BA in English draft

Program Overview

The degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in English requires successful completion of at least 120 credit hours, including (1) the UCA Core: complete 38 hours to meet lower-division UCA Core requirements and complete upper-division UCA Core requirements using designated major, minor, or elective courses; (2) degree requirements; (3) major requirements and the related course requirement; and (4) a minor or second major.

Mathematics Pathway: First-time, first-year students majoring in English enter the Quantitative Literacy Mathematics Pathway and must enroll in MATH 1360 during their first year of study, unless they have been awarded credit that completes their 1000-level math requirements.

Abbreviation Key – UCA Core Program

LD = Lower Division

UD = Upper Division

C = Effective Communication

D = Diversity

I = Critical Inquiry

R = Responsible Living

Z = Capstone Experience

Program Outline

Major in English

Thirty-nine credit hours of English, of which at least 24 credit hours must derive from upper-division English courses, and 3 credit hours of related course requirements.

Major Course Requirements (39 credit hours)

Select 1 of the following introductory courses

• ENGL 1345 Introduction to Literature and Social Responsibility
• ENGL 1350 Introduction to Literature [ACTS: ENGL2713]
• ENGL 1355 Film and Literature
• ENGL 1373 FYS: Humanities
• ENGL 2305 World Literature I [ACTS: ENGL2113]
• ENGL 2306 World Literature II [ACTS: ENGL2123]
• ENGL 2370 Introduction to Fiction
• ENGL 2380 Introduction to Poetry
• ENGL 2390 Introduction to Drama

Select 2 of the following 2000-level surveys (one must be American, one English)

• ENGL 2312 American Literature I [ACTS: ENGL2653]
• ENGL 2313 American Literature II [ACTS: ENGL2663]
• ENGL 2316 English Literature I [ACTS: ENGL2673]
• ENGL 2319 English Literature II [ACTS: ENGL2683]

Select any 2 additional ENGL courses at any level

• ENGL elective
• ENGL elective

Select 1 of the following language courses

• ENGL 3315 Gender and Language [UD UCA Core: C, D]
• ENGL 3335 English Language Studies [UD UCA Core: C]
• ENGL 4360 History and Structure of the English Language [UD UCA Core: C]

Select 6 of the following upper-division courses

• ENGL 3325 Advanced Readings in World Literature [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 3345 Literature and the Examined Life [UD UCA Core: R]
• ENGL 3375 Internship in English
• ENGL 4300 Readings for the Honors Degree
• ENGL 4301 Renaissance Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4305 Medieval Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4311 18th-century British Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4312 Early American Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4313 19th-century American Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4314 20th-and 21st-century American Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: D, I]
• ENGL 4320 19th-century British Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4321 20th-and 21st-century British Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4325 Postcolonial Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: C, R]
• ENGL 4332 Shakespeare
• ENGL 4340 Major Authors
• ENGL 4361 Literature for Adolescents [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4362 Southern Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4363 Advanced Studies in Film and Literature [UD UCA Core: I, C]
• ENGL 4366 Literary Theory and Criticism
• ENGL 4370 Gender and Sexuality in Literature [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4380 African and African American Literature [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4382 Race in American Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4383 Asian and Asian American Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4V85 Travel Seminar in Literature [UD UCA Core: D]

Complete the required, portfolio-based capstone

• ENGL 4335 Senior Seminar [UD UCA Core: Z]

Designated English major courses are used to satisfy the upper-division UCA Core requirements in Diversity, Critical Inquiry, Responsible Living, and Effective Communication. Students will take English 4335, Senior Seminar, as the required UCA Core capstone.

Related Course Requirements (3 hours)

Students must complete a three-credit-hour Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish language course at the 2000-level or above as well as all course prerequisites.

Major in English with Teacher Licensure

Thirty-nine credit hours of English, of which at least 24 credit hours must derive from upper-division English courses, as well as 38 hours of teacher preparation, and 3 hours of related course requirements.

