English Studies
Creative Writing
Bachelor of Arts in English (B.A.)
General Education Curriculum--55 credit hours
English majors are strongly advised to take ENG 102 as part of their general education curriculum. Also, English majors who choose to satisfy their language requirement through course work but who lack the foundation to take language at the intermediate (200) level or pass an intermediate-level translation test should choose a year of foreign language as part of their general education curriculum.
Common English Core--9 or 15 credit hours
Select one major-author course:
ENG 301.Chaucer
ENG 303.Shakespeare
ENG 304.Milton and the Seventeenth Century
ENG 310.Jane Austen
ENG 325.William Faulkner
ENG 328.Tennessee Williams
Select one single-genre course:
ENG 312.British Novel
ENG 321.American Poetry
ENG 324.Modern American Novel
ENG 360.Dramatic Literature
ENG 377.Studies in Poetry
Select one of the following:
ENG 341.Literary Genres and Critical Approaches
ENG 342.Advanced Grammar
ENG 343.Introduction to Language and Linguistics
ENG 345.History of the English Language
Foreign Language
All English majors must attain intermediate-level proficiency in a foreign language. Students may demonstrate proficiency by passing two 200-level foreign-language courses with a grade of C or better in each OR by passing an intermediate-level translation test in the language of their choice.
Creative-Writing Concentration--30 credit hours
ENG 280.Introduction to Creative Writing
ENG 386.Poetry Writing
ENG 387.Creative Nonfiction
ENG 388.Script Writing
ENG 389.Fiction Writing
One 300- or 400-level English course before 1900
One 300- or 400-level English course after 1900
Choose one:
ENG 383.Literary Editing and Publishing
ENG 407.Internship
ENG 450.Senior Thesis
ENG 480.Senior Seminar
General Electives
Students who elect to take two foreign-language courses at the 200-level to satisfy the foreign-language requirement will take 26 or 27 elective hours; students who satisfy the foreign-language requirement by passing a translation test will take 32 or 33 elective hours.
Total Semester Credits Required in Degree --120
Contact:
Dr. Joy A. Farmer
English Program Coordinator
7300 Reinhardt Circle
Waleska, Georgia 30183
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