Program Overview

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English Language and Literature Major, BA

The English Language and Literature Major, BA, is a 36-credit program that prepares students for a wide variety of careers and graduate study. The program emphasizes storytelling, creativity, advanced humanities research, and critical thinking.

Campus

The program is offered on the NYC campus.

Overview

The program requires students to choose one of three concentrations: Creative Writing, Literature, Culture, and Media, or Language and Linguistics. Recent Pace English graduates have become well-known writers and leaders in fields such as academia, editing and publishing, media and journalism, non-profit arts and culture institutions, law and social advocacy, and more.

Major Completion Summary

The major completion summary requires:

• University Core Requirements: 44-55 credits
• Major/Concentration Requirements: 36 credits
• Open Electives: 31-40 credits
• Total Credits: 120

University Core Requirements

The University Core Requirements consist of 44-55 credits, which include:

• Complete University Core Requirements: 44-55 credits
• Total Credits: 44-55

Concentrations

The program offers three concentrations:

Language and Linguistics Concentration

The Language and Linguistics Concentration requires:

• Introductory Courses: 3 credits
• Exploratory and Concentration Courses: 9 credits
• Concentration Courses: 15 credits
• Total Credits: 33

Creative Writing Concentration

The Creative Writing Concentration requires:

• Introductory Courses: 3 credits
• Exploratory and Concentration Courses: 9 credits
• Concentration Courses: 15 credits
• Total Credits: 36

Literature, Culture, and Media Concentration

The Literature, Culture, and Media Concentration requires:

• Introductory Courses: 3 credits
• Exploratory and Concentration Courses: 9 credits
• Concentration Courses: 15 credits
• Total Credits: 36

Approved Courses

The following are approved courses for each concentration:

Approved 300-level ENG Language & Linguistics Courses

• ENG 300: Language and Gender
• ENG 301: The History of the English Language
• ENG 302: Composition Theory and Practice
• ENG 303: Language, Meaning, and Behavior
• ENG 304: Growth of the English Language
• ENG 313: Workshop in Literary Translation
• ENG 314: Forensic Linguistics
• ENG 341: Language in Society
• ENG 342: Writing About Culture: Ethnography
• ENG 395: Independent Study in English
• ENG 343: Language and Identity
• LIT 338: Theories of Translation

Approved 300-level ENG Creative Writing Courses

• ENG 307: Creative Writing: Fiction
• ENG 308: Creative Writing: Poetry
• ENG 309: Creative Nonfiction
• ENG 311: Workshop in Fiction Writing
• ENG 312: Workshop in Poetry Writing
• ENG 313: Workshop in Literary Translation
• ENG 315: Playwriting
• ENG 316: Writing Comics & Graphic Novels
• ENG 317: Screenwriting
• ENG 322: Advanced Writing
• ENG 322A: Advanced Writing: The Art of the Memoir
• ENG 322B: Advanced Writing: Fiction
• ENG 322C: Advanced Writing: Writing for Children and Tweens
• ENG 322D: Advanced Writing: Playwriting
• ENG 322E: Topics in Advanced Writing: Hybrid Forms
• ENG 323: Advanced Screenwriting
• ENG 324: Writing of Fiction
• ENG 326: Topics in Professional Writing
• ENG 326B: Topics in Professional Writing: TV Scriptwriting
• ENG 326C: Topics in Professional Writing: Travel Writing
• ENG 330: Writing for Television
• ENG 391: Advanced Writing Workshop: Poetry
• ENG 392: Seminar in Poetry Writing
• ENG 396E: Writing Cultural Criticism for the Web
• LIT 338: Theories of Translation

