Program Overview

English: Literary & Cultural Studies

The English: Literary & Cultural Studies program is a four-year undergraduate degree that requires a minimum of 120 credits to complete.

Program Overview

The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of literary and cultural studies, including the analysis of texts, cultural contexts, and historical periods.

Duration and Credits

• Duration: 4 Years
• Minimum Credits: 120 Credits

Curriculum

The curriculum is divided into four years, with each year consisting of two semesters: Fall and Spring.

Fall Semester Year 1

• ENGL1001 English Composition (3 credits)
• PD1015 Next Bearcat Lives Here (3 credits)
• Math, Stats, & Logic (MSL) course (3 credits)
• A&S First-Year Seminar (3 credits)
• Foreign Language course (3-5 credits)

Spring Semester Year 1

• ENGL2100 Ways of Reading Literature (3 credits)
• English Major Core: Culture course (3 credits)
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) course (3 credits)
• Foreign Language course (3-5 credits)
• Free Elective (3 credits)

Optional Co-op Plan

Students can choose to complete an optional co-op plan, which requires the completion of three co-op experiences.

English Major Core Courses

• English Major Core: Writing Foundations (Take One)
  • ENGL3046 Modern English Grammar (3 credits)
  • ENGL3076 Writing With Style (3 credits)
  • ENGL3189 Critical Writing Workshop (3 credits)
• English Major Core: Fields of English (Take One)
  • Creative Writing Track (CW TRACK)
    • ENGL2010 Introduction to Creative Writing Multi: Poetry & Prose (3 credits)
    • ENGL2011 Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction (3 credits)
    • ENGL2013 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction (3 credits)
    • ENGL2015 Introduction to Screenwriting (3 credits)
    • ENGL2017 Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry (3 credits)
    • ENGL2027 Introduction to Creative Writing: Drama (3 credits)
    • ENGL3085 Forms of Poetry (3 credits)
    • ENGL3086 Forms of Fiction (3 credits)
    • ENGL3087 Forms of Creative Nonfiction (3 credits)
    • ENGL3096 Creative Writing and Literary Publishing (3 credits)
  • Rhetoric & Professional Writing Track (RPW TRACK)
    • ENGL2159 Introduction to Professional Writing (3 credits)
    • ENGL2070 Desktop Publishing (3 credits)
    • ENGL2074 Social Media and Society (3 credits)
    • ENGL2093 Cross Cultural Communication (3 credits)
    • ENGL2193 Introduction to Environmental Writing (3 credits)
    • ENGL3072 Multimedia Writing (3 credits)
    • ENGL4091 Writing for Business (3 credits)
    • ENGL4092 Technical and Scientific Writing (3 credits)
    • ENGL4093 Environmental Writing (3 credits)

2000-Level LCS Track Courses

• ENGL2001-2059, 2023-2046, 2049-2057, 2059-2068, 2076-2088, 2090-2115, 2118-2142, 2161, 2170, 2179, 2184 (3 credits each)

3000-Level LCS Track Electives

• ENGL3009-3058, 3061-3078, 3081-3095, 3097-3117, 3121-3138, 3148-3179, 3180-3195 (3 credits each)

English Major Core: Culture

• ENGL2025 Catholic Themes in Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL2026 Intro to Disability Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL2028 Theater and Performance Studies (3 credits)
• ENGL2029 Literature and Gender (3 credits)
• ENGL2030 Literature and the Environment (3 credits)
• ENGL2031 Film & the Environment (3 credits)
• ENGL2032 Ecocriticism (3 credits)
• ENGL2041 21st Century American Drama (3 credits)
• ENGL2045 Queer Literatures (3 credits)
• ENGL2046 Social Justice and Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL2051 Outrageous Writings by Women (3 credits)
• ENGL2054 Women's Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL2056 Literature of the Holocaust (3 credits)
• ENGL2073 Writing for Justice (3 credits)
• ENGL2074 Social Media and Society (3 credits)
• ENGL2080 Ethnic Literatures of the United States (3 credits)
• ENGL2083 African American Literature Survey I (3 credits)
• ENGL2084 African American Literature Survey II (3 credits)
• ENGL2093 Cross Cultural Communication (3 credits)
• ENGL2130 Study Abroad Topics in English (3 credits)
• ENGL2141 Introduction to American Ethnic Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL2142 Topics in American Ethnic Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL2144 Social Media for Social Justice & Activism (3 credits)
• ENGL2161 Black Women Writers (3 credits)
• ENGL2179 Modern Asian Fiction (3 credits)
• ENGL2193 Introduction to Environmental Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL3049 Creative Writing and Social Change (3 credits)
• ENGL3079 Creative Writing and the Environment (3 credits)
• ENGL3081 Romanticism and the Invention of Nature (3 credits)
• ENGL3082 Environment in Literature and Film (3 credits)
• ENGL3083 Environmental Health Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL3103 Creative Writing in the Community (3 credits)
• ENGL3104 Poetic Justice: Exploring Agency, Ownership, and Responsibility in Performing Narrative (3 credits)
• ENGL3127 Introduction to Critical Race Theory (3 credits)
• ENGL3137 Queer Theory (3 credits)
• ENGL3177 Global English Fiction (3 credits)

Credit Hours

The minimum number of credit hours required to complete the program is 120. However, this number may vary based on previously earned credits and/or the level of placement into required coursework.