English B.A. – Liberal Arts Emphasis
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact: Tracey A. Sedinger, Ph.D., Chair
Location: Ross 1284
Telephone: 970.351.2971
Website: www.unco.edu/english
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of four parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- Required Minor Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
The English major is excellent preparation for any profession or occupation that stresses language usage, such as writing and teaching-related fields. Graduates of this program will be prepared to enter a variety of professional and graduate level programs, including law, theology, medicine (with appropriate science and mathematics preparation), library science, communications, media and business.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
Only two courses included in the Liberal Arts Core may count for elective credit.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required LAC — 40 credits
2. Required Major — 39 credits
Take all of the following courses:
| ENG 195 | Introduction to the Discipline of English | 3 |
| ENG 319 | The Art of Persuasion | 3 |
| ENG 345 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 318 | Traditional and Modern Grammars | 3 |
| ENG 320 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 419 | English Linguistics | 3 |
British Literature before 1800
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 349 | Old English, 700-1200 | 3 |
| ENG 350 | Middle English, 1200-1485 | 3 |
| ENG 351 | The Tudor Period, 1485-1603 | 3 |
| ENG 352 | The Stuart Period, 1603-1714 | 3 |
| ENG 353 | The Eighteenth Century, 1714-1789 | 3 |
British Literature after 1800
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 354 | British Romanticism | 3 |
| ENG 355 | Victorian Prose and Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 356 | Twentieth Century British Literature | 3 |
American Literature before 1900
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 370 | Colonial American Literature, 1492-1800 | 3 |
| ENG 371 | Antebellum American Literature, 1800-1865 | 3 |
| ENG 372 | American Realism and the Making of America | 3 |
American Literature after 1900
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 373 | American Modernism and the Crisis of Representation | 3 |
| ENG 374 | American Diaspora and Globalization | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 402 | The Short Story | 3 |
| ENG 403 | Techniques of the Novel | 3 |
| ENG 430 | Advanced Studies in World Literature, Folklore, or Mythology | 3 |
| ENG 441 | Colloquium in Literature | 3 |
| ENG 495 | Advanced Cultural Studies | 3 |
Remaining credits may be fulfilled with any ENG, FILM or HUM prefixed courses, excluding ENG 122, ENG 123, and ENG 225.
3. Required Minor — 18 credits
4. University-Wide Credits — 23 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 23 credits.