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. The English Department requires a minimum of 21 hours of English major course work to be taken in residency at BYU for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
3. Engl 195 is recommended.
4. Because upper-division English courses require substantial writing, students should complete their Engl 295 before 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:
   • Students are strongly encouraged to take a freshman college-level writing course, regardless of their AP test scores (Wrtg 150 or Phil 150).
   • Fundamentals of language and literature: complete 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)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
     DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to concepts and practice of literary analysis; critical theories; and elements of fiction, poetry, and drama.
     
     
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     Note: Students must complete Engl 251 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:	Independent Study also.
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or concurrent enrollment.
     DESCRIPTION:	Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in early English literature as illustrated through representative texts.
     
     
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     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:	Independent Study also.
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or concurrent enrollment.
     DESCRIPTION:	Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in later English literature as illustrated through representative texts.
     
     
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     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:	Independent Study also.
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
     PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or concurrent enrollment.
     DESCRIPTION:	Development of ideas, movements, genres, and styles in American literature as illustrated through representative texts.
     
     
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     Note: Students must complete the literary history course in a period before taking any 300-level courses in that period.

   • Complete the following core course:
     ENGL 295 : Writing Literary Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 295 : Writing Literary Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
     PREREQUISITE:	English major status.
     DESCRIPTION:	How to address an academic audience, support arguments, and engage effectively in critical conversations about literature.
     
     
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     Note: Students must complete Engl 295 before taking most 300- and 400-level courses for majors.

7. Complete one major authors course from the following:
   ENGL 381 : Chaucer. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 381 : Chaucer. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Odd Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
   DESCRIPTION:	Intensive study of Chaucer's literature and language from medieval and modern perspectives.
   
   
   Course Outcomes
   
   
   
   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:	Independent Study also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
   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.
   
   
   Course Outcomes
   
   
   
   ENGL 383 : Milton. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 383 : Milton. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
   PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
   DESCRIPTION:	Analysis of poetry and selected prose, including detailed study of such work as Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
   PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
   DESCRIPTION:	Topics vary.
   
              : Early British Authors.
              : Later British Authors.
              : American Authors.
   
   
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8. Complete one course from each of the following three areas:
   • Literature before 1800:
     ENGL 360 : American Literature to 1800. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 360 : American Literature to 1800. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from the colonial and early national periods.
     
     
     Course Outcomes
     
     
     
     ENGL 371 : British Literature to 1500: The Medieval Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 371 : British Literature to 1500: The Medieval Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Principal works, mainly in translation, from Britain's medieval period.
     
     
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     ENGL 372 : British Literature 1500 - 1603: The Early Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 372 : British Literature 1500 - 1603: The Early Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Drama, poetry, and prose of the early Renaissance.
     
     
     Course Outcomes
     
     
     
     ENGL 373 : British Literature 1660 - 1789: The Enlightenment. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 373 : British Literature 1660 - 1789: The Enlightenment. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Poetry, prose, and drama of the Restoration and eighteenth century.
     
     
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     ENGL 385 : British Literature 1603 - 1660: The Late Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 385 : British Literature 1603 - 1660: The Late Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Drama, poetry, and prose of the late Renaissance.
     
     
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     ENGL 390R : Transnational/Transatlantic Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 390R : Transnational/Transatlantic Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Period-specific courses using transnational models for literary analysis. Read selected texts in a transatlantic context and in the light of applicable theoretical approaches. Identify and locate appropriate research sources for the study of transatlantic literatures. Incorporate these sources into a research paper and other possible assignments. Produce polished writing free from distracting errors and in accordance with MLA formatting and citation guidelines.
     
     
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     (with pre-1800 focus)
   • Literature from 1800-1900:
     ENGL 361 : American Literature 1800 - 1865. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 361 : American Literature 1800 - 1865. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from 1800 to 1865.
     
     
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     ENGL 362 : American Literature 1865 - 1914. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 362 : American Literature 1865 - 1914. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from 1865 to 1914.
     
     
     Course Outcomes
     
     
     
     ENGL 374 : British Literature 1789 - 1832: The Romantic Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 374 : British Literature 1789 - 1832: The Romantic Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Poetry, prose, and drama from Britain's Romantic period.
     
     
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     ENGL 375 : British Literature 1832-1900: The Victorian Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 375 : British Literature 1832-1900: The Victorian Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Poetry, prose, and drama from Britain's Victorian period.
     
     
     Course Outcomes
     
     
     
     ENGL 390R : Transnational/Transatlantic Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 390R : Transnational/Transatlantic Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Period-specific courses using transnational models for literary analysis. Read selected texts in a transatlantic context and in the light of applicable theoretical approaches. Identify and locate appropriate research sources for the study of transatlantic literatures. Incorporate these sources into a research paper and other possible assignments. Produce polished writing free from distracting errors and in accordance with MLA formatting and citation guidelines.
     
