BA in English (48–65 hours*)

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1. Students must complete the GE Foreign Language option even if the Advanced Mathematics option has already been completed.
2. At least 21 hours of English major course work must be completed in residence at BYU.
3. Engl 195 is recommended.
4. Because upper-division English courses require substantial writing, it is strongly recommended that students complete their Advanced Written and Oral Communication requirement as they begin their first upper-division courses, preferably in the second semester of their sophomore year.
5. No more than three hours of any one R course may apply toward the hours required for the major.
6. Complete the following core courses:
   • Freshman college-level writing; choose one course, or the equivalent, from the following:
     ENGL 150 : Writing and Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 150 : Writing and Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
     DESCRIPTION:	Processes of writing, reading, and research with an emphasis on argumentation and rhetorical analysis.
     NOTE:	Fulfills General Education First-Year Writing requirement. Changing to Wrtg 150 beginning Fall 2010.
     
     
     HONRS 150 : Honors University Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     Honors University Writing.
     HONRS 150 : Honors University Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     Honors University Writing.

     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
     DESCRIPTION:	University writing and critical reading designed for those with AP English credit or those intending to graduate with University Honors.

     PHIL 150 : Reasoning and Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     PHIL 150 : Reasoning and Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
     RECOMMENDED:	Recommended for philosophy majors and minors.
     DESCRIPTION:	Informal grammar, logic, and rhetoric as tools for reading and writing. Library research.
     NOTE:	Fulfills GE First-Year Writing requirement. No course challenges accepted.
     
     

     Note: Waivers based on the AP or other test scores do not apply to this requirement.

   • Fundamentals of language and literature: complete one of the following:
     ENGL 251 : Fundamentals of Literary Interpretation and Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     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.
     
     
     ENGL 252 : Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 252 : Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 150 or equivalent, a 5 on the English AP exam, Engl 251, or instructor's consent.
     DESCRIPTION:	Selected primary texts representing three different critical approaches; practice in reading and writing applied criticism; library research paper.
     
     

     Note: Students must complete Engl 251 or 252 before taking any 300-level courses.

   • British and American literary history:
     ENGL 291 : British Literary History 1. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     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)
     
     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)
     
     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.
     
     

     Note: Students must complete the literary history course in a period before taking any 300-level courses in that period.

7. Complete the following:
   ENGL 382 : Shakespeare. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   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.
   
   
8. Complete one course from two of the following three areas:
   • Early British Literature
     ENGL 300R** : English Literature in a Cultural Setting. (.5-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 300R** : English Literature in a Cultural Setting. (.5-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     NOTE:

     For Study Abroad students only.
     
     
     ENGL 341 : English Drama: Beginnings to 1800, Excluding Shakespeare. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 341 : English Drama: Beginnings to 1800, Excluding Shakespeare. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252; 291.
     DESCRIPTION:	Selected plays from medieval, Tudor, Stuart, Restoration, and 18th-century drama.
     
     
     ENGL 371 : English Literature to 1500: The Medieval Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 371 : English Literature to 1500: The Medieval Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252; 291.
     DESCRIPTION:	Principal works, mainly in translation, from Old and Middle English literature.
     
     
     ENGL 372 : English Literature from 1500 to 1603: The Early Renaissance Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 372 : English Literature from 1500 to 1603: The Early Renaissance Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	W
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252; 291.
     DESCRIPTION:	English drama, poetry, and prose of the Tudor period.
     
     
     ENGL 373 : English Literature from 1660 to 1780. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 373 : English Literature from 1660 to 1780. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252; 291.
     DESCRIPTION:	Poetry, prose, and drama of the late seventeenth and eighteenth century, including major figures such as Dryden, Swift, Pope, Fielding, Johnson, and popular female writers.
     
     
     ENGL 381 : Chaucer. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 381 : Chaucer. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252; 291.
     DESCRIPTION:	Intensive study of Chaucer's literature and language from medieval and modern perspectives.
     
     
     ENGL 383 : Milton. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 383 : Milton. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	W
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252; 291.
     DESCRIPTION:	Analysis of poetry and selected prose, including detailed study of Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.
     
