Nov 23, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

2020-2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English, B.A. Literature Concentration

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Dr. Adam Wood, Chair
410-543-6445

Advisement for the major is available from the English Department.

Students may complete the liberal arts English major in one of seven ways: creative writing concentration, English as a second language track, film concentration, linguistics concentration, literature concentration, writing and rhetoric track, or teacher certification.

Core Requirements for All English Majors

Complete 10 courses of English beyond ENGL 103 .
Complete all courses in the major with grades of C or better.
Complete one writing course beyond ENGL 103 (taken as part of track/concentration).
Complete one diversity course (taken as part of track/concentration).
Complete the requirements of a track or concentration.
Take a maximum of two courses at the 200 level; a minimum of three courses at the 400 level.
Demonstrate 102-level proficiency in a foreign language. (Details for fulfilling the requirement are found in Appendix E.)

PLEASE NOTE: All University students must earn a C or better in ENGL 103 to apply it toward graduation and to qualify for enrollment in other English courses.

Transfer Students

Transfer students majoring in English must complete a minimum of four courses of English courses at Salisbury University.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Policies

Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
Requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

General Education Requirements

Please Note: Check Major Requirements section below for a list of General Education requirements that are fulfilled by the major.

Group I: English Composition and Literature (2 Courses)

A. C or Better in One of the Following

ENGL 103 - Composition and Research 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HONR 111 - Critical Thinking and Writing 4 Hour(s) Credit

B. Select One Course From:

Literature course (from either ENGL or MDFL Depts.) 4 Hour(s) Credit

Group II: History (2 Courses)

A. Select One Course From:

HIST 101 - World Civilizations 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HIST 102 - World Civilizations 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HIST 103 - First-Year Seminar in World History 4 Hour(s) Credit

B. Select One Course From:

HIST 101 - World Civilizations 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HIST 102 - World Civilizations 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HIST 103 - First-Year Seminar in World History 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
A HIST course above 103 4 Hour(s) Credit

Group III: Humanities and Social Sciences (3 Courses)

A. Select One Course from One of the Following Seven Areas:

ART, COMM, DANC or THEA, MDFL, MUSC, PHIL 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HONR 211 - Issues in the Humanities 4 Hour(s) Credit

B. Select One Course from One of the Following Nine Areas:

ANTH, CADR, ECON or FINA, ENVR, Human GEOG, POSC, PSYC, SOCI 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HONR 112 - Issues in the Social Sciences 4 Hour(s) Credit

C. Select One Course from Either Group IIIA or IIIB

(Course must be from a different area than previously selected) 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Group IV: Natural Science, Math and Computer Science (4 courses)

A. Select Courses with Laboratories from at Least Two of the Following Four Areas:

BIOL, CHEM, GEOL or Physical GEOG, PHYS 4 Hour(s) Credit

B. Select One Course (Need Not be a Lab) from One of the Following Areas:

BIOL, CHEM, GEOL or Physical GEOG, PHYS, ENVH, ENVR, COSC, or MATH 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HONR 212 - Issues in the Natural Sciences 4 Hour(s) Credit

C. Select One Course From:

MATH 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Group V: Health Fitness (1 Course)

FTWL 106 - Lifelong Fitness and Wellness 3 Hour(s) Credit

Major Requirements

General Education Requirements Fulfilled by Major

IB (Literature)

Complete 4 Literature Courses from the Previous Requirements (Not Already Taken) or from the Following with at least 3 at the 400 level:

ENGL 300 - Studies in English Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 335 - Gothic Fiction 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 341 - The Bible as Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 342 - Women in Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 344 - Literature of a Decade 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 345 - Science Fiction 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 348 - Nature in Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 349 - Norse Literature in Translation 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 363 - World Literature I 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 364 - World Literature II 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 366 - World Mythology 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 388 - American Drama 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 399 - International Studies in Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 410 - Individual Authors 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 453 - Modern Poetry 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 461 - Feminist Literature and Theory 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 471 - Medieval English Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 472 - Literature of the British Renaissance 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 473 - Restoration and 18th Century Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 474 - Romantic Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 475 - Victorian Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 476 - British Novel I: Beginnings To 1837 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 477 - British Novel II: 1837 to the Present 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 479 - Contemporary Trends in British Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 480 - Colonial American Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 481 - The American Renaissance 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 482 - American Realism and Naturalism (1865-1925) 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 483 - American Southern Writers: Modern to Present 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 484 - American Novel I: Beginnings to 1900 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 485 - American Novel II: 1900 to the Present 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 488 - Contemporary Trends in American Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit

Curriculum Guide

English, B.A. Literature Concentration Curriculum Guide

Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

English, B.A. Literature Concentration

Core Requirements for All English Majors

Transfer Students

Checklist

University Policies

General Education Requirements

Group I: English Composition and Literature (2 Courses)

A. C or Better in One of the Following

B. Select One Course From:

Group II: History (2 Courses)

A. Select One Course From:

B. Select One Course From:

Group III: Humanities and Social Sciences (3 Courses)

A. Select One Course from One of the Following Seven Areas:

B. Select One Course from One of the Following Nine Areas:

C. Select One Course from Either Group IIIA or IIIB

Group IV: Natural Science, Math and Computer Science (4 courses)

A. Select Courses with Laboratories from at Least Two of the Following Four Areas:

B. Select One Course (Need Not be a Lab) from One of the Following Areas:

C. Select One Course From:

Group V: Health Fitness (1 Course)

Major Requirements

General Education Requirements Fulfilled by Major

Complete 3 from the Following:

Complete 1 of the Following:

Complete 1 Writing Course from the Following:

Complete 1 Diversity Course from the Following:

Complete 4 Literature Courses from the Previous Requirements (Not Already Taken) or from the Following with at least 3 at the 400 level:

Curriculum Guide