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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

English B.A. – Literature, Culture, and Creativity Concentration

Program Overview

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Location: Ross 1284

Email: HSS@unco.edu

Website: www.unco.edu/hss/english

Advising Information:

Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.

To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.

The program consists of four parts:

  1. Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
  2. Required Major Credits
  3. Required Minor Credits
  4. University-Wide Credits

Program Description:

The English B.A. - Literature, Culture, and Creativity Concentration is excellent preparation for any profession or occupation that stresses the use of language and critical thinking, especially those involving writing. Graduates of this program will also be prepared to enter a variety of professional and graduate 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:

  • In accordance with University Policies, coursework earned more than 10 years prior to the date of matriculation to UNC may not be used to satisfy any major or minor requirements. Any exception to this policy is at the discretion of the academic program.

Degree Requirements — 120 Credits

1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 Credits

Written Communication — 6 credits

Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.

See Written Communication courses

Mathematics — 3 credits

Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.

See Mathematics courses

Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits

To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.

Please note that certain LAC courses with ENG or HUM prefixes count toward the major requirements below.

See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses

Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits

Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.

See Natural & Physical Sciences courses

See Liberal Arts Curriculum

2. Required Major — 45 credits

Required Major Credits — 15 credits

ENG 195Introduction to the Discipline of English

3

ENG 218Introduction to Linguistics

3

or

ENG 219Language and Society

3

ENG 220Writing, Transformation, and Change

3

ENG 295Approaches to Literary and Cultural Analysis

3

ENG 345Literary Theory and Criticism

3

Elective Major Credits — 12 credits

Choose at least two courses from each category. At least two courses must be at the 300-level.

Category A: Alternative and Resistant Communities
ENG 205World Folklore and Fairy TalesLAA2LAIS

3

ENG 206Regional MythologiesLAA2LAIS

3

ENG 207Native American LiteratureLAA2LAMS

3

ENG 236Ethnic American LiteratureLAA2LAMS

3

ENG 262Literary Voices from Around the WorldLAA2LAIS

3

ENG 302Cultures, Community & Civic Advocacy

3

ENG 310Literature and the Nation

3

ENG 365Identity, Language, and Power

3

ENG 375Literature and the Environment

3

HUM 200Cultural Rhetorics

3

HUM 231Images of Gender in Literature and the ArtsLAA2

3

Category B: Genre, Form, and Medium
ENG 230Introduction to Comics and Graphic NovelsLAA1

3

ENG 231Analyzing Video GamesLAA1

3

ENG 232Multicultural Speculative FictionLAA2LAMS

3

ENG 250Introduction to ShakespeareLAA2

3

ENG 325Studies in Fantasy and Science Fiction

3

ENG 330Studies in a Genre or Author

3

ENG 390Adaptations and Transmediation

3

FILM 320Special Topics in Film

3

FILM 330Studies in a Genre or Director

3

FILM 379Film and Literature

3

Literary, Cultural, and Digital Production — 12 credits

Courses may be in either category or both; at least two courses must be at the 300- or 400-level.

Category A: Professionalization
ENG 227Technical Writing

3

ENG 229Professional Writing and Digital Video

3

ENG 301Writing as a Job

3

ENG 327Editing for Print Publication

3

ENG 328Professional Writing and Document Design

3

ENG 427Digital Editing

3

ENG 492Writing Internship

1-3

FILM 230Introduction to Filmmaking

3

HUM 310Medical Humanities

3

HUM 320Digital Humanities

3

Category B: Creative Writing
ENG 200Introduction to Creative WritingLAA1

3

ENG 203Creative Writing: Nonfiction

3

ENG 242Creative Writing-Fiction

3

ENG 243Creative Writing: Screenwriting

3

ENG 244Creative Writing: Poetry

3

ENG 342Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction

3

ENG 344Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry

3

Upper-Level Electives — 6 credits

Take three credits from any 300- or 400- level ENG, FILM, or HUM courses and

Take three credits from one of the courses below:

ENG 441Colloquium in Literature

3

ENG 495Advanced Cultural Studies

3

ENG 323 does not count as an upper-level elective in the English--Literature, Culture, and Creativity concentration.

3. Required Minor — 18 credits

4. University-Wide Credits — 26 credits*

Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 26 credits, depending on the minor's credit requirements.

*Note: Students who apply the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements will have an increased number of university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.

Accelerated (4+1) English Literature, Culture, and Creativity B.A. and English M.A.

Motivated and high-achieving students may seek to complete the requirements for the B.A. and M.A. in English in five years. To obtain both degrees, students must complete all the requirements for the B.A. described in the Undergraduate Catalog (120 credit hours) and all of the requirements for the standard M.A. described in the Graduate Catalog (30 credit hours). However, the accelerated B.A./M.A. program involves 9 credit hours that are shared between the Bachelor's and Master's programs, so the total number of credit hours to complete the accelerated Master’s program is 141. Completing the requirements for both degrees is made possible by taking the 9 double-counted B.A./M.A. credits in the Senior year (paid for at the undergraduate tuition rate) and 6 graduate-level credits (online at the graduate-level tuition rate) in the summer following the Senior year and completion of the undergraduate program. Students remain eligible for financial aid as an undergraduate; any Graduate School aid is not available until students are admitted as a Graduate student.