Approved 300-level Literature, Culture, and Media Courses

• LIT 301: Young Adult Literature
• LIT 302: Contemporary British Literature and Culture
• LIT 303: Introduction to Cultural Studies
• LIT 304: Postcolonial Literature
• LIT 306: American Dramatic Literature
• LIT 307: Contemporary American Poetry
• LIT 309: Medieval Literature
• LIT 310: Children's Literature
• LIT 313: History of the Novel
• LIT 313A: Studies in the Novel: Twenty First Century
• LIT 315: The 20th Century Novel
• LIT 315A: Topic: Twentieth Century Literature: Post-Modern Literature
• LIT 315B: Twentieth Century Literature: Labyrinths in Literature and Film
• LIT 320: American Literature I
• LIT 321: Masters of American Literature II
• LIT 326: African American Literature
• LIT 329: Literary Theory and Criticism
• LIT 338: Theories of Translation
• LIT 340: Alternative Media and Literature
• LIT 341: Selfies, Literature and the Visual
• LIT 342: Studies in American Literature
• LIT 342H: Studies in American Literature: The Harlem Renaissance
• LIT 342L: Studies in American Literature: Toni Morrison
• LIT 343: Contemporary American Literature
• LIT 345: Literatures of Diversity
• LIT 348: Literature and Film
• LIT 349: American Drama
• LIT 349A: African American Drama
• LIT 350: Comparative Medieval Literature
• LIT 351: Early Modern Literature
• LIT 351A: Early Modern Literature: Early Modern Women's Writing
• LIT 352: Seventeenth Century Literature
• LIT 353: Eighteenth Century Poetry and Prose
• LIT 354: Romanticism
• LIT 355: Victorian Literature
• LIT 357: Literature of the Supernatural
• LIT 358: History of the Book I
• LIT 375: The Black Arts Movement
• LIT 376: Slave Narratives
• LIT 360: Shakespeare on Film
• LIT 361: Chaucer
• LIT 362: Shakespeare
• LIT 363: Shakespeare: Before 1600
• LIT 364: Shakespeare II
• LIT 369R: Great Authors: Jane Austen
• LIT 373: Modernism
• LIT 374: Studies in Poetry: Modern Poetry
• LIT 374A: Studies in Poetry - A
• LIT 374B: Studies in Poetry - B
• LIT 379: Feminist Issues in Literature
• LIT 387: Open Seminar
• LIT 387A: Seminar: Literature and Ecocrticism in the US
• LIT 387B: Open Seminar: Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury
• LIT 387C: Open Seminar: Shakespeare and Literary Theory
• LIT 387D: Open Seminar: Literature, Technology, and Culture
• LIT 387E: Open Seminar: Comparative Literature
• LIT 387G: Topics Open Seminar: Virginia Woolf
• LIT 396B: Topic: African-American Literature
• LIT 396C: Topics in Literature: The Gothic Novel
• LIT 396G: 2oth Century Asian Literature in Translation
• LIT 396J: Harlem Renaissance II: Fiction, Biography, The Visual Arts
• LIT 396Q: Topics in Literature: Postmodern Fiction
• LIT 396S: Topic: Oral Literature and History
• LIT 396T: Modern British and American Poetry
• LIT 396U: Topic: Postcolonial Literature: The Caribbean
• LIT 396X: Topics: Trans Literature
• LIT 328: Existentialism and Literature
• LIT 365: Law and Literature
• LIT 369U: Topic: Great Authors: Jane Austen
• LIT 396Y: Topic: Printing New York City
• LIT 396Z: Topic: Supernatural African Literature
• ENG 306: Writing for the Professions
• ENG 310: Journalism
• ENG 313: Workshop in Literary Translation
• ENG 318: Feature Writing
• ENG 326E: Topics in Professional Writing: Art of Content Creation
• ENG 326F: Topics in Professional Writing: Avatars, Identity, and the Internet
• ENG 396E: Writing Cultural Criticism for the Web
• AMS 333: Chinatowns in the Americas
• AMS 397D: Contours of Black Entrepreneurship in America

Open Electives

Open Electives require 31-40 credits.

