BGS in General Studies: English and American Literature Emphasis
(33 hours*)
Program Requirements |
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- Complete the following prerequisite course:
- Complete the following core courses:
ENGL 251 : Fundamentals of Literary Interpretation and Criticism.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Engl 150 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to concepts and practice of literary analysis; critical theories; and elements of fiction, poetry, and drama. |
And complete two courses from the following:
ENGL 291 : British Literary History 1.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Engl 251 or 252 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in early English literature as illustrated through representative texts. |
ENGL 292 : British Literary History 2.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Engl 251 or 252 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in later English literature as illustrated through representative texts. |
ENGL 293 : American Literary History.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Engl 251 or 252 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in American literature as illustrated through representative texts. |
- Complete 18 hours from the following:
ENGL 336 : The American Novel.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W; Independent Study also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Engl 251 or 252. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Representative novels of the American tradition from the late eighteenth century to the present. |
ENGL 361 : American Literature to the Mid-Nineteenth Century.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Engl 251 or 252; 293. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from Puritanism through transcendentalism. |
ENGL 362 : American Literature from the Late Nineteenth to the Early Twentieth Century
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W; Independent Study also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Engl 251 or 252; 293. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from the late nineteenth century through naturalism. |
ENGL 363 : American Literature from the Early to Mid-Twentieth Century.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp; Independent Study also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Engl 251 or 252; 293. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from the first half of the twentieth century through modernism. |
ENGL 374 : English Literature from 1780 to 1832: The Romantic Period.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W; Independent Study also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Engl 251 or 252; 292. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Includes writings of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and their contemporaries. |
ENGL 382 : Shakespeare.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Engl 251 or 252; 291. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Intensive reading, discussion, and (in some sections) viewing of plays from the comedy, tragedy, romance, and history genres. |
| NOTE: | For English majors and minors. |
ENGL 385 : English Literature 1603-1660: The Late Renaissance Period.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Engl 251 or 252; 291. |
| DESCRIPTION: | English drama, poetry, and prose of the Stuart period. |
BYU undergraduate campus courses (including Salt Lake Center courses) as follows:
Any English courses dealing with English and American literature may also be used to satisfy emphasis elective requirements.
- Complete the following as the last course in the emphasis:
- Complete the following capstone course:
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.