Nov 24, 2024

Academic Catalog - Fall 2016

Academic Catalog - Fall 2016 [ARCHIVED]

English

The major in English promotes an understanding of literature, trains students to think critically and write effectively, and encourages them to reflect on the central issues of the human condition-all from a Christian perspective. Core curriculum classes in composition emphasize the skills of effective research and writing. English major classes present literature from within a Christian worldview. Students who major in English will be equipped to understand culture and to communicate the gospel to others clearly and effectively.

In addition to the Core Curriculum and Christian Studies Minor , English majors must complete the following:

English - 30 Hours

ENG 3500 - World Literature 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 3510 - History of the English Language 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 3520 - Shakespeare 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 3590 - Advanced Writing 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 4599 - Seminar in Literary Theory 3 semester hr(s).

Choose one of the following period courses:

ENG 3710 - American Romanticism 1820-60 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 3760 - Contemporary American Novels 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 3770 - Modern American Poetry 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 4630 - Old and Middle English Poetry 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 4640 - Seventeenth Century British Literature 3 semester hr(s).

Choose one of the following genre courses:

ENG 3760 - Contemporary American Novels 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 3770 - Modern American Poetry 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 4610 - Development of British Poetry 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 4620 - Development of the British Novel 3 semester hr(s).
ENG 4650 - Literature of the Bible 3 semester hr(s).

Choose any three English courses (3000 level or above):

English Electives (3000 level or above) 9 semester hr(s).