Plan of Study

The Plan of Study for each concentration is as follows:

Creative Writing

• First Year:
  • Fall: ENG 110 or ENG 120, UNV 101, CIS 101, ENG 223 or ENG 223C or ENG 223E, Two Learning Community (LC) courses
  • Spring: ENG 120, approved MAT Foundation course, Area of Knowledge course, Area of Knowledge course, 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS
• Second Year:
  • Fall: LIT 205 or ENG 205, 200-level elective course in ENG, LIT, or AMS, First Second Language Course, Area of Knowledge course, Civic Engagement (CE) elective
  • Spring: 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS (pre-1800 literatures), ENG 201, Second Language Course, Area of Knowledge course, Open Elective Course
• Third Year:
  • Fall: 300-level course in ENG or LIT (pre-1800 literatures), 300-level Creative Writing course, Area of Knowledge course, Lab science course, Open Elective Course
  • Spring: 300-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS, 300-level Creative Writing course, Area of Knowledge course, Open Elective Course, Open Elective Course
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall: 300-level Creative Writing course, 300-level Creative Writing course, Area of Knowledge course, Open Elective Course, Open Elective Course
  • Spring: 300-level Creative Writing course, Area of Knowledge course, Open Elective Course, Open Elective Course, Open Elective Course

Language and Linguistics

• First Year:
  • Fall: ENG 110 or ENG 120, UNV 101, CIS 101, ENG 205, Two Learning Community (LC) courses
  • Spring: ENG 120, approved MAT Foundation course, Area of Knowledge course, Area of Knowledge course, 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS
• Second Year:
  • Fall: LIT 205 or ENG 223 or ENG 223C or ENG 223E, 200-level elective course in ENG, LIT, or AMS, First Second Language Course, Area of Knowledge course, Civic Engagement (CE) elective
  • Spring: 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS (pre-1800 literatures), ENG 201, Second Language Course, Area of Knowledge course, Open Elective Course
• Third Year:
  • Fall: 300-level course in ENG or LIT (pre-1800 literatures), 200- or 300-level Language and Linguistics course, Area of Knowledge course, Lab science course, Open Elective Course, Open Elective Course
  • Spring: 300-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS, 200- or 300-level Language and Linguistics course, Area of Knowledge course, Open Elective Course, Open Elective Course
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall: 200- or 300-level Language and Linguistics course, 200- or 300-level Language and Linguistics course, Area of Knowledge course, COM 200, Open Elective Course
  • Spring: 300-level Language and Linguistics course, Area of Knowledge course, Open Elective Course, Open Elective Course

Literature, Culture, & Media

• First Year:
  • Fall: ENG 110 or ENG 120, UNV 101, CIS 101, LIT 205, Two Learning Community (LC) courses
  • Spring: ENG 120, approved MAT Foundation course, 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS, Area of Knowledge course, Area of Knowledge course
• Second Year:
  • Fall: ENG 223 or ENG 223C or ENG 205, 200-level elective course in ENG, LIT, or AMS, First Second Language Course, Area of Knowledge course, Civic Engagement (CE) elective
  • Spring: 200-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS (pre-1800 literatures), ENG 201, Second Language Course, Area of Knowledge course, Open Elective Course
• Third Year:
  • Fall: 300-level course in ENG or LIT (pre-1800 literatures), 300-level Literature, Culture, Media course, Area of Knowledge course, Lab science course, Open Elective Course
  • Spring: 300-level course in ENG, LIT, or AMS, 300-level Literature, Culture, Media course, Area of Knowledge course, Open Elective Course, Open Elective Course
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall: 300-level Literature, Culture, Media course, 300-level Literature, Culture, Media course, COM 200, Area of Knowledge course, Open Elective Course
  • Spring: 300-level Literature, Culture, Media course, Area of Knowledge course, Open Elective Course, Open Elective Course, Open Elective Course

Anti-Racism Education

In addition to the courses listed above, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These courses may be taken during any semester of their education.