement (completed with a grade of "C" or better):
ENG 451: Senior Seminar in Literature
Historical Coverage (courses for the above major requirements should include at least ONE literature course from EACH of these periods.)
Pre-1660: Medieval to Early Modern**
1660-1900: Enlightenment to the Fin de Siècle**
1900-present: Modernist to Contemporary**
TOTAL: TEN COURSES
*ENG 149 counts as an elective; ENG 197 may count as elective, depending on the topic. Students may count one ENG 255 cross-listed outside the department toward the major.
** Footnotes on the Schedule of Classes denote which courses count for each of these periods.
Additional information:
ENG 351 is recommended but not required.
Students may count one ENG 255 cross-listed with Japanese Studies, Chinese Studies, Italian Cultural Studies, Global French Studies, German Studies, and Hispanic Studies.
Only one “Reading Literature” course may count for the English Literature major.
Writing Majors
- One of five Reading Literature Courses:
ENG 141: Reading Literature: World Literature
ENG 151: Reading Literature: Poetry, Fiction, and Drama
ENG 171: Reading Literature: Intercultural Perspectives
ENG 181: Reading Literature: Ethics and Society
ENG 191: Reading Literature: Science, Nature, and Technology
- ENG 149: Introduction to Creative Writing
- One literature survey
ENG 263: African-American Literature
ENG 264: Women and Literature: Topics
ENG 265: Asian-American Literature
ENG 266: Native American Literature
ENG 281: British Writers I
ENG 282: British Writers II
ENG 283: American Writers
- Three additional writing courses
Courses must be in at least two different genres.
News Writing: ENG 232
Fiction: ENG 301, ENG 302
Poetry: ENG 311, ENG 312
Creative Nonfiction: ENG 321, ENG 322
Advanced Reporting: ENG 331, ENG 332
Playwriting: ENG 341, ENG 343
Screenwriting ENG 342, ENG 343
- Two additional courses in literature
-At least one must be at the 300 level.
-ENG 197 (FYS) might count depending on topic.
-Only one off-campus study course may count toward the major. An additional course may count by permission of the department chair and associate chair.
-No high school (AP) courses count toward the major.
One course in fine arts or performing arts (.25, .5, or 1.0 credit)
ENG 349: Form and Genre
ENG 412: Senior Seminar