Due to its necessarily streamlined path of progression, admission to the Accelerated B.A. and M.A. in English occurs in the fall semester only. Students interested in transferring into the accelerated program must:

  • Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 to take graduate-level courses as a Senior.
  • Meet with the English M.A. Director of Graduate Studies in the fall semester of the Junior year and apply during the spring semester of the Junior year (following the same procedure and meeting the same requirements as other M.A. applicants). Full admission is dependent on completing the B.A. requirements in the senior year while maintaining a minimum 3.0 GPA. The program application will be signed and forwarded to the Graduate School with signatures of the program advisor indicating the approval of graduate course transfer.
  • Complete ENG 500 Introduction to Graduate Studies in the fall semester of their Senior year, followed by two 500-level elective courses in the spring semester of that year. These are the 9 credits that are double counted within the accelerated program only.
  • Fulfill all requirements as outlined in the two-year M.A. in English.
  • Students must apply for completion of their undergraduate degree the semester before completing their undergraduate degree (i.e., in the fall semester of their Senior year). To apply, students must be registered for all remaining courses in their final undergraduate semester (the spring semester of their Senior Year).

Outline for degree completion of the Accelerated B.A. and M.A. in English Liberal Arts

Meet with faculty advisor or Director of Graduate Studies and apply for the program in the fall semester, junior year.

Fall Semester, Senior Year

  • ENG 500 Introduction to Graduate Studies (3 credits) [double-counted]

Spring Semester, Senior Year

  • Two ENG 500-599 courses (6 credits) [double-counted]

Note: Because students are required to register for their six 500-level spring credits while they are still Undergraduate students, they must complete the Petition to Count Work Toward the Next Higher Degree form with the Graduate School.

Summer after Senior year

  • One ENG 500-699 courses (3 credits) - online

Note: Because students are required to register for the six summer credits while they are still undergraduate students, they must call the Office of the Registrar no later than the drop period for the summer semester to change their registration to graduate level.

Fall Semester, Fifth Year

  • Three ENG 500-699 courses (9 credits)

Spring Semester, Fifth Year

  • ENG 601 Advanced Theory and Research Methods (3 credits)
  • Two 500-699 ENG-coded courses (6 credits)
  • MA comprehensive examination

30 Credits

Four-Year Plan

Year 1 – 30 credits

Fall Semester

ENG 122College CompositionLAW1

3

or

ENG 123Writing and Research MethodsLAW2

3

ENG 205World Folklore and Fairy TalesLAA2LAIS

3

or

ENG 206Regional MythologiesLAA2LAIS

3

or

ENG 207Native American LiteratureLAA2LAMS

3

LAC HistoryLAH1

3

LAC Social and Behavioral SciencesLAB1LAB2LAB3

3

University-Wide Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring Semester

ENG 123Writing and Research MethodsLAW2

3

or

ENG 225Research Writing for Contemporary CultureLAW2

3

or

ENG 323Advanced ArgumentLAW3

3

ENG 195Introduction to the Discipline of English

3

ENG 230Introduction to Comics and Graphic NovelsLAA1

3

or

ENG 231Analyzing Video GamesLAA1

3

or

ENG 232Multicultural Speculative FictionLAA2LAMS

3

or

ENG 250Introduction to ShakespeareLAA2

3

LAC Arts and Humanities, History, or Social and Behavioral SciencesLAA1LAA2LAA3LAA4LAB1LAB2LAB3LAH1

3

LAC Natural and Physical Sciences without LabLAS1

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Year 2 – 31 credits

Fall Semester

ENG 218Introduction to Linguistics

3

or

ENG 219Language and Society

3

ENG 295Approaches to Literary and Cultural Analysis

3

Professionalization Module Elective

3

Minor Course

3

LAC Natural and Physical Sciences with LabLAS1LASL

4

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring Semester

ENG 220Writing, Transformation, and Change

3

Professionalization Module Elective

3

Minor Course

3

LAC MathematicsLAX1

3

University-Wide Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Year 3 – 30 credits

Fall Semester

ENG 310Literature and the Nation

3

or

ENG 365Identity, Language, and Power

3

Professionalization Module Elective

3

Minor Course

3

Liberal Arts Curriculum

3

University-Wide Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring Semester

ENG 345Literary Theory and Criticism

3

ENG 325Studies in Fantasy and Science Fiction

3

or

ENG 330Studies in a Genre or Author

3

or

ENG 390Adaptations and Transmediation

3

Minor Course

3

University-Wide Elective

3

University-Wide Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Year 4 – 29 credits

Fall Semester

Upper Division Major Elective

3

Professionalization Module Elective

3

Minor Course

3

University-Wide Elective

2

University-Wide Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:14

Spring Semester

ENG 441Colloquium in Literature

3

or

ENG 495Advanced Cultural Studies

3

Minor Course

3

University-Wide Elective

3

University-Wide Elective

3

University-Wide Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

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