     
     Course Outcomes
     
     
     
     (with 1800-1900 focus)
   • Literature from 1900-present:
     ENGL 363 : American Literature 1914 - 1960. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 363 : American Literature 1914 - 1960. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from 1914 to 1960.
     
     
     Course Outcomes
     
     
     
     ENGL 365 : American Literature 1960 to Present. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 365 : American Literature 1960 to Present. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Major and selected minor writers and literary trends from 1960 to the present.
     
     
     Course Outcomes
     
     
     
     ENGL 376 : British Literature 1900 - 1950: The Modern Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 376 : British Literature 1900 - 1950: The Modern Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Poetry, prose, and drama from Britain's modernist period.
     
     
     Course Outcomes
     
     
     
     ENGL 380 : British Literature 1950 - Present: The Contemporary Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 380 : British Literature 1950 - Present: The Contemporary Period. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Poetry, prose, and drama from Britain and the Commonwealth since 1950.
     
     
     Course Outcomes
     
     
     
     ENGL 390R : Transnational/Transatlantic Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     ENGL 390R : Transnational/Transatlantic Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
     
     WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand
     PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
     DESCRIPTION:	Period-specific courses using transnational models for literary analysis. Read selected texts in a transatlantic context and in the light of applicable theoretical approaches. Identify and locate appropriate research sources for the study of transatlantic literatures. Incorporate these sources into a research paper and other possible assignments. Produce polished writing free from distracting errors and in accordance with MLA formatting and citation guidelines.
     
     
     Course Outcomes
     
     
     
     (with post-1900 focus)

9. Rhetoric and Theory: complete one course from the following:
   ENGL 322 : History and Criticism of Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 322 : History and Criticism of Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Historical study of rhetorical theory and criticism, emphasizing both classical and contemporary practice.
   
   
   Course Outcomes
   
   
   
   ENGL 324 : Writing with Style. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 324 : Writing with Style. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Developing stylistic competency and range in nonfiction writing, especially at the sentence and paragraph levels.
   
   
   Course Outcomes
   
   
   
   ENGL 325 : Visual Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 325 : Visual Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Rhetorical perspectives on the theory, criticism, and production of images and other visual texts, including visual elements of literary texts.
   
   
   Course Outcomes
   
   
   
   ENGL 326 : Digital Culture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 326 : Digital Culture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   DESCRIPTION:	Analyzing the virtual rhetorical spaces and culture created by digital technologies, focusing on interactivity, social networking, and media convergence.
   
   
   Course Outcomes
   
   
   
   ENGL 327R : Studies in Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 327R : Studies in Rhetoric. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   DESCRIPTION:	Special topics in rhetorical history, theory, and criticism.
   
   
   Course Outcomes
   
   
   
   ENGL 328R : Studies in Composing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 328R : Studies in Composing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Special topics in composing in different media (visual, digital, aural) and genres for a range of purposes and audiences.
   
   
   Course Outcomes
   
   
   
   ENGL 330 : Literary English: History and Style. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 330 : Literary English: History and Style. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
   PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
   DESCRIPTION:	Developing a framework of English linguistic history; characterizing a style of literary text through analysis of register, diction, and syntactical patterns; and developing an appreciation of how linguistic texture of texts creates meaning.
   
   
   Course Outcomes
   
   
   
   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
   DESCRIPTION:	Historical survey from Plato to the early twentieth century.
   
   
   Course Outcomes
   
   
   
   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to issues in twentieth-century literary criticism.
   
   
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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.
    
    
    Course Outcomes
    
    
    
    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)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
    PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
    DESCRIPTION:	Advanced studies in fiction, drama, poetry, or creative nonfiction.
    
    
    Course Outcomes
    
    
    
    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)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
    PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
    DESCRIPTION:	Emphasis on film as an interpretation of texts. Includes International Cinema.
    
    
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    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:	Independent Study also.
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
    DESCRIPTION:	Literary artistry, human values, and cultural significance of the Bible.
    
    
    Course Outcomes
    
    
    
    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)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
    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.
    
    
    Course Outcomes
    
    
    
    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)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
    PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
    DESCRIPTION:	Major mythic and legendary works that provide background for the literary tradition.
    
    
    Course Outcomes
    
    
    
    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)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
    PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
    DESCRIPTION:	Sections stressing Native American, African American, Chicano, third-world, regional, or other literatures in English.
    
               : Native American Literature.
               : African American Literature.
               : Asian American Literature.
               : Latino/a American Literature.
               : Post-Colonial Literature.
    
    
    Course Outcomes
    
    
    
    ENGL 364 : Literature and Cultures of the American West. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ENGL 364 : Literature and Cultures of the American West. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
    PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295
    DESCRIPTION:	Literature and cultural representations of the American West and the frontier.
    
    
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    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)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
    PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 295
    DESCRIPTION:	Fiction, poetry, drama, folklore, personal essay, and other literature emerging from the LDS experience and expressing various perspectives on it.
    
