斯蒂芬奥斯汀州立大学

The Department of English offers students a challenging, thoughtful, and coherent curriculum in

British, American, and World Literatures-taught by professors with their PhDs who privilege discussion over lecture and textual analysis over textbooks;
Creative Writing-not simply a major but a degree combining the best in writers' workshop and literary study; and
Writing-technical, professional, and academic, online and in "smart" (technology) classrooms.

Curriculum (36 hours):

Survey Literature Courses (6 hours)

Six hours from:

ENG 211 - World Literature to 1650 Credit(s): 3
ENG 212 - World Literature from 1650 Credit(s): 3
ENG 221 - British Literature to 1800 Credit(s): 3
ENG 222 - British Literature from 1800 Credit(s): 3
ENG 229 - American Literature to 1865 Credit(s): 3
ENG 230 - American Literature from 1865 Credit(s): 3

World Literature Period Courses (3 hours)

Three hours from:

ENG 304 - Ancient/Classical World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 305 - Medieval/Renaissance World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 307 - Early Modern/Modern World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 308 - Contemporary World Literature Credit(s): 3

British Literature Period Courses (3 hours)

Three hours from:

ENG 315 - Medieval British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 316 - Renaissance British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 317 - Restoration and 18th-Century British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 318 - Romantic and Victorian British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 319 - Modern and Contemporary British Literature Credit(s): 3

American Literature Period Courses (3 hours)

Three hours from:

ENG 330 - Colonial American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 331 - American Romantic/Transcendental Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 332 - Realism/Naturalism American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 333 - Modern American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 334 - Contemporary American Literature Credit(s): 3

Advanced World, British or American Literature (3 hours)

Three hours from any 400-level literature offering, including:

ENG 405 - Topics in Comparative World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 412 - Topics in British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 421 - Topics in American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 423 - Topics in Regional American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 424 - Advanced Topics: World Cinema Credit(s): 3
ENG 426 - Advanced Study of Topics/Themes Credit(s): 3
ENG 427 - Advanced Study of Major Authors Credit(s): 3
ENG 428 - Advanced Study of Genres Credit(s): 3
ENG 446 - Advanced Topics in Film Theory Credit(s): 3
ENG 448 - Women Writers Credit(s): 3
ENG 449 - Gender and Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 472 - Advanced Topics in African-American Literature Credit(s): 3

Elective (3 hours)

Three hours from 300- to 400-level approved ENG course.

At least one 300-400 level literature course must be pre-1800.

Required Courses (15 hours)

Collateral requirement for SED sequence: three hours HMS 203.

Note: Refer to the Educator Certification portion of this bulletin in James I. Perkins College of Education section for specific professional teacher coursework requirements.

ENG 356 - Young Adult Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 381 - Introduction to Literary Analysis Credit(s): 3
ENG 344 - Structures of English Credit(s): 3
ENG 439 - English Grammar Credit(s): 3
ENG 444 - English in Secondary School Credit(s): 3