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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English Major Suggested Course Sequence

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A typical program of study, leading to a major in English (with foreign language requirement for B.A.), a minor in history (for example), and completion of the General Education Core = 120 hours.

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
Science (4 credits)
Fine Arts (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credits Hours

Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
Science (4 credits)
SOCI 1020 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
SPCH 2300 - Public Speaking (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

First Semester

ENGL 2110 - American Literature I (3 credits) or
ENGL 2120 - American Literature II (3 credits)
ENGL 2430 - European Literature (3 credits) or
ENGL 2330 - World Literature (3 credits)
FREN 1010 - Beginning French I (3 credits)
PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
HIST 1110 - World History and Civilization to 1500 (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

ENGL 2210 - British Literature I (3 credits) or
ENGL 2220 - British Literature II (3 credits)
ENGL 3270 - Literature of Popular Culture (3 credits)
HIST 1120 - World History and Civilizations Since 1500 (3 credits)
FREN 1020 - Beginning French II (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Junior Year

First Semester

ENGL 3010 - Poetry (3 credits)
ENGL 3300 - Literary Criticism (3 credits)
HIST 3720 - History of Africa (3 credits)
FREN 2020 - Second-Year French II (3 credits)
THEA 1030 - Introduction to the Theatre (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

ENGL 3030 - Drama (3 credits)
ENGL 3500 - Women Authors (3 credits)
HIST 4230 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe (3 credits)
FREN 2020 - Second-Year French II (3 credits)
GEOG 1120 - Earth Science: Landforms and Processes (4 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Senior Year

First Semester

ENGL 4200 - Shakespeare and His Age (3 credits)
ENGL 4010 - British Novel (3 credits)
PHIL 2020 - Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
HIST 4147 - The Old South, 1607-1860 (3 credits)
HIST 4227 - History of Rome (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

ENGL 4022 - American Poetry (3 credits)
ENGL 4012 - American Novel (3 credits)
HIST 4177 - The West in the Life of the Nation (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 12 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours