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BA English


BA in English Degree Plan
Degree Requirements for St. Edward's University include mission courses, general education requirements, major requirements, and elective hours to total at least 120 credit hours. Degree plans may be subject to change per academic year.
Mission Courses
Hours
A-NCCI 3330 Intro to Critical Inquiry
3
A-PHIL 2329 Ethical Analysis
3
Critical Issues Requirement (drawn from specified courses in general education or the major)
--
A-CAPS 4360 Capstone Seminar: Moral Issues
3
A-APLR 1132: Research Seminar (optional)
1
General Education Requirements
Hours
English Writing (see major)
--
Speech
3
Computational Skills
3
College Mathematics
3
World Cultures & Civilizations: Non-Western
3
World Cultures & Civilizations
3
Literature (see major)
--
Humanities (see major)
--
U.S. Society: Minority
3
U.S. Society
3
Phil./Religious Perspectives
3
Science & Society: Natural Science/Science Methods
3
Science & Society
3
Major Requirements
Core (30 hours)
A-ENGL 2322 British Literature I
A-ENGL 2323 British Literature II
A-ENGL 3301 American Literature I
A-ENGL 3302 American Literature II
A-ENGL 2300 Introduction to Literary Studies
A-ENGW 2320 American Grammar
A-ENGW 2323 Research and Argumentation
A-ENGW 2326 Revising and Editing
A-ENGW 3306 Non-Fiction Writing
A-ENGW 4344 Advanced Writing Seminar

Concentration (12 hours) Choose either Writing & Rhetoric or Literature  
Writing and Rhetoric (12 hours)

REQUIRED COURSE:
A-ENGW 3336 Theories of Rhetoric and Communication

Choose three, with at least two at the upper division level:
A-ENGW 2302 Fiction Writing Workshop
A-ENGW 2324 Principles of Style
A-ENGW 3335 Technical and Business Writing
A-ENGW 4342 Magazine Writing
A-ENGW 4343 Advanced Creative Writing Seminar

Literature (12 hours)

REQUIRED COURSE:
A-ENGL 4341 Literary Criticism

Choose three, with at least two at the upper division level:
A-ENGL 3303-3305 (Poetry Studies' Courses)
A-ENGL 3335-3338 (Drama Studies' Courses)
A-ENGL 4320-4322 (Novel Studies' Courses)
A-ENGL 3307 Literature and Film
A-ENGL 4361 Women Writers
Substitutions within and between the concentrations may be made with the approval of the director of the New College English major. Course descriptions not found in the New College Bulletin can be found in the Bulletin of the Undergraduate College.
 
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