THE ENGLISH MAJOR
The Bachelor of Arts English major offers preparation for a number of
professions through its dual emphasis:
(1)
a core of literature, writing, and criticism
courses, and
(2) a program of major electives
selected by the student.
Core
courses enable a student to deepen knowledge
of a variety of literatures
and practice critical
thinking, writing, and interpretation skills.
These are
foundational to a number of professions.
Major
elective courses allow the student to develop
skills and knowledge
important to professions
that benefit from studies in literature and
writing.
The English major core includes the following, for a total of 27 hours:
- EN 220 Topics in Literature (3)
- EN 270 Advanced Composition (3)
- EN 290 Introduction to Language and Literary Criticism (3)
- EN 325 Postcolonial Literature (3)
- EN 335 Shakespeare (3)
- EN 345 American Literature (3)
- EN 355 British Literature (3)
- EN 425 Modern and Contemporary Literature(3)
- EN 490 Literary and Cultural Theory (3)
Besides the required major core courses, students
are to choose 4 courses
from the following
list of major electives:
- EN 275 Creative Writing (3)
- EN 475 Advanced Creative Writing (3)
- CA 123 Media Communication (3)
- CA 130 Introduction to Film (3)
- CA 345 Media and Cultural Criticism (3)
Open Electives
The additional hours for the Bachelor of Arts degree are open electives. They may be used for a second major, a minor, or even a Defiance College-approved foreign language study program.
MINOR IN ENGLISH
The
minor in English is a balance of literature
and writing courses and totals 18 hours.
It
is designed to address the interests of students
who enjoy literature and the ideas that are
part of literary study.
The minor in English can be used to deepen the critical thinking skills of students in pre-law and can benefit those whose professional goals include well-styled language.
From
the lists below students are to choose 6 courses.
Of those 6 courses at least
2 must be literature
courses (Group A) and 2 must be writing courses
(Group B).
GROUP A:
- EN 325 Postcolonial Literature (3)
- EN 335 Shakespeare (3)
- EN 345 American Literature (3)
- EN 355 British Literature (3)
- EN 425 Modern and Contemporary Literature (3)
GROUP B:
- EN 270 Advanced Composition (3)
- EN 275 Creative Writing (3)
- EN 475 Advanced Creative Writing (May be repeated.) (3)