Major Course Requirements (39 credit hours)

Select 1 of the following introductory courses

• ENGL 1345 Introduction to Literature and Social Responsibility
• ENGL 1350 Introduction to Literature [ACTS: ENGL2713]
• ENGL 1355 Film and Literature
• ENGL 1373 FYS: Humanities
• ENGL 2370 Introduction to Fiction
• ENGL 2380 Introduction to Poetry
• ENGL 2390 Introduction to Drama

Select 1 of the following courses in world literature

• ENGL 2305 World Literature I [ACTS: ENGL2113]
• ENGL 2306 World Literature II [ACTS: ENGL2123]

Select 2 of the following surveys – one must be American, one English

• ENGL 2312 American Literature I [ACTS: ENGL2653]
• ENGL 2313 American Literature II [ACTS: ENGL2663]
• ENGL 2316 English Literature I [ACTS: ENGL2673]
• ENGL 2319 English Literature II [ACTS: ENGL2683]Select 1 of the following courses in film studies
• ENGL 1355 Film and Literature
• ENGL 4363 Advanced Studies in Film and Literature

Take the following course for aspiring high-school teachers

• ENGL 4361 Literature for Adolescents [UD UCA Core: D]

Take the following 2 language courses

• ENGL 3335 English Language Studies [UD UCA Core: C]
• ENGL 4360 History and Structure of the English Language [UD UCA Core: C]

Select 4 of the following upper-division courses, one of which must be in American Literature, while another must be in English Literature

• ENGL 3315 Gender and Language [UD UCA Core: C, D]
• ENGL 3325 Advanced Readings in World Literature [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 3345 Literature and the Examined Life [UD UCA Core: R]
• ENGL 3375 Internship in English
• ENGL 4300 Readings for the Honors Degree
• ENGL 4301 Renaissance Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4305 Medieval Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4311 18th-century British Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4312 Early American Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4313 19th-century American Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4314 20th-and 21st-century American Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: D, I]
• ENGL 4320 19th-century British Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4321 20th-and 21st-century British Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4325 Postcolonial Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: C, R]
• ENGL 4332 Shakespeare
• ENGL 4340 Major Authors
• ENGL 4362 Southern Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4363 Advanced Studies in Film and Literature [UD UCA Core: I, C]
• ENGL 4366 Literary Theory and Criticism
• ENGL 4370 Gender and Sexuality in Literature [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4380 African and African American Literature [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4382 Race in American Literature and Culture [UD UCA Core: D]
• ENGL 4383 Asian and Asian American Literature and Culture
• ENGL 4V85 Travel Seminar in Literature [UD UCA Core: D]

Complete the required, portfolio-based capstone

• ENGL 4335 Senior Seminar [UD UCA Core: Z]

Required Teacher Preparation Courses (38 credit hours)

Complete these English courses required for teacher licensure

• ENGL 4350 Internship I (offered only in fall semesters and taken with ENGL 4358)
• ENGL 4358 Methods of Teaching English Composition (offered only in fall semesters and taken with ENGL 4350)
• ENGL 4T90 Internship II (taken during student’s final undergraduate semester)

Complete the Teaching and Learning Minor

• EDUC 1300 Education as a Profession (complete prior to admission to teacher-education program)
• EDUC 3322 Diverse Learners in Inclusive Settings
• MSIT 3310 Learning and Development
• MSIT 4305 Classroom Management (taken with ENGL 4350)
• EDUC 4210 Educational Technology (taken with ENGL 4350 – 2 credit hours)
• MSIT 4321 Classroom Assessment (taken with ENGL 4350)
• MSIT 4325 Disciplinary Literacy

Students who wish to pursue a teaching license in this content area must apply to the College of Education Office of Candidate Services and meet established criteria for admission to the teacher-education program. For Admission, Exit, and Retention Requirements.

The degree requires successful completion of (1) the UCA Core, (2) the minor in Teaching and Learning or approved substitutions by program coordinator, (3) major field of study content and methods courses, (4) Internship I and II, and (5) licensure requirements established by the Arkansas Department of Education.

Related Course Requirements (3 credit hours)

Students must complete a three-credit-hour Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish language course at the 2000-level or above as well as all course prerequisites.