     
     ENGL 384R** : Major Authors. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 384R** : Major Authors. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
     DESCRIPTION:	Topics vary.
     
                   : American Authors.
                   : Early British Authors.
                   : Later British Authors.
     
     
     ENGL 385 : English Literature 1603-1660: The Late Renaissance Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     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.
     
     

     Note: Students must complete Engl 291 before taking courses in this area.

   • Later British Literature:
     ENGL 300R** : English Literature in a Cultural Setting. (.5-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 300R** : English Literature in a Cultural Setting. (.5-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     NOTE:

     For Study Abroad students only.
     
     
     ENGL 333 : The English Novel. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 333 : The English Novel. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252; 292.
     DESCRIPTION:	Novels selected according to time period or theme from the past three centuries.
     
     
     ENGL 343** : Modern English and American Drama. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 343** : Modern English and American Drama. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     PREREQUISITE:

     Engl 251 or 252.
     
                  : Modern American Drama.
                  : Modern British Drama.
     
     
     ENGL 374 : English Literature from 1780 to 1832: The Romantic Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     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 375 : English Literature from 1832 to 1890: The Victorian Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 375 : English Literature from 1832 to 1890: The Victorian Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252; 292.
     DESCRIPTION:	Includes writings of Carlyle, Tennyson, the Brownings, Arnold, Dickens, Eliot, the Rossettis, Hopkins, and their contemporaries.
     
     
     ENGL 376 : English Literature from 1890 to 1950: The Modern Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 376 : English Literature from 1890 to 1950: The Modern Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252; 292.
     DESCRIPTION:	Aspects of modernism from the aesthetic movement to the end of World War II, including the writings of Hardy, Shaw, Yeats, Conrad, Lawrence, Woolf, Joyce, Eliot, and their contemporaries.
     
     
     ENGL 380 : English Literature from 1950 to the Present: The Contemporary Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 380 : English Literature from 1950 to the Present: The Contemporary Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252; 292.
     DESCRIPTION:	Important literature and literary trends since 1950.
     
     
     ENGL 384R** : Major Authors. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 384R** : Major Authors. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
     DESCRIPTION:	Topics vary.
     
                   : American Authors.
                   : Early British Authors.
                   : Later British Authors.
     
     

     Note: Students must complete Engl 292 before taking courses in this area.

   • American Literature
     ENGL 336 : The American Novel. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     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 343** : Modern English and American Drama. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 343** : Modern English and American Drama. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     PREREQUISITE:

     Engl 251 or 252.
     
                  : Modern American Drama.
                  : Modern British Drama.
     
     
     ENGL 360R : American Literature in a Cultural Setting. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 360R : American Literature in a Cultural Setting. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     PREREQUISITE:	Admission to Semester in Nauvoo Program--Joseph Smith Academy.
     DESCRIPTION:	American literature emphasizing writers and works related to the period and region of the early decades of LDS Church history.
     NOTE:	Offered at Nauvoo Center only.
     
     
     ENGL 361 : American Literature to the Mid-Nineteenth Century. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     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)
     
     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)
     
     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 365 : American Literature from the Mid--Twentieth Century to Present. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 365 : American Literature from the Mid--Twentieth Century to Present. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252; 293.
     DESCRIPTION:	Selected writers and literary trends, including postmodernism, from the mid--twentieth century to the present
     
     
     ENGL 384R** : Major Authors. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 384R** : Major Authors. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	F, W
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
     DESCRIPTION:	Topics vary.
     
                   : American Authors.
                   : Early British Authors.
                   : Later British Authors.
     
     

     Note: Students must complete Engl 293 before taking courses in this area.

   **Note: Three hours of Engl 300R may count toward either early or later British literature. Three hours of Engl 384R may count toward one of these three areas according to the period of the major author studied. Engl 343 may count toward either later British or American literature, according to the course content.

