English, Literature Option BA

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Introduction

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The course of study offered by the Department of English is designed to develop a student’s ability to read literature responsibly and imaginatively, to foster an understanding and appreciation of our literary inheritance and to provide the historical perspective from which to evaluate contemporary writing. Careful study of the use of the English language also should help a student to resist the misuse and corruption of language in politics, the media and elsewhere. Students who complete the program in English are expected to have mastered the ability to express their ideas in clear and succinct prose.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

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Students planning to major in English must consult with an advisor as soon as possible.
Students may choose only one of the three options in the English major.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

Students majoring in English must present a total of 39 hours in the literature option (excluding ENGL 1010, 1020 and 2030), of which 27 hours must be earned in upper-division courses.
None of the required 39 hours may be taken on a pass/fail basis.
Only courses completed with a grade of C (2.0) or above may be counted toward the major.
At least 15 upper-division hours of the student’s work in English must be taken from English faculty at CU Denver.
Internship/cooperative education courses may be counted toward the major for students who have completed over 60 credit hours.
Students are not to exceed 56 English credit hours (any level).

Take all of the following courses:
ENGL 2450 - Introduction to Literature
ENGL 3001 - Critical Writing
Any 4000 level ENGL course
Take one of the following courses:
ENGL 4080 - History of English Language
ENGL 4166 - History of American Poetry
ENGL 4200 - History of the English Novel I
ENGL 4210 - History of the English Novel II
ENGL 4230 - The American Novel
ENGL 4236 - The American Short Story
ENGL 4300 - History of British Drama
ENGL 4320 - History of Poetry in English
ENGL 4350 - History of American Drama
Take one of the following courses:
ENGL 4400 - Old English I
ENGL 4500 - Medieval Literature
ENGL 4510 - Whores and Saints: Medieval Women
ENGL 4730 - Chaucer
Take one of the following courses:
ENGL 3661 - Shakespeare
ENGL 4520 - English Renaissance
ENGL 4530 - Milton
ENGL 4540 - Restoration and the 18th Century
Take one of the following courses:
ENGL 4200 - History of the English Novel I
ENGL 4210 - History of the English Novel II
ENGL 4560 - English Romanticism
ENGL 4580 - The Victorian Age
Take one of the following courses:
ENGL 3700 - American Literature to the Civil War
ENGL 3750 - American Literature after the Civil War
ENGL 4166 - History of American Poetry
ENGL 4230 - The American Novel
ENGL 4236 - The American Short Story
ENGL 4350 - History of American Drama
Take one of the following courses:
ENGL 3450 - Twentieth Century Women Writers
ENGL 3480 - Modern Drama
ENGL 4250 - Twentieth Century Fiction
ENGL 4460 - Contemporary World Literature
ENGL 4600 - Modernism
Take four elective courses with an ENGL prefix. At least two courses must be at the 3000 or 4000-level.