If you declared your major before Fall 2026, you will complete the former requirements, which are the same you have followed up to this point.
Literature Concentration
THREE REQUIRED COURSES (12 credits):
- ENL 290 Introduction to the Study of Literature 4 credits
- ENL 310 World Literature in Contexts 4 credits
- ENL 300 British and American Literary Traditions 4 credits
LITERATURE COVERAGE AREAS (20 credits):
Students must take one ENL course in each of the following literary coverage areas, and no course may satisfy more than one coverage area.
- British literature
- American literature
- Literature in translation
- Literature written by women, American minorities, or writers in Asia (including the Middle East), Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
- Genre / Theme
Additionally, at least one of the courses from above must be pre-1800.
REMAINING COURSES (12 credits):
These eight or twelve credits may be Linguistics (LING 201 / LING 300-level or higher), Literature (ENL), or Writing (EWR)
English majors in the adolescence education sequence must take either LING 201 (Introduction to Language) or LING 301 (Introduction to Linguistics). *Additionally, they must take ENL 323 (Coming of Age Narratives) or ENL 305 (Critical Approaches to Children’s and Young Adult Literature), which would satisfy the Genre/Theme Coverage Area in (5) above.
Writing Concentration
THREE REQUIRED COURSES (12 credits):
- ENL 290 Introduction to the Study of Literature 4 credits
- ENL 310 World Literature in Contexts 4 credits
- ENL 300 British and American Literary Traditions 4 credits
WRITING COURSES (20 credits):
- EWR 267 Craft of Creative Writing
(prior to registering for genre-specific writing courses at the 300 and 400 levels) - Four additional EWR writing courses
NO MORE than TWO 200-level writing courses (including EWR 267) can be counted toward the major requirements.
REMAINING COURSES (12 credits):
These eight or twelve credits may be Linguistics (LING 201 / LING 300-level or higher), Literature (ENL), or Writing (EWR)
English majors in the adolescence education sequence must take either LING 201 (Introduction to Language) or LING 301 (Introduction to Linguistics). Additionally, they must take EWR 323 (Coming of Age Narratives) or EWR 305 (Critical Approaches to Children’s and Young Adult Literature).
Dramatic Literature Concentration
THREE REQUIRED COURSES (12 credits)
- ENL 290 Introduction to the Study of Literature 4 credits
- ENL 310 World Literature in Contexts 4 credits
- ENL 300 British and American Literary Traditions 4 credits
DRAMATIC LITERATURE COURSES (12 credits):
Dramatic Literature courses may be selected from the following:
- ENL 361 The Early Shakespeare
- ENL 362 The Later Shakespeare
- ENL 354 English Drama to 1800
- ENL 357 World Drama to 1800
- ENL 355 Modern European Drama
- ENL 356 American Drama
- ENL 358 World Drama since 1800
- ENL 359 Contemporary Drama
- FRN 426 Classical French Drama
- SPN 345 Spanish Theater
- SPN 425 The Golden Age of Spanish Drama
- EWR 272 Playwriting 1
- EWR 373 Craft of Playwriting
- EWR 435 Playwriting Workshop
One course from the above list must be pre-1800 and one course must be post-1800.
DRAMA COURSES (8 credits):
May be selected from the following:
- DRA 110 Acting I (4 hours; 3 credits)
- DRA 210 Acting II (4 hours; 3 credits)
- DRA 213 Movement for the Theater (4 hours; 3 credits)
- DRA 214 Voice/Diction for Theater (4 hours; 3 credits)
- DRA 141/ DRA 142 Theater Production (3 hours; 3 credits/2 hours; 1 credit)
- DRA 230 Set Design for the Theater (4 hours; 3 credits)
- DRA 300 Topics on Productions (4 hours; 4 credits)
- DRA 320 Directing (4 hours; 4 credits)
- DRA 272 Performance Histories (4 hours; 4 credits)
- DRA/ENG, DRA/ENL, DRA/FRN, or DRA/SPN courses
Remaining Courses (12 credits)
These eight or twelve credits may be Linguistics (LING 201 / LING 300-level or higher), Literature (ENL), or Writing (EWR)
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