9. Rhetoric, Professional Communication, and Theory: complete one course from the following:
   ENGL 415R : Introduction to Professional Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 415R : Introduction to Professional Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	A GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication course.
   DESCRIPTION:	Developing proficiency in professional communication through rhetorical analysis, project management, and producing professional documents. Emphasis may vary with instructors.
   
   
   ENGL 418 : Visual Rhetoric and Document Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 418 : Visual Rhetoric and Document Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	A GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication course.
   DESCRIPTION:	Using a rhetorical perspective to design, produce, and analyze visual documents and arguments in various media.
   
   
   ENGL 426 : History of Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 426 : History of Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	Historical traditions of rhetorical theory and practice, emphasizing Greek and Roman traditions.
   
   
   ENGL 427 : Rhetorical Theory and Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 427 : Rhetorical Theory and Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	Theories of rhetoric and their use in interpreting and evaluating rhetorical acts and artifacts, including literature, with an emphasis on contemporary rhetorical theory.
   
   
   ENGL 428R : Studies in Rhetoric and Composition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 428R : Studies in Rhetoric and Composition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Topics vary.
   
   
   ENGL 451 : Literary Theory and Criticism 1: The Critical Tradition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 451 : Literary Theory and Criticism 1: The Critical Tradition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
   DESCRIPTION:	Historical survey from Plato to the early twentieth century.
   
   
   ENGL 452 : Literary Theory and Criticism 2: Contemporary Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 452 : Literary Theory and Criticism 2: Contemporary Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to issues in twentieth-century literary criticism.
   
   
10. Diverse Traditions and Methods: complete one course from the following:
    ELANG 468 : Varieties of English. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ELANG 468 : Varieties of English. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ELang 223 or Ling 330.
    DESCRIPTION:	Regional and social variation in English, especially standard and nonstandard national and world Englishes such as English-based pidgins and creoles.
    
    
    
    
    ENGL 337R : Advanced Studies in Genre. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 337R : Advanced Studies in Genre. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	Alternate semesters.
    PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
    DESCRIPTION:	Advanced studies in fiction, drama, poetry, or creative nonfiction.
    
                : Advanced Studies in Contemporary Creative Non-Fiction.
                : Advanced Studies in Contemporary Drama.
                : Advanced Studies in Contemporary Fiction.
                : Advanced Studies in Contemporary Poetry.
    
    
    ENGL 345 : Literature and Film. (3:3:.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 345 : Literature and Film. (3:3:.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
    PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
    DESCRIPTION:	Emphasis on film as an interpretation of texts. Includes International Cinema.
    
    
    ENGL 350 : The Bible as Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 350 : The Bible as Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp; Independent Study also.
    DESCRIPTION:	Literary artistry, human values, and cultural significance of the Bible.
    
    
    ENGL 355 : (Engl-ClCv) Greek and Roman Classics and the English Tradition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 355 : (Engl-ClCv) Greek and Roman Classics and the English Tradition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F
    DESCRIPTION:	Major works by such authors as Homer, the Greek and Roman tragedians, Thucydides, Vergil, and Petronius in English translation, emphasizing their influence on English and American literature.
    
    
    ENGL 356 : Myth, Legend, and Folktales. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 356 : Myth, Legend, and Folktales. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F
    PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
    DESCRIPTION:	Major mythic and legendary works that provide background for the literary tradition.
    
    
    ENGL 358R : Ethnic, Regional, and Other Literatures in English. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 358R : Ethnic, Regional, and Other Literatures in English. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
    PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
    DESCRIPTION:	Sections stressing Native American, African American, Chicano, third-world, regional, or other literatures in English.
    
                : African American Literature.
                : Asian American Literature.
                : Latino/a American Literature.
                : Native American Literature.
                : Native American Literature.
                : Post-Colonial Literature.
    
    
    ENGL 364 : Literature of the American West. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 364 : Literature of the American West. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	W
    PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
    DESCRIPTION:	Literature portraying the West and the frontier.
    
    
    ENGL 368 : Literature of the Latter-day Saints. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 368 : Literature of the Latter-day Saints. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
    DESCRIPTION:	Fiction, poetry, drama, folklore, personal essay, and other literature emerging from the LDS experience and expressing various perspectives on it.
    
