English Major

The study of the English language and literature is directed toward helping students acquire skills in writing effectively and in reading and evaluating literature. The variety of courses offered suggests both the need students have for communicating their ideas clearly and the need they have for creating and responding to the aesthetic.

English Major - B.A. Degree

General Education Courses

42 hours

Graduation Requirements

16-18 hours

Required English Courses (30 hours):

Writing Course: ENG 3353 Advanced Composition	3 hours
American literature courses from: ENG 3313 American Literature I ENG 3323 American Literature II ENG 4483 The American Novel	6 hours
English and/or World Literature courses from: ENG 3233 Medieval and Renaissance English Literature or ENG 3243 17th and 18th-Century English Literature ENG 3333 The Romantic Period or ENG 3343 The Victorian Period ENG 4413 Shakespeare or ENG 4453 Milton ENG 4433 Twentieth-Century English Literature or ENG 4473 Modern Drama	12 hours
Linguistic course from: ENG 3363 History of the English Language or ENG 3373 Structure of the English Language	3 hours
English electives	3 hours

English Major - B.S. (Education) Degree

Same requirements as those for the B.A. degree except no courses in foreign language are required. In lieu of the foreign language courses, students must take the courses needed to meet the requirements of the Missouri Department of Education for certification of secondary school teachers. See Secondary Education Certification, B.S. degree, for additional general education requirements. Courses required for English certification are as follows:

General Education Courses

42 hours

Graduation Requirements

10 hours

Required English Courses (33 hours):

ENG 3353 Advanced Composition	3 hours
EDU 4543 Methods of Teaching Writing in the Secondary School (also counted as professional education)	3 hours
ENG 3303 American Literature for the Adolescent Reader	3 hours
American Literature courses from: ENG 3313 American Literature I ENG 3323 American Literature II ENG 4483 The American Novel	3 hours
English and/or World Literature courses from: ENG 3233 Medieval and Renaissance English Literature or ENG 3243 17th and 18th-Century English Literature ENG 3333 The Romantic Period or ENG 3343 The Victorian Period ENG 4413 Shakespeare or ENG 4453 Milton ENG 4433 Twentieth-Century English Literature or ENG 4473 Modern Drama	12 hours

Linguistic courses from:

6 hours

ENG 3363 History of the English Language
ENG 3373 Structure of the English Language

Professional Education Courses (see Secondary Education Certification, B.S. degree)

English Minor

Eighteen hours above the courses completed to meet the general education requirement in composition, including the following:

Required courses:

ENG 3353 Advanced Composition	3 hours
ENG 3233 Medieval and Renaissance English Literature or ENG 3243 17th and 18th-Century English Literature	3 hours
ENG 3363 History of the English Language or ENG 3373 Structure of the English Language	3 hours