    
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    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)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    DESCRIPTION:	Major types of folklore (e.g., myth, legend, folktale, folksong, custom, and belief); practical experience in collecting folklore.
    NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
    
    
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    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)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251
    DESCRIPTION:	American folk art and literature and the historical and cultural circumstances from which they developed.
    
    
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    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)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
    DESCRIPTION:	Female-authored literary texts and literary theory concerning women.
    NOTE:	A core class for the women's studies minor.
    
    
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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)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
    PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 251 & ENGL 291 & ENGL 292 & ENGL 293 & ENGL 295; English major status; senior status.
    DESCRIPTION:	In-depth study of a limited area of literature, language, or criticism. Content varies; requires research and writing.
    
    
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    Note: Students will take this course their senior year.

12. Complete 9 elective hours from any 300- or 400-level English courses, except:
    • English education courses (Engl 329, 377, 378, 379, 423, 479).
    • Engl 399R.

    The following may also be counted toward the elective hours:

    • The following course:
      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)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
      DESCRIPTION:	Individual sections dealing with poetry, personal essays, drama, fiction, or science fiction, or combinations of these.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      
    • Only one of the following English Advanced Written and Oral Communications courses can count as an English elective.
      ENGL 310R : Writing and Tutoring. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ENGL 310R : Writing and Tutoring. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
      PREREQUISITE:	WRTG 150
      DESCRIPTION:	Instruction in advanced writing and peer tutoring. Students will learn to design and present ideas to be successfully understood by specified audiences; write coherent and unified texts; use various methods of invention, organization, and style; utilize the library and electronic resources; evaluate and comment on the writing of others. Students will learn to understand not only their own writing process but help tutees do the same; communicate orally in class and in one-on-one conferences; master composition and peer tutoring theory and practice.
      
      
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      ENGL 311 : Writing About the Arts and Humanities. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ENGL 311 : Writing About the Arts and Humanities. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	Honors also.
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
      PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
      DESCRIPTION:	Writing for both academic and mass audiences about the functions, meanings, values, and qualities of art and the humanities. Library research paper.
      NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      
      ENGL 312 : Persuasive Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ENGL 312 : Persuasive Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	Honors also.
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
      PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
      DESCRIPTION:	Expository and persuasive writing focusing on practical reasons for evaluating audiences, generating and structuring an argument, and making stylistic decisions. Library research paper.
      NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      
      ENGL 313 : Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ENGL 313 : Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
      PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
      DESCRIPTION:	Learning to write as professional educators and to teach writing to children. Best taken before the professional sequence. Library research paper.
      NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      
      ENGL 315 : Writing in the Social Sciences. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ENGL 315 : Writing in the Social Sciences. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	Honors also.
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
      PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
      DESCRIPTION:	Writing characteristic of disciplines that inquire into human behavior and institutions; correspondence, proposals, library paper, empirical research, and reviews.
      NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      
      ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	Honors also.
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
      PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
      DESCRIPTION:	Effective processes of written, oral, and visual technical communication, including collaborative processes. Writing for academic and professional audiences.
      NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      
    • Three hours from the following honors courses:
    HONRS 203R : Literature. (3-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    HONRS 203R : Literature. (3-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:

    Fall; Winter
    
    
    Course Outcomes
    
    
    
    HONRS 303R : Literature. (3-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    HONRS 303R : Literature. (3-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    WHEN TAUGHT:

    Fall; Winter
    
    
    Course Outcomes
    
    
    
    • One of the following English language 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)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
      PREREQUISITE:	ELANG 223; or LING 330
      DESCRIPTION:	Current conventions and effective use of American English.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      
      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)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
      PREREQUISITE:	ELANG 223; or LING 330
      DESCRIPTION:	Basic changes from Old English to modern English, including modern American dialects.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      
      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)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
      PREREQUISITE:	ELANG 223; or LING 330
      DESCRIPTION:	Study of English grammar in various applications.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      
      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)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
      PREREQUISITE:	ELANG 322 & ELANG 325
      DESCRIPTION:	Editing theory and practice, emphasizing copy editing and basic line editing.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      
      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)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
      PREREQUISITE:	ELANG 322 & ELANG 325
      DESCRIPTION:	Exploring a different genre of publishing each semester; instruction in substantive editing.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      
      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)
      
      WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
      PREREQUISITE:	ELANG 350 & ELANG 410R & CHUM 230
      DESCRIPTION:	Refining copy editing and substantive editing skills through hands-on work with actual publications; one-on-one feedback and mentoring.
      
      
      Course Outcomes
      
      
      

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.

Folklore, Ethnic, and Regional Literature

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

Rhetoric and Academic Writing

Engl 322, 324, 325, 326, 327R, 328R, 330.

Preparation for Graduate Studies in English

Engl 451 or 452.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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