    
    ENGL 391 : Introduction to Folklore. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 391 : Introduction to Folklore. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    DESCRIPTION:	Major types of folklore (e.g., myth, legend, folktale, folksong, custom, and belief); practical experience in collecting folklore.
    
    
    ENGL 392 : American Folklore. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 392 : American Folklore. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    DESCRIPTION:	American folk art and literature and the historical and cultural circumstances from which they developed.
    
    
    ENGL 396 : Studies in Women's Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 396 : Studies in Women's Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    DESCRIPTION:	Female-authored literary texts and literary theory concerning women.
    NOTE:	A core class for the women's studies minor.
    
    

11. Complete the following:
    ENGL 495 : The Senior Course. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 495 : The Senior Course. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
    PREREQUISITE:	Senior status; English major status.
    DESCRIPTION:	In-depth study of a limited area of literature, language, or criticism. Content varies; requires research and writing.
    
    

    Note: Students should take this course their senior year, after taking Advanced Written and Oral Communication.

12. Complete 12 elective hours from any 300- or 400-level English courses, except:
    • Any English course used to fulfill the GE Advanced Written and Oral Communications requirement.
    • English education courses (Engl 329, 377, 378, 379, 423, 479).

    The following may also be counted toward the elective hours:

    • Three hours from the following:
    ENGL 218R : Creative Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 218R : Creative Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
    PREREQUISITE:	Engl 150 or equivalent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Individual sections dealing with poetry, personal essays, drama, fiction, or science fiction, or combinations of these.
    
    
    • Three hours from the following Honrs courses:
    HONRS 203R : Literature. (3-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    Literature.
    HONRS 203R : Literature. (3-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    Literature.
    HONRS 303R : Literature. (3-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    Literature.
    HONRS 303R : Literature. (3-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    Literature.
    • One course from the following ELang courses:
      ELANG 322 : Modern American Usage. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ELANG 322 : Modern American Usage. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Su
      PREREQUISITE:	ELang 223 or Ling 330.
      DESCRIPTION:	Current conventions and effective use of American English.
      
      
      ELANG 324 : History of the English Language. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ELANG 324 : History of the English Language. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE:	ELang 223 or Ling 330.
      DESCRIPTION:	Basic changes from Old English to modern English, including modern American dialects.
      
      
      ELANG 325 : The Grammar of English. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ELANG 325 : The Grammar of English. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE:	ELang 223 or Ling 330.
      DESCRIPTION:	Study of English grammar in various applications.
      
      
      ELANG 350 : Basic Editing Skills. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ELANG 350 : Basic Editing Skills. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE:	ELang 322, 325.
      DESCRIPTION:	Editing theory and practice, emphasizing copy editing and basic line editing.
      
      
      ELANG 410R : Genre and Substantive Editing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ELANG 410R : Genre and Substantive Editing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE:	ELang 322, 325.
      DESCRIPTION:	Exploring a different genre of publishing each semester; instruction in substantive editing.
      
      
      ELANG 430R : Editing for Publication. (1-3:ARR:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ELANG 430R : Editing for Publication. (1-3:ARR:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE:	ELang 350, 410R; Chum 230.
      DESCRIPTION:	Refining copy editing and substantive editing skills through hands-on work with actual publications; one-on-one feedback and mentoring.
      
      

Note 1: Some English majors choose to minor in editing, which is offered by the Department of Linguistics and English Language.

Note 2: Some English majors choose to focus on special areas of concentration within the major itself, such as:

Creative Writing

Engl 218R, 317R, 318R, 319R, 320R, 419R, 518R.

Professional Writing

Engl 316, 399R, 415R, 418.

Folklore, Ethnic, and Regional Literature

Engl 356, 358R, 364, 368, 391, 392, 393R.

Rhetoric and Academic Writing

Engl 399R, 426, 427, 428R.

Preparation for Graduate Studies in English

Engl 451 or 452.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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