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Holy Family

English

Goals

  • To provide the student with two options of concentration: Literature or English-Secondary Education
  • To attain the objectives of correct and effective expression in writing and speaking, meaningful literary comprehension, and understanding of the function of language in written and oral communications
  • To develop critical ability to recognize cultural implications and interrelationships
  • To further the student’s career goals and to expand his or her professional options.

Requirements

Core Curriculum: BA Requirements (credits)

45

Courses taken as part of the core:

ENGL 101, 102

Writing I, II

3, 3

 

or

 

ENGL 103, 104

Honors Writing I, II

3, 3

ENGL 115

Public Speaking

3

Concentration

All concentration requirements are taken in addition to core requirements.

Requirements

ENGL 201, 202

World Literature I, II

3, 3

ENGL 203, 204

American Literature I, II

3, 3

ENGL 205, 206

British Literature I, II

3, 3

ENGL 207

Introduction to Literary Study

3

ENGL 309

Creative Writing

3

ENGL 400

The English Language

3

ENGL 425

Senior Seminar: Literature

3

Elective courses (credits)

15

Fifteen credits to be distributed in the following way:

  • English Elective #1: Choose from among 200-level literature courses
  • English Elective #2 and #3: Choose from among 300-level literature courses [English 302, Shakespeare, strongly recommended]
  • English Elective #4 and #5: Choose from among 400-level literature (ENGL) courses.

Optional

ENGL 350

Cooperative Education Option I

2-4

ENGL 351

Cooperative Education Option II

2-4

Other requirements

  • Successful completion of comprehensive exam.

Secondary Certification (Grades 7-12)

For teacher certification requirements in English, see School of Education.

See Minor in American Studies